Tag: population genomics
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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…
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HLA diversity and signatures of selection in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer population in Southern Thailand
A new article co-authored by Mattias Jakobsson and Max Larena has been published in Immunogenetics. Schaschl, H., Herzog, T., Oberreiter, V. et al. HLA diversity and signatures of selection in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer population in Southern Thailand. Immunogenetics 77, 23 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00251-025-01380-0 Abstract The Maniq, a small and isolated nomadic hunter-gatherer population from the rainforests of Southern…
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Transformation of the Scandinavian hunter-fisher-gatherer population throughout the Mesolithic
Several researchers from the Lab were involved in writing this article, which is part of Natalija Kashuba’s doctoral thesis. Kashuba, N., Bernhardsson, C., Boethius, A., Fraser, M., Günther, T., Götherström, A., … & Jakobsson, M. (2024). Transformation of the Scandinavian hunter-fisher-gatherer population throughout the Mesolithic. https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1842112 Paper summary A joint archaeogenetic perspective integrates diverse lines…
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Investigating Holocene human population history in North Asia using ancient mitogenomes
Members of the group were involved in a study published in the Scientific Reports. Analyses of complete mitochondrial genomes of 41 ancient humans from North Asia revealed long-term genetic continuity in the region. We further detected signatures of gene flow or population structure, altogether highlighting the complexity of human demographic history. Abstract Archaeogenomic studies have largely…
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Population genomics of Mesolithic Scandinavia: Investigating early postglacial migration routes and high-latitude adaptation
A massive team effort has resulted in a new study on Mesolithic Scandinavians published in PLoS Biology. The study reveals that two migration routes built the foundation for a very diverse Mesolithic human population in Scandinavia and also highlights loci under selection in accordance with life in the high North. Author summary The Scandinavian peninsula was…
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Genomic Analyses of Pre-European Conquest Human Remains from the Canary Islands Reveal Close Affinity to Modern North Africans
Some of us and the ATLAS of a 1000 Ancient genomes team were involved in a new study published in Current Biology. It investigates the origin of the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands (Guanche). By leveraging genomes of 11 ancient Guanche individuals we showed a close relationship of them to extant Northwest Africans and leaving up to…