I work at the intersection of clinical microbiology, genomics, and machine learning, with a focus on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and pathogen genomics.
- AMR Genomics: Building ML models for antimicrobial resistance prediction
- Pipeline Development: Creating end-to-end genomic workflows with Nextflow
- Clinical Diagnostics: Bridging wet-lab microbiology with computational analysis
- Pathogen Classification: Developing ML-based classification systems from raw reads
- Languages: Python, R, Bash
- ML/DL: PyTorch, scikit-learn, HuggingFace Transformers
- Bioinformatics: Nextflow, nf-core, SPAdes, Prokka, AMRFinder
- Data: Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib
- Infrastructure: Docker, Git, FastAPI
- AMR-BERT Pipeline: Transformer-based AMR prediction using DNABERT2
- Genomic Workflows: Modular Nextflow pipelines for bacterial WGS analysis
- Pathogen Classification: ML models for species identification from sequencing data
- MSc Bioinformatics - University of Birmingham (2024-2025)
- 10+ years clinical microbiology & laboratory leadership
- Current: Leading multi-site clinical microbiology lab setup in Azerbaijan
- Website: nasirnesirli.com
- LinkedIn: Nasir Nesirli
- Email: nasir.nesirli@gmail.com
- ORCID: 0009-0005-3038-7781