Come join our aDNA community at Trinity College Dublin and explore medieval ruminant genomes!
Funded PhD studentship in ancient animal genomics at Trinity College Dublin. Deadline 27th May 2026
Please see the information attached for full description and application process.
DNAharvester's workflow.
We present DNAharvester 🎉🦴🚜🧬
A pipeline to process highly degraded ancient DNA data that integrates metagenomic filtering, competitive mapping, multiple alignment strategies, reference bias evaluation and much more.
GitHub: github.com/NBISweden/DN...
Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Cristina smiling
ICP2026 flyer
Meet our keynote speakers 💁♂️
CRISTINA VALDIOSERA (@universidadburgos.bsky.social)
Cristina is a leading expert in ancient human DNA, focusing on the genomic history of past populations and the impact of cultural shifts on human evolution.
Conference info & registration 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
Can you believe that until now there were more genomes sequenced for the woolly mammoth than for living African elephants?
Today, we bring you the first genomic, continent-scale analyses of 232 high-quality genomes of both species, the savanna and forest elephant.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Well, you know those suicidal lemmings jumping off cliffs into the ocean? Q.E.D. 😁
Congrats!!
Very excited to share our study of an ancient environmental genome extracted from lake sediment! It originates from a brown bear that lived around 9,600 years ago close to the last ice-sheet remains in northern Sweden, and has an unexpected mitochondrial haplogroup. 1/7 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
A single wandering male bear has provided crucial insights into the history of brown bears in Scandinavia after the last ice age. This is shown by DNA analysis of clay from a lake. New study from @cpgsthlm.bsky.social & @zoologysthlm.bsky.social published in @pnas.org
www.su.se/english/news...
New @cpgsthlm.bsky.social paper! Unofficial title according to me: "Lemmings mirror geography within Fennoscandia" Wink, wink 🤓
🚨PhD opportunity!
Study brown bears in the Balkans using ancient DNA 🧬🐻
Interested in paleogenomics & conservation? Apply!
@lpcg.bsky.social
🔗 Details here: www.uw.edu.pl/wp-content/u...
#PhD #AncientDNA #Paleogenomics #ConservationGenomics #WildlifeConservation
Mixtum out now! A graphical tool for two-way admixture analysis in population genetics based on f-statistics. Our small contribution to make admixture modelling simpler for everyone. Includes software with user friendly GUI. We open to feeback for mid-term support. doi.org/10.1093/bioi...
Katja sampling a gorilla skull.
ICP2026 flyer
Meet our keynote speakers 💁♂️
KATERINA GUSCHANSKI (@kguschan.bsky.social)
Katerina is expert in using genomics of museum collections to explore primate evolution, conservation genetics, and the historical impact of environmental change.
Conference info & registration 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
How did catastrophic black death and myxomatosis outbreaks on an isolated island affect the genomes of humans & rabbits, respectively?
And how did the microbes evolve in response to this?
PhD position @cpgsthlm.bsky.social with Anders Götherström and me as supervisors!
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
A photo of Mikkel.
ICP2026 flyer
Meet our keynote speakers 💁♂️
MIKKEL WINTHER PEDERSEN (@mikkelwp.bsky.social)
Mikkel is a pioneer in the use of sedimentary ancient DNA to reconstruct past ecosystems and track changes in biodiversity.
Conference info & registration 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Stockholm in only 83 days 😍
Our conference will be packed with exciting oral presentations 💁♂️, poster sessions 🧾, coffee breaks ☕, and pre-conference workshops 👷♀️
Take a look at the preliminary program ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Abstract submission for #SPAAM8 is now officially OPEN! 🚀
Don't miss the opportunity to share your work and join us in Stockholm on June 22nd 🇸🇪
Online presentations are also possible! 👩🏻💻
Submit your abstract: forms.gle/psw9GS3ZyrLV...
Deadline: May 1st
#aDNA #Metagenomics #seDNA
It’s always been a mystery to me how the genetic diversity and composition of the Scandinavian brown bear originated 🤔
Today, we publish a new paper that sheds new light on this, and a real-time example of how mito-nuclear discordances can evolve during severe bottlenecks:
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Check out our bear-y cool paper about Scandinavian brown bears published today in Royal Society Open Science!🐻 More about it in the thread🧵 @cpgsthlm.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Side view of specimen with measurement and tag
Other side view of specimen with measurements and tag
As promised, what follows is a behind-the-scenes story of how we came across this permafrost-mummified tissue and tried to determine which species it belonged to.
Meet our keynote speakers 💁♂️
LUCY VAN DORP (@ugiatucl.bsky.social)
Lucy is a leading expert in ancient microbe research, using ancient DNA to reconstruct the origins, evolution, and spread of major human pathogens throughout history.
Conference info & registration 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
Meet our keynote speakers 💁♂️
PONTUS SKOGLUND (@crick.ac.uk)
Pontus is a leader in developing cutting-edge computational methods and statistical tools for the analysis of highly degraded ancient DNA.
Conference info & registration 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
Just one week until the Early Bird registration for #ICP2026 closes 🐦📝
We still have spots for the (free) gala dinner at the Stockholm City Hall, but they are running out *fast*.
You don't want to miss out!
Register now 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/registration/
Read our new paper in Genome Biology & Evolution to learn more about how sequencing the genome from a 14,000 year old wolf puppy's last meal yielded novel insights into the woolly rhino's extinction:
academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
📷 Mietje Germonpré
In case you live under a 🪨:
Early Bird registration for #ICP2026 is OPEN 🐦📝
The places for the dinner at the beautiful Stockholm City Hall (free 🤑) are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Secure your spot by registering now 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/registration/
New 2-year Postdoc: Ancient #Metagenomics & #Microbiome Sciences! 🧬🦷
Join Prof. @christinawarinner.bsky.social ’s group at @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study the evolution and ecology of ancient oral microbiota.
📅 Apply by Jan 20, 2026: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...
MOF-Mosses 😁
www.nobelprize.org/the-2025-che...
Information on registration fees for ICP2026
Picture of Stockholms City Hall.
Early Bird registration for #ICP2026 is now OPEN 🐦📝
IMPORTANT: places for the Conference Dinner at Stockholm City Hall (free of charge) are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Secure your spot by registering soon 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/registration/
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Oh, look! My friends around Magdalena Fraser & Federico Sanchez-Quinto et al have a new study analyzing more high-coverage Neolithic #aDNA genomes from the Baltic island of Gotland (including pathogens!!!) 👀 🧪 🏺
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
WOW❗🤯
The amount and quality of the abstracts we've received have completely blown us away! More than 300 abstracts from researchers at all levels and from 33 countries.
We will communicate the selected talks and open registration soon 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
#ICP2026 will be UNMISSABLE 😍💪