Rike Stelkens
@stelkens.bsky.social
Assoc Prof, Evolutionary Genomics, Quantitative/Population Genetics, Yeast, Experimental Evolution, Hybridization, @Stockholm University https://stelkenslab.com/
Thank you for having me at the SMBE satellite meeting in Puerto Varas in Chile! @smbe-chile2025.bsky.social Super well organised, fantastic people, interesting science! 🧪 🌋
October 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Thank you for having me at the SMBE satellite meeting in Puerto Varas in Chile! @smbe-chile2025.bsky.social Super well organised, fantastic people, interesting science! 🧪 🌋
We’re welcoming a new PhD student to the lab! Rubie Min Lu, formerly in Jason Tsai‘s lab @ishengtsai.bsky.social has joined us in Stockholm. Welcome Rubie!
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We’re welcoming a new PhD student to the lab! Rubie Min Lu, formerly in Jason Tsai‘s lab @ishengtsai.bsky.social has joined us in Stockholm. Welcome Rubie!
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*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
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We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
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September 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University*
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5
su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet
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September 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
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How do populations maintain an evolutionary memory? I am happy to share that our work with Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social, Paul Schmidt, and colleagues on dominance reversal and stabilization of insecticide resistance in changing environments over time is now published at Nature EE.
Beneficial reversal of dominance maintains a large-effect resistance polymorphism under fluctuating insecticide selection - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Measuring selection and dominance in fitness of the insecticide-resistant Ace alleles in Drosophila melanogaster, the authors show evidence for beneficial reversal of dominance, a mechanism that can s...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How do populations maintain an evolutionary memory? I am happy to share that our work with Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social, Paul Schmidt, and colleagues on dominance reversal and stabilization of insecticide resistance in changing environments over time is now published at Nature EE.
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Wild yeasts live in the forests all around us. Yet, little is known about the role they play in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new #beer and bread flavors, but can also serve as a unique model for studying #climatechange
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @stelkens.bsky.social
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@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @stelkens.bsky.social
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Wild yeasts as a model for climate research | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Wild yeasts live in the forests all around us. Yet, little is known about the role they play in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new beer and bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as a u...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Wild yeasts live in the forests all around us. Yet, little is known about the role they play in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new #beer and bread flavors, but can also serve as a unique model for studying #climatechange
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @stelkens.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mebnw7v5
@stockholm-uni.bsky.social @stelkens.bsky.social
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We have a new paper out in Molecular Ecology, led by @devinbendixsen.bsky.social ! Reproductive isolation due to divergent ecological selection is accompanied by vast genomic instability in experimentally evolved yeast populations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
September 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We have a new paper out in Molecular Ecology, led by @devinbendixsen.bsky.social ! Reproductive isolation due to divergent ecological selection is accompanied by vast genomic instability in experimentally evolved yeast populations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We’re still beaming from hosting illustrious guest for our workshop on yeast genomics and evolution in Sweden! Thanks to Gilles Fischer, @fcocubillosr.bsky.social @pablo-villa.bsky.social for sciencing, kayaking, walking, talking, beer tasting, and just generally making science as fun as it can be!
July 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
We’re still beaming from hosting illustrious guest for our workshop on yeast genomics and evolution in Sweden! Thanks to Gilles Fischer, @fcocubillosr.bsky.social @pablo-villa.bsky.social for sciencing, kayaking, walking, talking, beer tasting, and just generally making science as fun as it can be!
Job alert! We have a postdoc position available in the Stelkens Lab at Stockholm University. Join us and apply experimental evolution and comparative genomics in the model system yeast to test for parallel climate adaptation. Apply through this link: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline 15 August.
June 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Job alert! We have a postdoc position available in the Stelkens Lab at Stockholm University. Join us and apply experimental evolution and comparative genomics in the model system yeast to test for parallel climate adaptation. Apply through this link: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Deadline 15 August.
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Having fantastic days of Science with @stelkens.bsky.social and @hittingerlab.bsky.social in the @iatacsic.bsky.social.
So inspiring. Great research and better persons !
Thanks to @dperisn.bsky.social @fungialab.bsky.social for organizing it.
So inspiring. Great research and better persons !
Thanks to @dperisn.bsky.social @fungialab.bsky.social for organizing it.
June 17, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Having fantastic days of Science with @stelkens.bsky.social and @hittingerlab.bsky.social in the @iatacsic.bsky.social.
So inspiring. Great research and better persons !
