SMBE Graduate Student Excellence Award - Oya Inanli

Our next GSEA winner is Oya Inanli, postdoctoral researcher @ucph.bsky.social, using biomolecular methods to explore the history of fermentation and domestication.

More on Oya ⬇️

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Ancient Grapes Reveal Long History of Modern Wines

We humans have been drinking wine for thousands of years. It's recorded in ancient Egyptian paintings, Roman frescoes and Georgian wine jugs.

But how have wines, and the grapes that make them, changed over time? DNA preserved in ancient grapes holds the clues.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/s...

SMBE 2026 Spinoff event - Ancient DNA plant meeting June 27-28

SMBE 2026 Spinoff event: Ancient DNA plant meeting

🗓️ June 27-28

🔗 smbe2026.org/programme

Talks on plant evolution and domestication based on genetic studies based on archaeobotanical remains and herbarium material.

More information: plantpalaeogenomics.com

@jazminrm.bsky.social

#SMBE2026

A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin - Nature Human Behaviour In this analysis of biomolecular and archaeological data from a ninth-century BCE mass grave in the Carpathian Basin, Fibiger et al. find evidence for the targeted killing of mostly unrelated women an...

Really excited to share our new paper on the Early Iron Age mass grave at Gomolava (9th c. BCE), a study I had the pleasure to work on during my PhD with an amazing group of co-authors across multiple disciplines. Open access link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵👇

Amazing news for the end of the week! 🤩
Are you a researcher working in ancient DNA or proteins? 🧬
Are you from Latin America or work with Latin American samples in an ethical way?
Would you like to share your reasearch and expand your network?

New paper! From Sam Snodgrass and @genomeofforrest.bsky.social, w/ @druncie.bsky.social, @gcbias.bsky.social, and a collaboration with Andres Moreno and @santiagogmm.bsky.social. Can we quantify the impact of humans on maize dispersal?

Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:

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⏰ Abstract deadline approaching!

Don't forget to submit your abstract.

Join us for the Ancient Plant Genomics symposium at #SMBE2026 in Copenhagen 🇩🇰

We are less than a week away from the deadline 🤯
Remember to submit your abstracts to SMBE2026

Abstracts & Awards - SMBE 2026 - Copenhagen Denmark SMBE 2026 Abstract Submission abstract Submitting an abstract Here is an overview of the abstract submission.  Length and words: The abstract must be submitted in English and should be less than 250 w...

Submit your abstract here: smbe2026.org/abstracts/

And remember you can apply for an award to attend the meeting!

Are you working on ancient plant DNA? 🌿

We are organising a symposium on Ancient plant genomics at #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Join Nathan Wales, Shuya Zhang, Marcela Sandoval Velasco, me, and our fantastic speaker Logan Kistler from the Smithsonian Institution.

Help us spread the word!

🦙🧬Pleased to present our new paper out in @natcomms.nature.com 🧬🦙

Palaeogenomics of early camelid use in the Atacama Desert (Chile).

We used ancient DNA to revisit animals being hunted/herded >3,000 years ago.

Manuscript here: rdcu.be/eVwwl
#aDNA #popgen

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Reposts appreciated :)

Congratulations to the new cohort of 28 EMBO Young Investigators! They are joining an international network of more than 800 life scientists – Welcome!

Read the press release here:
www.embo.org/press-releases/twenty-ei...

The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...

What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs?

Can I interest you in some cats?

Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia?

As you wish!

Science
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Cell Genomics
www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

I had a wonderful time with the genomics undergrad students and researchers from #UNAM (my alma mater). Last week I participated in the Frontiers in Genomics seminar series and got to talk about ancient maize genomics. Thanks #CCG-UNAM and #LCG-UNAM for the invite! I would do it every week!

¿Hiciste tu doctorado en México? ¿Quieres hacer un postdoc en California? ¿Te interesa la genética evolutiva? ¡Checa esta beca y mándame un mensaje! alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/research-and...

Ancient DNA and biomarkers from artefacts: insights into technology and cultural practices in Neolithic Europe | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Birch bark tar was widely used throughout prehistoric Europe for hafting stone tools as well as various other purposes. While previous research has mainly focused on the identification and production ...

