Katarina Stuart
@katarinastuart.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ Macquarie University
Evolution 🔬 Genomics 🧬 Invasive Species 🐦🐸🦌
previously @ University of Auckland
PhD @UNSW 🇦🇺
Evolution 🔬 Genomics 🧬 Invasive Species 🐦🐸🦌
previously @ University of Auckland
PhD @UNSW 🇦🇺
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
A starling with a yellow front (thanks to NZ flax pollen) made it to the blue front of Molecular Ecology journal. This beautiful shot by Dominic Scott advertises a paper, that peeped into history of invasive starlings in NZ (and, spoiler-alert, Australia too). #biologicalinvasions
New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A starling with a yellow front (thanks to NZ flax pollen) made it to the blue front of Molecular Ecology journal. This beautiful shot by Dominic Scott advertises a paper, that peeped into history of invasive starlings in NZ (and, spoiler-alert, Australia too). #biologicalinvasions
New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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💡 Bonus: Open Snakemake pipelines for both simulation and imputation are provided:
- github.com/vibaotram/si...
- github.com/vibaotram/im...
Feel free to test and optimize imputation strategies for your own datasets before committing to large-scale LCS projects.
- github.com/vibaotram/si...
- github.com/vibaotram/im...
Feel free to test and optimize imputation strategies for your own datasets before committing to large-scale LCS projects.
GitHub - vibaotram/simulation
Contribute to vibaotram/simulation development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
💡 Bonus: Open Snakemake pipelines for both simulation and imputation are provided:
- github.com/vibaotram/si...
- github.com/vibaotram/im...
Feel free to test and optimize imputation strategies for your own datasets before committing to large-scale LCS projects.
- github.com/vibaotram/si...
- github.com/vibaotram/im...
Feel free to test and optimize imputation strategies for your own datasets before committing to large-scale LCS projects.
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
We explored that in this new study in Molecular Ecology Resources 🔎
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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@huizhentan.bsky.social
@katarinastuart.bsky.social
@annasanture.bsky.social
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@vbtram.bsky.social
@huizhentan.bsky.social
@katarinastuart.bsky.social
@annasanture.bsky.social
Assessing Genotype Imputation Methods for Low‐Coverage Sequencing Data in Populations With Differing Relatedness and Inbreeding Levels
Low-coverage sequencing (LCS) followed by genotype imputation has become a cost-efficient approach for obtaining whole-genome SNPs. Several imputation methods for LCS data have been developed over th....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
We explored that in this new study in Molecular Ecology Resources 🔎
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@vbtram.bsky.social
@huizhentan.bsky.social
@katarinastuart.bsky.social
@annasanture.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@vbtram.bsky.social
@huizhentan.bsky.social
@katarinastuart.bsky.social
@annasanture.bsky.social
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🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar:
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
📅 30th September
Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries.
👉 Register now using the poster below!
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
Genomic imputation can boost dataset quality and benefit research on wild populations. In hihi, we found high #imputation accuracies despite a small reference panel of high-fecundity individuals. Imputation improves downstream #ConservationGenomics analyses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
High Imputation Accuracy Can Be Achieved Using a Small Reference Panel in a Natural Population With Low Genetic Diversity
Genotype imputation, the inference of missing genotypes using a reference set of population haplotypes, is a cost-effective tool for improving the quality and quantity of genetic datasets. Imputation...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Genomic imputation can boost dataset quality and benefit research on wild populations. In hihi, we found high #imputation accuracies despite a small reference panel of high-fecundity individuals. Imputation improves downstream #ConservationGenomics analyses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Excellent keynotes this morning from Professor Alexei Drummond and Professor Cris Print on the power of genomics and computational biology in precision medicine and health research.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Excellent keynotes this morning from Professor Alexei Drummond and Professor Cris Print on the power of genomics and computational biology in precision medicine and health research.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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Day three of #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 kicking off with a great plenary session: diving into the world of plants and regulatory genetics with excellent talks by Miloš Tanurdžić and Erika Varkonyi-Gasic.
