← Back to the crew
Abel Silly

Mr Abel Silly

COMPASS

PhD student

Institut Montpelliérain Alexander Grothendieck

Trying his best to be useful

About

Abel is a PhD student at the Institut Montpelliérain Alexander Grothendieck (IMAG) working on statistical models to understand the different RNA degradation mechanisms in plants. He started his education with a bachelors degree in general mathematics then followed by a masters degree in statistics and data science, with a focus in biostatistics. He is now both extending existing work on RNA degradation and developing new tools to better understand this phenomenon, and thus using direct RNA sequencing data. Abel enjoys working across a range of biological topics and greatly values multidisciplinary collaborations. Although not his main focus, he also enjoys hearing about statistical learning in a broad sense.

Keywords

RNAbiostatisticsplantstranscriptomics

Research Areas

Translation & RNA StabilityComputational RNA Biology

Education & Training

  • PhD, Biostatistics, University of Montpellier (2025-present)
  • Masters Degree, Statistics and Data Science, University of Montpellier (2023-2025)
  • Bachelors Degree, General Mathematics, University of Montpellier (2020-2023)

Fun Facts

Bench vs Code
BenchworkComputation
Coffee Need
Science Mood
[TO BE FILLED]
Obsession
Coffee
Organism
Human
Outdoor Level
IndoorOutdoor
Hidden Talent
Highly motivated
Dream Career
Either basketball player or bakery owner

If I was…

A science discovery
RNA sequencing
An animal
Golden retriever
A drink
Coffee
A food
Lasagna
A celebrity
Ryan Gosling
A sport
Cycling
A novel
The Lord of the Rings (all three)