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Leslea Hlusko
@hlusko.bsky.social
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Evolutionary biologist with a primate twist. European Research Council-funded investigator at the Spanish National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH), Burgos, Spain
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bioanth.org
📣 The deadline to submit proposals for Invited Symposia at #AABA2026 is tomorrow, August 15! bioanth.org/95th-annual-...
The deadline for submitting Invited Symposium proposals is August 15, 2025. - AABA
Be sure to read the instructions below. Have all materials ready to enter prior to starting the submission process as you cannot save a draft […]
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August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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juemos.bsky.social
Uh-oh, yet more evidence that sex and sex determination are, er, more complicated than many would have us believe.

www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Sex reversal’ is surprisingly common in birds, new study suggests
Survey of five Australian avians finds numerous discordant individuals, including a genetically male bird that had laid an egg
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
hlusko.bsky.social
Hello instructors!

As you prepare courses, please check out my publicly shared resources to see if any might be helpful:

Creative Discovery Project: Accurate & Accessible Science Communication

YouTube videos on human bio variation

Datasets
www.lesleahlusko.org/publicly-sha...
Publicly Shared Resources
Please look through the resources below to see if any of these could be helpful with your own research and teaching. Databases: Olduvai Vertebrate Paleontology Database (Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania) De…
www.lesleahlusko.org
August 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
Wonderful science week @cenieh.bsky.social for the Tied2Teeth @erc.europa.eu project & @coleccionrp.bsky.social

@erindunnscd.bsky.social came to #Burgos talk about her research into how teeth can tell us about risk for #Depression

Ratón Pérez's collaborators got to meet the Science Tooth Fairy!
Erin Dunn standing beside a large print-out of the Ratón Pérez character
July 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
Looking for a 23 minute diversion? Take a listen to the fun conversation I had about teeth with @drtanyamsmith.bsky.social for the @cenieh.bsky.social podcast Sapiens Dialogues 🧪
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Tale teeth tell: development, evolution and behavior - Diálogos Sapiens - Sapiens Dialogues - Podcast en iVoox
Escucha y descarga los episodios de Diálogos Sapiens - Sapiens Dialogues gratis. 21st episode of Sapiens Dialogues. This is the third dialogue of the fourth season. The CENIEH researcher Leslea Hlusko...
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July 3, 2025 at 11:10 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
A joy & honor to give a Distinguished Lecture at #IADR2025, sharing Tied2Teeth @etc.europa.eu research. Evolution provides a rich source of new ideas about biology.
#Science 🧪
@erc.europa.eu
Photo thanks: @nicholaslab.bsky.social
Leslea on stage List of the 3 distinguished lecturers: Leslea, Ahmed Ogwell, and Nobuhiko Kamada
June 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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nicholaslab.bsky.social
Fantastic #IADR2025 Distinguished Lecture by @hlusko.bsky.social So great to see some evolutionary biology represented!
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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royalsociety.org
Disabled people should be involved from the outset in developing digital tools and services that are fundamental to work, life and play to maximise the transformative benefits they can bring says our new report on #DisabilityTechnology, released today.
Text over an abstract background, text reads: Disability technology How data and digital assistive technologies can support independent, fulfilled lives. Read the report online. The Royal Society
June 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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hannesrathmann.bsky.social
Honoured to serve on the Advisory Committee for the DeMoDa project at @cenieh.bsky.social this week, powered by @hlusko.bsky.social’s ERC project Tied2Teeth – together with eight fellow experts in dental anthropology.
www.cenieh.es/en/press/new...
@hlusko.bsky.social‬ @mpilloud.bsky.social‬ @mmartinont.bsky.social‬ @paleomariomm.bsky.social‬ @cenieh.bsky.social @sgn.one‬ @harvatilab.bsky.social‬ ‬picture from: https://www.cenieh.es/en/press/news/cenieh-develops-dental-morphological-database
June 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
hlusko.bsky.social
Fellow scientists, I have a question about authorship order. If you are the PI on the grant and the leader of the research group, who goes into the last/senior author position on a paper you took the lead on? Are you ever first author if you run the lab?
May 21, 2025 at 7:42 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
This NY Times story really hits home on how careful scientists need to be when hyping their research.

