I was thrilled to present one of my PhD projects on age-at-death estimation using epigenetic clocks at #ICP2026! It was such an amazing experience, and I immensely enjoyed the questions and discussions that followed!

Full house for the first plenary talk of #ICP2026 by Ian Barnes "From a simple beginning to endless forms" aka "Why are we here?"

📢 Want to help shape the future of the HAAM Community? We're looking for 🆕 Steering Committee members for the 2026/27 term! Join us in driving community projects, organizing events & developing new initiatives 🗓️ Apply by Sep 15 Details & application 👇 shorturl.at/RYqQM #aDNA #paleogenetics

🚨 Registration for our next HAAM Meeting is still open 🗓️ 22 June 🕑 14.00 CET 📍 @palaeogenomics.bsky.social 🇸🇪 💻 also online We'll give the stage to the young PIs @ceciliapad.bsky.social @martynamolak.bsky.social @cmpereirasantos.bsky.social Register here: shorturl.at/wlN8z

‼️Don’t miss our next HAAM Radio!! 🗓️Mon, 15 June 2026 🔗 Register here: forms.gle/9KGQXWVBZj2t... #aDNA #imputation #paleogenetics #paleogenomics #archaeogenetics #archaeogenomics #popgen

📢 CALL FOR YOUNG PIs 🆕 Starting a new research group (or about to)? 🗣️ Attending #HAAMeeting (June 22) or #ICP2026 (June 23–26) 🇸🇪? 🎤 We’re offering you a stage at HAAMeeting to introduce yourself + your research to PhDs & postdocs 📩 Interested? DM us or reach out on Element #aDNA #paleogenetics

🚨7th HAAM-RADIO Webinar next month! 🧬Advances in bioinformatics methods for paleogenomic analysis: Testing the limits of low coverage and imputation! 🗓️Mon, 15 June 2026 Two fantastic speakers and a Q&A specifically designed for ECRs to engage in the topic! Register here: forms.gle/9KGQXWVBZj2t...

Pint of Science 2026 hat total Spaß gemacht! 🍻 Vielen Dank an alle großartigen Vorträger*innen und Freiwilligen aus den 21 teilnehmenden Städten in ganz Deutschland. 🙏🫶 Bis zum nächsten Jahr! 📅 Save the date: 10.–12. Mai 2027 #pint26 #pint26de

Tonight at Pint of Science Mainz, English edition we are learning all about chemical intelligence from Piet Swinkels 🍻 and the benefits of bird divorce (abd bird love!!) from Claudia Crowther 🐦 @pintofscience.de @unimainz.bsky.social @mpic.de @ccrowther.bsky.social #pintDE26 #pintofsciencede #pint

Drei, zwei, eins... Die 5. Ausgabe von #Pint26DE in Mainz fängt an! 🎂🎉🤩 @pintofscience.de #pint26

Los gehen wir mit dem #pint26DE! Viel Erfolg an alle deutschen Städte, die Wissenschaft euch bringen 🍻💪🙌 Let's start the #pint26! Good luck to all German cities bringing science to you 🤩🔬🧬🍽🧠 #wisskomm #scicomm @pintsworld.bsky.social

Let's talk about Sex! Mit Annika Djolai haben wir über Geschlechtbestimmung in Tieren gelernt ⚧️♂️♀️ Ein wunderschöne Anfang von unseres Wissenschaftsfestival in #Mainz 😍 @pintofscience.de #pint26de

„Pint of Science“ Mainz startet in das Jahr 2026!! 🥳 Moderiert von unseren lieben Katrin und Flo 🤗 – auf geht’s zu unserem ersten Abend, an dem wir gemeinsam Wissen und ein paar Bierchen genießen! @pintofscience.de #pintofsciencede #pintDE26

Konflikte...in unserem DNA? Das erzählt uns @reneketting.bsky.social vom @imbmainz.bsky.social. Was kleine Stückchen von DNA, die Transposonen genannt werden, sind und welche Effekte sie haben. @pintofscience.de #pint26DE

Die Welt ist voller Konflikte, und unsere Zellen sind es auch!! René Ketting vom IMB Mainz spricht über die DNA-Kriege, die in uns toben. 🧬 🪖 @pintofscience.de @pintsworld.bsky.social @imbmainz.bsky.social @reneketting.bsky.social

