Bioinformatics and its clinical impact

2.30pm – 3pm BST, 25 September 2023 ‐ 30 mins

Room: Hall 8A

Molecular Pathology

Abstract

An overview of how Bioinformatics has developed within Anthony Nolan, it's key projects and its impact moving forward. Areas covered will include:

• A brief overview of Bioinformatics
• Using Bioinformatics at Anthony Nolan;
• The IPD reference Databases, in particular the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database
• Population genetics of the HLA register
• An insight into HLA sequencing and clinical impact
• The future of bioinformatics at Anthony Nolan

Learning outcomes

Delegates attending this presentation will have:

• A brief overview of Bioinformatics
• What the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database is and registry analysis/population genetics
• Insight into HLA sequencing and clinical impact

Speakers

Dr James Robinson

Head of Bioinformatics , The Anthony Nolan Trust, The Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr James Robinson

Head of Bioinformatics , The Anthony Nolan Trust, The Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dr James Robinson is a bioinformatics scientist with over 20 years of experience in developing bioinformatics solutions within the transplant field. He leads a Bioinformatics team who provide bioinformatics development and support for key projects within the Anthony Nolan. These include the continued development and maintenance of the IMGT/HLA and IPD Databases, in collaboration with EMBL-EBI.  Other projects include population genetics studies of large datasets of HLA data and implementing cloud-based solutions to enable sequencing of HLA genes using PacBio Technology.

He is a member of the WHO HLA Nomenclature Committee,  EFI and WMDA committees and section editor for the HLA journal.