Bioinformatician at @scilifelab.se Ancient DNA Unit & @humanevouu.bsky.social 🇸🇪 / Also part of @cpgsthlm.bsky.social / previously 🇬🇧 & 🇨🇴 / Dad, runner, bookwormhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3msedc643fc2o🧵 New preprint: Have you ever tried to perform molecular clock dating of ancient mitogenomes using BEAST? Have you struggled using manual tools to create your input files, run your analyses and extract your results? We hope our pipeline provides a solution to this: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.28.741234v105 Aug 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3msedc643fc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3mjgvnwvnls2aCheck this thread about our latest paper, written by one of the lead authors, @officialernst.bsky.social. It was such an exciting project! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgvnwvnls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3migguyowpk2mIt was such a pleasure to talk about our woolly rhino ancient DNA research 🧬⌛ on @livingonearthradio.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3migguyowpk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3mhx74p3elc2sCongratulations @amandalindahl.bsky.social and team, so glad to be part of this super interesting research 🐻⌛🧬 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhx74p3elc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3mck45uzzu22nSo proud that this is out 🐺⏳🧬🦏. First paper as a senior author (co-shared with @lovedalen.bsky.social; thanks for a great opportunity) and led by my awesome former MSc student @solveiggudjonsd.bsky.social and a brilliant CPG postdoc @edanalord.bsky.social (1/n) OA: https://academic.oup.com/gbe/article/18/1/evaf239/8414728 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jan 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mck45uzzu22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3m66bfyxles2xAlso check this one out! Great work led by @marmole6.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66bfyxles2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3m66bdxdtxs2xCheck out this fantastic work led by @alexgilardet.bsky.social. So thrilled to have contributed a little! #ancientDNA and lost bovine lineages in Denisova Cave. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66bdxdtxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lyzm6pzsjs2uCome join us at @cpgsthlm.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2025 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyzm6pzsjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lysskslias2dGreat news article by @mostlymammoths.bsky.social discussing our latest finds on Mexican mammoths 🦣🧬 @fsanchezquinto.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysskslias2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lxyu6qs6ek2zNice thread from @benjaminguinet.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxyu6qs6ek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lxvzn3rnes2nCheck out our latest paper, a huge effort led by @benjaminguinet.bsky.social and @tvdvalk.bsky.social 🦣🔍🦠 Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(25)00917-1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvzn3rnes2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lxjdddkm222nEncantado de haber hecho parte de este maravilloso estudio! Felicidades a @fsanchezquinto.bsky.social y a todos los demás autores [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Aug 2025 05:30 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxjdddkm222nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3luqhuw7jpk27Definitely recommend working with Nikolay, great opportunity in Riga. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2025 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqhuw7jpk27https://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lo74pwoxyc2jSo happy to have the opportunity to do some public engagement with the Beringia Centre Science Talks at @yukonberingia.bsky.social ⬇️ I'll try my best to explain the challenges 🔍 of working with million-years-old DNA 🧬🦣 and what we can learn from it. Check our paper: doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf065 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2025 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo74pwoxyc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lmtl6uzqzs2iLooking forward to April's issue of @molbioevol.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2025 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtl6uzqzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lmjk6vb3vk2nSo nice to see our research covered by @discovermag.bsky.social. I've been reading them since I was a little geek 🤓 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2025 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmjk6vb3vk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcchacond.bsky.social/post/3lmfnn6xz322qFor my first-ever bsky post, I’m thrilled to share our latest #ancientDNA research, which I co-led with @jessthorpemas.bsky.social OA: doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf065 We recovered and analysed mitochondrial genomes from many #mammoths spanning the last million years 🦣🧬⌛ Check this 🧵 we wrote ⬇️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:t2j52f5a3qkbcibgdkka5o7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfnn6xz322q