Das Wissenschaftsfestival für alle ist wieder da! Besuch uns in #Mainz 🍻 @pintofscience.de #pint26de Montag, 18. Mai 📍Aposto 🇩🇪 Dienstag, 19. Mai 📍Wallenstein Café & Bar 🇩🇪 📍Salon 3SEIN 🇬🇧 Mittwoch, 20. Mai 📍Aposto 🇩🇪 Kartenkauf: www.pintofscience.de/events/mainz Mehr über die Vorträge im Thread 👇

After Rome: genomic insights from southern Germany on the formation of Central European societies / International research team led by #MainzUniversity analyzed genomes from the period around the end of the Western Roman Empire 👉 press.uni-mainz.de/after-rome-ge…#anthropologyg#bioinformaticscs

Wer kam nach den Römern? Genomdaten aus Süddeutschland beleuchten die Entstehung mitteleuropäischer Gesellschaften: Internationales Forschungsteam unter Leitung der #UniMainz hat #Genome aus der Zeit des Endes des Weströmischen Reichs untersucht 👉 presse.uni-mainz.de/wer-kam-nach-…#Anthropologieie

This is my Roman Empire go.nature.com/4teN1va

I’m happy to share the latest paper by our group in Mainz titled: “Demography and life histories across the Roman frontier in Germany 400–700 CE” that was just published in Nature. I’m proud to have been part of this amazing group effort! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This year’s talks in Mainz! 🤩

Tickets’ sales are on! A lot of very interesting and cool talks this year in Mainz, go and check them out on our website! 🤩

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Stockholm in only 83 days 😍 Our conference will be packed with exciting oral presentations 💁‍♂️, poster sessions 🧾, coffee breaks ☕, and pre-conference workshops 👷‍♀️ Take a look at the preliminary program ⬇️⬇️⬇️

✨ TWO MONTHS TO GO until #pint26! ✨️ 🗓️ 18-20 May 2026 🌍 28 countries 🌆 Hundreds of cities 🔬 Thousands of scientists sharing their work 👥 Thousands of passionate organisers worldwide 🎯 One mission: making science accessible to all 👉 pintofscience.com

The applications to this year's HAAM-Summer School are officially open until the 13th of April! #aDNA #ancientDNA #HAAMSummerSchool #HAAM-community #SummerSchool

The summer call of our International PhD Programme (IPP) is open! 📣 If you are interested in #immunology, #DNA damage or neurodegeneration, have a look at our offered projects via www.imb.de/phd - We look forward to meet you! Application deadline is 1 April.

✨ ONLY 100 DAYS TILL #pint26! ✨ Pint of Science is happening 18-20 May 2026 in hundreds of cities worldwide! We can't wait to explore the wonders of science with you! 🌍🔬 Discover more about the #pint26 countries and find your local event 👉 pintofscience.com

New preprint on bioRxiv: an evaluation of epigenetic age-at-death inference in ancient human DNA, highlighting current limitations and future directions.

🚨 6th HAAM-RADIO Webinar 🌍 African Population Demography and Social Organizations of the Past 🗓️ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 Register here: 👉 forms.gle/FuBTTX4wreW4... #AncientDNA #HumanGenetics #AfricanHistory #HAAM #Webinar @abinstitute.bsky.social @cesarforteslima.bsky.social @hildegunnink.bsky.social

We are still looking for volunteers to give a talk about their science to the public at this year's Pint of Science festival (18-20 May 2026) in Mainz. Anyone interested in becoming a speaker can fill in this form until 6 February 2026: Speaker Application Form (link below)

🚨Two more days to express interest in presenting at our HAAM Radio Webinar on Africa @haam-community.bsky.social 🚨

🚨EVENT & CALL for ECR speakers 🌍🧬 HAAM Radio Webinar - Reconstructing past demography, interactions, and social organisation in Africa 📅 28 Jan 2026 ⏰ Short-talk call extended to 14 Jan 🔗 shorturl.at/YzqMS

We’re expanding! 🎉 💙📸 HAAM is now on Instagram! Follow us there for updates and community highlights. Find us at: www.instagram.com/haam_communi...

Our Pint of Science Mainz team is set and ready for the 2026 event! pintofscience.de/team/Team%20...

Very excited to join the HAAM's Steering Committee!! Keep being updated on our activities and events by checking out our website: haam-community.github.io or, even better, by getting on Elements and joining our discussions: matrix.to#/#haam-commu... A step-by-step guide is here: www.isbarch.org/chat

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Was super excited to present our work at #SMBE2025! Amazing atmosphere, organization, and talks. Looking forward to the last 2 days! @official-smbe.bsky.social