Bioinformatician and proponent of web2.0 technology for science communication
South Brisbane Area, Australia
- Current
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- Research Officer at University of Queensland
- Past
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- Postdoctoral Fellow at University of New South Wales
- ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at University of New South Wales
- Vice-Chancellors Research Fellow at University of New South Wales
- Marie Curie Research Fellow at Free University of Amsterdam
- Education
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- University of Oxford
- The University of Edinburgh
- Connections
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- Industry
- Research
- Websites
Neil Saunders’s Summary
Wide-ranging research experience in biochemistry, molecular biology, microbiology and computer programming.
Neil Saunders’s Specialties:
My specialty is the acquisition, processing and interpretation of large, diverse scientific datasets using open-source software.
Neil Saunders’s Experience
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Research Officer
University of Queensland
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
April 2006 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Research officer in bioinformatics
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Postdoctoral Fellow
University of New South Wales
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
April 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Researcher in microbial genomics and computational biology
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ARC Postdoctoral Fellow
University of New South Wales
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
April 2002 — April 2005 (3 years 1 month)
Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Vice-Chancellors Research Fellow
University of New South Wales
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)
April 2000 — April 2002 (2 years 1 month)
A UNSW research fellowship to work on microbial genomics
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Marie Curie Research Fellow
Free University of Amsterdam
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
January 1998 — December 2000 (3 years)
Two year Marie Curie EU Fellowship to work on microbial genetics and biochemistry at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, NL
Neil Saunders’s Education
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University of Oxford
D. Phil., Biochemistry, 1993 — 1997
Funded by a Wellcome Trust Postgraduate Studentship
- Activities and Societies:
- President, Oxford University Biochemistry Society, 1994-1996
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The University of Edinburgh
BSc, Biochemistry, 1989 — 1993
First class Honours degree in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry)
- Activities and Societies:
- Edinburgh University Mountaineering Club, 1989-1993
Additional Information
Neil Saunders’s Websites:
Neil Saunders’s Interests:
Bioinformatics, computational biology, open science, web applications, social networks, web 2.0, photography, diving, hiking,
Neil Saunders’s Groups:
Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,International Society for Computational Biology
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Computational Biology member -
Bioinformatics geeks member
Neil Saunders’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
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