Nicola Zilio
Scientist at Institute of Molecular Biology
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Top SchoolNicola Zilio is a molecular biologist and scientist with 11 years of research experience spanning post-translational modification, DNA metabolism, and genome engineering. Based in Mainz, Germany, she combines hands-on expertise in NGS library design, PCR/qPCR, cloning and protein production with strong data-analysis skills using Python, R and Bash to interpret large-scale datasets. Her lab experience covers bacterial, yeast, insect and mammalian systems, from recombinant protein purification and enzymology to CRISPR-based functional assays and microscopy. A practiced troubleshooter, she thrives both independently and in collaborative teams, rapidly adapting to new technical challenges and experimental systems. Notably, her background bridges deep wet-lab proficiency with bioinformatics fluency, enabling end-to-end project ownership from experimental design to computational analysis.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Full International Baccalaureate Diploma, Full International Baccalaureate Diploma at Li Po Chun United World College of Hong KongBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) at The University of EdinburghUniversity College London
Italian, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (176)
python10
genomics10
sequence-alignment10
phylogenetics10
bioinformatics10
protein-structure10
git-repository9
cvs9
credit-card9
mqtt9
home-automation9
ubuntu9
background-sync9
automation9
home-assistant9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
imbforge/benchbaze
Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
Web app for managing lab collections and orders
Contributions:576 commits, 3 PRs, 333 pushes in 4 years 10 months
labcollections
imbforge/parkour2
Jul 2022 - Mar 2025
Keeping track of sequence data! 👩🏻🔬 🧬 👨🏽💻
Contributions:37 PRs, 271 pushes, 47 branches in 2 years 8 months
sequencepythondata-sciencemachine-learningkeeping
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