Research in genomics, evolution, biodiversity, ancient DNA. Group leader at University of East Anglia, previously postdoc at The Francis Crick Institute, PhD at Wellcome Sanger Institutehttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3mmervf5bec2mNeed metadata for published ancient animal genomes? The metAaRCive project has recently made its first public release, containing metadata for 1518 published genomes across a range of species, curated by members of @aarc-community.bsky.social Find the release here: https://github.com/AaRC-Animal-aDNA-Research-Community/metAaRCive/releases/tag/v26.05.0821 May 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmervf5bec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3mhvl6vl4ys22Out today is our paper 'Genomic history of early dogs in Europe', in which we uncover the identity of the dogs that lived in Europe before agriculture—during the Paleolithic & Mesolithic periods: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10112-7. A thread ⬇️ (10) @biouea.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social25 Mar 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvl6vl4ys22https://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3m6h3eb54ys2jHuman prehistory keeps delivering surprises, here in the shape of wolves. A very fun project to work on 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6h3eb54ys2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3m5tcghf54s2tA PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. https://aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/bergstrom_uea_aries26/17 Nov 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tcghf54s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3m3f2k7hv6s2aA PhD project in human genomics with me is open for applications through the @nrpdtp.bsky.social. Use biobank-scale genomics datasets to answer long-standing questions about the evolution of our species: https://biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/the-genomics-of-modern-human-biological-uniqueness-bergstrom_u26dtp/17 Oct 2025 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3f2k7hv6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3ltypwcypbk2wDon't miss the AaRC pre-ISBA event on the 26th of August - anyone interested in ancient DNA in animals is welcome to come along. And if you didn't get a talk at ISBA itself, submit an abstract here! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltypwcypbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3lri2ebtwzk2mA 4-year postdoc position in population genomics is available in my group at the University of East Anglia, to work on a project sequencing a thousand fox genomes across rural and urban environments in the UK. https://vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/1593/senior-research-associate-in-population-genomics-ra2327.html13 Jun 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lri2ebtwzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/anders-bergstrom.bsky.social/post/3lcxifycr4s2kIn this comment piece with James Fellows Yates and Christina Warinner (@christinawarinner.bsky.social), we highlight the mounting problems with data archiving and metadata reporting in ancient DNA research. The field cannot afford to keep neglecting this issue. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03993-z10 Dec 2024 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ete6ms2opvqc3ppmoa6km4ad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxifycr4s2k