Carina Schlebusch

Nice to see our News & Views out in Nature! Maja Vukovikj and I discuss the fascinating study by Carter et al. exploring what our gut microbiomes can tell us about human population history. Our News & Views (open access link): rdcu.be/1UYLHWXGVEra

Last week, our group travelled to Maputo, Mozambique, for PANAF 2026 🇲🇿! We had a great time sharing our research through talks, catching up with collaborators, and making new connections across the community. Thanks to everyone who made the conference such a stimulating and enjoyable experience! 🌍

Our new paper is out! Our review explores the current evidence for ancient pathogen genomics in Africa, highlights major knowledge gaps, and discusses future directions for the field. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🌍🦠🧬 Congrats to Maja and co-authors! 🎉👏🎊 #AncientDNA #Paleogenomics #Africa

Our colleague Francesco Giannelli presented this great poster at #SMBE2026: Reconstructing the Bantu Expansion Through an Individual-Based Simulation His work uses SLiM forward-time simulations to jointly model genetic and linguistic evolution among Bantu-speaking populations. 🧬 🗣️ 💻

Great talk by Andrea Soler i Núñez at #SMBE2026 on AMY1 CNVs and starch adaptation, highlighting the importance of controlling for demography in adaptation associations. Paper available on BioRxiv! doi.org/10.64898/202...

The Schlebusch Group had a great time at #ICP2026 in Stockholm! Several group members attended, and Maja Vukovikj presented her poster, Ancient Pathogen Genomics in Africa. Great work, Maja! 👏 #AncientDNA #Palaeogenomics

Excited to share our new paper in Communications Biology! We generated >1000 new complete mitochondrial genomes from understudied regions in sub-Saharan Africa, providing an updated overview of maternal genetic diversity and demographic history across the continent. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Thanks to KAW @kawresearch.bsky.social for their support and this very nice feature on our research!

One month left to apply!

Lots of exciting new papers coming out in our special issue on population genetics methods & software in 2026 🚀 New tools, pipelines, and best practices - great to see this growing into a useful community resource. 📅 Submissions open until 31 May 👉 www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/special...

Great to work with Michael Thame on this ScienceVega issue highlighting women in STEM! edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...

#Call for #Applications: #HumanPast #SCAS #Fellowships 2027-28 for both #early-career and senior #interdisciplinary researchers. Deadline: 1 June 2026. More information on our web: shorturl.at/VAAfl #humanpast #opportunity #genetics #archaeology #linguistics #prehistory @haam-community.bsky.social

We have a new preprint! - "Ancient Pathogen Genomics in Africa – Current Evidence and Future Directions" A review of current evidence, challenges, and opportunities for studying past epidemics and host–pathogen evolution using ancient DNA from African contexts. www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...

New preprint! with @a-solernunez.bsky.social Rethinking a textbook example of human adaptation "AMY1 copy number evolution in light of demographic history" Once population structure is accounted for, the classic starch–agriculture narrative becomes much less clear www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Great press coverage by @elsabebrits.bsky.social on our recent publication. Thank you!

Our new ancient DNA paper has just been published! We present 28 new genomes from southern Africa - several of them high-coverage whole genomes. Exciting to be moving towards population-level representation of ancient southern African genetic diversity! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our special issue on popgen methods and software is on a roll with the second paper out! Looking forward to many exciting papers to come! Submission open until 15 January. www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/special...

#Vacancies: we are looking for not just one but three #postdoctoral researchers interested in bridging #genetics, #archaeology and #linguistics in exploring the #humanpast. shorturl.at/B3Qdd @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social

Due to the popularity of our special issue on Population Genomics Methods and Software and the high quality of submitted papers, we’ve extended the submission deadline to 15 January! Submissions focusing on software and tools are very welcome. 🔗 www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/special...

🎉The 1st paper in our special issue "Population Genomics Methods and Software" is now published!! “SimHumanity: Using SLiM 5.0 to run whole-genome simulations of human evolution” www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/5/4/000... Many more exciting papers to come - stay tuned! www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/special...

Our new paper is out! 🪶 “The coevolution of languages, peoples & environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ~1000 BCE” revisits Jan Vansina’s ideas using new linguistic, archaeological & genetic data - revealing the region was a hub of Bantu diversification. doi.org/10.1016/j.qe...

