Scott Thurston

Scott Thurston is a Senior Laboratory Automation Specialist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, where since August 2002, has focused on developing innovative automation approaches for efficiency and continuous process improvement. Thurston co-designed and implemented high-throughput cherry-picking systems for the COVID-19 sequencing pipeline, enabling the routine processing of over 64,000 SARS-CoV-2 samples per week, and played a core role in the design of the UK's Genomic Surveillance service. Previous positions include Scientific Manager for DNA Pipelines Process Improvement, Senior Research Assistant, Advanced Research Assistant, and Research Assistant, where various automation processes and pipelines were developed. Prior experience includes a role as a Research Technician at Bio Products Laboratory Limited, where an SDS-PAGE based test was developed. Thurston holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology from the University of Hertfordshire.