Aida Andres
@aidaandres.bsky.social
Scientist. Evolutionary Biology, Population Genetics. Genetic adaptations to pathogens & the environment.
Professor & Director, UCL Genetics Institute, GEE Deptartment, University College London.
Associate Editor GBE.
https://wp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/evol-genome/
Professor & Director, UCL Genetics Institute, GEE Deptartment, University College London.
Associate Editor GBE.
https://wp.cs.ucl.ac.uk/evol-genome/
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And another paper from the admixlab: SAI - statistics for adaptive introgression!
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
SAI: A Python Package for Statistics for Adaptive Introgression
Abstract. Adaptive introgression is an important evolutionary process, which can be identified with widely used summary statistics, such as the number of u
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
And another paper from the admixlab: SAI - statistics for adaptive introgression!
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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Less than two weeks left to submit your nominations for the Dobzhansky Prize! This award recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Submit your nomination by Dec. 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Less than two weeks left to submit your nominations for the Dobzhansky Prize! This award recognizes the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding early-career evolutionary biologist. Submit your nomination by Dec. 1! shorturl.at/p70wY
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SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
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I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
Insertion of an invading retrovirus regulates a novel color trait in swordtail fish
For over a century, evolutionary biologists have been motivated to understand the mechanisms through which organisms adapt to their environments. Coloration and pigmentation are remarkably variable wi...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so excited to share new work on a TE insertion that regulates iridescence in swordtails, led by fantastic grad student @nadiahaghani.bsky.social and with help from many coauthors! In a time that has been so difficult to navigate, this & other projects have kept my spirits up: shorturl.at/NE65A
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Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.
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Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
Director, Center for Pathogen Bioinformatics
The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics (CPB) is a unit of SIB which offers expertise and services in pathogen bioinformatics, computational molecular epidemiology and related multi-site project manage...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Open position at the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics:
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
We are looking for a Director of the Center of Pathogen Bioinformatics
apply.refline.ch/499599/0346/...
I am in the Center's steering board together with fantastic colleagues (Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social, Richard Neher @neher.io, and
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More ARIA Engineering Ecosystem Resilience news - two jobs and and two meetings:
A. Hiring ASAP: We’re hiring a genes-to-ecosystems/conservation thinker for 6 months (London-based, up to £550/day). Apply quick, we'll start reviewing applications on Monday 10th. forms.monday.com/forms/d00798...
A. Hiring ASAP: We’re hiring a genes-to-ecosystems/conservation thinker for 6 months (London-based, up to £550/day). Apply quick, we'll start reviewing applications on Monday 10th. forms.monday.com/forms/d00798...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
More ARIA Engineering Ecosystem Resilience news - two jobs and and two meetings:
A. Hiring ASAP: We’re hiring a genes-to-ecosystems/conservation thinker for 6 months (London-based, up to £550/day). Apply quick, we'll start reviewing applications on Monday 10th. forms.monday.com/forms/d00798...
A. Hiring ASAP: We’re hiring a genes-to-ecosystems/conservation thinker for 6 months (London-based, up to £550/day). Apply quick, we'll start reviewing applications on Monday 10th. forms.monday.com/forms/d00798...
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Excited to share our latest work on the factors that determine what genes we find (and don't find!) in GWAS and burden tests.
We describe a critical concept that we call *specificity*.
Led by Jeff Spence and Hakhamanesh Mostafavi:
We describe a critical concept that we call *specificity*.
Led by Jeff Spence and Hakhamanesh Mostafavi:
How do GWAS and rare variant burden tests rank gene signals?
In new work @nature.com with @hakha.bsky.social, @jkpritch.bsky.social, and our wonderful coauthors we find that the key factors are what we call Specificity, Length, and Luck!
🧬🧪🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In new work @nature.com with @hakha.bsky.social, @jkpritch.bsky.social, and our wonderful coauthors we find that the key factors are what we call Specificity, Length, and Luck!
🧬🧪🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Specificity, length and luck drive gene rankings in association studies - Nature
Genetic association tests prioritize candidate genes based on different criteria.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Excited to share our latest work on the factors that determine what genes we find (and don't find!) in GWAS and burden tests.
We describe a critical concept that we call *specificity*.
Led by Jeff Spence and Hakhamanesh Mostafavi:
We describe a critical concept that we call *specificity*.
Led by Jeff Spence and Hakhamanesh Mostafavi:
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Join us at the The Francis Crick Institute for a lecture by the one and only Svante Pääbo on November 13.
The next day, join us for a symposium at the Royal Society featuring Svante and many others.
The next day, join us for a symposium at the Royal Society featuring Svante and many others.
Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo!
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk.
Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Join us at the The Francis Crick Institute for a lecture by the one and only Svante Pääbo on November 13.
The next day, join us for a symposium at the Royal Society featuring Svante and many others.
The next day, join us for a symposium at the Royal Society featuring Svante and many others.
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Applications are now open for the NERC TREES DLA 2026 PhD cohort. If you’re interested in conducting high-impact research in environmental science via an advertised or self-proposed project please take a look: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/news/applica.... #PhDprogramme #PhD #genomics #evolution
Applications Now Open! | TREES DLA
TREES Overview & Research ThemesTREES supports doctoral research across a broad range of themes. Applicants should align with at least one of these areas:
www.trees-dla.ac.uk
October 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Applications are now open for the NERC TREES DLA 2026 PhD cohort. If you’re interested in conducting high-impact research in environmental science via an advertised or self-proposed project please take a look: www.trees-dla.ac.uk/news/applica.... #PhDprogramme #PhD #genomics #evolution
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We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions.
