Mireia Valles-Colomer
@mireiavallesc.bsky.social
#MicrobiomeTransmission #MicrobiomeGutBrainAxis
Group leader of the Microbiome Research Group at MELIS-UPF
https://www.upf.edu/web/microbiome
Previously @cibiocm.bsky.social
Group leader of the Microbiome Research Group at MELIS-UPF
https://www.upf.edu/web/microbiome
Previously @cibiocm.bsky.social
#ECNP2025 @ecnp.eu was a great experience!
Big thanks to @jfcryan.bsky.social and @katherine-maki1.bsky.social for putting together a symposium on Microbes and mental health. I also really enjoyed the other talks by Jane Foster, Thomaz Bastiaansen and @sofiacus.bsky.social!
Big thanks to @jfcryan.bsky.social and @katherine-maki1.bsky.social for putting together a symposium on Microbes and mental health. I also really enjoyed the other talks by Jane Foster, Thomaz Bastiaansen and @sofiacus.bsky.social!
October 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#ECNP2025 @ecnp.eu was a great experience!
Big thanks to @jfcryan.bsky.social and @katherine-maki1.bsky.social for putting together a symposium on Microbes and mental health. I also really enjoyed the other talks by Jane Foster, Thomaz Bastiaansen and @sofiacus.bsky.social!
Big thanks to @jfcryan.bsky.social and @katherine-maki1.bsky.social for putting together a symposium on Microbes and mental health. I also really enjoyed the other talks by Jane Foster, Thomaz Bastiaansen and @sofiacus.bsky.social!
The first Iberian EvoMG PI meeting was a great experience!
Fantastic talks, great discussions, and lots of ideas to keep think about.
Fantastic talks, great discussions, and lots of ideas to keep think about.
Next, Mireia Valles-Colomer ( @mireiavallesc.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social , talked about her work about microbiome transmission.
October 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The first Iberian EvoMG PI meeting was a great experience!
Fantastic talks, great discussions, and lots of ideas to keep think about.
Fantastic talks, great discussions, and lots of ideas to keep think about.
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4/ 🌿🧠 #laCaixaFoundFellow @mireiavallesc.bsky.social (@upf.edu, @irsicaixa.es) is researching the link between gut microbiota and disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Her goal is to identify biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
Her goal is to identify biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
October 10, 2025 at 7:05 AM
4/ 🌿🧠 #laCaixaFoundFellow @mireiavallesc.bsky.social (@upf.edu, @irsicaixa.es) is researching the link between gut microbiota and disorders such as depression and anxiety.
Her goal is to identify biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
Her goal is to identify biomarkers that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.
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La @mireiavallesc.bsky.social (investigadora de @melisupf.bsky.social) explica la relació entre la salut mental i la microbiota.
➡️ www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/2...
➡️ www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/2...
Nuevos estudios conectan la microbiota con la salud mental: 'Ya hay psiquiatras que recetan probióticos'
Mireia Vallès-Colomer, científica del Microbiome Research Group de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra, investiga cómo se transmite la microbiota en la población.
www.elperiodico.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
La @mireiavallesc.bsky.social (investigadora de @melisupf.bsky.social) explica la relació entre la salut mental i la microbiota.
➡️ www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/2...
➡️ www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/2...
What a fantastic #EESMicrobiome conference this week!
It was really inspiring to hear so many excellent presentations, and meet many former colleagues, collaborators, and friends in beautiful Heidelberg.
A big thank you to the organizers for putting this together!
It was really inspiring to hear so many excellent presentations, and meet many former colleagues, collaborators, and friends in beautiful Heidelberg.
A big thank you to the organizers for putting this together!
September 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What a fantastic #EESMicrobiome conference this week!
It was really inspiring to hear so many excellent presentations, and meet many former colleagues, collaborators, and friends in beautiful Heidelberg.
A big thank you to the organizers for putting this together!
It was really inspiring to hear so many excellent presentations, and meet many former colleagues, collaborators, and friends in beautiful Heidelberg.
A big thank you to the organizers for putting this together!
🧵 New paper alert!
Our first dive into non-human hosts: the gut microbiome of the critically endangered lemur Indri indri 🐒🌱
Led by talented MSc student Francisca Labisa-Morais!
📄 @isme-microbes.bsky.social
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Our first dive into non-human hosts: the gut microbiome of the critically endangered lemur Indri indri 🐒🌱
Led by talented MSc student Francisca Labisa-Morais!
📄 @isme-microbes.bsky.social
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Bacterial transmission within social groups shapes the underexplored gut microbiome in the lemur Indri indri
Abstract. The Indri indri is a critically endangered lemur species that has not successfully been maintained or bred under human care. Investigating this l
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August 1, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🧵 New paper alert!
Our first dive into non-human hosts: the gut microbiome of the critically endangered lemur Indri indri 🐒🌱
Led by talented MSc student Francisca Labisa-Morais!
📄 @isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Our first dive into non-human hosts: the gut microbiome of the critically endangered lemur Indri indri 🐒🌱
Led by talented MSc student Francisca Labisa-Morais!
📄 @isme-microbes.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...
Highly recommended!
🧬🖥️ Postdoc positions available SOON!!
Looking for researchers with strong computational skills (programming essential) to work on microbiome & phylogenetics projects.
📅 Start on Nov 1, 2025 (flexible)
📍 Trento, Italy
DM me for details or share!
#postdocjobs #microbiome #metagenomics #phylogenetics
Looking for researchers with strong computational skills (programming essential) to work on microbiome & phylogenetics projects.
📅 Start on Nov 1, 2025 (flexible)
📍 Trento, Italy
DM me for details or share!
#postdocjobs #microbiome #metagenomics #phylogenetics
July 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Highly recommended!
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Now @mireiavallesc.bsky.social presenting microbiome transmission at the #BCNmicrobiome
June 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Now @mireiavallesc.bsky.social presenting microbiome transmission at the #BCNmicrobiome
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Session 5 at #BCNMicrobiome offered fascinating insights into the #microbiome at the population level. 👏 Thanks to @sashazhernakova.bsky.social for the Dutch Microbiome Project highlights and @mireiavallesc.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on microbiome epidemiology.
June 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Session 5 at #BCNMicrobiome offered fascinating insights into the #microbiome at the population level. 👏 Thanks to @sashazhernakova.bsky.social for the Dutch Microbiome Project highlights and @mireiavallesc.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on microbiome epidemiology.
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A masterclass in human microbiome studies (about the Dutch microbiome and microbiome transmission) with Sasha Zhernakova & @mireiavallesc.bsky.social ! #BCNMicrobiome
June 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A masterclass in human microbiome studies (about the Dutch microbiome and microbiome transmission) with Sasha Zhernakova & @mireiavallesc.bsky.social ! #BCNMicrobiome
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Nice review article on a fascinating problem—the coexistence of strains in microbial communities. @akshitg.bsky.social & @gchure.bsky.social
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Paradox of the Sub‐Plankton: Plausible Mechanisms and Open Problems Underlying Strain‐Level Diversity in Microbial Communities
“Paradox of the sub-plankton: Plausible mechanisms and open problems underlying strain-level diversity in microbial communities” by Akshit Goyal* and Griffin Chure*. This work highlights the limitati...
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Nice review article on a fascinating problem—the coexistence of strains in microbial communities. @akshitg.bsky.social & @gchure.bsky.social
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Do people in the same household share strains when they have the same species?
How many cells transmit when a strain is shared?
Can strain composition be dynamic when species composition is stable?
We answer these and related questions for the facial skin microbiome in our latest paper.
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How many cells transmit when a strain is shared?
Can strain composition be dynamic when species composition is stable?
We answer these and related questions for the facial skin microbiome in our latest paper.
🧵[1/10]
May 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Do people in the same household share strains when they have the same species?
How many cells transmit when a strain is shared?
Can strain composition be dynamic when species composition is stable?
We answer these and related questions for the facial skin microbiome in our latest paper.
🧵[1/10]
How many cells transmit when a strain is shared?
Can strain composition be dynamic when species composition is stable?
We answer these and related questions for the facial skin microbiome in our latest paper.
