Lucy van Dorp
@lucyvandorp.bsky.social
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Group Leader in Microbial Genomics at UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social.
Reconstructing the evolution of us and our pathogens past, present and future using large-scale genomics.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan
Reconstructing the evolution of us and our pathogens past, present and future using large-scale genomics.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It's finally out! Meriam Guellil expertly led this project from the first HHV6 detection to the final paper. We found both human herpesviruses 6A and 6B in ancient remains going back 2500 years.
January 2, 2026 at 7:53 PM
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It's finally out! Meriam Guellil expertly led this project from the first HHV6 detection to the final paper. We found both human herpesviruses 6A and 6B in ancient remains going back 2500 years.
This work is likely just the start of better understanding the deep history and spatio-temporal dynamics of these importance viruses.
Great to play a role in this work, led from initial screening to final paper by Meriam Guellil @univie.ac.at.
Great to play a role in this work, led from initial screening to final paper by Meriam Guellil @univie.ac.at.
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This work is likely just the start of better understanding the deep history and spatio-temporal dynamics of these importance viruses.
Great to play a role in this work, led from initial screening to final paper by Meriam Guellil @univie.ac.at.
Great to play a role in this work, led from initial screening to final paper by Meriam Guellil @univie.ac.at.
There are likely many more HHV-6A/HHV-6B to be found in ancient human genomes to further support direct calibration of the age of integrated viral clades and acquired HHV infections.
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
There are likely many more HHV-6A/HHV-6B to be found in ancient human genomes to further support direct calibration of the age of integrated viral clades and acquired HHV infections.
Ancient genomes show that these viruses have been co-evolving with human populations across Europe, dating from early Italy to medieval England, Belgium, and Russia; underscoring a deep, ongoing host-virus history.
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Ancient genomes show that these viruses have been co-evolving with human populations across Europe, dating from early Italy to medieval England, Belgium, and Russia; underscoring a deep, ongoing host-virus history.
Through screening of ~4,000 archaeological human samples, this work reconstructed 11 ancient genomes of HHV-6A and HHV-6B. These viruses still infect many of us today.
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Through screening of ~4,000 archaeological human samples, this work reconstructed 11 ancient genomes of HHV-6A and HHV-6B. These viruses still infect many of us today.
New paper out in Science Advances:
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
First ancient HHV-6 genomes reveal 2500 years of phylogenetic continuity and provide insights into the endogenization of HHV-6A.
www.science.org
January 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
New paper out in Science Advances:
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
👉 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
Reconstructing the histories of ancient pathogens with @poojaswali.bsky.social of @ugiatucl.bsky.social at the @lien-london.bsky.social meeting.
Makes me want to learn every one of these stories!
Makes me want to learn every one of these stories!
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Reconstructing the histories of ancient pathogens with @poojaswali.bsky.social of @ugiatucl.bsky.social at the @lien-london.bsky.social meeting.
Makes me want to learn every one of these stories!
Makes me want to learn every one of these stories!
Feel free to share or reach out with questions!
Deadline: 12th Jan 2026
#FindaPhD #LondonPhD #PhD #AI #Bioinformatics #Ecology #AvianInfluenza #MachineLearning #OneHealth #AIINTERVENE
Deadline: 12th Jan 2026
#FindaPhD #LondonPhD #PhD #AI #Bioinformatics #Ecology #AvianInfluenza #MachineLearning #OneHealth #AIINTERVENE
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Feel free to share or reach out with questions!
Deadline: 12th Jan 2026
#FindaPhD #LondonPhD #PhD #AI #Bioinformatics #Ecology #AvianInfluenza #MachineLearning #OneHealth #AIINTERVENE
Deadline: 12th Jan 2026
#FindaPhD #LondonPhD #PhD #AI #Bioinformatics #Ecology #AvianInfluenza #MachineLearning #OneHealth #AIINTERVENE
Learn more about the AI-INTERVENE programme 👉 www.ai-intervene.net.
We're a supportive friendly group @ugiatucl.bsky.social looking for candidates with an interest in AI, ecology, infectious disease genomics, or data science who want to tackle questions in #OneHealth and biodiversity research.
We're a supportive friendly group @ugiatucl.bsky.social looking for candidates with an interest in AI, ecology, infectious disease genomics, or data science who want to tackle questions in #OneHealth and biodiversity research.
www.ai-intervene.net
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Learn more about the AI-INTERVENE programme 👉 www.ai-intervene.net.
We're a supportive friendly group @ugiatucl.bsky.social looking for candidates with an interest in AI, ecology, infectious disease genomics, or data science who want to tackle questions in #OneHealth and biodiversity research.
