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• Two of our members, Antti Sajantila and Evelyn Guevara, have contributed to a publication lead by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology @MPI_EVA_Leipzig

The article "Ancient genomes reveal a deep history of treponemal disease in the Americas" can be found here:

A snapshot of this work is provided also in these press releases:

In English by MPI-EVA:  

In Finnish by the University of Helsinki:  

• Mari Toppinen received the prestigious Academy Research Fellowship from Research Council of Finland

• Evelyn Guevara received a grant from the Otto A. Malm foundation and from the Finish Foundation for Research on Viral Diseases

• Two of our members, Antti Sajantila and Evelyn Guevara, have contributed to a publication lead by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology @MPI_EVA_Leipzig

The article is titled "Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria" and can be found here:

A snapshot of this work is provided also in these press releases:

In English by MPI-EVA:

In German by MPI-EVA:

In Finnish by the University of Helsinki:

• At the University of Helsinki website – A hidden viral world within us: what is the impact on our health? 

• Sakari Alhopuro Foundation awarded a grant for Matti Heino for the project investigating temperature adaptation of mitochondrial genome

• The research on the population history of the Saimaa ringed seal by Matti Heino and collaborators was widely covered in the Finnish media:

• Finnish cultural foundation 17th Feb 2023- Ancient DNA samples can equip us for the future

• Kulttuuri - Leväluhta graveyard research continues