Lara Cassidy
@_larsporsena
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Geneticist and general malcontent | ancient DNA and Irish prehistory | lecturer at TCD | inordinately fond of humans | 🦴🎷🍷
TCD, Dublin, Ireland
Joined August 2013
RT @shige_nakagome: PhD positions available!.Join our lab at Trinity College Dublin to work on ancient human and pathogen genomics: https:/….
findaphd.com
PhD Project - Ancient human and pathogen genomics at the insular edges of Eurasia at Trinity College Dublin, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Our new paper is out! Congrats to the whole team, especially the staff and students @bournemouthuni who have been excavating this incredible site for 15 years (with much more left to uncover!) . Widespread matrilocality in Iron Age Britain - Up Na Mná :).
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RT @conor_rossi: Yesterday our paper on the genomics of the extinct aurochs was published in @Nature! I’m so happy to see this work finally….
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Nature - An analysis of 38 ancient genomes from the aurochs, the extinct ancestor of modern cattle, provides insight into the population ancestry and domestication of this species.
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Such brilliant news and so well deserved! Dan Bradley has been an incredible mentor and colleague to so many of us over the years and we couldn't be prouder :).
Many congratulations to Prof @brad_dan from @tcdgenmicro on being elected a @royalsociety Fellow. Dan's pioneering work with ancient DNA has helped to bring stories of early human and animal evolution to life. Read more at:
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RT @IrishSocGen: The closing date for supervisors to submit a brief project proposal for ISHG sponsored summer studentships is the 8th Dece….
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RT @IrishSocGen: We have 3 superb keynote speakers lined up for #ISHG2022! Prof Nicky Whiffin, Prof Lorna Harries, and Prof Dan Bradley. Se….
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Patterns of IBD sharing suggest population size restrictions accompanied rapid seaborne colonisations of the West Mediterranean and peripheral island regions .
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Beautiful figure from @Bruno_Ariano - genes mirror geography in Neolithic Europe. Features of later genomic eras (e.g. distinctiveness of Basque region) emerge independently in this dataset.
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Myself and @shige_nakagome are looking for presentations on the genomics of hunter-gatherer populations (ancient or present-day) for our session at @CHAGS131 (UCD, Dublin 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2022). Submit your abstract below - deadline 4th Feb.
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RT @IrishSocGen: We'd like to help showcase Irish genetics research. If you publish a paper, give a talk or a poster, etc and tweet about i….
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RT @mattcampbelltcd: We’re recruiting postdocs to my lab and @SDoyleTcd lab! If you’re interested in translational vision research, please….
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RT @merrionstreet: How can we better understand life in Ireland? Today the Government launched a public conversation on the Well-being Fram….
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RT @shige_nakagome: I am very excited to share our new research collaboration between Japan and Ireland: "Ancient genomics reveals triparti….
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Ancient genomes uncover multiple migratory pulses to Japan with the spread of wet rice farming and the rise of the state.
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RT @tcddublin: Trinity researchers @shige_nakagome @NiallPC @brad_dan have rewritten early Japanese history by underlining that modern day….
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RT @lornahoulihan: What an flipping fascinating end to the @IrishSocGen Conference today #AncientDNA. V well deserved prize-winners! and su….
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RT @aoifemcl: "why didn’t the State instead take those tens of millions of euro, create a national public genomics research centre, and ste….
irishtimes.com
Those who invested Government funds have questions to answer after Genuity Science sale
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RT @robbiesemple: Ireland and the climate crisis - one story illuminating why we are where we are. Thread.#ipcc #greenwashing #socent.
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RT @Irishwildlife: "We have humans coming into Ireland 33,000 years ago, which changes everything for Ireland and northwestern Europe as a….
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RT @aoifemcl: New lab paper by @ak_redmond. Have we finally resolved the sponges vs comb jellies question? We think so! (And cute pictures….
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RT @leo_speidel: New preprint:.- Relate extended to work with ancient genomes & applied to SGDP + 14 high-coverage….
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