Richard Edwards
Senior Ecological Consultant at The UWA Oceans Institute
Dublin, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolRichard Edwards is a Senior Ecological Consultant and interdisciplinary genomics expert with 11 years of professional experience bridging biomolecular research and applied conservation. A former academic group leader and award-winning tertiary educator, he has led genome assembly and biodiversity genomics programs across marine and terrestrial systems, deploying Illumina, PacBio, ONT, Hi-C and hybrid approaches to generate high-quality reference genomes. He combines hands-on sequencing facility management and bioinformatics tool development with practical conservation outcomes, helping translate complex genomic data into monitoring and invasive-species management strategies. Comfortable collaborating with clinicians, ecologists, statisticians and chemists, he is equally at home explaining molecular evolution to students or negotiating pragmatic, cross-disciplinary solutions for sustainable development. Based in Dublin, he retains active adjunct roles at UWA and UNSW, reflecting a career that moves seamlessly between rigorous research and real-world environmental impact.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Genetics, PhD, Genetics at University of NottinghamPostgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice, Tertiary Education, Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice, Tertiary Education at University of Southampton4 A-Levels, 1 AS, 11 GCSEs, 4 A-Levels, 1 AS, 11 GCSEs at Bognor Regis Community College
Irish, English
Github Skills (21)
sequence-analysis10
bioinformatics7
structural-variation7
pairwise7
genomics7
sequence-alignment6
cytoscape4
discovery4
compiler4
genome3
parser3
sequencing2
rest2
molecule1
blast1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
slimsuite/depthsizer
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:3 releases, 3 commits, 1 push in 11 months
slimsuite/gapspanner
Feb 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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