🌍 Whether you work in evolutionary ecology, microbiology, or other related fields, we’d love for you to join!

Stimulating talks, lively discussion, networking with the STM research community, see you in Barcelona!

More info 👉 www.socialtransfer.net
#ESEB2025 #SocialTransfer #Evolution #Symposium

Our goals:
1️⃣ Showcase the breadth of STM systems across biology
2️⃣ Highlight shared principles & key differences in evolution
3️⃣ Connect researchers across fields

Examples span:
✅ Active uptake – e.g. spermatophores
✅ Passive transfer – e.g. ejaculates, milk
✅ Forced transfer – e.g. hypodermic injection

These systems are fascinating but often studied in isolation, we aim to bring them together.

💡 What’s it about?
Many organisms transfer materials to conspecifics beyond just gametes or nutrients, including:
🥛 milk
💦 seminal fluids
🧴 skin secretions
🍲 regurgitate
🦠 even symbiotic microbes!

They can cooperate with the recipient… or act in conflict with their interests.

🎤 Invited Speakers
• @jennyperry.bsky.social – St. Francis Xavier University, Canada 🇨🇦
• @berasymbionts.bsky.social – VU Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱

🚨 Exciting news for #ESEB2025!
Join us in Barcelona for our symposium:

Cooperation, Conflict & the Evolution of Socially Transferred Materials (S08)
📅 Thursday, 21 Aug 2025
🕥 10:30–12:30 | 🕔 17:00–19:00 (Poster Session)

@adriatica.bsky.social
@joriskoene.bsky.social
@kathigapp.bsky.social
@stynoski.bsky.social
@sanjahakala.bsky.social
@davidskerrettb.bsky.social

👉 How to get involved:
- Follow this page for updates and event invites
- Join our email network: www.socialtransfer.net/join
- Or just drop us a DM, everyone’s welcome!

We’re excited to connect with you. Watch this space for future seminars and updates!
See you soon, fluids (or beverages) in hand!

💡Why follow us?

- Seminar updates
- Collaboration opps
- Community highlights
- Research spotlights
We’re building a vibrant space for all things social transfer. #ScienceCommunity

🎤 What do we do?
What do we do? We host “Bring-Your-Own-Fluid” (BYOF) seminars, rapid talks, community vibes, and cross-discipline inspiration! Four more BYOF seminars are coming in 2025. Stay tuned for dates! ☕️🧪

👥 Who are we?
We’re a friendly bunch of scientists who love to share ideas, build collaborations, and make the science of social transfer accessible.

Curious about socially transferred materials (STMs)? They’re the fascinating stuff, ranging from sperm RNA, breast milk, trophallaxis, love darts, to eggs. If you study something wild and new in this framework below, you belong here! Learn more: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

🌐 Welcome to the Social Transfer Network (STN) on Bluesky! We’re an interdisciplinary community exploring how materials/signals (from molecules to microbes) transfer between individuals and shape health, behavior, and evolution. #STM