About the Authors

About the Authors#

Dr Payton Yau#

(also known as Tung On Yau)

Dr Yau is a computational biologist whose research spans microbiology, oncology, and public health. He combines wet-lab and dry-lab expertise to analyse complex biomedical data, with published work on cancer biomarkers, transcriptomics, and epigenetics. He drove the creation of this textbook out of a methodological commitment to ensuring health science students are equipped with rigorous quantitative skills.

Academic Roles

  • Lecturer in Computational Biology, Nottingham Trent University, UK (2016–Present)

  • Associate Faculty in Health Science, University of the People, USA (2022–Present)

  • Research Associate, SRUC, UK (2021–2024)

  • Research Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK (2011–2014)

Education

  • PhD by Publications in Biological Nature of Diseases, Nottingham Trent University, UK

  • MSc in Biomedical Science, Nottingham Trent University, UK

Research Interests Bioinformatics · Computational Biology · Genomics & Metagenomics · Machine Learning · Gastroenterology · Public Health

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Dr Suhirthakumar Puvanendran#

(also known as Dr S. Puvanendran or Dr kumar)

Dr Puvanendran is a bioinformatics researcher and Registered Nurse specialising in multi-omics integration and machine learning for early cancer detection. His dual perspective as a bedside clinician and a computational scientist grounds his conviction that quantitative literacy is not an optional skill for health graduates—it is essential clinical infrastructure.

Academic Roles

  • Associate Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London, UK (2025–Present)

  • Lecturer, University of West London, UK (2023–Present)

Education

  • PhD in Bioinformatics, University of West London, UK

  • MSc in Bioinformatics, University of West London, UK

  • BSc (Hons) in Nursing and Healthcare, UK

Research Interests Cancer Genomics · Oncoinformatics · Multi-Omics Integration · Machine Learning & Deep Learning · Early Disease Detection

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Dr Jarunee Nualyong#

Dr Nualyong is a psychology lecturer and consultant specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and health psychology. Her expertise in emotion efficacy and group therapy interventions provides the crucial bridge between behavioral theory.

Academic Roles

  • Lecturer in Psychology, Shinawatra University, Thailand (2026–Present)

  • Instructor in Business, University of the People, USA (2025–Present)

Education

  • PhD in Counselling Psychology, Kasem Bundit University, Thailand (2021)

  • MSc in Business Consulting and Psychology, University of Aberdeen, UK (2024)

  • MSc in International Hospitality Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK (2011)

  • GradDip in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (2022)

Research Interests Counselling Psychology · Cognitive Behavioural Therapy · Emotion Efficacy · Adolescent Mental Health · Business Psychology

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