Biography
I am an NRPDTP PhD student at the Earlham Institute, working in the Haerty Group. My project, “The message in the noise: characterisation and quantification of noise in alternative splicing using long-read sequencing,” is funded by UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
My research focuses on understanding how variability in alternative splicing contributes to gene regulation and cellular complexity.
Before starting my PhD, I worked as a Bioinformatician at Sitryx Therapeutics, a company focused on regulating cell metabolism to develop disease-modifying therapeutics for chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
In this role, I analysed microarray and Illumina bulk RNA-seq datasets for autoimmune conditions, including Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis, and contributed to building an internal database to support research and discovery efforts.
Prior to this, I completed a highly competitive one-year industrial placement at MSD, where I gained hands-on experience in bioinformatics, neuroscience, and R&D. During my placement, I developed a comprehensive bioinformatics pipeline to support biomarker discovery efforts.