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Greater London, England, United Kingdom

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - Advise the development of bioinformatics software. - Test the functionality and performance of local and cloud-based implementations. - Manage development through GitHub version control.WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT - Improve and expand website content using HTML, JavaScript and CSS. - Improve the design, layout, and product information. - Monitor and improve SEO. - Build blogs, documentation, and supporting information.SALES & MARKETING - Establish and manage high-touch and low-touch sales funnels. - Customer relations management. - Develop product marketing strategy.

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

TEACHING - On-site in-class teaching to classes of 20-40 students. - For 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates. - Theoretical lecture-based classes covering single-cell sequencing methods, applications, and bioinformatics processing. - Practical computational classes covering bioinformatics processing of single-cell sequence datasets.CONTENT - Compiled all lecture content. - Compiled all practical content. - Compiled and managed all examinations.

RESEARCH PROJECT - Whole genome duplication in arachnids - Aim to systematically characterise gene duplicates that arose in the arachnopulmonata whole genome duplication. - Collected spiders and ID species. - Extracted high molecular weight DNA for long (PacBio HiFi) and short read (Illumina) sequencing. - Assembled genomic and transcriptomic resources. - Collected and refined existing datasets. - Performed genome repeat masking, filtering, and gene annotation. - Modified existing tools and implemented them to identify gene duplicates. - Custom scripting for a range of bespoke analyses. - R, Python and Bash coding to run tools and build visualisations.RESEARCH PROJECT - Single-cell sequencing of spider development - Aim to charactise spider development at single-cell resolution. - Process single-cell sequence data from spider embryos. - Modified existing tools and implemented them to identify gene duplicates. - Custom scripting for a range of bespoke analyses. - R, Python, and Bash coding to run tools and build visualisations.OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS - Collaboration with other lab members. - Contribution to the identification and classification of homeobox genes in chelicerates.MANAGEMENT - Oversee project and experimental design. - Monitor and manage funding spending. - Communicate and manage collaborators to acquire publishable results and material. - Deposit sequence data, code, and supporting information. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION - Writing papers. - Conference talks. - Help setting up workshop events.MENTORING - Supporting PhD students and other postdocs. - Teaching bioinformatics approaches.

RESEARCH PROJECT - Aimed to sequence, assemble, and annotate a polyclad flatworm genome. - Collected flatworms from Florida Keys mangroves. - Extract high molecular weight DNA and sequenced with PacBio. - QC data, assemble, filter contamination, repeat mask, annotate and explore the genome.RESEARCH PROJECT - Aimed to single-cell sequence 1-64 cell stage embryos of spiralians. - Trialled methods (ICELL8, manual, enzymatic, mechanical) to dissociate and sequence single-cells.OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS - Collaboration with other lab members. - Contribution to the phylogenetic studies, genome assembly studies, and other single-cell sequencing studies.MANAGEMENT - Oversee project and experimental design. - Monitor and manage funding spending. - Communicate and manage collaborators to acquire publishable results and material. - Deposit sequence data, code, and supporting information. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION - Writing papers.MENTORING - Supporting PhD students and other postdocs. - Teaching bioinformatics approaches.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Pass (Minor Corrections)

Title "Duplication and divergence of homeobox genes and microRNAs in Chelicerata"

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General, First