The 140,000 SEK grant will support detailed genetic analysis of ancient southern Africans who lived 10,200 to 1,400 years ago. This research will use computational methods to reconstruct how these populations changed over time, which is of particular interest because ancient southern Africans represent one of humanity’s earliest population splits (approximately 300,000 years ago) and harbour genetic variation not captured by existing datasets.
Congratulations, Mark!
M Borgströms Foundation for Genetic Research
The foundation awards scholarships (preferably in human genetics) primarily to Swedish researchers for research in or outside Sweden, and secondarily to foreign researchers for research in Sweden.
The foundation was established through a letter of gift from Uppsala University associate professor Marcus Borgström, and the UU students can apply for the grants via the university.