Dr Adam Hunter
Senior Scientific Manager
Senior Scientific Manager leading a number of projects within Cellular Screening in Cellular Operations. Currently managing 2D cancer CRISPR screening projects, iPSC CRISPR screening project and the Saturation Genome Editing projects.
I hold BSc in Genetics and a PhD in human Embryonic Stem Cell epigenetics and have worked in mouse and human cell biology for since 2008. Initially, I began my career as a research assistant here at the Wellcome Sanger Institute working on mouse ESC biology in the Mouse Genome Project before expanding into human ESC biology. Following this short career as a research assistant I completed my PhD with the University of Cambridge at the Babraham Institute. There I focussed on modelling early epigenetic modifications during early embryonic development. Specialising in differentiating human ESC to the three germ layers and differentiating iPSC to neural stem cells. Following this I re-started my career at the Wellcome Sanger Institute as a Senior Research Assistant developing a new method for modelling neurological disorders as a part of the Deciphering Developmental Disorders project. I am now a Senior Scientific Manager in the Cellular Operations – Cellular Screening group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute leading projects in CRISPR screening of iPSC and cancer cell lines including the MAVE – Saturation Genome Editing project.
My timeline
Senior Scientific Manager in Cellular Screening - Cellular Operations
Senior Research Assistant in CGaP - Cellular Operations
Associate Consultant at IMS Consultancy Group
PhD in Human Stem Cell Development at the Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge
Laboratory Manager in Pentao Liu Group at the Wellcome Sanger Institute
Research Assistant in Mouse Genome Project at the Wellcome Sanger Institute