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Dr

Frances Pearl

Associate Professor in Bioinformatics (Biochemistry)

School of Life Sciences

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  • Associate Professor in Bioinformatics (Biochemistry)
    School of Life Sciences
  • +44 (0)1273 876631 Ext.6631 (Work)

BIO


After my PhD I spent 7 years as the CATH database manager at UCL. The CATH database classifies protein structural domains into structural and evolutionary families. I ran the CATH update team and developed algorithms to maintain the CATH database. 
Following a career break, I was awarded a Daphne Jackson Research Fellowship hosted at ICR and funded by the MRC, to develop the MoKCa database that analyses cancer associated mutations.

I started the bioinformatics lab in 2013.   Current Group Members can be found here

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Co-Community Lead for Data and Sample Reuse
    Cancer Research UK, Data Community Support Unit (DCSU), United Kingdom1 Jan 2024
  • Deputy Academic Lead (Sussex)
    BBSRC SoCoBio Doctotal Training Programme, United Kingdom1 Oct 2022
  • Director of Doctoral Studies
    University of Sussex, School of Life Sciences, Brighton, United Kingdom1 Oct 2018 - 31 Aug 2024

DEGREES

  • PhD Biochemistry (Structural Bioinformatics)
    University College London, London, United Kingdom
  • BSc Chemistry (Hons) 1st Class
    UMIST, Manchester, UK

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PGCertHE
    University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom30 Jun 2016
  • Higher Education Mental Health First Aid Champion
    MHFA1 Nov 2019
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
    Advance HE (Higher Education Academy)1 Nov 2016

UK TECHNOLOGY FAMILY

  • Bioinformatics and genomics

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

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