Laurence Despres
@laurencedespres.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist interested in the diversification and adaptation of insects to environmental gradients (in the Alps)
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Interested in adaptive genomics, genomic offset and simulations? This seems to be an extraordinary opportunity to work with Thibaut Capblancq and Olivier François, two excellent experts in the field (and also great people)
Postdoc opportunity in ecological genomics at Université Grenoble Alpes focuses on gene-environment interactions under climate change. Duration 18 mont… https://academicpositions.com/ad/universite-grenoble-alpes/2026/postdoctoral-researcher-in-population-biology-and-ecology-m-f/243400#apply #postdoc
Postdoctoral researcher in population biology and ecology (m/f) - Academic Positions
Develop and apply statistical models to study genetic adaptation to climate, analyze empirical data, publish results, and present at conferences. Doctorate r...
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January 18, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Interested in adaptive genomics, genomic offset and simulations? This seems to be an extraordinary opportunity to work with Thibaut Capblancq and Olivier François, two excellent experts in the field (and also great people)
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"The coevolution of colour patterns and hindwing shapes on a large phylogenetic scale reveals predation-driven adaptive syndromes in swallowtail butterflies"
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"The coevolution of colour patterns and hindwing shapes on a large phylogenetic scale reveals predation-driven adaptive syndromes in swallowtail butterflies"
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Puissant, A., Chotard, A., Condamine, F. L., @vincentdebat.bsky.social & Llaurens, V.
🦋 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
Time to publish ethically: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.
doi.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
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(1/5)Thrilled to announce our paper on #ProjectPsyche is out! 🦋We describe how we’ve generated 1000+ high-quality genomes for European Lepidoptera, providing an unprecedented resource for biodiversity, conservation, and evolutionary research.
#Genomics #Biodiversity
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
#Genomics #Biodiversity
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level
reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found
in Europe. Here, we describe t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
(1/5)Thrilled to announce our paper on #ProjectPsyche is out! 🦋We describe how we’ve generated 1000+ high-quality genomes for European Lepidoptera, providing an unprecedented resource for biodiversity, conservation, and evolutionary research.
#Genomics #Biodiversity
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
#Genomics #Biodiversity
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Huge congratulations to everyone who made this milestone possible! 🎉🦋 Field teams out exploring 🥾🌿 and lab teams powering the sequencing 🧬 — every single contribution mattered. 🙌✨
[PÉTITION] Exigez des titres de séjour stables pour les travailleur·se·s étranger·e·s en France !
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
[PÉTITION] Exigez des titres de séjour stables pour les travailleur·se·s étranger·e·s en France !
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📖Published📖
Deschamps et al. introduce CAMELIA (Community Assemblage Modelling macroEcoLogically Informed with AI), a neural network framework integrating species distribution data with community constraints to improve biodiversity predictions 👇
🌍 🧪
buff.ly/DfJT25t
Deschamps et al. introduce CAMELIA (Community Assemblage Modelling macroEcoLogically Informed with AI), a neural network framework integrating species distribution data with community constraints to improve biodiversity predictions 👇
🌍 🧪
buff.ly/DfJT25t
October 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📖Published📖
Deschamps et al. introduce CAMELIA (Community Assemblage Modelling macroEcoLogically Informed with AI), a neural network framework integrating species distribution data with community constraints to improve biodiversity predictions 👇
🌍 🧪
buff.ly/DfJT25t
Deschamps et al. introduce CAMELIA (Community Assemblage Modelling macroEcoLogically Informed with AI), a neural network framework integrating species distribution data with community constraints to improve biodiversity predictions 👇
🌍 🧪
buff.ly/DfJT25t
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Des centaines de personnes se sont rassemblées jeudi place de la République en soutien à la flottille Global Sumud. Et surtout pour huer des autorités accusées de ne rien faire pour les quelques dizaines de Français à bord, ou pour faire cesser la guerre génocidaire à Gaza.
Par Sarah Benhaida
Par Sarah Benhaida
Flottille pour Gaza : à Paris, une manifestation contre « la honte » et « l’impuissance »
Des centaines de personnes se sont rassemblées jeudi place de la République en soutien à la flottille Global Sumud. Et surtout pour huer des autorités accusées de ne rien faire pour les quelques dizaines de Français à bord, ou pour faire cesser la guerre génocidaire à Gaza.
l.mediapart.fr
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Des centaines de personnes se sont rassemblées jeudi place de la République en soutien à la flottille Global Sumud. Et surtout pour huer des autorités accusées de ne rien faire pour les quelques dizaines de Français à bord, ou pour faire cesser la guerre génocidaire à Gaza.
