Helen Hipperson
@hhippers.bsky.social
Research Fellow in Genomics at University of Sheffield
Join us in Sheffield this April to celebrate 70 years of the Ecological Genetics Group
Abstract submission is closing soon!
Abstract submission is closing soon!
π #EGG2026 Celebrating 70 Years of Ecological Genetics!π₯π§¬
A milestone meeting for ecologists and practitioners
π Sheffield + Online (Hybrid)
π Abstract by 15 Feb
ποΈ Register by 15 Mar
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
@britishecologicalsociety.org #Ecology #Genetics #eDNA
A milestone meeting for ecologists and practitioners
π Sheffield + Online (Hybrid)
π Abstract by 15 Feb
ποΈ Register by 15 Mar
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
@britishecologicalsociety.org #Ecology #Genetics #eDNA
February 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Join us in Sheffield this April to celebrate 70 years of the Ecological Genetics Group
Abstract submission is closing soon!
Abstract submission is closing soon!
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
New PDRA position with @knightjar.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social & me
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
'Research Associate in Microbiome Ecology:Manchester
We wish to appoint a PostDoctoral Research Associate to an exciting project exploring the assembly, stability and function of microbial decomposer communities.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
New PDRA position with @knightjar.bsky.social @coytelab.bsky.social & me
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Community assembly processes in soil microbiomes with focus on bioinformatics and computational modelling of data from field and lab experiments
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Two PhD positions available to come and work with us - please share!
[1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants
tinyurl.com/ye262pk2
[2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution
tinyurl.com/32tkce2w
[1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants
tinyurl.com/ye262pk2
[2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution
tinyurl.com/32tkce2w
November 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Two PhD positions available to come and work with us - please share!
[1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants
tinyurl.com/ye262pk2
[2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution
tinyurl.com/32tkce2w
[1] Detecting rapid evolutionary responses to climate change in UK plants
tinyurl.com/ye262pk2
[2] Natural GM: The role of horizontal gene transfer in crop adaptation and evolution
tinyurl.com/32tkce2w
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
π¨ NEW PAPER: eDNA in the Intertidal π§¬
β¨We explored how eDNA reveals marine biodiversity across UK rocky shores from local patterns to national trends π
β¨Read it in Journal of Environmental DNA π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#eDNA #Intertidal #Biodiversity #PhDlife
β¨We explored how eDNA reveals marine biodiversity across UK rocky shores from local patterns to national trends π
β¨Read it in Journal of Environmental DNA π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#eDNA #Intertidal #Biodiversity #PhDlife
Characterizing Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding From Local to National Scales
We assess the resolution of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting rocky intertidal taxa across three spatial scalesβnational, regional, and local. Distinct eDNA signals were observed at each scale, with c...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
π¨ NEW PAPER: eDNA in the Intertidal π§¬
β¨We explored how eDNA reveals marine biodiversity across UK rocky shores from local patterns to national trends π
β¨Read it in Journal of Environmental DNA π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#eDNA #Intertidal #Biodiversity #PhDlife
β¨We explored how eDNA reveals marine biodiversity across UK rocky shores from local patterns to national trends π
β¨Read it in Journal of Environmental DNA π onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#eDNA #Intertidal #Biodiversity #PhDlife
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Groundbreaking work on the use of eDNA for characterizing intertidal biodiversity, comparing it to my MarClim time-series from @dinathebiologist.bsky.social, myself, Tom Webb, Helen Hipperson, and Matt Spencer @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Characterizing Rocky Intertidal Biodiversity Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding From Local to National Scales
We assess the resolution of eDNA metabarcoding for detecting rocky intertidal taxa across three spatial scalesβnational, regional, and local. Distinct eDNA signals were observed at each scale, with c...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Groundbreaking work on the use of eDNA for characterizing intertidal biodiversity, comparing it to my MarClim time-series from @dinathebiologist.bsky.social, myself, Tom Webb, Helen Hipperson, and Matt Spencer @thembauk.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + Β£30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + Β£30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowships | Biology, Medicine and Health | University of Manchester
Find out about and apply for a Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowship.
