Hélios Delbrassine
@heliosdlbs.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Padua, using genetics-based demographic inferences to investigate cultural change and diversity 🧬
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The south Congo Basin was critical to Bantu settlement of south central Africa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.741591v1
August 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The south Congo Basin was critical to Bantu settlement of south central Africa https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.741591v1
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If you are interested in learning computational population genetics and ancient genomics, I have curated my list of workshops and online tutorials (and will continue to do so) indicating suitability for self-learners and status. You find the list [here](www.stephanschiffels.de/resources.html).
August 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
If you are interested in learning computational population genetics and ancient genomics, I have curated my list of workshops and online tutorials (and will continue to do so) indicating suitability for self-learners and status. You find the list [here](www.stephanschiffels.de/resources.html).
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3 postdoc open positions in our lab on a project developing new AI methods to integrate genetics and ecological data to predict the impact of global change on species - see below
July 31, 2026 at 10:31 AM
3 postdoc open positions in our lab on a project developing new AI methods to integrate genetics and ecological data to predict the impact of global change on species - see below
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We’re looking for a Statistical Geneticist to join our team at @humantechnopole.bsky.social.
The role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, supporting research groups throughout Human Technopole while developing and implementing new statistical methods
tinyurl.com/44uyt8u2
The role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, supporting research groups throughout Human Technopole while developing and implementing new statistical methods
tinyurl.com/44uyt8u2
Statistical Geneticist
Statistical Geneticist
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July 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
We’re looking for a Statistical Geneticist to join our team at @humantechnopole.bsky.social.
The role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, supporting research groups throughout Human Technopole while developing and implementing new statistical methods
tinyurl.com/44uyt8u2
The role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of projects, supporting research groups throughout Human Technopole while developing and implementing new statistical methods
tinyurl.com/44uyt8u2
Super excited & honoured to announce that my on-going project "45,000 years of changes in ancestry profiles and environmental conditions as shaping forces of Homo sapiens demography worldwide" has been selected for a short talk at the upcoming #EESHuman conference in Heidelberg!
See you all there!
See you all there!
Working in population genetics, bioinformatics, microbiology, anthropology, archaeology, or history? Join us to explore a field that is reshaping our understanding of the past and the future of genetic variation. #EESHuman
🧪 Submit your abstract by 23 June
https://s.embl.org/ees26-10-bl
🧪 Submit your abstract by 23 June
https://s.embl.org/ees26-10-bl
July 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Super excited & honoured to announce that my on-going project "45,000 years of changes in ancestry profiles and environmental conditions as shaping forces of Homo sapiens demography worldwide" has been selected for a short talk at the upcoming #EESHuman conference in Heidelberg!
See you all there!
See you all there!
Wonderful preprint by Miccolis et al!
"...the first comprehensive review of threat status and policy inclusion of Italian biodiversity, encompassing animals, plants, fungi, lichens, and algae."
A monstrous yet necessary work to start tackling the biodiversity crisis! 👏🏻
"...the first comprehensive review of threat status and policy inclusion of Italian biodiversity, encompassing animals, plants, fungi, lichens, and algae."
A monstrous yet necessary work to start tackling the biodiversity crisis! 👏🏻
How well is Italian biodiversity represented in red lists and conservation legislation? Taxonomic biases, coverage gaps and the assessment-to-legislation bottleneck https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.30.730850v1
July 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Wonderful preprint by Miccolis et al!
"...the first comprehensive review of threat status and policy inclusion of Italian biodiversity, encompassing animals, plants, fungi, lichens, and algae."
A monstrous yet necessary work to start tackling the biodiversity crisis! 👏🏻
"...the first comprehensive review of threat status and policy inclusion of Italian biodiversity, encompassing animals, plants, fungi, lichens, and algae."
A monstrous yet necessary work to start tackling the biodiversity crisis! 👏🏻
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A 5-year PDRA position in "Statistical Modelling in Archaeology" is available @cam-archaeology.bsky.social as part of the FORAGER project. Deadline: 21/8/2026
tinyurl.com/muhcjkfy
www.forager-erc.eu
tinyurl.com/muhcjkfy
www.forager-erc.eu
Research Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Assistant/Research Associate in Statistical Modelling in Archaeology (Fixed Term) in the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge.
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June 29, 2026 at 9:14 AM
A 5-year PDRA position in "Statistical Modelling in Archaeology" is available @cam-archaeology.bsky.social as part of the FORAGER project. Deadline: 21/8/2026
tinyurl.com/muhcjkfy
www.forager-erc.eu
tinyurl.com/muhcjkfy
www.forager-erc.eu
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📣 I'm hiring! Two positions (PhD student & Postdoc) in my ERC project Macroevolution of European Literature. Let's study the cultural evolution of literature using massive data 📚📈
📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15
Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo...
Please repost to help spread the word!
📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15
Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo...
Please repost to help spread the word!
June 29, 2026 at 12:41 PM
📣 I'm hiring! Two positions (PhD student & Postdoc) in my ERC project Macroevolution of European Literature. Let's study the cultural evolution of literature using massive data 📚📈
📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15
Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo...
