{"id":139,"date":"2022-05-17T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:48:45","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?page_id=139","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates aligncenter wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=627\">SMBE Gene-culture co-evolution<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-24T08:04:17+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great time in beautiful Cagliari meeting friends and collaborators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle presented her project on inequality:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-bluesky-social wp-block-embed-bluesky-social\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:syaijea3zzyyy55f7dueejqk\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mw7rong6ys2t\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreifnmk5quncfqvqd3usldlptjufwfybbjmqaooui4rvur76ludl4cm\"><p lang=\"en\">Michelle H\u00e4mmerle presenting Non-Privileged Burials and Population Structure in Early Medieval Northern Italy<\/p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:syaijea3zzyyy55f7dueejqk?ref_src=embed\">SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene-Culture Co-Evolution (@smbegeneculture.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:syaijea3zzyyy55f7dueejqk\/post\/3mw7rong6ys2t?ref_src=embed\">2026-09-23T22:21:54.365Z<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=623\">Defense Michelle H\u00e4mmerle<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-18T14:28:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 18, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a very successful PhD defense this week. Michelle presented her work on the Llullaillaco mummies, inequality, pathogens, and more. A great step, also for the admixlab, as the first student from Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-18-at-16.10.15-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Michelle with PhD hat\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-18-at-16.10.15-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-18-at-16.10.15-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-18-at-16.10.15-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-18-at-16.10.15.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=619\">Great Ape selection paper published<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-09-10T08:18:16+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 10, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bonobo Tupac (C) Martin Surbeck\" class=\"wp-image-426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-MS_bonobo_Tupac-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We finally published our study on <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s13059-026-04247-z\">selection landscapes in the great apes<\/a> in Genome Biology, where we analysed the genomic diversity data curated earlier for bonobos, chimpanzees, eastern and western gorillas, and Bornean and Sumatran orangutans. We now pinpointed genetic regions recently favoured as well as long-standing \u201cbalancing\u201d hotspots where different gene versions are maintained because each can be useful. We highlight changes that likely helped each species thrive in its niche, from genes tied to sperm production that hint at intense mating competition, to sensory genes involved in vision and sound perception (including hearing in bonobos), to metabolism genes that may reflect different diets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mountain gorillas stand out: an enrichment of hair-keratin genes points to thicker, longer coats suited to life at high altitude. Immune defenses also emerge as repeated battlegrounds, with some gene variants maintained because each can help against fast-evolving pathogens, and other immune genes showing recent selective surges across species. The study also flags candidates tied to social behaviour, potentially relevant to bonobos\u2019 famously peaceful societies, and shows that even neighbouring ape populations may have faced different recent pressures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4fc3f8e1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ubzek-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"People in a restaurant\" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ubzek-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ubzek-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ubzek-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ubzek.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An another note, we went to an Uzbek restaurant to celebrate the Boz-Barmak paper published recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=609\">Iron Age Saka paper published<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-27T08:44:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 27, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-026-62891-8\">published our study<\/a> on Iron Age Saka individuals from Boz-Barmak, Kyrgystan, in Scientific Reports. Led by Aigerim and her first first-author publication! Congrats!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"f3-statistics of bozbarmak\" class=\"wp-image-610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.png 607w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-281x300.png 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=598\">SMBE 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-01T18:31:16+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A very good time at SMBE in Copenhagen. Presented on Introgression, meeting many old friends and great new people, and many discussions about evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"At the talk\" class=\"wp-image-600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"At a restaurant\" class=\"wp-image-599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/res.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=591\">ICP conference Stockholm<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-26T08:08:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A great time at the first International Conference on Palaeogenomics, with a talk by Michelle about the mummies and a poster presentation by Barbara on great ape viruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara with poster\" class=\"wp-image-592\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/20260624_191850-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle presenting\" class=\"wp-image-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7390-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=569\">Mini retreat<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-25T17:01:28+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 25, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we had a mini retreat. 