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research.
Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
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There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org @propelscholars.bsky.social 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
There are unprecedented challenges for science, calling for bold action and collective effort. Training the next generation of scientific leaders has never been more important. Join us as we grow National PROPEL to answer this call. Learn more: propelscholars.org @propelscholars.bsky.social 🧪🧬🖥️🧵
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We remind the SMBE community that the deadline for the submission of proposals for @smbe-idea.bsky.social funding is tomorrow, Oct. 10th.
⏳ Don't miss out! Submit your proposals by 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟬 and help shape a more inclusive science community!
@official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky
@official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky
October 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We remind the SMBE community that the deadline for the submission of proposals for @smbe-idea.bsky.social funding is tomorrow, Oct. 10th.
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Sad news: Jane Goodall has died. She did more than any other human for our understanding and appreciation of our closest relatives, the chimpanzees.
That chimpanzees are Endangered tells you everything about our species and about what made her so exceptional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
That chimpanzees are Endangered tells you everything about our species and about what made her so exceptional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sad news: Jane Goodall has died. She did more than any other human for our understanding and appreciation of our closest relatives, the chimpanzees.
That chimpanzees are Endangered tells you everything about our species and about what made her so exceptional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
That chimpanzees are Endangered tells you everything about our species and about what made her so exceptional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
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Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
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🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere la etóloga y primatóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años social.elpais.com/wmfcr4
Muere la etóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años
Revolucionó la ciencia desde los sesenta con sus métodos innovadores y fascinantes descubrimientos sobre los chimpancés salvajes
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October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA | Muere la etóloga y primatóloga británica Jane Goodall a los 91 años social.elpais.com/wmfcr4
Fantastic Autumn Symposium and Mixer from the London Centre for Ecology and Evolution (CEE @ceevol.bsky.social) at the LSHTM brilliantly organised by Mojca Kristan @mkristan.bsky.social Lots of great talks on ecology and evolution by members of all CEE’s institutions.
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Fantastic Autumn Symposium and Mixer from the London Centre for Ecology and Evolution (CEE @ceevol.bsky.social) at the LSHTM brilliantly organised by Mojca Kristan @mkristan.bsky.social Lots of great talks on ecology and evolution by members of all CEE’s institutions.
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10/ If true, this has the potential to drive or exacerbate micronutrient-linked health disparities across populations - especially when over-farming and climate change continues to decrease soil quality. It is hard to ignore potential public/global health connotations🌎
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
10/ If true, this has the potential to drive or exacerbate micronutrient-linked health disparities across populations - especially when over-farming and climate change continues to decrease soil quality. It is hard to ignore potential public/global health connotations🌎
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9/ Why is this important? We suggest dietary micronutrients have shaped the recent evolution of humans and likely contributed to population differentiation in diet-related genes - possibly resulting in average differences in their micronutrient uptake, metabolism or regulation.
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
9/ Why is this important? We suggest dietary micronutrients have shaped the recent evolution of humans and likely contributed to population differentiation in diet-related genes - possibly resulting in average differences in their micronutrient uptake, metabolism or regulation.
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8/ In some cases, signatures of positive selection are identified in areas of the world with soil of known deficiencies or toxicities of micronutrients - potentially reflecting genetic adaptation to soil-driven micronutrient levels in the diet. Read our paper to see where 🤓
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
8/ In some cases, signatures of positive selection are identified in areas of the world with soil of known deficiencies or toxicities of micronutrients - potentially reflecting genetic adaptation to soil-driven micronutrient levels in the diet. Read our paper to see where 🤓
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6/ We used methods informed by extensive simulations to identify signatures of positive selection in ~300 genes associated with 13 essential trace minerals in 40 diverse human populations, considering monogenic, oligogenic and polygenic selection 🧬
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
6/ We used methods informed by extensive simulations to identify signatures of positive selection in ~300 genes associated with 13 essential trace minerals in 40 diverse human populations, considering monogenic, oligogenic and polygenic selection 🧬
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5/ We wanted to ask: have all micronutrients acted as selective pressures? Or only a few? And in which populations and timepoints? Is this likely to be driven by differing micronutrient levels in local soils? 🌎
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
5/ We wanted to ask: have all micronutrients acted as selective pressures? Or only a few? And in which populations and timepoints? Is this likely to be driven by differing micronutrient levels in local soils? 🌎
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4/ But soils can be extremely variable in their micronutrient content (even amongst really close-by environments!) - and have previously been suggested to drive some isolated examples of local adaptation to dietary micronutrients in human populations 🧬
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
4/ But soils can be extremely variable in their micronutrient content (even amongst really close-by environments!) - and have previously been suggested to drive some isolated examples of local adaptation to dietary micronutrients in human populations 🧬
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3/ For much of human evolution, the amount of micronutrients in our diet have depended on the underlying soil content, since micronutrients are taken up by local plants and animals that then make up the human diet 🐔🍎🌽
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
3/ For much of human evolution, the amount of micronutrients in our diet have depended on the underlying soil content, since micronutrients are taken up by local plants and animals that then make up the human diet 🐔🍎🌽