Youssef Tawfik
@yotawfik.bsky.social
PhD candidate | JGU Mainz | Palaeogenetics Group | Palaeo-epigenomics | aDNA | 🇪🇬
We have an open Call for PhD positions at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social : www.leipzig-school.eva.mpg.de/application/... #adna #phd
Open positions - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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✨ 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
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!
Full house for the first plenary talk of #ICP2026 by Ian Barnes "From a simple beginning to endless forms" aka "Why are we here?"
📢 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
Open call for new steering committee members · HAAM Community
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🚨 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
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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‼️Don’t miss our next HAAM Radio!! 🗓️Mon, 15 June 2026 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/9KGQXWVBZj2t... #aDNA #imputation #paleogenetics #paleogenomics #archaeogenetics #archaeogenomics #popgen
HAAM-community@haam-community.bsky.social · 5mo ago🚨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...
📢 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
🚨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...
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
Drei, zwei, eins... Die 5. Ausgabe von #Pint26DE in Mainz fängt an! 🎂🎉🤩 @pintofscience.de #pint26
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
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
„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
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
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
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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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
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
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...
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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This year’s talks in Mainz! 🤩
Pint of Science Germany@pintofscience.de · 6mo agoWährend wir weiterhin unser Programm enthüllen, schau mal, was in Mainz auf dem Teller liegt: Klima 🌦, Geschlechtsbestimmung ♀♂, Ernährung 🍲 – ein ganzes Menü spannender Forschungsthemen, die wir euch im Mai servieren! 🍛🍺 #pint26de #pint26 #pintde
Tickets’ sales are on! A lot of very interesting and cool talks this year in Mainz, go and check them out on our website! 🤩
Pint of Science Germany@pintofscience.de · 6mo ago🎟️ Tickets sind jetzt im Verkauf! Besuche unsere Website, um das Programm für alle Städte anzusehen und dir deinen Platz zu sichern. Verpasse es nicht! Hol dir jetzt deine Tickets auf: 👉 pintofscience.de #pint26de #pint26
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 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
✨ 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
The applications to this year's HAAM-Summer School are officially open until the 13th of April! #aDNA #ancientDNA #HAAMSummerSchool #HAAM-community #SummerSchool
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 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.
✨ 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
New preprint on bioRxiv: an evaluation of epigenetic age-at-death inference in ancient human DNA, highlighting current limitations and future directions.
bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 8mo agoPromises and limitations of current ancient human epigenetic clocks https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.04.703756v1
