Nicholas Ilott
Postdoctoral Research Scientist at The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology
Greater Oxford Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolNicholas Ilott is a postdoctoral research scientist with 12 years’ experience studying how inflammation reshapes microbial community structure and function in models of inflammatory bowel disease. Based at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in Greater Oxford, he combines experimental immunology with bioinformatics to link host inflammation to microbiome dynamics. He holds a PhD in Molecular Psychiatry from King’s College London, reflecting a strong foundation in mechanistic biology and data-driven analysis. Nicholas balances part-time bioinformatics work with family life, bringing practical, collaborative problem-solving to complex datasets. His work is notable for integrating microbial ecology perspectives into immunology research, revealing non-obvious community-level responses to inflammation.
12 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular psychiatry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular psychiatry at King's College London
Github Skills (20)
bioinformatics10
genomics10
bioconductor7
pipeline7
microbiome7
metagenomics6
explore6
taxonomy6
python5
r-package5
shiny4
sequencing4
r3
toolbox3
hpc-cluster3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nickilott/qpcr
Mar 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
nickilott/micRowave
Jan 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:44 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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