{"id":770,"date":"2016-04-06T09:46:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T09:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:16:42","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-constrained wp-block-post-template-is-layout-constrained\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-people tag-conference tag-genomics tag-probgen2026\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/short-report-from-probgen-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1264\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Short report from ProbGen 2026\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1.png 1264w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-1024x497.png 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-1-768x372.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1264px) 100vw, 1264px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T11:15:20+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/short-report-from-probgen-2026\/\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/short-report-from-probgen-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Short report from ProbGen 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mark Chernyshev attended the Probabilistic Modelling in Genomics conference in Berkeley, California, 25-28 March 2026 (ProbGen2026). The conference attracted around<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/short-report-from-probgen-2026\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3289 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/researcher-profile-mattias-jakobsson\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Researcher profile: Mattias Jakobsson\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1.png 480w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-1-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T15:03:09+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/researcher-profile-mattias-jakobsson\/\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/researcher-profile-mattias-jakobsson\/\" target=\"_self\" >Researcher profile: Mattias Jakobsson<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sometimes we know little about the people we work closely with. Uppsala University has recently published a researcher profile about<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/researcher-profile-mattias-jakobsson\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3292 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news category-people tag-lindau-nobel-laureate\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/mark-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lindau-nobel-Laureatemtng2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mark Chernyshev invited to attend 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lindau-nobel-Laureatemtng2026.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lindau-nobel-Laureatemtng2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lindau-nobel-Laureatemtng2026-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:36:00+02:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/mark-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting\/\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/mark-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mark Chernyshev invited to attend 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve always believed that transformative research happens at the intersection of fields, so I am particularly thrilled to announce I<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/mark-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3282 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-masters-student tag-research-training\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T09:21:31+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/meet-tan-xujie\/\">March 23, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/meet-tan-xujie\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet Tan Xujie, a new Master&#8217;s student in the Lab<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tan Xujie has just started research training in the Jakobsson Lab. For the next six weeks, he will work with<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/meet-tan-xujie\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3266 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-publications category-research tag-admixture tag-adna tag-human-past tag-hunter-gatherers tag-kinship tag-neolithic tag-pitted-ware-culture tag-scandinavia tag-social-structure\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/publication-20260218\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-1360x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Genetic relatedness mattered in the co-burial ritual of Neolithic hunter\u2013gatherers\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-1360x765.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/feature-publications21920x1080-e1741702420442.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-21T12:03:12+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/publication-20260218\/\">February 21, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/publication-20260218\/\" target=\"_self\" >Genetic relatedness mattered in the co-burial ritual of Neolithic hunter\u2013gatherers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mattila, T. M., Fraser, M., Koelman, J., Krzewi\u0144ska, M., Ivarsson-Aalders, M., G\u00f6therstr\u00f6m, A., Jakobsson, M., Stor\u00e5, J., G\u00fcnther, T., Wallin,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/publication-20260218\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-projects category-news category-people category-research tag-analysis tag-ancient-southern-africans tag-genetic-variation tag-population-genomics tag-scholarship\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/mark-chernyshev-grant2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1360x765.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mark Chernyshev was awarded the\u00a0Marcus Borgstr\u00f6m grant for human genetics research\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1360x765.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-e1741702091916.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-16T11:31:31+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/mark-chernyshev-grant2025\/\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/mark-chernyshev-grant2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mark Chernyshev was awarded the\u00a0Marcus Borgstr\u00f6m grant for human genetics research<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The 140,000 SEK grant will support detailed genetic analysis of ancient southern Africans who lived\u00a010,200 to\u00a01,400 years ago. This research<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/mark-chernyshev-grant2025\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3238 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-people tag-erasmus tag-students tag-traineeship\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/new-students\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-1360x765.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"New students\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-1360x765.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Namnlos.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-09T10:49:02+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/new-students\/\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/new-students\/\" target=\"_self\" >New students<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Recently, Larena Lab gained two students who also work with Mariam and others in the Jakobsson Lab. Lisa Brus is<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/new-students\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3215 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-projects category-news category-outreach category-people category-research tag-archaeology tag-community-collaboration tag-cultural-heritage tag-fieldwork tag-human-past tag-migration tag-ocsean-consortium tag-southeast-asia\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/philippines-nov-dec-2025\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/photo-6-1020x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mariam reports from the Philippines fieldwork, Nov-Dec 2025\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-20T12:36:14+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/philippines-nov-dec-2025\/\">January 20, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/philippines-nov-dec-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mariam reports from the Philippines fieldwork, Nov-Dec 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Marian Omar G\u00f3mez travelled to the Philippines again in continuation of her PhD project. This time, she was joined for<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/philippines-nov-dec-2025\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3236 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-publications category-research tag-ancient-dna tag-methods tag-snp-retrieval tag-tweap\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/tweap-prepress20260116\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/biorxiv_logo_homepage.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lets Tweap again: Economic and SNP retrieval optimisation for target enrichment of ancient DNA\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/biorxiv_logo_homepage.png 478w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/biorxiv_logo_homepage-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-19T13:00:01+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/tweap-prepress20260116\/\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/tweap-prepress20260116\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lets Tweap again: Economic and SNP retrieval optimisation for target enrichment of ancient DNA<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An updated preprint from the Jakobsson Lab: Saupe, T., Omar G\u00f3mez, M., Tan, E. J., Kabral, H., Scheib, C. L.,<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/tweap-prepress20260116\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3208 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-projects category-news category-people category-research tag-ancestry tag-hunter-gatherers tag-neanderthals tag-vr-grant\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure style=\"margin-top:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/luciana-simoes-receives-vr-international-postdoc-grant\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1360x765.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luciana Sim\u00f5es receives VR International Postdoc grant\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1360x765.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/word-cloud-Jakobsson-Lab-1-e1741702091916.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1360px) 100vw, 1360px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:3.5vw\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0310f1db wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Posted on<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-16T10:06:10+01:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/luciana-simoes-receives-vr-international-postdoc-grant\/\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">by<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">Marzena Norling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"is-style-underlined-heading wp-block-post-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/luciana-simoes-receives-vr-international-postdoc-grant\/\" target=\"_self\" >Luciana Sim\u00f5es receives VR International Postdoc grant<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The grant of 4,050,000 SEK will cover three years of Luciana&#8217;s research in collaboration with Emilia Huerta-Sanchez at Trinity College<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" 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