Iliana Baums
@ibaums.bsky.social
Molecular Ecology, Evolution, Conservation - Corals; Professor of Marine Conservation at the Helmholtz Institute for functional marine biodiversity
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Iliana Baums
@ibaums.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora - BMC Genomics
Background Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to rapid change. Genome structu...
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We are thrilled to announced the publication of chromosome level genome assemblies and genetic maps for the Caribbean corals, Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis. bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Rossella Alba, our new colleague at @hifmb.de leading the Marine Policy and Management working group, offers two fully funded PhD positions here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... apply until March 18, and feel free to make potential applicants aware. 🧪 @icbm-uol.bsky.social
Two PhD positions in "Infrastructures, knowledges and policy practices in marine governance" (d/f/m/x)
Layout AWI HIFMB extern, englisch
jobs.awi.de
February 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Rossella Alba, our new colleague at @hifmb.de leading the Marine Policy and Management working group, offers two fully funded PhD positions here: jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21... apply until March 18, and feel free to make potential applicants aware. 🧪 @icbm-uol.bsky.social
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Out now: 1st call for Synthesis Working Groups by "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface". We bring cluster members & external experts together to address key scientific questions in ocean floor research 🧪👉
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Synthesis Working Groups
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February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Out now: 1st call for Synthesis Working Groups by "The Ocean Floor – Earth’s Uncharted Interface". We bring cluster members & external experts together to address key scientific questions in ocean floor research 🧪👉
theoceanfloor.de/en/The-Ocean...
@marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social
theoceanfloor.de/en/The-Ocean...
@marumunibremen.bsky.social @icbm-uol.bsky.social
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Long-period microseismicity reveals cryptic earthquake-triggered fluid activity can facilitate caldera eruptions - www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Excited to be a part of this work led by Zilin Song on what triggered the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano.
Long-period microseismicity reveals cryptic earthquake-triggered fluid activity can facilitate caldera eruptions - Nature Communications
A M5 earthquake triggered the 2018 Sierra Negra eruption after 10 hours. Subsequent microseismicity revealed a cryptic fluid phase facilitated magma intrusion, highlighting that cascading processes ar...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Long-period microseismicity reveals cryptic earthquake-triggered fluid activity can facilitate caldera eruptions - www.nature.com/articles/s41.... Excited to be a part of this work led by Zilin Song on what triggered the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano.
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New paper with @mhab.bsky.social @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social out now in @pnas.org! We show when and why you can know something about an entire network, just by knowing the behavior of it's building blocks: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Functional motifs in food webs and networks | PNAS
When studying a complex system, it is often useful to think of the system as a network
of interacting units. One can then ask if some properties of...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
New paper with @mhab.bsky.social @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social out now in @pnas.org! We show when and why you can know something about an entire network, just by knowing the behavior of it's building blocks: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸
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cordap.org/clip-award/
CLIP Award - CORDAP
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January 28, 2026 at 8:43 AM
ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸
cordap.org/clip-award/
cordap.org/clip-award/
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OCEAN LEADERS FELLOWSHIP: Applications now open (Sustainable Oceans Alliance)
Learn more here: www.soalliance.org/ocean-leader...
#coralreefs #fellowships #financialsupport #marineconservation #ocean #funding #marineecology #marinebiology #oceanleaders #sustainability
Learn more here: www.soalliance.org/ocean-leader...
#coralreefs #fellowships #financialsupport #marineconservation #ocean #funding #marineecology #marinebiology #oceanleaders #sustainability
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 PM
OCEAN LEADERS FELLOWSHIP: Applications now open (Sustainable Oceans Alliance)
Learn more here: www.soalliance.org/ocean-leader...
#coralreefs #fellowships #financialsupport #marineconservation #ocean #funding #marineecology #marinebiology #oceanleaders #sustainability
Learn more here: www.soalliance.org/ocean-leader...
