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On 18 Sep, 2015
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EAA/SAA EUROTAST Presentation: The Freed Slaves of Saint Helena: Genomic Analyses of 19th Century Human Remains Shed Light on Enslaved Africans Geographic Origins and Population Diversity

EUROTAST network members Marcela Sandoval Velasco, Kate Robson-Brown, Thomas Gilbert and Hannes Schroeder are presenting a paper along with their colleagues at the upcoming EAA-SAA Joint Meeting Archaeological Perspectives on Slavery, Trade, and Colonialism in Curaçao, 5-7 November, 2015. Title: The Freed Slaves of Saint Helena: Genomic Analyses of 19th Century Human Remains Shed Light on Enslaved Africans…

On 14 Sep, 2015
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EUROTAST Video: Marcela Sandoval

EUROTAST fellow Marcela Sandoval is conducting her PhD at the University of Copenhagen at the Centre for GeoGenetics under the supervision of Dr. Hannes Schroeder and Professor Tom Gilbert. She is working to better understand the origins of Africans captured during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade through studying aDNA.

On 18 Aug, 2015
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With Comments Off on AUGUST 2015: Forensic Science International: Genetics Publication of Genetic population study of Y-chromosome markers in Benin and Ivory Coast ethnic groups

AUGUST 2015: Forensic Science International: Genetics Publication of Genetic population study of Y-chromosome markers in Benin and Ivory Coast ethnic groups

Genetic population study of Y-chromosome markers in Benin and Ivory Coast ethnic groups Cesar Fortes-Lima, Nicolas Brucato, Myriam Croze, Gil Bellis, Stephanie Schiavinato, Achille Massougbodji, Florence Migot-Nabias, Jean-Michel Dugoujon In August 2015, EUROTAST research network members Cesar Fortes-Lima and Jean-Michel Dugoujon published a genetic dataset from 288 men in Benin and Ivory Coast. Benin has a…

On 23 Jun, 2015
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EUROTAST VIDEO: Sarah Abel

EUROTAST fellow Sarah Abel is conducting her PhD at CIRESC (Centre international de recherches sur les esclavages) under the supervision of Professor Myriam Cottias. She is a Sociocultural Anthropologist who examines the impact of ancestry genetics tests on understandings of heritage and identity in the United States and Brazil. In this video Sarah describes the questions and concerns with this research.

On 15 Apr, 2015
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APRIL 2015: PNAS Publication of Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean

Genome-wide ancestry of 17th-century enslaved Africans from the Caribbean Hannes Schroeder, María C. Ávila-Arcos, Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas, G. David Poznik, Marcela Sandoval-Velasco, Meredith L. Carpenter, José Víctor Moreno-Mayar, Martin Sikora, Philip L. F. Johnson, Morten Erik Allentoft, José Alfredo Samaniego, Jay B. Haviser, Michael W. Dee, Thomas W. Stafford, Jr., Antonio Salas, Ludovic Orlando, Eske Willerslev,…

On 10 Mar, 2015
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MARCH 2015: Genetic Legacy of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Anthropological and Clinical Contexts

The EUROTAST fellows will be presenting the findings of their research at the upcoming Genetics/Heritage conference, 23-25 April at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. Deadline for submission has been extended to March 15. To submit a paper or to attend the conference, visit the Genetics/Heritage website. Title: Genetic Legacy of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Anthropological and Clinical Contexts…

On 23 Feb, 2015
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FEBRUARY 2015: Computational Reconstruction of Hans Jonatan’s Genome

The EUROTAST fellows will be presenting the findings of their research at the upcomingGenetics/Heritage conference, 23-25 April at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. Deadline for submission has been extended to March 15. To submit a paper or to attend the conference, visit the Genetics/Heritage website. Title: Computational Reconstruction of Hans Jonatan’s Genome Authors: Anuradha Jagadeesan and…

On 5 Feb, 2015
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February 2015: The Genomic Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Yungas Valley of Bolivia

The EUROTAST fellows will be presenting the findings of their research at the upcoming Genetics/Heritage conference, 23-25 April at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool. Deadline for submission has been extended to March 15. To submit a paper or to attend the conference, visit the Genetics/Heritage website. There are some fantastic projects involved and we will…

On 5 Nov, 2014
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NOVEMBER 2014: Jessica Hendy – “Mysteries, Molecules and the Transatlantic Slave Trade”

Location: Handsworth Library, Soho Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9DP Date: 5 November 2014, 18.30-20.30 Through this interactive talk the audience will discover the different ways that scientists, archaeologists and historians learn about the transatlantic slave trade. They will also gain an understanding of how the transatlantic slave trade resulted in the spread of disease. Activities…

On 30 Jun, 2014
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JUNE 2014: Cesar Fortes Lima at IPATIMUP

EUROTAST research fellow Cesar Fortes-Lima just completed a month-long position as a Visiting Researcher at IPATIMUP, the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology at the University of Porto, Portugal. He worked with Luisa Pereira’s group to reconstruct complete mitochondrial DNA genomes from Africa. From this training he learned how to estimate genetic variation and geographic discrimination of mtDNA.