Here’s a question I have long had for this de-extinction effort:

Should we spend lots of time and money on genome-mixing or invest those resources in conservation of the animals still alive?
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Screen cap of NYTimes article with the title: Trump team cites ’de-extinction’ as reason to cut endangered species list. The interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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fervillanea.bsky.social
Let's pull apart the genetics behind this dire wolf clone story because the lack of transparency and accuracy displayed by Colossal Biosciences PR is going to do a lot of harm to public trust in genetics and genomics. A thread 🧵

time.com/7275439/scie...
The Science Behind the Return of the Dire Wolf
Here's how Colossal Biosciences brought the dire wolf back after more than 10,000 years.
time.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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peercommunityin.bsky.social
Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of listening to Sabina Leonelli's talk on "When Open Publishing Is Not Fair". If you missed it, the video is now available online! Check it out here:
PCI webinar - Sabina Leonelli - When Open Publishing Is Not Fair
There are obvious ways in which Open Access has augmented inequity rather than mitigating it, for instance in relation to Author Publishing Costs and the dif...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
I am excited to be the first speaker in AABA Argentina’s Primer Ciclo de Conferencias

April 8
“Human adaptation to the Arctic: a mystery solved by teeth”

This online series of *amazing* talks (incl @anthrofuentes.bsky.social) raises funds to support Argentinian science

Don’t miss out!
Overview of the seven talks with speaker photos
March 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
hlusko.bsky.social
Want to move to Spain?

Do you study craniodental evolution in human and non-human primate evolution?

Looking for postdoc position?

Interested in working with my @Tied2Teeth group here @CENIEH???

Deadline to apply: 28 March 2025

www.cenieh.es/en/about-cen...
Postdoctoral Researcher (R2) of ERC-2021-ADG TIED2TEETH Project | CENIEH
www.cenieh.es
March 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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bioanth.org
Kay Behrensmeyer is the 2025 recipient of the The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. bioanth.org/about/the-ch... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Kay Behrensmeyer, the 2025 recipient of the The Charles R. Darwin Lifetime Achievement Award. Her foundational work on the environments of fossil hominins, and the processes that led to their fossilization and preservation, have shaped the way that modern paleoanthropologists conduct their field research. Nomination materials emphasized Dr. Behrensmeyer’s trailblazing career, expansive mentorship, and outreach efforts.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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bioanth.org
Congratulations to the 2025 AABA Award Winners! This year we honor Dr. Kay Behrensmeyer, Dr. Lorena Madrigal, and Dr. Sang-Hee Lee. Thank you for your contributions to biological anthropology! #AABA2025
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Donate to the AABA STUDENT AUCTION!

The event will be held in Baltimore on Thursday March 13th from 3-7pm. All proceeds support student travel awards to the annual meeting. Help us reach our $13,000 goal this year by donating items big and small! bioanth.org/94th-annual-... #AABA2025
AABA Silent Auction Supporting Student Travel - AABA
Call for 2025 Auction Donations Dear AABA member/supporter, As co-Chairs of the AABA Auction committee we are reaching out to ask for donations for our […]
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February 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA), the official Journal of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists, published by Wiley, seeks a new Editor-in-Chief. The submission deadline is March 31, 2025. bioanth.org/jobs/editor-...
Editor-in-Chief - AABA
Vacancy: American Journal of Biological Anthropology – Editor-in-Chief Job Description: The American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA), the official Journal of the American Association of B...
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February 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Lorena Madrigal is the 2025 recipient of the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award. bioanth.org/about/the-ga... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Lorena Madrigal, the 2025 recipient of the Gabriel W. Lasker Service Award. Over the course of her forty years of continuous involvement with the AABA, Dr. Madrigal has served in nearly every leadership role available in the association. One of her most poignant and forward-looking contributions as President of the AABA was elevating the Ethics Committee to a standing committee.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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bioanth.org
Sang-Hee Lee is the 2025 recipient of the AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith. bioanth.org/about/the-aa... #AABA2025
Yellow flyer featuring Sang-Hee Lee, the 2025 recipient of the AABA and Leakey Foundation Communication & Outreach Award in Honor of Camilla Smith. For more than a decade, Dr. Lee has been one of the most impactful researchers communicating the science of biological anthropology to the global public. Her public influence is especially notable via the success of her YouTube channel and her Korean-language books for both children and adults.
January 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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bioanth.org
📣The AABA election for the positions of Treasurer, Membership Chair, and Professional Development Chair ends February 28! All Regular members are eligible to vote by logging into your member portal: www.xcdsystem.com/aaba/member/...
February 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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The Bio Anthro Section of the AAA is looking for graduate students to run for a position on our exec comm- It's a 2 year term.
February 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM