Rachel M. Winter
Biomolecular (marine) historical ecology + ichthyoarch - current MSCA fellow in Copenhagen working on marine shagreen 🦈
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterNew PhD opportunity - which I'm delighted to be co-supervising! 'From Catch to Kitchen: Learning from Recreational Anglers to Diversify UK Seafood Choices' www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #phd #seafood #angling #fisheries #recreationalfishing #sustainability @thembauk.bsky.social Please share!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterOur deadline for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions for the OPI XI Conference has been EXTENDED! New closing date: 15th January 2026 Visit oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to submit! 📍 OPI XI University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada 📅 15-19 June, 2026
- In case anyone missed it, my love for sharks was an integral part of my 'hat' (crown) for the office Christmas party last week! ❄️🦈✨
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterI don’t know who needs to hear this But whale sharks are definitely sharks and definitely not whales. They’re also not half shark half whale hybrids. They’re called that because they’re large and they filter feed. Thank youuuuuuuu for your attention to this matter!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterPAASTA WINTER SCHOOL Now is your chance to provide input on our upcoming PAASTA Winter School on tools and topics you’re keen to learn and teach, please give your thoughts on this short form forms.gle/om48gkCKzTt9... before 9th Jan!
- And now here we are, after the first round of lab work in November with Yvonne de Rijk, a visiting Master’s student, starting to look at proteomic data from a number of elasmobranch species and further analysing dermal denticle morphologies!
- October saw my first attendance at a shark conference, with the European Elasmobranch Association, and additional museum visits to collaborators in the Netherlands, @rijksmuseum.bsky.social and Rijksmuseum Boerhaave on the quest to find more marine shagreen objects!
- September involved visiting many more museums in Denmark including the Marstal Søfartsmuseum on Ærø (which also included a voyage on a replica late 18th c. ship!) and the M/S Museet for Søfart in Helsingør; and lots of preparations for ICAZ-AGPM !
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterWebinar alert! Join us for a project introduction, some early findings & find out how you can get involved. When: Fri 5th Dec, 10am (GMT) Where: Online (Teams) Schedule: 20-30 minute presentation + Q&A Interested? DM for a link to join!
- Early December and I am now 4 months into my project, FINS! It’s been a busy and AMAZING start to this project which is so dear to me! August included what would be my first of many visits up to @nhmdk.bsky.social to look at the elasmobranchs in their collections and attending @isba11.bsky.social !
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter📣 Announcement! Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to November 30, 2025 Being guilty of last minute submissions ourselves, we felt that a few more days would help those of you processing your abstract ideas! 👉 si2026.org
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter🦈🌊✨ Interesting discussion during our fifth panel session led by Simon Dedmen and Guuske Tiktak on “New frontiers in elasmobranch data analysis” 🔬 involving a a group of researchers and experts emphasising the new technologies and opportunities for analysing elasmobranch data #sharks #rays #EEA2025
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter#FINS is using a multidisciplinary approach including dermal denticle analysis and proteomics to study #marineshagreen, which is a material made from the skins of sharks and rays, to explore historic elasmobranch exploitation in the early modern period #EEA2025 @rachelmwinter.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterPostdoc in the Faroes setur.totalview.cloud/recruitment/...
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterI'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
- Looking forward to seeing the OPI community next summer!! 🐙🐟🐬🐳🦀🦑🪼⛵⚓
- Dear OPI community! We’re thrilled to announce that the Call for Abstracts and ECR Funding Award submissions are now open for the OPI XI Conference, hosted by the University of Victoria on beautiful Vancouver Island, Canada 🇨🇦, 15–19 June 2026! tinyurl.com/3cjhzf4h #marineecology #conference
- For those of you attending, or interested, in the 11th ICAZ-AGPM meeting (International Council for Archaeozoology-Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) October 14-17 in Copenhagen, the preliminary programme is available on our website! sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
- 🚨🚨Today is the last day to register to join us in October!! 🚨🚨 (See further details in the note and link below)!
- 🐑Just a few days left!🐐 Registration for the #ICAZ-AGPM Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics working group meeting @icaz-news.bsky.social 🐃 is open until ⚠️Monday September 15th⚠️! ⬇️ sites.google.com/palaeome.org....
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter🐑Just a few days left!🐐 Registration for the #ICAZ-AGPM Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics working group meeting @icaz-news.bsky.social 🐃 is open until ⚠️Monday September 15th⚠️! ⬇️ sites.google.com/palaeome.org....
