Wayne Aubrey

Wayne Aubrey is a Lecturer in Software Engineering at the Department of Computer Science, Aberystwyth University. His research focuses on bioinformatics, genomics, and automation in biological applications. He holds a PhD from Aberystwyth University (2009), supervised by Dr. Young and Dr. Soldatova.

Research Interests:

• Development of bioinformatics tools for gene prediction and genome annotation (e.g., StORF-Reporter)
• Automation in genome editing and drug discovery
• Analysis of microbial communities and metagenomic data
• Software engineering methodologies for biological applications

Recent Work Trends: Recent articles emphasize prokaryotic gene prediction challenges, haplotype reconstruction in microbial communities, and tool development for genomic analysis. His work bridges computational methods with practical biological applications, such as automated genome editing and anti-parasitic drug screening.

Grants & Projects:

• Principal Investigator (2019): 'Using Nanopore sequencing to discover novel antibiotics' funded by SSN Educational and Charitable Trust

Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary teams combining computer science and molecular biology, likely part of Aberystwyth's bioinformatics research group.