Software Engineer · University of Edinburgh

Building the software that makes complex science usable.

I'm Digin Dominic. I build research platforms, microscopy pipelines, 3D visualisations, and infrastructure for the Genes to Cognition Programme under Professor Seth Grant. Co-first author on SynaptopathyDB in Scientific Reports.

University of Edinburgh|Co-first author, Scientific Reports|29+ documented projects|8+ years in engineering

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Lead Web Developer

SynaptopathyDB

Researchers needed a way to query proteomic, genetic, and phenotypic data together instead of moving across disconnected papers, databases, and spreadsheet-like resources.

Integrates data from 64 mammalian synapse proteomic studies into one searchable system
Surfaces 3,437 consensus synapse proteins linked to 1,266 OMIM diseases
Supports unified gene, disease, mutation, and publication exploration with export and API access

ReactFlaskPython

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Internal system

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Lead Developer & Infrastructure Architect

Grant Lab Research Platform

The lab needed more than scripts. It needed a reliable platform that could turn raw microscopy data into repeatable analysis across multiple tools, services, and users.

Docker Swarm platform coordinating web apps, task queues, Dask workers, storage, and GPU-enabled processing
10+ internal research tools brought under one operational platform
Used in live workflows for conversion, ROI analysis, segmentation, detection, and heatmap generation

FlaskDocker SwarmCelery

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Lead Developer

MontageROI Segmenter

Researchers needed a browser-based way to annotate huge TIFF montages without falling back to desktop-only or proprietary tooling.

Smooth pan and zoom for large montage TIFF images using Three.js/WebGL
ROI drawing, layer management, transform tools, undo/redo, and ImageJ-compatible export
Designed for real annotation work, including touch-device use

FlaskPythonThree.js

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More projects

2025NeuroSphere - Interactive 3D Brain Atlas

Three.jsWebGL

2025SV2A Mouse Synaptome Atlas - Synaptic Diversity Visualization

Next.jsTypeScript

2025Nanoarchitecture Synaptome Atlas - Interactive Brain Visualization

Next.jsTypeScript

2025Brain Heatmap Visualization Tool

Next.jsD3.js

2025CageSense — AI-Powered Mouse Colony Management System

Next.jsFastAPI

2025Grant Lab Automation — AI Workflow Platform

Next.jsFastAPI

2025GridComposer — Image Layout & Design Tool

Next.jsFabric.js

2025TrackPy Synaptic Detection Pipeline

PythonTrackPy

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Experience

Where I've worked

Software Engineer & Research Toolsmith

2022 — Present

Building scientific software for the Seth Grant Lab (Genes to Cognition / SIDB)
Co-first author on SynaptopathyDB in Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
Created 3D visualisation tools rendering billions of synapse data points in the browser
Built microscopy format converters, segmentation editors, and Docker Swarm infrastructure

Research output

Publications

Preprint

Experiences are encoded by brainwide reprogramming of synaptome architecture

bioRxiv · 2025

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SynaptopathyDB integrates synaptic proteomes, genetic and phenotypic data to advance research on nervous system disorders

Scientific Reports · 2025

PRMix: Primary Region Mix Augmentation and Benchmark Dataset for Precise Whole Mouse Brain Anatomical Delineation

bioRxiv · 2025

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