Lehti Saag
lehtisaag.bsky.social
Lehti Saag
@lehtisaag.bsky.social
📣 Last week to submit abstracts under the extended deadline (20th March)!
uispp2026.syskonf.pl/abstracts
March 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
📣 Extended until 20th March: submit abstracts to session S-1G "Interdisciplinary approaches in studying the human past in Eastern Europe and beyond" at the XXI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences in Poznań, Poland 31st August to 4th September 2026.
📣 We're calling for abstracts to session S-1G "Interdisciplinary approaches in studying the human past in Eastern Europe and beyond" at the XXI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences in Poznań, Poland 31st August to 4th September 2026
uispp2026.syskonf.pl
XXI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences
uispp2026.syskonf.pl
March 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
📣 We're calling for abstracts to session S-1G "Interdisciplinary approaches in studying the human past in Eastern Europe and beyond" at the XXI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences in Poznań, Poland 31st August to 4th September 2026
uispp2026.syskonf.pl
XXI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences
uispp2026.syskonf.pl
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
📣 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
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Lehti Saag
Our paper on the first ancient Human betaherpesvirus 6 A/B (HHV-6) genomes is published in Science Advances! 🥳

In collaboration with @virologyhouldcroft.bsky.social @lucyvandorp.bsky.social @lehtisaag.bsky.social @ktambets.bsky.social & other amazing researchers!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Tracing 2500 years of human betaherpesvirus 6A and 6B diversity through ancient DNA
First ancient HHV-6 genomes reveal 2500 years of phylogenetic continuity and provide insights into the endogenization of HHV-6A.
www.science.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Honoured to be part of the Career Discussion Panel at the @haam-community.bsky.social meeting at the @isbarchaeology.bsky.social conference @isba11.bsky.social in Turin!
We’re excited to share more about the 1st Annual HAAM Meeting — a hybrid pre-ISBA event!
📅 Aug 26 | 🏛️ Turin & 💻 online
🧬 HAAM updates
💼 Career panel w/ Lehti Saag, Monica Kelly, Éadaoin Harney & Zuzana Hofmanová
⚡ Flash talks — submit your abstract by July 11 (extended deadline‼️)
👉 shorturl.at/8LZsr
June 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
PhD applications welcome until 15th May!
estonia.dreamapply.com/en_GB/course...
Happy to announce an open call for a funded PhD position!

📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
May 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Happy to announce an open call for a funded PhD position!

📊 Research project: Elucidating the fine-scale demographic history of the Eastern Baltic by incorporating haplotype-based analyses and modelling
📍 Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
📩 Application period: 1st–15th May 2025
April 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM