Mattias receives Thuréus Prize for “having enhanced understanding of human evolution” from the Royal Society of Sciences
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- New PhD project by Mariam Omar GómezMariam has recently started her PhD studentship with the project “Histories of Southeast Asia through time” under Mattias Jakobsson’s and Max Larena’s (Human Evolution Program, UU) supervision. The project is based on a range of research work involving ancient DNA and uniparental markers using population genetics analysis. Congrats and good luck, Mariam!Go to Mariam’s profile… Read more: New PhD project by Mariam Omar Gómez
- Ancient tree-topologies and gene-flow processes among human lineages in Africa—a new article in prepressGwenna, Per, Carina and Mattias are the co-authors of a new paper (prepress now) on Africa. Abstract The deep history of human evolution in Africa remains intensely debated with increasingly complex models being proposed. To investigate human evolutionary history in Africa, we sequenced and investigated 73 novel high-quality whole genomes from 14 Central and Southern… Read more: Ancient tree-topologies and gene-flow processes among human lineages in Africa—a new article in prepress
- Ancient DNA HLA typing reveals significant shifts in frequency in Europe since the NeolithicA new article by Plascencia, Jakobsson & Sánchez-Quinto (2025) is published in Nature Scientific Reports. Abstract Computational HLA typing has surged as a cost-effective strategy to uncover questions regarding the evolution of the HLA system, enabling immunogenic characterization from ancient DNA (aDNA) data. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether these methods are suitable for analyzing aDNA… Read more: Ancient DNA HLA typing reveals significant shifts in frequency in Europe since the Neolithic
- Investigating population continuity and ghost admixture among ancient genomesCo-authors from the Jakobsson Lab. The recent paper by McKenna, Bernhardsson, Waxham, Jakobsson and Sjödin (2024) is published in HPGG. Abstract Ancient DNA (aDNA) can prove a valuable resource when investigating the evolutionary relationships between ancient and modern populations. Performing demographic inference using datasets that include aDNA samples however, requires statistical methods that explicitly account… Read more: Investigating population continuity and ghost admixture among ancient genomes
- Mattias Jakobsson elected a new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciencesBig congratulations, Mattias! The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) was founded on 2 June 1739. It is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special responsibility for promoting natural sciences and mathematics and strengthening their influence in society whilst endeavouring to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines. Every year, the academy awards the Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize… Read more: Mattias Jakobsson elected a new member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Class for biosciences