Laurie Belcher
@lauriebelch.bsky.social
OrthoFinder
Evolution of cooperation
University of Oxford
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e3c1TdffPOcC
Evolution of cooperation
University of Oxford
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e3c1TdffPOcC
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Kissing evolved at least 21 million years ago. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @matildabrindle.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Kissing evolved at least 21 million years ago. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @matildabrindle.bsky.social
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
The evolutionary and ecological consequences of cooperation
-in American Naturalist by @stuwest.bsky.social, @annadewar.bsky.social, @ryosukeiritani.bsky.social, Laurence Belcher, and @asgriffin.bsky.social
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
-in American Naturalist by @stuwest.bsky.social, @annadewar.bsky.social, @ryosukeiritani.bsky.social, Laurence Belcher, and @asgriffin.bsky.social
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
The evolutionary and ecological consequences of cooperation | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja
www.journals.uchicago.edu
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The evolutionary and ecological consequences of cooperation
-in American Naturalist by @stuwest.bsky.social, @annadewar.bsky.social, @ryosukeiritani.bsky.social, Laurence Belcher, and @asgriffin.bsky.social
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
-in American Naturalist by @stuwest.bsky.social, @annadewar.bsky.social, @ryosukeiritani.bsky.social, Laurence Belcher, and @asgriffin.bsky.social
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
Super interesting session on post-phylogenomics this morning at #eseb2025
I have a poster on the new version of Orthofinder - there will be a suggestion box 🎁
P03.076 on Thursday
I have a poster on the new version of Orthofinder - there will be a suggestion box 🎁
P03.076 on Thursday
August 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Super interesting session on post-phylogenomics this morning at #eseb2025
I have a poster on the new version of Orthofinder - there will be a suggestion box 🎁
P03.076 on Thursday
I have a poster on the new version of Orthofinder - there will be a suggestion box 🎁
P03.076 on Thursday
OrthoFinder just dropped a major update
It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes
Let’s break it down (1/10)
github.com/OrthoFinder/...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes
Let’s break it down (1/10)
github.com/OrthoFinder/...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
OrthoFinder just dropped a major update
It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes
Let’s break it down (1/10)
github.com/OrthoFinder/...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
It’s faster, more accurate, and ready for thousands of genomes
Let’s break it down (1/10)
github.com/OrthoFinder/...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Evolution of cooperation is well represented at #Microbio25 by Rosie's first ever conference poster - definitely worth a visit!
Very excited to be in Liverpool for #Microbio25 ! I'll be presenting a poster on bacterial cooperation and antibiotic resistance in Block A on Tuesday. Come and check out poster A098 to hear more! 🧬🧫🦠
March 31, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Evolution of cooperation is well represented at #Microbio25 by Rosie's first ever conference poster - definitely worth a visit!
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I'm delighted to announce that the 2025 @microbiologysociety.org meeting on "Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics" will be held in Liverpool 26-27 November 2025! Abstract submission will open soon... #microsky 🧪🧫🦠 microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics - 2025 meeting
microbiologysociety.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I'm delighted to announce that the 2025 @microbiologysociety.org meeting on "Understanding and predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics" will be held in Liverpool 26-27 November 2025! Abstract submission will open soon... #microsky 🧪🧫🦠 microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Hopefully this will be useful for anyone doing comparative genomics! In Box 1 we show some case studies where controlling for phylogenetic non-independance can reverse a result
Our review is out in Nature Reviews Genetics! rdcu.be/d5AY2
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
A phylogenetic approach to comparative genomics
Nature Reviews Genetics - Controlling for phylogeny is essential in comparative genomics studies, because species, genomes and genes are not independent data points within statistical tests. The...
rdcu.be
January 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Hopefully this will be useful for anyone doing comparative genomics! In Box 1 we show some case studies where controlling for phylogenetic non-independance can reverse a result
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
Our review is out in Nature Reviews Genetics! rdcu.be/d5AY2
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
A phylogenetic approach to comparative genomics
Nature Reviews Genetics - Controlling for phylogeny is essential in comparative genomics studies, because species, genomes and genes are not independent data points within statistical tests. The...
rdcu.be
January 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Our review is out in Nature Reviews Genetics! rdcu.be/d5AY2
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
We show how phylogeny-based methods can resolve the problem of non-independence in genomic datasets.
