Oliver Crook
Group Leader at Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, University of Oxford
Oxford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolOliver Crook is a group leader and applied statistician with nine years’ experience developing non-parametric Bayesian and probabilistic machine learning methods for complex biological datasets, including NGS and mass-spectrometry. Trained at Cambridge (PhD in Applied Mathematics) and Oxford, he translates rigorous statistical theory into practical algorithms for spatial proteomics, structural mass-spectrometry and multi-scale host–parasite biology. He leads an MRC-funded group working across systems and structural biology, microbial forensics, protein design and AI interpretability, bridging experimental and computational workflows. Known for combining deep probabilistic thinking with hands-on biophysical experimentation, he has a track record of turning high-dimensional “omics” challenges into testable biological hypotheses. An early background in diverse internships and music teaching hints at an ability to communicate complex ideas to varied audiences.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB), Higher level: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry; Standard level: English, French, Geography, 41 including 776 at Higher Level, International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB), Higher level: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry; Standard level: English, French, Geography, 41 including 776 at Higher Level at Institute International de Lancy (IIL)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Mathematics at University of CambridgeMaster’s Degree, Mathematics, 1st, Master’s Degree, Mathematics, 1st at University of WarwickGCSE, 12 A*, 3A, GCSE, 12 A*, 3A at The Windsor Boys' School
English, french (cefr c1)
Github Skills (27)
bioconductor10
r9
r-package9
bioinformatics9
proteins9
systems-biology9
bayesian8
mass-spectrometry8
biology8
spectra7
infrastructure7
low-level6
mass5
ms-data4
algorithms4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ococrook/sugsvarsel
Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
An R package for the SUGS and SUGS VarSel algorithms
Contributions:49 commits, 1 PR, 43 pushes in 1 year
rr-package
ococrook/pRolocdata
Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
Data accompanying the pRoloc package
Contributions:14 PRs, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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