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Macha Nikolski

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Head of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics team at Centre national de la recherche scientifique
📍 Greater Bordeaux Metropolitan Area, France

Macha Nikolski leads the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics lab at CNRS in Bordeaux. Her work focuses on multi-omics data integration, AI-driven translational research, and biomarker discovery, particularly in oncology. She also directs the Bordeaux Bioinformatics Center, providing data analysis and strategic consulting to external partners, and holds a PhD from Université de Bordeaux.

She is a dedicated mentor to her students, celebrating their achievements and actively helping them find career opportunities. Macha is also passionate about science communication, organizing hands-on bioinformatics workshops for the public to make complex topics like sequence alignment and 3D protein structures accessible and engaging for all ages.

She was awarded the prestigious Severo Ochoa Women Researchers Fellowship and will be a visiting researcher at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in 2026.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Head of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics team
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Bordeaux Metropolitan Area, France
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AI in Cancer Research
Her 2026 fellowship at Barcelona Supercomputing Center focuses on AI-driven computational biology for cancer, and her team is actively recruiting students to work on LLMs for drug response prediction.
Multi-omics Integration
A core focus of her research lab is developing methods to integrate and analyze heterogeneous biological data, including genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, to make new discoveries.
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Career

Work history

7-2019
Head of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics team
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
8-2014
Senior Research Scientist
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
2010
Head of Bordeaux Bioinformatics Center
University of Bordeaux
9-2009 - 9-2010
Research Scientist
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
2000 - 2002
Research Engineer
Synopsys
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Education
1996 - 2000
PhD
Université de Bordeaux
1994 - 1996
Masters
ENSEIRB-MATMECA
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