MacAlasdair, Neil

Neil MacAlasdair

PhD Student

Genomics of Pneumonia, Meningitis and Neonatal Sepsis
Parasites and Microbes

Parkhill Group
Pathogen Genomics

My research focuses on using a global whole-genome sequenced dataset of Neisseria meningitidis to understand its evolution. In particular, I am interested in understanding its population structure, pan-genome, and how recombination affects its evolution.

Neil is a PhD Student at the Sanger Institute.

My timeline

Started PhD at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and University of Cambridge
Hon.B.Sc. from the University of Toronto

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Programmes and Facilities

Programme

Parasites and Microbes

We use genomics to study important problems in infectious disease, with a strong desire to develop and refine tools for disease ...

Programme

Infection Genomics

The Infection Genomics Programme investigates the common underpinning mechanisms of evolution, infection and resistance to therapy in viruses, bacteria and parasites. ...