We're a supportive friendly group @ugiatucl.bsky.social looking for candidates with an interest in AI, ecology, infectious disease genomics, or data science who want to tackle questions in #OneHealth and biodiversity research.
We’re recruiting a PhD student as part of the AI-Intervene DTP to join FlightPath, an exciting project combining viral genomics, bird migration data, and AI-powered phylodynamics to forecast how avian influenza evolves and spreads.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FlightPath: Predicting Avian Influenza Evolution through AI-Powered Phylodynamics and Bird Migration Modelling at University of Reading, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We’re recruiting a PhD student as part of the AI-Intervene DTP to join FlightPath, an exciting project combining viral genomics, bird migration data, and AI-powered phylodynamics to forecast how avian influenza evolves and spreads.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Project Details 🦠🧬🦅🦆🌎: tinyurl.com/2v4xaxmx.
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
PhD candidate Cedric Tan from @ucl.ac.uk @ugiatucl.bsky.social is exploring how pathogens and antimicrobial resistance jump between species, supported by a scholarship from A*STAR Singapore and @astar-gis.bsky.social.
#UCLSingapore
#UCLHealth
www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-...
#UCLSingapore
#UCLHealth
www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-...
Tackling the spread of disease through a UCL-Singapore connection
PhD candidate Cedric Tan (UCL Genetics Institute) – an A*STAR National Science Scholarship recipient – is using bioinformatics to understand more about how pathogens jump between species.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
PhD candidate Cedric Tan from @ucl.ac.uk @ugiatucl.bsky.social is exploring how pathogens and antimicrobial resistance jump between species, supported by a scholarship from A*STAR Singapore and @astar-gis.bsky.social.
#UCLSingapore
#UCLHealth
www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-...
#UCLSingapore
#UCLHealth
www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-...
We're a small friendly team excited by how we can use large spatio-temporal genetic datasets to map the drivers of (host)pathogen success.
Please get in touch if you have questions!
#PhD #AMR #genomics #findaPhD #LondonPhD
Please get in touch if you have questions!
#PhD #AMR #genomics #findaPhD #LondonPhD
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We're a small friendly team excited by how we can use large spatio-temporal genetic datasets to map the drivers of (host)pathogen success.
Please get in touch if you have questions!
#PhD #AMR #genomics #findaPhD #LondonPhD
Please get in touch if you have questions!
#PhD #AMR #genomics #findaPhD #LondonPhD
Project Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
Doctoral Training Programme: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical....
Doctoral Training Programme: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical....
Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Project Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
Doctoral Training Programme: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical....
Doctoral Training Programme: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical....
This project is part of the excellent @ucl.ac.uk Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance.
Funding is open to both UK and international students.
Deadline: 12 January 2026.
Funding is open to both UK and international students.
Deadline: 12 January 2026.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This project is part of the excellent @ucl.ac.uk Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance.
Funding is open to both UK and international students.
Deadline: 12 January 2026.
Funding is open to both UK and international students.
Deadline: 12 January 2026.
We are recruiting!
If you like evolutionary biology, microbial genomics, and host-pathogen interactions we have a PhD opening at @ugiatucl.bsky.social using population-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials.
If you like evolutionary biology, microbial genomics, and host-pathogen interactions we have a PhD opening at @ugiatucl.bsky.social using population-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We are recruiting!
If you like evolutionary biology, microbial genomics, and host-pathogen interactions we have a PhD opening at @ugiatucl.bsky.social using population-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials.
If you like evolutionary biology, microbial genomics, and host-pathogen interactions we have a PhD opening at @ugiatucl.bsky.social using population-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials.
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
The 2026 EMBL symposium 'Reconstructing the human past using ancient and modern genomics' is live with a fantastic invited speaker lineup!
Abstract deadline 9 June. If work is ongoing, plan for Heidelberg in September😉.
Organised by Maanasa Raghavan, @matejahajdi.bsky.social, Choongwon Jeong & me.
Abstract deadline 9 June. If work is ongoing, plan for Heidelberg in September😉.
Organised by Maanasa Raghavan, @matejahajdi.bsky.social, Choongwon Jeong & me.
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The 2026 EMBL symposium 'Reconstructing the human past using ancient and modern genomics' is live with a fantastic invited speaker lineup!
Abstract deadline 9 June. If work is ongoing, plan for Heidelberg in September😉.
Organised by Maanasa Raghavan, @matejahajdi.bsky.social, Choongwon Jeong & me.
Abstract deadline 9 June. If work is ongoing, plan for Heidelberg in September😉.
Organised by Maanasa Raghavan, @matejahajdi.bsky.social, Choongwon Jeong & me.
