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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 2d

New preprint on bioRxiv!
The sociobiome–oral microbiome pathway in dental caries among Indigenous Australians” by Sonia Nath et al.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

The sociobiome–oral microbiome pathway in dental caries among Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians experience disproportionately high rates of dental caries, yet the biological pathways linking socioeconomic disadvantage to oral health remain unclear. This study examined how ...

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 New from our team: lab methods can shape what we recover from ancient dental calculus! Extraction & library prep choices influence results, highlighting the importance of careful protocols for reproducible ancient microbiome research.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check it out today!!

Wet Lab Protocols Matter: Choice of DNA Extraction and Library Preparation Protocols Bias Ancient Oral Microbiome Recovery

Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis of archaeological dental calculus has provided a wealth of insights into ancient health, demography and lifestyles. However, the workflow for ancient metagenomics is still...

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 2d

The study links socioeconomic disadvantage to oral microbiome shifts that mediate dental caries risk — showing that income-related microbial dysbiosis impacts oral health inequities.

Check it out today!!

MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 2d

New preprint on bioRxiv!
The sociobiome–oral microbiome pathway in dental caries among Indigenous Australians” by Sonia Nath et al.

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

The sociobiome–oral microbiome pathway in dental caries among Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians experience disproportionately high rates of dental caries, yet the biological pathways linking socioeconomic disadvantage to oral health remain unclear. This study examined how ...

doi.org

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One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · 14d

🦠 New Matters Microbial with @markowenmartin.bsky.social!

Guest Dr. @lauraweyrich.bsky.social shares how ancient dental plaque DNA reveals:

– Neanderthal diets & health
– Early “medicine” use
– Microbes shared with humans

🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bc5...

Matters Microbial #108: Neanderthal Oral Health, Ancient Bacteria and DNA

YouTube video by MicrobeTV

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Mark O. Martin @markowenmartin.bsky.social · 19d

Another week, another episode of #MattersMicrobial podcast! This time, @lauraweyrich.bsky.social of Penn State discusses what bacterial DNA from ancient dental plaque can tell us. Please spread the #GoodMicrobialWord. @univpugetsound @asmicrobiology @microbe.tv

youtu.be/6Bc5jhCDWg8?...

Matters Microbial #108: Neanderthal Oral Health, Ancient Bacteria and DNA

YouTube video by MicrobeTV

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 22d

Great to see initiatives working on policy improvements for microbiome conservation! So wonderful to see the forethought to also include broad representation! Exciting!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Launching the IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity - Nature Microbiology

Nature Microbiology - Launching the IUCN Microbial Conservation Specialist Group as a global safeguard for microbial biodiversity

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PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 27d

@microarch-lab.bsky.social was lucky enough to host and work with @bbonucci.bsky.social this summer. Checkout her recent publication on retrieving #ancientDNA from concretions from human remains!

Biancamaria Bonucci @bbonucci.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨Thrilled to share our new paper!!
We were able to retrieve ancient DNA and proteins from layers of sediment attached to the skeletal remains of individuals from a Neolithic site from Southern Italy 💀🧬🦠
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Ancient microbial DNA and proteins preserve in concretions covering human remains

Microbiome; Omics; Proteomics; Archeology

www.cell.com

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PSU Ancient Biomolecules Research Environment (PSABRE) @psu-adna.bsky.social · 23d

Checkout this new #ancientDNA research published today on mastodons significantly revising the previous understanding of their evolutionary history!

Chris Widga @widga.bsky.social · 26d

It lives!!! 🦣🦣🦣🧪

Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Repeated climate-driven dispersal and speciation in peripheral populations of Pleistocene mastodons

Coastal mastodon mitochondrial genomes contextualize species distributions and dispersal patterns near southern glacial limits.

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 23d

Originally from Bangladesh, he completed his BSc and MS in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology at the University of Chittagong before coming to Penn State. Outside the lab, Shah enjoys biryani and seafood. Connect with him on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shahimranhossain

Welcome to the team, Shah!

