Colm Nestor

Senior Associate Professor

My research aims to understand how the unique of the X-chromosome affects health in humans.

Unraveling the complex biology of the X-chromosome in human health

My group researches the biology of the sex chromosomes in humans and how they contribute to sex bias in disease. See our group home page to learn more about research in The Nestor Lab.

Colm Nestor. Photo credit John Karlsson

Research

The Nestor Lab

Our research aims to understand the function of DNA methylation in the biology of human CD4+ T-cells, and use this knowledge to dissect its role in disease.

News

The award winner: “Genetics is a bit like the Wild West”

Colm Nestor has been awarded the 2025 Onkel Adam Prize for outstanding research at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. One of his research areas is gender differences in susceptibility to autoimmune diseases and infections.

Shedding light on sex differences in human disease

Researchers made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women. Their insights advance our understanding of our most enigmatic chromosome, the X chromosome.

SEK 22 million ERC grant to research on sex-bias in disease

Associate professor Colm Nestor has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) of approximately SEK 22 million over the next 5 years. The funding will be used to research sex bias in human disease.

About me

CV

2016 Assistant Lecturer, Linköping University, Sweden
2012 Post-doc, Linköping University, Sweden
2008 Post-doc, University of Edinburgh, UK
2003 Ph.D., University of Glasgow, UK
2001 Bioinformatics Specialist, DeCODE Genetics Inc., Reykjavik, Iceland
2001 Database developer, LION Biosciences GmbH, Cambridge, UK
2000 Master of Bioinformatics, University of York, UK
1999 Master of Computer Science, University of Cork, Ireland
1995 B.A. Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Network/assignment

Chair, Junior Faculty Club, Medical Faculty, Linköping University
Co-Chair, Centre for Personalised Medicine, Linköping University
Member, Academic Employment Board, Medical Faculty, Linköping University
Assistant Director, Department of Cell Biology, Linköping University

Program teaching activities

Medical Program
Masters in Experimental Biosciences
B.Sc. in Medical Bioscience
Ph.D. level courses

Organisation

Teaser image for the Division BKH at BKV.

Division of Children's and Women's Health (BKH)

The Division of Children’s and Women’s Health consists of a number of different research and educational areas - obstetrics / gynecology and pediatrics.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

Colm Nestor

Unraveling the complex biology of the X-chromosome in human health