McGill Genome Centre
Atia Amin is a PhD candidate at McGill University specializing in Human/Medical Genetics, with a comprehensive background in bioinformatics and molecular biology. Experience includes roles as a Research Assistant at Université du Québec à Montréal, focusing on identifying microbial biomarkers in wheat and developing an agricultural monitoring system utilizing machine learning. Prior experience as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of South Dakota involved predicting the regulatory roles of transcription factors in CAM plants and characterizing these factors through molecular biology techniques. Additionally, Atia has held positions as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, Summer Intern at Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd., and Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant in a Plant Biotechnology Lab, gaining a diverse set of technical skills and practical laboratory experience. Educational credentials include a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of South Dakota and a Bachelor's Degree in Microbiology from the University of Dhaka.
McGill Genome Centre
The McGill Genome Centre provides Canadian and international researchers with high-throughput technologies and cutting-edge approaches to enable next-generation genomic studies. Our Centre addresses key challenges in harnessing the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS) into innovation in biomedicine and the life sciences by: 1) Empowering study designs, sequencing and analytical solutions for nucleotide variation, 2) Providing comprehensive tools to assess functional differences in human tissues and cells, 3) Furnishing scalable techniques and robust interrogation of functional genomic variation in populations. We work closely with the other two major national genome centres as a founding member of the CGEn consortium to coordinate these efforts across Canada. Initiatives led by our scientists have enabled us to secure state-of-the-art technologies and integrate innovative methodologies, setting the stage for contemporary and future genomics operations with scope and impact beyond simply producing raw data, and thereby allowing Quebec and Canadian scientists leadership in genome-based science.