Ellen Schofield
Research Associate Bioinfomatician
East Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolEllen Schofield is a research associate and bioinformatician with over 11 years' experience applying whole-genome sequencing and database-driven approaches to canine genetics at the University of Cambridge and the Canine Genetics Centre. She combines deep technical skills developed across roles at the Animal Health Trust, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and long service as a university computer officer with a Distinction MSc in Bioinformatics. Ellen specializes in translating large-scale WGS data into actionable genetic insights for dogs, often bridging research computing, data management and analytical pipelines. Outside the lab she leverages the same practical problem-solving as a small-time breeder of sports-mixes and cocker spaniels and as a top-level flyball trainer, giving her a hands-on perspective on phenotype and pedigree. She also builds websites, reflecting a sustained interest in software and reproducible research tools that support her genomics work. Based in East Cambridgeshire, she brings a rare combination of wet-lab-rooted biological understanding and long-standing computational engineering experience.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2:1, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2:1 at Durham UniversityMaster's degree, Bioinformatics, Distinction, Master's degree, Bioinformatics, Distinction at University of Leicester
Github Skills (20)
location8
gwas8
generic-interface7
python4
django3
bootstrap3
autocomplete3
genome2
app-search2
search-engine2
bioinformatics2
elastic2
elasticsearch2
bioconductor2
pipeline2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
tottlefields/pydgin
Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:4 PRs, 266 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
pythongeneric-interfacediseasegeneric
tottlefields/AgilityAid
Dec 2016 - Mar 2023
Contributions:175 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
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