Our 2nd speaker Audrey Lin @undeaddandy.bsky.social told us about how aDNA research combined w/Indigenous knowledge uncovered the history of the Coast Salish woolly dogs 🐕 a culturally important breed whose fur was used for weaving 🧶. Learn more about her work: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 3/n

Did you love this year's AAAG/AABA Joint Symposium: Human-Associated Genomes in Anthropological Genetics at #AABA2026? Starting today AAAG will feature highlights post of our symposium speakers and their work. Follow this thread 🧵 to learn more about DNA studies in species like: 🐿️🐶🐠🐛 ! 1/n

aDNA lab manager position (maternity cover for ~16 months) at UniVie. Come work with us, several cool projects, new labs and great potential for further future work. Happy to answer questions! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...

My lab is looking for a lab manager/technician! The successful candidate will help us study host-pathogen evolution using functional genomics and ex vivo infection experiments. Please share broadly and send candidates my way! www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/478... #hiring #genomics #biology

Job ad alert 🚨: jobs.ou.edu/jobs/laborat...

The Outstanding Trainee Presentations in Anthropological Genetics (OTPAG) celebrates AAAG postdocs, grad and undergrad students presenting research at the annual Biological Anthropology meetings 🏆. Meet our #AABA2026 winners here: anthgen.org/OTPAG Congratulations all!

In support of efforts to advocate for science we are sharing the msg sent by @bioanth.org for our membership. Consider getting involved if you can! 🗣️ 📢🧑🏽‍🔬👩🏻‍💻🧬

AAAG Past President @amylnon.bsky.social is hosting a FREE workshop on Epigenetics for Anthropologists 🧬 at the University of California San Diego from August 17 - 21, 2026. Applications are due May 4, 2026 🗓️. Click on link👇🏾 for details docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Interested in a population genetics that uses a trusted text (Hartl & Clark) but also has a flipped lab component where students do R-based bioinformatics work with real human genomics data (from the 1000 Genomes Project)? Look no further: bsky.app/profile/anth...

Anthropology collections manager position open at our museum! www.usajobs.gov/job/864498000

Hey professors and instructors! 🧑‍🏫👨🏾‍🏫 Are you stressing about lecture prep? AAAG has a bank of syllabi and teaching materials to support courses in genetics, anthropology, and related fields! 🧬🏺🦴 You can access these materials through our webpage with an active AAAG membership 🤓! anthgen.org/Education

How did catastrophic black death and myxomatosis outbreaks on an isolated island affect the genomes of humans & rabbits, respectively? And how did the microbes evolve in response to this? PhD position @cpgsthlm.bsky.social with Anders Götherström and me as supervisors! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

And that’s a wrap for #aaba2026! Congratulations to the winners of our Outstanding Trainee Presentation Awards 2026 👏🏽🏆🥇We hope everyone had a wonderful conference and look forward to seeing you at the next meeting. Follow us for more updates throughout the year incl. AAAG events at other meetings. 🧬

Last but not least! Check out the genetics posters at today's late breaking session 28 starting at 5pm in Plaza Exhibits #AABA2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

Saturday morning session 32 features more awesome genetics and genomics! Check out talks on evolution, behavior, and adaptation starting 8am in Plaza A #AAABA2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

Join us for some good DNA themed conversation! #AABA2026

Fun times at AAAG cocktail hour! #AABA20/6

Join us for the AAAG cocktail event at historic Wynkoop Brewery 🍻today from 8 - 11 pm. We will have appetizers, cash bar and nerdy conversation! #AABA2026 directions below 👇 maps.app.goo.gl/1jx5FPsGDdK6...

Thanks to all the speakers who participated in our symposium today! If you weren’t able to make it ,watch this account for a thread 🧵 coming soon linking to our speakers’ work and discussing all we learned about domestication, metagenomes, tapeworms, woolly dogs and more! 🤓 #AABA2026 #aaba2026

Hey #AABA2026 are you interested in ancient DNA 🧬💀? Check out AAAG members' posters in today’s Session 12 on Ancient DNA and Population Histories starting at 4:30 pm www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program... #aaba2026

Want to learn what DNA from animals🐕🐟🐋, insects🪲, worms 🪱 & microbes🦠 tells us about human evolution? Join us for today's AAAG/AABA Joint Symposium: Human-Associated Genomes in Anthropological Genetics organized by VP Andrew Kitchen starting 8am in Plaza A #AABA2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

AAAG members: reminder that our annual business meeting will be today 3/19 at 7pm in Governor's Square 16 #AABA2026 #aaba2026

Want more genetics 🧬? Check out Poster Session 8: Genetics and Genomics: Health, Physiology, and Comparative Insights TODAY in Plaza Exhibit Hall starting 5:30pm #aaba2026 #AABA2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

Today: Learn how AAAG members reconstruct human history and population dynamics in Session 12 starting at 1:30 pm in Plaza A #AABA2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

Good morning AABA! ☀️Don't miss AAAG members at Session 3 - Symposium: Post-Contact Evolution: Selection, Admixture, and Health in American Populations starting at 9:30 am in Plaza F #AAABA2026 #aaba2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

AAAG: Check out emerging anthropological genetics scholars 👩‍🎓👨🏼‍🎓 in the COD undergrad symposium today at 6:30pm in Plaza Exhibits #AABA2026 #aaaba2026 www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/program...