1 minute per project &#8211; we should be concise and clear about our work. Appreciations for working together, and thinking what we like about the great stuff we are doing. Also, lots of Sushi and desserts&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here an impression of us being very full after all this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The group in a restaurant.\" class=\"wp-image-570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=560\">Visit by Irene Gallego Romero<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-18T08:05:29+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Irene Gallego Romero was visiting the Department as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heas.at\/\">HEAS<\/a> seminar series. We had a great time and fun discussions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mnk-OpQUGz4\">Here is her talk on Youtube<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"People in a restaurant\" class=\"wp-image-561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-12-16-at-14.00.04.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=554\">Paper out: Statistics for Adaptive Introgression<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-20T12:46:52+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 20, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We published now in Molecular Biology &amp; Evolution our paper presenting a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/molbev\/msaf295\">neat tool to calculate statistics for adaptive introgression<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is work led by Xin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=550\">Ape data paper published!<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-11-19T14:59:14+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 19, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-27-2025-01_13_22-PM-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Great apes image in Manga style\" class=\"wp-image-552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-27-2025-01_13_22-PM-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-27-2025-01_13_22-PM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-27-2025-01_13_22-PM-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ChatGPT-Image-Oct-27-2025-01_13_22-PM.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We published in <em>Scientific Data<\/em> our curated great ape genome diversity paper. We collected high coverage whole genomes, report some inconsistencies in previously published metadata, and present curated sets of genotypes as well as mapped sequences. A lot of effort, which will hopefully be useful for others as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41597-025-06124-z\">Here is the paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phylogeny-1024x535.png\" alt=\"Great ape phylogeny with sample numbers\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phylogeny-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phylogeny-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phylogeny-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/phylogeny.png 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=544\">Neanderthal paper published!<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-27T19:16:34+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 27, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new paper with contributions from the lab published in PNAS! Poor DNA preservation, but still, we obtained a mitochondrial genome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1073\/pnas.2518974122\">Here<\/a> you can find it on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congrats to Ina for her first paper!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=540\">4 years &#8211; tenure<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-23T07:40:36+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 23, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four years ago, the admixlab was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In summer, I got tenured. So, we went to celebrate, that is Sojung, the PhD students (Aigerim, Josef, Michelle and Ina), and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, it was a special group activity, we went to a concert at Musikverein in Vienna, which was really great! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"Group members at Musikverein Vienna.\" class=\"wp-image-541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein-768x345.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/musikverein.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=492\">ESEB 2025<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-08-25T15:24:13+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 25, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nice conference in Barcelona, a great opportunity to catch up with friends and collaborators and getting to know a lot of new things about evolutionary biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"People in a bar\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-22-at-00.28.16.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=486\">SMBE 2025<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-07-24T02:28:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 24, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were at the SMBE conference 2025 in Beijing. A fantastic conference, meeting many colleagues, learning a lot of things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I presented work on great ape data and introgression, and Sojung presented bonobo substructure work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-1024x674.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-1024x674.png 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-768x506.png 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-1536x1011.png 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/smbe-2048x1349.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=479\">Felix Key visit<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-20T06:52:06+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 20, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had Felix Key from the MPI for Infection Biology Berlin visiting this week. He gave a talk on &#8220;Decoding the Evolutionary Past of Pathogens&#8221; as part of the HEAS genomics seminars, and we had some nice discussions around pathogens etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time at least there is photo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Selfie of researchers\" class=\"wp-image-480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250616_200103-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=473\">Visit to MPI Leipzig<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-06-17T12:15:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 10th of June, I was visiting the MPI in Leipzig to give a talk at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eva.mpg.de\/primate-behavior-and-evolution\/index\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.eva.mpg.de\/primate-behavior-and-evolution\/index\/\">Department of Primate Behavior and Evolution<\/a> on Great Ape genomic diversity and pathogens, spending a great day with Jenny, Genevieve and many others, discussing science around primates and more (and bit of the old days).