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Nikolay Oskolkov

@oskolkov.bsky.social

Group Leader (PI) at LIOS, Riga, Latvia PhD in theoretical physics. Research interests: computational biology, statistics, machine learning, aDNA / eDNA, ancient metagenomics. Homepage: https://nikolay-oskolkov.com/

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Coordinates of microbial contamination in eukaryotic reference genomes This dataset contains coordinates of microbial contamination in eukaryotic chromosome-level reference genomes of 96 plant, 114 invertebrate and 162 non-mammalian vertebrate species, 566 chromosome- an...

We screened ~3000 eukaryotic NCBI RefSeq and 1323 PhyloNorway genomes for microbial-like regions and compiled a resource with genomic coordinates doi.org/10.17044/sci..., enabling masking before population genomics or taxonomic inference aeDNA analyses

04.10.2025 09:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GitHub - NikolayOskolkov/MCWorkflow Contribute to NikolayOskolkov/MCWorkflow development by creating an account on GitHub.

Our method can be used for masking potential exogenous (microbial or human) regions in eukaryotic references for better taxonomic inference from ancient environmental metagenomics data. The method is implemented in Nextflow and available here github.com/NikolayOskol...

04.10.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our method, GENome EXogenous (GENEX) sequence detection, for identifying microbial-like regions in eukaryotic reference genomes is online in GigaScience track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...

04.10.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only 1 seat left @oskolkov.bsky.social

22.09.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deep Learning for Complex Datasets with ChatGPT - Live-streaming: This Instats seminar on Deep Learning for Complex Datasets with ChatGPT taught by Nikolay Oskolkov will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!

I am running Deep Learning for Complex Datasets instats.org/seminar/deep... seminar on the 26th of September, everyone is welcome to attend!

21.09.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are wrapping up the first edition of our AI for Genomics course! ๐Ÿš€ Huge thanks to @oskolkov.bsky.social and all participants who joined us this week ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿงฌ
#AI #Genomics #DeepLearning

11.09.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿš€ Weโ€™ve just kicked off the first edition of our 3-day course โ€œAI for Genomics: From CNNs and LSTMs to Transformersโ€ with @oskolkov.bsky.social

Participants will dive into cutting-edge AI methods applied to genomics & metagenomics, with hands-on labs & real-world case studies. Exciting days ahead!

09.09.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mammutens tand avslรถjar urรฅldriga bakterier - forskning.se Ett internationellt forskarteam har analyserat dna frรฅn 483 mammutprover. Med avancerade metoder har forskarna lyckats skilja ut mikrober, alltsรฅ smรฅ organismer som bakterier och virus, som levde med ...

Press release on our paper in Cell about mammoth microbiome:
1) www.forskning.se/2025/09/03/v...
2) www.su.se/english/news...

06.09.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nature discusses our article on mammoth microbiome www.nature.com/articles/d41...

04.09.2025 05:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our paper on ancient mammoth microbiome analysis is out in Cell. Congratulations Ben Guinet, Tom van der Valk and all the co-authors! authors.elsevier.com/c/1liYML7PXu...

03.09.2025 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Machine Learning for Multi-Omics Integration 15-17 December 2025 Dept. Evolutionary Biology, Ecology & Environmental Sciences Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) Av. Diagonal, 643, Les ...

We would like to inform you that only four seats are left for the in-person course, โ€œMachine Learning for Multi-Omics Integration,โ€ with @oskolkov.bsky.social taking place on 15โ€“17 December at the University of Barcelona @irbio-ub.bsky.social

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

02.09.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000โ€‰years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...

A big study of ancient human DNA confirms what researchers had previously suspected but were unable to fully confirm. Humans were affected by a large number of new diseases when our ancestors began domesticating animals.
@oskolkov.bsky.social @natcomms.nature.com

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

27.08.2025 06:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026!

Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿฆฃ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿฆ 

Save the dates โœ…

Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!

27.05.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Metabolic Research Group Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) - the leading drug discovery centre in the Baltic countries is offering One permanent position of principal investigator /PostDoc of Metabolic Research Gr...

Last day to apply for a postdoc position in my metabolic research group:

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/358375
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/358370

08.08.2025 05:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Researcher of Metabolic Research Group Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (LIOS) - the leading drug discovery centre in the Baltic countries is offering One permanent position of principal investigator /PostDoc of Metabolic Research Gr...

Please RT, two open postdoc positions in my metabolic research group:

euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/358375
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/358370

05.08.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI for Genomics: From CNNs and LSTMs to Transformers 9-11 September 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

We want to inform you that the Physalia online course with @oskolkov.bsky.social "AI for Genomics: From CNNs and LSTMs to Transformers" (9โ€“11 September) is almost full.

If interested, we recommend registering as soon as possible to secure your spot.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

31.07.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely recommend working with Nikolay, great opportunity in Riga.

24.07.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nikolay is starting his own lab. Sad to see him leave Sweden but looking forward to the innovative stuff that will come out of his new group. He has several positions available โฌ‡๏ธ

24.07.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Consider joining Nikolay's lab! ๐ŸŽ‰ He's a brilliant researcher and bioinformatician!

23.07.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Positions open with one of the best people in the field, who developed tools that are now standard in #aDNA #ancient #metagenomics! Donโ€™t miss this chance.

23.07.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Go check out @oskolkov.bsky.social project and research if you are interested in working with a great scientist (and in a beautiful city ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป) โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

23.07.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I strongly recommend considering this opportunity to work with a great scientist and friend in an exceptional place.

23.07.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am starting a computational lab at LIOS, Riga, Latvia, and going to recruit a few people. Please DM if you are interested in a postdoc or PhD position in my Metabolic Research Group within the TARGETWISE project. I can highly recommend Riga, it is a beautiful city with very good living conditions.

18.07.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Don't miss our #SPAAMTisch seminar given by John Tay on "Bayesian Phylogenetic Methods for Microbial Pathogens" here is the link to follow the talk **TODAY** at **4pm CET**

Join Zoom Meeting
ut-ee.zoom.us/j/94984441034?โ€ฆ

Meeting ID: 949 8444 1034
Passcode: 986313

15.07.2025 05:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gene regulatory network integration with multi-omics data enhances survival predictions in cancer Abstract. The emergence of high-throughput omics technologies has resulted in their wide application to cancer studies, greatly increasing our understandin

Looking for something to read over the summer ๐Ÿ“–? Check out our latest publication in Briefings in Bioinformatics: academic.oup.com/bib/article/...

07.07.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Exploratory Analysis of Complex Datasets with ChatGPT - Live-streaming: This Instats seminar on Exploratory Analysis of Complex Datasets with ChatGPT taught by Nikolay Oskolkov will help you take your research to the next level. Sign up today!

On Monday the 14th of July 2025, 2-8 pm CET, I am running an online seminar on dimensionality reduction and clustering, everyone is welcome to join! instats.org/seminar/expl...

11.07.2025 04:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our paper on ancient infectious diseases in Eurasia is out in Nature. Congratulations Martin Sikora, Eske Willerslev and all the co-authors!

10.07.2025 04:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Everyone is very welcome to join, looking forward!

08.07.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ Join us for the Environmental Metagenomics course (Oct 13โ€“17, online) with @oskolkov.bsky.social & @aroneys.bsky.social !

๐Ÿ”ฌ Hands-on training on read-based & assembly-based methods, MAGs, and integrating short & long-read @nanoporetech.com data.

shorturl.at/HOm6X

30.06.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Teaching stats and machine learning at #RaukR is always fun, thanks everyone for the great discussion!

19.06.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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