Andrew Mcarthur

Biography

Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Cisco Research Chair in Bioinformatics McMaster UniversityAssociate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences Cisco Research Chair in Bioinformatics McMaster University

Research Interest

Biological database design and predictive analytics, particularly in the areas of antimicrobial drug resistance and molecular epidemiology Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database (arpcard.mcmaster.ca) Development of Integrated Health Biosystems research at McMaster University, bridging data-intensive biomedical research and clinical healthcare Bioinformatics workflows and Cloud computing for gene expression, gene regulation, and population genomics Next generation DNA sequence analysis, genome assembly, and genome annotation Molecular phylogenetics and phylogenomics Ecotoxicogenomics of environmental contaminants (metals, organics, pharmaceuticals) using zebrafish, mouse, and other model systems.