Davide Bozzi
@davidebozzi.bsky.social
PhD student
University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Research focus: ancient DNA🧬, metagenomics and pathogens evolution🦠
University of Lausanne (UNIL)
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Research focus: ancient DNA🧬, metagenomics and pathogens evolution🦠
Reposted by Davide Bozzi
🦠🧬 A study published in @science.org today by SIB and other scientists used a new combination of bioinformatics methods to show that treponemal diseases were circulating far earlier in the Americas, and were more diverse, than previously known.
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@davidebozzi.bsky.social
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5,500-year-old genome discovered for syphilis-related bacterium
A bacterial genome found in the remains of an ancient hunter-gatherer shows that treponemal diseases were circulating far earlier in the Americas, and were more diverse, than previously known. Pu...
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January 26, 2026 at 8:45 AM
🦠🧬 A study published in @science.org today by SIB and other scientists used a new combination of bioinformatics methods to show that treponemal diseases were circulating far earlier in the Americas, and were more diverse, than previously known.
See more👇
@davidebozzi.bsky.social
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@davidebozzi.bsky.social
Treponemal diseases might have been with us much longer than previously thought! In our recent study, we used ancient DNA to reconstruct a 5,500-year-old 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘮 genome, revealing a previously unknown divergent subspecies.
You can check it out here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
You can check it out here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A 5500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome from Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia
Treponematosis, a bacterial infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies and T. carateum (yaws, bejel, syphilis, pinta), has afflicted humans for millennia. Despite paleopathological evidence and...
www.science.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Treponemal diseases might have been with us much longer than previously thought! In our recent study, we used ancient DNA to reconstruct a 5,500-year-old 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘮 genome, revealing a previously unknown divergent subspecies.
You can check it out here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
You can check it out here:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Davide Bozzi
I am starting a computational lab at LIOS, Riga, Latvia, and going to recruit a few people. Please DM if you are interested in a postdoc or PhD position in my Metabolic Research Group within the TARGETWISE project. I can highly recommend Riga, it is a beautiful city with very good living conditions.
July 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I am starting a computational lab at LIOS, Riga, Latvia, and going to recruit a few people. Please DM if you are interested in a postdoc or PhD position in my Metabolic Research Group within the TARGETWISE project. I can highly recommend Riga, it is a beautiful city with very good living conditions.