Data Champions Search

I’ve been working in the Department of Psychiatry for almost a decade now. I specialise in improving process and workflow and in research data management. I also work in branding, digital recruitment, website design and administration, social media management, and data architecture. I am particularly good at thinking of new and creative solutions to emerging problems. I am currently working on ways to govern and organise the many research projects within my department and in the School of Clinical Medicine, and on creating ways to share research and imaging data (MRI, PET etc) openly.  

I have over 30 years experience of Scientific Computing. I have worked on Image analysis of Light Microscopy images, Scientific IT Support (13 years), Data-driven web applications of mathematical models and Bioinformatics Training at the Institute of Food Research (Now the Quadram Institute). I have been involved in an EU Framework Database Workshop. I strive to include good data-handling and reproducibility practices into all training materials.

I am a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge in Dr Paula MacGregor’s group. My research focuses on the parasites that cause African trypanosomiasis, a disease with significant burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, I use proteomics to spatially map the proteomes of African trypanosome species. This work will provide much needed functional insight into the cell biology of these parasites as well as their evolutionary diversification.

Additional areas of expertise:

Proteomics, Microbiology.

Dr Pratheeba Vimalnath is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing. She is currently working for the interdisciplinary and international research project IPACST that aims to study the role of IP strategies in accelerating sustainability (social, environmental and economic) transitions. Her research interests broadly include intellectual property strategies, green innovations, and technology and innovation management. She is also a College Research Associate at Wolfson College and an Interest Group Champion for Cambridge Global Challenges (CGC). She holds a doctorate degree in Intellectual Property Management, a Master’s degree in Technology Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering, from India.