Maria Lopopolo
Ballerina 💃 postdoctoral researcher in Paleo(meta)genomics and Evolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases at Institut Pasteur, Paris- ancient bugs | infectious diseases and microbiome☠️🔍
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- Leprosy: the disease that struck the Americas twice. sciencenews.dk/en/the-disea...
- Reposted by Maria Lopopolo📣📣We’ve launched a new Introduction Room on our community Element channel! Whether you’re a new or veteran member, introduce yourself, share your affiliation, and tell us about your research. Let’s connect and strengthen our community together! matrix.to#/#Introducti...
- Reposted by Maria Lopopolo🗳️🗳️Dear SPAAM community, have you voted for the SPAAM8 2026 meeting location yet? The poll is open until Nov 22! Check Element General Room to choose your preferred option (Leipzig, Copenhagen, Stockholm, or online). Your input matters—help shape our next annual meeting!
- Reposted by Maria LopopoloDear SPAAM Community members, We are excited to share with you the latest SPAAM Newsletter! Inside, you’ll find: - updates on events and workshops - funding/research opportunities - latest publications We hope you enjoy this edition! www.spaam-community.org/assets/media...
- I had a great time at the JIHS in Tokyo yesterday, presenting my work on pre-colonial M. lepromatosis-leprosy in the Americas followed by great discussions on leprosy. Thank you so much for hosting me!
- I am still wrapping my head around the amazing week that I had first at our @spaam-community.bsky.social conference #SPAAM7 followed by 3 days of @isba11.bsky.social in Torino. A conference that ended with a prestigious award. I am very grateful and honoured @isbarchaeology.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Maria Lopopolo@isba11.bsky.social Super happy and proud for @marialopopolo.bsky.social and @avanzich.bsky.social who got the prize to the best paper at #ISBA11 in Turin. Thanks to the jury for this honor!
- Please help us improve #SPAAMtisch by filling out the feedback form below! Also we are looking for new volunteers who are willing to help organising and inviting experts to give seminars. If you are interested please DM me or @bbonucci.bsky.social
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- Don't miss our #SPAAMTisch seminar given by John Tay on "Bayesian Phylogenetic Methods for Microbial Pathogens" here is the link to follow the talk **TODAY** at **4pm CET** Join Zoom Meeting ut-ee.zoom.us/j/94984441034?… Meeting ID: 949 8444 1034 Passcode: 986313
- We are live now!!! Follow our @spaam-community.bsky.social seminar series happening now! 👇
- Reposted by Maria LopopoloNicolas Rascovan @nrascovan.bsky.social est biologiste, directeur de recherche à l'Institut Pasteur de l’équipe de Paléogénomique microbienne et dernier auteur de l'étude. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Thank you @spaam-community.bsky.social 🙏 a community full of amazing scientists but also dear friends who accompanied me during the journey of my PhD and from whom I've learnt a lot ✨️
- Reposted by Maria Lopopolo🌎🧬 Leprosy was already endemic in the Americas for 1,000+ years BEFORE Europeans arrived. Scientists analyzed DNA from ~800 samples & found Mycobacterium lepromatosis infecting Indigenous populations centuries before colonization. #Leprosy @marialopopolo.bsky.social @nrascovan.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Maria LopopoloBig news in #GlobalHealthHistory today. A species of bacterium that causes leprosy, discovered in 2008 in modern patients, has been proven to have been present in the Americas well before European arrival. More details in 🧵 below: www.science.org/content/arti... #GlobalMiddleAges #histmed #aDNA 🧪
- Reposted by Maria LopopoloUn diente reescribe la historia americana Una gran investigación de @nrascovan.bsky.social @marialopopolo.bsky.social @avanzich.bsky.social publicada hoy en @science.org Lo cuento en @agenciasinc.es www.agenciasinc.es/Reportajes/U...
- Did leprosy exist in the Americas before European invasion? Our lab #aDNA study at @institutpasteur.bsky.social supervised by @nrascovan.bsky.social in collab with @avanzich.bsky.social (CSU) finds M.lepromatosis in pre-colonial Ancestors from North and South America www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- It was long thought that leprosy arrived with European colonizers via M. leprae. But this study focuses on another species: Mycobacterium lepromatosis.
- ⏰ Extended deadline to submit an abstract to SPAAM7 conference. You have time till 1st of June! #aDNA #ancientmetagenomics #metagenomics #pathogens
