Category: People
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Animals in indigenous mortuary practices and traditions
Rita Peyroteo-Stjerna has participated in the workshop: The Archaeology of Animal Handling in Mortuary Practices in the Circumpolar North and Arctic in (Pre)historic Time, organised by Markus Fjellström (SU), Astrid A. Noterman (SU and UU), and Ingrid Sommerseth (The Arctic University Museum of Norway) in Tromsø, Norway, 18-20 May 2026. Aim and background In the…
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Lydia Furness joins the lab as a postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics
“My research background lies at the intersection of archaeology, evolutionary anthropology, and biomolecular science. I trained initially as an archaeologist at the University of Liverpool, specialising in archaeological science and early human evolution, which provided a strong foundation in archaeological practice, material analysis, and the ethical dimensions of working with human remains and cultural heritage.”…
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Short report from ProbGen 2026
Mark Chernyshev attended the Probabilistic Modelling in Genomics conference in Berkeley, California, 25-28 March 2026 (ProbGen2026). The conference attracted around 1000 participants, and approximately 300 posters were displayed and discussed. Mark presented some of his research in the poster: Detecting Sapiens-Specific Selective Sweeps by Leveraging Deep Divergence and Machine Learning. Abstract Identifying the selective pressures…
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Researcher profile: Mattias Jakobsson
Sometimes we know little about the people we work closely with. Uppsala University has recently published a researcher profile about the head of the Jakobsson Lab. Mattias’ research casts new light on human prehistory. “When you’re allowed to think freely, brainstorm and speculate. And the unknown, when we discover completely different things than what we…
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Mark Chernyshev invited to attend 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
“I’ve always believed that transformative research happens at the intersection of fields, so I am particularly thrilled to announce I have been selected to attend the interdisciplinary 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting!I’m looking forward to this rare opportunity to exchange ideas with young scientists and laureates across all Nobel disciplines.” This interdisciplinary event will take…
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Mark Chernyshev was awarded the Marcus Borgström grant for human genetics research
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…