Are you a student or ECR working in palaeoproteomics or a related field? Sign up to give a PAASTA talk 🍝💬 🔗Sign-up form: forms.gle/PbvmzPfzLhHB...

Registration OPEN for Practical Palaeoproteomics Summer School Copenhagen! 🦴🧪 🗓️ Aug 12–21, 2026 📍 Copenhagen (In-person + 3-day remote option) 🎓 6 ECTS credits ⏳ Deadline: April 1st Apply here: phdcourses.ku.dk/detailkursus... #Palaeoproteomics #BioArch #Archaeology #Proteomics #PhDLife

📢Call for Papers #UISPP 2026 Join our session with Emilie Berlioz, @fridowelker.bsky.social & @wagneranna.bsky.social : Multidisciplinary approaches to reconstruct human-environment relationships in the Pleistocene 📍Poznań (Poland) 📆31 Aug - 4 Sep 2026 Deadline: 28 Feb uispp2026.syskonf.pl

Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! Prof. Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social will talk on “ZooMS-3D: a work in progress. Can we think about ZooMS in a 3rd dimension?” 🗓 Wednesday, 4th February 2026 ⏰ 16:00 CET 📍 Zoom DM us for the link.

Excited to share the new Steering Committee of PAASTA 🎉 An ECR-driven community working to foster an open, inclusive, and collaborative space for palaeoproteomics researchers worldwide. Looking forward to building and growing this community together 🧬

Join us for the next PAASTA Talk Series! Prof. Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social will talk on “ZooMS-3D: a work in progress. Can we think about ZooMS in a 3rd dimension?” 🗓 Wednesday, 4th February 2026 ⏰ 16:00 CET 📍 Zoom DM us for the link.

Still time to submit an abstract for our free online workshop as part of COEXIST🧪🦣🏺

Fully funded PhD studentship here with @katerinad.bsky.social on palaeoproteomics. Apply below! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/PhD-Stud...

1/5🧵 🚨 New open access paper out today🚨 The Demodifier: a tool for screening modification-induced alternate peptide taxonomy in palaeoproteomics. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #palaeoproteomics

Once upon a time, @fridowelker.bsky.social and I had an argument about if we need to decontaminate our samples or not. I'm not saying that I took things a bit too far with proving that I was right, but we have now published two papers on the topic 😬😂

📣 We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow in ancient metagenomics. Join us at the Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu. ⏳ 01.04.2026–31.03.2028 📚 1.0 position 📍 Riia 23b, Tartu, Estonia ℹ️ Project: lnkd.in/dQARuBxM ℹ️ Application: lnkd.in/dFR8DQxH ⏰ Deadline 02.02.2026

Come work with us! 🧬 We're hiring a part-time Biomolecular Lab Tech @cam-archaeology.bsky.social .Join our team in the Henry Wellcome Building working on DNA & proteins. Apply by Feb 2: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/biomole... #ScienceJobs #Cambridge #Archaeology #STEM

SMBE2026 Symposium L01 | Insights into the past through the lens of palaeoproteomics 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

🚨There are still a few days left to fill the PAASTA Winter School form. Let us know what you want to learn! 🧬

PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!

🚨ONLINE WORKSHOP🚨 We will be hosting a free online workshop “Maximising Data from Palaeolithic Bone" as part of the the COEXIST project on 10th March 2026. Please submit abstract by 23rd January 2026. Further information in the flyer. See you there!

PAASTA talk by @giuliagallo.bsky.social already this Wednesday! 🤩 DM us for the link.

Recovering DNA from ancient plants is tough, but this new method makes it work! A new extraction workflow improves recovery of fragmented endogenous plant aDNA while preserving library complexity and read yield. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #MetagenomicsMonday #SPAAM #aDNA #archaeobotany

The MALDI Deamidation Score is now published! Congratulations @bharathabnair.bsky.social @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy and Fei Yang! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

PAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!

🤩 We are excited to announce that you can now also find us on Instagram (@paasta.community) 🥳

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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!

