Tracing Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Human Disease

In collaboration with one of the world’s leading Translational Biology teams, based at Biogen US, Optima’s Chief Data Scientist Dr Chris Foley’s research into the heritability of human disease now features in Nature, the world’s leading multidisciplinary science journal. Along with lead authors Dr Benjamin Sun and Dr Heiko Runz, Dr Foley is contributing to an international… Continue reading Tracing Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Human Disease

How Data Science is Impacting Drug Development: Q and A with Dr Chris Foley 

Q: What role does data science have in drug development today?Data is driving change in the drug development space. Drug development is complex, resource-heavy, and very costly. Collaborating across diverse specialisms – clinicians, chemists, geneticists, epidemiologists – scientists contribute their expertise. Notably, data scientists play a critical role in research, utilizing state-of-the-art data science and… Continue reading How Data Science is Impacting Drug Development: Q and A with Dr Chris Foley