Robert Wilson

Clinical Scientist (Bioinformatics) working on in-service projects and improving workflows.

I am currently involved in various projects aimed at enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of bioinformatics services within the NHS. My work includes the development submitting clinical variants to public databases such as ClinVar, and improving existing bioinformatics pipelines to ensure they meet the highest standards of accuracy and reliability. As part of my role I lead the in-house training for programming and data analysis, helping to upskill my colleagues in these essential areas.

NHS Scientist Training Programme, specialising in bioinformatics.

At East Genomics, I have worked on multiple development projects such as: an interactive dashboard to monitor spending Ploutos. In addition, I have also been involved in running bioinformatics pipelines for returning patient data. In tandem, I also gained a MSc in Clinical bioinformatics (distinction) at the University of Manchester.

High-throughput sequencing for R&D into long-read sequencing for the genomic medicine service.

At Genomics England, I developed protocols and train colleagues for high-throughput sample preparation and sequencing using Oxford Nanopore Promethion. I also produced graphs for visualising data from the Labortory to guide our development.

Solving food security for the future with genomics and CRISPR.

At Tropic, I developed a lot of Labortory skills such as: cloning, DNA extractions, cell-culture and many more. I also developed my skills in data analysis as I was responsible for producing graphs to show the results of experiments and implemented scripts to automate repetitive tasks.

With a focus on data science (using R), genomics and transcriptomics.

During my time at Sheffield I learnt most of my key skills that have I have taken through my career such as teamwork and working to tight deadlines.