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

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

🦴🧬🦴🧬🦴 Abstract submission is now open for the 1st International Conference on Palaeogenomics! June 23–26 2026, in Stockholm. Join researchers from across the field for 4 days and >100 talks (+ poster sessions)! Submit abstracts here 👉 icp2026.palaeogenomics.org/abstracts/ Deadline: Nov 30th

For those of you attending, or interested, in the 11th ICAZ-AGPM meeting (International Council for Archaeozoology-Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) October 14-17 in Copenhagen, the preliminary programme is available on our website! sites.google.com/palaeome.org...

Still time to self-nominate if you're looking to get more actively involved with the PAASTA Community!

For those not at our General Meeting, we have self-nominations for our next Steering Committee open until the end of the month (30 September)! For more details and to nominate yourself: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!

What an amazing time both @isba11.bsky.social and the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre-ISBA conference last week were! Not entirely sure what I was doing here, but the rest of the time I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with old and new colleagues, listening to amazing science, and eating delicious food.

Following a marvelous time at ISBA11 and our PAASTA conference, we're back to sharing the work of our community with you here! @ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A

Thanks to @isbarchaeology.bsky.social and @isba11.bsky.social for a great conference. I mentioned the legacy of Henk Kars of VU who established ISBA Geoarchaeology closed. Here is the link to the petition to save Earth Sciences @vuamsterdam.bsky.social www.change.org/p/red-aardwe...

🚨Here is your reminder to register by the *15 September* for the 11th ICAZ-AGPM (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) happening the 14-17th of October in Copenhagen!! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp...

Our PhD student did a great job presenting her poster at ISBA 11 @isbarchaeology.bsky.social 🌟 A big thank you to the organising committee for the outstanding event in the lovely city of Turin, and to all the participants for the inspiring talks ✨ We also thank @paastacommunity.bsky.social

Arrived in the beautiful Turin for the @isba11.bsky.social conference where I’m presenting a poster (and presented a talk at the @paastacommunity.bsky.social pre meeting yesterday) on my research on cattle proteomic amelogenin sex estimation

Registration deadline is TOMORROW! 🍝 🏺

8/5 And the article is now published in the Diamond Open Access journal @peercomjournal.bsky.social : doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

Delighted to be bringing you the following PAASTA community-led paper outlining our recommendations for best practices and open science in palaeoproteomics! Congratulations to the authors and for anyone keen to read the paper, it can be found #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...

There's still time to register to join us virtually or in person later this month!

✨✨Reminder that we are hosting a (virtual and in-person) pre-ISBA conference✨✨ on the 26th of August (13:00-17:00 CET) which will include talks from members of our community and the PAASTA Annual General Meeting. Additional details can be found here: paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...

📢 The recording of the Integrating #ZooMS and #Zooarchaeology "Ask Us Anything" forum held on 30 June 2025 is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/loAgeUuK08g?... 📄 We also created a summary document that can be downloaded on the IZAZ website: izaz2024.sciencesconf.org

Two great new studies out in @nature.com today, pushing back the recovery of dental enamel proteins to 21+ million years in the Arctic (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) and 18+ million years in East Africa (www.nature.com/articles/s41...).

Remember to sign up and join us, either in person or online! We have a great series of ECR #palaeoproteomics talks lined up 🍝

✨REGISTRATION IS OPEN✨ for the 11th International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ) Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group Meeting taking place this autumn in Copenhagen the 14-17th of October! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp... @icaz-news.bsky.social

⚱️Still time to get the Zoom link to join us this afternoon! ⚱️

We are already looking forward to tomorrow's talk! (and hoping to see you there) 👀

🍝Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be next week Wednesday 02 July at 15:00 CET! 🍝 @mirandaevans.bsky.social will be presenting "The Proteomics of Pottery: What can dirty dishes tell us about ancient diet and cuisine?" As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!

🚨Registration has been opened and a preliminary programme are now available on our website for those of you keen to join us in person or virtually on the 26th of August for the pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference!🍝 paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...

🧵 Thread: 1️⃣/ Caroline Tokarski delivering a masterclass on how #massspec revolutionises our understanding of cultural materials! Her slide perfectly encapsulates the multifaceted insights we can extract - from artist intention to societal context. #teammasspec #heritage

There's still time to submit your questions to this highly anticipated upcoming event!