Dr Edwards holds a PhD and an MS in Bioinformatics from Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom and a BS in Biochemistry and Pharmacology from Kings College, University of London, United Kingdom.
Dr Edwards has over 20 years of leadership experience in Bioinformatics research and development environments in world class organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr Edwards has expertise in the application of next-generation sequencing technologies to study genetic variation in human health and disease at the genome, transcriptome and proteome levels. Dr Edwards has a track record of making highly-recognized research contributions and enabling next generation sequencing technologies to support clinical research in the areas of cancer diseases, metabolic syndromes, cardiovascular disorders, neuropathies, premature aging, ophthalmologic disorders, deafness syndromes, HIV infectious disease and cystic fibrosis. She has experience in management and scientific leadership of small- to medium-sized groups to successfully deliver complex, cross-functional informatics projects. Dr Edwards is a scientific contributor of 40+ peer-reviewed PubMed publications. Furthermore, she has co-authored an additional 40+ book reviews, book chapters, conference abstracts and presentations. She is a reviewer for several Genomics and Bioinformatics journals. Dr Edwards is affiliated with The Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology and The Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center and The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center.