Profile
Ian Simpson
Lecturer in Biological Informatics
My CV
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Education:
The University of Oxford (1991-1999) [Keble and Linacre Colleges]
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Qualifications:
Bachelors and Masters degrees in Biochemistry and a Doctoral degree in Genetics
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Work History:
University of Edinburgh & Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS)
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Current Job:
I am a Lecturer in Biological Informatics and lead a Neuroscience focused research group in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh
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Here are some of the research questions my group(s) are working on all using Bioinformatics approaches with experimental data coming from labs around the world.
- How are genes and proteins controlled in the brain ?
- What processes are not working properly in brain diseases such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia ?
- How does the brain encode memory and how do we learn ?
- What can we learn about the function of our brain from studying other (simpler) organisms ?
- How can we use computers to simulate brain function to help the drug discovery process ?
- How can we deal with so much data !?
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My Typical Day:
A typical day would be a mix of meetings with collaborators, PhD and MSc. students, grant and paper reading and writing and coding/analysis on the computer.
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What I'd do with the prize money:
I’d use the money to buy some kit to take into local schools to demonstrate coding in use (for example some Raspberry Pi machines)
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My Interview
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How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
biologist, techie, enthusiast
What did you want to be after you left school?
Geneticist
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Surely not.
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Radiohead
What's your favourite food?
Asian cuisine.
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
Pretty content really. Would wish health, happiness and success to all my family and friends.
Tell us a joke.
Why did the Cyclops give up being a teacher ? Because he only had one pupil ;)
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