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Dan MacLean

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Head of Bioinformatics at The Sainsbury Laboratory
📍 Cringleford, England, United Kingdom

Dan MacLean serves as the Head of Bioinformatics at The Sainsbury Laboratory and an Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia. His expertise is at the intersection of genomic biology and computer science, with a focus on big data analysis, machine learning, and next-generation sequencing. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge.

He is the author of the "R Bioinformatics Cookbook, " a practical guide for researchers. The recently released second edition has been updated to include modern tools and techniques, including machine learning applications and using AI like ChatGPT to assist with R code and complex analysis workflows.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Head of Bioinformatics
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Cringleford, England, United Kingdom
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Bioinformatics in R
Authored two editions of the "R Bioinformatics Cookbook, " a guide to using R and tools like Bioconductor and tidyverse for genomic and transcriptomic analysis.
Genomic Biology
Leads the bioinformatics group at The Sainsbury Laboratory, developing software and pipelines to analyze high-throughput genomics and proteomic sequence data.
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Career

Work history

11-2006
Head of Bioinformatics
The Sainsbury Laboratory
1-2005 - 10-2006
Post Doctoral Researcher
Stanford University
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Dan MacLean – Head of Bioinformatics, The Sainsbury Laboratory. Featured in The Sainsbury Laboratory – Staff Profile
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Bioinformatics – The Sainsbury Laboratory Support Group. Featured in The Sainsbury Laboratory – Group Page
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Education
2001 - 2005
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
University of Cambridge
1997 - 2001
Master's degree
The University of Manchester
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