{"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-3397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news tag-conference tag-icp2026 tag-palaeogenomics tag-talks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/06\/24\/icp2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ICP2026_blue-300x270-1-e1782292265916.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"What&#8217;s on at ICP2026 this week\" 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/icp2026\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T11:12:22+02:00\">June 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/06\/24\/icp2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >What&#8217;s on at ICP2026 this week<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For many at the Jakobsson Lab (if not all), the summer starts with the International Paleogenomics Conference in Stockholm, 23-26 June. On Tuesday, Mattias delivered a keynote on The unique genomics of ancient southern Africans. In the afternoon, Nik gave a talk on Local hunter-gatherer legacies in Neolithic Iberian genomes (4300-1700 yrs BCE). We are&hellip;<\/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\/06\/24\/icp2026\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3381 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people category-research tag-mentorship tag-mutation-spectrum tag-research-training tag-tan-xujie\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/06\/18\/tan-xujies-research-training-completed\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-1530x707.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tan Xujie&#8217;s research training completed\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-1530x707.jpg 1530w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-1024x473.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1-1536x710.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260616_Tan1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" \/><\/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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/tan-xujies-research-training-completed\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T12:59:58+02:00\">June 18, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/06\/18\/tan-xujies-research-training-completed\/\" target=\"_self\" >Tan Xujie&#8217;s research training completed<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Tan&#8217;s research training, supervised by Per Sj\u00f6din, has come to an end prior to the start of studies towards a Master&#8217;s degree. Tan presented the results of his work on &#8220;Differences in Mutation Spectrum Across Human Populations&#8221;, focusing on mutation drivers and methods, at last week&#8217;s group meeting. Thanks for your contribution to the team&hellip;<\/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\/06\/18\/tan-xujies-research-training-completed\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3387 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-grants-projects category-news tag-analysis tag-r-sernanders tag-sediments tag-soil tag-zdansky\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/06\/09\/mariam-r-sernanders-funding2026\/\" 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=\"Mariam receives funds to work on the Zdansky collection\" 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/mariam-r-sernanders-funding2026\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-09T13:07:11+02:00\">June 9, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/06\/09\/mariam-r-sernanders-funding2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mariam receives funds to work on the Zdansky collection<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mariam is a successful awardee of a Uppsala University R Sernanders stipendiestiftelse scholarship (https:\/\/uaf.se\/en\/find-scholarships\/our-foundations\/r-sernanders-stipendiestiftelse\/). The goal to directly advance the Foundation&#8217;s objectives in Quaternary geology and the history of fauna will be achieved by utilising soil genetics to analyse the sedimentary matrix of the Zdansky collection. Congratulations, Mariam!<\/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\/06\/09\/mariam-r-sernanders-funding2026\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-news category-people category-research tag-africa tag-genomics tag-human-past tag-iron-age tag-master-degree\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/06\/05\/louise-successfully-defends-her-masters-thesis\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-1360x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Louise successfully defends her Master&#8217;s thesis\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-1360x765.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260602_144817-scaled-e1780908468239.jpg 1707w\" 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/louise-successfully-defends-her-masters-thesis\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-05T10:46:47+02:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/06\/05\/louise-successfully-defends-her-masters-thesis\/\" target=\"_self\" >Louise successfully defends her Master&#8217;s thesis<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Louise Olsson has completed her Master&#8217;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 Sim\u00f5es, in congratulations! The project summary can be found in another news item:<\/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\/06\/05\/louise-successfully-defends-her-masters-thesis\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3311 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-events category-people tag-animals tag-archaeology tag-burial tag-ethics tag-mortuary-practices tag-sapmi tag-scandinavia tag-workshop\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/05\/26\/rps-workshop-tromso-20260520\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1530\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-1530x715.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Animals in indigenous mortuary practices and traditions\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-1530x715.jpeg 1530w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-300x140.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-1024x478.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-768x359.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026-1536x718.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260520-JakLab-RPS-Tromso-workshop_2026.jpeg 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1530px) 100vw, 1530px\" \/><\/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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/rps-workshop-tromso-20260520\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-26T13:57:52+02:00\">May 26, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/05\/26\/rps-workshop-tromso-20260520\/\" target=\"_self\" >Animals in indigenous mortuary practices and traditions<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">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 Fjellstr\u00f6m (SU), Astrid A. Noterman (SU and UU), and Ingrid Sommerseth (The Arctic University Museum of Norway) in Troms\u00f8, Norway, 18-20 May 2026. Aim and background In the&hellip;<\/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\/05\/26\/rps-workshop-tromso-20260520\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news category-people\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/05\/19\/lydia-furness-joins-the-lab-as-a-postdoctoral-researcher-in-interdisciplinary-genetics\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1360\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-1360x765.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lydia Furness joins the lab as a postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-1360x765.jpeg 1360w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inlagg-flera-2-In-a-nutshell.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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/lydia-furness-joins-the-lab-as-a-postdoctoral-researcher-in-interdisciplinary-genetics\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-19T09:00:43+02:00\">May 19, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/05\/19\/lydia-furness-joins-the-lab-as-a-postdoctoral-researcher-in-interdisciplinary-genetics\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lydia Furness joins the lab as a postdoctoral researcher in interdisciplinary genetics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;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.&#8221;&hellip;<\/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\/05\/19\/lydia-furness-joins-the-lab-as-a-postdoctoral-researcher-in-interdisciplinary-genetics\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-the-media category-news category-outreach tag-ancient-southern-africans tag-human-past tag-kidney-functions tag-local-news tag-svt tag-uppsala-nyheter\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-58f1e44a 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\/20\/svt-uppsala-20260418\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SVT_Logotyp.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA \u2013 traced to our kidneys\" 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/svt-uppsala-20260418\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T09:39:45+02:00\">April 20, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/20\/svt-uppsala-20260418\/\" target=\"_self\" >Surprising discovery in prehistoric DNA \u2013 traced to our kidneys<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Latest research results from Mattias Jakobsson and his colleagues at the Human Evolution Program were featured on local TV (18 Apr 2026). By examining DNA from thousands of years-old bone fragments, researchers have found genetic changes that were present in prehistoric humans \u2013 and in us today. The researchers also made a surprising discovery: several&hellip;<\/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\/20\/svt-uppsala-20260418\/\"><strong>Continue reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><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-58f1e44a 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/short-report-from-probgen-2026\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T11:15:20+02:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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 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&hellip;<\/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-58f1e44a 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/researcher-profile-mattias-jakobsson\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-13T15:03:09+02:00\">April 13, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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 the head of the Jakobsson Lab. Mattias&#8217; research casts new light on human prehistory. \u201cWhen you\u2019re allowed to think freely, brainstorm and speculate. And the unknown, when we discover completely different things than what we&hellip;<\/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-58f1e44a 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-515cda7e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jakobssonlab.iob.uu.se\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/mark-lindau-nobel-laureate-meeting\/\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-31T11:36:00+02:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" 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 have been selected to attend the interdisciplinary 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting!I&#8217;m looking forward to this rare opportunity to exchange ideas with young scientists and laureates across all Nobel disciplines.&#8221; 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