Simon Whelan
Head of Scientific Advisory
Medical Science
Notch communications
Sweden
Biography
Simon is a Group Leader at Uppsala University’s Evolutionary Biology Centre, where he leads a research lab focused on using our knowledge of evolution to develop tools for understanding and studying genomes. His work includes the first full comparisons between mammalian genomes and he’s developed several widely used methods for comparing proteins. After his PhD at the University of Cambridge he held research positions at the European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, and University of Manchester, UK. He enjoys exploring the countryside through running and hiking, playing the guitar, and improving his Swedish.
Research Interest
His research interests lie in Healthcare and Medical Sciences. He is the Editor-in-Chief Member of many peer reviewed journals and his area of expertise credits him with many publications in national and international journals. He is committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his authorship of many books.