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Personal Statement

Please visit our group website: https://sipbs-compbiol.github.io/

Our group specialises in computational biology and bioinformatics, particularly for microbial genomics, but also in humans and plants. We have interests in taxonomy and classification of microbes, and the relationships between genome evolution and the different capabilities of organisms. We aim to understand links between genome and phenotype, such as the ability to produce - or resist - antibiotics, to produce enzymes and other products of biotechological value, the responses of human and plant cells to disease and infection, and the ways in which microbial pathogens interact with and control their hosts.

We study these areas using a range of techniques including phylogenetics and phylogenomics, comparative genomics and pangenomics, and mathematical and structural modelling.

You can follow the group (@SCompBiol), or me personally (@widdowquinn) on Twitter.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

Education/Academic qualification

Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Open University

Bachelor of Science, Forensic and Analytical Chemistry, University Of Strathclyde

Doctor of Philosophy, Evolutionary analysis of protein sequence-structure-function relationships, University Of Strathclyde

External positions

Senior Editor, American Society for Microbiology

Keywords

  • Computational Biology
  • Bioinformatics
  • Systems Biology
  • Genomics
  • Host-Microbe Interactions

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