Science

Current projects

• COG UK Consortium National effort for tracking COVID19 (SARSCoV2) through genome sequencing - I contribute analysis and data curation for our data in the Quadram Institute.
• Building better bioinformatics infrastructure within Quadram Institute, moving towards open web platforms and cloud computing - I co-develop and maintain our in-house platforms.
• The Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology (PHA4GE) - I contribute to the infrastructure working group, aiming to find consensus in how we deploy Bioinformatics for public health across the world.
• Population genetics and pathogenesis of enteric pathogens, including Salmonella and E. coli, see my list of publications for details

Press and media

COVID19/SARSCoV2

• I spoke on BBC news about SARSCoV2 Omnicron wave in 2022, BBC News Look East; Time: 18:43 01 Feb 2022.
• Large scale COVID-19 genome sequencing in Norfolk helps manage outbreaks
• Quadram goes global on COVID-19

Media for reconstructing a Salmonella genome from 800 years ago

The article describing the reconstruction of a Salmonella genome from 800 years ago picked up a lot of press. I'm quite proud it got into Newsweek.

• Press release for reconstructing a Salmonella genome from 800 years ago, "Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe". PDF
• Newsweek.com, "Salmonella: medieval skeleton unlocks ancient history of potentially deadly bacteria". 7-25-18. PDF
• Nature.com, "Medieval skeleton offers clues to bacterial killer's origins". 19-7-18.
• Nature News, "Collapse of Aztec society linked to catastrophic salmonella outbreak". 16-2-2017
• ScienceDaily.com, "Evidence of Salmonella Paratyphi C found for the first time in medieval northern Europe". 19-7-2018
• Futurity.com, "DNA from skeleton puts enteric fever in medieval Europe"
• Kompas.com, "Kerangka dari Abad Pertengahan Ungkap Jejak Perkembangan Salmonella". 26-7-18
• Medicalnewstoday.com, "Medieval skeleton sheds light on deadly Salmonella". 24-7-2018

Other press and media

• Press release for the Microbial Bioinformatics (Micro Binfie) Podcast. PDF
• Press release for the Microbial Bioinformatics (Micro Binfie) Conference 2020. PDF
• The Salmonella overview, was recommended by Prof. Jay Hinton on F1000 PDF
• BRIG was on the national news, skip to 1:20, Seven News (Seven Network); Time: 18:00; Broadcast Date: Saturday, 5th April 2014; Duration: 2 min., 16 sec.

Current projects

• Health Protection Research Unit in Genomics and Enabling Data develops scalable, robust statistical methods and open-source tools using genomic, metagenomic, and epidemiological data to enhance public health and respond to emerging threats.
• The Public Health Alliance for Genomic Epidemiology (PHA4GE) - I contribute to the infrastructure working group, aiming to find consensus in how we deploy Bioinformatics for public health across the world.
• Population genetics and pathogenesis of enteric pathogens, including Salmonella and E. coli - I dabble in research projects, see my list of publications for details