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Vincent Hanlon is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on a hypervariable gene in plant-parasitic nematodes, which exhibits over 1000 alleles generated through somatic rearrangements in a few cells rather than traditional inheritance. Prior to his current role, Hanlon developed single-cell DNA sequencing protocols (Strand-seq), created an R package for inversion detection and genotyping, co-developed a phasing technique using epigenetic imprinting, and studied somatic mutation accumulation in Sitka spruce trees, combining bioinformatics, molecular biology, and fieldwork.
Education:
- PhD in Genetics (University of Groningen / BC Cancer Research Centre, 2023)
- MSc in Botany (University of British Columbia, 2018)
- BSc in Mathematics and Philosophy (Queen’s University, Canada, 2014)
His work intersects computational biology and plant-pathogen interactions, with a particular emphasis on genomic and epigenetic mechanisms. Hanlon's technical expertise spans molecular biology, computational genetics, and statistical modeling.
Contact: vcth2@cam.ac.uk | Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA
