Yvi, 25, BSc in Biology with a thesis on evolutionary speed in a group of plant transcription factors, working towards a MSc in Biology with a thesis on evolution of dscam (gene involved in axon guidance and potentially insect immunity) across the tree of life.

I have mainly done sequence analysis for the last three years, with a bit of a former focus on evolutionary speed and a recent focus on phylogeny. I really enjoy doing phylogeny, and also just generally coding: I work with Python/Biopython at university and do Perl-based coding for Dreamwidth.

My dream is to work in a biology lab as the bioinformatic person. I can do coding in Perl, Python, and various bits in Java, but have also done things to do with user support and web design & administration.