James Baker
James A. Baker, PhD
I’m James. I use computers to explore data. 💻📊 He/Him
My publications can be viewed on Google Scholar. I have found myself studying transmembrane proteins in the context of structure and disease, and then moving to more technology-focused roles.
👨💻 Work history
- ⚙️ Lead Data Engineer at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)
- 📊 Data Science QA Lead at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- 📈 Modelling QA Lead at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- 🏥 Senior Health Analyst at the Joint Biosecurity Centre, part of NHS test and trace
- 🧪 Postdoctoral Fellow at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
- 🇹🇭 Intern in the Computational Chemistry Department at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok
🎓 Education
- 🇸🇬 PhD at the University of Manchester in conjunction with the Singapore A*STAR Bioinformatics Institute
- Masters in Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool
🧪 Out of the lab
- Code Club Volunteer for the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
- Featured in the Sanger blog post on “Inspiring prisoners and their families with genomics”.
- Awarded a grant from the Enabling Fund from the Wellcome Trust to run a workshop in schools and public events for using video games to examine protein structures.
- SE Q&A posting history at Biology Stack Exchange.
Contact details
If you have any sort of questions or comments, please feel free to get in touch.
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✉️ Email: baker.james.jb@gmail.com
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💻 GitHub: JamesABaker
About
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