Bioinfor-
matics
Unit
Powering the analysis and interpretation of complex genomic datasets that underpin CERI’s surveillance and research activities — from raw sequences to actionable public health interventions.
What the Unit
Specialises In
Building and maintaining end-to-end computational pipelines that transform raw sequencing outputs into validated, analysis-ready datasets at scale.
De novo and reference-guided assembly of viral and bacterial genomes from short and long-read sequencing platforms including Illumina and Oxford Nanopore.
Inferring evolutionary relationships and tracing pathogen transmission using Bayesian and maximum-likelihood phylogenetic frameworks.
Continuous monitoring of outbreak dynamics through integrated genomic and epidemiological analysis, supporting national and continental health authorities.
From Sequence
to Intervention
Clinical and environmental samples processed through Illumina, ONT GridIon, and Sanger platforms.
Quality filtering, adapter trimming, and genome assembly using validated, reproducible pipelines.
Evolutionary inference, clade assignment, and transmission cluster detection.
Linking genomic data with clinical, geographic, and temporal metadata for outbreak context.
Insights delivered to health authorities, published, and integrated into surveillance dashboards.
Working Across
CERI's Units
Translating raw sequencing output into assembled, annotated genomes ready for analysis.
Integrating genomic variant data with immune response and phenotypic studies.
Cross-species pathogen tracking at the human-animal-environment interface.
Genomic analysis supporting maternal and reproductive infectious disease research.
Sequence Data?
We Turn It Into Insight.
Partner with the Bioinformatics Unit for genomic analysis, pipeline development, and outbreak intelligence.
Bioinformatics Team
Publications
Neurosurgical focus: Video 2:V1
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 32:192-195
International Journal of Infectious Diseases 162:108162
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 32:192-195
Nature Methods 23:653-662
Nature Ecology & Evolution 10:610-610
Emerging Microbes & Infections