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Amonida Zadissa ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Associate Director of Informatics at UK Dementia Research Institute
📍 United Kingdom

Amonida Zadissa is the Associate Director of Informatics at the UK Dementia Research Institute, where she leads strategy for the data science program. With a PhD in bioinformatics from the University of Otago and over 15 years of experience, she is an expert in life science strategy, open science, and human data.

She is passionate about empowering the next generation of scientists through mentoring and developing training programs. Her work often involves fostering collaboration and communication, aiming to build a more open, reproducible, and equitable scientific community. She has also served as a staff representative, advocating for colleagues.

During the pandemic, she was a key figure in coordinating the EMBL-EBI COVID-19 efforts, establishing a global data portal for rapid research sharing.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Associate Director of Informatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Dementia Informatics
Leads the data science program at the UK Dementia Research Institute, focusing on empowering scientists with the necessary data infrastructure and expertise.
Open & FAIR Data
A vocal champion for open science, she was instrumental in the COVID-19 Data Portal and promotes Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) data principles.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
Associate Director of Informatics
UK Dementia Research Institute
1-2022 - 11-2022
Life science strategy
Seeking new opportunities
8-2020 - 2-2022
Senior Strategy Officer
European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
6-2019 - 8-2020
Senior Scientific Services Officer
European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
1-2013 - 6-2019
Senior Technical Officer
European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI
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Dr Amonida Zadissa - UK DRI. Featured in UK Dementia Research Institute (official website)
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Education
2002 - 2007
PhD
University of Otago
1997 - 2002
MSc
Uppsala University
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