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/https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mm6vf62jdc23The second publication with contributions from the Metabolic Research Group is online! We analyzed large-scale blood metabolomics data from more than 1,000 individuals to explore the biological mechanisms underlying depression. Read the paper here: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1n4xf_6LPDn6l619 May 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6vf62jdc23https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mm6tdmd2a223Excited to share the first publication from the Metabolic Research Group! 🎉 In this study, we evaluate different filtering strategies of the Kraken taxonomic profiler for applications in ancient metagenomics. Read the paper here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2026.160333919 May 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6tdmd2a223https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mlo4b26cwk25Join us at the Machine Learning Minisymposium in Gothenburg on August 27 2026! Looking forward to exciting discussions on multi-omics integration, machine learning, and biomedical data science. Hope to see you there! forms.cloud.microsoft/e/zw5GYLgHKG12 May 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4b26cwk25https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mk5p7tausk27Curious about microbial metagenomics or/and ancient DNA? Join us this May to learn, discuss, and connect! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5p7tausk27https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mk3pw4oxzk27I have an open postdoc position in my group. If you're excited about developing machine learning methods for multi-omics data analysis in metabolic diseases, I’d love to hear from you. Please apply here euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/430305 https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/43030522 Apr 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3pw4oxzk27https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mhv7ktbk7s2fFirst afterwork of the Metabolic Research Group — great science, inspiring discussions, and even better people. Excited for what’s ahead! https://nikolay-oskolkov.com/metabolic-research-group/25 Mar 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhv7ktbk7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mhkyuhmuks2fInspiring discussions at our latest metabolic research group meeting. Truly fortunate to work with such talented and motivated young researchers.21 Mar 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhkyuhmuks2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mgmiget4r22pI have an open position in my group, please apply here euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/412881 https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/41288109 Mar 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmiget4r22phttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mg3jryt7ts23The Metabolic Research Group presented a talk on detecting cross-species contamination in reference genomes at SBDI 2026 in Stockholm02 Mar 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3jryt7ts23https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3mfojdvuyzs2uMy long-standing shared first authorship paper, where we report an interesting genetic variant in RAB3GAP2 gene linked to capillary density in human skeletal muscles and enriched in endurance athletes, is finally out! Congratulations to Ola Hansson and Kristoffer Strom!25 Feb 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfojdvuyzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3medne3c7k22fThe Metabolic Research Group is growing, and we are extremely happy to have Kristina Grausa joined the group as a PhD student for the next four years. Welcome Kristina!08 Feb 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3medne3c7k22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3ma4umodwq22dAlways pleasure to teach at the multiOmics course at NCMBM in Oslo, thanks everyone for your hospitality and the great discussion after the lecture!16 Dec 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4umodwq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m67j5cfocc2iI had the pleasure of giving a public lecture on multiOmics analysis at Riga Stradiņš University (RSU). We had a wonderful discussion afterward, and I look forward to a long-lasting collaboration!22 Nov 2025 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67j5cfocc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m5va4kvvqs2zhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=-nWoq6NTBd018 Nov 2025 07:36 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5va4kvvqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m5t2dyegr22bOur ancient RNA from woolly mammoth study has been published in Cell. Great work by Emilio Marmol and the team!17 Nov 2025 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5t2dyegr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m5qqowou522bOur first Metabolic Research Group meeting. Sitting in different places, still can discuss machine learning together16 Nov 2025 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qqowou522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m3re5udgi225The machine learning multiOmics integration methodology being developed in my research group at LIOS https://targetwise.osi.lv/research/metabolic-research-group/ has recently been presented at the Precision Medicine PMNET forum pmnetforum.com/speakers/22 Oct 2025 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3re5udgi225https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m3euczgiok2sIt has been a wonderful month in Riga, very excited building the Metabolic Research Group at LIOS and interacting with my new fantastic colleagues. Thanks everyone for your hospitality!17 Oct 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3euczgiok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m3ao5gdem22zThe Metabolic Research Group @TARGETWISE_ is growing, and we are very happy to welcome Daniel Rivas, MD and PhD in AI, the first postdoctoral fellow in the group, who is an amazing Machine Learning expert! So great to have you on board, Daniel!15 Oct 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ao5gdem22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m2w7cvgt6s2vMy interview on the goals of the Metabolic Research Group at LIOS https://www.osi.lv/en/recurring-laws-a-scientist-and-the-mathematics-of-nature/11 Oct 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2w7cvgt6s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m2onpv5xrs27Come and learn environmental metagenomics together with us https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/environmental-metagenomics/08 Oct 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2onpv5xrs27https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3m2eaxrh22k23Our method, GENome EXogenous (GENEX) sequence detection, for identifying microbial-like regions in eukaryotic reference genomes is online in GigaScience https://track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=eD38wBjXHJzsxxVI4Sy6gFDBBuVnuMPemq4luLAPUHw_gWlc099pEGQmP6gDWnRGAioxoLfTbTVXYDziPZZzm6JG77YqlHbhSr7m82hAEveO6VrqpjryvuYIxh_DyGLjbTl0CxjBLCKL9Gm3qGqBZbLaKQ5WmfxC1YCcPPVYfSl3NiNP5dnSZtnoXVDVspbUnwHgW_yPW0eB3q6dmAuGA2-YFYuLnyws4uwI7BZ3z8jHvlnxSgEUjiY41tIvlhchM2d6yQGztBtfh4xhat_IPoLJJOY9kXhCk5GvnGNn6tYOHnqO_C7KjqyK9RH_MdL-kJanyMnPf1I1fMRY5WgMAA==04 Oct 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2eaxrh22k23https://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3lzelvid3ts2lI am running Deep Learning for Complex Datasets https://instats.org/seminar/deep-learning-for-complex-datasets-with-2 seminar on the 26th of September, everyone is welcome to attend!21 Sep 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzelvid3ts2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/oskolkov.bsky.social/post/3ly5i55ofos2iPress release on our paper in Cell about mammoth microbiome: 1) https://www.forskning.se/2025/09/03/varldens-aldsta-bakterie-dna-hittat-i-en-miljon-ar-gammal-tand-fran-mammut/ 2) https://www.su.se/english/news/ancient-mammoth-remains-yield-the-world-s-oldest-host-associated-bacterial-dna-1.84377506 Sep 2025 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:ndk3q6xtz2giq5zi4oky7bp2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly5i55ofos2i