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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · Sep 2

*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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Purple pollen visible in a dissected flower of Linum grandiflorum, flowering flax, an insect-pollinated species.

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Hanna Johannesson @hannajohannesson.bsky.social · Sep 7

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

Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet

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Marianna Karageorgi @mkarag.bsky.social · 23d

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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Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation @kawresearch.bsky.social · 19d

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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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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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 20d

We are particularly happy to see this paper out. It has been in the making for a long time and was a large collaborative effort between postdocs, Phd students, and great colleagues in Gothenburg! @chloehbk.bsky.social @ciarangilchrist.bsky.social

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 20d

Crosses between divergent-selected lines produced hybrids with reduced gamete viability and striking genome instability (lots more SVs), while parallel-selected lines remained largely compatible. This links ecological selection to the emergence of “intrinsic” genetic barriers.

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 20d

We evolved yeast for 1000 generations in divergent and in parallel environments. At regular time points during experimental evolution, we made crosses within and between environments, and show that adaptation to different “ecological niches” can generate partial reproductive isolation.

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 20d

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/...

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jul 15

It truly was! Next time, you should join us!

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jul 15

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!

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jun 30

Please re-post widely!

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jun 30

We are looking for candidates with a strong interest in evolutionary biology. Email me if you have any questions about the lab, work, and life in Sweden. Start date in negotiable. Btw, it's perfectly fine to apply if you completed your PhD more than 3 yeas ago!

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jun 30

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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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thank you Peris and team! I had a fantastic time, you are exceptional hosts!

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Miguel Morard @mmorard.bsky.social · Jun 17

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.

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FunGIALab @fungialab.bsky.social · Jun 2

🧬 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

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · May 25

Small correction: in the graphical abstract, that should be S. paradoxus, not S. cerevisiae! 🫣 🫠

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · May 24

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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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · May 24

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

Chloé Haberkorn @chloehbk.bsky.social · May 24

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!

Graphical abstract with a map of Sweden and the three dominant fermentative yeast species detected

Close-up of a chocolate cake with a small oak branch

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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · May 21

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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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.

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · May 20

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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · May 20

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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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · May 19

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...

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.

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Daniel Tamarit @danieltamarit.bsky.social · May 14

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

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Eve Seuntjens @eveseuntjens.bsky.social · May 15

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...

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.

www.kuleuven.be

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