Thomas Lawson
Senior Scientist - Data Science
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolThomas Lawson is a Senior Scientist in Data Science with 12 years’ experience translating metabolomics and other omics data into reproducible, production-ready bioinformatics workflows. With a PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of Birmingham and an MSc (Distinction) from Leicester, he bridges rigorous research and practical software development, currently leading data science at Michabo Health Science. His career spans academic research fellowships and industry roles at MRC Harwell and Merck Millipore, giving him deep domain knowledge across laboratory practice, data management, and computational analysis. Thomas focuses on reproducible pipelines and analytical transparency—skills that reduce time-to-insight for complex metabolomics studies. Colleagues value his ability to turn messy experimental data into auditable results and deployable tools that support both research and commercial objectives.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry, 2.1, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biochemistry, 2.1 at University of NottinghamDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioinformatics at University of BirminghamMaster of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics, Distinction (79%), Master of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics, Distinction (79%) at University of Leicester
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Github Skills (65)
package-management10
bioconductor10
genomics10
qt10
mass-spectrometry10
galaxy10
bioconda10
r-package10
conda10
matching10
sequencing10
fragmentation10
segmentation10
bioinformatics10
r9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
computational-metabolomics/django-gfiles
Jul 2018 - Jun 2023
Simple file management in Django
Contributions:2 PRs, 52 pushes, 6 branches in 5 years
django
computational-metabolomics/django-mogi
Jul 2018 - Feb 2026
Metabolomics Organisation with Galaxy and ISA
Contributions:9 PRs, 47 pushes, 12 branches in 7 years 8 months
metabolomicsisagalaxy
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