Postdoc Torsten Günther and PhD student Thijessen Naidoo joined the group. Welcome!
Torsten Günther
Thijessen Naidoo
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- We’re saying goodbye to LucianaAfter 11 years in various roles at Uppsala University and the Human Evolution Program, Luciana Simões starts a new chapter in her professional career. The VR-funded international postdoc grant allows her to run her own research project with Emilia Huerta-Sanchez at Trinity College Dublin and the Natural History Museum in Stockholm. We certainly hope she’ll… Read more: We’re saying goodbye to Luciana
- What’s on at ICP2026 this weekFor many at the Jakobsson Lab (if not all), the summer starts with the International Paleogenomics Conference in Stockholm, 23-26 June. On Tuesday, Mattias delivered a keynote on The unique genomics of ancient southern Africans. In the afternoon, Nik gave a talk on Local hunter-gatherer legacies in Neolithic Iberian genomes (4300-1700 yrs BCE). We are… Read more: What’s on at ICP2026 this week
- Tan Xujie’s research training completedTan’s research training, supervised by Per Sjödin, has come to an end prior to the start of studies towards a Master’s degree. Tan presented the results of his work on “Differences in Mutation Spectrum Across Human Populations”, focusing on mutation drivers and methods, at last week’s group meeting. Thanks for your contribution to the team… Read more: Tan Xujie’s research training completed
- Mariam receives funds to work on the Zdansky collectionMariam is a successful awardee of a Uppsala University R Sernanders stipendiestiftelse scholarship (https://uaf.se/en/find-scholarships/our-foundations/r-sernanders-stipendiestiftelse/). The goal to directly advance the Foundation’s objectives in Quaternary geology and the history of fauna will be achieved by utilising soil genetics to analyse the sedimentary matrix of the Zdansky collection. Congratulations, Mariam!
- Louise successfully defends her Master’s thesisLouise Olsson has completed her Master’s degree programme in biology, and successfully defended her thesis, entitled Genomic History of Northwestern Africa since the Iron Age, on Tuesday, 2 June. We all join the supervisor, Luciana Simões, in congratulations! The project summary can be found in another news item: