Zandra Fagernäs
@zandraselina.bsky.social
MSCA postdoctoral fellow in palaeoproteomics at the University of Copenhagen, working on improved methods for Pleistocene hominin skeletal proteomes 💀🦴
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🦴🔥Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be Wednesday 10 December at 17:00 CET! 🦴🔥
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🦴🔥Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be Wednesday 10 December at 17:00 CET! 🦴🔥
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
@giuliagallo.bsky.social will be presenting "Interpreting staining and burning in archaeological bone colors: equifinality, challenges, and new solutions."
As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
Deadline for abstract submissions for the International Conference on Palaeogenomics (Stockholm, 23–26 June 2026) is 30 November.
Submit your abstract via the link below
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
#aDNA #archaeology #proteomics
Submit your abstract via the link below
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
#aDNA #archaeology #proteomics
Abstracts – International Conference on Palaeogenomics 2026
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Deadline for abstract submissions for the International Conference on Palaeogenomics (Stockholm, 23–26 June 2026) is 30 November.
Submit your abstract via the link below
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
#aDNA #archaeology #proteomics
Submit your abstract via the link below
icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/
#aDNA #archaeology #proteomics
Very useful for anyone wanting to calculate deamidation for shotgun proteomics, who doesn't like playing with python!
The Python script reported in Mackie et al. 2018 (Angew Chem Int 57:736–7374) for calculating N and Q deamidation rates from proteomic results has now been ported to the R environment.
GitHub
github.com/tsutatsuta/r...
Zenodo
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
GitHub
github.com/tsutatsuta/r...
Zenodo
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
GitHub - tsutatsuta/rdeamidation: Calculates deamidation rates of N and Q for proteomic results
Calculates deamidation rates of N and Q for proteomic results - tsutatsuta/rdeamidation
github.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Very useful for anyone wanting to calculate deamidation for shotgun proteomics, who doesn't like playing with python!
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Quick heads up - there will soon be a job posting for a Staff Scientist / Senior Staff Scientist in our lab in Copenhagen to support all our mass spec proteomics adventures!
Great colleagues, lots of cool projects… and you’ll get to work with me 😅
Please DM if you’re interested!
Great colleagues, lots of cool projects… and you’ll get to work with me 😅
Please DM if you’re interested!
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Quick heads up - there will soon be a job posting for a Staff Scientist / Senior Staff Scientist in our lab in Copenhagen to support all our mass spec proteomics adventures!
Great colleagues, lots of cool projects… and you’ll get to work with me 😅
Please DM if you’re interested!
Great colleagues, lots of cool projects… and you’ll get to work with me 😅
Please DM if you’re interested!
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
We wrapped up #THEProteomicsShow Alt Proteomics season with Tim Cleland @paleoproteomicist.bsky.social talking paleoproteomics with me and Ben @proteomicsnews.bsky.social. Won't lie, this season was a blast talking about less typical "proteomics". Find it wherever you find fine podcasts or here.
Ep 94 - Alt Proteomics - Dr. Timothy Cleland by The Proteomics Show
For the final episode of the US HUPO sponsored "Alt Proteomics" series highlighting alternative proteomics things, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Timothy Cleland, Smithsonian Institution.Keywor...
creators.spotify.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We wrapped up #THEProteomicsShow Alt Proteomics season with Tim Cleland @paleoproteomicist.bsky.social talking paleoproteomics with me and Ben @proteomicsnews.bsky.social. Won't lie, this season was a blast talking about less typical "proteomics". Find it wherever you find fine podcasts or here.
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Oh boy. hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
`genzplyr` is an alternative syntax for `dplyr` that replaces boring old function names with GenZ slang. Your data wrangling is about to hit different.
hadley.github.io
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Oh boy. hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
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Want to join the www.codicum.eu project?
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Want to join the www.codicum.eu project?
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
3 year PostDoct at SDU (Odense, Denmark) for an Latin expert with palaeographical as well as text and book historical skills.
