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Astrid Böhne
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Research PI @leibnizlib.bsky.social Bonn Germany #biodiversity #genomics #museomics #sexchromosomes #cichlids
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Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
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The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...
www.therkildsenlab.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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JOB ALERT! We are looking for a LAB MANAGER (7-year position!) to help us build the MOLECULAR BIODIVERSITY lab in our @terra-cluster.org at @unituebingen.bsky.social. Are you a NGS wet lab expert, and you like the idea of supporting research on natural biodiversity, then apply!

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October 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We find that gene expression is rapidly feminized after a XY to ZW heterogamety change in #cichlids; congrats @kevinhsi.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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October 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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♨️Live @ #BGEconnects

Our director Dimitris Koureas gave a short talk about #BGE. “BGE goes beyond the boundaries of the project. It forms an initiative, bringing together the communities”, he says. “Our future requires the support and commitment of all the actors in Europe.”

@horizoneu.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join us! Still places left :-) we look forward to meet you with @idarolti.bsky.social and talk about #sexchromosomes
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Congrats @yanischrysost.bsky.social ! Our piece in @gigascience.bsky.social is out. We provide a reference genome for the endangered Ural 🦉 , investigate genome evolution and the utility of cell
cultures for genomics with @leibnizlib.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
A high-quality reference genome for the Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) enables investigations of cell cultures as a genomic resource for endangered species
AbstractBackground. Reference genomes have a wide range of applications, but we are far from a complete genomic picture of the tree of life. We here contri
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September 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics
Sex chromosome evolution
Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
www.physalia-courses.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Check our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social about the unique sex determination system in Nautilus ➡️ XX/XY chromosomes unlike other cephalopods (ZZ/Z0).
with @reef-combo.bsky.social and @anariesgo.bsky.social et al., and led by Hector Torrado.
Get it: authors.elsevier.com/c/1lbs~_LsQS...
August 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Job Alert! The University of Tübingen is hiring a FULL PROFESSOR (W3) in FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY! Come and join our institute, and maybe our new excellence clusters @terra-cluster.org and @greenrobust.de. @gfoesoc.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Please repost!
September 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Kiel University seeks a full professor in Molecular and Evolutionary Zoology. Applications due by Oct 19, 2025. For details: https://www.berufungen.uni-kiel.de/de/dateien/oeffentl.-dateien/w3/w-3-professur-fuer-molekulare-und-evolutionaere-zoologie #job
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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@tank-silvia.bsky.social (from IRNASA) opens the first class of the #EMBO_course hands on genome assembly talking about experimental design and DNA extraction.
September 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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🧪 We are starting the #EMBO practical course on 🧬Genome Sequencing , Assembly, Curation and Downstrem
Analysis🧬 in Florence, Italy 🇮🇹. I hope everyone learns a lot and enjoys the experience! meetings.embo.org/event/25-gen...
Genome sequencing, assembly, curation, and downstream analyses
Advances in long-read sequencing methods such as Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and scaffolding approaches using chromosome conformation capture have significantl…
meetings.embo.org
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Nominations for the ASN/SSE/SSB IDEA Award are open until October 15, 2025. This award honors contributions to inclusiveness and diversity in ecology and evolutionary biology. More … https://www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awards-and-prizes/inclusiveness-diversity-equity-and-access-idea-award.html
Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award
Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award
www.evolutionsociety.org
September 7, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Postdoc advertisement!

Hi all, I'm looking to hire a Postdoc in BIOACOUSTICS for work on Owls. Your job would be to collect & analyze bioacoustics data, and write papers. 🦉🦉🦅🐦🦜🦉🦉
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Still possible to apply to this #post-doc position at CESAB #Montpellier.
Application closing date: September 15th 2025 (12:00 PM CET)
How taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs.
Please share widely #PopGen #NbS #Biodiversity
3-year #postdoc position at Centre de synthèse et d'analyse de la biodiversité (CESAB) in Montpellier to work on how taking intraspecific diversity and evolutionary processes into account in translocation-based programs. Please share widely #PopGen #NbS
[📢 Postdoc offer in Montpellier] Work on intraspecific diversity & translocation in Nature-based Solutions 🌿

Join the EVOLUTION Knowledge-Hub at the #FRB-CESAB

🔗 More informations: bit.ly/43uRz6Z

@cnrs.fr @inrae-france.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨

Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.

Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs

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September 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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🚨 Postdoc opportunities! 🚨
We’re looking for postdocs in 🌿 biodiversity science, 🧬 genetic indicator assessment, and 📊 ecological statistics.

Join us in unraveling the drivers & consequences of global change on biodiversity — and be part of a supportive & collaborative environment!
DL 24 September
📢 Post doc! Want to join our team?

We are looking for 3 post docs in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment, and ecological statistics for a fixed term of 2 years!

Come unravel the drivers and consequences of global change on biodiversity with us!

DL 24.9.
#universityofhelsinki
3 Post doc positions in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment and ecological statistics
3 Post doc positions in biodiversity science, genetic indicator assessment and ecological statistics
jobs.helsinki.fi
September 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab

🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
📍 Stockholm, Sweden
🕒 4 years, fully-funded
🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Learned so much, met so many new people and old friends at #eseb2025! Lovely time in Barcelona with my team @yanischrysost.bsky.social @kevinhsi.bsky.social Arya and Sophie and @mstange.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Lund University is seeking a postdoc/researcher for an ERC project on gene expression in hybrid Italian sparrows. One-year position with potential extension. Apply here: https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:833332/ #postdoc
Researcher in hybridization induced changes to gene expression
Researcher in hybridization induced changes to gene expression
lu.varbi.com
August 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The @scilifelab.se ancient DNA unit is looking for an bioinformatician placed at Uppsala University. This is a great way to be part of diverse #aDNA research projects as a staff scientist with permanent (!!) employment:

www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Bioinformatician - Uppsala University
Bioinformatician, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
August 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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📑Latest addition to the #openscience collection of the #European Reference #Genome Atlas (ERGA, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social) presents a the 1st #genome report for a sun spider (order Solifugae).

🔗 Find the report: doi.org/10.3897/arph...
🔍 Explore the collection to date: doi.org/10.3897/rio....
July 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Dubin, Parker, @astridboehne.bsky.social & @oliviaroth.bsky.social studied how sexual antagonism relates to sex determination in three syngnathids - precopulatory sexual selection drives sexual antagonism and may shape sex chromosome evolution.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf103

#genome #evolution
July 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Happy to be part of this work on a fascinating model system and great to work with a fantastic team @oliviaroth.bsky.social
The July cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the work of Dubin, @oliviaroth.bsky.social et al., who investigate sexual antagonism and sex determination in syngnathids with differences in how male pregnancy develops.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf103

📷 Olivia Roth

#genome #evolution
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Check out our new paper about chromosomal inversions in Malawi cichlids! 🐟🧬

Available here without a paywall: hdl.handle.net/10067/214834... (click on the ‘Full text (open access)’ link).
June 19, 2025 at 12:23 PM