Amy Goldberg
@amygoldberg.bsky.social
associate professor UCLA. population and evolutionary genetics. www.goldberglab.org
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Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
Faculty Position in Computational Biology
Applications are invited for an Assistant/ Associate Professorship in Computational Biology to commence on 1 April 2026 or shortly thereafter. This is a joint post between the Department of Applied
www.cam.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here.
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...
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An empirical approach to evaluating the prevalence of long-lived balancing selection in humans--and important limitations. Work by @hannahmm.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
An empirical approach to evaluating the prevalence of long-lived balancing selection in humans--and important limitations. Work by @hannahmm.bsky.social
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Incredible paper - Genomic architecture of eggmimicry and its consequencesfor speciation in parasitic cuckoos www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... and a great commentary here www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... @btobirds.bsky.social
Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos
Host-parasite arms races facilitate rapid evolution and can fuel speciation. Cuculus cuckoos are deceptive egg mimics that exhibit a broad diversity of counterfeit egg phenotypes, representing host-ad...
www.science.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Incredible paper - Genomic architecture of eggmimicry and its consequencesfor speciation in parasitic cuckoos www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... and a great commentary here www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... @btobirds.bsky.social
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How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities?
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
🧵(1/n)
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
🧵(1/n)
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
www.science.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities?
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
🧵(1/n)
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.
🧵(1/n)
@science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515
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Excited to preprint our latest work (w/ Drew DeHaas, Zhibai Jia, Leo Speidel) on using ARGs for demographic inference. w/ applications using data from 1000 Genomes Project. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Inference of complex demographic history using composite likelihood based on whole-genome genealogies
Accurate parametric inference on complex demographic models is a continuing challenge in population genetics. Ancestral recombination graphs (ARGs) provide richer information than simple population ge...
www.biorxiv.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Excited to preprint our latest work (w/ Drew DeHaas, Zhibai Jia, Leo Speidel) on using ARGs for demographic inference. w/ applications using data from 1000 Genomes Project. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open.
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Deadline: October 15th
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
#SMBE2026
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We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!
September 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!
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SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1
August 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1
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Results of our (extremely long-term) side project with @amygoldberg.bsky.social and @jgschraiber.bsky.social out now in G3: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
We benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present an adjusted GenotypeLikelihood to mitigate its impact (1/2)
We benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present an adjusted GenotypeLikelihood to mitigate its impact (1/2)
Estimating allele frequencies, ancestry proportions and genotype likelihoods in the presence of mapping bias
Abstract. Population genomic analyses rely on an accurate and unbiased characterization of the genetic composition of the studied population. For short-rea
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August 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Results of our (extremely long-term) side project with @amygoldberg.bsky.social and @jgschraiber.bsky.social out now in G3: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
We benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present an adjusted GenotypeLikelihood to mitigate its impact (1/2)
We benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present an adjusted GenotypeLikelihood to mitigate its impact (1/2)
My first conference ever was at IPAM as an undergrad, bringing me into scientific research.
When I branched out into new topics, my first conference as new faculty was also at IPAM.
My R35 was suspended. A lot of personal feelings, but more I worry for the future of the country.
When I branched out into new topics, my first conference as new faculty was also at IPAM.
My R35 was suspended. A lot of personal feelings, but more I worry for the future of the country.
NSF and NIH cut off almost 300 grants to UCLA. Story by @dangaristo.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
August 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My first conference ever was at IPAM as an undergrad, bringing me into scientific research.
When I branched out into new topics, my first conference as new faculty was also at IPAM.
My R35 was suspended. A lot of personal feelings, but more I worry for the future of the country.
When I branched out into new topics, my first conference as new faculty was also at IPAM.
My R35 was suspended. A lot of personal feelings, but more I worry for the future of the country.
Excited to have you on board!
Today I start a new position as project scientist with @amygoldberg.bsky.social at UCLA. After about four years in industry, I'm looking forward to deep diving into some academic research in population genetics!
July 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Excited to have you on board!
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On the use of generative models for evolutionary inference of malaria vectors from genomic data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.26.661760v1
June 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
On the use of generative models for evolutionary inference of malaria vectors from genomic data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.26.661760v1
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🧬In Neolithic Çatalhöyük, family was built on social relations rather than blood ties.
Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods.
🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.
Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods.
🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.
June 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🧬In Neolithic Çatalhöyük, family was built on social relations rather than blood ties.
Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods.
🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.
Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods.
🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.
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The preliminary program of ProbGen 2026, which will be held at UC Berkeley, is now up: probgen2026.github.io
Sharing on behalf of Rasmus Nielsen who is not on this site. For more see his thread on that other site: x.com/ras_nielsen/...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The preliminary program of ProbGen 2026, which will be held at UC Berkeley, is now up: probgen2026.github.io
Sharing on behalf of Rasmus Nielsen who is not on this site. For more see his thread on that other site: x.com/ras_nielsen/...
Sharing on behalf of Rasmus Nielsen who is not on this site. For more see his thread on that other site: x.com/ras_nielsen/...
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Excited for our publication on how the geographic scale of a sample affects the discovery of rare, deleterious variants to be out this week. With a mix of theory, simulation, and data analysis, we show when samples are narrow vs broad, the number of variants discovered and their frequencies change
PNAS
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June 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Excited for our publication on how the geographic scale of a sample affects the discovery of rare, deleterious variants to be out this week. With a mix of theory, simulation, and data analysis, we show when samples are narrow vs broad, the number of variants discovered and their frequencies change
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Save the date! ProbGen 2026 will be hosted at UC Berkeley, March 25 to March 28, 2026. Featuring keynote speakers @jkpritch.bsky.social and Sally Otto. More details soon...
May 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Save the date! ProbGen 2026 will be hosted at UC Berkeley, March 25 to March 28, 2026. Featuring keynote speakers @jkpritch.bsky.social and Sally Otto. More details soon...
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We ( @zeniabaek.bsky.social @moicoll.bsky.social and @asgerhobolth.bsky.social ) present a new cool way to visualize the optimal trade off for hmm decoding called Artemis plots!
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
May 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We ( @zeniabaek.bsky.social @moicoll.bsky.social and @asgerhobolth.bsky.social ) present a new cool way to visualize the optimal trade off for hmm decoding called Artemis plots!
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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@amygoldberg.bsky.social exploring arcgaeological & genetic estimates of population size / growth during the Holocene in the context of the #Neolithic demografic transition.
#HumanEvo25
#HumanEvo25
April 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
@amygoldberg.bsky.social exploring arcgaeological & genetic estimates of population size / growth during the Holocene in the context of the #Neolithic demografic transition.
#HumanEvo25
#HumanEvo25
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I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent.
This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.
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Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Come join us at UCLA!
Project scientist in computational population genetics (post PhD/postdoc experience usually expected). recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10171
March 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Come join us at UCLA!
Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!
Project scientist in computational population genetics (post PhD/postdoc experience usually expected). recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10171
March 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!
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Abstract submissions are still open by 4 March for our #HumanEvolution conference! Don’t miss the chance to join our amazing speakers! @sarahpederzani.bsky.social @paleogenomics.bsky.social @amygoldberg.bsky.social @jjrowan.bsky.social @martamlahr.bsky.social @evanirvingpease.bsky.social
We know it's a busy time for researchers, so we’ve extended the abstract deadline for our Human Evolution Conference to give you more time to prepare! 📝 #HumanEvo25
⏰Submit your abstract by 4 March
Contribute to bridging knowledge gaps between ancient & modern genomes. #AncientDNA
📎bit.ly/4ajmLI6
⏰Submit your abstract by 4 March
Contribute to bridging knowledge gaps between ancient & modern genomes. #AncientDNA
📎bit.ly/4ajmLI6
February 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Abstract submissions are still open by 4 March for our #HumanEvolution conference! Don’t miss the chance to join our amazing speakers! @sarahpederzani.bsky.social @paleogenomics.bsky.social @amygoldberg.bsky.social @jjrowan.bsky.social @martamlahr.bsky.social @evanirvingpease.bsky.social
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University of Chicago is asking researchers to halt purchases, starting new experiments, and travel in light of the federal pause on grants
January 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
University of Chicago is asking researchers to halt purchases, starting new experiments, and travel in light of the federal pause on grants
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UCLA QCBIO is looking for its next director! Please consider applying! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10007
Director, Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.apo.ucla.edu
January 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
UCLA QCBIO is looking for its next director! Please consider applying! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10007