Ruth Colleran

Ruth Colleran is a skilled Genomics Data Scientist currently working at Genomics England since September 2022, specializing in the Cancer Short Reads group. Prior experience includes serving as an Associate Bioinformatics Scientist at Illumina within the Medical Genomics Research group from May 2021 to September 2022, and holding the role of Bioinformatics Data Analyst Intern in the same group. Ruth's background also features a position as a Laboratory Demonstrator at the National University of Ireland, Galway, where responsibilities included teaching first-year medical physiology labs. Earlier work experience includes roles at Smyths Toys Superstores and Cactus Club Cafe. Ruth holds a Master's degree in Biomedical Genomics from the University of Galway (2019-2020) and a Bachelor of Science in Physiology from the same institution (2015-2019).