Dr Leonardo de Oliveira Martins

Senior Researcher

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Epidemiology, genomics and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria

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I am a computational biologist specialised in statistical genomics, particularly in Bayesian phylogenetics and phylogenomics. I am also interested in chemometrics, transcriptomics, and population genomics.

I have a PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Biology from the University of Tokyo (Japan), developing statistical models for recombination detection and phylogenetic dating. During my PhD I also worked with QTL analysis and protein structure prediction. I then did postdoctoral training at the University of Vigo (Spain), at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), and at Imperial College London (UK). During this time I created models for species tree inference, phylogenomic statistical learning, and hyperspectral imaging analysis. I have studied the evolutionary history of several groups, from viruses, malaria, and marine species, to deep phylogenies like the tree of Eukaryotes or the whole tree of life.

Currently I develop and apply phylogenomic pipelines to large pangenomic data sets, aiming at facilitating interpretation and integration with other analyses.


Key Publications

L. de Oliveira Martins, D. Mallo, D. Posada (2016). “A Bayesian Supertree Model for Genome-Wide Species Tree Reconstruction”. Systematic Biology 65(3), 397-416 doi:10.1093/sysbio/syu082

D. Mallo, L. de Oliveira Martins, D. Posada (2016). “SimPhy: Phylogenomic Simulation of Gene, Locus and Species Trees”. Systematic Biology 65(2), 334-344 doi:10.1093/sysbio/syv082

L. de Oliveira Martins, D. Posada (2014). “Testing for Universal Common Ancestry”. Systematic Biology 63(5), 838-842 doi:10.1093/sysbio/syu041

L. de Oliveira Martins, D. Mallo, D. Posada (2013). “Phylogenetic Likelihood”. eLS. a0005141 doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0005141

L de Oliveira Martins, H. Kishino (2010). “Distribution of distances between topologies and its effect ondetection of phylogenetic recombination”. Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics 62 (1), 145-159 doi:10.1007/s10463-009-0259-8

Djeghout B, Le Viet T, De Oliveira Martins L, Savva MS, Evans R, Baker D, Page A, Elumogo N, Wain J, Janecko N. (2024)

Capturing clinically relevant Campylobacter attributes through direct whole genome sequencing of stool

Microbiol Genomics


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Ereqat S, Alikhan N-F, Al-Jawabreh A, Matthews M, Al-Jawabreh A, de Oliveira Martins L, Al-Kaila M, Page A, Pallen M, Nasereddin . (2024)

Epidemiological Characterization and Genetic Variation of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Variant in Palestine

Pathogens


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Asante IA, Hsu SN, Boatemaa L, Kwasah L, Adusei-Poku M, Odoom JK, Awuku-Larbi Y, Foulkes BH, Oliver-Commey J, Asiedu EK, Parker MD, Mitja O, Eggo RM, de Oliveira Martins L, Asiedu-Bekoe F, Laryea DO, Kuma-Aboagye P, Marks M, de Silva TI, Ampofo W. (2023)

Repurposing an integrated national influenza platform for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in Ghana: a molecular epidemiological analysis.

The Lancet. Global health


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Nyagupe C, de Oliveira Martins L, Gumbo H, Mashe T, Takawira T, Maeka KK, Juru A, Chikanda LK, Tauya AR, Page AJ, Kingsley RA, Simbi R, Chirenda J, Manasa J, Ruhanya V, Mavenyengwa R. (2023)

SARS-CoV-2 mutations on diagnostic gene targets in the second wave in Zimbabwe: A retrospective genomic analysis.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde