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterFor those not at our General Meeting, we have self-nominations for our next Steering Committee open until the end of the month (30 September)! For more details and to nominate yourself: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... With many thanks to @isma-rgz.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for overseeing this!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterFollowing a marvelous time at ISBA11 and our PAASTA conference, we're back to sharing the work of our community with you here! @ipatramanis.bsky.social PAASTA talk from March about PaleoProPhyler a tool for #phylogenies from ancient proteins is now live on our YouTube youtu.be/2gVEQyinL4A
- 🚨Here is your reminder to register by the *15 September* for the 11th ICAZ-AGPM (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics) happening the 14-17th of October in Copenhagen!! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp...
- Very excited for the conference (with added excitement for the Taylor Swift coded post 😂❤️🔥)
- ISBA11 starts tomorrow, and we have just one question for you... are you ready for it? #ISBA11 #biomoleculararchaeology #turin #Archaeology #Italy #conference #AreYouReady @isbarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeobiomics.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter🦌 NEW PAPER ALERT! 🦌 Our paper on wild #reindeer and #caribou is out in Science Advances! Thanks to the team: Eric Post, @nmschmidt.bsky.social, Stuart Brown, @noguesbravo.bsky.social and Damien Fordham that co-lead this research. doi.org/10.1126/scia...
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterDelighted to be bringing you the following PAASTA community-led paper outlining our recommendations for best practices and open science in palaeoproteomics! Congratulations to the authors and for anyone keen to read the paper, it can be found #OpenAccess here: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
- Did you know about the small, wild population of #muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Sweden? To learn more about their current conservation status, ecosystem services, and latest population inventory, check out our latest paper, published #OpenAccess in Polar Research! doi.org/10.33265/pol...
- In the words of Taylor Swift, ‘It’s been a long time coming’ and with that, I’m beyond excited to be starting my Marie Curie fellowship on #marineshagreen and historic #elasmobranch exploitation and ecology at the Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen!
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter✨✨Reminder that we are hosting a (virtual and in-person) pre-ISBA conference✨✨ on the 26th of August (13:00-17:00 CET) which will include talks from members of our community and the PAASTA Annual General Meeting. Additional details can be found here: paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterOur latest work is out! Ancient DNA from Danube sturgeon fossils dating back 10,000 years reveals that, despite centuries of decline, some populations have preserved high genetic diversity and ancient lineages. doi.org/10.1098/rstb... @royalsociety.org @lukeeholman.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterDid you know @thefsbi.bsky.social fund up to 2 PhD studentships each year? These include: 🐟 4 years of PhD funding. 🦈 A stipend higher than UKRI (on average). 🐠 Annual research budget of £3500. 🎣 +other benefits. See fsbi.org.uk/phd-students... for full details or grab Melanie or me at #FSBI2025
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterRegistration is open for the 11th #ICAZ-AGPM meeting taking place this October in Copenhagen! We're looking forward to four days of #archaeozoology #aDNA #morphometrics & #palaeoproteomics. sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
- ✨REGISTRATION IS OPEN✨ for the 11th International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ) Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics (AGPM) Working Group Meeting taking place this autumn in Copenhagen the 14-17th of October! eventsignup.ku.dk/11th-icazagp... @icaz-news.bsky.social
- The link to registration can also be found on the 'Registration' tab on our webpage: sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterA new paper by @rachelwinter.bsky.social used stable isotope data derived from fish bones from Middle to Late Holocene Levantine archaeological sites to explore trophodynamics and foraging ecologies prior to Lessepsian invasions and the overfishing seen in more recent times. doi.org/10.12681/mms...
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter🍝Our next PAASTA Seminar Series talk will be next week Wednesday 02 July at 15:00 CET! 🍝 @mirandaevans.bsky.social will be presenting "The Proteomics of Pottery: What can dirty dishes tell us about ancient diet and cuisine?" As always, DM us for the Zoom link to join!
- Come join us in Turin (or virtually) before @isba11.bsky.social kicks off!!
- 🚨Registration has been opened and a preliminary programme are now available on our website for those of you keen to join us in person or virtually on the 26th of August for the pre-ISBA PAASTA Conference!🍝 paasta-community.github.io/events/2025/...
- Always #TeamFish 🐟😉🐟
- Today in the reading room: fish binding! 🐠 (c/o @rachelmwinter.bsky.social )
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterLast week Meaghan Mackie provided us with an excellent talk about the challenges faced when bridging archaeology and archaeological sciences, fortunately if you missed it, her talk is now available on our YouTube! youtu.be/qZ_RRNPBFO4?...
- Happy to see this out and it was a treat to work with the co-authors involved! It was also my first time publishing via @pciarchaeology.bsky.social and it's a very clear, transparent, collegial process that I would heartily recommend! And finally, publish your raw data (please!)!!
