London Calling 2024 - Speakers
Speakers
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Dr. Carolyn Tregidgo
- Job title
- Institution
- VP, Late Stage and Applied Product Development, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
- Biography
Dr. Carolyn Tregidgo is a technical leader with significant experience in DNA sequencing of rare disease and cancer genomes, as well as product development of DNA sequencing technology. With a background in biophysics, Carolyn completed her PhD in fluorescence microscopy before joining Illumina where she worked on the development of multiple sequencing platforms. Carolyn went on to join Genomics England where she led the bioinformatics delivery team responsible for integration of new pipeline developments and return of results to the participants of the 100,000 Genome Project. During her time at Genomics England, she also managed the pipeline deployment to monitor severe response to COVID-19 and oversaw the successful regulated workflow development of the Genomic Medicine Service. In 2020, Carolyn joined Exact Sciences Innovation, formally Base Genomics — a spinout company from Oxford University, where she was head of R&D. Since August 2023, Carolyn has been Vice President of Late Stage and Applied development at Oxford Nanopore Technologies where she is responsible for the development of the regulated product lines.