Deborah M. Leigh

May 23, 2024 | nature.com | Deborah M. Leigh |Amy Vandergast |Margaret E. Hunter |Eric D. Crandall |W. Chris Funk |Colin J. Garroway | +5 more

AbstractGenetic and genomic data are collected for a vast array of scientific and applied purposes. Despite mandates for public archiving, data are typically used only by the generating authors. The reuse of genetic and genomic datasets remains uncommon because it is difficult, if not impossible, due to non-standard archiving practices and lack of contextual metadata.

Feb 24, 2023 | inkl.com | Deborah M. Leigh |Jennifer Hill

Her mother, Deborah Leigh, is aiming to raise awareness of the condition so other families do not face a similar tragedy. Mrs Leigh said: “She [Helen] was so very independent and the day she died she’d just got the car she’d always wanted and found out she’d been offered a job as a phlebotomist for a private practice. “After her death, the neurologist wrote to us saying ‘In retrospect, Helen probably had both epileptic and NEAD seizures.’“Well, you can imagine how that went down.