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Francesc Calafell
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Human population geneticist
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francesccalafell.bsky.social
Un aptònim biomèdic: l'Alzheimer està causat per l'acumulació de la proteïna amiloide. Una investigadora de la Univ. de Dundee en temes aplicables a l'Alzheimer es diu... Amy Lloyd! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39460937/
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
The research identified new genetic variants showing adaptive signatures in modern Europeans — particularly in genes related to:
🧬 Immune response
🧈 Cholesterol metabolism
🌶️ A greater preference for spicy food
October 31, 2025 at 9:09 AM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
This just out! Honoured to have been a part of this paper on mitogenomes in Flanders, part of Noah Gaens's thesis and led by my friend @maartenlarmuseau.bsky.social !

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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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melisupf.bsky.social
Al MELIS tenim una persona experta a lligar genètica, genealogia i demografia! 👌

El @francesccalafell.bsky.social reflexiona al diari @ara.cat sobre les modes dels noms i parla de l'ascens dels Leos i el descens de les Mercès. No te'ls perdis!
criatures.ara.cat/infancia/mer...
October 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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melisupf.bsky.social
Thank you, Anna Bigas, for such an inspiring talk! 💫

It has been a pleasure to hear your thoughts on the origin of hematopoyetic stem cells and cell communication 🧫🔬
cc @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social
upf.edu Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu · 19d
#Docència

La biòloga Anna Bigas del @researchmar.bsky.social va ser l'encarregada de pronunciar la lliçó inaugural de la primera promoció del grau en Ciències Biomèdiques del @melisupf.bsky.social:

“Les cèl·lules necessiten parlar entre ells per saber què han de fer”

ℹ️ tuit.cat/8ow2k
October 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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oriollapiedra.bsky.social
We have an open PhD student position in evolutionary ecology in our lab @creaf.cat in Barcelona! 🦎 🌳 🦆 🐍

Applications open until Nov. 10th, 2025. Please help us spread the word!

Link to position description and requirements:
creaf.factorialhr.com/job_posting/...

Lab website:
oriollapiedralab.com
a kitten with the words join us on its face
ALT: a kitten with the words join us on its face
media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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upf.edu
🔙 #35AnysUPF! Avui mirem enrere al dia que ho va canviar tot: el primer dia de classe, ara fa 35 anys.

🗓 1990: Sota el lideratge del rector Enric Argullol, la UPF obria les portes al seu primer campus (Edifici Balmes) amb un esperit innovador.
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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evomg-bcn.bsky.social
Then, Francesc Calafell ( @francesccalafell.bsky.social ), also from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social and @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, presented their results on Eivissa's ancestral population.
Francesc Calafell, EvoMG Program, UPF, IBE
October 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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francesccalafell.bsky.social
😭😭😭
June 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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albertvilella.bsky.social
#Bioinformatics
October 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
🔎 Què passa amb el nom #Mercè?

📉 Cada cop és menys freqüent entre els nadons a #Barcelona.

🗣️ Francesc Calafell, investigador de l’ @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i professor de la @upf.edu, ho explica al @ara.cat .

👉
Mercè, el nom de iaia que ja no es posa
La majoria de Mercès actuals van néixer abans del 1975 i no és un nom popular entre els nadons que neixen ara
criatures.ara.cat
September 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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lvilavalls.bsky.social
Excited to share our new preprint🙌
It's the first human WGS study in Sudan. We uncover one of the strongest selection signals to date, pointing to post-admixture adaptation to malaria in Copts. Huge thanks to all co-authors. @aidaandres.bsky.social @jgarcia-cal.bsky.social @ebosch1972.bsky.social
medrxivpreprint.bsky.social medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · Sep 3
Sudan's complex genetic admixture history drives adaptation to malaria in Sudanese Copts https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.01.25334828v1
September 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
A physical captcha: prove that you are not a cow
August 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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xkcd.com
Where Babies Come From

xkcd.com/3127/
Comic. Various Experts Answer the Question “Where do babies come from?” Geneticist: Recent admixture event, roughly 0.001 kya. Astronomer: Low-impulse ejection from a parent body. Software engineer: Off-by-one error in the population calculations. Geologist: The area was originally a uniform plane, but the non-baby parts eroded at higher rates. Meteorologist: Moist ground-level turbulent mixing.
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
I el més amunt: glacera de la Meije (de fet, ahir)
francesccalafell.bsky.social Francesc Calafell @francesccalafell.bsky.social · Aug 11
El més lluny on he anat:
N: Helsinki
S: Curitiba
E: Tòquio
O: San Francisco
doctormoriarty.bsky.social M. Arcanum Pastorius @doctormoriarty.bsky.social · Aug 11
El més lluny on he anat:

N: Rovaniemi (Lapònia)
S: Ifaty (Madagascar)
E: Tòquio (Japó)
O: Toronto (Canadà)
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
El més lluny on he anat:
N: Helsinki
S: Curitiba
E: Tòquio
O: San Francisco
doctormoriarty.bsky.social M. Arcanum Pastorius @doctormoriarty.bsky.social · Aug 11
El més lluny on he anat:

N: Rovaniemi (Lapònia)
S: Ifaty (Madagascar)
E: Tòquio (Japó)
O: Toronto (Canadà)
alexsantalo.bsky.social Àlex Santaló @alexsantalo.bsky.social · Aug 10
El més lluny on he anat:

N; Thurso
S; Santiago de Chile
E; Santiago de Chile
O; Praga
August 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
Out of office
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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verog-biogeo.bsky.social
Feliz día mundial del ARN ☺️
Daenerys Targaryen con el cabello hacia atrás, salvo un rizo doble a su izquierda junto a un cartel que dice "ADN" (biomolécula de doble cadena, formando lo que se conoce como "doble hélice", que es muy parecido a la disposición de esos dos rizos) y un rizo a su derecha al lado de un cartel en el que se lee "ARN" (formado por una única cadena).
August 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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francesccalafell.bsky.social
Just took this picture in Barcelona. The severance procedure will soon be legal in Catalonia
July 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
Just took this picture in Barcelona. The severance procedure will soon be legal in Catalonia
July 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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arevsumer.bsky.social
Vanessa Villalba-Mouco and I wrote a little preview piece for Cell on the new mtDNA and proteomics results from the Harbin skull. It is free for 50 days at this link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unmasking the Denisovans
The Harbin cranium, linked to Denisovans via mitochondrial DNA, broadens their known range and provides the first insights into Denisovan morphology. …
www.sciencedirect.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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francesccalafell.bsky.social
Dec ser dels pocs que encara porta (i llegeix) el diari en paper pel carrer. Aquests dies caniculars, la suor em tatua la portada al braç 🥵🥵
July 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
francesccalafell.bsky.social
Dec ser dels pocs que encara porta (i llegeix) el diari en paper pel carrer. Aquests dies caniculars, la suor em tatua la portada al braç 🥵🥵
July 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
#JoinOurTeam

📣The #IBE_Barcelona seeks a #PhD Student in Human Population Genomics🧬🔬 for a 4-year project focused on human isolated populations!

#UnravellingEvolution #DiscoveringLife

📆 Deadline: 31st of August

Apply here👉https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us/job-offers
July 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM