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Claire Morgan

Califòrnia

Summary

Highly experienced bioinformatican with over a decade of research experience in genetics, genomics and transcriptomics. Experienced in conceptualizing research projects and skilled in leading cross-functional teams to gain biological insight from multi-omic data. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Data Analyst

CNAG, Centro Nacional De Análisis Genómico
05.2023 - Current
  • Development of bioinformatics tool for somatic mutation classification and biomarker assignment.
  • Working closely with backend and frontend developers, to integrate tool into existing data analysis pipelines and the GPAP system.
  • Harmonization of datasets, detailed documentation, good code practice and version control part of daily routine.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Centre for Genomic Regulation
02.2019 - Current
  • Awarded Beatriu de Pinós Fellowship to investigate common genetic signals in related individuals
  • Identified novel homozygote null variants underpinning pancreatic agenesis in consanguineous families.
  • Genetically diagnosed patients clinically diagnosed with diabetes following ACMG guidelines
  • Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of data results.
  • Liaised with wet bench biologists to develop strategy for CRISPR validation experiments.
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.

Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics

Imperial College London
03.2015 - 02.2019
  • Oversaw logistics and data acquisition for 18 international collaborations
  • Designed targeted sequence capture to screen 2000 patients
  • Generated core data which provided backbone for other major research studies
  • Established key bioinformatics pipelines for variant calling and QC.
  • Developed approach with team for genetic variant prioritization combining annotation tools, test datasets and machine learning practices.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Imperial College London
03.2013 - 03.2015
  • Co-led interdisciplinary research project which identified molecular changes underpinning regeneration in heart and nerve tissue.
  • Analyzed multi-omics datasets to demonstrate casual effect of methylation and non-coding transcriptome changes on gene expression

Education

Ph.D. - Bioinformatics And Molecular Evolution

Dublin City University
Ireland
03.2013

Bachelor of Science - Genetics And Cell Biology

Dublin City University
Ireland
11.2009

Skills

  • R / Python / Bash
  • GIT version control
  • Bioinformatics software development
  • Workflow management tools
  • Variant calling WES/WGS
  • Biostatistics
  • Germline/Somatic variant annotation
  • Differential Gene Expression
  • NGS technology
  • Network and Pathway Analysis

Evidence of Esteem

Invited to peer review for top journals

Invited Lecturer, EMBO Practical Course, Iquitos Peru 

Module Lead for Bioinformatics and Data Analysis at Imperial College London

Athena SWAN Committee member
Postdoctoral Committee Representative at Imperial College London 

Timeline

Data Analyst

CNAG, Centro Nacional De Análisis Genómico
05.2023 - Current

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Centre for Genomic Regulation
02.2019 - Current

Senior Scientist in Bioinformatics

Imperial College London
03.2015 - 02.2019

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Imperial College London
03.2013 - 03.2015

Ph.D. - Bioinformatics And Molecular Evolution

Dublin City University

Bachelor of Science - Genetics And Cell Biology

Dublin City University
Claire Morgan