Group Leader CV
Group Leader (Professor),
Division of Genetics and Genomics,
The Roslin Institute,
The University of Edinburgh,
Easter Bush,
Midlothian
EH25 9RG
Member of the Centre for Infectious Disease & Centre for Systems Biology at Edinburgh
Previous Appointments
Senior Research Fellow,
Division of Pathway Medicine,
The University of Edinburgh,
The Chancellor's Building,
College of Medicine,
49 Little France Crescent,
Edinburgh. EH16 4SB
Programme Leader,
MC Rosalind Franklin Centre for Genomics Research,
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,
Hinxton, Cambs. CB10 1SB.
September 2000 – July 2005
Team Leader,
Gene Expression Group,
The Sanger Centre,
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus,
Hinxton, Cambs. CB10 1SA.
January 1994 – August 2000
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Dept. of Cellular Physiology,
Babraham Institute, Babraham,
Cambridge CB2 4AT.
June 1990 - December 1993
Wellcome Trust Research Assistant,
Gastroenterology Unit,
Royal Postgraduate Medical School,
Hammersmith Hospital,
London W12 ONN.
February 1987 - February 1990.
Date of Birth: 28th August 1962 Nationality: British
Qualifications:
Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Medicine), 1987 – 1990
Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London.
B.Sc., (Joint Hon. II.I) Applied Science, Sheffield Polytechnic, S. Yorks. 1983 – 1986
Research Grants
University of Edinburgh
Development of network analysis tool Biolayout Express3D
BBSRC Grant (ref: BB/F003722/1) Oct. 2007 – Feb. 2009
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
BBSRC Case Studentship with ImuThes Ltd. ‘Targeting of Macrophage Signalling Activity by DNA Therapeutics’ Oct. 2007 – Dec. 2010.
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
MRC HGMP-RC, Hinxton
Establishment of a Leukaemia Research Fund Microarray Facility
LRF Project Grant Nov. 2002 - Nov. 2005
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
MRC Programme Grant Supplement, Synthesis of Oligonucleotide Probes for Use in the Fabrication of Human and Mouse Specific Microarrays
MRC Supplement Grant April 2003
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
A UK Distributed Network for Expression Profiling using DNA Microarrays (UKNEM) MRC Programme Grant July 2001 – June 2003
Principle Investigators T.C. Freeman, HGMP-RC, Cambridge, A.J. Greenfield, MGU, Harwell.
Additional to above UKNEM
BBSRC July 2001 – June 2003
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
Extension to UKNEM
MRC/BBSRC July 2003 - Sept. 2004.
Applicant: T.C. Freeman
Sanger Institute, Hinxton
Novel Therapeutics from Functional Genomics.
Applicant: T.C. Freeman, The Sanger Centre, Cambs.
Co-applicant: P. Richardson, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge.
Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals
Nov. 1997-Oct. 2000
Discovering Novel Therapeutic Targets using Multiple Gene Expression Analysis of Single Neurons.
Grant holder: Peter Richardson, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge.
Co-applicant: T.C. Freeman, The Sanger Centre, Cambs.
Parke-Davis Pharmaceuticals
Nov. 1997-Oct. 2000
A C. elegans Whole Genome DNA Microarray for Monitoring Global Patterns in Gene Expression.
Grant holder: P. Kuwabara, The Sanger Centre, Cambs.
Co-applicants: A. Coulson and T.C. Freeman, The Sanger Centre, Cambs.
Biotechnology and Biological Research Sciences Council
April 1999-March 2002
Patent Applications:
1. Design for Automated (Lucidea) Slide Processor
Applicant: Medical Research Council
Inventor: T.C. Freeman
Filing date: 27/03/96
Issued Patent No. (US): 5,958,760
Currently licensed to and in production with GE Healthcare
2. Method for Analysing Gene Expression in Single Cells
Applicant: Medical Research Council
Inventors: Freeman T.C., Richardson P.J. and Dixon A.K.
Filing date: 05/08/98
Application No.: 9817055.8
3. Identification and characterization of 10 apoptosis-inducing genes for use in gene therapy
Applicant: Imperial College Inovations
Inventors: Freeman T.C., Palmer E., and Miller A.
Filing date: 22-12-05
Application No.: 0526212.6
Founder & Director
Fios Genomics Limited
Registered address:
Fios Genomics Limited
10 Melville Crescent
EDINBURGH
EH3 7LU
Company Number: SC313809
Spin out from the Division of Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh specialising in microarray data analysis services.