Dr. Serena Nik-Zainal is a CRUK Advanced Clinician Scientist and an Honorary Consultant in Clinical Genetics. Since her PhD in 2009, during which she uncovered genome-wide mutational signatures in breast cancer using whole genome sequencing, Serena has continued to develop particular expertise in the analysis and interpretation of whole genome sequenced tumours. Serena now leads a growing and diverse team of researchers, clinicians, students and software developers devoted to studying mutational signatures and their implications in cancer, combining computational approaches with experimental and cancer data.
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