Daniel Swan

Current

Scientific Facilties Manager - Bioinformatics Support Unit at Newcastle University

Past

Bio-Linux Developer and Bioinformatician at Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Bioinformatician at Bart's and the London Genome Centre
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at Edinburgh University

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Education

Imperial College London
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

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Daniel Swan’s Summary

I am both a trained lab scientist and experienced bioinformatician with experience in a range of 'omics data analysis techniques and technologies.

An interdisciplinary approach is essential and I am equally happy engaging biologists, computer scientists or mathematicians during research projects.

Whilst my primary role is managing bioinformatics support requests for Newcastle University with a small team, I am also heavily involved in supporting current systems biology projects (CISBAN).

A new area of responsibility is with the CARMEN project - an attempt to bring collaborative analysis tools and data sharing technologies to the neuroscience community.

I am also an experienced systems administrator, running a number of compute clusters (OS X, Linux) as well as the local campus grid (over 2000 machines).

Daniel Swan’s Specialties:

Programming, databases, microarray analysis, sequence analysis, teaching, student supervision (Masters and PhD), systems administration (Linux, OS X, SunOS), computer cluster management, e-Science strategies, neuroinformatics, 'Grid' technologies, web services

Daniel Swan’s Experience

Scientific Facilties Manager - Bioinformatics Support Unit

Newcastle University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

I am one of a number of Scientific Facilities Managers at Newcastle University and have responsibility for the Bioinformatics Support Unit.

We are unique amongst the facilities as we cross faculty boundaries, spanning the Faculties of Medicine and Science, Agriculture and Engineering (SAgE).
Bio-Linux Developer and Bioinformatician

Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

January 2003 — January 2005 (2 years 1 month)

Developed the bioinformatics focused "Bio-Linux" distribution of the Linux operating system. Supported research bioinformatics for 30 groups across the UK.
Bioinformatician

Bart's and the London Genome Centre

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

January 2001 — January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Worked on bioinformatics support for numerous sequence and genome mapping based projects for complex human diseases.
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant

Edinburgh University

(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)

June 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 8 months)

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant post studying the effects of a gene trap mutation in Hs2st null mice, and its role in kidney development.

Daniel Swan’s Education

Imperial College London

PhD , Developmental Biology , 1995 — 1999

Thesis title: Cloning and characterisation of a recessive lethal gene-trap mutation, Arkadia
University of Manchester - Manchester Business School

BSc(Hons) , Genetics with Industrial Experience , 1991 — 1995

This was a 4 year course with an industrial placement in the third year.

Activities and Societies:

Worked at GlaxoSmithKline during my industrial placement