Dr Payton Tung On Yau

London Based

Applying Strategic Foresight to Epidemiological Data. I bridge the gap between biological reality and computational potential, integrating genetic epidemiology with real-world evidence (RWE) strategies.

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Recent Focus

Open Source Development

OptSurvCutR currently under peer review at rOpenSci. Standardising survival analysis workflows.

The Resistance Archives

Writing a comprehensive blog series decoding the WHO Top 24 Superbugs. From Pipettes to R Packages.

OptSurvCutR

R Package v0.2

Validated biomarker optimisation package. Automating optimal cutpoint determination for survival analysis using information criteria.

Dry Lab R / Python / NGS

Computational Genomics

AML Therapeutics: Integrated NanoString & RNA-Seq to validate Tipifarnib MOA.

Bramley Genome: De novo assembly of the heritage Bramley cultivar using Oxford Nanopore sequencing.

IBD Transcriptomics: Defined gene signatures for mucosal healing.

Translational Science Biobanking / Diagnostics

Molecular Epidemiology

Viral Oncology: Epigenetic profiling of EBV-associated Gastric Cancer.

CRC Diagnostics: Multiplex PCR assays for miRNA & microbial screening.

Pathogenesis: Longitudinal tracking of C. difficile in IBD cohorts.

One Health & Global Security

Unifying genomic data from environmental reservoirs and clinical settings to combat AMR and emerging pathogens.

Resource Platform

UK Crop Microbiome CryoBank

Previously managed national platforms for UKRI/BBSRC phytobiomes research.

Publications

Research Portfolio

Peer-reviewed findings focusing on Genomic Surveillance, Microbiomes, and Disease Pathology.

Google Scholar ORCID: 0000-0002-6019-3837

Library

Current Read

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel

PhD

By Published Works

Biological Nature of Diseases (Medicine)

MBA Candidate

Academic Pedagogy

Roles & Subjects LSST / NTU / UoPeople Lecturer & Instructor delivering modules in Psychology, Molecular Biology, and Global Health; providing guidance for (post)graduate research projects.

Philosophy Connection & Application Moving beyond knowledge transfer. I focus on connecting people to real-world challenges, fostering an environment where critical thinking drives applied solutions.

Market Intelligence

Systems Thinking applied to biology and finance. Evaluating structural moats and managing risk across complex scientific and economic landscapes.

High-Moat Sector Watchlist

Speaking

FOSDEM 2026

"From Binary to Granular: Automating Multi-Threshold Survival Analysis with OptSurvCutR"

Bio-Economic Strategy

"The bottleneck in modern science isn't data generation; it's connection. I bridge the gap between wet-lab protocols and computational pipelines, connecting diverse teams to maximise resource efficiency."