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Mireia Valles-Colomer

@mireiavallesc.bsky.social
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#MicrobiomeTransmission #MicrobiomeGutBrainAxis Group leader of the Microbiome Research Group at MELIS-UPF www.upf.edu/web/microbiome Previously @cibiocm.bsky.social

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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🥁 NEW Our study on infant gut microbiome and #straintransmission is now published in @nature.com: doi.org/10.1038/s415... 1/10
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Baby-to-baby strain transmission shapes the developing gut microbiome - Nature
A metagenomic survey of babies attending the first year of nursery detected extensive baby-to-baby microbial strain transmission, pointing to social interactions in infancy as crucial drivers of infan...
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Big congrats on your PhD, Ramya @rabal97.bsky.social!
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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 26/11/2025
📣 New PRBB-CRG conference 📋 Integrating data-driven microbiome analysis with ex vivo gut models 🗣️ Mani Arumugam - University of Copenhagen   📆 Dec 1 - ⏰ 12:00  hosted by: @mireiavallesc.bsky.social  - @melisupf.bsky.social     📍 #PRBB Marie Curie room
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
#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!
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The first Iberian EvoMG PI meeting was a great experience! Fantastic talks, great discussions, and lots of ideas to keep think about.
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caixaresearch.bsky.social @caixaresearch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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.
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Servei de Recerca de la UPF @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
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...
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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.
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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!
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🧵 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...
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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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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Highly recommended!
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Francesco Asnicar @fasnicar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Now @mireiavallesc.bsky.social presenting microbiome transmission at the #BCNmicrobiome
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ScienHub @scienhub-org.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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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Nicolae Morar @nmorar.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
A masterclass in human microbiome studies (about the Dutch microbiome and microbiome transmission) with Sasha Zhernakova & @mireiavallesc.bsky.social ! #BCNMicrobiome
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Ricky Wolff @rwolff.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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....
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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...
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Tami Lieberman @contaminatedsci.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
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]
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Congratulations @seandreu.bsky.social! 🎉 It was truly a pleasure to exchange ideas and dive into methods and findings during your time in Trento
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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:
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
On my way to @cnb-csic.bsky.social to present our work as part of the Women in Microbiology conference series. Looking forward!
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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!
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
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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Julia en la Onda @juliaenlaonda.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🦠🧫👩‍⚕️ "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...
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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! ✨
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Así es un placer hacer divulgación de nuestro trabajo! 🦠🧠💻
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Really enjoyed #MindMoodMicrobes in Amsterdam this week! Very interesting talks, stimulating discussions, and meeting old and new friends.
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Ben Valderrama @bvalderrama.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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 👈
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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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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
JOIN US! ✍️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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Dr. Gloria Fackelmann @fackelmeister.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🧵 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...
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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.
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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!
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Did you get your PhD in 2023 or 2024? With a background in bioinformatics and interested in understanding the social transmission of our microbiomes? 🦠👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🖥️ We can apply together for a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellowship5(internal deadline: 05/01/25). More info: www.aei.gob.es/convocatoria...
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Ayudas para contratos Juan de la Cierva 2024 | Agencia Estatal de InvestigaciónBuscar
Las ayudas Juan de la Cierva tienen como finalidad fomentar la incorporación de jóvenes, en posesión del grado de doctor, con objeto de que completen su formación investigadora postdoctoral en centros de I+D españoles.
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Mireia Valles-Colomer @mireiavallesc.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Well done, Davide!
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Segata Lab @cibiocm.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
MONDAY December 16 Davide Golzato will be presenting his work on human gut #microbiome supervised by Nicola Segata & @mireiavallesc.bsky.social! We are looking forward to Davide's final PhD exam & discussion with Stefano Campanaro, Samuel Chaffron and Olivier Jousson!
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
New perspective with a comprehensive overview of the microbiome heritability concept www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Estimates of microbiome heritability across hosts - Nature Microbiology
In this Perspective, Morris and Bohannan discuss heritability of microbiome-mediated traits across hosts and future research questions with implications for animal and plant breeding.
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Laura Hug @lhug.bsky.social · 02/08/2024
Eight years later, I revisit the tree of life. “Future trees may need to distinguish not only between cultured and uncultured lineages, but between extant and extinct” rdcu.be/dPNpB
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The ever-changing tree of life
Nature Microbiology - The tree of life is a galvanizing image, anchoring biological diversity within a common framework. From a new view in 2016, the tree has continued to grow, and with it, our...
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