José Cerca
@naturalselection.bsky.social
Group leader at the Swedish Museum of Natural History
Evolutionary biologist interested in island biology, adaptive radiation, genomes and ecological niches.
Islandevolution.github.io
Evolutionary biologist interested in island biology, adaptive radiation, genomes and ecological niches.
Islandevolution.github.io
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José Cerca
@naturalselection.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations - Genome Biology
Background Whole-genome sequencing efforts, have during the past decade, unveiled the central role of genomic rearrangements—such as chromosomal inversions—in evolutionary processes, including local a...
link.springer.com
📌 New publication out:
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
If you work with genomics, bioinformatics or evol biol, when was the last time you read a paper from Nature EcoEvo?
People in our field seem obsessed about publishing there but I barely read their papers. Very ecological, macroevolutionary - which are fine subjects, but out of sync with what we do.
People in our field seem obsessed about publishing there but I barely read their papers. Very ecological, macroevolutionary - which are fine subjects, but out of sync with what we do.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 AM
If you work with genomics, bioinformatics or evol biol, when was the last time you read a paper from Nature EcoEvo?
People in our field seem obsessed about publishing there but I barely read their papers. Very ecological, macroevolutionary - which are fine subjects, but out of sync with what we do.
People in our field seem obsessed about publishing there but I barely read their papers. Very ecological, macroevolutionary - which are fine subjects, but out of sync with what we do.
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Excited to share our new paper on Arabidopsis adaptation in the Cape Verde Islands!! 🌱🌋
We developed a new multiparent intercross population to uncover genetic variants that were previously difficult to map. Here’s a quick overview 👇🧵
@GeneticsGSA academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
We developed a new multiparent intercross population to uncover genetic variants that were previously difficult to map. Here’s a quick overview 👇🧵
@GeneticsGSA academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Excited to share our new paper on Arabidopsis adaptation in the Cape Verde Islands!! 🌱🌋
We developed a new multiparent intercross population to uncover genetic variants that were previously difficult to map. Here’s a quick overview 👇🧵
@GeneticsGSA academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
We developed a new multiparent intercross population to uncover genetic variants that were previously difficult to map. Here’s a quick overview 👇🧵
@GeneticsGSA academic.oup.com/genetics/adv...
Hit me up if you'd like to apply to a Data-driven postdoc fellowship with me in Sweden. 2 year salary, excellent community. Deadline March 31. I have a project idea on reference bias vs pangenome, but keen on hearing ideas. Please share broadly.
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
www.scilifelab.se
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Hit me up if you'd like to apply to a Data-driven postdoc fellowship with me in Sweden. 2 year salary, excellent community. Deadline March 31. I have a project idea on reference bias vs pangenome, but keen on hearing ideas. Please share broadly.
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
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Awesome to see the first chapter of my PhD out in MBE!
We used a suite of methods to describe the venom system of the green lacewing. Take a look if you're interested in everything from venom system morphology to the molecular evolution of novel traits
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
We used a suite of methods to describe the venom system of the green lacewing. Take a look if you're interested in everything from venom system morphology to the molecular evolution of novel traits
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
The green lacewing venom system and the complex mechanisms underlying its evolution
Abstract. Venom has independently evolved across many lineages, yet relatively few have been studied in detail, particularly among insects. Of these, Neuro
doi.org
January 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Awesome to see the first chapter of my PhD out in MBE!
We used a suite of methods to describe the venom system of the green lacewing. Take a look if you're interested in everything from venom system morphology to the molecular evolution of novel traits
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
We used a suite of methods to describe the venom system of the green lacewing. Take a look if you're interested in everything from venom system morphology to the molecular evolution of novel traits
doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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A must read for conservation geneticists on the utility (or not??) of using molecular diversity to predict adaptive potential 👇🏻
I'm excited to share that our preprint is now available on bioRxiv! Our study challenges the widespread use of molecular genetic diversity as a predictor adaptive potential, with important implications for how genetic data is used to inform conservation decisions.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential
A capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognised as a global conservation priority. Adaptation requires additive (heritable) genetic variatio...
www.biorxiv.org
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
A must read for conservation geneticists on the utility (or not??) of using molecular diversity to predict adaptive potential 👇🏻
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Alpha Cell is a new strategic research program at SciLifeLab dedicated to uncovering the molecular structure and function of #SingleCells in time and space 🧪
We spoke with Caroline Gallant, Scientific Program Manager for Alpha Cell, and Isolde Palombo, Project Coordinator of the program. ↓
We spoke with Caroline Gallant, Scientific Program Manager for Alpha Cell, and Isolde Palombo, Project Coordinator of the program. ↓
SciLifeLab Voices: Caroline Gallant and Isolde Palombo of Alpha Cell
Alpha Cell is a new strategic research program at SciLifeLab. This time in our SciLifeLab Voices series, we spoke with Caroline Gallant, Scientific Program Manager for Alpha Cell, and Isolde Palombo, ...
www.scilifelab.se
December 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Alpha Cell is a new strategic research program at SciLifeLab dedicated to uncovering the molecular structure and function of #SingleCells in time and space 🧪
We spoke with Caroline Gallant, Scientific Program Manager for Alpha Cell, and Isolde Palombo, Project Coordinator of the program. ↓
We spoke with Caroline Gallant, Scientific Program Manager for Alpha Cell, and Isolde Palombo, Project Coordinator of the program. ↓
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The first conference was held in 2014 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I still remember the plenary talk given by Drs. Peter and Rosemary Grant.
