We are excited to share our new paper introducing a new tool for scrutinising #ancientDNA data - AMBER - and using this tool to examine reference genome alignment bias. doi.org/10.1093/bioinf…

The PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Enviro (PSABRE) and @microARCH_Lab teams are thrilled to be at SMBE 2024 in Puerto Vallarta! Raul Gonzalez-Pech is presenting collaborative paleogenomic work on ancient corals with Monica Medina lab on Tuesday, Poster #160!... 1/3

...2/3 Ava Gabrys (from microARCH Lab) is presenting her poster on oral Streptococcus evolution from ancient dental calculus on Wednesday, Poster #174 ...2/3

Super interesting!

At #SMBE2024 and interested in #corals 🪸, marine #holobionts, #microbiomes 🦠, and/or #aDNA 🧬? Come and check poster 160 today! 🤓

Great turnout for Raúl González-Pech (he/him) poster at #SMBE2024. If you’re attending don’t forget to check out Laura Weyrich talk tonight!

Yes! Don’t miss Laura Weyrich’s talk! 🦠🧬 #SMBE2024

Don’t forget to check out Ava’s poster! #SMBE2024

Come listen to our very own Sterling Wright's Sterling1Wright dissertation defense titled "Fom Bite to Byte: Decoding Ancient Oral Microbial Dialogues" which will happen at 9am on the 25th of July. Find more details on the flyer! See you there!

This is tomorrow! Come watch Sterling present some of the projects he's been working on over the last five years. 🥳

Woosh woosh!! Congratulations to the latest Dr in town!!! Congratulations, Dr. Wright Sterling1Wright !! We are super proud of you and happy for you!

microARCH Lab Sterling1Wright Congrats Dr W!!

📢 We are Hiring! The One Health Microbiome Center seeks a Research Project Manager to lead interdisciplinary projects, manage grants, and oversee outreach. Must have a Master’s/PhD in a related field. Apply now! #Microbiome #Research #Projectmanager 🧑‍💼 psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Staf…

If you are attending #EAA2024 checkout Allison Ham present from microARCH Lab in Session 834: Women through the ages: Roles, rituals, and research through the lens of archaeological science. Her talk is titled "Sex-related variability in the ancient oral microbiome"

Checkout Laura Weyrich from microARCH Lab talk tomorrow at #EAA2024 @ 9.30AM

THANK YOU to the organizers of the #EAA2024 session today, Building Bridges: An open forum for archaeology and metagenomics! So inspiring to learn about so much awesome ancient metagenomics research! Biancamaria Bonucci Andrea Quagliariello Maxime Borry Mary ThePeople PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Enviro (PSABRE) Penn State Anthropology

Wishing a huge congratulations to microARCH Lab team member jaden_nick on her recent graduation with a Masters in Anthropology with her research "Industrialization dramatically impacts oral microbiota on a multi-continental scale". We are very proud of your achievement!

Pictures from the recently completed #EAAs featuring Dr. Ham and Dr. Weyrich Laura Weyrich