James Bradford

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Head of Bioinformatics at Almac Diagnostic Services

Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Overview

James Bradford is the Head of Bioinformatics at Almac Diagnostic Services, specializing in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and biomarker identification. His career has spanned both academia, with a PhD from the University of Leeds and research at Cancer Research UK, and industry, including a key informatics role at AstraZeneca.

He was involved in some of the earliest research evaluating and comparing RNA-Seq technology against established Exon Arrays.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Curious

Example Seeker

They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Topics They Care About

Cancer Genomics
His career, from post-doctoral research to leadership at Almac, has consistently focused on applying bioinformatics to understand the molecular drivers of cancer.
NGS Bioinformatics
Leads a team developing and executing bioinformatics pipelines and tools to support Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) assays for clinical trials and research.
Biomarker Discovery
His role involves identifying novel targets and biomarkers, a core focus of his work in both his current and previous positions in the pharmaceutical industry.

Media Appearances

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Work History

2-2019
Head of Bioinformatics at Almac Diagnostic Services
11-2016 - 2-2019
Bioinformatics Team Leader at Almac Diagnostic Services
3-2014 - 11-2016
Research Fellow at University of Sheffield
2-2011 - 3-2014
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at AstraZeneca
2008 - 2011
Post-doctoral Scientist at Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, University of Manchester

Education

2000 - 2001
MRes from University of Leeds
2000 - 2004
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University of Leeds

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