Dilrini De Silva
Senior Field Applications Scientist Bioinformatics
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolDilrini De Silva is a Senior Field Applications Scientist in Bioinformatics with 11 years of experience translating genomics research into practical, deployable solutions across academia and industry. Currently leading bioinformatics field applications for Oxford Nanopore in the UAE, she has deep hands-on experience from computational bioscience roles at the University of Oxford and Cancer Research UK to applied innovation work at AstraZeneca and her own directorship at Jāna Bio. Trained to PhD level in bioinformatics and fortified with entrepreneurship and management study, she blends technical rigor in sequencing and HPC with customer-facing product adoption and training. Known for bridging lab and field, she helps research teams operationalize long-read sequencing workflows in real-world settings across EMEA. An uncommon strength is her track record of moving between pure research and commercial deployment, making her adept at both method development and pragmatic implementation.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
EnterpriseWISE Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, EnterpriseWISE Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Cambridge Judge Business SchoolBSc Biotechnology, BSc Biotechnology at Garden City College, BangaloreStepping Into Management, Stepping Into Management at Wellcome Sanger InstituteDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Bioinformatics at Queen Mary University of London
English, SinhalaGithub contributions (2)
dilrinidesilva/PLOS_PerlScripts
Oct 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:3 commits in 13 days
dilrinidesilva/ngs
Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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