#Medieval #Manuscript
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
Join the course "Proteomic Methods for Species Identification" by Transmitting Science, taught by Dr. Michael Buckley from Dec 12-19. Learn peptide mass fingerpr… https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/palaeoproteomics-and-zooarchaeology-by-mass-spectrometry-zooms/ #course
Proteomic Methods for Species Identification of Archaeological and Palaeontological Materials
Uncover the secrets of the past with our Transmitting Science course on Palaeoproteomics and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS).
www.transmittingscience.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Join the course "Proteomic Methods for Species Identification" by Transmitting Science, taught by Dr. Michael Buckley from Dec 12-19. Learn peptide mass fingerpr… https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/genetics-and-genomics/palaeoproteomics-and-zooarchaeology-by-mass-spectrometry-zooms/ #course
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Human origins research has unfortunately become an area where researchers bring out Tolkien-esque analogies, trading on the idea that races or species of hominins once coexisted. The existence of past diversity is real, but the analogies with hobbits and other fictional beings promote misconceptions
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Human origins research has unfortunately become an area where researchers bring out Tolkien-esque analogies, trading on the idea that races or species of hominins once coexisted. The existence of past diversity is real, but the analogies with hobbits and other fictional beings promote misconceptions
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3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies
3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...
tinyurl.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️
tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
And so my two years as chair of @paastacommunity.bsky.social have officially come to an end. I'm unbelievably proud of what we have accomplished so far, and can't wait to see what the brilliant new steering committee will do! ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
And so my two years as chair of @paastacommunity.bsky.social have officially come to an end. I'm unbelievably proud of what we have accomplished so far, and can't wait to see what the brilliant new steering committee will do! ❤️
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We're looking for researchers to join the INASIA project.
If you're an archaeologist specializing in Stone Age research adept in advanced digital, geospatial, and analytical methods, you may want to join us as ERC-POSTDOC-FIELD: www.euraxess.pl/jobs/383000
If you're an archaeologist specializing in Stone Age research adept in advanced digital, geospatial, and analytical methods, you may want to join us as ERC-POSTDOC-FIELD: www.euraxess.pl/jobs/383000
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We're looking for researchers to join the INASIA project.
If you're an archaeologist specializing in Stone Age research adept in advanced digital, geospatial, and analytical methods, you may want to join us as ERC-POSTDOC-FIELD: www.euraxess.pl/jobs/383000
If you're an archaeologist specializing in Stone Age research adept in advanced digital, geospatial, and analytical methods, you may want to join us as ERC-POSTDOC-FIELD: www.euraxess.pl/jobs/383000
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🚨 Less than 1 month left! 🚨
Students in Europe — want to run your own proteomics experiment?
Apply for the YPIC Student Proteomics Fund and get €5,000 to make it happen! 💡
Top 3 will present in Madrid (April 16, 2026)!
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 30, don’t miss your chance!
#YPIC #Proteomics #StudentGrant
Students in Europe — want to run your own proteomics experiment?
Apply for the YPIC Student Proteomics Fund and get €5,000 to make it happen! 💡
Top 3 will present in Madrid (April 16, 2026)!
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 30, don’t miss your chance!
#YPIC #Proteomics #StudentGrant
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨 Less than 1 month left! 🚨
Students in Europe — want to run your own proteomics experiment?
Apply for the YPIC Student Proteomics Fund and get €5,000 to make it happen! 💡
Top 3 will present in Madrid (April 16, 2026)!
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 30, don’t miss your chance!
#YPIC #Proteomics #StudentGrant
Students in Europe — want to run your own proteomics experiment?
Apply for the YPIC Student Proteomics Fund and get €5,000 to make it happen! 💡
Top 3 will present in Madrid (April 16, 2026)!
🗓️ Deadline: Nov 30, don’t miss your chance!
#YPIC #Proteomics #StudentGrant
Frido is looking for new #palaeoproteomics people! I don't know much about the project, as I'll be leaving the group soon, but if someone has questions about working in Copenhagen/the Globe/the Welker Group, I'm happy to have an informal chat 😊
I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Frido is looking for new #palaeoproteomics people! I don't know much about the project, as I'll be leaving the group soon, but if someone has questions about working in Copenhagen/the Globe/the Welker Group, I'm happy to have an informal chat 😊
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First successful detection of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in multiple human hard tissues, and their use as potential biomarkers of pregnancy
First successful detection of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in multiple human hard tissues, and their use as potential biomarkers of pregnancy
The sex steroid hormones oestrogen, progesterone, and testosterone have never been detected in modern or archaeological human skeletal tissues using e…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
First successful detection of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in multiple human hard tissues, and their use as potential biomarkers of pregnancy
I can highly recommend working with this team! The positions also include some #palaeoproteomics and other lab-related work 😊
We are hiring!
Five open positions for researchers in the INASIA project. We are looking for 4 postdocs and a doctoral candidate to join our team starting March 2026.
Check out the details at: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin...
We'll be holding an info session soon, stay tuned and spread the word!
Five open positions for researchers in the INASIA project. We are looking for 4 postdocs and a doctoral candidate to join our team starting March 2026.
Check out the details at: inasia.uw.edu.pl/we-are-hirin...
We'll be holding an info session soon, stay tuned and spread the word!
