Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
We provide support to large sequence analysis and functional genomics projects. We work with researchers in running analysis and providing training as well as getting involved in grant applications and publication writing. Please contact us for any query [email protected]
We are currently working in the following research lines:
- genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
- de novo assembly
- resequencing
- transcriptomics
- annotation
- differential gene expression
- biomedical computation tools
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Profiles
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Nathan Bailey
- School of Biology - Professor of Evolutionary Biology
- Centre for Biological Diversity
- Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences
- St Andrews Bioinformatics Unit
Person: Academic
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Developing an evidence basis for wind-driven public garden closures
Lee, S. (PI), Morrissey, M. (CoI) & Watkins, H. (CoI)
University of St Andrews Impact & Innovation Fund
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Standard
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Who bears the burden of antibiotic resistance in East Africa? Mathematical modelling of socioeconomic disadvantage and resistance
Sippy, R. (PI), Keenan, K. (CoI), Lynch, A. (CoI), Holden, M. (CoI), Kesby, M. (CoI) & Smith, V. A. (CoI)
STAIRS - St Andrews Interdisciplinary Research Support
1/09/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Standard
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A career in pursuit of the origin of species: celebrating Roger Butlin's contributions to the advancement of knowledge and growth of our scientific community
Faria, R., Bridle, J., Eyres, I., Johannesson, K., Kulmuni, J., Rafajlovic, M., Ravinet, M., Schon, I., Smadja, C. M., Snook, R. R., Tregenza, T., Westram, A. M., Ritchie, M. G. & Stankowski, S., 17 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 39, 5, p. 561–573 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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An improved Solanum verrucosum genome provides insight into potato centromeres and epigenetic regulation
Smith, M., Kaur, A., Singh, V., Jones, J. T. & Hein, I., Jun 2026, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 16, 6, jkag089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-evolving infectivity and expression patterns drive the diversification of endogenous retroviruses
Senti, K.-A., Rafanel, B., Handler, D., Kosiol, C., Schlötterer, C. & Brennecke, J., 16 Mar 2026, In: EMBO Journal. 45, 6, p. 1889-1908 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Cyclic tri-adenylate signalling by a Panoptes anti-phage guard system with a CARF-TM effector (dataset)
Gruschow, S. (Creator), White, M. (Creator), Graham, S. (Contributor) & Wotherspoon, P. (Contributor), University of St Andrews, 2026
DOI: 10.17630/ac5e296c-fff0-4c63-b218-f13d08adb865
Dataset
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Rocky Shore Samples: Bayesian Networks as a novel tool to enhance interpretability and predictive power of ecological models.
Hui, E. (Creator), Stafford, R. (Owner), Matthews, I. M. (Owner) & Smith, V. A. (Owner), University of St Andrews, 10 May 2022
DOI: 10.17630/f2b69f88-efb7-43a1-96e9-70012256a752
Dataset
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Shedding Light on DNA-Protein Interactions involved in the Nucleotide Excision Repair pathway - Chapter III - SSBs (thesis data)
Fritzen, R. (Creator), Penedo, C. (Supervisor) & White, M. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 4 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.17630/963932fc-cc3e-4b69-b92d-58108e138657
Dataset: Thesis dataset
Prizes
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Best Abstract Poster
MacKinnon, H. (Recipient), Paracchini, S. (Recipient), Harris-Birtill, D. (Recipient), Hipwell, J. (Recipient) & Goatman, K. (Recipient), 17 Jul 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Holden, M. (Recipient), 22 Mar 2022
Prize: Election to learned society
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Life Membership of Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
Gardner, A. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Healthcare Infection Society Annual Conference 2026
Holden, M. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Natural Environment Research Council Pushing the Frontiers Assessment Panel (Stage 2)
Gardner, A. (External reviewer)
22 Jun 2026Activity: Examination types › External reviewing
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The meaning of intragenomic conflict
Gardner, A. (Speaker)
16 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk