Segata Lab
@cibiocm.bsky.social
The Laboratory of Computational Metagenomics led by Nicola Segata
**We are hiring, get in touch if interested!**
http://segatalab.cibio.unitn.it/
Moderator @svetlanaup.bsky.social
**We are hiring, get in touch if interested!**
http://segatalab.cibio.unitn.it/
Moderator @svetlanaup.bsky.social
Our strain-sharing pipeline enabled us to trace the passage of single microbiome members baby to baby and then to wider family networks via the nursery.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Our strain-sharing pipeline enabled us to trace the passage of single microbiome members baby to baby and then to wider family networks via the nursery.
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We followed 134 participants over a year—babies, nursery educators, parents, siblings, and pets—using strain-resolved metagenomics to map how gut bacteria spread baby to baby and to wider family networks via the nursery.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
We followed 134 participants over a year—babies, nursery educators, parents, siblings, and pets—using strain-resolved metagenomics to map how gut bacteria spread baby to baby and to wider family networks via the nursery.
2/10
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The Segata lab members wish you happy holidays and happy New Year
✨in their native language✨
Buone feste e felice anno nuovo!
Srećni praznici i srećna Nova godina!
إجازة سعيدة وكل عام وأنتم بخير!
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok!
تعطیلات خوش و سال نو مبارک!
✨in their native language✨
Buone feste e felice anno nuovo!
Srećni praznici i srećna Nova godina!
إجازة سعيدة وكل عام وأنتم بخير!
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok!
تعطیلات خوش و سال نو مبارک!
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Segata lab members wish you happy holidays and happy New Year
✨in their native language✨
Buone feste e felice anno nuovo!
Srećni praznici i srećna Nova godina!
إجازة سعيدة وكل عام وأنتم بخير!
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok!
تعطیلات خوش و سال نو مبارک!
✨in their native language✨
Buone feste e felice anno nuovo!
Srećni praznici i srećna Nova godina!
إجازة سعيدة وكل عام وأنتم بخير!
Veselé Vánoce a šťastný nový rok!
تعطیلات خوش و سال نو مبارک!
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
TODAY at the Precision Nutrition Symposium by #EURAC in Bolzano 🇮🇹
Gabriel Baldanzi shared the insights from the PREDICT studies on diet, microbiome, and health
&
Nicola Segata gave a keynote talk on metagenomics and the diet-microbiome-health axis!
(📸 @msabrysarhan.bsky.social was in the audience)
Gabriel Baldanzi shared the insights from the PREDICT studies on diet, microbiome, and health
&
Nicola Segata gave a keynote talk on metagenomics and the diet-microbiome-health axis!
(📸 @msabrysarhan.bsky.social was in the audience)
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
TODAY at the Precision Nutrition Symposium by #EURAC in Bolzano 🇮🇹
Gabriel Baldanzi shared the insights from the PREDICT studies on diet, microbiome, and health
&
Nicola Segata gave a keynote talk on metagenomics and the diet-microbiome-health axis!
(📸 @msabrysarhan.bsky.social was in the audience)
Gabriel Baldanzi shared the insights from the PREDICT studies on diet, microbiome, and health
&
Nicola Segata gave a keynote talk on metagenomics and the diet-microbiome-health axis!
(📸 @msabrysarhan.bsky.social was in the audience)
📸 Today at the Cancer Grand Challenges Future Leaders’ Conference 2025
Gianmarco Piccinno presenting our latest findings on microbiome in colorectal cancer!
#FLC25 #CancerResearch
cc @cancergrand.bsky.social
Gianmarco Piccinno presenting our latest findings on microbiome in colorectal cancer!
#FLC25 #CancerResearch
cc @cancergrand.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📸 Today at the Cancer Grand Challenges Future Leaders’ Conference 2025
Gianmarco Piccinno presenting our latest findings on microbiome in colorectal cancer!
#FLC25 #CancerResearch
cc @cancergrand.bsky.social
Gianmarco Piccinno presenting our latest findings on microbiome in colorectal cancer!
#FLC25 #CancerResearch
cc @cancergrand.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
On Wednesday (Nov 12) at The Rise of Early-Onset Cancers conference in Bergamo 🇮🇹 (@helloeacr.bsky.social)
Muhammad Shah Zaib will give a talk "Microbiome alterations of colorectal cancer according to age of onset, stage, and anatomic location"
See a full program here: eacr.org/conference/m...
Muhammad Shah Zaib will give a talk "Microbiome alterations of colorectal cancer according to age of onset, stage, and anatomic location"
See a full program here: eacr.org/conference/m...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
On Wednesday (Nov 12) at The Rise of Early-Onset Cancers conference in Bergamo 🇮🇹 (@helloeacr.bsky.social)
Muhammad Shah Zaib will give a talk "Microbiome alterations of colorectal cancer according to age of onset, stage, and anatomic location"
See a full program here: eacr.org/conference/m...
Muhammad Shah Zaib will give a talk "Microbiome alterations of colorectal cancer according to age of onset, stage, and anatomic location"
See a full program here: eacr.org/conference/m...
JOIN US at the Microbiome Throughout Life 2026!
LAST CALL to submit your abstract for the opportunity to be featured as an oral presenter during the main session OR a poster presenter.
Submit your abstract before Nov 10: microbiometolife.com/abstracts/
#MicrobiomeToLife #MicrobiomeSky
LAST CALL to submit your abstract for the opportunity to be featured as an oral presenter during the main session OR a poster presenter.
Submit your abstract before Nov 10: microbiometolife.com/abstracts/
#MicrobiomeToLife #MicrobiomeSky
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
JOIN US at the Microbiome Throughout Life 2026!
LAST CALL to submit your abstract for the opportunity to be featured as an oral presenter during the main session OR a poster presenter.
Submit your abstract before Nov 10: microbiometolife.com/abstracts/
#MicrobiomeToLife #MicrobiomeSky
LAST CALL to submit your abstract for the opportunity to be featured as an oral presenter during the main session OR a poster presenter.
Submit your abstract before Nov 10: microbiometolife.com/abstracts/
#MicrobiomeToLife #MicrobiomeSky
#MeetTheLab
@msabrysarhan.bsky.social works on his postdoc (joint w/ #EURAC) on ancient diet & microbiomes.
How to overcome failure in science?
I like a lot what Robert Frost said: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
@msabrysarhan.bsky.social works on his postdoc (joint w/ #EURAC) on ancient diet & microbiomes.
How to overcome failure in science?
I like a lot what Robert Frost said: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
#MeetTheLab
@msabrysarhan.bsky.social works on his postdoc (joint w/ #EURAC) on ancient diet & microbiomes.
How to overcome failure in science?
I like a lot what Robert Frost said: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
@msabrysarhan.bsky.social works on his postdoc (joint w/ #EURAC) on ancient diet & microbiomes.
How to overcome failure in science?
I like a lot what Robert Frost said: "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference."
TODAY (Oct 23) Nicola Segata will give a talk on host-microbiome coevolution at #TMHMS25 Padua🇮🇹
@tmhms.bsky.social aims to catalyze discussions on the latest conceptual frameworks & technological approaches for studying marine host-microbe symbioses.
Full program here 👉 marinesymbioses.eu/program/
@tmhms.bsky.social aims to catalyze discussions on the latest conceptual frameworks & technological approaches for studying marine host-microbe symbioses.
Full program here 👉 marinesymbioses.eu/program/
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
TODAY (Oct 23) Nicola Segata will give a talk on host-microbiome coevolution at #TMHMS25 Padua🇮🇹
@tmhms.bsky.social aims to catalyze discussions on the latest conceptual frameworks & technological approaches for studying marine host-microbe symbioses.
Full program here 👉 marinesymbioses.eu/program/
@tmhms.bsky.social aims to catalyze discussions on the latest conceptual frameworks & technological approaches for studying marine host-microbe symbioses.
Full program here 👉 marinesymbioses.eu/program/
On Thursday, 18 Sept.
Flash talk (ft) session 2 (16:30 -17:10)
and Poster (p) session 2 (17:10 – 19:10)
✨ Gabriel Baldanzi
✨ Gianmarco Piccinno
✨ @cengoni.bsky.social
will present our latest findings!
Looking forward to sharing #microbiome science!
3/3
Flash talk (ft) session 2 (16:30 -17:10)
and Poster (p) session 2 (17:10 – 19:10)
✨ Gabriel Baldanzi
✨ Gianmarco Piccinno
✨ @cengoni.bsky.social
will present our latest findings!
Looking forward to sharing #microbiome science!
3/3
September 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On Thursday, 18 Sept.
Flash talk (ft) session 2 (16:30 -17:10)
and Poster (p) session 2 (17:10 – 19:10)
✨ Gabriel Baldanzi
✨ Gianmarco Piccinno
✨ @cengoni.bsky.social
will present our latest findings!
Looking forward to sharing #microbiome science!
3/3
Flash talk (ft) session 2 (16:30 -17:10)
and Poster (p) session 2 (17:10 – 19:10)
✨ Gabriel Baldanzi
✨ Gianmarco Piccinno
✨ @cengoni.bsky.social
will present our latest findings!
Looking forward to sharing #microbiome science!
3/3
On Wednesday, 17 Sept.
from 16h
don't miss Flash talk (ft) session 1
and Poster (p) session 1
and meet our lab members:
✨ @fackelmeister.bsky.social
✨ @vheidrich.bsky.social
2/3
from 16h
don't miss Flash talk (ft) session 1
and Poster (p) session 1
and meet our lab members:
✨ @fackelmeister.bsky.social
✨ @vheidrich.bsky.social
2/3
September 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
On Wednesday, 17 Sept.
from 16h
don't miss Flash talk (ft) session 1
and Poster (p) session 1
and meet our lab members:
✨ @fackelmeister.bsky.social
✨ @vheidrich.bsky.social
2/3
from 16h
don't miss Flash talk (ft) session 1
and Poster (p) session 1
and meet our lab members:
✨ @fackelmeister.bsky.social
✨ @vheidrich.bsky.social
2/3
We're happy to welcome @nmquijada.bsky.social to our lab as a visiting researcher!
Narciso is a researcher from Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG) who investigates food microbiome and resistome as well as contributes to bioinformatics efforts in the field github.com/nmquijada
Narciso is a researcher from Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG) who investigates food microbiome and resistome as well as contributes to bioinformatics efforts in the field github.com/nmquijada
July 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We're happy to welcome @nmquijada.bsky.social to our lab as a visiting researcher!
Narciso is a researcher from Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG) who investigates food microbiome and resistome as well as contributes to bioinformatics efforts in the field github.com/nmquijada
Narciso is a researcher from Instituto de Biología Funcional y Genómica (IBFG) who investigates food microbiome and resistome as well as contributes to bioinformatics efforts in the field github.com/nmquijada
Our lab member @amirn.bsky.social will be attending the @femsmicro.org conference in Milan 🇮🇹 next week.
Feel free to connect or meet up at the #FEMS2025!
If you miss the talk on Wednesday (details ⬇️)
you can check out the poster with ID Number: wed_2.1_519_S
Feel free to connect or meet up at the #FEMS2025!
If you miss the talk on Wednesday (details ⬇️)
you can check out the poster with ID Number: wed_2.1_519_S
July 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our lab member @amirn.bsky.social will be attending the @femsmicro.org conference in Milan 🇮🇹 next week.
Feel free to connect or meet up at the #FEMS2025!
If you miss the talk on Wednesday (details ⬇️)
you can check out the poster with ID Number: wed_2.1_519_S
Feel free to connect or meet up at the #FEMS2025!
If you miss the talk on Wednesday (details ⬇️)
you can check out the poster with ID Number: wed_2.1_519_S
Join us at #EESMicrobiome!
Organisers Mani Arumugam (#uni_copenhagen), Ami Bhatt (@stanfordpress.bsky.social), Peer Bork (@borklab.bsky.social) and Nicola Segata (#CIBIO_UniTrento) look forward to welcoming #microbiome scientists in September at @embl.org!
@events.embl.org
Organisers Mani Arumugam (#uni_copenhagen), Ami Bhatt (@stanfordpress.bsky.social), Peer Bork (@borklab.bsky.social) and Nicola Segata (#CIBIO_UniTrento) look forward to welcoming #microbiome scientists in September at @embl.org!
@events.embl.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Join us at #EESMicrobiome!
Organisers Mani Arumugam (#uni_copenhagen), Ami Bhatt (@stanfordpress.bsky.social), Peer Bork (@borklab.bsky.social) and Nicola Segata (#CIBIO_UniTrento) look forward to welcoming #microbiome scientists in September at @embl.org!
@events.embl.org
Organisers Mani Arumugam (#uni_copenhagen), Ami Bhatt (@stanfordpress.bsky.social), Peer Bork (@borklab.bsky.social) and Nicola Segata (#CIBIO_UniTrento) look forward to welcoming #microbiome scientists in September at @embl.org!
@events.embl.org
We also investigated the within species differential gene carriage and strain-differentiation between controls and CRC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We also investigated the within species differential gene carriage and strain-differentiation between controls and CRC.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/6
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
5/6
We studied the gut microbiome composition along stages of CRC and primary tumor location.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
4/6
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
4/6
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We studied the gut microbiome composition along stages of CRC and primary tumor location.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
4/6
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
4/6
We exploited machine learning and meta-analysis approaches to characterize the association of the gut microbes with CRC.
The gut microbiome signature is characterized by peculiar species which are very unlikely inhabitants of the healthy gut!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3/6
The gut microbiome signature is characterized by peculiar species which are very unlikely inhabitants of the healthy gut!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3/6
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We exploited machine learning and meta-analysis approaches to characterize the association of the gut microbes with CRC.
The gut microbiome signature is characterized by peculiar species which are very unlikely inhabitants of the healthy gut!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3/6
The gut microbiome signature is characterized by peculiar species which are very unlikely inhabitants of the healthy gut!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
3/6
We leveraged >3,700 fecal samples derived from healthy, adenoma and CRC individuals and sequenced with shotgun metagenomics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2/6
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2/6
June 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We leveraged >3,700 fecal samples derived from healthy, adenoma and CRC individuals and sequenced with shotgun metagenomics.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2/6
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2/6
. @marconiroberta.bsky.social is attending and presenting at the upcoming GUT MICROBIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM gutmicrobiology-2025.symposium.inrae.fr
Her talk is about our latest cultivation efforts. It will be on Tuesday at 17:15.
Come say HI and discuss ☕️ and gut microbiome with Roberta!
Her talk is about our latest cultivation efforts. It will be on Tuesday at 17:15.
Come say HI and discuss ☕️ and gut microbiome with Roberta!
May 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
. @marconiroberta.bsky.social is attending and presenting at the upcoming GUT MICROBIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM gutmicrobiology-2025.symposium.inrae.fr
Her talk is about our latest cultivation efforts. It will be on Tuesday at 17:15.
Come say HI and discuss ☕️ and gut microbiome with Roberta!
Her talk is about our latest cultivation efforts. It will be on Tuesday at 17:15.
Come say HI and discuss ☕️ and gut microbiome with Roberta!
We conducted an exploratory analysis of 9,251 publicly available human metagenomes from 31 countries & 48 cohorts that we previously published,
and discovered a significant presence of human mtDNA sequences
plus investigated the extent of mtDNA presence.
2/4
and discovered a significant presence of human mtDNA sequences
plus investigated the extent of mtDNA presence.
2/4
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We conducted an exploratory analysis of 9,251 publicly available human metagenomes from 31 countries & 48 cohorts that we previously published,
and discovered a significant presence of human mtDNA sequences
plus investigated the extent of mtDNA presence.
2/4
and discovered a significant presence of human mtDNA sequences
plus investigated the extent of mtDNA presence.
2/4