The palaeogenetics lab is a part of the larger molecular genetic facility specialized to analyse ancient sedimentary DNA and is placed in a separate building apart from the modern and recent environmental lab and Post-PCR areas. In the palaeogenetics lab we analyse ancient DNA from sediment cores (lakes or marine archives) or permafrost deposits.
We apply DNA metabarcoding and metagenomics (shotgun and hybridisation capture) to investigate spatial and temporal biodiversity with the aim of identifying the taxonomic and functional composition of assemblages on population, community or ecosystem-level and their changes in Arctic (terrestrial and marine) ecosystems.
We use the following molecular genetic approaches.
Specialisms of the palaeogenetics lab
Lab equipment includes
Lead
Dr. Kathleen Stoof-Leichsenring
Technical staff
Janine Klimke
Sarah Olischläger