MANUEL CORPAS
Manuel Corpas currently serves as the Scientific Director of Cambridge Precision Medicine and holds a position as a tutor at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. He holds a degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Navarra, along with an MSc and PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Manchester.With a prolific career, Manuel has authored over 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications and authored a book titled 'Perfect DNA', delving into the broader implications surrounding genetic sequencing. He actively contributes to the scientific community, serving as a member of the scientific program committee for the Personal Genomes Conference at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge, and as the scientific coordinator for the World Longevity Forum in Valencia.Manuel's expertise in genomics dates back to the early stages of his career, where he was among the pioneers in sequencing his own genome and those of his close relatives, which he documented as Corpasome. During his tenure at the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, he developed innovative methodologies for the integration, visualization, and analysis of genomic data. Additionally, he held a role as a Scientific Programmer at the European Bioinformatics Institute.
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"A Scientific Career Shaped by the Student Council"
Abstract
In this presentation, I will explore the foundational role of the Student Council in my professional journey. I'll discuss how my involvement influenced my career choices, the projects I pursued, and my overall career development. I will highlight how committing to the Student Council provided lifelong networking benefits, leading to significant research outputs and opportunities. I will also discuss the enduring relevance of the principles that inspired a group of bioinformatics graduate students to create an international network federated across Regional Groups. Concluding, I will address some of the current research challenges in bioinformatics I am tackling and the ongoing efforts to ensure bioinformatics is recognised as a viable career path, enabling exceptional talent to reach its full potential.
DANA PE'ER
Dana Pe'er, Chair and Professor in Computational and Systems Biology Program at Sloan Kettering Institute is a researcher in computational systems biology. A Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator since 2021, she was previously a professor at Columbia Department of Biological Sciences. Pe'er's research focuses on understanding the organization, function and evolution of molecular networks, particularly how genetic variations alter the regulatory network and how these genetic variations can cause cancer.
MARTIN STEINEGGER
Martin Steinegger is an Assistant Professor in the biology department at the Seoul National University. He studied bioinformatics and computer science at the Technical University Munich and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. During this time, he worked as a research assistant of Professor Burkhard Rost, focusing on the development of methods for predicting protein mutation effects. He received his Ph.D. from the Technical University Munich in collaboration with Dr. Johannes Söding at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry for his work on computational methods to assemble, cluster and annotate metagenomic sequencing data. As a Postdoc in the group of Professor Steven L. Salzberg at the CCB at Johns Hopkins University, he developed methods for the identification of pathogenic agents in infectious diseases, the detection of assembly contamination in public datasets and the annotation of missing exons in the human proteome.