Career Journey Story- Dr. Benjamin Moore, European Bioinformatics Institute

Watch the exclusive interview with Dr. Benjamin Moore. The Interview covers his passion for research & how he moved from the University of Cambridge to one of the premier institutes of the world- the European Bioinformatics Institute.

About Ben,

Ben is the Ensembl Outreach Project Manager. He is responsible for the strategic development and organization of the training program and user support for the Ensembl genome browser and databases. Ben joined Ensembl as an Outreach Officer in September 2015, where he has delivered 175 workshops to over 5,000 scientists around the world. He also was responsible for providing online user support, creating online training materials, and managing social media.

Before starting at EMBL-EBI, Ben obtained his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the University of Cambridge and obtained his MSc. in Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in 2011.

He has previously been involved in a number of public-engagement initiatives, such as the BlueSci science radio show, the Pint of Science festival, and the British Science Association.

Interview hosted by Decode Life ( https://decodelife.co.in/ )

Points which discussed in interview :

1. What is your personal background/upbringing/ early education and motivation to pursue a research career?

2. You are a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at the University of Cambridge. How difficult is it to get a Ph.D. from such a prestigious Institution?

3. What did you do in your Ph.D.?

4. What, according to you is so special about getting a Ph.D. degree from the University of Cambridge

5. You are currently working in the European Bioinformatics Institute at EMBL as Ensembl Outreach Manager. How did you come into this job?

6. Can You describe a typical day at EMBL-EBI? I mean, How good is this organization as a workplace?

7. EBI is one of the premier institutes in the World in the bioinformatics domain. So, you are one of the best people to tell us how you see bioinformatics as a career in the coming years ?

8. What is your advice for someone who would like to pursue a career as a researcher at EBI both as a Ph.D. student or a postdoctoral fellow in Bioinformatics?

9. What skills do you think are fundamental to becoming a bioinformatician?

10. You have delivered 175 workshops to over 5,000 scientists around the world. So, by your experience can you tell us how scientific research, especially biological, which contains a lot of technical language and data, can be more accessible to the general public, especially in developing countries?

11. Can you tell us the societal impact of research on EBI?

12. How frequently do you have to travel in your job responsibilities?

13. You are a trainer? Was there a teacher that inspired you?

14. How did you deal with criticism of yourself as an employee? And what keeps you going? 15. What are your other activities besides training?

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