A note of caution for RADseq in selection scans. Delighted to share this important work from an extraordinary ECR. Available OA!
Now out in ME: dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Empirical comparison of WGS and RADseq selection scans shows missed signals and false outliers in RADseq selection scans resulting from population specific allelic dropout @katarinastuart.bsky.social @lee-rollins.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social
Empirical comparison of WGS and RADseq selection scans shows missed signals and false outliers in RADseq selection scans resulting from population specific allelic dropout @katarinastuart.bsky.social @lee-rollins.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social
Missing or Mis‐Telling the Story? Trade‐Offs for Restriction‐Site Associated Compared to Whole Genome Sequencing
Researchers must navigate several trade-offs when deciding which population sequencing method to use. The decision between reduced representation approaches and whole genome sequencing (WGS) impacts ...
dx.doi.org
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 AM
A note of caution for RADseq in selection scans. Delighted to share this important work from an extraordinary ECR. Available OA!
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NZ & Aussie & beyond geneticists🧬, apply / nominate your students & colleagues for our 2026 awards for senior, mid & early career scientists, educators, & students! Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
NZ & Aussie & beyond geneticists🧬, apply / nominate your students & colleagues for our 2026 awards for senior, mid & early career scientists, educators, & students! Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
Reposted by Anna Santure
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia MJD White Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by an Australasian scientist. Nominations for the MJD White Medal should come from a member of GSA. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#MJDW...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia MJD White Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by an Australasian scientist. Nominations for the MJD White Medal should come from a member of GSA. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#MJDW...
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The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Ross Crozier Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by a mid-career Australasian scientist 5-15 years post-PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Ross...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Ross Crozier Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by a mid-career Australasian scientist 5-15 years post-PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Ross...
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The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Alan Wilton Award is awarded to an early career Australasian genetics researcher within 5 years of their PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST #ECRchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Alan...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Alan Wilton Award is awarded to an early career Australasian genetics researcher within 5 years of their PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST #ECRchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Alan...
Reposted by Anna Santure
The ✨NEW✨ GSA Impact Award is awarded to recognise excellence in genetics research with applied impact, showcasing the power of genetics to address real world problems in one or more fields of transformational relevance. Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The ✨NEW✨ GSA Impact Award is awarded to recognise excellence in genetics research with applied impact, showcasing the power of genetics to address real world problems in one or more fields of transformational relevance. Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...
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The DG Catcheside Prize is awarded to the top Australasian doctoral student in #genetics. If your #PhD passed examination in 2025 at an Australasian university, you’re eligible to apply. Applications due midnight 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat #ECRchat
genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...
genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The DG Catcheside Prize is awarded to the top Australasian doctoral student in #genetics. If your #PhD passed examination in 2025 at an Australasian university, you’re eligible to apply. Applications due midnight 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat #ECRchat
genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...
genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...
Reposted by Anna Santure
The Spencer Smith-White Conference Award is awarded to assist #PhD students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Smit...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Spencer Smith-White Conference Award is awarded to assist #PhD students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Smit...
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The Philip Batterham Conference Award is awarded to assist Honours and Masters students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Philip Batterham Conference Award is awarded to assist Honours and Masters students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...
Reposted by Anna Santure
The Summer Internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Alumni GSA Conference Award provides the opportunity for recent SING Australia or SING Aotearoa alumni to attend the annual GSA Conference. 4 awards are available. Applications due 11:59pm 7th April AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#SING...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Summer Internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Alumni GSA Conference Award provides the opportunity for recent SING Australia or SING Aotearoa alumni to attend the annual GSA Conference. 4 awards are available. Applications due 11:59pm 7th April AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#SING...
Reposted by Anna Santure
The Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award is awarded to assist 3rds year genetics students to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 7th May AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
The Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award is awarded to assist 3rds year genetics students to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 7th May AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...
genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...