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Cotton S, McHugh MP, Dewar R, Haas JG, Templeton K, Robson SC, Connor TR, Loman NJ, Golubchik T, Martinez Nunez, Bonsall D, Rambaut A, Snell LB, Livett R, Ludden C, Corden S, Nastouli E, Nebbia G, Johnston I, Prieto JA, Saeed K, Jackson DK, Houlihan C, Frampton D, Hamilton WL, Witney AA, Bucca G, Pope CF, Moore C, Thomson EC, Cutino-Moguel T, Harrison EM, Smith CP, Rogan F, Beckwith SM, Murray A, Singleton D, Eastick K, Sheridan LA, Randell P, Jackson LM, Ariani CV, Gonçalves S, Fairley DJ, Loose MW, Watkins J, Moses S, Nicholls S, Bull M, Amato R, Smith DL, Aanensen DM, Barrett JC, Kele B, Aggarwal D, Shepherd JG, Curran MD, Parmar S, Parker MD, Williams C, Glaysher S, Underwood AP, Bashton M, Pacchiarini N, Loveson KF, Byott M, Carabelli AM, Templeton KE, Peacock SJ, de Silva, Wang D, Langford CF, Sillitoe J, Gunson RN, Cottrell S, O'Grady J, Kwiatkowski D, Lillie PJ, Cortes N, Moore N, Thomas C, Burns PJ, Mahungu TW, Liggett S, Beckett AH, Holden MT, Levett LJ, Osman H, Hassan-Ibrahim MO, Simpson DA, Chand M, Gupta RK, Darby AC, Paterson S, Pybus OG, Volz EM, de Angelis, Robertson DL, Page AJ, Martincorena I, Aigrain L, Bassett AR, Wong N, Taha Y, Erkiert MJ, Spencer Chapman, Dewar R, McHugh MP, Mookerjee S, Aplin S, Harvey M, Sass T, Umpleby H, Wheeler H, McKenna JP, Warne B, Taylor JF, Chaudhry Y, Izuagbe R, Jahun AS, Young GR, McMurray C, McCann CM, Nelson A, Elliott S, Lowe H, Price A, Crown MR, Rey S, Roy S, Temperton B, Shaaban S, Hesketh AR, Laing KG, Monahan IM, Heaney J, Pelosi E, Silviera S, Wilson-Davies E, Fryer H, Adams H, du Plessis, Johnson R, Harvey WT, Hughes J, Orton RJ, Spurgin LG, Bourgeois Y, Ruis C, O'Toole Á, Gourtovaia M, Sanderson T, Fraser C, Edgeworth J, Breuer J, Michell SL, Todd JA, John M, Buck D, Gajee K, Kay GL, Heyburn D, Charalampous T, Alcolea-Medina A, Kitchman K, McNal A, Pritch DT, Dervisevic S, Muir P, Robinson E, Vipond BB, Ramadan NA, Jeanes C, Weldon D, Catalan J, Jones N, da Silva, Williams C, Fuchs M, Miskelly J, Jeffries AR, Oliver K, Park NR, Ash A, Koshy C, Barrow M, Buchan SL, Mantzouratou A, Clark G, Holmes CW, Campbell S, Davis T, Tan NK, Brown JR, Harris KA, Kidd SP, Grant PR, Xu-McCrae L, Cox A, Madona P, Pond M, Randell PA, Withell KT, Williams C, Graham C, Denton-Smith R, Swindells E, Turnbull R, Sloan TJ, Bosworth A, Hutchings S, Pymont HM, Casey A, Ratcliffe L, Jones CR, Knight BA, Haque T, Hart J, Irish-Tavares D, Witele E, Mower C, Watson DipHE, Collins J, Eltringham G, Crudgington D, Macklin B, Iturriza-Gomara M, Lucaci AO, McClure PC, Carlile M, Holmes N, Moore C, Storey N, Rooke S, Yebra G, Craine N, Perry M, Alikhan NF, Bridgett S, Cook KF, Fearn C, Goudarzi S, Lyons RA, Williams T, Haldenby ST, Durham J, Leonard S, Davies RM, Batra R, Blane B, Spyer MJ, Smith P, Yavus M, Williams RJ, Mahanama AI, Samaraweera B, Girgis ST, Hansford SE, Green A, Beaver C, Bellis KL, Dorman MJ, Kay S, Prestwood L, Rajatileka S, Quick J, Poplawski R, Reynolds N, Mack A, Morriss A, Whalley T, Patel B, Georgana I, Hosmillo M, Pinckert ML, Stockton J, Henderson JH, Hollis A, Stanley W, Yew WC, Myers R, Thornton A, Adams A, Annett T, Asad H, Birchley A, Coombes J, Evans JM, Fina L, Gatica-Wilcox B, Gilbert L, Graham L, Hey J, Hilvers E, Jones S, Jones H, Kumziene-Summerhayes S, McKerr C, Powell J, Pugh G, Taylor S, Trotter AJ, Williams CA, Kermack LM, Foulkes BH, Gallis M, Hornsby HR, Louka SF, Pohare M, Wolverson P, Zhang P, MacIntyre-Cockett G, Trebes A, Moll RJ, Ferguson L, Goldstein EJ, Maclean