Lavinia Paternoster
Professor Of Genetic Epidemiology at University of Bristol
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolLavinia Paternoster is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at the University of Bristol with 11 years of postdoctoral experience and a PhD in Human/Medical Genetics from the University of Edinburgh. She leads research on the genetic aetiology of atopic dermatitis and related traits, combining large-scale consortium science with population-based epidemiological methods. As a leading member of the EAGLE eczema consortium, she coordinates international data-sharing and meta-analysis to pinpoint genetic variants that can inform therapeutic development. Her career progression from research associate to professor reflects sustained funding success and academic leadership within the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit. Lavinia is skilled at translating complex genetic findings into clinically relevant insights, and her work is notable for bridging molecular genetics with public-health–scale datasets. Based in Bristol, she brings deep methodological rigor and collaborative reach to efforts aimed at understanding and treating eczema.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human/Medical Genetics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Human/Medical Genetics at The University of Edinburgh
Github Skills (9)
genetics4
vcf-files4
gwas4
meta-analysis4
next-generation-sequencing3
variants3
sequencing2
bioinformatics2
kernel2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
epxlp/Genetics_short_course_2016
Feb 2016 - Feb 2020
Contributions:159 commits, 155 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
epxlp/individual_genetic_risk
Oct 2016 - Dec 2020
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 2 months
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