Alex Cornish

Alex Cornish is a seasoned computational biologist currently serving as a Senior Computational Biologist at Owkin, focusing on data processing and analysis from the MOSAIC spatial multi-omics dataset in oncology and employing AI for drug development initiatives. Prior experience includes a role as a Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist at BenevolentAI, where collaboration with AstraZeneca facilitated drug target identification for heart failure and systemic lupus erythematosus, alongside mentoring responsibilities. Cornish also contributed to cancer genomics as a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Institute of Cancer Research, analyzing whole-genome sequencing data from Genomics England's 100,000 Genomes Project. Academic qualifications include a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics from Imperial College London, an MPhil in Computational Biology from the University of Cambridge, and a BSc in Natural Sciences from Durham University.