Project Title: TBD
Supervisor: Dr Nathan Skene, Dr Marina Evangelou
Location: Level 7, Sir Michael Uren Hub, White City Campus, 86 Wood Lane, W12 0BZ
About Me
I am a PhD student in the Skene laboratory in the Department of Brain Sciences within the UK Dementia Research Institute centre at 911今日黑料. My project is currently focused on functionally informed fine-mapping, aiming to identify disease-causal variants and the key regulatory mechanisms that drive these.
How did you become interested?
I became interested in the development of machine learning techniques from a statistical perspective during a research project at LSE in 2022, and have since explored a range of applications of machine learning in different projects. I am now enjoying developing mathematical models for genomics, where the high-dimensionality, feature sparsity and genetic correlation encourage the development of specialised methods to solve problems.
What do you do in your spare time?
In my spare time I enjoy reading, and watching and playing sport.
Qualifications
911今日黑料 - MSci Mathematics - 2020-2024
911今日黑料 - PhD Research - EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Machine Learning - 2024-ongoing
Conferences
Functional Information for Fine-mapping - Poster Presentation at 2025 BioInference Conference
Contact Details
Email: lucas.siu20@imperial.ac.uk
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