These methods must be considered an essential part of the comparative genomics toolkit.
@lauriebelch.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social
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Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Sharing three fully funded PhD opportunities to join my lab at Queen’s to work on topics spanning bacterial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, microbial interactions, & mobile genetic elements 🦠. Closing dates in January and February, and open to international candidates 🌍 Projects detailed below ⬇️
When you are a millenial but you want to connect with your students
December 6, 2024 at 3:26 PM
When you are a millenial but you want to connect with your students
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New job offer: we search a postdoc (bioinformatics) to work on mobile genetic elements and gene flow in bacteria, with a focus on antibiotic resistance within a consortium including bioinformatics, synthetic biology, epidemiology & biochemistry. See research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd... #MicroSky
April 4, 2024 at 4:33 PM
New job offer: we search a postdoc (bioinformatics) to work on mobile genetic elements and gene flow in bacteria, with a focus on antibiotic resistance within a consortium including bioinformatics, synthetic biology, epidemiology & biochemistry. See research.pasteur.fr/en/job/postd... #MicroSky
Post a photo of yourself from a different era.
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Piazza San Marco, Venice
November 29, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Post a photo of yourself from a different era.
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Piazza San Marco, Venice
go.bsky.app/QKajPgc
A starter pack for social evolution! Lots of space left for anyone who would like to be added
A starter pack for social evolution! Lots of space left for anyone who would like to be added
November 27, 2024 at 2:19 PM
go.bsky.app/QKajPgc
A starter pack for social evolution! Lots of space left for anyone who would like to be added
A starter pack for social evolution! Lots of space left for anyone who would like to be added
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
Tried to put together a Microbial Evolution starter pack, but there were so many great people I didn't want to leave out it turned into 3 starter packs
Comment or DM me if you were missed or would like to be added!
A thread (1/3)
go.bsky.app/6pkuYhi
Comment or DM me if you were missed or would like to be added!
A thread (1/3)
go.bsky.app/6pkuYhi
October 20, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Tried to put together a Microbial Evolution starter pack, but there were so many great people I didn't want to leave out it turned into 3 starter packs
Comment or DM me if you were missed or would like to be added!
A thread (1/3)
go.bsky.app/6pkuYhi
Comment or DM me if you were missed or would like to be added!
A thread (1/3)
go.bsky.app/6pkuYhi
A few comparative genomics postdocs available here in Oxford
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
October 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
A few comparative genomics postdocs available here in Oxford
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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🆕 I’m looking for a postdoc to join the group!
This is for a project as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, looking at genome defences and horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas. Deadline 12th August. 🧵
my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
This is for a project as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, looking at genome defences and horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas. Deadline 12th August. 🧵
my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
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my.corehr.com
July 23, 2024 at 1:23 PM
🆕 I’m looking for a postdoc to join the group!
This is for a project as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, looking at genome defences and horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas. Deadline 12th August. 🧵
my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
This is for a project as part of the @multidefence.bsky.social consortium, looking at genome defences and horizontal gene transfer in Pseudomonas. Deadline 12th August. 🧵
my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...
Introducing my son to his 4th 🇬🇧 Prime Minister (he's not even 2...)
Hopeful for a brighter future 🌍
Hopeful for a brighter future 🌍
July 5, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Introducing my son to his 4th 🇬🇧 Prime Minister (he's not even 2...)
Hopeful for a brighter future 🌍
Hopeful for a brighter future 🌍
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Do you work in ecology/evolution? Did you do a study that is too small to publish as a full manuscript? Negative results? Part of a larger effort? Consider publishing in microPublication Biology: EEB!
