Rémi Barbieri

Rémi Barbieri is a notable researcher specializing in microbial paleogenomics, currently holding a postdoctoral position at the University of Tartu in Estonia. He gained recognition for his work as the lead author of a recent study published in 'Current Biology,' which utilized advanced DNA sequencing techniques to analyze the remains of Napoleon's army from the 1812 Russian invasion. His research revealed that multiple infectious diseases, including paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever, likely contributed to the demise of the soldiers, challenging previous assumptions that typhus was the sole culprit.