Center for the Human Past
genetics
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Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, 4th June 2025: speaker Tanya Uldin
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Read more →: Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, 4th June 2025: speaker Tanya UldinTitle and abstract TBD Tanya Uldin – an associate professor at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Tanya is a biological anthropologist with 20+ years of experience, trained in archaeology […]
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Call for the Human Past Fellowships 2026-27 is open
Read more →: Call for the Human Past Fellowships 2026-27 is openThe fellowship aims to attract researchers interested in the human past, combining methods and materials from different disciplines. The primary focus is on research work relating to three major migration […]
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Carina Schlebusch is the Editor-in-Chief of the HPGG journal
Read more →: Carina Schlebusch is the Editor-in-Chief of the HPGG journalJoshua Akey, Professor, Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University, USA, and Carina Schlebusch, Professor, Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Sweden, are the Editors-in-Chief. The Human Population Genetics and Genomics […]
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New read alert: Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel
Read more →: New read alert: Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the SahelThe new paper by Fortes-Lima, Diallo, Janoušek, Černý, and Schlebusch (2025) was published last week in The American Journal of Human Genetics. Researchers have uncovered the origins and genetic diversity of the Fulani, one of Africa’s […]
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SCAS SEMINAR – Genetic Insights into Social Organisation of Neolithic Societies in Anatolia: Kinship and Gender Roles, speaker Mehmet Somel
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Read more →: SCAS SEMINAR – Genetic Insights into Social Organisation of Neolithic Societies in Anatolia: Kinship and Gender Roles, speaker Mehmet SomelMehmet Somel is a professor of biology at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and the Human Past Senior Fellow 2024-25. The abstract will follow.
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Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, 7th May, 2025 – speaker Mehmet Somel
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Read more →: Talks of the Past (ToP) Open Seminar, 7th May, 2025 – speaker Mehmet SomelMehmet Somel is a professor of biology at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, and the Human Past Senior Fellow 2024-25. He will deliver the ToP seminar on his […]
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Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary research with a focus on population genetics at the Center for the Human Past
Read more →: Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary research with a focus on population genetics at the Center for the Human PastWe are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in population genetics who will contribute to the center’s overarching goal to illuminate and understand various aspects of human development over the past 10,000 […]
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Extended Wallenberg Fellowship for Carina Schlebusch
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Read more →: Extended Wallenberg Fellowship for Carina SchlebuschCarina’s project, “Prehistoric DNA reveals the spread of agriculture,” will continue thanks to the prolonged Knut and Alice Wallenberg Academy grant. Carina Schlebusch is analyzing the DNA of prehistoric farmers […]
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Conference alert: Human Evolution – From Fossils to Ancient and Modern Genomes
Read more →: Conference alert: Human Evolution – From Fossils to Ancient and Modern GenomesWellcome Connecting Science is the organizer of the conference, with Carina Schlebusch in the scientific programme committee. It’s mission is to enable everyone to explore genomic science and its impact […]
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Carina Schlebusch inaugural lecture: “Mapping Human History through African Genetics”
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Read more →: Carina Schlebusch inaugural lecture: “Mapping Human History through African Genetics”“In my research I use genetics as a tool to investigate human history. My special interest and expertise in the population history of Africa allow me the opportunity to investigate […]