George Wood

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Cambridge | Bioinformatics & Multi-Omics | Functional Validation | RNA Biology | Host-Microbe Interaction

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

Postdoctoral Research Associate and Cambridge PhD graduate specialising in RNA biology, host-microbe interactions and innate immunity. I interrogate large multi-omics datasets to deliver genuine biological insight. With fluency across the entire analysis pipeline, I ensure that results remain grounded in biological reality, enabling me to test them through targeted validation experiments. By combining bioinformatics with robust cell- and reporter-based assays, I uncover precise molecular mechanisms driving the regulation of gene expression at multiple levels and how it impacts both health and disease.

Experience

  • Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Cambridge
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Investigating RNA Biology during host-pathogen interactions in the Chung Lab, Department of Pathology.

  • R&D and Quality Control Systems Intern at Diagnostics for the Real World Ltd (DRW)
    Apr 2019 - Sep 2019 · 6 mos

    Supported the development, testing, and regulatory compliance of point-of-care (POC) molecular diagnostics designed to detect infectious diseases using isothermal nucleic acid amplification in resource-limited settings.

  • Visiting Research Student at Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute
    Jun 2015 - Sep 2015 · 4 mos

    Awarded a competitive Downing College Long Vacation Research Bursary (via the Bill Willetts and Mays Wild Funds) to conduct a computational project supervised by Dr Andrew Holding within the Markowetz group, generating a custom bioinformatics pipeline that incorporated a novel ChIP-seq data normalisation technique.