The international Conference “Comparing Ancient and Modern DNA Variability in Human Populations”, organized by CIBIO, is the fifth conference of the series DNA Polymorphisms in Human Populations. The aim of this conference is to compare the results emerging everywhere about the genetic variability of ancient populations with the modern variability of their supposed descendants, or with populations inhabiting the same region.

Contemporary ancient DNA technology allows the typing of several specimens and a population genetics approach of ancient and remote populations is now emerging. With this meeting we want to give emphasis to this new dimension of population studies that equally challenge scholars working with modern or ancient material.

This conference will take place from 23-25 November 2011 in Almeida Garrett Municipal Library at the Crystal Palace Gardens.