Massively parallel reporter assays and human–ape hybrid skeletal cells are used to study the evolution of human cis-regulatory elements (CREs), revealing how differences in CREs have sh...

By Pere Gelabert   On the 14th of September, Michelle Hämmerle successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Ancient Pathogens in Context – Paleogenomic Insights into Human Ancestry, Disease Burden, an...

By combining repository metadata, genotype-inferred ancestry, and manual curation of publications, Gallego Romero et al. demonstrate that public RNA-seq datasets are dominated by samples from high-inc...

Rymbekova, A., Gelabert, P., Llanos-Lizcano, A., Balakrishnan, K., Hämmerle, M., Han, S., Cheronet, O., Abdykanova, A., Kasymkulov, K., Hrivnyak, M., Eng, J.T., Pinhasi, R., Kuhlwilm, M., 2026. Genomi...

Admixture between modern humans and extinct hominins has shaped the genomes of present-day individuals, but reconstructing this history has been constrained by the scarcity of archaic samples and unad...

Stanton, D.W.G., Bergström, A., Heintzman, P.D., van der Valk, T., Carmagnini, A., Ersmark, E., Pawar, H., Sandoval-Velasco, M., Androsov, S., Fedorov, S., Kuhlwilm, M., Nagel, D., Plotnikov, V., Prot...

PhD Project - Unlocking the Genomic History of Pathogens Through Pathology Archives at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

Structurally complex loci can repeatedly generate similar traits; Karageorgiou et al. established primate amylase locus as a structural variation hotspot, potentially seeded by transposable elements. ...

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As part of the HEAS Seminar in Ancient Genomics, Diyendo Massilani from Yale University will give a talk on An Altai Neanderthal genome reveals population structure in small, isolated groups on the 26...

Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)

Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)

Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)

Senior Scientist (Ancient DNA lab)

Authors investigate ancient DNA from animal remains and identify multiple signatures of ancient zoonotic pathogens. They find ancient pathogen genomics from archaeological animal remains may inform zo...

The programme aims to provide in-depth knowledge of the latest research into human evolution and development. The focus is on the genetic, paleoanthropological and cognitive aspects of human behaviour and the mind. Particular emphasis is placed on engaging with the complexities of research processes, and on developing skills in designing, implementing and evaluating studies. Students will gain professional expertise in handling and rigorously analysing and effectively presenting data, preparing them for doctoral research.

As part of the HEAS Seminar in Ancient Genomics Stephan Schiffels from Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology will give a talk on Spatial inference of population structure and prehistoric ...

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First ancient HHV-6 genomes reveal 2500 years of phylogenetic continuity and provide insights into the endogenization of HHV-6A.

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Promise and pitfalls of using large biobanks to study impacts of archaic protein-coding variants in living humans.

Understanding the genetic architecture of complex traits in admixed populations remains challenging due to heterogeneous genetic backgrounds and demographic histories. Mischaracterizing admixture can ...