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Bioinformatics Training

 

Human microbiome expert & data scientist. Skilled in biology, physics and statistics / pattern recognition supported by extensive lab experience. Extensive publication record on an eclectic variety of topics.

Publications

Key publications: 

I: de Goffau MC, Lager S, Sovio U, Gaccioli F, Cook E, Peacock SJ, Parkhill J,

Charnock-Jones DS, Smith GCS. Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain

potential pathogens. Nature. 2019 Aug;572(7769):329-334. doi:

10.1038/s41586-019-1451-5. Epub 2019 Jul 31.


II: Kennedy KM, de Goffau MC, Perez-Muñoz ME, Arrieta MC, Bäckhed F, Bork P,

Braun T, Bushman FD, Dore J, de Vos WM, Earl AM, Eisen JA, Elovitz MA, Ganal-

Vonarburg SC, Gänzle MG, Garrett WS, Hall LJ, Hornef MW, Huttenhower C,

Konnikova L, Lebeer S, Macpherson AJ, Massey RC, McHardy AC, Koren O, Lawley TD,

Ley RE, O'Mahony L, O'Toole PW, Pamer EG, Parkhill J, Raes J, Rattei T, Salonen

A, Segal E, Segata N, Shanahan F, Sloboda DM, Smith GCS, Sokol H, Spector TD,

Surette MG, Tannock GW, Walker AW, Yassour M, Walter J. Questioning the fetal

microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies. Nature. 2023

Jan;613(7945):639-649. doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05546-8. Epub 2023 Jan 25. PMID:

36697862.


III: de Goffau MC, Jallow AT, Sanyang C, Prentice AM, Meagher N, Price DJ, Revill

PA, Parkhill J, Pereira DIA, Wagner J. Gut microbiomes from Gambian infants

reveal the development of a non-industrialized Prevotella-based trophic network.

Nat Microbiol. 2022 Jan;7(1):132-144. doi: 10.1038/s41564-021-01023-6. Epub 2021

Dec 31. PMID: 34972822; PMCID: PMC8727306


IV: de Goffau MC, Lager S, Salter SJ, Wagner J, Kronbichler A, Charnock-Jones DS,

Peacock SJ, Smith GCS, Parkhill J. Recognizing the reagent microbiome. Nat

Microbiol. 2018 Aug;3(8):851-853. doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0202-y. PMID:

30046175.


V: van der Vossen EWJ, Davids M, Bresser LRF, Galenkamp H, van den Born BJ,

Zwinderman K, Levin E, Nieuwdorp M, de Goffau MC. Gut microbiome transitions

across generations in different ethnicities in an urban setting – the HELIUS study.

Microbiome (accepted).

Teaching and Supervisions

Teaching: 

 

2019/2020:

  • Introduction to metagenomics - Trainer