#IB2026
#IB2026
最初の大会は2014年で会場はハワイ大学のマノア校でした。 フィンチの嘴で有名なグラント博士らによる講演があったのを覚えています。
#IB2026
#IB2026
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The first conference was held in 2014 at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I still remember the plenary talk given by Drs. Peter and Rosemary Grant.
#IB2026
#IB2026
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Check out this new #AJB On the Nature of Things essay!
#Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation & adaptation
By @nicolo-tellini.bsky.social , Ole Tørresen, David Edwards, Loren Rieseberg, Kjetill Jakobsen & José Cerca
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #evolution
#Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation & adaptation
By @nicolo-tellini.bsky.social , Ole Tørresen, David Edwards, Loren Rieseberg, Kjetill Jakobsen & José Cerca
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #evolution
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Check out this new #AJB On the Nature of Things essay!
#Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation & adaptation
By @nicolo-tellini.bsky.social , Ole Tørresen, David Edwards, Loren Rieseberg, Kjetill Jakobsen & José Cerca
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #evolution
#Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation & adaptation
By @nicolo-tellini.bsky.social , Ole Tørresen, David Edwards, Loren Rieseberg, Kjetill Jakobsen & José Cerca
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #evolution
📰 Starting this friday with some positive news:
Our publication "Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation" came out today in the American Journal of Botany!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1537...
Our publication "Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation" came out today in the American Journal of Botany!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1537...
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
📰 Starting this friday with some positive news:
Our publication "Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation" came out today in the American Journal of Botany!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1537...
Our publication "Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation" came out today in the American Journal of Botany!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1537...
Go work with Julian - it's a fantastic lab!
I am recruiting graduate students to my genomics-focused lab in EEB at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Please spread the word if you know any students with an interest in a computational focus to genomics research! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/GradStudentPositions//UIllinois.EEB.Genomics
The Catchen Lab (https://catchenlab.life.illinois.edu/), in the Department
of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is recruiting graduate students to join...
evol.mcmaster.ca
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Go work with Julian - it's a fantastic lab!
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Why do queens bees live so much longer than workers? Apply for a postdoc position in my lab to figure it out! Please get in touch if you want to know more.
link to job:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
lab website:
www.websterlab.net
link to job:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
lab website:
www.websterlab.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Why do queens bees live so much longer than workers? Apply for a postdoc position in my lab to figure it out! Please get in touch if you want to know more.
link to job:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
lab website:
www.websterlab.net
link to job:
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
lab website:
www.websterlab.net
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position @animecol-uu.bsky.social, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position @animecol-uu.bsky.social, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
📌 New publication out:
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations - Genome Biology
Background Whole-genome sequencing efforts, have during the past decade, unveiled the central role of genomic rearrangements—such as chromosomal inversions—in evolutionary processes, including local a...
link.springer.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
📌 New publication out:
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by José Cerca
A very nice paper! @naturalselection.bsky.social Congrats!!!👍💪
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
October 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A very nice paper! @naturalselection.bsky.social Congrats!!!👍💪
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations
Reposted by José Cerca
Now available in Systematic Biology, a new paper (and R package) in which we outline an approach to account for non-independence in comparative analyses of lineage-pair traits academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
The Comparative Analysis of Lineage-Pair Traits
Abstract. For many questions in ecology and evolution, the most relevant data to consider are attributes of lineage pairs. Comparative tests for causal rel
academic.oup.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Now available in Systematic Biology, a new paper (and R package) in which we outline an approach to account for non-independence in comparative analyses of lineage-pair traits academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
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We are recruiting a fully-funded PhD student to work on the evolution and mechanisms of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
October 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We are recruiting a fully-funded PhD student to work on the evolution and mechanisms of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Excited to share our new paper in
@GeneticsGSA
! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper!
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene...
A thread 🧵👇
@GeneticsGSA
! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper!
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene...
A thread 🧵👇
Chimeric Reference Panels for Genomic Imputation
Abstract. Despite transformative advances in genomic technologies, missing data remains a fundamental constraint that limits the full potential of genomic
doi.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Excited to share our new paper in
@GeneticsGSA
! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper!
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene...
A thread 🧵👇
@GeneticsGSA
! We developed "Retriever," a novel method that enables high-quality genotype imputation in non-model organisms. 🧬 Congratulations to Charles on his first PhD paper!
Paper: doi.org/10.1093/gene...
A thread 🧵👇
RIP Jane Goodall. You'll live through the inspiration you instilled in all of us.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
RIP Jane Goodall. You'll live through the inspiration you instilled in all of us.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
Population Genetics group 59
populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille 🍟, France, 7–9 January 2026 – just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
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Article alert! Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin
Abstract. The Arctic has been the scene for (re)colonization, diversification, and adaptation of boreal and Arctic fauna. As anthropogenic warming of the A
academic.oup.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Article alert! Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, Structural Variants, and Short Tandem Repeats Capture Distinct Signals of Adaptive Divergence in the Atlantic Puffin url: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
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Friends: I'm recruiting at least one PhD student to join our lab in Atlanta in the Fall of 2026. Information about our research can be found at the link below. Please pass along to any students interested in the quantitative study of speciation, secondary contact, and the build-up of biodiversity!
The Anderson Lab at Georgia Tech
my academic website
seanasanderson.github.io
September 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Friends: I'm recruiting at least one PhD student to join our lab in Atlanta in the Fall of 2026. Information about our research can be found at the link below. Please pass along to any students interested in the quantitative study of speciation, secondary contact, and the build-up of biodiversity!