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Day three of #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 kicking off with a great plenary session: diving into the world of plants and regulatory genetics with excellent talks by Miloš Tanurdžić and Erika Varkonyi-Gasic.
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July 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today.
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today.
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks!
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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Megan Leask closing off the Indigenous Early Career Leaders session with her work designing precision medicine for Māori, by Māori.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
July 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Megan Leask closing off the Indigenous Early Career Leaders session with her work designing precision medicine for Māori, by Māori.
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
#GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025
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July 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Amazing start to #GSA2025! Amanda Black and Dawn Lewis opened with beautiful, thought-provoking science.
Indigenous Early Career Leaders Alana Alexander, Jordon Lima, and Conor Watene O'Sullivan shared wonderful projects and reflections on community and communication.
More to come!
Indigenous Early Career Leaders Alana Alexander, Jordon Lima, and Conor Watene O'Sullivan shared wonderful projects and reflections on community and communication.
More to come!
July 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Amazing start to #GSA2025! Amanda Black and Dawn Lewis opened with beautiful, thought-provoking science.
Indigenous Early Career Leaders Alana Alexander, Jordon Lima, and Conor Watene O'Sullivan shared wonderful projects and reflections on community and communication.
More to come!
Indigenous Early Career Leaders Alana Alexander, Jordon Lima, and Conor Watene O'Sullivan shared wonderful projects and reflections on community and communication.
More to come!
New preprint out:
"A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know"
A primer for anyone curious about digging into structural variants within their study system. Huge thank you to my brilliant co-authors!
doi.org/10.22541/au....
"A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know"
A primer for anyone curious about digging into structural variants within their study system. Huge thank you to my brilliant co-authors!
doi.org/10.22541/au....
A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know
1. IntroductionCharacterizing genomic variation is fundamental to address many ecological and evolutionary questions. The ‘evolution’ of DNA sequencing methods over time has enabled the identification...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
New preprint out:
"A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know"
A primer for anyone curious about digging into structural variants within their study system. Huge thank you to my brilliant co-authors!
doi.org/10.22541/au....
"A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know"
A primer for anyone curious about digging into structural variants within their study system. Huge thank you to my brilliant co-authors!
doi.org/10.22541/au....
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Excited to share a short blog post I wrote with Greening Australia about the project I’m working on at Applied Biosciences, Macquarie University! 🌱🪴🌿
🧬How plant DNA can shape the future of native seed production:
www.greeningaustralia.org.au/how-plant-dn...
🧬How plant DNA can shape the future of native seed production:
www.greeningaustralia.org.au/how-plant-dn...
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Excited to share a short blog post I wrote with Greening Australia about the project I’m working on at Applied Biosciences, Macquarie University! 🌱🪴🌿
🧬How plant DNA can shape the future of native seed production:
www.greeningaustralia.org.au/how-plant-dn...
🧬How plant DNA can shape the future of native seed production:
www.greeningaustralia.org.au/how-plant-dn...
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Only one week left to get your abstracts in for GSA 2025!
🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉
No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand) on the 7th - 10th of July!
Hope to see you all there!
www.gsa-2025.com
🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉
No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand) on the 7th - 10th of July!
Hope to see you all there!
www.gsa-2025.com
Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland 7-10 July 2025. The GSA 2025 Local Organising Committee is excited to welcome you. For general enquiries ...
www.gsa-2025.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Only one week left to get your abstracts in for GSA 2025!
🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉
No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand) on the 7th - 10th of July!
Hope to see you all there!
www.gsa-2025.com
🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉
No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand) on the 7th - 10th of July!
Hope to see you all there!
www.gsa-2025.com
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📣GSA 2025 Award winners announced! 📣
All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2025🧬 in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 7th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!
All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2025🧬 in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 7th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!
March 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
📣GSA 2025 Award winners announced! 📣
All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2025🧬 in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 7th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!
All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2025🧬 in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 7th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!
