Nathanael Walker-hale
Postdoctoral Research Associate
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolNathanael Walker-hale is a postdoctoral researcher with eight years’ experience applying phylogenetics, phylogenomics, statistics, and molecular biology to questions in plant evolution. Currently based in the Chomicki lab at Durham Biosciences, he focuses on the evolution of specialized metabolism and genomic diversification within the flowering-plant order Caryophyllales. He completed a PhD in Plant Sciences at Cambridge after research roles that combined field collection, taxonomy and digitization with computational phylogenomics. Skilled in translating large genomic datasets into evolutionary insights, he has taught biostatistics and mentored students while maintaining active research across institutions in the UK and New Zealand. Outside the lab he reads, writes, and fences—activities that reflect a balance of analytical rigor and creative thinking.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Sciences at University of CambridgeBachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Ecology & Biodiversity, Statistics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Hons, Ecology & Biodiversity, Statistics at Victoria University of Wellington
Github Skills (57)
genomes10
comparative-genomics10
simulation9
phylogenetics9
bioinformatics9
genome8
genomics8
science8
evolution8
r-package7
scaffold7
linux7
assembler7
substitution7
prediction7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
NatJWalker-Hale/sequtils
Sep 2019 - Oct 2025
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
NatJWalker-Hale/alignment_and_tree_tools
May 2018 - May 2026
Contributions:129 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
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