Curriculum Vitae


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DANIEL BREWER


EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Oct 2002 onwards (Institute of Child Health and Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology, University College London) Oct 2001 to Sept 2002 (CoMPLEX, University College London)
  • MRes in Biological Complexity. (Distinction)
Oct 1996 to June 2000 (Imperial College, London)
  • Physics - MSci. (First Class Honours)
  • Final Year Project "Investigation of the Actin Filament Structure in the Vertebrate Muscle Sarcomere using Serial Section Reconstruction."
Sept 1989 to July 1996 (Dane Court Grammer School, Broadstairs, Kent)
  • 1996 A-levels: Physics (A); Pure Mathematics (A); Mechanics (A); History (B)
  • 1993-4 10 GCSEs including English Language (B) and Mathematics (A).

PUBLICATIONS

  • Reconstructing gene networks: what are the limits? Stark J, Brewer D, Barenco M, Tomescu D, Callard R, Hubank M. Biochem Soc Trans. 2003 Dec 31(Pt 6):1519-25.
  • Accurate prediction of transcription factor targets using Hidden Variable Dynamic Modelling of microarray time series data. Barenco M, Tomescu D, Brewer D, Callard R, Stark J, Hubank M. [In preparation]
  • Correcting scaling mismatches in oligonucleotide microarray data. Barenco M, Stark J, Brewer D, Tomescu D, Callard R, Hubank M. [In preparation]

CONFERENCES AND COURSES ATTENDED

  • Unravelling Nature's Networks: from Microarray and Proteomic Analysis to Systems Biology (University of Sheffield, UK. 20 - 22 July 2003)(Poster)
  • Modelling Metabolic and Signal Transduction Networks (St Hugh's College, Oxford, UK.1-4 September 2004) (Talk and Poster)
  • Regulatory Networks Workshop (Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, USA. 8-12 November 2004)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  • October 2001 onwards Demonstrator and marker for the Mathematics Department, University College London.
  • June - September 2001 Through a Pfizer summer scholarship I worked for twelve weeks in the Analytic Research and Development department of Pfizer Ltd., Sandwich. I designed, developed and documented a windows program that calculates the water absorption properties of tablets/capsules in vessels (using Visual C++ 6).
  • Summer 1999 UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory Edinburgh, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ. A company that designs and builds telescopes funded by the PPARC research council. I spent 2 months working in the adaptive optics group on various experiments.

SKILLS

Mathematical Modelling
  • Large amount of experience with the tools and techniques of non-linear ordinary differential equation modelling and with parameter estimation.
  • Experience with MCMC and stochastic processes.
Laboratory Skills
  • Broad experience of work in the physics laboratory gained from Imperial College and work at UKATC.
Computing
  • Competent in Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
  • A good knowledge and experience of C++ and some knowledge in the programming languages perl, python, bash scripts and Visual C++ 6.
  • Web design and administrating skills.
  • A good level of system administration knowledge.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Sex: Male
Nationality: British
Status: Married

CONTACT DETAILS

E-Mail: cv@brewer.me.uk


REFEREES

Professor Jaroslav Stark
Department of Mathematics
Imperial College London
180 Queen's Gate
London SW7 2BZ
j.stark@imperial.ac.uk

Dr. Mike Hubank
Molecular Hamatology & Cancer Biology Unit
Institute of Child Health
30 Guildford Street
London WC1N 1EH
m.hubank@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Professor Robin Callard
Immunobiology Unit
Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London WC1N 1EH
rcallard@ich.ucl.ac.uk