Maximilian Stammnitz
PhD Student
Department of Veterinary Medicine,
University of Cambridge
Lara Urban
Humboldt Research Fellow
University of Otago,
New Zealand
Andre Holzer
PhD Student
Department of Plant Sciences,
University of Cambridge
Susannah Salter
Advanced Research Assistant
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
Paul Saary
Predoctoral Fellow
European Bioinformatics Institute, University of Cambridge
Michael Scherm
PhD Student
Department of Biochemistry,
University of Cambridge
Surangi Perera
PhD Student
Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
Daniel Kunz
PhD Student
Wellcome Sanger Institute & Department of Physics,
University of Cambridge
Michael Hall
Predoctoral Fellow
European Bioinformatics Institute, University of Cambridge
Philipp Braeuninger- Weimer
Postdoctoral researcher
Centre of Advanced Photonics and Electronics, University of Cambridge
Daniel Elías Martin- Herranz
Co-Founder & CSO at Chronomics
European Bioinformatics Institute, University of Cambridge
Jotautas Baronas
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge
Fiona Gilsenan
Communications Manager
Wolfson College,
University of Cambridge
Fahad Khokhar
Research Assistant
Department of Medicine,
University of Cambridge
Acknowledgements
Jack Monahan & Adrien Leger, EMBL-EBI
Zamin Iqbal, EMBL-EBI
Alexander Patto and WaterScope
Jenny Molloy, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Heather Martinez and Gemma Gambrill, Qiagen
Kim Judge, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
David Seilly, Cambridge Veterinary School
Ben Wagstaff & Rob Field, John Innes Center Norwich
Elliot Brooks, UEA Norwich
Jenny Pratscher, Heriot-Watt University
Alina Ham, Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Funding
University of Cambridge Public Engagement Starter Fund 2017
Lilo and Dr. Manfred Fuchs Fund
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
QIAGEN
We are an interdisciplinary team of Cambridge PhD students who are passionate about applying DNA sequencing methods to solve environmental challenges.
Our task force combines knowledge and experience from various life science backgrounds with the curiosity to learn about and share experiences with cutting-edge portable DNA sequencing technology.
PuntSeq's expertise involves Arduino equipment handling, biological laboratory work, DNA sequencing, microbiology and bioinformatic analyses. In 2017, we received an OpenPlant grant and Public Engagement starter fund by the University of Cambridge, which allowed us to acquire our MinION and to undertake preliminary tests...