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Dr. Flanagan joined the Department of Statistics in 2025 with a joint appointment in the Department of Molecular Biosciences. His research focuses on statistical genetics, genomics, and the application of large-scale sequencing data to population health studies. Prior to joining RERF, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Data Science at Seoul National University, where he investigated rare-variant associations in the UK Biobank whole-genome sequencing cohort, with a particular focus on non-coding regions of the genome. Previously, at the University of Liverpool, he studied the impact of European ancestry bias in large public genomic datasets and its effects on genotype imputation across diverse populations. At RIKEN, he contributed to the development of a Japanese genotype imputation reference panel, integrating Japanese whole-genome sequencing data to improve imputation accuracy and support genetic studies in Japanese cohorts. At RERF, his work focuses on genome-wide association studies in the Adult Health Study and the analysis of somatic mutations and clonal haematopoiesis using whole-genome sequencing data.

2022

Doctor of Philosophy, Statistical Genetics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

2016

Master of Science, Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK