Alice Balard
Research Fellow at UCL
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAlice Balard is a research fellow and quantitative biologist with 10 years' experience at the intersection of veterinary medicine, molecular ecology and biostatistics, currently developing statistical models at UCL to link early embryonic methylation to long-term human health. Trained as a veterinarian (ENVA) and holding a PhD in Biomedical Sciences (FU Berlin), she has moved from field and lab parasitology (mice, bees, stickleback) to mechanistic and population-scale epigenetics and transgenerational immunity. Her work blends evolutionary thinking with rigorous longitudinal and methylation data analysis, including applied biostatistics for clinical cohorts (ME/CFS) and experimental infection studies. A Marie Skłodowska-Curie alumnus, she combines hands-on wet-lab insight with reproducible computational approaches, making her particularly adept at translating biological questions into testable statistical models. An underappreciated strength is her cross-disciplinary fluency—veterinary training, field ecology, and advanced computational skills—that helps reveal how host–parasite history shapes epigenetic regulation.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General, Magna cum laude, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical Sciences, General, Magna cum laude at Freie Universität BerlinDoctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), First Class Honours, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), First Class Honours at Ecole nationale vétérinaire d'AlfortMaster's degree, Biology/Health/Ecology, Master's degree, Biology/Health/Ecology at Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes
French, English, German
Github Skills (6)
mouse6
zone4
python4
data-analysis3
data-science3
hybrid2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
alicebalard/Article3_review
Jan 2021 - Apr 2024
Third article out of my PhD
Contributions:1 PR, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
phd
alicebalard/2021_StickParaOffsBroject
May 2021 - Jan 2025
Contributions:173 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 8 months
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