Genomic Technologies Platform Lead

Louise Chappell-Maor

Louise Chappell-Maor

Bio

I have a keen interest in DNA, RNA, and especially how modern genomic technologies can assist and augment scientific research.

I began my career in the field of microRNAs and other smallRNAs, elucidating their involvement in different plant systems from viral infection, through plant architectural development to the control of metabolism in fruit pigment accumulation. I shifted gears to move into the fields of first murine immunology then subsequently human epigenetics, where I specialised in the implementation of next-generation sequencing technologies. I have practical lab experience with RNA-seq, bisulphite-sequencing, ATAC-seq, CUT&Tag-seq, plus single cell RNA, methyl-seq and Hi-C library construction.

I bring a wealth of experience in next-generation sequencing technologies to The Sainsbury Laboratory to establish a new platform for these technologies alongside our innovative, highly cost-effective T-PLEX amplicon sequencing technique.

Job history

  • 2020 - 2024

    Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate

    Biomedical Research Centre, University of East Anglia, UK
    Prof. David Monk’s group
  • 2016 - 2020

    Lab Manager

    Dept. of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
    Prof. Steffen Jung’s group
  • 2010 - 2016

    PhD student

    Dept. of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
    Prof. Asaph Aharoni’s group
  • 2008 - 2010

    MSc student

    Dept. of Plant Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
    Prof. Yuval Eshed’s group
  • 2001 - 2008

    Research Associate

    The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
    Prof. David Baulcombe’s group

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