I am a bioinformatics specialist with extensive experience designing, building, and deploying analytical pipelines for complex biological datasets. My work focuses on transforming large and often challenging datasets into clear, actionable insights through robust data interpretation and tailored reporting. I have particular expertise in working with environmental and ecological data, including high-throughput sequencing and environmental DNA, to understand ecological change, pollution impacts, and biodiversity trends across spatial and temporal scales. My experience developing laboratory protocols enables experimental design to inform analytical workflows for improved interpretability of results. I ensure my analyses are aligned with project goals, regulatory needs, and real-world decision making.
Workflow development
Bash · Git · HPC Computing
Data Analysis
R · QIIME2 · Multivariate statistics
Reporting
ggplot2 · Publication-quality figures ·
I develop and depoly high throughput pipelines tailored to the scale and goal of each project
My environmental science background underpins meaningful interpretation and environmentally relevant conclusions
All analyses adhere to FAIR data principles, ensuring results are transparent, reusable and robust
I translate complex biological datasets into clear insights, tailored to stakeholder needs
The Time Machine framework: monitoring and prediction of biodiversity loss
Published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Biodiversity management challenges: A policy brief
Published in Environmental Law Review, 2024
Unveiling Landscape-Level Drivers of Freshwater Biodiversity Dynamics
Published in Environmental DNA, 2025
Dr Niamh Eastwood gained her PhD at the University of Birmingham, working with Prof Luisa Orsini at the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice. She develops new tools using high throughput sequencing to uncover complex and long-term ecological trends, helping to inform conservation and policy actions.