#coralreefs #fellowships #financialsupport #marineconservation #ocean #funding #marineecology #marinebiology #oceanleaders #sustainability
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Big exciting news! The next Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting, better known as Cnidofest, will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory from September 23-27, 2026. Mark your calendars!!! After two land-locked meetings, we are returning to an ocean view!!! 🌊🪸 @mblscience.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Big exciting news! The next Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting, better known as Cnidofest, will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory from September 23-27, 2026. Mark your calendars!!! After two land-locked meetings, we are returning to an ocean view!!! 🌊🪸 @mblscience.bsky.social
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PhD position in population genetics of Caribbean corals at HIFMB. Ideal candidates have a master's in marine biology, and strong molecular skills. Apply by Feb 15, 2026. More info: https://www.baumslab.org/ #phd
Baums Laboratory | Helmholtz Institue for Functional Marine Biodiversity | Research in Coral Ecology and Evolution
Baums Laboratory | Helmholtz Institue for Functional Marine Biodiversity | Research in Coral Ecology and Evolution
www.baumslab.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
PhD position in population genetics of Caribbean corals at HIFMB. Ideal candidates have a master's in marine biology, and strong molecular skills. Apply by Feb 15, 2026. More info: https://www.baumslab.org/ #phd
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The HIFMB seeks a postdoc for coral population genomics and conservation genetics. Candidates with a PhD in related fields and skills in programming are encouraged to apply. More info: https://hifmb.de/ #postdoc
A bigger picture | HIFMB Oldenburg
We research the sea and its function for humans and the environment.
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January 25, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The HIFMB seeks a postdoc for coral population genomics and conservation genetics. Candidates with a PhD in related fields and skills in programming are encouraged to apply. More info: https://hifmb.de/ #postdoc
The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...
Postdoktorand:in im Bereich Genomik von Korallenpopulationen und Naturschutzgenetik (x/d/w/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal
Postdoktorand:in im Bereich Genomik von Korallenpopulationen und Naturschutzgenetik (x/d/w/m) - Bewerbung | Alfred-Wegener-Institut Bewerberportal
jobs.awi.de
January 23, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The marine conservation group @hifmb.de is looking for a postdoc and a Phd student to study coral genomics and conservation genetics. Join us to develop solutions for coral conservation and dive into the world of early branching metazoans: Deadlines coming up fast. jobs.awi.de/Vacancies/21...
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📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY We are hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on rigorous research in genetics, entomology, and host-microbe interactions. Please consider and share with others in need.
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Research Technologist - Life Sciences Advance Professional - Bordenstein Lab
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY We are hiring a Research Technologist (Advanced Professional) to design, implement, support, analyze, and report on rigorous research in genetics, entomology, and host-microbe interactions. Please consider and share with others in need.
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In 2025, the AWI and University of Bremen secured extensive data sets from the USA. Now, the @dfg.de has approved around €860,000 in funding to systematically identify endangered data and secure it for the long term with the help of the PANGAEA data platform. ☁️📊
www.awi.de/en/about-us/...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
In 2025, the AWI and University of Bremen secured extensive data sets from the USA. Now, the @dfg.de has approved around €860,000 in funding to systematically identify endangered data and secure it for the long term with the help of the PANGAEA data platform. ☁️📊
www.awi.de/en/about-us/...
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A mid career fellowship: The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) has opened the call for applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/institut/...
Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027 (f_m_x)
www.rifs-potsdam.de
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A mid career fellowship: The Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) has opened the call for applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2027: www.rifs-potsdam.de/de/institut/...
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Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
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January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!!
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
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Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
January 5, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Haller, Ralph & Messer present SLiM 5, a major extension of the SLiM simulation framework for simulating multiple chromosomes, enabling a heightened level of realism for full-genome simulations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf313
#evobio #molbio #compbio
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🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
🚨 Job Alert! TT Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks! Looking for a candidate with a focus on coastal ecology. Come be my colleague! Please share.
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careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assista...
