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(Y|G)iannis P. @ipatramanis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have a new preprint out :D www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Did Denisovans inherit their AMBN gene from Homo erectus? We have released a short preprint trying to answer this question! @lauritsskov.bsky.social @fridowelker.bsky.social ~Summary below~

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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Copenhagen job alert 🚨 GLOBE (@ucph.bsky.social) is hiring a 21-mo Postdoc in #Bioinformatics & #ComputationalProteomics Work with @lindorfflarsen.bsky.social, @fridowelker.bsky.social, @brandtgroup.bsky.social & more mapping collagen/keratin diversity across 1000s of genomes. 📅 Deadline Aug 31

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Postdoc of Bioinformatics and Computational Proteomics

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

🎉New publication! Ready for some post-Easter palaeoproteomics reading? Our work describing proteome composition variation in the archaeological skeletons of healthy adults, only a few centuries old, is out in JAS🥂! doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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EEA2025 @eea2025.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#FINS is using a multidisciplinary approach including dermal denticle analysis and proteomics to study #marineshagreen, which is a material made from the skins of sharks and rays, to explore historic elasmobranch exploitation in the early modern period #EEA2025 @rachelmwinter.bsky.social

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Interested in #palaeoproteomics, #ZooMS and human evolution? We currently have a postdoctoral position and a research position open. Postdoc: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli... Research assistant: jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

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Postdoc in Paleoproteomics

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ERC-StG MATRIX @matrixerc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

New paper is out! We and welkergroup.bsky.social show that proteins from resin-impregnated sediment blocks can reveal faunal diversity at the microscale. We thank and congratulate all coauthors! #paleoproteomics #geoarchaeology erc.europa.eu icarehb.bsky.social academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

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New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics

Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

📣Paper alert📣 Is it possible to use #palaeoproteomics to identify the taxonomy of bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks, enabling study of past faunal community composition at a microstratigraphic scale? 🦴🐮 🦌 We decided to test this, and the results are now out: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...

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New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics

Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat

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Zandra Fagernäs @zandraselina.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

And that's a wrap on Bone Diagenesis 2025! What a lovely conference, full of kind and brilliant scientists. Also the first time my talk has been so 🔥🔥🔥 it set off the fire alarm (I'm choosing to assume that was the reason) 😅

Me giving a talk, barely visible behind a giant podium. About five minutes later, the fire alarm went off, and we all had to go outside for a while. But hey, at least the audience were awake after that! Photo by Dorothea Mylopotamitaki.

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

We have arrived in Turin for @isba11.bsky.social and are very excited for the week! Don't miss the following talks and posters from the Welker Group:

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PAASTA Community @paastacommunity.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Delighted to be bringing you the following PAASTA community-led paper outlining our recommendations for best practices and open science in palaeoproteomics! Congratulations to the authors and for anyone keen to read the paper, it can be found #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

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Zandra Fagernäs @zandraselina.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I very much enjoyed #SMBE2025 in Beijing - huge thanks to the organizers, and I look forward to seeing everyone in Copenhagen next year!

Photo of me giving a talk in a very fancy room! Photo taken by Viridiana Villa Islas.

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VVillaIslas @vvillaislas.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

My poster presentation, thanks to the photographers team #SMBE2025

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

For the last six months, we've had Lucas Siero from Utrecht University visiting us for an internship, working on some #palaeoproteomics method development. It was a joy to have you join our group Lucas, and good luck with the rest of your studies!

Parts of the Welker Group taking a boat ride around the canals of Copenhagen, all looking very happy!

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Come visit beautiful Copenhagen and enjoy this years AGPM meeting! Exciting mixture of interdisciplinary approaches to archaeozoology⬇️

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Adriana Leite @adrianaleite.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It has truly been a pleasure to train and develop my PhD research on paleoproteomics about Iberia's Late Prehistory with @zandraselina.bsky.social and @welkergroup.bsky.social during my stay at Globe. Grateful for the collaborative spirit and all the inspiring discussions! See you all again soon!

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

For the last six months, @adrianaleite.bsky.social has been visiting us from @icarehb.bsky.social. Thank you for this time Adriana, it has been a joy to have you in our group and we hope to see you again soon!

Parts of the group out enjoying some Copenhagen sun and iced tea!

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Now that’s what I call scientific illustration

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

New publication! 🎉 Here you can read all about dog drool, bleach, and a probable Central Asian Neanderthal child: doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Last week we had a major celebration! 🎉Congratulations to Ragnheiður Diljá Ásmundsdóttir who successfully defended her PhD on skeletal proteome variation in the human skeleton! 🦴 #palaeoproteomics

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

We managed to solve the puzzles of the escape room before the vikings got us!

Photo of five very happy group members after a successful escape from an escape room.

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Zandra Fagernäs @zandraselina.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Excellent talks about Neanderthals and Denisovans by @lauritsskov.bsky.social and @fridowelker.bsky.social today at Vin & Videnskab!

Photo of the organizer, Laurits and Frido standing in front of the screen.

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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

🧬 Review by @welkergroup.bsky.social (incl @zandraselina.bsky.social @loulemeillour.bsky.social) lays out how ancient protein analysis is revolutionising our understanding of human evolution! #Palaeoproteomics can retrieve molecular data from fossils too old/tropical for ancient DNA #teammassspec 🧵

Alt text: Picture of cave mouth with three figures: Palaeoproteomics review showing how protein analysis of fossils is expanding beyond ancient DNA's limits to study Middle & Late Pleistocene hominin evolution. Covers methods from protein mass fingerprinting to detailed sequence analysis, illustrating applications in species identification, sex determination & phylogenetics.

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

📣 Paper alert! 📣 In this review, available as early view in @paleoanthjourn.bsky.social, we discuss "Paleoproteomic Contributions, and Current Limitations, to Understanding Middle and Late Pleistocene Human Evolution". Thanks to all coauthors! paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...

Screenshot of the paper title. It's published in the special issue "Special Issue: What’s in a Name? Late Middle and Early Late Pleistocene Hominin Systematics" and the title of the paper is "Paleoproteomic Contributions, and Current Limitations,
to Understanding Middle and Late Pleistocene Human Evolution".

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Happy holidays to all our colleagues and collaborators! We cannot wait to continue doing amazing research with you again next year ☃️

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Welker Group @welkergroup.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

We are very excited to have our research featured in the Top Stories in Human Evolution of 2024! 🎉

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Zandra Fagernäs @zandraselina.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I had a great time in Uppsala discussing results from Nordic ECRs in the THOCA (Timing and ecology of the Human Occupation of Central Asia) project. Thank you for inviting me to talk about our palaeoproteomics work!

Some of the meeting attendants walking through a snowy and sunny Uppsala

Happy and tired meeting attendants at dinner after an afternoon of great talks

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