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again, forgot to take a photo on-site, at least the moon over the city was captured from the hotel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-474\" style=\"width:780px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250609_213155-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=471\">Human Evolution, UCL &amp; Language chapter<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-05-26T13:57:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 26, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, I talked about the current state of how to detect admixture at the <a href=\"https:\/\/coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org\/event\/human-evolution-from-fossils-to-ancient-and-modern-genomes-20250428\/\">Human Evolution Conference<\/a> in Hinxton (UK). Thanks to the organisers, particularly Carina Schlebusch!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I dropped by at UCL for a lab visit with Aida Andres, presenting the recent state of work on great ape genomes from modern and historical perspectives, and meeting many people at UCL. It was a really great day, and we forgot to take photos with all being nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other team members are also travelling, Konstantina was in T\u00fcbingen (Germany) for collaboration, Michelle is at RIKEN (Japan), Xin was at ICLR in Singapore, and Aigerim is set to go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/igph.kz\/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B8-2\">IGPH2025<\/a> in Almaty (Kazakhstan)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a new book, the <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/oxfordhb\/9780192886491.001.0001\">The Oxford Handbook of Approaches to Language Evolution<\/a>, for which I provided a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/oxfordhb\/9780192886491.013.12\">chapter<\/a> with Cedric Boeckx &amp; Juan Moriano &#8211; check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are also new preprints: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2025.04.19.649497\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.32942\/X2PH00\">here<\/a> &#8211; more to come!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=463\">Spring 2025 updates<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-04-08T08:56:24+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been a while since the last updates, but the lab has been busy.<br>In January, we had a group dinner to celebrate the paper of Xin and Josef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"people in a restaurant\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-15-at-20.41.07.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in January, we had Ilan Gronau from Reichman University visiting to give a HEAS genomics seminar, and to discuss ancient DNA, G-PhoCS and other things (unfortunately we forgot taking a photo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FWF released <a href=\"https:\/\/scilog.fwf.ac.at\/en\/magazine\/a-museum-hunt-for-old-viruses\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/scilog.fwf.ac.at\/en\/magazine\/a-museum-hunt-for-old-viruses\">a nice article<\/a> about the RNA virus project, and there was interest in the media as well, including \u00d61 and Die Presse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Barbara started an internship on great ape museum viruses &#8211; exciting things to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in March, Mehmet Somel from the Middle East Technical University was paying a visit, also for the HEAS genomics seminar, meet people and discuss ongoing work. This time, with photo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"people in a restaurant\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-03-17-at-20.59.24.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And finally, on 2nd of April I was invited by Elmira Mohandesan at the VetMed Vienna to give a Wilhelminenberg Seminar, which was very nice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Martin Kuhlwilm giving a presentation\" class=\"wp-image-466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-04-08-at-10.47.48.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More things are coming up &#8211; stay tuned!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=452\">New paper on ML out<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-01T15:39:21+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.meegid.2024.105708\">paper of 2024 paper from the lab<\/a> by Josef &amp; Xin, in Infection, Genetics and Evolution: Revisiting adaptive introgression at the HLA genes in Lithuanian genomes with machine learning<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?p=445\">Museum screening paper published<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-11-30T15:50:23+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 30, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We screened more than 200 great ape specimens from museums for DNA viruses, and found even high-coverage virus genomes there. Tremendous work led by Michelle, and together with many others!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-024-80780-w\">Here is the paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"428\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture1.png\" alt=\"Orangutan skull\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture1.png 428w, https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture1-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-admixture-genomics wp-block-embed-admixture-genomics\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uNJvsJ3dZR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?page_id=574\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Privacy Policy&#8221; &#8212; Admixture Genomics\" src=\"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/?page_id=574&#038;embed=true#?secret=4w03P3kRx7#?secret=uNJvsJ3dZR\" data-secret=\"uNJvsJ3dZR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-139","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":577,"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/139\/revisions\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/admixture.univie.ac.at\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}