PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Our next Ancient DNA Journal Club is Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 1:30–2:30 PM ET! 🧬📚 We’ll discuss “Human-animal interactions in prehistoric China: Insights from metagenomic analysis of Longshan period paleofeces” by Ma et al. (2026). Interested in joining? Send us a DM for the Zoom link! 000
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our next Ancient DNA Journal Club is Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, from 1:30–2:30 PM ET! 🧬📚 We’ll be discussing “Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research” by Barry et al. (2026). Interested in joining the discussion? Send us a DM for the Zoom link! 010
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Interested in ancient DNA? 🧬 Check out this series of upcoming aDNA talks happening at Penn State this fall! 🌻 Sept. 14 — Benjamin Blackman, UC Berkeley “Following the process of domestication through space and time with ancient DNA” 12:15 PM | 108 Wartik Lab www.huck.psu.edu/calendar?tru...huck.psu.eduCalendar - Huck Institutes of the Life SciencesExplore All Huck Events 110
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Congratulations to our very own Iyunoluwa Ademola-Popoola on receiving Penn State’s 2026 Responsible and Ethical Conduct of Research Award! 🎉 The award recognizes her commitment to research ethics and integrity and her contributions to building a respectful and equitable research environment. 🧬 021
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Ancient DNA Journal Club is back! 🧬📚 Our biweekly aDNA JC returns Sept. 8, 1:30–2:30 PM ET. We’ll discuss “Molecular Clock Dating of Ancient Environmental DNA Reveals Damage Beyond Deamination” by Lemmon-Kishi et al. (2026), bioRxiv. Interested in joining? Send us a DM for the Zoom link! 000
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Drawing on the Ọmọlúàbí philosophy, we highlight the importance of respect, relational accountability, and co-creation of knowledge in shaping more equitable research practices. 021
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 20/04/2026We’re excited to share that our article has been published in American Journal of Biological Anthropology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... In this paper, we propose a culturally grounded ethical framework for conducting genetics research with Indigenous& historically marginalized communitiesonlinelibrary.wiley.com 132
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The microARCH Lab and the Penn State Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) in the Anthropology Department at PSU are excited to announce two new research position openings for motivated scholars eager to work at the forefront of microbial genomics, aDNA, and biomolecular anthropology 100
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Are you involved in oral microbiome research (current or past)? Please take this anonymous survey on reporting practices in oral microbiome studies, aimed at improving consistency + reproducibility in the field. You may skip any questions. Survey link: asu.questionpro.com/t/Abm07Z7MY3 Please share!asu.questionpro.comBuilding Consensus on Reporting Oral Microbiome Metadata: A Community SurveyBuilding Consensus on Reporting Oral Microbiome Metadata: A Community Survey 010
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 06/10/2025New study highlights how wet lab protocols shape ancient oral microbiome recovery from dental calculus showing that DNA extraction & library prep choices can influence recovery, diversity, and microbial authenticity. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Check it out today!!!!onlinelibrary.wiley.comWet Lab Protocols Matter: Choice of DNA Extraction and Library Preparation Protocols Bias Ancient Oral Microbiome RecoveryAncient DNA (aDNA) analysis of archaeological dental calculus has provided a wealth of insights into ancient health, demography and lifestyles. However, the workflow for ancient metagenomics is still... 020
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Another week, another episode of #MattersMicrobial podcast! This time, @lauraweyrich.bsky.social of Penn State discusses what bacterial DNA from ancient dental plaque can tell us. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv youtu.be/6Bc5jhCDWg8?...youtu.beMatters Microbial #108: Neanderthal Oral Health, Ancient Bacteria and DNAYouTube video by MicrobeTV 095
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Checkout this recent publication on how host traits impact the success of library preparation from #dentalcalculus across mammals onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com 020
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Recent #ancientDNA publication on ancient host associated from 483 mammoth remains including unpublished samples from a 1.1 million year old steppe mammoth www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comAncient host-associated microbes obtained from mammoth remainsA study of 483 mammoth remains spanning over a million years reveals ancient host-associated microbes preserved in bones and teeth, offering new insights into the long-term evolution of Pleistocene mi... 000
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Checkout this new #ancientDNA research published today on mastodons significantly revising the previous understanding of their evolutionary history! 043
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Interesting new publication using #ancientDNA from Columbian mammoth from Mexico showing they are genetically distinct from other N.American mammoths. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgColumbian mammoth mitogenomes from Mexico uncover the species’ complex evolutionary historyPaleogenomic studies suggest that Mammuthus columbi derives from an ancient hybridization between Mammuthus primigenius and Mammuthus trogontherii. While its habitat spanned from North to Central Amer... 010
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 11/09/2025@microarch-lab.bsky.social was lucky enough to host and work with @bbonucci.bsky.social this summer. Checkout her recent publication on retrieving #ancientDNA from concretions from human remains! 151
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Checkout a recent publication from the Huber lab using #ancientDNA to measure how migration & cultural adoption each contributed to the expansion of farming. Migration of farming groups was the dominant factor & cultural adoption by hunter-gatherers was minimal. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comModeling the European Neolithic expansion suggests predominant within-group mating and limited cultural transmission - Nature CommunicationsThe Neolithic Revolution marked an important shift from foraging to farming in human society. Here, the authors show that in Europe the spread of farming involved mostly within-group mating and limite... 171
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Are you at #WAC2025? Don’t miss Laura Weyrich’s (@lauraweyrich.bsky.social) Tuesday AM talk in Session T25/S01 – Historical Archaeology: Entanglements of Colonialism and Capitalism Across the Globe. Paper title: "Understanding How the Industrial Revolution Reshaped the Global Oral Microbiome." 011
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Congrats to @lauraweyrich.bsky.social & the Oral Microbiome Transplant team on receiving GAP funding for: “Oral Microbiome Transplants (OMT) Therapy to Prevent Dental Decay” 🦷🦠 This work explores using helpful bacteria to reseed the mouth and reduce cavities. 242
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025We are excited to be hosting Biancamaria Bonucci, a PhD student from the University of Tartu (Estonia 🇪🇪)! She's here to expand her bioinformatics skills and collaborate on a project studying the oral microbiomes of smokers, with the goal of better understanding ancient health and lifestyle patterns 041
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Happy to announce that our postdoc, Dr. Allison Ham will be joining Grand Valley State University as an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences this fall! Here she will be teaching human gross anatomy, mentoring future health professionals, and joining an outstanding academic community. 131
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Big congratulations to our amazing undergrad, Ava Gabrys, on completing her degree! This fall, Ava is headed to the University of Florida to begin a PhD in Biology, where she’ll be building on her work with the microARCH team to study microbial dispersal and transmission across landscapes. 292
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Check out Christine Ta’s poster (Presentation 230) tomorrow at the Penn State Graduate Exhibition! She’ll be presenting at the HUB-Robeson Center, Alumni and Heritage Hall, from 1–4 PM. Don’t miss it! 001
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)Penn State Anthropology @psuanthro.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Our grad students are out in full force at the AABAs!! #bioanth 063
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Good job today, Christine !! 001
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The microARCH lab was well represented at Penn State's Eberly College of Science #ENVISION2025 outreach aimed at exposing underrepresented groups to the STEM field. 011
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Check out our undergrad Ava Gabrys’ poster presentation (Poster No. 57) at the upcoming Penn State Undergraduate Symposium! Date: April 16th Time: 11 AM – 1 PM Location: HUB – Alumni Hall 012
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The microARCH team showed up strong at AnthroFest! We had a great time sharing microbiome science through interactive games and conversations about why microbes matter—for our health, our history, and our future. 121
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Great representation at the ##AABA2025 011
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Great representation at the #AABA2025 021
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Great representation at the #AABA2025 031
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Are you attending the Animals Make Identities Meeting? Check out Juliana's @wicedjuju.bsky.social talk tomorrow on "Inferences on the diets and lifestyles of YOO ancestors made from ancient DNA preserved in dental calculus" 001
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Are you heading to #AABA2025? Check out these talks and posters from MicroARCH Lab members! Iyunoluwa Ademola-Popoola – Industrialization dramatically impacts oral microbiota on a multi-continental scale Session 10 | 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM |Friday, March 14 101
Reposted by PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE)MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Important read for everyone interested in STEM diversity! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #STEM #DiversityInScience #EquityInAction"science.orgProtect US racial affinity groupsOn its first day, the Trump administration released several executive orders terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, calling them “illegal,” “immoral,” and “discriminatory” (1, 2)... 001
PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Hello! For our first post here we will share @lauraweyrich.bsky.social - PSABRE Director coauthored a piece on #microbes for Cell. Please take a look! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comOff the beaten track: Understudied microbes and their potentialThe world of microbes is diverse, but the majority of these fascinating organisms are not as famous (or perhaps infamous) as their pathogenic counterp… 002