Benjamin Housden

Benjamin Housden is an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter's Living Systems Institute. His research integrates interdisciplinary approaches to investigate how genetic mutations cause diseases, leveraging advanced technologies and high-throughput genetic screening for drug discovery. He specializes in optimizing screening methodologies through liquid handling automation, developing novel molecular biology tools, and applying machine learning for data analysis.

• Research Focus: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and cancer-related mutations.
• Collaborations: NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre, Health Analytics @Exeter, and Microbes and Society @Exeter.
• Expertise: Genetic networks, therapeutic target identification, and computational biology.