Xavier Didelot
Professor of Statistical Epidemiology and Genomics · University of Warwick · University of Warwick
Quick answer: Xavier Didelot is Professor of Statistical Epidemiology and Genomics at University of Warwick. Xavier Didelot shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ For PhD and postdoctoral opportunities, and interest in potential collaborations, please contact me at the above email address.
Research interests
My research is concerned with understanding the way bacterial pathogens evolve, spread and cause disease. I have analysed both epidemiological and genomic data from a wide range of bacteria. A key aim is to develop new bioinformatics and statistical methods that can handle the very large amounts of data made available by novel high-throughput sequencing techniques.
I have worked on a wide range of bacterial pathogens, especially those causing healthcare associated infections (eg Clostridium difficile and Staphylococcus aureus ) and gastrointestinal infections (eg Salmonella enterica, Bacillus cereus, Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori).
My work often requires to develop new statistical methods of analysis, which I release as open source software in the hope that they will be useful to other researchers. A list of free software tools I have developed or contributed to.
Selected publications (since 2023)
Torres Ortiz, Arturo, Didelot, Xavier and Grandjean, Louis (2026) Reducing mapping reference and lineage bias in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Microbial Genomics, 12 (4). 001690. doi:10.1099/mgen.0.001690 ISSN 2057-5858.
Rotheram, Suzanne, Trivett, Hannah, Whitehurst, Jane, Collins, Caitlin, Carson, Jake, Staniszewska, Sophie and Didelot, Xavier (2026) Public and patient involvement: exploring public partnership in pathogen whole-genome sequencing research and its data visualisation. Microbial Genomics, 12 (4). 001691. doi:10.1099/mgen.0.001691 ISSN 2057-5858.
Didelot, Xavier, Carson, Jake, Ribeca, Paolo and Volz, Erik (2026) DiagnoDating : diagnostics for dated phylogenies in microbial population genetics. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 43 (4). msag093. doi:10.1093/molbev%2Fmsag093 ISSN 0
Frequently asked questions
Is Xavier Didelot hiring PhD students at University of Warwick?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Xavier Didelot's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: For PhD and postdoctoral opportunities, and interest in potential collaborations, please contact me at the above email address..
What does Xavier Didelot research?
My research is concerned with understanding the way bacterial pathogens evolve, spread and cause disease. I have analysed both epidemiological and genomic data from a wide range of bacteria. A key aim is to develop new bioinformatics and statistical methods that can handle the very large amounts of
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