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · 23d

Meet Shah Imran Hossain, a graduate student in Biotechnology at Penn State. Shah is part of the Oral Microbiome Transplants (OMT) project, where he studies how microbial communities in the mouth can be shifted to help treat oral diseases like caries, periodontal disease, gingivitis, and oral cancers

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 23d

OPEN INVITATION to the One Health Microbiome Symposium, May 13-14, 2026!! This is not your typical siloed topic conference. It unifies diverse research fields in microbiome science across Ag, Envtl, and Human Health. 1/n

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2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium

The 2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium will be hosted at Penn State University. Abstract submissions will open early 2026.

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to our PhD student, Christine Ta @ckayeeta.bsky.social on being awarded the One Health Microbiome interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship!!

We are super proud of you!

One Health Microbiome Center @psumbiome.bsky.social · Sep 3

Excited to share that the One Health Microbiome Center has selected six fellows for the 2025 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship! 🌍🧫

From tropical peatlands to oral microbiomes, their projects represent the breadth of Penn State’s microbiome research.

www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship awards six trainee-led projects | Penn State University

The One Health Microbiome Center (OHMC) of the Huck Institutes for Life Sciences at Penn State has selected six candidates to receive the 2025 Interdisciplinary Innovation Fellowship, a competitive fu...

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Biancamaria Bonucci @bbonucci.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨Thrilled to share our new paper!!
We were able to retrieve ancient DNA and proteins from layers of sediment attached to the skeletal remains of individuals from a Neolithic site from Southern Italy 💀🧬🦠
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

Ancient microbial DNA and proteins preserve in concretions covering human remains

Microbiome; Omics; Proteomics; Archeology

www.cell.com

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great job presenting today @bbonucci.bsky.social

#ISBA11
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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration—not local adoption.
Penn State-led study shows migration drove nearly all of Europe’s Neolithic farming transition, with cultural adoption contributing only minimally.

Congratulations to the Huber lab!!!
www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Ancient DNA reveals farming spread through migration, locals slow to adopt it | Penn State University

Roughly 10,000 years ago, humans started shifting from being nomadic hunter-gatherers to building large agricultural settlements, marking one of the greatest transformations in human history. For deca...

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great job presenting today @wicedjuju.bsky.social

#ISBA11
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Biancamaria Bonucci @bbonucci.bsky.social · Aug 29

Come to my poster at #ISBA11 today!!
Number 92 🥰🔥

MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Check out Biancamaria's @bbonucci.bsky.social poster presentation tomorrow at #ISBA11, Aug 29, 12:45–2:25 pm @ Musei Reali, Torino

Session title: Methodological advances in biomolecular archaeology

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Check out Biancamaria's @bbonucci.bsky.social poster presentation tomorrow at #ISBA11, Aug 29, 12:45–2:25 pm @ Musei Reali, Torino

Session title: Methodological advances in biomolecular archaeology

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good job presenting today @ckayeeta.bsky.social

#ISBA11
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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 28

NEW PAPER ALERT ❗️❗️

Check out this new paper on Romania microbiome.
www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13...

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 24

Juliana Simas Coutinho Barbosa @wicedjuju.bsky.social — Aug 29, 1–3 pm, Poster #224 @ Musei Reali

Session name: Methodological advances in biomolecular archaeology

Come say hi! 👋

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 24

The MicroARCH team is well represented at the #ISBA2025 conference! 🎉
Check out our poster sessions:

Christine Ta @ckayeeta.bsky.social — Aug 28, 1-3 pm, Poster #22 @Musei Reali

Session name: Authentication and reliability of ancient molecular datasets

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Cameron Pauly is officially starting the PhD phase of his MD/PhD journey with the microARCH lab! His research will explore how colonialism has shaped the oral microbiomes of Indigenous communities. Welcome back, Cameron—we’re glad to have you with us!

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MicroARCH_lab @microarch-lab.bsky.social · Jul 24

Good job to our PhD student, Iyunoluwa Ademola-Popoola on her presentation at the Society of Africanist Archaeologists 2025 conference today!

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