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🚨My department is hiring a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor to teach undergrad Genetics & Genomics, upper-level Genomics, and an inquiry-based Computational Genomics course where students can do authentic research. 🧬💻
I’m on the search committee. DM me if you’re interested. Please share! 🙏
I’m on the search committee. DM me if you’re interested. Please share! 🙏
Assistant Teaching Professor, Biology
About the Opportunity About the Opportunity: We invite applications from qualified candidates for a full-time Non-Tenure-Track (NTT) Assistant Teaching Professor faculty position within the Department...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:11 AM
🚨My department is hiring a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor to teach undergrad Genetics & Genomics, upper-level Genomics, and an inquiry-based Computational Genomics course where students can do authentic research. 🧬💻
I’m on the search committee. DM me if you’re interested. Please share! 🙏
I’m on the search committee. DM me if you’re interested. Please share! 🙏
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Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity
The Department of Biology was established in 2010 through the merger of the Departments of Ecology, Cell and Organism Biology, Biological Undergraduate Education, and the Biological Museums. The depar
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December 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Come and join me and my colleagues at the Department of Biology, #LundUniversity in #sweden! We have am open position as Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Biodiversity.
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
Apply here no later than February 11 2026:
https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:848749/type:job/where:4/apply:1
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Come join us at #UWEnvironment! @uwsafs.bsky.social and UW Friday Harbor Labs are hiring an assistant professor who specializes in marine invertebrate organismal biology. About the job and how to apply: https://bit.ly/44sItYr
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Come join us at #UWEnvironment! @uwsafs.bsky.social and UW Friday Harbor Labs are hiring an assistant professor who specializes in marine invertebrate organismal biology. About the job and how to apply: https://bit.ly/44sItYr
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New paper on using #coral nurseries as experimental units for studying host x symbiont genotype interactions. Congrats to recent PhD student (now Dr.) Matt Gamache! @cmarinescience.bsky.social
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December 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New paper on using #coral nurseries as experimental units for studying host x symbiont genotype interactions. Congrats to recent PhD student (now Dr.) Matt Gamache! @cmarinescience.bsky.social
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🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welf...
www.stri.si.edu
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu
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HIFMB newsletter out now! 🦑
In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean.
That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411
In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean.
That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411
HIFMB News #2/2025
241806.seu2.cleverreach.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
HIFMB newsletter out now! 🦑
In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean.
That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411
In our top story, Bettina Meyer outlines the Krill Stock Hypothesis, a scientific framework for setting krill catch quotas to protect the ecological balance in the Southern Ocean.
That and more here: 241806.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16677411
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GIGA VI will be in the Philippines July 6-10, 2026. We have a pre-registration survey and a survey for interest about the Genome Assembly Workshop we will be running during the meeting. Sign up to receive updates about the conference: gigavi.org
Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance VI
Global Invertebrate Genome Alliance VI, July 2026, Philippines
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December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
GIGA VI will be in the Philippines July 6-10, 2026. We have a pre-registration survey and a survey for interest about the Genome Assembly Workshop we will be running during the meeting. Sign up to receive updates about the conference: gigavi.org
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Looking for a postdoc in 2026? The Ewel fellowship at UF provides $70K salary and $20K research support for 2 yrs. I'm happy to sponsor a postdoc interested in microbial ecology of Florida coastal ecosystems (seagrass, coral, mangroves, springs). 🦠 Due 1/11/26
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postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post...
postdoc.aa.ufl.edu
December 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Looking for a postdoc in 2026? The Ewel fellowship at UF provides $70K salary and $20K research support for 2 yrs. I'm happy to sponsor a postdoc interested in microbial ecology of Florida coastal ecosystems (seagrass, coral, mangroves, springs). 🦠 Due 1/11/26
postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post...
postdoc.aa.ufl.edu/current-post...
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More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
Towards a broader perspective on marine biodiversity change - Marine Biodiversity
Biodiversity decline jeopardizes the foundation of natural ecosystems and human well-being, a concern that prompted major global agreements aiming to bend the curve towards a net positive biodiversity...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