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Diyar H. (He/Him)
@diyarhamidi.bsky.social
PhD candidate in Evolutionary Immunogenomics at the University of Hamburg

M.Sc in Molecular Biology and Evolution
Kiel University - MPI for Evolbio

into Population genomics, Molecular evolution, Ancient DNA, and Primates 🦧🦕🖥️🧬
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Just a quick reminder that the abstract deadline is approaching for the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology 2026: Feb 20! 👈
We still have a few places left 🤗🌈
Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Dear all,
The deadline is approaching!
We will host the 29th DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology!
Don’t miss this great opportunity to share your research, exchange ideas, and connect with other researchers in evolutionary biology.

Details: www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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👋 Hi #AcademicSky!

Together with @smbe-idea.bsky.social I’m organizing a symposium at #SMBE2026 (Copenhagen) 🇩🇰

🌈 Our mission is to 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 & 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

📣 Call for abstracts 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡
⏰ Deadline: 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟯

✨ Hope to see you there! 😉

@official-smbe.bsky.social
Join us for the IDEA Symposium at SMBE 2026 (June 28–July 2) in Copenhagen! We celebrate SMBE’s commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity by addressing systemic inequities in molecular biology and evolution.

💬 Like to participate? Abstract deadline is February 3rd!
smbe2026.org/symposia/
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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Deadline for #SMBE2026 abstract submission is coming up (Feb 3)!

Consider symposium S14 "Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age", organized by @jcwinternitz.bsky.social, @arcova.bsky.social, @michalvinkler.bsky.social and @diyarhamidi.bsky.social.
Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!

Submit your research and apply for SMBE awards via the submission portal.
📝 Read more & submit here: smbe2026.org/abstracts

And symposium selection is now finalized!
👉 See all accepted symposia: smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026
January 27, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Join the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2026. Theme: Interactions and Coevolution. PhD students & early postdocs can register. More info: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/evolutionaere-immungenomik/dzg-meeting.html #conference
DZG Graduate Meeting 2026
DZG Graduate Meeting 2026
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Step back and think about this…it’s INCREDIBLE

We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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A fantastic meeting is coming 🥳

This year DZG Evo Bio Graduate meeting will be in Hamburg, chase the red queen 🍎 @dzg-evol.bsky.social
Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Really grateful to the people in Hamburg for hosting the graduate meeting this year. Join them it will be great!
This year, we are hosting and organizing the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at Hamburg Uni with an exciting theme and amazing invited speakers!
For more information and registration, please visit our website:
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...
Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 AM
This year, we are hosting and organizing the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at Hamburg Uni with an exciting theme and amazing invited speakers!
For more information and registration, please visit our website:
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...
Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio
January 14, 2026 at 7:11 AM
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Same-sex sexual behaviour is part of the normal social life of some primates and could play an important part in their long-term success

go.nature.com/4qNGo1I
Same-sex sexual behaviour can help primates to survive — and reproduce
Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry habitats and predator-rich landscapes.
go.nature.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I participated in the amazing PopGroup @popgroup2026.bsky.social for the first time in Lille, and it was a great experience to present my work for the first time.
Many thanks to everyone who organized and participated.
I am already very excited for the next ones!
January 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age

📨 Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

📋 Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026
December 11, 2025 at 6:27 AM
We are very excited to be organising this symposium at SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social next year! We look forward to your abstracts and to being in Copenhagen!
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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For a nice overview of what ancient DNA can tell us about pathogens (produced by undergraduate and graduate students in my lab!) see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxOE...
Ancient DNA Analysis: Why Study ancient Disease?
YouTube video by StoneLab
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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New post by me on #MITPressReader @mitpress.bsky.social

On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial
the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’).

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...
December 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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💀+🧬+🤖 = 🎬🔥
Makalemiz artık sadece okunmuyor, izleniyor! Kurgu değil, gerçek bilim 😍😎
Teşekkürler Hacettepe ❤️
@science.org
👇 Yapay zeka animasyonumuza acil bakın:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_C...
Çatalhöyük Animasyonu
YouTube video by Hacettepe Üniversitesi
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Es ist Pride Week in Hamburg! 🌈 Dieses Mal unter dem Motto: „Wir sind hier, um zu bleiben. Queere Menschen schützen.“ Und auch dieses Jahr heißt es wieder: #HamburgzeigtFlagge Wir sind dabei und haben vor dem Hauptgebäude und vor der Verwaltung im Mittelweg gehisst! 🏳️‍🌈
July 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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🌾 Agriculture didn’t always spread with mobility of people.
New ancient DNA research shows that in western Anatolia, while communities stayed put, farming and village life spread through the movement of ideas and practices.
June 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Detecting and quantifying rare sex in natural populations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.03.657731v1
June 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
An effective marker for water frog systematics, including complex systems and hybrids 🤔

“Structure and Evolution of the uqcrfs1 Gene in Western Palearctic Water Frogs (Genus Pelophylax) and Implications for Systematics of Eastern Mediterranean Species”

DOI: doi.org/10.1155/jzs/...
Structure and Evolution of the uqcrfs1 Gene in Western Palearctic Water Frogs (Genus Pelophylax) and Implications for Systematics of Eastern Mediterranean Species
The Rieske protein, encoded by the nuclear uqcrfs1 gene, is an essential subunit of the cytochrome bc1 complex involved in electron transfer. Despite its vital function, studies on the structure and ....
doi.org
June 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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Our paper (w/ @smishra677.bsky.social) is now out in Genetics!

academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
June 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Stärkung für die Forschung am UKE: Die @dfg.de hat zwei neue Sonderforschungsbereiche zum mütterlichen Immunsystem und zu Nierenfiltern bewilligt. Diese werden in den kommenden vier Jahren mit insgesamt 29 Millionen Euro gefördert. Auch Forschende aus Lübeck, Berlin, Köln und Münster sind beteiligt.
UKE-Forschungen zum mütterlichen Immunsystem und zu Nierenfiltern werden gestärkt
www.uni-hamburg.de
May 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🚨 Don’t miss the 1st HAAM-radio symposium: "Ethics in Human DNA Research"
📅 May 29 (next week!)
🕒 LA (7am) l Berlin (4pm) | Singapore (10pm)
🎙️ With @paleogenomics.bsky.social @jenniferraff.bsky.social @marisolespitia.bsky.social & Tomás Gozález Zarzar
📝 Register by May 28
🔗 shorturl.at/1VScZ
May 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Genomic Insights into Derived Dwarfism and Exudivory in a Genus (Callithrix) of the World's Smallest Anthropoid Monkeys https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.19.654637v1
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM