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Charles Foster is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales in the School of Biomedical Sciences. He completed a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) at the University of Sydney, where he received the University Medal for his first-class honours research on the evolution of Australian flora. His PhD research was centered on bioinformatics, with a specific focus on using phylogenomics to understand the evolution of flowering plants. After completing his PhD, he engaged in postdoctoral research that utilized transcriptomics to explore changes in gene expression during pregnancy across vertebrate groups, including mammals, lizards, and sharks. Currently, he is responsible for developing genomic analysis pipelines in the Virology Research Laboratory, particularly focusing on SARS-CoV-2. His responsibilities include routine genomic sequencing of viral samples from positive COVID-19 cases and addressing urgent cases flagged by NSW Health.
Virology Research Lab, University of New South Wales • Prince Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
Developing analytical pipelines for genomic analysis of viruses, especially SARS-CoV-2.
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