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + Β£30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + Β£30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
Was great to see Josh Wright presenting on the evolutionary history of mergansers at this year's @bes-egg.bsky.social meeting. Nice to know more of the background to the study ahead of Joshβs @nerc-eof.bsky.social-supported project on whole-genome re-sequencing of scaly-sided merganser.
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Was great to see Josh Wright presenting on the evolutionary history of mergansers at this year's @bes-egg.bsky.social meeting. Nice to know more of the background to the study ahead of Joshβs @nerc-eof.bsky.social-supported project on whole-genome re-sequencing of scaly-sided merganser.
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
#EGG2025: On scales of time
π17-19 September
π Online
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for its 69th Annual Meeting, exploring all facets of ecological genetics with a focus on the impacts of time.
π
π17-19 September
π Online
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for its 69th Annual Meeting, exploring all facets of ecological genetics with a focus on the impacts of time.
π
#EGG2025: On scales of time - British Ecological Society
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for their Annual Meeting focusing on the impacts of time on organisms and processes.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
#EGG2025: On scales of time
π17-19 September
π Online
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for its 69th Annual Meeting, exploring all facets of ecological genetics with a focus on the impacts of time.
π
π17-19 September
π Online
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for its 69th Annual Meeting, exploring all facets of ecological genetics with a focus on the impacts of time.
π
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Just out in Science: we demonstrate a micro-evolutionary shift in a single generation, involving thousands of genomic loci, giving younger ash trees more resistance to ash dieback, on average, than their parents
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2990
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2990
Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic
Rapid evolution through small shifts in allele frequencies at thousands of loci is a long-standing neo-Darwinian prediction but is hard to characterize in the wild. European ash tree (Fraxinus excelsi...
www.science.org
June 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Just out in Science: we demonstrate a micro-evolutionary shift in a single generation, involving thousands of genomic loci, giving younger ash trees more resistance to ash dieback, on average, than their parents
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2990
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp2990
An informal icebreaker session before the start of @nerc-eof.bsky.social @m-gemmell.bsky.social's R Community workshop this morning - "What would your walk-on song be if you were a wrestler?" - playlist compiled by Gavin Gouws from everyone's suggestions! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
Our Wrestling Walk-On Songs by Gavin Gouws on Apple Music
Playlist Β· 17 Songs
music.apple.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
An informal icebreaker session before the start of @nerc-eof.bsky.social @m-gemmell.bsky.social's R Community workshop this morning - "What would your walk-on song be if you were a wrestler?" - playlist compiled by Gavin Gouws from everyone's suggestions! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Revolutionise your biodiversity surveys with eDNA! 𧬠Our in-person training (Sept 8-12, 2025) covers wet lab techniques (DNA extraction to Illumina library prep) & bioinformatics (raw data to taxonomy & diversity analysis). Choose one or both! Register by July 21st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Revolutionise your biodiversity surveys with eDNA! 𧬠Our in-person training (Sept 8-12, 2025) covers wet lab techniques (DNA extraction to Illumina library prep) & bioinformatics (raw data to taxonomy & diversity analysis). Choose one or both! Register by July 21st: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
π¨ Out now in #EnvironmentalDNA led by #MiwaTakahashi: Results of a huge, global effort to facilitate the publication of raw and processed #eDNA data & ensure that dataset we are currently generating, adhere to the #FAIR principles & won't be lost. @gbif.org, #ENA,
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
A Metadata Checklist and Data Formatting Guidelines to Make eDNA FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has emerged as a transformative tool for biodiversity monitoring and species detection, yet inconsistent metadata practices hinder data interoperability and reuse. To address...
doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
π¨ Out now in #EnvironmentalDNA led by #MiwaTakahashi: Results of a huge, global effort to facilitate the publication of raw and processed #eDNA data & ensure that dataset we are currently generating, adhere to the #FAIR principles & won't be lost. @gbif.org, #ENA,
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
doi.org/10.1002/edn3...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
π£ #EGG2025: On Scales of Time
π National Museum Cardiff & Online
π 17β19 Sep 2025
βοΈ Abstracts close 31 May
βοΈ Registration closes 31 Jul
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
Donβt miss cutting-edge talks, posters & socials across time-scales in ecological genetics! π¦π¦π‘π²ππΎ
π National Museum Cardiff & Online
π 17β19 Sep 2025
βοΈ Abstracts close 31 May
βοΈ Registration closes 31 Jul
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
Donβt miss cutting-edge talks, posters & socials across time-scales in ecological genetics! π¦π¦π‘π²ππΎ
#EGG2025: On scales of time - British Ecological Society
Join the Ecological Genetics SIG for their Annual Meeting focusing on the impacts of time on organisms and processes.
britishecologicalsociety.org
May 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
π£ #EGG2025: On Scales of Time
π National Museum Cardiff & Online
π 17β19 Sep 2025
βοΈ Abstracts close 31 May
βοΈ Registration closes 31 Jul
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
Donβt miss cutting-edge talks, posters & socials across time-scales in ecological genetics! π¦π¦π‘π²ππΎ
π National Museum Cardiff & Online
π 17β19 Sep 2025
βοΈ Abstracts close 31 May
βοΈ Registration closes 31 Jul
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/egg2...
Donβt miss cutting-edge talks, posters & socials across time-scales in ecological genetics! π¦π¦π‘π²ππΎ
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
A surreal experience standing at the Royal Society podium to share my PhD research at the @ukdnawg.bsky.social Conference. Grateful for the opportunity to present my work on eDNA for coastal monitoring and to connect with such a brilliant community of researchers π§¬
May 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A surreal experience standing at the Royal Society podium to share my PhD research at the @ukdnawg.bsky.social Conference. Grateful for the opportunity to present my work on eDNA for coastal monitoring and to connect with such a brilliant community of researchers π§¬
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π°πNew Paper! PhD researcher @lizziedrake.bsky.social and collaborators looked at how harsh environments in a Soay's first year can have lasting impacts on reproduction and lifespan, and how they differ for males and females.
Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
April 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
π°πNew Paper! PhD researcher @lizziedrake.bsky.social and collaborators looked at how harsh environments in a Soay's first year can have lasting impacts on reproduction and lifespan, and how they differ for males and females.
Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Read it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Iβm speaking at @pintofscience! π»π§¬Join me to explore how climate change is transforming our oceans β and how DNA might be able to helpπ
ποΈ Tue 20 May 2025
π7β9 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)
π Frederiks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool
ποΈ Β£5 (tickets linked) pintofscience.co.uk/event/scienc...
ποΈ Tue 20 May 2025
π7β9 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)
π Frederiks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool
ποΈ Β£5 (tickets linked) pintofscience.co.uk/event/scienc...
Science, Culture & Society
What is the logic behind certain food prices? What is the reality of raising a child with more than one language? How does climate change affect habitats fβ¦
pintofscience.co.uk
April 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Iβm speaking at @pintofscience! π»π§¬Join me to explore how climate change is transforming our oceans β and how DNA might be able to helpπ
ποΈ Tue 20 May 2025
π7β9 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)
π Frederiks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool
ποΈ Β£5 (tickets linked) pintofscience.co.uk/event/scienc...
ποΈ Tue 20 May 2025
π7β9 PM (Doors 6:30 PM)
π Frederiks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool
ποΈ Β£5 (tickets linked) pintofscience.co.uk/event/scienc...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
ππ TropEco Lab is hiring, please share! π¨
ππ΄ Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
πͺ²ππ¦ Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
ππ΄ Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
πͺ²ππ¦ Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
April 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
ππ TropEco Lab is hiring, please share! π¨
ππ΄ Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
πͺ²ππ¦ Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
ππ΄ Position: Senior Research Associate / Research Associate in Field and Molecular Ecology.
