Philip Harrison

Philip Harrison is a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University. He holds a PhD in marine biology (2006, focusing on grey seal population dynamics) and is pursuing a second PhD in pharmaceutical science, developing machine learning methods for microscopy image analysis within the HASTE project. His research spans biodiversity modeling, computational biology, and pharmaceutical applications of AI.

Education:

• PhD in Marine Biology, 2006 (Topic: Population Dynamics of Grey Seals)
• Current PhD Candidate in Pharmaceutical Science (Focus: Machine Learning in Microscopy Analysis)

Research Interests:

Harrison’s work bridges ecology and computational bioscience. Early research modeled wildlife populations and biodiversity trends. Current projects leverage deep learning for drug discovery, cellular imaging analysis, and lipid nanoparticle drug delivery. He collaborates on the HASTE project, advancing AI-driven scientific pipelines.

Publications:

Recent work includes peer-reviewed articles on mechanism-of-action prediction via image data fusion, Boolean protein interaction methods, and deep learning in cytometry. His publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining AI with pharmaceutical and ecological challenges.

Advising/Grants:

No formal student advising or grant details provided in sources. His research is embedded in collaborative projects like HASTE, focusing on cloud-native data pipelines and AI applications.

Labs/Teams:

Part of the Pharmaceutical Bioinformatics group at Uppsala, contributing to cross-disciplinary teams in computational bioscience and drug discovery.