Ana Grant

Ana Grant, Ph.D. is Executive Director of Data Sciences at Neomorph, with over 20 years of experience in bioinformatics, data science, scientific software support and data workflow automation. Originally from Portugal, Ana trained first in the U.K., obtaining her B.Sc. in Genetics from the University of Leeds, then M.Res. in Bioinformatics and D.Phil. in Chemistry from the University of York. It was at the York Structural Biology Laboratory, whilst developing a system for target selection from genomic sequences, that she discovered her passion for collaboration. As a Postdoctoral Associate at The Salk Institute, Ana worked on numerous collaborations applying data science to derive genome-wide insights on the transcriptional regulation of aging and protein homeostasis. Following her academic training, she moved to the University of Michigan, where she balanced her time between genomics research and supporting state-of-the-art OMICs analysis needs across the campus, initially for the Bioinformatics Core and later as Bioinformatics Manager for the Epigenomics Core. Prior to Neomorph, Ana was Director of Research Informatics at Synthetic Genomics, where she led a team of Bioinformaticians, Data Scientists and Software Engineers to develop an informatics platform to support algae biofuel research. There she solidified her track record on protein function and structure annotation, as well as leveraging her expertise to ensure people and systems have the software and analytics they need to do innovative science.