Jakobsson Lab

Tag: neolithic

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

Categories

Archives

Tags

admixture aDNA Africa ancient DNA archaeology awards DNA genetics genomics human past hunter-gatherers interdisciplinary migration neolithic people population genetics population genomics