London Calling 2024 - Speakers
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Rhys White
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- Job title
- Institution
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research, New Zealand
- Biography
Dr. Rhys White is a computational biologist specialising in microbial genomics, particularly in the field of pathogenic microorganisms. Rhys earned his BSc (Hons) from Cardiff University and completed his PhD at The University of Queensland. At the Institute of Environmental Science and Research Institute (ESR), Rhys has been instrumental in analysing and reporting on COVID-19 and New Zealand’s responses to the pandemic. Now, Rhys’ research combines genomics and evolutionary biology to address fundamental questions about pathogen evolution. By utilising advanced genomic techniques and bioinformatics, including short-read sequencing technologies and Oxford Nanopore Technologies long-reads, Rhys’ work sheds light on the evolution, emergence, and dissemination of pathogens in New Zealand.
- Recent publications
Bloomfield, M. et al. Early identification of a ward-based outbreak of Clostridioides difficile using prospective multilocus sequence type-based Oxford Nanopore genomic surveillance. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 1–7 (2024). DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.77
White, R.T. et al. Genomic epidemiology reveals geographical clustering of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli ST131 associated with bacteraemia in Wales. Nature Communications 15:1371 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45608-1
White, R.T. et al. Whole-genome sequencing of Chlamydia psittaci from Australasian avian hosts: A genomics approach to a pathogen that still ruffles feathers. Microbial Genomics 9:001072 (2023). DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001072