Robert Potts
Research Officer at Rotamap Ltd
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Potts is a research-focused life sciences professional and PhD-trained geneticist with eight years’ experience delivering applied research in aquaculture, vector control, and regulatory science. Currently a Research Officer at Rotamap and a Clinical Data Science PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, he combines hands-on wet-lab expertise (genetic engineering, primary cell culture, whole-animal challenges) with strong data analysis, project design and grant-winning experience. He has published first-author papers, advised on international grant proposals, and produced policy-relevant reviews for EFSA, demonstrating an ability to translate complex science for both specialists and decision-makers. Past roles running field operations and managing multicultural teams at a dive resort, plus entrepreneurial landscaping work, give him practical leadership, budgeting and problem-solving skills not usually seen in academic profiles.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, A,A,A, High School, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, A,A,A at Knights Templar SchoolBachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, First Class Honours, Bachelor’s Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, First Class Honours at University of Exeter
English
Github Skills (29)
alpha8
r7
stable7
data-wrangling6
python6
data-visualization5
data-visualisation4
database4
data-management3
effort2
open-source2
libgit22
gitbook2
documentation2
machine-learning1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
robertn01/Data-Carpentry-Social_Sciences-Python
Jun 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:45 commits, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
robertn01/group-website
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:130 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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