Lesley Collins : investigating the RNA Underworld |
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Dr. Lesley J. Collins Bioinformatics Consultant and Research Scientist Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology Also see Collins Bioinformatic Consulting - link here A self confessed mad scientist, presently without an evil genius lair … but I am working on itI guess I can describe myself as an evolutionary RNA bioinformatician with a love of taking incomprehensible data and making biological sense of it. After years in molecular biology I crossed to the ‘Dark side’ not only in researching the RNA Underworld but undertaking a doctorate in bioinformatics. Presently, I research proteins and RNAs that stem back to Fred- the eukaryotic ancestor, connecting the modern RNA underworld to the ancient RNA world. Then in my copious amounts of spare time I am a bioinformatics consultant, a knitter and practitioner of Tai Chi. This is my unofficial site since I am between 'official' ones at the university at the moment. Anyway, this is much more fun ;-) Bioinformatics and Next Generation Sequencing Workshops: Link to workshops that I am presenting coming soon! Introduction to NGS, hands on workshop
RNase P structure from Kazantsev et al. RNA.PNAS 102:13392, 2005 |
NEWS FRom the RNA UnderworldCatastrophe - RNA viruses on the brinkGo to the Blog from the Dark Side for more... Not being updated at present - just too bogged downEVER WONDERED - Catch episode 9 which aired on TVNZ7 October 2 2010. The last section has members of our team. It came out really well. Radio New Zealand interview with our team on Mapping Genomes aired on October 28 2010 on the science programme 'Our Changing World' |