Judith Ballesteros Villascán

Out now in @natgenet.nature.com, our Comment analyzing uses of the Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP), a controversial dataset in human genomics research. A 🧵

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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 ...

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...

We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!

❓ Do you develop a #Nextflow pipeline for #metagenomics, #metataxonomics, #metatranscriptomics, #metaproteomics, etc?

🧑‍💻 I'm looking for #bioinformatics developers to give demos of their #opensource pipelines to the scientific community in a ‘Meta-*omics Nextflow pipeline community exhibition […]

What a week! 🎉 Big thanks to @isba11.bsky.social for hosting an incredible ISBA conference — so well organized and full of great science.

Columbian mammoth mitogenomes from Mexico uncover the species’ complex evolutionary history Paleogenomic studies suggest that Mammuthus columbi derives from an ancient hybridization between Mammuthus primigenius and Mammuthus trogontherii. While its habitat spanned from North to Central Amer...

Thrilled to share our study sequencing genetic data from tropical mammoths 🏝️🦣. First DNA recovered from Columbian mammoths southern than USA shorturl.at/xjIvy. Thanks to all collaborators, you were key to this success! See below a fantastic note covering the paper by the great @rpocisv.bsky.social 👇

🏺 And myself — Talk on ancient Caribbean individuals from the Dominican Republic— Session Migration IV in the Auditorium (Friday).
#ISBA11 #HAAMcommunity

🧬 @selinacarlhoff.bsky.social (very active this conference) — Poster [43] on Iron Age Austria mobility & social structure (Wednesday) + Academic Feudalism round table 🗣️ (Friday).
#ISBA11 #HAAMcommunity

🇧🇷 Carolina Padilha (visiting MSc student) — Poster [183] on the population history of pre-colonial São Paulo State (Wednesday).
#ISBA11 #HAAMcommunity

🐶 @eleniseferidou.bsky.social ‪— Poster [195]. If you like dogs (who doesn’t?), don’t miss learning about pre-colonial Caribbean dogs (Wednesday).
#ISBA11 #HAAMcommunity

🧬 @capitasonecas.bsky.social ‪— Poster [25] on early colonial interactions in the Spanish-colonized Caribbean (Wednesday).

#ISBA11 #HAAMcommunity

📢 #TropicalArchaeogenomics at #ISBA11 !
If you’re interested in the Americas 🌎 —particularly the ancient Caribbean— keep an eye on our lab’s research presented this week:
@isba11.bsky.social
@haam-community.bsky.social

🧳 Already on my way to Torino for #ISBA11 🧬 (and the #HAAMmeeting before). Excited to join colleagues from many Institutions.
Looking forward to the week ahead! 🍝
@isba11.bsky.social

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Papua New Guinea's Genetic Past Through Ancient DNA Analysis A new study reveals the significance of regional dispersals and local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea

Ancient #DNA reveals #Papua New Guinea's genetic past. Study @natecoevo.nature.com by an intl. team led by Kathrin Nägele @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social shows the significance of regional dispersals & local interactions in coastal Papua New Guinea. tinyurl.com/2s3sc6ad & www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🚨 Don’t miss the 1st HAAM-radio symposium: "Ethics in Human DNA Research"
📅 May 29 (next week!)
🕒 LA (7am) l Berlin (4pm) | Singapore (10pm)
🎙️ With @paleogenomics.bsky.social @jenniferraff.bsky.social @marisolespitia.bsky.social & Tomás Gozález Zarzar
📝 Register by May 28
🔗 shorturl.at/1VScZ

conferencia virtual “The Ghostly Presence of Race Science in
Indigenous Genomics - El fantasma de la ciencia racial en la genómica” donde Emma Kowal hablará de la genomica indígena en el siglo XXI en el contexto Australiano.

🧬 The First Annual HAAM Meeting is coming on August 26, 2025 in Turin🇮🇹 (and online)!
✨ Flash talks, career panel & community updates.
📅 Submit your abstract for a flash talk by June 15
📢 We're looking for volunteers to join the organizing team
#HAAM #ISBA2025 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social

I attended online this year the @nf-co.re #Hackathon and I feel I’ve learned a lot since I joined the eager team.
Looking forward to continuing adding stickers, and merging pull requests without conflicts!
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PhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology at the Globe Institute A PhD fellowship in Evolutionary Biology is being posted in the research team lead by Assistant Prof Jazmín Ramos Madrigal commencing 1 July 2025 or as soon as

PhD position in bean palaeogenomics!🌱
Join our group at @hologenomics.bsky.social , U. of Copenhagen. The PhD, funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation, will study bean domestication and its coevolution with rhizobia using ancient and modern genomes.
Apply by March 16: tinyurl.com/24uzrj2f
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Mode of Metal Ligation Governs Inhibition of Carboxypeptidase A Carboxypeptidase is a Zn-dependent protease that specifically recognises and hydrolyses peptides with a hydrophobic side chain at the C-terminal residue. According to hydrolysis mechanisms proposed in...

I'm very happy to announce the publication of our work in Carboxypeptidase A; at the Computer Chemistry Center at @fau.de

www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/25...

Neanderthal ancestry through time: Insights from genomes of ancient and present-day humans Gene flow from Neanderthals has shaped genetic and phenotypic variation in modern humans. We generated a catalog of Neanderthal ancestry segments in more than 300 genomes spanning the past 50,000 year...

Out today in @sciencemagazine, we've journeyed into our shared history with Neandertals by analyzing over 300 present-day and ancient modern humans, including 59 individuals who lived between 2,000 and 45,000 years ago.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I am very happy to share our new paper on the genetics of some of the first modern humans who ever lived in Europe! We sequenced nuclear DNA from 13 specimens from Ranis in Germany, and found that they belonged to at least 6 individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/n)

Check out our new commentary on strategies for improving ancient DNA data archiving! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This will be my first time attending the EMBL/EMBO Symposium at Heidelberg! 🧬💀

I'm excited to have the opportunity to present our work⚱️.

Looking forward to seeing many familiar faces!
#EESHuman

Join us at #SMBE2024 in Puerto Vallarta for Symposium 12 on "The Evolutionary Effects of Admixture" from July 7-11, 2024! Invited Speakers:
🔬 Emilia Huerta-Sanchez and Alexander Ioannidis
📅 Deadline Abstract submissions: March 15
🌎 For more info & to register: smbe2024.org

Come to my poster on exploring genetic diversity in the Americas through ancient genomes.
I’m eager to discuss and share our research with the community!

📅 Tuesday, July 9th: Poster session 2, 113-Tue

#SMBE2024 #WomenInScience

Ready for #SMBE2024 🇲🇽!
I can't wait to learn much from the sessions and catch up with friends and colleagues.