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Dr Helen Hipperson is a Research & Development Fellow in Genomics at the University of Sheffield's School of Biosciences, where she manages the long-read sequencing facility and delivers bioinformatics training as part of the NERC Environment Omics Facility. Her career spans genomic research across multiple institutions including Imperial College London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Her research focuses on applying genomic techniques to plant and soil biology, ecology, evolution, conservation, and population genomics. She utilizes cutting-edge sequencing technologies including de novo genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, and environmental DNA analysis. Current projects involve dietary analysis in wild sheep populations, plant epigenetic immunity research, and rapid in-field genomics for crop disease monitoring in Uganda.
Hipperson's publication record demonstrates expertise in metabarcoding, eDNA applications, and conservation genomics, with recent work spanning earthworm biodiversity assessment, avian demography, and parasite strain variation. Her research shows consistent application of genomic methods to ecological questions across diverse systems from grasslands to tropical lakes.
As a key member of the NERC Environment Omics Facility training team, she co-develops and delivers bioinformatics courses including Python for Bioinformatics, Metabarcoding analysis, and Population Genomics. She supervises researchers through the Visitor Facility program and provides technical support for genomic projects across the university.
Hipperson manages the Genomics Laboratory's long-read sequencing facility and contributes to multiple collaborative projects including NERC 'Ecology Within' and BBSRC-funded epigenetic immunity research. Her technical expertise spans both wet lab genomic techniques and bioinformatics analysis pipelines.