- 1/5 New recommendation: Dekker et al. & @zandraselina.bsky.social (2025) Open science, communication, and collaboration for the future of palaeoproteomics. V4 recommended by @PCI_Archaeology doi.org/10.5281/zeno.... #Archaeology #opendata #openscience @paastacommunity.bsky.social #Palaeoproteomics
- Happy to share our latest publication, “Pre-Lessepsian isotopic niche spaces: using #paleoecological proxies to assess the impact of ongoing bioinvasions on fishes in the eastern #Mediterranean Sea” in Mediterranean Marine Science and available OA here: tinyurl.com/3pzuhx53
- With 137 new data points for δ13C and δ15N values from ancient fish in the eastern Mediterranean, we were able to explore how foraging ecologies and trophodynamics have changed in the context of Lessepsian invasions. AND…..
- By using an isotopic niche space approach to our data, it turns out that modern, indigenous Mediterranean fishes today are consuming a wider array of trophic resources, have less trophic plasticity, and experience higher intra-group competition for trophic resources than their ancient counterparts.
- For additional findings (I’m sure you want to know more about specific trophic groups and #groupers 😉🐟) and details, be sure to check out our paper!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterThe next talk in our #PAASTACommunity seminar series will be next week Wednesday 06 June at 16:00 CET! And while none of these talks are to be missed, Meaghan will be broaching a really important topic for working in palaeproteomics!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterThe FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26, 2026! Topics will encompass all corners of ancient DNA research, from humans to wildlife and sediments🧬🦣💀🦠 Save the dates ✅ Check the website icp2026.palaeogenomics.org and follow us for updates!
- One month left at Winterthur Museum and it's been a fruitful and delightful fellowship, I'm so grateful to the great collaborators I have here and to be working on #marine #shagreen objects, including this mid 19th c. sword from Germany! 🦈 Image courtesy of Winterthur, photo by Nat Caccamo.
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterI'm too tired and busy to pitch this around. Do any public-facing science news outlets want to hire me to write "Everyone's sharing that footage about bottom trawling from the Attenborough documentary trailer, here's the truth about this widely-misunderstood fishing method?" DMs open.
- Abstract submissions closing EOD today! (16 May)
- The next ICAZ-AGPM meeting (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics) will take place 14-17 October 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark 🐘🐐🦈🦜 Abstract are due 25 April! More info: sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
- In case anyone missed it, the abstract deadline was extended to 16 May, so still a couple of days to get an abstract in!!
- The next ICAZ-AGPM meeting (Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics and Morphometrics) will take place 14-17 October 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark 🐘🐐🦈🦜 Abstract are due 25 April! More info: sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter
[This post could not be retrieved] - 🚨🚨The ICAZ Archaeozoology, Genetics, Proteomics, and Morphometrics working group's next meeting (14-17 Oct 2025 in Copenhagen) has extended the deadline for abstracts to **Friday May 16th**!!🚨🚨 Additional details and can be found on the conference website: sites.google.com/palaeome.org...
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- Our latest newsletter has just dropped! This month features new research, interviews with researchers and lots more 🐟 If you'd like to keep up to date with current research in the field, join our mailing list by emailing info@oceanspast.org. #marinehistoricalecology #oceanspast
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterCan buildings provide evidence of once-common, now forgotten species & shifting baselines? Carving on wall of 🦖 hall @nhm-london.bsky.social last week Prob. white skate Rostroraja alba, 1 of 🌍's largest-reasonably common around UK when NHM built (1870s) Now Critically Endangered (& ~absent UK)
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterJoin us next week (Wed 07 May at 17:00 CET) for Jakob Hansen's talk: "Taxonomic selection strategies in the production of Early Neolithic bone objects, NE Iberian Peninsula" as part of the #PAASTACommunity seminar series!
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter#jobalert 📢 Delighted to offer a 3-year postdoctoral position in my research group at ATU Galway, Ireland. This is an exciting role in the new and ambitious native oyster reef restoration #BRICONS Project funded by the Marine Institute. To apply www.atu.ie/connect/jobs.... Deadline: 9 May 2025 12pm
- I've been at Winterthur Museum for a bit over a month and I've seen many #marine #shagreen objects including 19th c. swords with #shark skins on their grips (see photo 1), started Hirox microscopy on musuem objects, and enjoyed the plethora of flowers coming into bloom here! 🦈🌸
- See you in Turin this August?!
- 🍝Excited to announce the next PAASTA Conference and our Annual General Meeting will take place on 26 August in Turin, Italy prior to the start of ISBA11 (@isba11.bsky.social)!🍝 Additional details are provided in the attached figure!