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I can highly recommend working with this team! The positions also include some #palaeoproteomics and other lab-related work 😊
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
A hearty Denisovan stew ripe with stories of mixing and more mixing, even with a third more ‘archaic’ hominid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A high-coverage genome from a 200,000-year-old Denisovan
Denisovans, an extinct sister group of Neandertals who lived in Eastern Eurasia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene, are known only from a handful of skeletal remains and limited genetic data, incl...
www.biorxiv.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A hearty Denisovan stew ripe with stories of mixing and more mixing, even with a third more ‘archaic’ hominid.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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In a new paper led by Jiaqi Yang we trace the distribution of Denisovan introgressed DNA in ancient modern human genomes over time.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
An early East Asian lineage with unexpectedly low Denisovan ancestry
Yang et al. study Denisovan ancestry in ancient and present-day humans. In contrast
to other East Asians, genomic comparisons suggest that the Jomon derived most of their
ancestry from a deep lineage ...
www.cell.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In a new paper led by Jiaqi Yang we trace the distribution of Denisovan introgressed DNA in ancient modern human genomes over time.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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New paper is out!
We and welkergroup.bsky.social show that proteins from resin-impregnated sediment blocks can reveal faunal diversity at the microscale.
We thank and congratulate all coauthors!
#paleoproteomics #geoarchaeology
erc.europa.eu
icarehb.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
We and welkergroup.bsky.social show that proteins from resin-impregnated sediment blocks can reveal faunal diversity at the microscale.
We thank and congratulate all coauthors!
#paleoproteomics #geoarchaeology
erc.europa.eu
icarehb.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics
Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat
academic.oup.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New paper is out!
We and welkergroup.bsky.social show that proteins from resin-impregnated sediment blocks can reveal faunal diversity at the microscale.
We thank and congratulate all coauthors!
#paleoproteomics #geoarchaeology
erc.europa.eu
icarehb.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
We and welkergroup.bsky.social show that proteins from resin-impregnated sediment blocks can reveal faunal diversity at the microscale.
We thank and congratulate all coauthors!
#paleoproteomics #geoarchaeology
erc.europa.eu
icarehb.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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Palaeoproteomics goes micro! In our latest publication, we demonstrate that taxonomic identifications can be obtained using shotgun proteomic approaches on microscopic bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks!
📣Paper alert📣 Is it possible to use #palaeoproteomics to identify the taxonomy of bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks, enabling study of past faunal community composition at a microstratigraphic scale? 🦴🐮 🦌 We decided to test this, and the results are now out: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics
Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Palaeoproteomics goes micro! In our latest publication, we demonstrate that taxonomic identifications can be obtained using shotgun proteomic approaches on microscopic bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks!
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
📄 New paper 📣 of @matrixerc.bsky.social & @welkergroup.bsky.social! We show that microstratigraphic-scale #paleoproteomics works in intact sediments - opening new ways to explore ancient ecosystems & hominin behaviour 🌍🦴
@erc.europa.eu @icarehb.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
@erc.europa.eu @icarehb.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics
Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat
academic.oup.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📄 New paper 📣 of @matrixerc.bsky.social & @welkergroup.bsky.social! We show that microstratigraphic-scale #paleoproteomics works in intact sediments - opening new ways to explore ancient ecosystems & hominin behaviour 🌍🦴
@erc.europa.eu @icarehb.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
@erc.europa.eu @icarehb.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Today the ICAZ-AGPM meeting begins - welcome to Copenhagen everyone, enjoy the sunshine 😊
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Today the ICAZ-AGPM meeting begins - welcome to Copenhagen everyone, enjoy the sunshine 😊
Am I incredibly proud of this paper? Yes. Am I even more proud of the punny title? Also yes.
📣Paper alert📣 Is it possible to use #palaeoproteomics to identify the taxonomy of bone fragments in resin-embedded sediment blocks, enabling study of past faunal community composition at a microstratigraphic scale? 🦴🐮 🦌 We decided to test this, and the results are now out: doi.org/10.1093/pnas...
New methods on the block: Taxonomic identification of archaeological bones in resin-embedded sediments through paleoproteomics
Abstract. The integration of biomolecular studies of past organisms with geoarchaeological studies can significantly improve our understanding of the relat
doi.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Am I incredibly proud of this paper? Yes. Am I even more proud of the punny title? Also yes.
Reposted by Zandra Fagernäs
We're recruiting an avian ecologist working with @danc-eco.bsky.social and our AviArch team! More info: archaeobiomics.com/aviarch-avif...
September 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
We're recruiting an avian ecologist working with @danc-eco.bsky.social and our AviArch team! More info: archaeobiomics.com/aviarch-avif...