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🚨REMINDER
Make sure to register for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Abstracts are due in three weeks (7th April)
Early bird registration ends 11th May
www.gsa-2025.com
Make sure to register for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Abstracts are due in three weeks (7th April)
Early bird registration ends 11th May
www.gsa-2025.com
Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland 7-10 July 2025. The GSA 2025 Local Organising Committee is excited to welcome you. For general enquiries ...
www.gsa-2025.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🚨REMINDER
Make sure to register for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Abstracts are due in three weeks (7th April)
Early bird registration ends 11th May
www.gsa-2025.com
Make sure to register for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Abstracts are due in three weeks (7th April)
Early bird registration ends 11th May
www.gsa-2025.com
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Keynote speakers include Prof Amanda Black 🦠, Prof Alexei Drummond 🌳, Prof Matt Littlejohn 🐄, Prof Cris Print 🩺 and more!
The conference will also include an Indigenous Early Career Leaders Session and a Precision Medicine Session.
More info here▶️
www.gsa-2025.com/program
The conference will also include an Indigenous Early Career Leaders Session and a Precision Medicine Session.
More info here▶️
www.gsa-2025.com/program
Program | Genetic Conference 2
www.gsa-2025.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Keynote speakers include Prof Amanda Black 🦠, Prof Alexei Drummond 🌳, Prof Matt Littlejohn 🐄, Prof Cris Print 🩺 and more!
The conference will also include an Indigenous Early Career Leaders Session and a Precision Medicine Session.
More info here▶️
www.gsa-2025.com/program
The conference will also include an Indigenous Early Career Leaders Session and a Precision Medicine Session.
More info here▶️
www.gsa-2025.com/program
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
Abstract submission and registration for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬is now open!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Important dates
Abstracts due- April 7
Early bird registration ends- May 11
www.gsa-2025.com
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Important dates
Abstracts due- April 7
Early bird registration ends- May 11
www.gsa-2025.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Abstract submission and registration for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬is now open!
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Important dates
Abstracts due- April 7
Early bird registration ends- May 11
www.gsa-2025.com
The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025.
🚩Important dates
Abstracts due- April 7
Early bird registration ends- May 11
www.gsa-2025.com
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🚩REMINDER:
Genetics Society of AustralAsia annual awards are currently open - deadline is midnight AEDT on 28th February 2025. 📣
Please consider applying yourself, or nominate or encourage eligible students and colleagues to apply for one of these awards.
genetics.org.au/awards/
Genetics Society of AustralAsia annual awards are currently open - deadline is midnight AEDT on 28th February 2025. 📣
Please consider applying yourself, or nominate or encourage eligible students and colleagues to apply for one of these awards.
genetics.org.au/awards/
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
February 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🚩REMINDER:
Genetics Society of AustralAsia annual awards are currently open - deadline is midnight AEDT on 28th February 2025. 📣
Please consider applying yourself, or nominate or encourage eligible students and colleagues to apply for one of these awards.
genetics.org.au/awards/
Genetics Society of AustralAsia annual awards are currently open - deadline is midnight AEDT on 28th February 2025. 📣
Please consider applying yourself, or nominate or encourage eligible students and colleagues to apply for one of these awards.
genetics.org.au/awards/
Reposted by Katarina Stuart
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss - Nature
A comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity covering more than three decades of research demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation i...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Out now in @nature.com! Our comprehensive meta-analysis of global terrestrial and marine genetic diversity demonstrates rapid loss of genetic diversity and identifies conservation interventions that could mitigate this process
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌍🦤🧬
#consgen #PopGen
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🚨 Free one-week in person workshop on SLiM from 24th - 28th March at the University of Auckland. 📉🧬
Hands on tutorials will be lead by experienced SLiM users Dr @williampearman.bsky.social and Anna Clark.
Some ECR travel funds available.🎉
Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hands on tutorials will be lead by experienced SLiM users Dr @williampearman.bsky.social and Anna Clark.
Some ECR travel funds available.🎉
Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🚨 Free one-week in person workshop on SLiM from 24th - 28th March at the University of Auckland. 📉🧬
Hands on tutorials will be lead by experienced SLiM users Dr @williampearman.bsky.social and Anna Clark.
Some ECR travel funds available.🎉
Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hands on tutorials will be lead by experienced SLiM users Dr @williampearman.bsky.social and Anna Clark.
Some ECR travel funds available.🎉
Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...