David Parry-Smith
Head of Cellular Informatics at Wellcome Sanger Institute
Professional scientist turned agile software developer with >25 years of experience applying computational biology and bioinformatics to R&D for basic genomic research and preclinical drug discovery programs.
Extensive experience in pharmaceutical and biotech industry, including founding and running several biotechs in the drug discovery services arena in Cambridge, UK.
Now, focussing on bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to understanding the role of all the genes in the human genome including whether they are essential to life. In the long term discovering therapeutically relevant genes and pathways.