My current PhD research aims to describe the generic system used within the biological computational research field. I hope to eventually develop this into a Taverna workflow based on the overall methodology used as mined from the current biological literature. This project is jointly supervised by:

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My MSc project developed and tested a methodology for the statistical comparison within a given sequence alignment. The idea was the define how "treelike" a given dataset was through a parametric bootstrap approach resulting in a packaged Java based piece of software to do such a test. This project was supervised by Dr Simon Whelan

My BSc final year project was to develop a simulator system in Java using the Repast library to help test the spread of an infection within an agent based, closed, system. The agents were allowed to move, needed to eat and also reproduce. Infection could be spread through food or agent proximity. This project was supervised by Dr Nathan Griffiths

I am currently awaiting award of my MSc in Bioinformatics from the University of Manchester (graduation date: 15/12/2010) having gained a Distinction for the course and dissertation. I have additionally achieved a First Class Undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Warwick in July 2009 with a 78% average.

I have lived my life prior to University in Yate, Bristol and this is where my immediate family are still based.

I love to travel and try to visit as many places and countries as I can. Of particular note, however, was my trip to Japan as part of an exchange program where I spent 10 days living with a Japanese family. I also spent 2 weeks aiding research into the local wildlife in the Kalahari desert as a part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project.