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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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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.

Junaid Abdul Jabbar

Research Assistant, Database Developer

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Git, SQL, Data Management Plans, Data collection, Database design, Data storage, FAIR Data, Data archiving, Data preservation, Surveys, Geospatial data, Digitisation

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I am a Geoinformatics Engineer. I have been actively contributing to the geospatial domain in both Academia and Industry since 2015. During this time I have used my expertise to make end-to-end solutions from data acquisition, data management and provision of services in the application areas of Urban planning, Vehicle tracking, Rescue services, Location based services and Archaeology.

Laura Isabel (Laurisa) Sastoque Pabon

PhD Student

Centre for Latin American Studies

Areas Of Expertise:

Python, Data visualisation, R language, Sensitive data, Data storage, Git, Data sharing, Open data, FAIR Data, Data archiving, Data preservation, Audiovisual data, Geospatial data, Digitisation, Workshop delivery, Social media & digital communications, Website development, Other programming languages

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lis23@cam.ac.uk

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0009-0008-0649-6744

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Laurisa is a PhD Student in Latin American studies focusing on Colombian diasporic narratives and the spatial humanities. She also works as a Digital Preservation trainer at the University of Southampton. She is involved in digital preservation and open research activities in the UK and beyond, and regularly teaches workshops that help information professionals enhance their computational skills, with an emphasis on digital cultural heritage preservation.

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

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ts31@sanger.ac.uk

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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.

Steven Marygold, PhD

Group Manager

Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Areas Of Expertise:

Data storage, Discipline-specific repositories, Data sharing, FAIR Data, Writing/publishing data papers, Surveys, Bioinformatics

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sjm41@cam.ac.uk

@steven_flybase

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0000-0003-2759-266X

Biography

Following a PhD and post-doctoral research in fruit fly (Drosophila) genetics, I joined the FlyBase group (https://www.pdn.cam.ac.uk/research/groups/flybase) at the University of Cambridge in 2006. FlyBase (https://flybase.org) is an online database of biological information about the model organism Drosophila melanogaster. Data are manually collated from the published literature by a team of curators and integrated with information from various external databases to produce our freely available website. In addition to managing the local FlyBase group, I am a PI on a project to develop a new metabolic pathway resource for Drosophila.

Dace Apšvalka

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Junaid Abdul Jabbar

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Laura Isabel (Laurisa) Sastoque Pabon

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Postdoctoral Researcher in Human Genetics

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Steven Marygold, PhD

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