
Biography
I am member of the Plant Genomics group working on a project to develop a gene family toolkit in Cyverse that will enable the analysis of new sequence data and its integration into a phylogenetics context. The aim is to enable the study of gene expansion and contraction in groups of closely related genes across different individuals of the same species.
I joined the Earlham Institute in 2012 as a scientific programmer to work in bread wheat genomics and was involved in identifying induced mutations from a wheat TILLING population using an exome capture approach. The resulting database of mutations is now providing an excellent functional genomics resource for both basic and applied wheat research (http://www.wheat-tilling.com/). Originally trained as a plant molecular biologist, l obtained an MSc in Bioinformatics from the University of Manchester and worked as a bioinformatician at the John Innes Centre for six years before joining EI.
Publications
Related reading.

Cellular Genomics: understanding why being different is normal

Bananas are on the brink but close cousins could save their skins

Cultural differences: how analysing mixed communities of microorganisms could help us understand AMR

Memories of sequencing the human genome to mark seven decades of DNA

Hidden jewels in our blood could hold secrets of healthy ageing

Differences make a difference: from one cell to a world of individuality
