Evolutionary modelling group (PI: Piet van den Berg)
@vandenberglab.bsky.social
At the evolutionary modelling group at KU Leuven (Belgium) we study evolutionary dynamics in all its forms, whether it’s robustness, persistence, plasticity, or the evolution of language and culture. If it evolves we probably tried to model it!
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Hi I am Piet! Pi of the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!
Our team member Kat speaking to a diverse audience (including the rector of KU Leuven!) about the challenges of being an autistic researcher.
@kathetgedacht.bsky.social @lavavzw.bsky.social
@kathetgedacht.bsky.social @lavavzw.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Our team member Kat speaking to a diverse audience (including the rector of KU Leuven!) about the challenges of being an autistic researcher.
@kathetgedacht.bsky.social @lavavzw.bsky.social
@kathetgedacht.bsky.social @lavavzw.bsky.social
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Forced sterilisation for disabled people? Still happening
youtu.be/7ac_LxNHSOU?...
@sara-rocha.bsky.social
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@sara-rocha.bsky.social
Forced sterilization in Europe | DW Documentary
YouTube video by DW Documentary
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December 4, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Forced sterilisation for disabled people? Still happening
youtu.be/7ac_LxNHSOU?...
@sara-rocha.bsky.social
youtu.be/7ac_LxNHSOU?...
@sara-rocha.bsky.social
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"The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights"
by Pieter van den Berg & co
"Here, we categorize and critically discuss the main approaches for modeling the evolutionary causes and consequences of mutational robustness."
FREE till Jan 18:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mBGtcQbJF...
by Pieter van den Berg & co
"Here, we categorize and critically discuss the main approaches for modeling the evolutionary causes and consequences of mutational robustness."
FREE till Jan 18:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mBGtcQbJF...
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights"
by Pieter van den Berg & co
"Here, we categorize and critically discuss the main approaches for modeling the evolutionary causes and consequences of mutational robustness."
FREE till Jan 18:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mBGtcQbJF...
by Pieter van den Berg & co
"Here, we categorize and critically discuss the main approaches for modeling the evolutionary causes and consequences of mutational robustness."
FREE till Jan 18:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1mBGtcQbJF...
#meetourmembers!
Today, we would like to introduce our newest labmate: Juliette. She joined us from France just last month!
Add her on Bluesky to follow her work: @julietteluiselli.bsky.social !!
Today, we would like to introduce our newest labmate: Juliette. She joined us from France just last month!
Add her on Bluesky to follow her work: @julietteluiselli.bsky.social !!
December 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#meetourmembers!
Today, we would like to introduce our newest labmate: Juliette. She joined us from France just last month!
Add her on Bluesky to follow her work: @julietteluiselli.bsky.social !!
Today, we would like to introduce our newest labmate: Juliette. She joined us from France just last month!
Add her on Bluesky to follow her work: @julietteluiselli.bsky.social !!
Very proud of our PhD student (@kathetgedacht.bsky.social) who gave a beautiful talk today!!
I have again been given the opportunity to speak out loud. This time a little louder…
kathetgedacht.com/2025/12/02/a...
kathetgedacht.com/2025/12/02/a...
Am I like Hitler?
During an event organized by Metaforum (KU Leuven), I had the opportunity to reflect and speak, drawing on my own experience, about how we can make the university more accessible to everyone. I off…
kathetgedacht.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Very proud of our PhD student (@kathetgedacht.bsky.social) who gave a beautiful talk today!!
#paper How do organisms adapt to changing environments? Through plasticity, evolution, or a combination of both?
Find out in our new paper by Alger Jorritsma, where we show which strategies evolve under different environmental conditions. @journal-evo.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Find out in our new paper by Alger Jorritsma, where we show which strategies evolve under different environmental conditions. @journal-evo.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
The evolution of plasticity and evolvability in a simple gene regulatory network
How do organisms adapt to changing environments? Do they respond plastically or evolve through genetic alterations? We present a large-scale simulation stu
academic.oup.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#paper How do organisms adapt to changing environments? Through plasticity, evolution, or a combination of both?
Find out in our new paper by Alger Jorritsma, where we show which strategies evolve under different environmental conditions. @journal-evo.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
Find out in our new paper by Alger Jorritsma, where we show which strategies evolve under different environmental conditions. @journal-evo.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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Excited to share our new review: The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights, in Trends in Genetics!
Our review distils the main theoretical insights into when robustness evolves and how it shapes evolvability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our review distils the main theoretical insights into when robustness evolves and how it shapes evolvability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights
Mutational robustness, the ensemble of mechanisms that allow organisms to maintain a stable phenotype despite genetic mutations, affects adaptive evol…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Excited to share our new review: The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights, in Trends in Genetics!
Our review distils the main theoretical insights into when robustness evolves and how it shapes evolvability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our review distils the main theoretical insights into when robustness evolves and how it shapes evolvability.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#Review: The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights in Trends in Genetics by @ronbaas.bsky.social
We bring together results across models to clarify when robustness is favoured and how it influences a population’s capacity to evolve.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We bring together results across models to clarify when robustness is favoured and how it influences a population’s capacity to evolve.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights
Mutational robustness, the ensemble of mechanisms that allow organisms to maintain a stable phenotype despite genetic mutations, affects adaptive evol…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#Review: The evolutionary role of mutational robustness: theoretical insights in Trends in Genetics by @ronbaas.bsky.social
We bring together results across models to clarify when robustness is favoured and how it influences a population’s capacity to evolve.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We bring together results across models to clarify when robustness is favoured and how it influences a population’s capacity to evolve.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hi everyone! We are the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hi everyone! We are the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
We are interested in many topics, from the evolution of microbial mutational robustness to the evolution of language and culture in humans. We rely on a variety of methods, both computational (evolutionary simulations) and mathematical.
Hi I am Piet! Pi of the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Hi I am Piet! Pi of the Evolutionary Modelling Group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!
Isn’t it just fascinating that we are all here because of evolution?
If you feel the same, feel free to reach out to me to join our group!