A fantastic day of talks and discussions. Thanks to the organisers and @gensocuk.bsky.social
Wonderful and engaging talk by
@lucyvandorp.bsky.social
who was invited to speak on the drivers of pathogen evolution using ancient DNA at the Ancient Genomes: Perspectives on Human Biology and Medicine meeting
@gensocuk.bsky.social
🧬🦠
@lucyvandorp.bsky.social
who was invited to speak on the drivers of pathogen evolution using ancient DNA at the Ancient Genomes: Perspectives on Human Biology and Medicine meeting
@gensocuk.bsky.social
🧬🦠
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
A fantastic day of talks and discussions. Thanks to the organisers and @gensocuk.bsky.social
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
Great to have Dr Hrushikesh Loya give a fantastic talk on his tool Ghostbusters: A Genome-Wide Genealogical Approach to Uncovering Hidden Admixture Events in Human Evolution 👻
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Great to have Dr Hrushikesh Loya give a fantastic talk on his tool Ghostbusters: A Genome-Wide Genealogical Approach to Uncovering Hidden Admixture Events in Human Evolution 👻
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
I am fascinated by how viruses evolve - and not just since #SARSCoV2 has shown us at the global stage how consequential virus evolution can be for us.
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
On an Arctic archipelago, frozen soil may preserve a hidden history of viruses
Scientists are hunting for ancient RNA in Svalbard’s permafrost, hoping to shed light on the evolution of viral diseases
www.science.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I am fascinated by how viruses evolve - and not just since #SARSCoV2 has shown us at the global stage how consequential virus evolution can be for us.
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
In my new story in @science.org I got to explore how researchers are probing deeper into the past with old RNA virus genome.
So a 🧪 thread…
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
Pooja Swali @poojaswali.bsky.social presenting her very interesting work on ancient pathogens. @ugiatucl.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pooja Swali @poojaswali.bsky.social presenting her very interesting work on ancient pathogens. @ugiatucl.bsky.social
If you like generating genomic data from unusual medical samples, past and contemporary epidemiology and advancing methods in phylo/population genetics please get in touch.
Group website: www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan/
Closing date Sept 25th 2025.
#aDNA #microbialgenomics #ISBA #popgen #UCL
Group website: www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan/
Closing date Sept 25th 2025.
#aDNA #microbialgenomics #ISBA #popgen #UCL
New preprint on the early evolution of BA.2.86
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you like generating genomic data from unusual medical samples, past and contemporary epidemiology and advancing methods in phylo/population genetics please get in touch.
Group website: www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan/
Closing date Sept 25th 2025.
#aDNA #microbialgenomics #ISBA #popgen #UCL
Group website: www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucbpvan/
Closing date Sept 25th 2025.
#aDNA #microbialgenomics #ISBA #popgen #UCL
Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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September 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
New preprint from UGI PhD student @cednotsed.bsky.social , @proffballoux.bsky.social and @lucyvandorp.bsky.social, exploring the microbial and antimicrobial resistance signatures of hospital-acquired pneumonia using nanopore metagenomic sequencing (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...).
Characterising the microbial and antimicrobial resistance signatures of hospital-acquired pneumonia using nanopore metagenomic sequencing
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is a significant burden in nosocomial settings, yet its microbial underpinnings remain poorly understood. Here, we leverage shotgun nanopore sequencing to characteris...
www.biorxiv.org
August 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New preprint from UGI PhD student @cednotsed.bsky.social , @proffballoux.bsky.social and @lucyvandorp.bsky.social, exploring the microbial and antimicrobial resistance signatures of hospital-acquired pneumonia using nanopore metagenomic sequencing (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...).
Reposted by Lucy van Dorp
Not long left to submit your abstract! Deadline is 31 July.
Join us in November for the Ancient Genomes meeting and hear from amazing speakers including: @mathiesoniain.bsky.social, @lquintanamurci.bsky.social & @lucyvandorp.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/events/ancie...
Join us in November for the Ancient Genomes meeting and hear from amazing speakers including: @mathiesoniain.bsky.social, @lquintanamurci.bsky.social & @lucyvandorp.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/events/ancie...
July 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Not long left to submit your abstract! Deadline is 31 July.
Join us in November for the Ancient Genomes meeting and hear from amazing speakers including: @mathiesoniain.bsky.social, @lquintanamurci.bsky.social & @lucyvandorp.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/events/ancie...
Join us in November for the Ancient Genomes meeting and hear from amazing speakers including: @mathiesoniain.bsky.social, @lquintanamurci.bsky.social & @lucyvandorp.bsky.social!
genetics.org.uk/events/ancie...