Category: People
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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…
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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!
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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…
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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…
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Tan Xujie’s research training completed
Tan’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…
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Louise successfully defends her Master’s thesis
Louise 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: