I'm a computational biologist, currently working as a Senior Lecturer (US equiv. Associate Professor) in the Institute for Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS), at the University of Strathclyde. I lead the SIPBS Computational Biology group.
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Microbiology and microbial genomics (taxonomy and classification, host-microbe interactions, functional annotation, etc.) 
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Industrial biotechnology (protein engineering, improving industrial strains, etc.) 
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Biostatistics and modelling (metabolic modelling, experimental design, etc.) 
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π¬ Ask me about: - Research collaborations
- Postdoctoral positions
- PhD studentships
 
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π« How to reach me: - π§ Email: leighton.pritchard@strath.ac.uk
- π¦ Bluesky: @widdowquinn.bsky.social
- π Mastodon: @widdowquinn@mstdn.science
- π¨π»βπ¬ Work: https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/pritchardleightondr/
- π₯³ Group: https://sipbs-compbiol.github.io/
- πΎ Group GitHub: https://github.com/sipbs-compbiol
 