Welcome to Denver 🏔️ Biological Anthropologists 💀🐒🧪⛏️🧬! We are looking forward to catching up with AAAG members at today's speed networking event! We will meet from 3.30 - 5.00 pm in Governor's Square 11 #AABA2026

Can't wait to see everyone at #AABA2026 😃 in Denver🏔️! AAAG 🧬has a great event lineup this yr including a cocktail event at Wynkoop Brewing 🍻 on Fri. Mar 20 🗓️! RSVP for this event here: aaag.wildapricot.org/event-6597192

AAAG students 🧑🏻‍🎓👩‍🎓👨🏾‍🎓going to #AABA2026: sign up to compete for the outstanding trainee presentation and poster awards 🏆by TODAY Fri March 13 at noon EDT 🕕. Submit your nominations using this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

⭐️AAAG members⭐️: The deadline to vote 🗳️in the 2026 AAAG elections is noon EDT, Wednesday, March 18. Use your member login to access the poll here: aaag.wildapricot.org/Sys/Login?Re...

🧬 NEW JOB: @york-bioarch.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoc in Ancient DNA Work on the RoBMobS project to explore mobility and diversity in Roman Britain using genomic data. 💰 £37k - £39k ⏳ 34 months 📍 York, UK 📅 Apply by 24 March 2026 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

The @scilifelab.se Ancient DNA Unit is recruiting a (permanent) Research Engineer for planning user projects and generating #aDNA 🧬 data: Application deadline: March 25th 🧪🏺 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.

We're excited to be recruiting an NSF funded postdoc to work in the Villanea lab at CU Boulder. We're specifically interested in candidates who want to work at the intersection of population genetics, ancient DNA, and computer modeling. Please RT jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

🧪🧬 The COD's undergraduate research symposium is an excellent way for undergrads to get experience presenting their research and networking at our national bioanthropology meeting. The abstract deadline is January 30th! Details here. bioanth.org/about/divers...

Internship and career opportunities in genetics/genomics now open at Calico Labs www.calicolabs.com/careers/

Students! Don't miss the chance to submit your essay for the William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award! The deadline is TOMORROW (Dec 5) at 11:59pm Pacific Standard Time.

📆 Reminder: The deadline for Pollitzer Student Travel Awards to attend #AABA2026 in Denver is December 5. Be sure to submit your application! bioanth.org/about/willia...

My center at NYU SoM is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in human genetics and genomics. It's a wonderful place to do science. Please apply or pass along. apply.interfolio.com/177375

My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. apply.interfolio.com/177547

🌍Open call: Junior Group Leader positions! Join a world-class biomedical research institute at the heart of the Vienna BioCenter, where curiosity drives discovery. Lead your own lab, pursue bold ideas, and shape the future of science at the IMP: www.imp.ac.at/career/open-...

Are you interested in human evolution? Would you like to work in palaeoproteomics 👩🏻‍🔬 and live in Copenhagen 🇩🇰🚴🏽‍♀️? So, apply to these advertised positions. More info 👇

How time, climate, and storage shape DNA survival in herbarium specimens - and why plants from the tropics face tougher odds 🌿🧬 #AncientDNA www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

AABA/AAAG folks! Want to reach more people with your awesome science 👩‍🔬👨🏿‍🏫💀🧬🦍? Check out this upcoming writing workshop by @bioanth.org on Nov 19🗓️ ! A great way to prepare for this year's Politzer Prize op-ed style competition 👩🏿‍💻 📝(bioanth.org/about/willia...) Register here: shorturl.at/7cf9J

For AnthGen folks at @bioanth.org: Our Annual Business Meeting will be held TONIGHT from 8.30 - 9.30 PM in the Grand Ballroom, Salons I-II. The agenda, minutes from the 2024 meeting, and the Treasurer's Report for 2024 are available in your email if you’re a member! See you there!

🥁 Congratulations to the 76 awardees of the 2025 William S. Pollitzer Student Travel Award! The Pollitzer Student Travel Awards are designed to help students defray the costs of attending the AABA meetings. bioanth.org/about/willia... #AABA2025

💡 AABA supports early career researchers through the Cobb Professional Development Grant. Congratulations to this year’s Cobb Professional Development Grant awardees: Derek Boyd, Stephanie Canington, Arianna Harrington, Sharon Kuo, and Megan Petersdorf! bioanth.org/about/cobb-p... #AABA2025

#AABA2025 Friday workshops: