MsAnusuiya Bora

Anusuiya Bora is a PhD candidate at Deakin University, Australia, and the Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from the Vellore Institute of Technology, India. 

Following her undergraduate studies, Anusuiya completed a Master of Science in Precision Medicine at University College Dublin, Ireland, supported by a 100% Global Excellence Scholarship. She graduated in August 2023 and rejoined the Ziemann group in October 2023 to commence her doctoral research. Her PhD project, "On the reproducibility of functional enrichment analysis," focuses on identifying critical methodological flaws and engineering practical solutions to improve data reliability in biomedical research. Her recent reproducibility audits revealed severe deficiencies in the literature; out of 30 peer-reviewed single-cell RNA-sequencing studies, only two were at least 80% reproducible for their enrichment analysis. To actively address these gaps, she has collaborated on developing and co-authoring foundational guidelines including "The five pillars of computational reproducibility" and "Ten common mistakes that could ruin your enrichment analysis".

 

Anusuiya is eager to collaborate with international networks to integrate these validation steps into mainstream bioinformatics pipelines. Connect with Anusuiya on LinkedIn or via email to share strategies on scaling reproducible practices across research institutions.