Very excited that the first chapter of my PhD is now published! 🧬 We analysed ancient DNA and biomarkers directly from artefacts, showing how birch tar provides insights into past societies, technology, resources, and health.

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

SMBE2026 | Final call for symposia

🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.

We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Deadline: October 15th

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

#SMBE2026

PhD Studentship alert!
I'm looking for a motivated student to work here in Vienna @vdsee-univie.bsky.social on my ERC grant "DISPERSE". It's a fulltime scholarship (working in 14C and #archsci in Palaeolithic archaeology in Eurasia.
Details in the link below!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

@official-smbe.bsky.social is coming to Copenhagen next year! 🇩🇰 And we’re looking for your symposium ideas to help us shape the content of this meeting.
Submit your proposal now (link 👇). The deadline is October 15th. #SMBE2026

So, I just learned that a grad student in my lab, Abby Albright, does this incredible #SciComm thing, Molecular Minute on Tik-Tok. Its great, so check it out!
www.tiktok.com/@molecular.m...

Gone With the Wind: Exploring a Vanished Rock Dove, Columba Livia, Hybrid Zone in the Sahara Desert In this study, we tested the hypothesis of the existence of a hybrid zone between two differentiated rock dove lineages, which may contribute significantly to their divergence. By analyzing newly gen...

New rock dove paper!🕊️
Bit by bit, we are disentangling their evolutionary history and adding evidence to recognise the elusive West African rock doves as a different species
*please ignore the little typo in the title, livia should be lowercase
@trstngnthr.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Are you interested in doing a PhD in Copenhagen? Interested in studying Neanderthals and Denisovans which live on in our genomes?
Than you are more than welcome to apply to join my group starting Jan 2026 :)

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Please reach out if you have any questions!

🚨 Our Fee Waiver Programme closes on July 15th!
The details are here:
🔗 https://www.transmittingscience.com/funding/fee-waiver/

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Redefining the Evolutionary History of the Rock Dove, Columba livia, Using Whole Genome Sequences Abstract. The domestic pigeon's exceptional phenotypic diversity was key in developing Darwin's Theory of Evolution and establishing the concept of artific

Hernández-Alonso, @jazminrm.bsky.social @pachecoevolbio.bsky.social et al.

doi.org/10.1093/molb...

🧬 What can ancient DNA reveal about the past?
Online #Tscourses: Introduction to Palaeogenomics
📅 May 21st-27th, 2025 (ONLINE)
🔗 www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-gen...

Nearing 400 members on our Zeavolution slack! Want to interact with other members of the maize genetics community? We have a weekly webinar on maize diversity/evolution as well. DM me and I'll share a link to join the slack.

Bitter Potatoes — Healing Imaginations

www.healingimaginations.org/imaginations...

Cool piece sharing the Andean cosmovision @allasicanales.bsky.social @thecentriclab.com. A blueprint for us to build a sustainable future 💡.

PhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology at the Globe Institute A PhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology is being posted in the research team lead by Assistant Prof Jazmín Ramos Madrigal commencing 1 July 2025 or as soon as

PhD position in bean palaeogenomics!🌱
Join our group at @hologenomics.bsky.social , U. of Copenhagen. The PhD, funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, will study bean domestication and its coevolution with rhizobia using ancient and modern genomes.
Apply by March 16: tinyurl.com/24uzrj2f
Please share!

Full-time Molecular Biology Lab Manager at Natural History Museum Denmark Natural History Museum Denmark, Faculty of Science, the University of Copenhagen is looking for a full-time Molecular Biology Lab Manager, to start 1st June 202

We are making a brand new #Museomics Lab at NHM Denmark, University of Copenhagen - working with DNA from museum & herbarium specimens. We are looking for a lab manager to join us - unlocking the amazing potential of our collections for global change 🌐 and #conservationgenomics research

Hi

We contributed towards the South African Journal of Science Taung Centennial!

some links;

the special issue: issuu.com/sajs/docs/so...

our paper: sajs.co.za/article/view...

and I got featured on where I work from Nature Africa if you are interested in that: www.nature.com/articles/d44...