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MRC talks is a podcast from the Medical Research Council, bringing you stories from inspiring scientists working to improve lives through medical research. Tune in to our seven-part 2019 career inspirations series to find out how our scientists got to where they are and what makes them tick. Part of UK Research and Innovation, we've been funding research dedicated to improving human health since 1913. More at https://mrc.ukri.org. Language: en Genres: Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Career inspirations: Chris Ponting, computational biologist
Wednesday, 3 July, 2019
Professor Chris Ponting, computational biologist, is interviewed by Isabel Harding. Chris gave up biology at the age of 16 to focus on physics. But after finishing his Masters, he changed his mind and decided to follow his gut instinct – going back into biology via a degree in biophysics. He then specialised in bioinformatics and genomics. Chris and his team are looking at ways to improve human health, and find new ways to treat disease, by looking at how single letter changes in our DNA affect our disease risk. At the intersection between population scale and molecular data, Chris leads a fellow’s programme, training people with PhDs in physics, maths, statistics and engineering, to work on biological puzzles. In this episode, he explains how by bringing people together with different skills and perspectives, he hopes to change biology and medicine for the better – while also enriching people’s careers. View the transcript: https://mrc.io/2RWanFO Producer: Isabel Harding Presenter: Debs Barber Editor: Hasina Sacranie Music credits: "Clean Soul" and "Brittle Rille" Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under CC BY 4.0
