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Ali Abbas, PhD

Senior Data Scientist, MRC Epidemiology Unit

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, R language, Git, SQL, C/C++/C# language, Java, Data visualisation, Big data, Data mining, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Version control, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Writing/publishing data papers, Geospatial data

Contact Information

aa797@cam.ac.uk

Biography

Ali is Senior Data Scientist and public-health/transport modeller in the Public Health Modelling (PHM) group at the MRC-Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge. He is interested in active travel, specifically cycling research.

Coming from a Computer Science background, with a focus on modelling in his PhD, for over a decade, he has been doing data-driven research and development. This includes Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA), Statistical Modelling (or Machine Learning), Interactive Visualization, all with a focus on collaborative, transparent and reproducible research. In addition, he leads in project management and managing, training, guiding, and teaching of junior staff in his Unit. His work can be seen on GitHub at https://github.com/usr110.

Andrew Thwaites, PhD

Visiting Scientist

Department of Psychology

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Data sharing, Big data, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Matlab, Java, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data Management Plans, Data policies, Data archiving, Code sharing, Open data, Imaging, Illustration, Website development

Contact Information

acgt2@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6237-7140

Biography

Additional areas of expertise:

Neuroscience data

Callum Thomas

PhD Student

Zoology

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, R language, Git, SQL, Version control, General repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Bioinformatics, Website development

Contact Information

cjet2@cam.ac.uk

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ORCiD:

0000-0002-6622-9241

Dace Apšvalka

Research Associate

MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisation, Big data, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data collection, R language, Version control, Experimental design, Data storage, Git, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Writing/publishing data papers, SQL, Imaging, Video editing, Digital illustration, Matlab, Workshop delivery, Website development, Other programming languages

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Biography

I work in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, with a strong focus on research data management, reproducible analysis, and open science practices. Before training in cognitive neuroscience, I was educated in computer science and trained as a systems analyst, which continues to shape how I approach research data, workflows, and computational methods. In my current work, I focus on brain imaging data, including data organisation in BIDS (Brain Imaging Data Structure), preprocessing and analysis pipelines, and the development of practical training materials to support researchers in using modern computational tools and adopting good data practices.

Hugo P. Bastos, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Haematology/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, R language, SQL, Data visualisation, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Database design, Data storage, Bioinformatics

Contact Information

hpb29@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-8072-4070

Biography

I provide Bioinformatic support for a few research groups in the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. For the most part I deal with the analysis of single cell sequencing data, storage management of such data and the deployment of data processing pipelines into HPC environments.

Hugo Tavares, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of Genetics

Bioinformatics Training Facility

Areas Of Expertise:

Bioinformatics, Coding, Python, R language, Git, Data analysis, Data visualisation, Big data, Data mining, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Data collection, Experimental design, Data storage, Institutional repositories, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, Workshop delivery

Contact Information

hm533@cam.ac.uk

Biography

Additional areas of expertise:

Plant science, Quantitative genetics.

Mark Fernandes

Bioinformatics Training Developer

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Areas Of Expertise:

File sharing systems, Big data, Discipline-specific repositories, Repositories (general), Licensing, Copyright, Sensitive data, Code sharing, Bioinformatics, RDM training, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Database design, Data storage, Workshop delivery, Social media and digital communications, Video editing, Website development

Contact Information

mark.fernandes@cruk.cam.ac.uk

@MAFatCRUK

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Biography

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.

Marlou Perquin

Research Associate

Clinical Neurosciences

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisatio, Statistical analysis, Electronic Lab Notebooks, Data collection, R language, Experimental design, Sensitive data, Data storage, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, Data archiving, Writing/publishing data papers, Imaging, Matlab, Workshop delivery

Contact Information

mnp28@medschl.cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0001-9791-8202

Biography

Marlou is a Research Associate at Clinical Neurosciences, working at the Cambridge Centre for Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders. Her background is in Psychology, with a specialism in intra-individual variability. She has experience in neuroimaging (specifically M/EEG), eye tracking, psychophysics/experimental design, and metacognition. In her current role, she oversees multi-modal, multi-site, and longitudinal projects in patients and healthy controls.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Genetics

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisation, Data Management Plans, Electronic Lab Notebooks, Data collection, R language, Version control, Experimental design, Research data ethics, Data policies, Data storage, Git, General repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Data archiving, Data preservation, Bioinformatics Website development

Contact Information

ts31@sanger.ac.uk

Biography

I am a postdoctoral researcher working on data and wet lab projects at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. I combine hands-on laboratory work with computational analysis, helping to generate, process, and interpret biological data. My work sits at the interface of experimental biology and data science.

Qi Wang, PhD

Bioinformatician

Department of Plant Sciences

Areas Of Expertise:

Big data, Data analysis, Bioinformatics, Coding, Python, R language, SQL, Git, Data visualisation, Data mining, Machine learning, Statistical analysis, Experimental design, Data storage, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, Code sharing, Writing/publishing data papers, Workshop delivery

Contact Information

qw254@cam.ac.uk

ORCiD:

0000-0002-6420-1720

Biography

Qi received her PhD at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she developed computational methods to study alternative splicing and the evolution of HIV. Later she joined the UCLA Division of Dermatology to help identify the resistance mechanisms of targeted cancer therapies using computational tools.

In 2011 she was awarded the Humboldt Research Fellowship to work in the Division of Theoretical Bioinformatics, and later the Division of Applied Bioinformatics, at the German Cancer Research Centre. There she worked on diverse bioinformatics projects with NGS data, such as studying genome-wide epigenetic regulation of cell differentiation, developing sequencing protocols and detecting somatic mutations from whole-genome sequencing data, as well as data integration and predictive modelling.

Currently, she provides bioinformatics training and support to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the lab of Professor Beverley Glover.

Ali Abbas, PhD

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Genetics

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Qi Wang, PhD

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