Thanks to @dperisn.bsky.social @fungialab.bsky.social for organizing it.
So inspiring. Great research and better persons !
Thanks to @dperisn.bsky.social @fungialab.bsky.social for organizing it.
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🧬 Microbial Marvels: Biodiversity & Evolution of Yeasts
Top scientists @hittingerlab.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social reveal how yeasts evolve, adapt, and speciate. @uv.es @upv.es Don’t miss this inspiring workshop!
📅 June 16 📍 @iatacsic.bsky.social🔗https://bit.ly/4mytSC2 #YeastScience
Top scientists @hittingerlab.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social reveal how yeasts evolve, adapt, and speciate. @uv.es @upv.es Don’t miss this inspiring workshop!
📅 June 16 📍 @iatacsic.bsky.social🔗https://bit.ly/4mytSC2 #YeastScience
June 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🧬 Microbial Marvels: Biodiversity & Evolution of Yeasts
Top scientists @hittingerlab.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social reveal how yeasts evolve, adapt, and speciate. @uv.es @upv.es Don’t miss this inspiring workshop!
📅 June 16 📍 @iatacsic.bsky.social🔗https://bit.ly/4mytSC2 #YeastScience
Top scientists @hittingerlab.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social reveal how yeasts evolve, adapt, and speciate. @uv.es @upv.es Don’t miss this inspiring workshop!
📅 June 16 📍 @iatacsic.bsky.social🔗https://bit.ly/4mytSC2 #YeastScience
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Reminder that SSE members in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, and 152 low-income countries around the world can still get FREE registration for the virtual Evolution meeting! Please share with your colleagues: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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May 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reminder that SSE members in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, India, and 152 low-income countries around the world can still get FREE registration for the virtual Evolution meeting! Please share with your colleagues: www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
Want to know more about the ecology of wild yeasts, their association with oak trees, temperature, and rainfall? Read the latest by @chloehbk.bsky.social and @javo-pinto.bsky.social
First paper of my postdoc is out:
"Fermentative Yeast Diversity at the Northern Range Limit of their Oak Tree Host" - fun collab to study yeasts in my host country ft. JP, AT, MF and RS!
dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758...
Special thanks to @stelkens.bsky.social - also for the celebratory chocolate cake!
"Fermentative Yeast Diversity at the Northern Range Limit of their Oak Tree Host" - fun collab to study yeasts in my host country ft. JP, AT, MF and RS!
dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758...
Special thanks to @stelkens.bsky.social - also for the celebratory chocolate cake!
May 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Want to know more about the ecology of wild yeasts, their association with oak trees, temperature, and rainfall? Read the latest by @chloehbk.bsky.social and @javo-pinto.bsky.social
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How do organisms adapt to climate change?
A new study in @pnas.org reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution. New study from @jennifermolinet.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
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A new study in @pnas.org reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution. New study from @jennifermolinet.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
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Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate - Stockholm University
Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate
How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution.
www.su.se
May 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
How do organisms adapt to climate change?
A new study in @pnas.org reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution. New study from @jennifermolinet.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
www.su.se/english/news...
A new study in @pnas.org reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution. New study from @jennifermolinet.bsky.social & @stelkens.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
www.su.se/english/news...
Just out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... "The evolution of thermal performance curves in response to rising temperatures across the model genus yeast". Beautiful work using experimental evolution forecasting climate impacts on biodiversity by Jennifer Molinet @jennifermolinet.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just out in PNAS! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... "The evolution of thermal performance curves in response to rising temperatures across the model genus yeast". Beautiful work using experimental evolution forecasting climate impacts on biodiversity by Jennifer Molinet @jennifermolinet.bsky.social
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Wild yeasts live in forests all around us but little is known about their roles in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new beer & bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as unique model for studying climate change. @stelkens.bsky.social @kawresearch.bsky.social
www.su.se/english/news...
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Wild yeasts as a model for climate research - Stockholm University
Wild yeasts can be used to develop new beer and bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as a unique model for studying climate change.
www.su.se
May 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Wild yeasts live in forests all around us but little is known about their roles in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new beer & bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as unique model for studying climate change. @stelkens.bsky.social @kawresearch.bsky.social
www.su.se/english/news...
www.su.se/english/news...
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New vacancy in my team!
PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture.
Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :)
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#MEvoSky #MicroSky
PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture.
Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :)
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#MEvoSky #MicroSky
May 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New vacancy in my team!
PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture.
Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :)
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#MEvoSky #MicroSky
PhD student position on microbial genome evolution, focusing on the evolutionary principles underlying bacterial genome architecture.
Please repost and share with talented MSc students in #evobio, bioinformatics or related :)
www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
#MEvoSky #MicroSky
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We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
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Postdoctoral researcher in evolutionary developmental neurobiology
Come join our EU cephalopod consortium to discover how octopuses and other coleoids developed their large nervous system. Postdoc position available in the Seuntjens Lab in Leuven, Belgium.
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May 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We're hiring! Our lab is looking for a postdoc to investigate the #evodevo of #cephalopod brains. Did you recently graduate, and do you want to join our EU #WEAVE project with the Simakov and @simon-sprecher.bsky.social labs? Find the application form👇Thanks for RT 🐙🦑
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
Now out in @NatureEcoEvo! Life (and adaptation to warming) is a story of chance and history, but also... epistasis... Congrats to former grad student Alex Rego and ace collaborator David Berger for their brilliance and endurance and thanks to Zach Blount for a great commentary!
Finally out: Predicting adaptation to climate warming www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
We find that there are many genomic routes to heat-adaptation, but this can also make genomic data of limited value for prediction. A tour de force by @denovorego.bsky.social , with @stelkens.bsky.social.
Repeatability of evolution and genomic predictions of temperature adaptation in seed beetles - Nature Ecology & Evolution
The authors compare genomic and phenotypic changes between genetic backgrounds of seed beetles evolved at hot or cold temperatures. Despite phenotypic changes being more rapid and predictable at hot t...
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May 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Now out in @NatureEcoEvo! Life (and adaptation to warming) is a story of chance and history, but also... epistasis... Congrats to former grad student Alex Rego and ace collaborator David Berger for their brilliance and endurance and thanks to Zach Blount for a great commentary!
One of our main sponsors, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, has published a nice article about our work. Yay to fundamental research! @kawresearch.bsky.social kaw.wallenberg.org/en/research/...
Wild yeasts as a model for climate research | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Wild yeasts live in the forests all around us. Yet, little is known about the role they play in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new beer and bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as a u...
kaw.wallenberg.org
May 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
One of our main sponsors, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, has published a nice article about our work. Yay to fundamental research! @kawresearch.bsky.social kaw.wallenberg.org/en/research/...
Only 1 more week to apply for this postdoc position on the genomics of parallel climate adaptation in yeast! Link to application portal is in the post below. Please share widely! 🧪🌳🧬🍄
And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
April 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Only 1 more week to apply for this postdoc position on the genomics of parallel climate adaptation in yeast! Link to application portal is in the post below. Please share widely! 🧪🌳🧬🍄
Two more weeks to apply for a PhD position in our yeast genomics and evolution lab at Stockholm University! Please share widely. 🧪🧬🌳🍄
We have a 4-year fully funded PhD position available! Research topics include but are not limited to 1) Parallel evolution of climate adaptation in Europe and South America 2) The genetic architecture of temperature adaptation 3) The evolution of pathogenicity su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
PhD student in Evolutionary Genomics with Yeast
The Department of Zoology of Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees, including researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an intern
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April 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Two more weeks to apply for a PhD position in our yeast genomics and evolution lab at Stockholm University! Please share widely. 🧪🧬🌳🍄
Today we had Anna Runemark over! She talked about transgressive gene expression in hybrids. We’re looking forward to dabble in yeast experimental evolution together! 🧪
April 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today we had Anna Runemark over! She talked about transgressive gene expression in hybrids. We’re looking forward to dabble in yeast experimental evolution together! 🧪
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Very interesting opportunity for a female African microbiologist.
@tuliodna.bsky.social @ckyobutungi.bsky.social
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1/ Last call for the EMBL-UNESCO Residency Programme! ⏳
If you’re a female African scientist working in infection biology, this is your opportunity to develop scientific skills while fostering collaboration across borders.
🙌 Apply until 31 March 2025.
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If you’re a female African scientist working in infection biology, this is your opportunity to develop scientific skills while fostering collaboration across borders.
🙌 Apply until 31 March 2025.
www.embl.org/about/info/s...
March 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Very interesting opportunity for a female African microbiologist.
@tuliodna.bsky.social @ckyobutungi.bsky.social
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And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
March 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
And now, we also have a 2-year postdoc position in the Stelkens Lab! 🧪 If you are interested in parallel evolution, genomics, yeast, and climate adaptation, this could be for you! Please apply through U Stockholm's job platform here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...