Welcome to Fios, Tom!
Fios Genomics are excited to introduce you to one of our newest recruits – Thomas Bleazard! With a strong background in cancer genomics, Tom is an ideal addition to our team. In fact, since around 60% of Fios projects are oncology-related, Tom’s experience in cancer genomics helped him to hit the ground running when he joined us in September 2020. Great to have you on board Tom!
My Journey to Fios
I studied for my masters at Seoul National University in South Korea, working on cancer genomics and writing programs for family genetics analysis. I then studied microRNA in my PhD at the University of Manchester, and published on statistical methods in the field. Before joining Fios I worked at the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control where I focused on pipeline development.
My Role
I am a Bioinformatician. At Fios, that means that I get to work across a wide variety of client projects. With a strong background in cancer genomics it is no surprise that I work on a lot of oncology projects. However, I also apply my NGS data analysis expertise to projects in other areas such as infections & vaccines.
What Is The Most Challenging Aspect of Being a Bioinformatician?
Since we work on such a wide range of projects at Fios, it is important to stay up to date with methods and advances across a variety of fields. This can be challenging but it also means that I am always working at the cutting edge of bioinformatics.
What Do You Enjoy Most About Working At Fios Genomics?
I’ve enjoyed learning more with each project I work on and I’m happy being part of the team here.
If You Could Have Any Super Power, What Would It Be & Why?
I would have the power of flight so I could literally spend all my time in the air.
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