🧵[1/10]
Congratulations @seandreu.bsky.social! 🎉
It was truly a pleasure to exchange ideas and dive into methods and findings during your time in Trento
It was truly a pleasure to exchange ideas and dive into methods and findings during your time in Trento
Thrilled to share that our manuscript on strain-level gut microbiome variation across diverse populations and human phenotypes is out today in @cellpress.bsky.social
Curious about how strain diversity relates to human traits? Follow this thread! 🌍 (1/n)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Curious about how strain diversity relates to human traits? Follow this thread! 🌍 (1/n)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Global genetic structure of human gut microbiome species is related to geographic location and host health
The human gut harbors thousands of microbial species, each exhibiting significant inter-individual genetic variability. Although many studies have ass…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Congratulations @seandreu.bsky.social! 🎉
It was truly a pleasure to exchange ideas and dive into methods and findings during your time in Trento
It was truly a pleasure to exchange ideas and dive into methods and findings during your time in Trento
Our review on the acquisition and transmission of the human microbiome, now out @naturerevmicro.bsky.social 🦠 🔄
This was a fun writing process with @vheidrich.bsky.social and Nicola Segata! See Vitor's summary thread below:
This was a fun writing process with @vheidrich.bsky.social and Nicola Segata! See Vitor's summary thread below:
Thrilled to share our review (with @mireiavallesc.bsky.social and Nicola Segata) on "Human microbiome acquisition and transmission" just published @naturerevmicro.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Our review on the acquisition and transmission of the human microbiome, now out @naturerevmicro.bsky.social 🦠 🔄
This was a fun writing process with @vheidrich.bsky.social and Nicola Segata! See Vitor's summary thread below:
This was a fun writing process with @vheidrich.bsky.social and Nicola Segata! See Vitor's summary thread below:
On my way to @cnb-csic.bsky.social to present our work as part of the Women in Microbiology conference series. Looking forward!
February 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
On my way to @cnb-csic.bsky.social to present our work as part of the Women in Microbiology conference series. Looking forward!
Do you want to work with us?
The Microbiome Research Group @upf.edu is looking for a project manager/research technician.
Details at: www.upf.edu/web/biomed/j... (ref. MELIS-PSR-INDF-2025-12)
Application deadline: 03/03/3025
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
The Microbiome Research Group @upf.edu is looking for a project manager/research technician.
Details at: www.upf.edu/web/biomed/j... (ref. MELIS-PSR-INDF-2025-12)
Application deadline: 03/03/3025
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
February 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Do you want to work with us?
The Microbiome Research Group @upf.edu is looking for a project manager/research technician.
Details at: www.upf.edu/web/biomed/j... (ref. MELIS-PSR-INDF-2025-12)
Application deadline: 03/03/3025
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
The Microbiome Research Group @upf.edu is looking for a project manager/research technician.
Details at: www.upf.edu/web/biomed/j... (ref. MELIS-PSR-INDF-2025-12)
Application deadline: 03/03/3025
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
Discussing the social transmission of the human microbiome and its impact in health and disease with MCarmen Collado @rutgerwalls.bsky.social Francisco Guarner at the @SEMIPYP meeting in Barcelona - always interesting to discuss the steps to bring our work to specific applications 🦠
February 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Discussing the social transmission of the human microbiome and its impact in health and disease with MCarmen Collado @rutgerwalls.bsky.social Francisco Guarner at the @SEMIPYP meeting in Barcelona - always interesting to discuss the steps to bring our work to specific applications 🦠
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🦠🧫👩⚕️ "Sin la microbiota no podríamos vivir, es esencial para nuestra salud". Puedes recuperar la charla completa con la investigadora y microbióloga @mireiavallesc.bsky.social, y la cirujana Lola de la Puerta en 👉 www.ondacero.es/programas/ju...
February 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🦠🧫👩⚕️ "Sin la microbiota no podríamos vivir, es esencial para nuestra salud". Puedes recuperar la charla completa con la investigadora y microbióloga @mireiavallesc.bsky.social, y la cirujana Lola de la Puerta en 👉 www.ondacero.es/programas/ju...
