Does population size shape protein coevolution?
I explored this in my talk today at the MPI for Evolutionary Biology.
Our work in mammals suggests the answer is yes - genetic drift is a major determinant of compensatory mutations.

#evolution #genomics #proteinevolution @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social

Please come and see Jinyang’s purr-fectly interesting talk at the #ESEB2025 the coming Thursday 3:45 PM (Meeting Room 116) on Polarizing SNPs without outgroup.

(I won’t be there, busy.)
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Just wrapped up an amazing time at #EMPSEB30. A truly unique event by PhD students, for PhD students packed with insightful talks and outstanding networking with future colleagues. If you’re a PhD student in evo-bio, this is the meeting you don’t want to miss! #EMPSEB30 #EvolutionaryBiology

Really enjoyed being at Biology of Genomes 2025: great science, great people, and great feedback on my work! Also cool and interesting to learn how academic systems differ across countries. #BoG25

TE-driven genomic plasticity shapes resistance evolution and CYP51 expression spikes in TE-containing strains 🧬🧬 (3)

Using a novel experimental evolution framework, we also track the dynamic TE expansions/contractions under fungicide pressure (!!!a net change of 187 TEs within only ten generations!!!) 🧫🧫🧫 (2)

It is finally out! Fungal genomes, transposable elements and fungicide resistance: unlocked!
A novel DMI fungicide resistance mechanism in Monilinia spp.- linking a nested TE upstream of the CYP51 gene to reduced sensitivity (1)

mobilednajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

‼️Save the date‼️The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program kicks off its first call for applications from April 1, 2025; applications can be submitted until May 13, 2025. mpg.de/en/max-planc... #ScienceCareer

Polarizing SNPs without outgroup https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.31.635919v1

The call for PhD positions at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology is now open, including one in my group! www.evolbio.mpg.de/3017297/appl.... If you are interested in playing with ancestral recombination graphs, please reach out!