Chris Cockerill

Genomes reveal the Norwegian lemming as one of the youngest mammal species - Stockholm University Using whole genome sequencing and cutting-edge analyses researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising evolutionary history of the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus), revealing it to...

Researchers at @cpgsthlm.bsky.social have uncovered evolutionary history of Norwegian lemming, revealing it to be one of the most recently evolved mammal species. Results published in @pnas.org reveal that Norwegian lemming split from its closest relative 35,000 years ago
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We're thrilled to announce that the FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26 2026!

Topics will span from humans to wildlife and sediments 🧬🦣💀🦠 bring it on!

Save the dates!

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👉icp2026.palaeogenomics.org

And also on the TV too m.youtube.com/watch?v=tET7...

NOBEL SYMPOSIA

We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.

🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.

🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.

Free entrance. All welcome!

I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on adaptive genomics in bears 🐻‍❄️🐻
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 28, 2025. More info at: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...

I know it's late but if you know someone still looking for a position please pass this along.

Eugenics is fake science.

But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.

We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.

We are recruiting a PhD student We are offering a fully funded PhD Position in Evolutionary Genomics of Seasonal Camouflage, at Stockholm University and SciLifeLab. The project focus on characterizing phenotypic and genomic varia…

Read more about the project and requirements here:

seasonalgenomics.wordpress.com/2025/04/02/w...

If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in a crazy group of monkeys at U of Edinburgh . Do reach out with questions!
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Nice! I look forward to seeing your results!

That’s awesome! What will you be looking at in polar bears?

Should probably introduce myself! I’m a PhD student in evolutionary and conservation genomics, studying the arctic fox. I use ancient and modern DNA to explore domestication, introgression, adaptation, speciation, and responses to climate change.

Excited to connect with fellow scientists!

Avery happy newly minted PhD sitting with his more experienced external examiner.

Congratulations Dr. Cocker on a successful PhD defence of ‘Arctic ground squirrel middens as palaeoecological archives of east Beringia’. Many thanks to Allan Ashworth for making the trip, and Beth Shapiro, Britta Jensen and JP Zonneveld for examining the dissertation. Great things ahead.

Hello new followers, this is the last day to apply for my postdoc position on genomics of the ivory trade!

A map over northern Sweden with 2024's arctic fox litters marked.

It's almost #FoxFriday and time to reveal the number of arctic fox litters in Sweden for 2024!