Hello! My name is Alexandra Raimo and I am an Evolutionary Anthropologist (MSc), with ancient DNA (aDNA) research experience. This Website provides a summary of my previous research and work experience. Currently I am developing a reproducible pipelines for aDNA sequencing data analysis.
I have a previous degree in Biology (BSc obtained in Nov 2021) and a degree in Evolutionary Anthropology (MSc obtained in Feb 2025). During this time (Oct 2021 - Dec 2023), I worked as a laboratory technician at the Pinhasi aDNA Lab (University of Vienna), contributing to the Atlas of Humanity project.
I have also completed an exchange semester at Uppsala University (2024), including a course on CRISPR-Cas9 and aDNA research at the Centre for the Human Past.
After graduation I worked as part of a summer job (2 months) at the Vienna Drosophila Resource Center, a scientific research unit at the Vienna BioCenter.
I completed my master's thesis at the Pinhasi aDNA Lab, titled "Assessing the effect of long-term storage on ancient DNA samples", where I used both laboratory and computational methods.
A reproducible bioinformatics pipeline for processing ancient DNA (aDNA) data, developed as part of my research on long-term storage effects in ancient DNA samples. The first module: aDNAPrePro v1.1 is available now.
Currently I am also enrolled in a master's in Bioinformatics and Microbiome Science, both at the University of Vienna. I have started these master's particularly in preparation for a PhD project. I chose Bioinformatics to further improve my Bioinformatics skills and Microbiome Science, because of my interest in ancient bacterial and viral metagenomics.
If you want to learn more about my academic background and work experience, please feel free to visit the CV section.
I will present my master's thesis research as a poster presentation at ICP2026 in Stockholm.
I am currently seeking PhD opportunities in ancient DNA, paleogenomics, human evolution, host-pathogen evolution and ancient (bacterial or viral) metagenomics.
I welcome opportunities for collaboration and discussion, please feel free to get in touch via email.
📧 alexandra.raimo@univie.ac.at or alexandra.raimo@protonmail.com
ancient DNA, paleogenomics, human evolution and bioinformatics.