cell.codes Lucas Dent | Researcher | Computational Cell Biology
I’m Lucas Dent, a Research Scientist at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London. My research focuses on computational cell biology. I develop machine learning, informatics and visualisation tools, to get information from live imaging, and 3D images of biological systems. I also use functional genetics to understand how cells and tissues are built.
Recently, this includes machine learning and informatics approaches to 3D imaging. We have also used imaging with multi-omics approaches that combine computation and experiments to understand cell growth, inflammation, geometry, and transcription factor signalling.
My developmental genetic work focuses on cell growth and proliferation and tissue maintenance. This knowledge is fundamental to human development, regeneration, disease, and creating therapies.