Benjamin Southgate is the Head of Bioinformatics at Trogenix, leveraging his expertise in data analysis and technology. A graduate of The University of Edinburgh with both a PhD and MS, his career is built on a strong foundation of academic research in bioinformatics, particularly in cancer genomics and stem cell biology, and includes contributions to open-source pipelines.
Benjamin Southgate
Head of Bioinformatics at Trogenix
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Topics They Care About
Cancer Genomics
He has co-authored numerous research papers on glioblastoma, focusing on aspects like immune evasion and the persistence of glioma stem cells.
Bioinformatics Pipelines
As a contributor to the nf-core open-source community, he co-authored the rnasplice pipeline for RNA sequencing analysis.
Stem Cell Research
His research at the University of Edinburgh extensively involved studying neural stem cells and developing scalable pipelines for analysis in mammalian stem cells.
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Work History
1-2024
Head of Bioinformatics at Trogenix
8-2022
Contributor at nf-core
1-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Bioinformatics Consultant at Zifo RnD Solutions
5-2021 - 2-2022
Bioinformatician at The University of Edinburgh
9-2017 - 5-2021
PHD Student at The University of Edinburgh
8-2014 - 8-2015
Foundation Doctor at NHS
1-2007 - 7-2008
Nursing Assistant at NHS
Education
9-2017 - 5-2021
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from The University of Edinburgh
2015 - 2016
Master of Science - MS from The University of Edinburgh
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Location : Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Head of Bioinformatics at Trogenix
