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Jakobsson’s research spans from population genetics, human evolution, and human history. His lab uses computational approaches for deciphering complex patterns of large-scale human genomic variation from both modern-day and ancient humans in order to understand human evolutionary history.
Jakobsson’s research spans from population genetics, human evolution, and human history. His lab uses computational approaches for deciphering complex patterns of large-scale human genomic variation from both modern-day and ancient humans in order to understand human evolutionary history.
Mattias Jakobsson
Professor of Genetics
Chair in Human Evolution
Dean of Biology
Per Sjödin's research interests: Population genetics/genomics, with an interest for methods analyzing large amounts of DNA-sequence data using population genetic models.
Per Sjödin’s research interests: Population genetics/genomics, with an interest for methods analyzing large amounts of DNA-sequence data using population genetic models.
Per Sjödin
Researcher
Carolina Bernhardsson's research interests: bioinformatics, analyzing sequence data. Responsible for data storage management, technical genomics support.
Carolina Bernhardsson’s research interests: bioinformatics, analyzing sequence data. Responsible for data storage management, technical genomics support.
Carolina Bernhardsson
Bioinformatician
Lydia Furness' research interests: archaeology, population genetics, historical ecology, aDNA retrieval methods, biomolecular sciences, evolutionary anthropology
Lydia Furness’ research interests: archaeology, population genetics, historical ecology, aDNA retrieval methods, biomolecular sciences, evolutionary anthropology
Lydia Furness
postdoctoral researcher
Nikola Vukovic's research interests: human genetics, genomics, ancient DNA
Nikola Vukovic’s research interests: human genetics, genomics, ancient DNA
Nikola Vuković
PhD candidate
Mariam Omar Gomez' research interests: forensic analysis, population genetics, evolutionary bioinformatics, biochemistry, genome sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, method development
Mariam Omar Gomez’ research interests: forensic analysis, population genetics, evolutionary bioinformatics, biochemistry, genome sequencing, phylogenetic analysis, method development
Mariam Omar Gómez
PhD student
Tan Xujie's research interestes: modelling, population genomics, mutation spectra
Tan Xujie’s research interestes: modelling, population genomics, mutation spectra
Tan Xujie
Master student
Linda Pratesi's research interests: forensic molecular anthropology, ancient DNA research, environment reconstructions, subsistence adaptations of hunter-gatherers in Africa
Linda Pratesi’s research interests: forensic molecular anthropology, ancient DNA research, environment reconstructions, subsistence adaptations of hunter-gatherers in Africa
Linda Pratesi
exchange PhD student, University of Florence

Latest news

  • New face in the Jakobsson Lab
    Linda Pratesi is a PhD student in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology at the University of Florence, Italy. She has a strong background in molecular biology and direct experience in ancient DNA research. During her Master’s internship in forensic molecular anthropology, Linda developed advanced laboratory skills and became increasingly interested in evolutionary molecular anthropology, which is… Read more: New face in the Jakobsson Lab
  • Tan Xujie continues with the Jakobsson Lab in a new role
    Xujie Tan (he wants to be called Tan), our junior research trainee in the spring, will stay with us for a whole academic year. This time, in the role of a master’s student. He will continue working with mutation spectra models under Per Sjödin’s supervision. Welcome back to our group!
  • Mark starts in a new position
    Mark Chernyshev, a postdoctoral researcher in the Jakobsson Lab for the past year, is leaving Uppsala University to start the next exciting chapter in his professional life. In his own words: “I’m super thrilled to announce that I started a new role as a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer at MiLaboratories! It feels extremely fulfilling to be… Read more: Mark starts in a new position
  • Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain
    A new paper, co-authored by Nikola Vuković, Carolina Bernhardsson and Mattias Jakobsson, has recently been published in Scientific Reports:Vuković, N., Bernhardsson, C., Edlund, H., Delbarre, G., Smith, M., Darvill, T., Green, M., Endicott, P. & & Jakobsson, M. (2026). Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 26819. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-66094-z… Read more: Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain
  • We’re saying goodbye to Luciana
    After 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

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