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Matthew graduated with a BSc in Human Genetics (2007) and an MRes in Bioinformatics (2008) from Newcastle University. He then moved to Trinity College Dublin to complete a PhD in Genetics (2013), specialising in the analysis of ancient DNA. Matthew then held postdoctoral researcher positions at Trinity College Dublin, the University of York and the University of Cambridge. In 2023 he returned to Newcastle to join the Bioinformatics Support Unit.

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  • Lévêque É, Teasdale MD, Fiddyment S, Bro-Jørgensen MH, Spindler L, Macleod R, Bougard F, Tange Olsen M, Collins M. Hiding in plain sight: the biomolecular identification of pinniped use in medieval manuscripts. Royal Society Open Science 2025, 12(4), 241090.
  • Daly, KG, Mullin, VE, Hare, AJ, Halpin, Á, Mattiangeli, V, Teasdale, MD, Rossi, C, Geiger, S, Krebs, S, Medugorac, I, Sandoval-Castellanos, E, Özbasaran, M, Duru, G, Gülcür, S, Pöllath, N, Collins, M, Frantz, L, Vila, E, Zidarov, P, Stoddart, S, Boldgiv, B, Orlando, L, Pearson, MP, Mullville, J, Askeyev, IV, Askeyev, AO, Askeyev, OV, Shaymuratova, DN, Van den Hurk, Y, Zeeb-Lanz, A, Arbogast, RM, Hemmer, H, Davoudi, H, Amiri, S, Doost, SB, Decruyenaere, D, Fathi, H, Khazaeli, R, Hassanzadeh, Y, Sardari, A, Lhuillier, J, Abdolahi, M, Summers, GD, Marro, C, Bahshaliyev, V, Berthon, R, Çakirlar, C, Benecke, N, Scheu, A, Burger, J, Sauer, E, Horwitz, LK, Arbuckle, B, Buitenhuis, H, Gourichon, L, Bulatović, J, O’Connor, T, Orton, D, Jalabadze, M, Rhodes, S, Chazan, M, Özkaya, V, Zeder, M, Atıcı, L, Mashkour, M, Peters, J, Bradley, DG. Ancient genomics and the origin, dispersal, and development of domestic sheep. Science 2025, 387(6733), 492-497.
  • Rossi, C, Sinding, MHS, Mullin, VE, Scheu, A, Erven, JAM, Verdugo, MP, Daly, KG, Ciucani, MM, Mattiangeli, V, Teasdale, MD, Diquelou, D, Manin, A, Bangsgaard, P, Collins, M, Lord, TC, Zeibert, V, Zorzin, R, Vinter, M, Timmons, Z, Kitchener, AC, Street, M, Haruda, AF, Tabbada, K, Larson, G, Frantz, LAF, Gehlen, B, Alhaique, F, Tagliacozzo, A, Fornasiero, M, Pandolfi, L, Karastoyanova, N, Sørensen, L, Kiryushin, K, Ekström, J, Mostadius, M, Grandal-d’Anglade, A, Vidal-Gorosquieta, A, Benecke, N, Kropp, C, Grushin, SP, Gilbert, MTP, Merts, I, Merts, V, Outram, AK, Rosengren, E, Kosintsev, P, Sablin, M, Tishkin, AA, Makarewicz, CA, Burger, J, Bradley, DG. The genomic natural history of the aurochs. Nature 2024, 635, 136–141.
  • L'Hôte, L, Light, I, Mattiangeli, V, Teasdale, MD, Halpin, Á, Gourichon, L, Key, FM, Daly, KG. An 8000 years old genome reveals the Neolithic origin of the zoonosis Brucella melitensis. Nature Communications 2024, 15.