Please repost to help spread the word!
📍Frankfurt | Apply by August 15
Details: www.aesthetics.mpg.de/en/career/jo...
Please repost to help spread the word!
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Our late Neandertal paper is officially out! 💀❤️🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was years in the making, a tremendous feat spearheaded by our PhD student Alba Bossoms Mesa and co-led by @janetk.bsky.social and @benmpeter.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was years in the making, a tremendous feat spearheaded by our PhD student Alba Bossoms Mesa and co-led by @janetk.bsky.social and @benmpeter.bsky.social
www.nature.com
June 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Our late Neandertal paper is officially out! 💀❤️🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was years in the making, a tremendous feat spearheaded by our PhD student Alba Bossoms Mesa and co-led by @janetk.bsky.social and @benmpeter.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It was years in the making, a tremendous feat spearheaded by our PhD student Alba Bossoms Mesa and co-led by @janetk.bsky.social and @benmpeter.bsky.social
Such an exciting preliminary program that I feel super honoured to be a part of!
Don't forget to register if you want to hear from a panel of wonderful anthropologists + me rambling about the evolution of alcohol metabolism 👀🧬🍻
Don't forget to register if you want to hear from a panel of wonderful anthropologists + me rambling about the evolution of alcohol metabolism 👀🧬🍻
Our preliminary program of talks is out!! 😎 sites.google.com/view/gene-cu... We accept registrations for online attendance until the 30th of June. You can register at geneculturecoevolution.com 🦩
Gene-Culture Co-Evolution – Cagliari – Sardinia, 21-23 September 2026
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June 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Such an exciting preliminary program that I feel super honoured to be a part of!
Don't forget to register if you want to hear from a panel of wonderful anthropologists + me rambling about the evolution of alcohol metabolism 👀🧬🍻
Don't forget to register if you want to hear from a panel of wonderful anthropologists + me rambling about the evolution of alcohol metabolism 👀🧬🍻
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I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested.
More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
evoldir.net
May 30, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested.
More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
After a month in Leipzig at the MPI EvAn, 10 days in Belgium, an intense week of CES in Rabat, I have finally got back to Padua!
(And, as per the last picture, immediately took my bike to Venice, getting caught in a storm and much mud... but making it to Ithaca)
(And, as per the last picture, immediately took my bike to Venice, getting caught in a storm and much mud... but making it to Ithaca)
June 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
After a month in Leipzig at the MPI EvAn, 10 days in Belgium, an intense week of CES in Rabat, I have finally got back to Padua!
(And, as per the last picture, immediately took my bike to Venice, getting caught in a storm and much mud... but making it to Ithaca)
(And, as per the last picture, immediately took my bike to Venice, getting caught in a storm and much mud... but making it to Ithaca)
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I'm so thrilled to be one of the Guest Editors of the new Nature Portfolio Collection on "𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣". This cross-journal collection involves publications in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, and 𝘚𝘤𝘪 𝘙𝘦𝘱.
communities.springernature.com/posts/call-f...
communities.springernature.com/posts/call-f...
Call for papers: Human Admixture and Migration
This Collection invites submissions that use ancient or modern genetic data to explore human population history, admixture, and health. Submissions are encouraged by 28 February 2027.
communities.springernature.com
June 5, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I'm so thrilled to be one of the Guest Editors of the new Nature Portfolio Collection on "𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣". This cross-journal collection involves publications in 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, and 𝘚𝘤𝘪 𝘙𝘦𝘱.
communities.springernature.com/posts/call-f...
communities.springernature.com/posts/call-f...
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Registration for the SMBE Satellite Meeting on
Gene–Culture Co-Evolution is OPEN at this link geneculturecoevolution.com ✏️ DEADLINE 20th of June! Acceptance of short talks and posters and recipients of travel grants will be notified in two weeks.
Gene–Culture Co-Evolution is OPEN at this link geneculturecoevolution.com ✏️ DEADLINE 20th of June! Acceptance of short talks and posters and recipients of travel grants will be notified in two weeks.
Gene-Culture Co-Evolution – Cagliari – Sardinia, 21-23 September 2026
geneculturecoevolution.com
June 1, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Registration for the SMBE Satellite Meeting on
Gene–Culture Co-Evolution is OPEN at this link geneculturecoevolution.com ✏️ DEADLINE 20th of June! Acceptance of short talks and posters and recipients of travel grants will be notified in two weeks.
Gene–Culture Co-Evolution is OPEN at this link geneculturecoevolution.com ✏️ DEADLINE 20th of June! Acceptance of short talks and posters and recipients of travel grants will be notified in two weeks.
