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Biography
Personal Pronouns: He/Him
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I am responsible for managing and supporting a Galaxy web server used by the Earlham Institute bioinformaticians to run large-scale analyses in an accessible, reproducible and transparent way. I am also collaborating on the open source development of the Galaxy platform and of its tools and workflows.
Prior to joining the Earlham Institute, I completed a master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Udine and a PhD in Functional and Structural Genomics at SISSA in Trieste, as well as working for five years on Systems Biology and Galaxy at CRS4 in Italy.
Publications
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12 June 2023
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Single cells offering limitless potential
Revolutionary techniques to extract and sequence the genetic material of a single cell are allowing scientists to begin to answer fundamental questions.
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05 June 2023
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Cellular Genomics: understanding why being different is normal
What does a “healthy” or “normal” cell look like?
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22 May 2023
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Bananas are on the brink but close cousins could save their skins
With the growing spread of a new strain of Panama disease, which is devastating banana crops, there is an urgent need to boost their resilience - and potentially apply the same approach to protect other vulnerable crops.
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10 May 2023
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Cultural differences: how analysing mixed communities of microorganisms could help us understand AMR
Microbes don’t live in single-strain groups – they mingle. Antimicrobial resistance can be passed between strains as well as within them. What does this mean for the future of single-cell sequencing and the fight against AMR?
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24 April 2023
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Memories of sequencing the human genome to mark seven decades of DNA
It’s one of the most recognisable images on the planet - two lines circling each other, joined in the middle by slim rungs.
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17 April 2023
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Hidden jewels in our blood could hold secrets of healthy ageing
They are so small they can barely be seen under a microscope, but platelets play an essential role in repair and defence of our bodies.
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30 March 2023
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Differences make a difference: from one cell to a world of individuality
In our last article, we explored how low-level exposure to antibiotics in the environment is affecting the emergence of resistance genes in Salmonella. Here, we explore how single-cell genomics can elevate our understanding of how AMR arises - and equip us with the knowledge to tackle this existential threat.
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08 March 2023
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Artificial realities: copying wild microbial communities in the lab
When we think of the plant microbiota, we tend to think in terms of how they interact with their host. But they also have complex give-and-take relationships with each other.