Zoé PochonStockholm University | SU · Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
Zoé Pochon
Master of Science
Ancient metagenomics, ancient pathogens genetics
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Introduction
I'm interested in using biology and bioinformatics tools to bring new clues to historical and biological questions. Therefore the fields of archaeogenetics, paleogenetics, archaeology, history, bioinformatics and population genetics are really interesting to me.
I mostly use bioinformatics tools to analyse ancient DNA and RNA from archaeological sites looking (for my PhD projects) specifically at viruses but also bacteries and parasites.
Education
September 2018 - June 2020
September 2018 - June 2020
September 2015 - June 2018
Publications
Publications (12)
Between the 8th and 11th centuries CE, the Iberian Peninsula underwent profound upheaval due to the Umayyad invasion against the Visigoths, resulting in population shifts and lasting demographic impacts. Our understanding of this period is hindered by limited written sources and few archaeogenetic studies. We analyzed 33 individuals from Las Gobas,...
This article presents a double burial from Czulice indicating elements of the Hunnic culture. Individual I, aged 7–9, and Individual II, aged 8–9 with a skull deformation, were both genetically identified as boys. Individual II, who exhibited genetic affinity to present day Asian populations, was equipped with gold and silver items. In contrast, In...
Supplementary Data S6 for article Unveiling Hunnic legacy. Decoding elite presence in Poland through a unique child’s burial with modified cranium.
Supplementary Information for article Unveiling Hunnic legacy. Decoding elite presence in Poland through a unique child’s burial with modified cranium.
Supplementary Data S1-5 for article Unveiling Hunnic legacy. Decoding elite presence in Poland through a unique child’s burial with modified cranium.
Analysis of microbial data from archaeological samples is a growing field with great potential for understanding ancient environments, lifestyles, and diseases. However, high error rates have been a challenge in ancient metagenomics, and the availability of computational frameworks that meet the demands of the field is limited. Here, we propose aMe...
Palaeogenomics continues to yield valuable insights into the evolution, population dynamics, and ecology of our ancestors and other extinct species. However, DNA sequencing cannot reveal tissue-specific gene expression, cellular identity, or gene regulation, only attainable at the transcriptional level. Pioneering studies have shown that useful RNA...
Analysis of microbial data from archaeological samples is a rapidly growing field with a great potential for understanding ancient environments, lifestyles and disease spread in the past. However, high error rates have been a long-standing challenge in ancient metagenomics analysis. This is also complicated by a limited choice of ancient microbiome...
Lactase persistence (LP), the continued expression of lactase into adulthood, is the most strongly selected single gene trait over the last 10,000 years in multiple human populations. It has been posited that the primary allele causing LP among Eurasians, rs4988235-A [1], only rose to appreciable frequencies during the Bronze and Iron Ages [2, 3],...