Exciting day! Right after seeing the half marathon world record being smashed together with the women's course record @mitjabarcelona, discussing the influence of the microbiome on our health at the radio studio of @ondacero.bsky.social with @juliaoteroradio.bsky.social-inspiring conversation! ✨
February 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Exciting day! Right after seeing the half marathon world record being smashed together with the women's course record @mitjabarcelona, discussing the influence of the microbiome on our health at the radio studio of @ondacero.bsky.social with @juliaoteroradio.bsky.social-inspiring conversation! ✨
Así es un placer hacer divulgación de nuestro trabajo! 🦠🧠💻
Hoy hablamos de microbiota con la microbióloga Mireia Vallés Colomer, investigadora de la @upf.edu, y la médico y divulgadora Lola de la Puerta
www.ondacero.es/directo
www.ondacero.es/directo
February 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Así es un placer hacer divulgación de nuestro trabajo! 🦠🧠💻
Really enjoyed #MindMoodMicrobes in Amsterdam this week! Very interesting talks, stimulating discussions, and meeting old and new friends.
February 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Really enjoyed #MindMoodMicrobes in Amsterdam this week! Very interesting talks, stimulating discussions, and meeting old and new friends.
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Come join us!
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨doing bioinformatics on the microbiome-gut-brain axis at APC microbiome ireland
Applications open until March 14th
More info: shorturl.at/BpLNb 👈
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨doing bioinformatics on the microbiome-gut-brain axis at APC microbiome ireland
Applications open until March 14th
More info: shorturl.at/BpLNb 👈
Kenneth J. O'Riordan, PhD on LinkedIn: #phd #microbiome #bioinformatics #neuroscience #gutbrainaxis…
🚨 PhD Opportunity in Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis & Bioinformatics! 🚨
Are you passionate about microbiome science, bioinformatics, and neuroscience? We’re…
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February 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Come join us!
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨doing bioinformatics on the microbiome-gut-brain axis at APC microbiome ireland
Applications open until March 14th
More info: shorturl.at/BpLNb 👈
🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨doing bioinformatics on the microbiome-gut-brain axis at APC microbiome ireland
Applications open until March 14th
More info: shorturl.at/BpLNb 👈
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JOIN US!
✍️Two predoc positions:
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✍️Two postdoc positions:
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Deadline for application: January 31
Feel free to contact Nicola Segata for any Qs!
✍️Two predoc positions:
lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-...
✍️Two postdoc positions:
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Deadline for application: January 31
Feel free to contact Nicola Segata for any Qs!
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January 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
JOIN US!
✍️Two predoc positions:
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✍️Two postdoc positions:
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Deadline for application: January 31
Feel free to contact Nicola Segata for any Qs!
✍️Two predoc positions:
lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-...
✍️Two postdoc positions:
lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-...
lavoraconnoi.unitn.it/en/research-...
Deadline for application: January 31
Feel free to contact Nicola Segata for any Qs!
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🧵 How does being a #vegan, #vegetarian or omnivore impact your gut #microbiome? 🥦 Find out in our new paper on gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian & omnivore diets & associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social!🎉 1/10
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals - Nature Microbiology
Using 21,561 individuals, the authors present a cross-sectional study of how gut microbiome signatures are associated with dietary intake patterns and with host health outcomes.
www.nature.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🧵 How does being a #vegan, #vegetarian or omnivore impact your gut #microbiome? 🥦 Find out in our new paper on gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian & omnivore diets & associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social!🎉 1/10
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Do you want to start a PhD and study the transmission of the microbiome and alterations in neurological disorders? 🦠🖥️
We have a fully-funded position (deadline: 05/01/25)! All details: tinyurl.com/2b3sre8a
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
We have a fully-funded position (deadline: 05/01/25)! All details: tinyurl.com/2b3sre8a
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
December 27, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Do you want to start a PhD and study the transmission of the microbiome and alterations in neurological disorders? 🦠🖥️
We have a fully-funded position (deadline: 05/01/25)! All details: tinyurl.com/2b3sre8a
Feel free to get in touch for more info!
We have a fully-funded position (deadline: 05/01/25)! All details: tinyurl.com/2b3sre8a
Feel free to get in touch for more info!