R2DT
R2DT predicts and visualises RNA secondary structure in consistent, reproducible, and recogniseable layouts
At the intersection of RNA science and tech
Background
For over 15 years, I’ve worked across RNA research, bioinformatics, and software development, building tools that support the global RNA community. During my PhD in the Leontis-Zirbel lab at Bowling Green State University, I developed the RNA 3D Motif Atlas, an automated classification system for RNA 3D motifs, and contributed to several tools and databases for RNA 3D structure analysis, including RNA 3D Hub, WebFR3D, JAR3D, and R3D Align.
Following my PhD, I joined the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), where I served as a Bioinformatician and later as a Project Leader. There, I established RNAcentral and led the team behind Rfam. I also created R2DT, the first method for automatic visualisation of RNA secondary structure in consistent, reproducible, and recogniseable layouts.
After nine years at EBI, I moved to RNA therapeutics and worked at Ladder Tx (now Serna Bio). Today, I provide RNA bioinformatics consulting through my company, Riboscope Ltd.
Open to Work
I am open to new opportunities and collaborations, and I am happy to offer consulting services through Riboscope Ltd.
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Peer reviews for 20+ journals
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My Projects
RNAcentral
RNAcentral is the world's largest non-coding RNA sequence database
Rfam
Rfam is the RNA families database that contains over 4,000 RNAs and is widely used for genome annotation, benchmarking, and algorithm development
RNA 3D Hub
RNA 3D Hub provides annotations of RNA 3D structures, such as RNA 3D motifs, basepair interactions, and non-redundant sets of structures
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