Matt Banton

Academic profile

Dr Matt Banton

Lecturer in Bioinformatics
School of Biomedical Sciences (Faculty of Health)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Matt's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

About Matt

2020 - Research Fellow in Bioinformatics

Previous Roles

2012 - Post-doctoral Research associate (University of Cambridge) in the molecular characterisation of rare genetic variants associated with obesity.

2010 - Post-doctoral Research associate (University of Cambridge) on the intracellular trafficking of the inhibitory T-cell receptor, CTLA-4.

Teaching

I am interested in all aspects of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics especially on the biological mechanisms that lead to disease. I teach on various modules including on the MSc Biomedical Science and BSc Biomedical Sciences. I also supervise 3rd year Bioinformatics research projects.

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