Reposted by Anna Santure
Applications are now open for the Genetics Society of AustralAsia’s 2026 awards for achievements in #genetics research & teaching🧬🧑🏫🔬. Awards presented at our annual conference. Pls RT! genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
Award applications – Genetics Society of AustralAsia
genetics.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Applications are now open for the Genetics Society of AustralAsia’s 2026 awards for achievements in #genetics research & teaching🧬🧑🏫🔬. Awards presented at our annual conference. Pls RT! genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM
Reposted by Anna Santure
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697705v1
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697705v1
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In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds
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Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵
December 31, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵
Reposted by Anna Santure
Reposted by Anna Santure
🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Using Genomic Data to Infer Evolutionary Processes in the Asexual Parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides
In this study, we used whole-genome resequencing to investigate spatial and temporal genomic variation in the Irish strain of the asexual (thelytokous) parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides, which was ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?
My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.
📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@angmcgaughran.bsky.social
Reposted by Anna Santure
I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025!
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
Ang McGaughran
2025: Dr Ang McGaughran of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato will investigate how we can better predict the invasive potential of pest species
www.royalsociety.org.nz
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025!
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.
Reposted by Anna Santure
Population-scale long-read datasets, involving sequencing and de novo assembly of multiple individuals within a species, are better at capturing the full spectrum of structural variants, but such datasets are rare outside of humans www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #biodiversity #genomics
Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation
Structural variants (SVs) are widespread in vertebrate genomes, yet their evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. Using 45 long-read de novo genome assemblies and pangenome tools, we analyze S...
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Population-scale long-read datasets, involving sequencing and de novo assembly of multiple individuals within a species, are better at capturing the full spectrum of structural variants, but such datasets are rare outside of humans www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #biodiversity #genomics
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JOB ALERT - Join us as a lecturer/senior lecturer in plant-microbe interactions in the School of Biological Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland. Applications close 31st January 🌱🧪
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Plant-Microbe Interactions - School of Biological Sciences
Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the leading science faculty in New Zealand and one of...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
JOB ALERT - Join us as a lecturer/senior lecturer in plant-microbe interactions in the School of Biological Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland. Applications close 31st January 🌱🧪
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
jobs.smartrecruiters.com/TheUniversit...
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Hiring in our school!! Come & join us! 🌐🧪🌏
University of Auckland hiring Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Plant-Microbe Interactions - School of Biological Sciences in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand | LinkedIn
Posted 8:46:30 AM. Company DescriptionWaipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Hiring in our school!! Come & join us! 🌐🧪🌏
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Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds
Wild migratory birds play a major role in the global spread of viruses, yet the diversity, host range and transmission patterns of viruses harboured by migratory species in Aotearoa/New Zealand remain...
www.biorxiv.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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A cheeky repost to highlight our recent publication on data- and culturally-informed conservation management in an #AoNZ endemic seabird for the #conservationgenomics 🧬 and science 🧪 crowd 🤓
I'm delighted to share that our publication 'Nest survival models and genomics illuminate hybridisation attempts, guiding culturally informed management to recover a critically endangered seabird' is out now in Animal Conservation @animalconserv.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1111/acv.... 🧵 1/9
Nest Survival Models and Genomics Illuminate Hybridisation Attempts, Guiding Culturally Informed Management to Recover a Critically Endangered Seabird
Long-term monitoring has revealed hybridisation attempts between the Critically Endangered Kuaka Whenua Hou (KWH, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) and the abundant Kuaka (P. urinatrix). Here we use model...
doi.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A cheeky repost to highlight our recent publication on data- and culturally-informed conservation management in an #AoNZ endemic seabird for the #conservationgenomics 🧬 and science 🧪 crowd 🤓
Reposted by Anna Santure
What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social
🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social
🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social
🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷
This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social
🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷
Reposted by Anna Santure
We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...
Under the Lens Podcast | Bioprotection Aotearoa
bioprotection.org.nz
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...