MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology
Using computational biology to help understand complex biological systems and combat diseases, from blood disorders to cancer and diabetes.
MRC WIMM researchers win Health x AI Hackathon with tool to tackle delays in patient care
Three MRC WIMM researchers have won a £5,000 prize at a Health x AI Hackathon held at Google’s London headquarters, after developing an AI-powered tool designed to identify delays in patient care.
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The MRC WIMM Centre for Computational Biology offers training courses in basic data science skills and computational biology methods.
Read moreKevin Rue-Albrecht to lead BioFAIR Pathfinder Project
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Rue-Albrecht, who has been selected as one of BioFAIR’s inaugural Pathfinder Projects.
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We aim to share our outputs with the scientific community and have developed a range of open source tools.
Read moreVerena Korber receives CRUK Career Development Fellowship
Congratulations to Dr Verena Korber, who has been awarded a Career Development Fellowship from Cancer Research UK.
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Latest publications
Zone Equalisation Normalisation for Improved Alignment of Epigenetic Signal.
Journal article
Wilson T. et al, (2026), Bioinformatics
α-Synuclein blocks endoplasmic reticulum co-translational protein translocation early in Parkinson's disease.
Journal article
Lam CL. et al, (2026), Nat Commun, 17
ChatMDV: Reducing Technical Barriers in Bioinformatics Analysis using Large Language Models.
Journal article
Kiourlappou M. et al, (2026), Gigascience
The fetal specific gene LIN28B is essential for human fetal B-lymphopoiesis and initiation of KMT2A::AFF1 infant leukemia.
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Ling RE. et al, (2026), Blood
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A summer of science and engagement
26 Aug, 2026
