Firstly, @alicepetzold.bsky.social and I organized our first symposium: Herp-omics: a #genomic perspective on earth’s herpetofaunal #diversity, with 27 participants and it was great fun. The variety of projects showed just how exciting this field of research is. #systematics #conservation #ecology

There were many fascinating talks, and it was wonderful to meet new colleagues and catch up with friends, e.g. @roedellab.bsky.social and the #Austrian #ÖGH delegation

This is one of my favourite conferences, and I am very happy that two significant events occurred during the meeting.

Last week, I attended the 23rd #European Congress of #Herpetology in Bonn, organized by the Societas Europaea Herpetologica #SEH2025. A total of 323 participants from 40 countries presented their latest research on #amphibian and #reptile #systematics #ecology #morphology #behavior and #evolution 🧵👇

I am very happy to announce that I have started a new postdoctoral position at the Institute of #Hydrobiology at @tudresden.bsky.social.
I'm looking forward to new projects, colleauges, collaborations and personal growth! New adventures to come! 👩‍🔬🐟🦠🧬💧

Das #Forschungsfest #Wien #WFF25 findet an diesem Wochenende im Rathaus statt. Zähl mit uns die gelben Flecken auf Feuersalamandern. Finde heraus, ob du genauso gut zählst wie ein Computer. 🦎 ⚫ 🟡 🧪🐸
Wir freuen uns auf euch! Alle Infos unter www.forschungsfest.at
@biobiiana.bsky.social

New paper out! We show that mercury contamination reaches high levels in small phytotelmata used by poison frogs 🐸 for tadpole deposition, and increases with proximity to small-scale artisanal gold mining. @biobiiana.bsky.social 🧪🌎👩‍🔬🦤 #AcademicSky #evosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New Genome Assembly! We present a high-quality 6.3 Gbp genome assembly of the poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius. The dynamic role of transposable elements seems to drive the evolution of 'genomic gigantism' in amphibians 🐸🧪🧬 doi.org/10.1101/2023...