Dr Kathy Stirrups leads the Samples team, which is responsible for the bio-banking of samples from new participants for future research studies and the extraction and quality control of DNA before generation of genetic data. She also oversees the feasibility and then provision of samples to research groups according to the project specification and manages bespoke projects such as whole genome (WGS) or RNA sequencing to assess the translation of these techniques into health systems. Kathy has held a number of academic and small biotech roles specialising in assays and bio-banking of DNA, RNA, proteins and biological samples. Her PhD is in Molecular Virology from the University of Reading.