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James D. Finnigan

Prozomix (United Kingdom)ORCID 0000-0002-8514-784XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

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Simon J. CharnockiD· 2 shared Anil WipatiD· 1 shared Aurélio HidalgoiD· 1 shared Gizem BuldumiD· 1 shared Jesmine Lim· 1 shared John Martínez-SalvadoriD· 1 shared Katherine JamesiD· 1 shared Laura Blas-MuñoziD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Ultrahigh-throughput screening for sialic acid-active enzymes in the microbial genetic diversity

John Martínez-Salvador, Sara Trujillo-Cubillo, Laura Blas-Muñoz, Melissa Conte, Wolf‐Dieter Fessner, Simon J. Charnock, James D. Finnigan, Aurélio Hidalgo

The paper develops a microfluidic screening platform to identify sialic acid-active enzymes in metagenomes, discovering a new aldolase enzyme from garden soil.

bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology

ro-crate-rs: Development of a Lightweight RO-Crate Rust Library for Automated Synthetic Biology

Matt Burridge, Zhen Ou, Katherine James, Gizem Buldum, Jesmine Lim, James D. Finnigan, Simon J. Charnock, Anil Wipat

This paper introduces ro-crate-rs, a Rust library for creating RO-Crates to manage synthetic biology data, enabling FAIR compliance and reproducibility in automated workflows.

bioRxiv · Jan 22, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology