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Youssef Tawfik

@yotawfik.bsky.social
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PhD candidate | JGU Mainz | Palaeogenetics Group | Palaeo-epigenomics | aDNA | 🇪🇬

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 ✨ 👤 Name: Youssef Tawfik 📩 Contact: @yotawfik.bsky.social 🌎 From: Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 🏛️ Institution: University of Mainz, Germany 🇩🇪 🔬 Research: ancient DNA methylation @official-smbe.bsky.social
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I was thrilled to present one of my PhD projects on age-at-death estimation using epigenetic clocks at #ICP2026! It was such an amazing experience, and I immensely enjoyed the questions and discussions that followed!
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ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Full house for the first plenary talk of #ICP2026 by Ian Barnes "From a simple beginning to endless forms" aka "Why are we here?"
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📢 Want to help shape the future of the HAAM Community? We're looking for 🆕 Steering Committee members for the 2026/27 term! Join us in driving community projects, organizing events & developing new initiatives 🗓️ Apply by Sep 15 Details & application 👇 shorturl.at/RYqQM #aDNA #paleogenetics
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Open call for new steering committee members · HAAM Community
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🚨 Registration for our next HAAM Meeting is still open 🗓️ 22 June 🕑 14.00 CET 📍 @palaeogenomics.bsky.social 🇸🇪 💻 also online We'll give the stage to the young PIs @ceciliapad.bsky.social @martynamolak.bsky.social @cmpereirasantos.bsky.social Register here: shorturl.at/wlN8z
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Registration form: Hybrid HAAMeeting scheduled for 22nd of June 2026
Please register for our hybrid HAAMeeting scheduled for the 22th of June 2026, especially if you're planing to attend online. Agenda: Start - 14.00 CET 14.00 - 14.30 CET: HAAM community updates by...
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
‼️Don’t miss our next HAAM Radio!! 🗓️Mon, 15 June 2026 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/9KGQXWVBZj2t... #aDNA #imputation #paleogenetics #paleogenomics #archaeogenetics #archaeogenomics #popgen
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📢 CALL FOR YOUNG PIs 🆕 Starting a new research group (or about to)? 🗣️ Attending #HAAMeeting (June 22) or #ICP2026 (June 23–26) 🇸🇪? 🎤 We’re offering you a stage at HAAMeeting to introduce yourself + your research to PhDs & postdocs 📩 Interested? DM us or reach out on Element #aDNA #paleogenetics
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🚨7th HAAM-RADIO Webinar next month! 🧬Advances in bioinformatics methods for paleogenomic analysis: Testing the limits of low coverage and imputation! 🗓️Mon, 15 June 2026 Two fantastic speakers and a Q&A specifically designed for ECRs to engage in the topic! Register here: forms.gle/9KGQXWVBZj2t...
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Pint of Science Germany @pintofscience.de · 22/05/2026
Pint of Science 2026 hat total Spaß gemacht! 🍻 Vielen Dank an alle großartigen Vorträger*innen und Freiwilligen aus den 21 teilnehmenden Städten in ganz Deutschland. 🙏🫶 Bis zum nächsten Jahr! 📅 Save the date: 10.–12. Mai 2027 #pint26 #pint26de
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India Sawyer @indiasawyer.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Tonight at Pint of Science Mainz, English edition we are learning all about chemical intelligence from Piet Swinkels 🍻 and the benefits of bird divorce (abd bird love!!) from Claudia Crowther 🐦 @pintofscience.de @unimainz.bsky.social @mpic.de @ccrowther.bsky.social #pintDE26 #pintofsciencede #pint
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ChiaraG @chiaragaly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Drei, zwei, eins... Die 5. Ausgabe von #Pint26DE in Mainz fängt an! 🎂🎉🤩 @pintofscience.de #pint26
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Pint of Science Germany @pintofscience.de · 18/05/2026
Los gehen wir mit dem #pint26DE! Viel Erfolg an alle deutschen Städte, die Wissenschaft euch bringen 🍻💪🙌 Let's start the #pint26! Good luck to all German cities bringing science to you 🤩🔬🧬🍽🧠 #wisskomm #scicomm @pintsworld.bsky.social
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ChiaraG @chiaragaly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Let's talk about Sex! Mit Annika Djolai haben wir über Geschlechtbestimmung in Tieren gelernt ⚧️♂️♀️ Ein wunderschöne Anfang von unseres Wissenschaftsfestival in #Mainz 😍 @pintofscience.de #pint26de
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India Sawyer @indiasawyer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
„Pint of Science“ Mainz startet in das Jahr 2026!! 🥳 Moderiert von unseren lieben Katrin und Flo 🤗 – auf geht’s zu unserem ersten Abend, an dem wir gemeinsam Wissen und ein paar Bierchen genießen! @pintofscience.de #pintofsciencede #pintDE26
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ChiaraG @chiaragaly.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Konflikte...in unserem DNA? Das erzählt uns @reneketting.bsky.social vom @imbmainz.bsky.social. Was kleine Stückchen von DNA, die Transposonen genannt werden, sind und welche Effekte sie haben. @pintofscience.de #pint26DE
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India Sawyer @indiasawyer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Die Welt ist voller Konflikte, und unsere Zellen sind es auch!! René Ketting vom IMB Mainz spricht über die DNA-Kriege, die in uns toben. 🧬 🪖 @pintofscience.de @pintsworld.bsky.social @imbmainz.bsky.social @reneketting.bsky.social
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ChiaraG @chiaragaly.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Das Wissenschaftsfestival für alle ist wieder da! Besuch uns in #Mainz 🍻 @pintofscience.de #pint26de Montag, 18. Mai 📍Aposto 🇩🇪 Dienstag, 19. Mai 📍Wallenstein Café & Bar 🇩🇪 📍Salon 3SEIN 🇬🇧 Mittwoch, 20. Mai 📍Aposto 🇩🇪 Kartenkauf: www.pintofscience.de/events/mainz Mehr über die Vorträge im Thread 👇
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Mainz University @mainzuniversity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
After Rome: genomic insights from southern Germany on the formation of Central European societies / International research team led by #MainzUniversity analyzed genomes from the period around the end of the Western Roman Empire 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/after-rome-ge… #anthropology #bioinformatics
Anthropological analysis of a skeleton from the early medieval site at Altheim near Landshut at the Bavarian State Collection of Anthropology (SAM) (photo/©: Michaela Harbeck / SAM)
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Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz @unimainz.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Wer kam nach den Römern? Genomdaten aus Süddeutschland beleuchten die Entstehung mitteleuropäischer Gesellschaften: Internationales Forschungsteam unter Leitung der #UniMainz hat #Genome aus der Zeit des Endes des Weströmischen Reichs untersucht 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/wer-kam-nach-… #Anthropologie
Anthropologische Untersuchung eines Skeletts vom frühmittelalterlichen Fundplatz Altheim bei Landshut an der Staatsammlung für Anthropologie München (SAM) (Foto/©: Michaela Harbeck / SAM)
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Nature @nature.com · 29/04/2026
This is my Roman Empire go.nature.com/4teN1va
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Roman Empire’s collapse created a genetic melting pot in Europe
Genome evidence points to a slow blending of peoples — not a violent tide of invaders — that laid the foundations of modern Europe’s diverse ancestry.
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I’m happy to share the latest paper by our group in Mainz titled: “Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 CE” that was just published in Nature. I’m proud to have been part of this amazing group effort! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 ce - Nature
Analysis of 258 ancient genomes from southern Germany reveals a major demographic shift during the late fifth century, yet family structures persisted from Late Roman times, demonstrating cultural con...
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
This year’s talks in Mainz! 🤩
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Tickets’ sales are on! A lot of very interesting and cool talks this year in Mainz, go and check them out on our website! 🤩
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ICP2026 Stockholm @palaeogenomics.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Stockholm in only 83 days 😍 Our conference will be packed with exciting oral presentations 💁‍♂️, poster sessions 🧾, coffee breaks ☕, and pre-conference workshops 👷‍♀️ Take a look at the preliminary program ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Pint of Science World @pintsworld.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
✨ TWO MONTHS TO GO until #pint26! ✨️ 🗓️ 18-20 May 2026 🌍 28 countries 🌆 Hundreds of cities 🔬 Thousands of scientists sharing their work 👥 Thousands of passionate organisers worldwide 🎯 One mission: making science accessible to all 👉 pintofscience.com
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The applications to this year's HAAM-Summer School are officially open until the 13th of April! #aDNA #ancientDNA #HAAMSummerSchool #HAAM-community #SummerSchool
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Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) @imbmainz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The summer call of our International PhD Programme (IPP) is open! 📣 If you are interested in #immunology, #DNA damage or neurodegeneration, have a look at our offered projects via www.imb.de/phd - We look forward to meet you! Application deadline is 1 April.
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Pint of Science World @pintsworld.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
✨ ONLY 100 DAYS TILL #pint26! ✨ Pint of Science is happening 18-20 May 2026 in hundreds of cities worldwide! We can't wait to explore the wonders of science with you! 🌍🔬 Discover more about the #pint26 countries and find your local event 👉 pintofscience.com
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New preprint on bioRxiv: an evaluation of epigenetic age-at-death inference in ancient human DNA, highlighting current limitations and future directions.
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
🚨 6th HAAM-RADIO Webinar 🌍 African Population Demography and Social Organizations of the Past 🗓️ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 Register here: 👉 forms.gle/FuBTTX4wreW4... #AncientDNA #HumanGenetics #AfricanHistory #HAAM #Webinar @abinstitute.bsky.social @cesarforteslima.bsky.social @hildegunnink.bsky.social
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We are still looking for volunteers to give a talk about their science to the public at this year's Pint of Science festival (18-20 May 2026) in Mainz. Anyone interested in becoming a speaker can fill in this form until 6 February 2026: Speaker Application Form (link below)
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Cecilia Padilla-Iglesias @ceciliapad.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🚨Two more days to express interest in presenting at our HAAM Radio Webinar on Africa @haam-community.bsky.social 🚨
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🚨EVENT & CALL for ECR speakers 🌍🧬 HAAM Radio Webinar - Reconstructing past demography, interactions, and social organisation in Africa 📅 28 Jan 2026 ⏰ Short-talk call extended to 14 Jan 🔗 shorturl.at/YzqMS
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HAAM-Radio Webinar January 2026 - Call for Speakers
For our next HAAM-Radio webinar scheduled for the 28th of January (times tbh), we're looking for young career researchers (Master's and PhD students as well as Early Postdoctoral Researchers) speciali...
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HAAM-community @haam-community.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We’re expanding! 🎉 💙📸 HAAM is now on Instagram! Follow us there for updates and community highlights. Find us at: www.instagram.com/haam_communi...
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Our Pint of Science Mainz team is set and ready for the 2026 event! pintofscience.de/team/Team%20...
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Pint of Science Germany Team
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Very excited to join the HAAM's Steering Committee!! Keep being updated on our activities and events by checking out our website: haam-community.github.io or, even better, by getting on Elements and joining our discussions: matrix.to#/#haam-commu... A step-by-step guide is here: www.isbarch.org/chat
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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
www.cell.com/ajhg/abstrac...
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Lessons learned: Recommendations for reproducible paleogenomic data analyses
Souilmi et al. propose essential guidelines to improve the reproducibility of paleogenomic data analysis. As ancient DNA research often relies on the destructive sampling of finite resources, these re...
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Shai Carmi @shaicarmi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Oh no www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Ancient DNA Database Faces Uncertain Future after Funding Expires | News | The Harvard Crimson
Researchers at a Harvard Medical School laboratory are uncertain how they will continue supporting a large public genetic database after its primary source of funding expired last month.
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Youssef Tawfik @yotawfik.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Was super excited to present our work at #SMBE2025! Amazing atmosphere, organization, and talks. Looking forward to the last 2 days! @official-smbe.bsky.social
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