A, Tomb R, Starinskij I, Thomson L, Southgate J, Kraemer MU, Raghwani J, Zarebski AE, Boyd O, Geidelberg L, Illingworth CJ, Jackson C, Pascall D, Vattipally S, Freeman TM, Hsu SN, Lindsey BB, James K, Lewis K, Tonkin-Hill G, Tovar-Corona JM, Cox M, Abudahab K, Menegazzo M, Taylor BE, Yeats CA, Mukaddas A, Wright DW, de Oliveira Martins L, Colquhoun R, Hill V, Jackson B, McCrone JT, Medd N, Scher E, Keatley JP, Curran T, Morgan S, Maxwell P, Smith K, Eldirdiri S, Kenyon A, Holmes AH, Price JR, Wyatt T, Mather AE, Skvortsov T, Hartley JA, Guest M, Kitchen C, Merrick I, Munn R, Bertolusso B, Lynch J, Vernet G, Kirk S, Wastnedge E, Stanley R, Idle G, Bradley DT, Killough NF, Poyner J, Mori M, Jones O, Wright V, Brooks E, Churcher CM, Delgado Callico, Fragakis M, Galai K, Jermy A, Judges S, Markov A, McManus GM, Smith KS, Thomas-McEwen PM, Westwick E, Attwood SW, Bolt F, Davies A, De Lacy, Downing F, Edwards S, Meadows L, Jeremiah S, Smith N, Foulser L, Patel A, Berry L, Boswell T, Fleming VM, Howson-Wells HC, Joseph A, Khakh M, Lister MM, Bird PW, Fallon K, Helmer T, McMurray CL, Odedra M, Shaw J, Tang JW, Willford NJ, Blakey V, Raviprakash V, Sheriff N, Williams LA, Feltwell T, Bedford L, Cargill JS, Hughes W, Moore J, Stonehouse S, Atkinson L, Lee JC, Shah D, Ohemeng-Kumi N, Ramble J, Sehmi J, Williams R, Chatterton W, Pusok M, Everson W, Castigador A, Macnaughton E, El Bouzidi, Lampejo T, Sudhanva M, Breen C, Sluga G, Ahmad SS, George RP, Machin NW, Binns D, James V, Blacow R, Coupland L, Smith L, Barton E, Padgett D, Scott G, Cross A, Mirfenderesky M, Greenaway J, Cole K, Clarke P, Duckworth N, Walsh S, Bicknell K, Impey R, Wyllie S, Hopes R, Bishop C, Chalker V, Harrison I, Gifford L, Molnar Z, Auckland C, Evans C, Johnson K, Partridge DG, Raza M, Baker P, Bonner S, Essex S, Murray LJ, Lawton AI, Burton-Fanning S, Payne BA, Waugh S, Gomes AN, Kimuli M, Murray DR, Ashfield P, Dobie D, Ashford F, Best A, Crawford L, Cumley N, Mayhew M, Megram O, Mirza J, Moles-Garcia E, Percival B, Driscoll M, Ensell L, Lowe HL, Maftei L, Mondani M, Chaloner NJ, Cogger BJ, Easton LJ, Huckson H, Lewis J, Lowdon S, Malone CS, Munemo F, Mutingwende M, Nicodemi R, Podplomyk Fd, Somassa T, Beggs A, Richter A, Cormie C, Dias J, Forrest S, Higginson EE, Maes M, Young J, Davidson RK, Jackson KA, Keeley AJ, Ball J, Byaruhanga T, Chappell JG, Dey J, Hill JD, Park EJ, Fanaie A, Hilson RA, Yaze G, Lo S, Afifi S, Beer R, Maksimovic J, McCluggage K, Spellman K, Bresner C, Fuller W, Marchbank A, Workma T, Shelest E, Debebe J, Sang F, Francois S, Gutierrez B, Vasylyeva TI, Flaviani F, Ragonnet-Cronin M, Smollett KL, Broos A, Mair D, Nichols J, Nomikou K, Tong L, Tsatsani I, O'Brien S, Rushton S, Sanderson R, Perkins J, Cotton S, Gallagher A, Allara E, Pearson C, Bibby D, Dabrer G, Ellaby N, Gallagher E, Hubb J, Lackenby A, Lee D, Manesis N, Mbisa T, Platt S, Twohig KA, Morgan M, Aydin A, Baker DJ, Foster-Nyarko E, Prosolek SJ, Rudder S, Baxter C, Carvalho SF, Lavin D, Mariappan A, Radulescu C, Singh A, Tang M, Morcrette H, Bayzid N, Cotic M, Balcazar CE, Gallagher MD, Maloney D, Stanton TD, Williamson KA, Manley R, Michelsen ML, Sambles CM, Studholme DJ, Warwick-Dugdale J, Eccles R, Gemmell M, Gregory R, Hughes M, Nelson C, Rainbow L, Vamos EE, Webster HJ, Whitehead M, Wierzbicki C, Angyal A, Green LR, Whiteley M, Betteridge E, Bronner IF, Farr BW, Goodwin S, Lensing SV, McCarthy SA, Quail MA, Rajan D, Redshaw NM, Scott C, Shirley L, Thurston SA, Rowe W, Gaskin A, Le Viet T, Bonfield J, Liddle J, Whitwham . (2023)

Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes.

The Journal of hospital infection


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Eales O, de Oliveira Martins L, Page AJ, Wang H, Bodinier B, Tang D, Haw D, Jonnerby J, Atchison C, Ashby D, Barclay W, Taylor G, Cooke G, Ward H, Darzi A, Riley S, Elliott P, Donnelly CA, Chadeau-Hyam . (2022)

Dynamics of competing SARS-CoV-2 variants during the Omicron epidemic in England.

Nature communications


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Tegally H, San JE, Cotten M, Moir M, Tegomoh B, Mboowa G, Martin DP, Baxter C, Lambisia AW, Diallo A, Amoako DG, Diagne MM, Sisay A, Zekri AN, Gueye AS, Sangare AK, Ouedraogo AS, Sow A, Musa AO, Sesay AK, Abias AG, Elzagheid AI, Lagare A, Kemi AS, Abar AE, Johnson AA, Fowotade A, Oluwapelumi AO, Amuri AA, Juru A, Kandeil A, Mostafa A, Rebai A, Sayed A, Kazeem A, Balde A, Christoffels A, Trotter AJ, Campbell A, Keita AK, Kone A, Bouzid A, Souissi A, Agweyu A, Naguib A, Gutierrez AV, Nkeshimana A, Page AJ, Yadouleton A, Vinze A, Happi AN, Chouikha A, Iranzadeh A, Maharaj A, Batchi-Bouyou AL, Ismail A, Sylverken AA, Goba A, Femi A, Sijuwola AE, Marycelin B, Salako BL, Oderinde BS, Bolajoko B, Diarra B, Herring BL, Tsofa B, Lekana-Douki B, Mvula B, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Marondera BT, Khaireh BA, Kouriba B, Adu B, Pool B, McInnis B, Brook C, Williamson C, Nduwimana C, Anscombe C, Pratt CB, Scheepers C, Akoua-Koffi CG, Agoti CN, Mapanguy CM, Loucoubar C, Onwuamah CK, Ihekweazu C, Malaka CN, Peyrefitte C, Grace C, Omoruyi CE, Rafaï CD, Morang'a CM, Erameh C, Lule DB, Bridges DJ, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Park D, Rasmussen DA, Baker D, Nokes DJ, Ssemwanga D, Tshiabuila D, Amuzu DSY, Goedhals D, Grant DS, Omuoyo DO, Maruapula D, Wanjohi DW, Foster-Nyarko E, Lusamaki EK, Simulundu E, Ong'era EM, Ngabana EN, Abworo EO, Otieno E, Shumba E, Barasa E, Ahmed EB, Ahmed EA, Lokilo E, Mukantwari E, Philomena E, Belarbi E, Simon-Loriere E, Anoh EA, Manuel E, Leendertz F, Taweh FM, Wasfi F, Abdelmoula F, Takawira FT, Derrar F, Ajogbasile FV, Treurnicht F, Onikepe F, Ntoumi F, Muyembe FM, Ragomzingba FEZ, Dratibi FA, Iyanu FA, Mbunsu GK, Thilliez G, Kay GL, Akpede GO, van Zyl, Awandare GA, Kpeli GS, Schubert G, Maphalala GP, Ranaivoson HC, Omunakwe HE, Onywera H, Abe H, Karray H, Nansumba H, Triki H, Kadjo HAA, Elgahzaly H, Gumbo H, Mathieu H, Kavunga-Membo H, Smeti I, Olawoye IB, Adetifa IMO, Odia I, Ben Boubaker, Muhammad IA, Ssewanyana I, Wurie I, Konstantinus IS, Halatoko JWA, Ayei J, Sonoo J, Makangara JC, Tamfum JM, Heraud JM, Shaffer