This week, we welcomed our colleague Modeste Zeye from Burkina Faso to Uppsala. 🌍 It was great to meet in person again and catch up. One evening, we had dinner at Messob, an Ethiopian/Eritrean restaurant — a nice chance to chat and enjoy some really good food! 🍲

Application deadline in less than a week! Apply to join the Uppsala Human Evolution team!

A big congrats to Imke Lankheet + co-authors for this new publication on genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population. We reveal fine-scale regional differences in SAC, shaped by complex history and social factors @schlebuschgroup.bsky.social bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Interested in investigating human history? Still a chance to join us in Uppsala as a junior or senior fellow! Closing date soon!

Great to attend the #HumanEvo25 conference with Cesar Fortes-Lima and @a-solernunez.bsky.social, who gave an excellent talk and poster presentation representing the Schlebusch group and @humanevouu.bsky.social!

A popular science feature now available on our recently published Fulani study in The Conversation - Africa!

We have a new preprint! Mapping and analyzing nearly 5,000 full mitogenomes across Africa. First major update on mtDNA distribution since Salas et al. 2002, "The making of the African mtDNA landscape." Congrats to Imke Lankheet and thanks to all collaborators! 📄 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Great opportunity! Contribute to HPGG’s Special Issue on "Population Genetics Methods and Software"—a perfect chance to co-author with students & make your tools more accessible to the community. 🎓Collaboration and mentorship!

Our new paper on local adaptation in Andean populations is out in HPGG! We identify genetic adaptations that help Andeans live in one of the world's most challenging environments. Please have a look :) "Human adaptation in the Andes Mountains" doi.org/10.47248/hpg...

The Call is open: Human Past #Fellowships 2026-27. Deadline: 2 June 2025. centerforthehumanpast.se/index.php/20... #opportunity #humanpast #research @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social #genetics #linguistics #archaeology #indoeuropean #bantu #austronesian @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social

Join us at the Wellcome Genome Campus for exciting talks and interdisciplinary insights on Human Evolution! Abstract deadline is Tuesday, 4 March (tomorrow!), and in-person registration deadline is 31 March. Looking forward to meet-up there! bit.ly/3ZbZgNJ

To all human popgen colleagues - please support HPGG with your submissions! It is a cost free Open Access journal committed to publish quality human popgen studies.

Abstract submissions are still open by 4 March for our #HumanEvolution conference! Don’t miss the chance to join our amazing speakers! @sarahpederzani.bsky.social @paleogenomics.bsky.social @amygoldberg.bsky.social @jjrowan.bsky.social @martamlahr.bsky.social @evanirvingpease.bsky.social

One more day for abstract submission! Join us at Hinxton for the 2025 Human Evolution conference bit.ly/4ajmLI6

An important contribution in HPGG, examining the lasting impact of Luca Cavalli-Sforza on human evolution research. A valuable read for those interested in genetics, archaeology, and paleoanthropology. #HumanEvolution #Genetics #HPGG #OpenAccess

Human population geneticists—let’s build a journal for researchers, by researchers! 🧬✨ Support HPGG as an open-access, community-driven space for our field. Follow, submit, and spread the word! #HumanEvolution #Genetics #HPGG #OpenAccess

Come and join us for exciting talks and engaging discussions at the Welcome Genome Campus in April! Abstract submission deadline 18 Feb.

Very happy that our new article was published today in AJHG @ajhgnews.bsky.social. Great collaboration with Cesar Fortes-Lima, Yoro Diallo, Vaclav Janousek, and Viktor Cerny. "Population history and admixture of the Fulani people from the Sahel" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Less than a week left to apply for a postdoc in my group. Closing date 31 Jan. If you are interested in human popgen please apply!

Join @martamlahr.bsky.social , @lquintanamurci.bsky.social , @aliceleplongeon.bsky.social , and @cschlebu.bsky.social at our #HumanEvolution conference in April! Submit your abstract now. Bursary support available for early-career researchers🧬 #HumanEvo25

We have a postdoc position in Human Population Genetics available at the Center for the Human Past. Closing date 31 Jan. Please circulate and apply! More info and application available here: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Hello Bluesky! Please join us at the Welcome Connecting Science conference "Human Evolution-from fossils to ancient and modern genomes". Many exciting speakers investigating the human past.Looking forward to meetup at Welcome Genome Campus next year! @eventswcs.bsky.social More info: bit.ly/3ZbZgNJ