Ailith Ewing

Ailith Ewing is a Chancellor's Fellow and Group Leader at the MRC Human Genetics Unit and Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre, affiliated with the Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on statistical cancer genomics, particularly the evolution of structural variants (SVs) in tumors.

• Role: Group Leader, Chancellor's Fellow
• Collaborations: Prof Val Brunton, Prof Charlie Gourley, Dr Catalina Vallejos, and others.

Research Interests:

• Describe genome-wide patterns of SVs during tumourigenesis
• Identify evolutionary biomarkers linking germline and somatic variation
• Investigate DNA repair mechanisms in cancer progression
• Develop statistical models for longitudinal tumor sequencing data

Key Collaborations:

• Prof Ian Tomlinson (University of Edinburgh)
• Prof Martin Taylor (University of Edinburgh)
• Prof Sarah McClelland (Barts Cancer Institute)
• Dr Siddhartha Kar (University of Cambridge)
• Prof Stuart Forbes (University of Edinburgh)

Education & Training: Not explicitly listed in the provided text.

Scientific Awards:

• Chancellor's Fellow (University of Edinburgh)

Teaching & Leadership: Develops genomics training materials (e.g., Data Carpentry workshops) and supervises PhD students in computational and experimental cancer genetics.