Par Sarah Benhaida
Par Sarah Benhaida
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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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To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society.
This was a joy to write together as a community!
This was a joy to write together as a community!
(6/6)📄 In our new whitepaper (EcoEvoRxiv) we discuss our aims to coordinate this collaborative analysis of Lepidoptera genomes, turning data into impact for science, conservation and society.
Now available at 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#ProjectPsyche #Genomics
Now available at 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
#ProjectPsyche #Genomics
Project Psyche: Generating and utilising reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
ecoevorxiv.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
To celebrate the genomes for 1,000 (!) species of Lepidoptera in Europe, Project Psyche has released a preprint outlining our ambitions to jointly sequence & leverage genomes of all 11,000 species in Europe to propel science, conservation & society.
This was a joy to write together as a community!
This was a joy to write together as a community!
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Here we go again! Estos días @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo estaremos en la reunión de @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, donde hablaremos acerca del potencial de las redes sociales para la divulgación sobre genómica y conservación de polillas (y mariposas) 🦋
(1/3) 🌍🦋 From 10–12 Sept 2025, WG1 of #10kLepGenomes will host a workshop to discuss the bridge between Lepidoptera genomics and society. Experts in genomics, conservation and applied sciences will gather at the Senckenberg Entomological Institute (Müncheberg, Germany) 👇🏽
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Here we go again! Estos días @entomoprofessor.bsky.social y yo estaremos en la reunión de @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, donde hablaremos acerca del potencial de las redes sociales para la divulgación sobre genómica y conservación de polillas (y mariposas) 🦋
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Le fiston d'un copain, atteint d'une myopathie, aimerait suivre une L1 de physique/maths. Mais #Grenoble ayant été particulièrement "rétive" 😖 il s'est inscrit au #Bourget et cherche à salarier un.e accompagnant.e. Auriez-vous la gentillesse de faire tourner cette annonce d'emploi ?
👇
👇
September 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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PhD position available in Amphibian Genomics at the Biological Station of Doñana, Seville, Spain. Fully funded for 4 years. Apply by Sept 30, 2025. Details: https://www.evoamphibia.com/news/grad-student-search/ #phd
Grad student position open! – Amphibian Genomics and Evolution Lab
Grad student position open! – Amphibian Genomics and Evolution Lab
www.evoamphibia.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
PhD position available in Amphibian Genomics at the Biological Station of Doñana, Seville, Spain. Fully funded for 4 years. Apply by Sept 30, 2025. Details: https://www.evoamphibia.com/news/grad-student-search/ #phd
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Avec 21,6 milliards de commandes, l’industrie militaire française a connu en 2024 sa deuxième meilleure année. Dans le même temps, les exportations d’armes à destination d’Israël ont atteint un montant inégalé depuis huit ans. Et ce malgré le génocide en cours. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
September 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Avec 21,6 milliards de commandes, l’industrie militaire française a connu en 2024 sa deuxième meilleure année. Dans le même temps, les exportations d’armes à destination d’Israël ont atteint un montant inégalé depuis huit ans. Et ce malgré le génocide en cours. www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...
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🚀 First STSM of CA23122 – 10kLepGenomes!
@laurencedespres.bsky.social (Univ. Grenoble) joined Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) in Shebenik National Park, Albania (15–20 June 2025).
Goal: sample Heath butterflies (𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢) for genome sequencing.
#10kLepGenomes #STSM #Lepidoptera #Fieldwork
@laurencedespres.bsky.social (Univ. Grenoble) joined Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) in Shebenik National Park, Albania (15–20 June 2025).
Goal: sample Heath butterflies (𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢) for genome sequencing.
#10kLepGenomes #STSM #Lepidoptera #Fieldwork
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🚀 First STSM of CA23122 – 10kLepGenomes!
@laurencedespres.bsky.social (Univ. Grenoble) joined Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) in Shebenik National Park, Albania (15–20 June 2025).
Goal: sample Heath butterflies (𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢) for genome sequencing.
#10kLepGenomes #STSM #Lepidoptera #Fieldwork
@laurencedespres.bsky.social (Univ. Grenoble) joined Anila Paparisto (Univ. Tirana) in Shebenik National Park, Albania (15–20 June 2025).
Goal: sample Heath butterflies (𝘊𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘢) for genome sequencing.
#10kLepGenomes #STSM #Lepidoptera #Fieldwork
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L’armée israélienne a annoncé avoir ciblé la tente où ils se trouvaient devant l’hôpital Al-Shifa. Plus de 200 journalistes et professionnels des médias palestiniens ont été tués depuis le 7-Octobre.
Par @clomraffko.bsky.social
Par @clomraffko.bsky.social
Israël assassine six journalistes palestiniens à Gaza, dont le célèbre reporter Anas al-Sharif
L’armée israélienne a annoncé avoir ciblé la tente où ils se trouvaient devant l’hôpital Al-Shifa. Plus de 200 journalistes et professionnels des médias palestiniens ont été tués depuis le 7-Octobre.
l.mediapart.fr
August 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
L’armée israélienne a annoncé avoir ciblé la tente où ils se trouvaient devant l’hôpital Al-Shifa. Plus de 200 journalistes et professionnels des médias palestiniens ont été tués depuis le 7-Octobre.
Par @clomraffko.bsky.social
Par @clomraffko.bsky.social
Reposted by Laurence Despres
Running a test on the DAFNEE database will only take a few minutes of your time. It's a must-do. 👇
New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
Time to publish ethically: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.
doi.org
June 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Running a test on the DAFNEE database will only take a few minutes of your time. It's a must-do. 👇
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New #OpenAccess work by @laurencedespres.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv
Evolutionary history & interspecific gene flow in six #Coenonympha butterfly species in Europe
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70005
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Photo: Coenonympha leander (credit: Emilien Bouteille)
Evolutionary history & interspecific gene flow in six #Coenonympha butterfly species in Europe
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70005
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Photo: Coenonympha leander (credit: Emilien Bouteille)
August 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New #OpenAccess work by @laurencedespres.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv
Evolutionary history & interspecific gene flow in six #Coenonympha butterfly species in Europe
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70005
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Photo: Coenonympha leander (credit: Emilien Bouteille)
Evolutionary history & interspecific gene flow in six #Coenonympha butterfly species in Europe
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70005
@manusaunders.bsky.social @wiley.com
Photo: Coenonympha leander (credit: Emilien Bouteille)
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A new study tracks the recent and rapid diversification of glasswing butterflies, which evolved within the last two million years in the tropics of South America.
Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/geno...
Study:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/geno...
Study:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
July 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A new study tracks the recent and rapid diversification of glasswing butterflies, which evolved within the last two million years in the tropics of South America.
Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/geno...
Study:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/geno...
Study:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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[Prix Recherche SFE2 2025] Félicitations à Violaine Llaurens (@cnrsecologie.bsky.social, @cirbcdf.bsky.social & @isyeb.mnhn.fr, Paris & Université des Antilles), pour sa nomination et attribution de notre Prix Recherche 2025.
Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/p...
Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/p...
[Prix Recherche SFE²] Lauréate 2025 - Violaine Llaurens - sfecologie.org
Toutes nos félicitations à Violaine Llaurens (DR CNRS, CIRB & ISYEB, Paris & Université des Antilles), lauréate du Prix Recherche SFE² 2025.
sfecologie.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
[Prix Recherche SFE2 2025] Félicitations à Violaine Llaurens (@cnrsecologie.bsky.social, @cirbcdf.bsky.social & @isyeb.mnhn.fr, Paris & Université des Antilles), pour sa nomination et attribution de notre Prix Recherche 2025.
Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/p...
Pour en savoir plus ➡️ sfecologie.org/2025/07/16/p...
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In @elife.bsky.social: Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals
A large-scale survey across animals reveals no general association between genome size expansion and the relaxation of natural selection.
doi.org
July 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
In @elife.bsky.social: Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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@10klepgenomes.bsky.social First WG2 meeting is over. It was an intense week full of light trapping and sample preparations for @projectpsyche.bsky.social, lectures and meeting wonderful people 🤩🦋💡🔬
July 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
@10klepgenomes.bsky.social First WG2 meeting is over. It was an intense week full of light trapping and sample preparations for @projectpsyche.bsky.social, lectures and meeting wonderful people 🤩🦋💡🔬
Reposted by Laurence Despres
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Today kicks off the beginning of the first field trip organised by WG2 in Malles, Venosta ⛰️ From July 14th-18th, 50 participants will be sampling Lepidoptera in the Italian Alps to contribute to the #COST10KLepGenomes initiative 🦋
Stay tuned for updates!
Stay tuned for updates!
July 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today kicks off the beginning of the first field trip organised by WG2 in Malles, Venosta ⛰️ From July 14th-18th, 50 participants will be sampling Lepidoptera in the Italian Alps to contribute to the #COST10KLepGenomes initiative 🦋
Stay tuned for updates!
Stay tuned for updates!