Carina Schlebusch
@cschlebu.bsky.social
Geneticist, Evolutionary Biologist, Interested in human evolution, African history, Professor at Uppsala University
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
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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...
Revisiting the African mtDNA landscape through complete mitochondrial genomes - Communications Biology
A study provides an updated, continent-wide portrait of African human mtDNA diversity, sharpening mtDNA-based demographic inferences regarding the Niger-Congo-associated and Bantu-associated demograph...
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Thanks to KAW @kawresearch.bsky.social for their support and this very nice feature on our research!
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation@kawresearch.bsky.social · 3mo agoCarina Schlebusch @uu.se is combining #archaeology, #genetics and biochemistry with the aim of discovering how human genes have adapted to changing lifestyles over thousands of years which perhaps even offer clues about humanity’s future #health #research @cschlebu.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mrx9nfu6
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Center for the Human Past (CHP)@humanpastcenter.bsky.social · 5mo ago#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
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...
📢 Our aDNA study has been published today in @natcomms.nature.com! A great collaboration with Ricardo Rodríguez, Anders Götherström, Carina Schlebusch & team. 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘐𝘣𝘪𝘻𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘥. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Analysis of medieval burials from Ibiza reveals genetic and pathogenic diversity during the Islamic period - Nature Communications
Ibiza, an island in present-day Spain, was under Islamic rule between the 10th and 13th centuries CE. Here, the authors analyse the remains of thirteen individuals from medieval Islamic burials in Ibi...
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Great to work with Michael Thame on this ScienceVega issue highlighting women in STEM! edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader...
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#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
Call for the Human Past SCAS Fellowships 2027-28 is open – Center for the Human Past
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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...
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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...
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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...
Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes - Nature
The genomes of 28 ancient southern African individuals dated to between 10,200 and 150 years before present offer insights into the evolution of Homo sapiens.
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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...
Torsten Günther@trstngnthr.bsky.social · 9mo agoNext paper published in the @hpgg-pivot.bsky.social special issue on popgen methods and software! Coll Macià & Skov "Best practices and pitfalls in using hmmix for reference-free detection of introgressed sequences" doi.org/10.47248/hpg... Submission for contributions still open to 15 January!
#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
Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Palaeo-population genomics at the Center for the Human Past, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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So happy after presenting my poster at #ASHG2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. New insights and wonderful questions about key demographic events that have re-shaped the genomic and cultural landscape in Africa. Kudos to my great collaborators and mentors. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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...
Human Population Genetics and Genomics@hpgg-pivot.bsky.social · 10mo ago🎉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...
🎉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...
SimHumanity: Using SLiM 5.0 to run whole-genome simulations of human evolution
SimHumanity: Using SLiM 5.0 to run whole-genome simulations of human evolution
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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...
The coevolution of languages, peoples and environments in Central Africa’s Kwilu-Kasai region since ∼1000 BCE: A dialogue with Jan Vansina
In this article, Jan Vansina’s essay on the deep-time population history of the Kwilu-Kasai region, now more than half a century old, is revisited thr…
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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!
Human Evolution Research Program Uppsala University @humanevouu.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe are recruiting an associate professor (senior lecturer) at our program in Human #Paleogenomics and #PopulationGenetics. Come and join the Uppsala team! Please see the ad for more information. Application deadline: Sept 30st. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Thrilled to announce that Routledge has published our book chapter in #OpenAccess. This chapter is part of an outstanding 740-page book that examines the early events of the Bantu expansion in Africa using multidisciplinary perspectives, including genetics. www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
The Early Bantu Expansion into Central Africa | 9 | New Data and Insig
Central Africa hosts populations characterised by diverse linguistic, cultural, and genetic backgrounds. In this study, we have generated new genome-wide
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I'm thrilled to announce that our featured article, "Herders from the Green Sahara", was published in the 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 magazine. Another great collaboration with Viktor Černý and Carina Schlebusch. Free access here: livejohnshopkins-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
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....
Wide-scale geographical analysis of genetic ancestry in the South African Coloured population - BMC Biology
Background The South African Coloured (SAC) population, a prominent admixed population in South Africa, reflects centuries of migration, admixture, and historical segregation. Descendants of local Kho...
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Interested in investigating human history? Still a chance to join us in Uppsala as a junior or senior fellow! Closing date soon!
Center for the Human Past (CHP)@humanpastcenter.bsky.social · last yr.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
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!
The Conversation Africa@africa.theconversation.com · last yr.Genetic insights into the Fulani people not only illuminate their biological history but also enrich our understanding of their cultural and historical narratives. theconversation.com/fulani-new-s... #ScienceAndTech #Fulani
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...
Revisiting the African mtDNA Landscape: A Continental Update from Complete Mitochondrial Genomes
Africa harbors the richest diversity of mitochondrial DNA lineages, reflecting its central role in human evolutionary history. Early studies of mtDNA variation provided the first genetic evidence for ...
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