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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects

Our director Dimitris Koureas gave a short talk about #BGE. “BGE goes beyond the boundaries of the project. It forms an initiative, bringing together the communities”, he says. “Our future requires the support and commitment of all the actors in Europe.”

@horizoneu.bsky.social

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Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · 14d

Join us! Still places left :-) we look forward to meet you with @idarolti.bsky.social and talk about #sexchromosomes

Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21d

Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics

Sex chromosome evolution

Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · 15d

Congrats @yanischrysost.bsky.social ! Our piece in @gigascience.bsky.social is out. We provide a reference genome for the endangered Ural 🦉 , investigate genome evolution and the utility of cell
cultures for genomics with @leibnizlib.bsky.social @maxplanck.de

A high-quality reference genome for the Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) enables investigations of cell cultures as a genomic resource for endangered species

AbstractBackground. Reference genomes have a wide range of applications, but we are far from a complete genomic picture of the tree of life. We here contri

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Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 21d

Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics

Sex chromosome evolution

Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

www.physalia-courses.org

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Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats! Very cool finding

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Sarah Lemer @sarah-thesea.bsky.social · Aug 25

Check our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social about the unique sex determination system in Nautilus ➡️ XX/XY chromosomes unlike other cephalopods (ZZ/Z0).
with @reef-combo.bsky.social and @anariesgo.bsky.social et al., and led by Hector Torrado.
Get it: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lbs~_LsQS...

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Oliver Bossdorf @bossdorf.bsky.social · 28d

Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 28d

Kiel University seeks a full professor in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology. Applications due by Oct 19, 2025. For details: https://www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/dateien/oeffentl.-dateien/w3/w-3-professur-fuer-molekulare-und-evolutionaere-zoologie #job

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Aureliano Bombarely @bombarelya.bsky.social · Sep 8

@tank-silvia.bsky.social (from IRNASA) opens the first class of the #EMBO_course hands on genome assembly talking about experimental design and DNA extraction.

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Silvia Manrique @tank-silvia.bsky.social · Sep 8

🧪 We are starting the #EMBO practical course on 🧬Genome Sequencing , Assembly, Curation and Downstrem
Analysis🧬 in Florence, Italy 🇮🇹. I hope everyone learns a lot and enjoys the experience! meetings.embo.org/event/25-gen...

Genome sequencing, assembly, curation, and downstream analyses

Advances in long-read sequencing methods such as Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and scaffolding approaches using chromosome conformation capture have significantl…

meetings.embo.org

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Sep 7

Nominations for the ASN/SSE/SSB IDEA Award are open until October 15, 2025. This award honors contributions to inclusiveness and diversity in ecology and evolutionary biology. More … https://www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awards-and-prizes/inclusiveness-diversity-equity-and-access-idea-award.html

Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award

www.evolutionsociety.org

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Chris Clark @selasphorus1.bsky.social · Sep 5

Postdoc advertisement!

Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉

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Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · Sep 2

Still possible to apply to this #post-doc position at CESAB #Montpellier.
Application closing date: September 15th 2025 (12:00 PM CET)
How taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs.
Please share widely #PopGen #NbS #Biodiversity

Nicolas Bierne @couplingdmi.bsky.social · Jul 10

3-year #postdoc position at Centre de synthèse et d'analyse de la biodiversité (CESAB) in Montpellier to work on how taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS

FRB｜Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité @frbiodiv.bsky.social · Jun 4

[📢 Postdoc offer in Montpellier] Work on intraspecific diversity & translocation in Nature-based Solutions 🌿

Join the EVOLUTION Knowledge-Hub at the #FRB-CESAB

🔗 More informations: bit.ly/43uRz6Z

@cnrs.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social

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Christina Hansen Wheat @chansenwheat.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

liu.se/en/work-at-l...

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Anna-Liisa Laine @annaliisalaine.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨
We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics.

Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment!
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Research Centre For Ecological Change @rececochange.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 Post doc! Want to join our team?

We are looking for 3 post docs in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment, and ecological statistics for a fixed term of 2 years!

Come unravel the drivers and consequences of global change on biodiversity with us!

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#universityofhelsinki

3 Post doc positions in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment and ecological statistics

jobs.helsinki.fi

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Lisandro Milocco @milocco.bsky.social · Aug 25

🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab

🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Please share!

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Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · Aug 23

Learned so much, met so many new people and old friends at #eseb2025! Lovely time in Barcelona with my team @yanischrysost.bsky.social @kevinhsi.bsky.social Arya and Sophie and @mstange.bsky.social

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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lund University is seeking a postdoc/researcher for an ERC project on gene expression in hybrid Italian sparrows. One-year position with potential extension. Apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:833332/ #postdoc

Researcher in hybridization induced changes to gene expression

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Torsten Günther @trstngnthr.bsky.social · Aug 12

The @scilifelab.se ancient DNA unit is looking for an bioinformatician placed at Uppsala University. This is a great way to be part of diverse #aDNA research projects as a staff scientist with permanent (!!) employment:

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

Bioinformatician - Uppsala University

Bioinformatician, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University

www.uu.se

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RIO (Research Ideas and Outcomes) journal @riojournal.com · Jul 16

📑Latest addition to the #openscience collection of the #European Reference #Genome Atlas (ERGA, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social) presents a the 1st #genome report for a sun spider (order Solifugae).

🔗 Find the report: doi.org/10.3897/arph...
🔍 Explore the collection to date: doi.org/10.3897/rio....

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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Jul 14

Dubin, Parker, @astridboehne.bsky.social & @oliviaroth.bsky.social studied how sexual antagonism relates to sex determination in three syngnathids - precopulatory sexual selection drives sexual antagonism and may shape sex chromosome evolution.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf103

#genome #evolution

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Astrid Böhne @astridboehne.bsky.social · Jul 14

Happy to be part of this work on a fascinating model system and great to work with a fantastic team @oliviaroth.bsky.social

Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · Jul 7

The July cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of Dubin, @oliviaroth.bsky.social et al., who investigate sexual antagonism and sex determination in syngnathids with differences in how male pregnancy develops.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf103

📷 Olivia Roth

#genome #evolution

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Moritz Blumer @moritzblumer.bsky.social · Jun 19

Check out our new paper about chromosomal inversions in Malawi cichlids! 🐟🧬

Available here without a paywall: hdl.handle.net/10067/214834... (click on the ‘Full text (open access)’ link).

A circular phylogeny of Malawi cichlids with inversion frequencies indicated for different taxa as rings around the tree.

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · Jun 13

How did nature’s incredible diversity come to be? These cichlid fish may offer a clue 🐠

Cambridge researchers have found that chunks of ‘flipped’ #DNA can help fish quickly adapt to new habitats and evolve into new species, acting as evolutionary ‘superchargers’ 👇
bit.ly/3HGqEN6

Three cichlid fish swimming in clear water, with text at the bottom asking 'How do 'supergenes' shape the evolution of fish?'

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · Jun 14

Collaborative work between Durbin Lab at Cambridge & Svardal Lab at Antwerp 🐠

🔗 to manuscript: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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