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter✨Our next talk is this week by the brilliant @archaeoalex.bsky.social, see you this Wednesday at 16:00 CET✨
- Our next #PAASTACommunity seminar series is coming up on *Wed 02 April at 16:00 CET* with @archaeoalex.bsky.social presenting a tutorial on ClassiCOL!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterOur next #PAASTACommunity seminar series is coming up on *Wed 02 April at 16:00 CET* with @archaeoalex.bsky.social presenting a tutorial on ClassiCOL!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterJob alert! @katerinad.bsky.social and I are looking for an archaeologist/archaeological scientist to join us on a 4 year post-doc, helping to manage and participate in field and lab work on 2 ERC grants in our group. We would love to hear from you via the link! 👇 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoct...
- With Week 1 drawing to a close, it's been a brilliant start at Winterthur Museum! Lots of initial meetings and introductions, including discussing library resources (and equine shagreen😉) with @book-historia.bsky.social and starting to get a closer look at the #marineshagreen objects themselves!🦈
- Last week I concluded my year in Toulouse (stay tuned for those papers 😉) and this week I've kicked off my @nehgov.bsky.social fellowship at Winterthur Museum to begin working on #marine #shagreen! Still settling in this week but very excited for the next few months here! 🦈
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterFinally migrated here! Currently having fun analyzing thousands of cetacean bones from northern Hokkaido, Japan at Hokkaido University for 5 months! Here a left mandible of a pilot whale! 🐳
- So a final update from my recent trip to Egypt: I got to meet up with one of my collaborators, learn about modern salted fish products, namely #fesikh (فسيخ) from a new friend, Rayah, and I started building up my Nilotic fish collection!
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter✨We want to provide all of you with useful resources, one of those being a forthcoming list on our website of palaeoproteomics labs around the world. ✨ If you want to have your lab added, please get in touch with us (DM here or PAASTA gmail account)!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterFriends in the DC area: I will be giving a Profs and Pints talk about the science of sustainable seafood. It's based on my upcoming book on the topic. Please share with interested folks! Get tickets here: profsandpints.ticketleap.com/net/ 🧪🦑🌎🐟
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterMy first post on here and it's for a JOB ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣 The University of Tübingen is seeking to find a post-doctoral researcher for a 3-year position, funded through the DFG (13 TV-L, 39,5 h/week). More info here: tinyurl.com/4xbdya5t #archaeology #palaeoproteomics #job #ZooMS
- Some of the #fish I saw this year at Medinet Habu, Abydos, and the temple of Hatshepsut! Featuring both #Nilotic and #marine species!
- I got back from Egypt this week and of course I can't go anywhere without keeping an eye out for #MarineShagreen so here are a couple of the gorgeous pieces I saw at the Abdeen Palace Museum in Cairo!
- The @oceanspast.bsky.social's January 2025 Newsletter has just been sent out! 🐟⛵🦈🐳🐙⚓🦀 If you would like to stay up to date with current research in the field and join our mailing list please get in touch with me here or at info@oceanspast.org !
- While it's early days for me as an ECR, I am curious to hear from those of you in academia (or those that have left!) with permanent jobs about how you got where you are? Did you intentionally target a location/institution or were you more open to whatever opportunities presented themselves?
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterNew paper out TODAY in @consletters.bsky.social led by Dr Philine zu Ermgassen. Applying the IUCN #Ecosystem #RedListing criteria to historical & recent data, we find that European native oysters (O. edulis) are #Collapsed. Open access paper at lnkd.in/dJbbkzEa. Image: Maria Eggertsen
- Reposted by Rachel M. Winter#FishMas day 3: a fish that wouldn’t be out of place at the North Pole. Greenland sharks, which can live to be over 400 years old, sometimes eat (probably scavenging on drowned ones) polar bears and reindeer.
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterI’ve created a starter pack for #zooarchaeology and #biomolecular archaeology for all periods. Let me know if you want to be added go.bsky.app/Nv8XE4r 🦣🧪🏺🦴🦷at://did:plc:liar3wbig3dxvbaozjhwusnv/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lcaimtekmz2i
- Very excited for this talk next week and getting to have some #forensics back into my life for an afternoon!
- 💀❗️MARK YOUR CALENDARS❗️💀 Join us next Wednesday (Dec 4th) at 16:00 CET for @gentforanth.bsky.social's talk "The Highs and Lows of Proteomics in Forensics: my PhD Odyssey" as the next talk in our #PAASTACommunity seminar series!
- Reposted by Rachel M. WinterDo you have a student who is a non-native English speaker #NNES ? A post-doc? A collaborator? Are you a reviewer? It takes years to get to express yourself in a foreign language, if it ever happens The manifold costs of being a non-native English speaker in science journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
- Sending this from a train on my way back to Toulouse after a spectacular couple of days in Paris for #IZAZ 2024! It was so nice to convene with many of the folks working with #ZooMS (*and* to get to talk about fish and #MarineHistoricalEcology 🐟🦈)!
