Torsten Günther
@trstngnthr.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor - Population Genomics, ancient DNA, Humans, Domestication Uppsala University, Sweden Lab website: www.gunther-lab.org ORCID: 0000-0001-9460-390X
New research in @molecularecolup.bsky.social! Museum collections help us understand the genomic consequences of the insect biodiversity crisis 🐝🧬🏛️ We analyzed specimens spanning 150 years to track genomic diversity in the common carder bee in Sweden. OA onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New preprint! 🎉 How do populations adapt to a changing environment? We show how standing genetic variation enables polygenic adaptation, while the speed and magnitude of environmental change can determine whether populations adapt—or go extinct. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Standing genetic variation drives polygenic adaptation to different environmental shifts
Most organisms are well adapted to the environment they have been exposed to for many generations. However, changing environments pose existential threats to populations, unless they are able to adapt...
biorxiv.org
I’m looking to hire an NIH funded postdoc to join our lab here at Davis (please RT). Ongoing areas of interest include: 1) polygenic signals of selection from time series, ARGs, GWAS, etc 2) The interpretation of GWAS, polygenic scores, & sources of confounding
I'm hiring a postdoc as part of my ERC project - the deadline is tomorrow noon GMT, apologies for the little notice If you have interest but can't make the deadline, please DM/email me immediately and i can try extend the deadline a few days
University & College Vacancies
Connecting talent with opportunity in higher education
universityvacancies.com
Our paper on ancient sheeppox virus genomes, including many found from parchment samples, is now published af Science Advances. Congrats to all our co-authors and particularly first author Louis. #aDNA share.google/JqVOTB2lvxcO...
Three thousand five hundred years of sheeppox virus evolution inferred from archaeological and codicological genomes
Sheeppox virus (SPPV) is a major livestock pathogen causing economic hardship through reduced production and death of vulnerable sheep, with written descriptions of sheeppox-like disease recorded sinc...
share.google
Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain by @nikolavukovic.bsky.social et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Diachronic reuse of Neolithic burial monuments by Bronze Age newcomers in Southwestern Britain
nature.com
Sicily has always been a crossroads of the Mediterranean and its ancient genomes have a story to tell. 🏛️🧬 Next week I’ll be presenting our latest results at #EAA2026! Don't miss it! #AncientDNA #Archaeogenetics
Our new study with @benmpeter.bsky.social is now on biorxiv! Here we present a new computational tool which makes it possible to conduct population genetic analyses from very contaminated and very low quality archaic human genomes. (1/7)
bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 2mo agoA Method to Analyze Low-Quality Archaic Human Genomes and its Application to the Teshik-Tash 1 Neandertal https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.10.743885v1
Come join us to learn how to contribute to, and use, metAaRCive, a community-curated database of published ancient animal genomes! We'll also cover best-practises for metadata reporting in #aDNA studies and how to archive sequence data on the ENA! Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1E4k...
AaRC@aarc-community.bsky.social · 2mo ago@anders-bergstrom.bsky.social and @ddj-sa.bsky.social are hosting a workshop on September 17th to walk you through metAaRCive—from what it is to how to contribute. Open for sign-ups: docs.google.com/forms/d/1E4k...
Don't miss the lab's posters at #SMBE2026 today: Marianne Dehasque @maridehasque.bsky.social will present a pangenome graph pipeline for ancient DNA 🧬 (Arkaden 7, 297) Germán Hernández Alonso @germanha.bsky.social will present about the history of Central Asian sheep 🐑 (Arkaden 8, 267)
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...
