Using genetics to map the impacts of prehistoric climate change

Our climate is becoming ever warmer – impacting plant and animal ecosystems. But this is by no means the first time Earth has experienced climate change. Wallenberg Academy Fellow Peter Heintzman is using genetics to examine how prehistoric climate change has impacted life on Earth.

Peter Heintzman, Wallenberg Academy Fellow. Photo: KAW

Peter Heintzman holds a PhD in paleogenetics and is leading a research team at Center for Palaeogenetics, a joint collaboration between Stockholm University and the Swedish Museum of Natural History. In 2021 he was awarded Wallenberg Academy Fellow by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW).

Read more about Peter Heintzman`s research at the KAW web