JG, Giandhari J, Musyoki J, Nkurunziza J, Uwanibe JN, Bhiman JN, Yasuda J, Morais J, Kiconco J, Sandi JD, Huddleston J, Odoom JK, Morobe JM, Gyapong JO, Kayiwa JT, Okolie JC, Xavier JS, Gyamfi J, Wamala JF, Bonney JHK, Nyandwi J, Everatt J, Nakaseegu J, Ngoi JM, Namulondo J, Oguzie JU, Andeko JC, Lutwama JJ, Mogga JJH, O'Grady J, Siddle KJ, Victoir K, Adeyemi KT, Tumedi KA, Carvalho KS, Mohammed KS, Dellagi K, Musonda KG, Duedu KO, Fki-Berrajah L, Singh L, Kepler LM, Biscornet L, de Oliveira Martins L, Chabuka L, Olubayo L, Ojok LD, Deng LL, Ochola-Oyier LI, Tyers L, Mine M, Ramuth M, Mastouri M, ElHefnawi M, Mbanne M, Matsheka MI, Kebabonye M, Diop M, Momoh M, Lima Mendonça, Venter M, Paye MF, Faye M, Nyaga MM, Mareka M, Damaris MM, Mburu MW, Mpina MG, Owusu M, Wiley MR, Tatfeng MY, Ayekaba MO, Abouelhoda M, Beloufa MA, Seadawy MG, Khalifa MK, Matobo MM, Kane M, Salou M, Mbulawa MB, Mwenda M, Allam M, Phan MVT, Abid N, Rujeni N, Abuzaid N, Ismael N, Elguindy N, Top NM, Dia N, Mabunda N, Hsiao NY, Silochi NB, Francisco NM, Saasa N, Bbosa N, Murunga N, Gumede N, Wolter N, Sitharam N, Ndodo N, Ajayi NA, Tordo N, Mbhele N, Razanajatovo NH, Iguosadolo N, Mba N, Kingsley OC, Sylvanus O, Femi O, Adewumi OM, Testimony O, Ogunsanya OA, Fakayode O, Ogah OE, Oludayo OE, Faye O, Smith-Lawrence P, Ondoa P, Combe P, Nabisubi P, Semanda P, Oluniyi PE, Arnaldo P, Quashie PK, Okokhere PO, Bejon P, Dussart P, Bester PA, Mbala PK, Kaleebu P, Abechi P, El-Shesheny R, Joseph R, Aziz RK, Essomba RG, Ayivor-Djanie R, Njouom R, Phillips RO, Gorman R, Kingsley RA, Neto Rodrigues, Audu RA, Carr RAA, Gargouri S, Masmoudi S, Bootsma S, Sankhe S, Mohamed SI, Femi S, Mhalla S, Hosch S, Kassim SK, Metha S, Trabelsi S, Agwa SH, Mwangi SW, Doumbia S, Makiala-Mandanda S, Aryeetey S, Ahmed SS, Ahmed SM, Elhamoumi S, Moyo S, Lutucuta S, Gaseitsiwe S, Jalloh S, Andriamandimby SF, Oguntope S, Grayo S, Lekana-Douki S, Prosolek S, Ouangraoua S, van Wyk, Schaffner SF, Kanyerezi S, Ahuka-Mundeke S, Rudder S, Pillay S, Nabadda S, Behillil S, Budiaki SL, van der, Mashe T, Mohale T, Le Viet T, Velavan TP, Schindler T, Maponga TG, Bedford T, Anyaneji UJ, Chinedu U, Ramphal U, George UE, Enouf V, Nene V, Gorova V, Roshdy WH, Karim WA, Ampofo WK, Preiser W, Choga WT, Ahmed YA, Ramphal Y, Bediako Y, Naidoo Y, Butera Y, de Laurent, Ouma AEO, von Gottberg, Githinji G, Moeti M, Tomori O, Sabeti PC, Sall AA, Oyola SO, Tebeje YK, Tessema SK, de Oiveira T, Happi C, Lessells R, Nkengasong J, Wilkinson . (2022)

The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance.

Science (New York, N.Y.)


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