Come work with me unlocking the secrets of island genetic diversity patterns! And exploring how the severely elevated genetic erosion we have previously shown on island systems might impact communities. #postdoc #job #germany senckenberg.softgarden.io/job/65352091...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) at Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
We're looking for: Postdoctoral Researcher in Macrogenetics (f/m/d) (Full or Part Time) • Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
senckenberg.softgarden.io
If you're you have experience in working in animal / pathogen #aDNA and are interested in a postdoctoral position as part of my ERC Project HERDPATH, please DM/email me kevin[at]palaeome.org
I am recruiting a PhD student (fully funded, 4yrs) to analyze modern 🧬 and ancient 🦴 genomic data from humans and domestic animals 🐑 Please share, I am happy to chat at #ICP2026 or #SMBE2026 this summer www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
PhD student position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University
PhD student position in Population Genomics , Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
uu.se
Time to update my email signature! ✍️ I am excited to step into this new role, and I am looking forward to the things ahead. I am extremely grateful for having worked with great collaborators, and - even more importantly - an awesome team of students and postdocs who made this possible 😊
The first release of the metAaRCive is out!!! A resource of metadata for published ancient animal genomes, curated by members of @aarc-community.bsky.social - 1518 complete records for its first release! [missing: equids!] github.com/AaRC-Animal-... #adna
Release v26.05.08 · AaRC-Animal-aDNA-Research-Community/metAaRCive
This is the first release of metAaRCive, containing 1518 complete entries. metAaRCive: Overview metAaRCive is a resource of metadata for published ancient animal genomes, curated by members of AaRC...
github.com
Our new pipeline for analysing highly degraded genomic DNA data is now available at biorXiv! Study led by Bilal Sharif
bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 6mo agoDNAharvester: A Nextflow Pipeline for Analysing Highly Degraded DNA from Ancient and Historical Specimens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.20.719564v1
Come join our aDNA community at Trinity College Dublin and explore medieval ruminant genomes! Funded PhD studentship in ancient animal genomics at Trinity College Dublin. Deadline 27th May 2026 Please see the information attached for full description and application process.
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION OPEN I have a 17‑month postdoc position open in a Research Council of Finland–funded project entitled “Genomics of high‑latitude parallel adaptation”. In this project we use Eurasian Arabidopsis lyrata as model system. Read more from: oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Postdoctoral Researcher, Plant Population Genomics
We are now looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join us in Ecology and Genetics Research unit at the Faculty of Science, University of Oulu. At the University of Oulu Ecology and Genetics Research
oulunyliopisto.varbi.com
We are very excited to host a SMBE satellite meeting about gene-culture co-evolution in Cagliari, Sardinia, Sept 2026! Abstract submission is OPEN! stay tuned for more info and help us spread the news! 🦩 🏖️ 🧬 😎
SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene-Culture Co-Evolution@smbegeneculture.bsky.social · 7mo agoSAVE THE DATE! SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene–Culture Co-Evolution: Molecular Perspectives on Human History and Diversity 🌍 University of Cagliari, Italy - Abstract submission and travel grants deadline: 30 April - Registration opening soon - Conference dates: 21-23 September 2026
How did farming reach the Southern Andes? Through migration or cultural transmission? Our new paper in @nature.com combines ancient DNA, isotopes, archaeology & paleoclimate to reconstruct 2,000+ years of history in Uspallata, Mendoza. www.nature.com/articles/s41... A Thread🧵 (1/25+)
Local agricultural transition, crisis and migration in the Southern Andes - Nature
In the Uspallata Valley, agriculture was adopted by local populations, as evidenced by genetic continuity from earlier hunter-gatherers to farmers; maize-dependent groups from the same regional p...
nature.com
The HAAM summer school is always a fantastic online workshop on popgen analysis via aDNA. Check out the 2026 version! ⬇️💡🧬
HAAM-community@haam-community.bsky.social · 7mo ago🆕 HAAM Summer School 2026 📅 June 1-5, 2026 📍 Online 💰 Free 🧑🔬🧑💻 For Students & ECR 🔓 Applications open until April 13, 2026! 🔗 Apply here: forms.gle/ckqTgQxnEENJ...
The @scilifelab.se Ancient DNA Unit is recruiting a (permanent) Research Engineer for planning user projects and generating #aDNA 🧬 data: Application deadline: March 25th 🧪🏺 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Research engineer - Uppsala University
Research engineer, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
uu.se
#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
centerforthehumanpast.se
Excited to share our study in GENETICS on exploring biological kinship in ancient DNA data sets (doi.org/10.1093/gene...). Using ERGMs to find variables that correlate with relatedness, and applied to 6th-9th century Avar, we find evidence for female exogamy and the existence of an elite class.
Detecting and Quantifying Networks of Biological Kinship via Exponential Family Random Graph Models
Abstract. Genetic relatedness between ancient humans can help to identify close and distant connections between groups and populations, uncovering signatur
doi.org