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At the ESTER-project we're looking for two #Postdocs and one #phd student: https://ester-project.org/2026/05/01/the-ester-project-is-hiring/
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If you are interested in demography, biological proxies, modelling and/or Bayesian statistics, have a look! Deadline is May 31st, this sunday! […]
At the ESTER-project we're looking for two #Postdocs and one #phd student: https://ester-project.org/2026/05/01/the-ester-project-is-hiring/
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If you are interested in demography, biological proxies, modelling and/or Bayesian statistics, have a look! Deadline is May 31st, this sunday! […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
May 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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At the ESTER-project we're looking for two #Postdocs and one #phd student: https://ester-project.org/2026/05/01/the-ester-project-is-hiring/
📢📢
If you are interested in demography, biological proxies, modelling and/or Bayesian statistics, have a look! Deadline is May 31st, this sunday! […]
At the ESTER-project we're looking for two #Postdocs and one #phd student: https://ester-project.org/2026/05/01/the-ester-project-is-hiring/
📢📢
If you are interested in demography, biological proxies, modelling and/or Bayesian statistics, have a look! Deadline is May 31st, this sunday! […]
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Postdoctoral job announcement: come to Cambridge and work on population genetic modelling with environmental and ancient DNA, jointly with @gamzeandgursoy.bsky.social and me. Details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55580/ - applications by June 16th.
Research Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Associate in Population Genetics Modelling and Environmental DNA (Fixed Term) in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
May 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Postdoctoral job announcement: come to Cambridge and work on population genetic modelling with environmental and ancient DNA, jointly with @gamzeandgursoy.bsky.social and me. Details at www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/55580/ - applications by June 16th.
What a week! I had a wonderful time at #CES2026 and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to hang out with such amazing people and researchers, learn about their work and present my own. 🧬
I leave Morocco the head full of ideas, the heart full of friendship (and the stomach full of tajine) 🙌🏻
I leave Morocco the head full of ideas, the heart full of friendship (and the stomach full of tajine) 🙌🏻
May 15, 2026 at 11:32 AM
What a week! I had a wonderful time at #CES2026 and I'm very thankful for the opportunity to hang out with such amazing people and researchers, learn about their work and present my own. 🧬
I leave Morocco the head full of ideas, the heart full of friendship (and the stomach full of tajine) 🙌🏻
I leave Morocco the head full of ideas, the heart full of friendship (and the stomach full of tajine) 🙌🏻
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Speed-running between amazing sessions at #CES2026 and different perspectives on shared cultural evolutionary questions feels like my life now. Some highlights from day #2.
May 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Speed-running between amazing sessions at #CES2026 and different perspectives on shared cultural evolutionary questions feels like my life now. Some highlights from day #2.
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Very proud of my PhD student Alexes Mes for her first archaeology paper where she has developed a novel Bayesian spatiotemporal model for estimating arrival times using 14C dates authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
May 12, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Very proud of my PhD student Alexes Mes for her first archaeology paper where she has developed a novel Bayesian spatiotemporal model for estimating arrival times using 14C dates authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
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We invite you to submit an abstract for a session talk or poster presentation!
May 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
We invite you to submit an abstract for a session talk or poster presentation!
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🏺🧪Preprint of 1039(!) whole ancient human genomes from Britain, mainly dating to 1st Millennium CE, representing the best part of 7 years of my life. Herculean effort by @marinasdsilva.bsky.social to get this over the line. 'Migration Period' is more migrationy than we could have possibly imagined.
Genomic history and selection in Roman and early medieval Britain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.28.721361v1
April 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🏺🧪Preprint of 1039(!) whole ancient human genomes from Britain, mainly dating to 1st Millennium CE, representing the best part of 7 years of my life. Herculean effort by @marinasdsilva.bsky.social to get this over the line. 'Migration Period' is more migrationy than we could have possibly imagined.
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🚨FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITION!🚨 If you are interested in trying to answer the question of "How did climate shape the movements, interactions, and evolution of
hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
April 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🚨FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITION!🚨 If you are interested in trying to answer the question of "How did climate shape the movements, interactions, and evolution of
hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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The #HEIRS Group Synthesis Project 2026 call is now open! We invite #HumanEvolution scientists worldwide to apply for collaborative groups of 10–15 researchers, including at least one #ICArEHB member. Deadline: 18 June 2026. #ResearchSynthesis #OpenScience heirs.icarehb.com
April 27, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The #HEIRS Group Synthesis Project 2026 call is now open! We invite #HumanEvolution scientists worldwide to apply for collaborative groups of 10–15 researchers, including at least one #ICArEHB member. Deadline: 18 June 2026. #ResearchSynthesis #OpenScience heirs.icarehb.com
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ICArCHEB in Portugal has put out a call for proposals for HEIRS (the Hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis). HEIRS supports collaborative research projects designed to produce syntheses of important issues in the field. A wonderful opportunity - link below
heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...
heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...
Call for Group Synthesis Project 2026 – heirs
heirs.icarehb.com
April 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
ICArCHEB in Portugal has put out a call for proposals for HEIRS (the Hub for Human Evolution Research Synthesis). HEIRS supports collaborative research projects designed to produce syntheses of important issues in the field. A wonderful opportunity - link below
heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...
heirs.icarehb.com/calls-traini...