πͺ²ππ¦ Task: You will use iDNA & eDNA to build bee-plant and dung beetle-mammal networks in the Brazilian Amazonia, Ghana, & Malaysia.
Further details -> bit.ly/4lurR9z
Project supported by @nerc-eof.bsky.social
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Project supported by @nerc-eof.bsky.social
eDNA (green) found the same species as hand-sorting (brown), but was better at detecting anecic earthworms and species richness. eDNA can also identify juvenile earthworms, which can make up >80% of a soil sample but are difficult to identify to species morphologically.
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
eDNA (green) found the same species as hand-sorting (brown), but was better at detecting anecic earthworms and species richness. eDNA can also identify juvenile earthworms, which can make up >80% of a soil sample but are difficult to identify to species morphologically.
Great to see @joellanos.bsky.social and Penny Watt's paper out this month highlighting the use of soil eDNA for monitoring earthworms. πͺ±π§¬
Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great to see @joellanos.bsky.social and Penny Watt's paper out this month highlighting the use of soil eDNA for monitoring earthworms. πͺ±π§¬
Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Environmental DNA is more effective than hand sorting in evaluating earthworm biodiversity recovery under regenerative agriculture
doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
π°π We're on the cover! If you haven't already seen it, check out a piece about how our long term field research helps studying ageing in the wild.
ποΈOur March issue is live!π·This month we're featuring work on sarcopenia, senescence, cognitive resilience, the effects of body temperature on healthspan and much moreβ¦ Read it all here: nature.com/nataging/vol...
March 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
π°π We're on the cover! If you haven't already seen it, check out a piece about how our long term field research helps studying ageing in the wild.
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Do giraffes struggle with food shortages in the dry season or do their long necks give them an advantage? @uom-ees.bsky.social PhD student @jgranweiler.bsky.social @susanneshultz.bsky.social joins #NEOF to sequence #giraffe faecal samples & uncover how seasonality impacts dietπ¦πΏ
February 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Do giraffes struggle with food shortages in the dry season or do their long necks give them an advantage? @uom-ees.bsky.social PhD student @jgranweiler.bsky.social @susanneshultz.bsky.social joins #NEOF to sequence #giraffe faecal samples & uncover how seasonality impacts dietπ¦πΏ
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Sign up to our next MEE live now! Join Abby Keller for this free online workshop, to find out more about eDNAjoint, new eDNA modelling tool 𧬠π π§ͺ
π 19th March, 4pm GMT
Find more information and register here π
https://buff.ly/4k2hjO8
π 19th March, 4pm GMT
Find more information and register here π
https://buff.ly/4k2hjO8
February 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sign up to our next MEE live now! Join Abby Keller for this free online workshop, to find out more about eDNAjoint, new eDNA modelling tool 𧬠π π§ͺ
π 19th March, 4pm GMT
Find more information and register here π
https://buff.ly/4k2hjO8
π 19th March, 4pm GMT
Find more information and register here π
https://buff.ly/4k2hjO8
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
@uniofcam.bsky.social Zoology PhD candidate @sofiadartnell.bsky.social is SNP_typing at NEOF-VF to estimate the number of Bombus terrestris colonies invaded by cuckoo bumblebees (B. vestalis) across varying landscapes. These cuckoos are obligate parasites & may indicate healthy bumblebee habitats
February 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@uniofcam.bsky.social Zoology PhD candidate @sofiadartnell.bsky.social is SNP_typing at NEOF-VF to estimate the number of Bombus terrestris colonies invaded by cuckoo bumblebees (B. vestalis) across varying landscapes. These cuckoos are obligate parasites & may indicate healthy bumblebee habitats
Reposted by Helen Hipperson
Tally heading towards 1500. Please keep going - share and sign.
Thanks to the more than *1100* members of the scientific community who have signed the letter to insist that the Royal Society remains true to values that we all hold dear but that Musk FRS has ridden roughshod over.
Please keep signing & sharing.
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Open letter to the President of the Royal Society β time to stand up for your values
If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...
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February 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tally heading towards 1500. Please keep going - share and sign.