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Shamith Samarajiwa is an Associate Professor at Imperial College London, specializing in Genomics within the Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction. His lab investigates gene regulatory processes, focusing on epigenomics, translatomics, and metabolomics, which contribute to understanding normal physiology and disease pathology. His research includes the regulation of host defense mechanisms and their connections to antiviral, inflammatory, and anti-tumor responses, as well as the chromatin state changes underlying cellular senescence and aging. He utilizes a combination of Computational and Systems Biology, employing advanced artificial intelligence methods to analyze complex biomedical datasets. Key focus areas include developing integrative approaches to identify Upstream Regulators of Gene Signatures and explore the implications of metabolic and lipodomic changes. His work on cancer emphasizes understanding the regulatory processes of carcinogenesis and metastasis, tackling the challenges caused by tumor heterogeneity and microenvironment interactions. He is dedicated to enhancing early detection and diagnosis methods for cancer through innovative computational strategies.
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
Imperial College London • London, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge, MRC Cancer Unit • Cambridge, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge, CRUK Cambridge Institute • Cambridge, United Kingdom
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.