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
microPublication - Get Your Data Out, Be Cited
www.micropublication.org
June 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Do you work in ecology/evolution? Did you do a study that is too small to publish as a full manuscript? Negative results? Part of a larger effort? Consider publishing in microPublication Biology: EEB!
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
We have moved to a dynamic cover @evolletters.bsky.social The old image served us well, but we are looking to connect aspiring evolutionary artists with authors for a new initiative. Our first beautiful image is by www.jacelyndesigns.com for this issue’s Editor’s Choice doi.org/10.1093/evle.... 🧪
June 3, 2024 at 2:47 PM
We have moved to a dynamic cover @evolletters.bsky.social The old image served us well, but we are looking to connect aspiring evolutionary artists with authors for a new initiative. Our first beautiful image is by www.jacelyndesigns.com for this issue’s Editor’s Choice doi.org/10.1093/evle.... 🧪
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
May 21, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
Why do pangenomes vary so much across bacteria? 🦠🧬
We show that bacterial lifestyle is the key factor shaping variation in pangenome fluidity.
Read more in our paper out now in PNAS:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
With Chunhui Hao @lauriebelch.bsky.social Melanie Ghoul @stuwest.bsky.social
We show that bacterial lifestyle is the key factor shaping variation in pangenome fluidity.
Read more in our paper out now in PNAS:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
With Chunhui Hao @lauriebelch.bsky.social Melanie Ghoul @stuwest.bsky.social
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
doi.org
May 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Why do pangenomes vary so much across bacteria? 🦠🧬
We show that bacterial lifestyle is the key factor shaping variation in pangenome fluidity.
Read more in our paper out now in PNAS:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
With Chunhui Hao @lauriebelch.bsky.social Melanie Ghoul @stuwest.bsky.social
We show that bacterial lifestyle is the key factor shaping variation in pangenome fluidity.
Read more in our paper out now in PNAS:
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
With Chunhui Hao @lauriebelch.bsky.social Melanie Ghoul @stuwest.bsky.social
Reposted by Laurie Belcher
The rise of cheats during experimental evolution is restricted by non-kin interactions between Bacillus subtilis soil isolates
bioRxiv by Katarina Belcijan Pandur et al from Ines Mandic Mulec and Polonca Stefanic
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
bioRxiv by Katarina Belcijan Pandur et al from Ines Mandic Mulec and Polonca Stefanic
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 2, 2024 at 9:35 AM
The rise of cheats during experimental evolution is restricted by non-kin interactions between Bacillus subtilis soil isolates
bioRxiv by Katarina Belcijan Pandur et al from Ines Mandic Mulec and Polonca Stefanic
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
bioRxiv by Katarina Belcijan Pandur et al from Ines Mandic Mulec and Polonca Stefanic
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Fantastic time yesterday at the @microbesng.bsky.social pop-up event in Oxford presenting SOCfinder, our new tool for finding cooperative genes
I love small events like this one, thanks for organising @helenmcneil.bsky.social @rwheatley8.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
I love small events like this one, thanks for organising @helenmcneil.bsky.social @rwheatley8.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
March 8, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Fantastic time yesterday at the @microbesng.bsky.social pop-up event in Oxford presenting SOCfinder, our new tool for finding cooperative genes
I love small events like this one, thanks for organising @helenmcneil.bsky.social @rwheatley8.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
I love small events like this one, thanks for organising @helenmcneil.bsky.social @rwheatley8.bsky.social
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Our new paper on plasmids and cooperation has been published today in Proceedings B! "Genes for cooperation are not more likely to be carried by plasmids." doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
With @lauriebelch.bsky.social Tom Scott @stuwest.bsky.social.
Summary thread below... 🧵
With @lauriebelch.bsky.social Tom Scott @stuwest.bsky.social.
Summary thread below... 🧵
February 28, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Our new paper on plasmids and cooperation has been published today in Proceedings B! "Genes for cooperation are not more likely to be carried by plasmids." doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
With @lauriebelch.bsky.social Tom Scott @stuwest.bsky.social.
Summary thread below... 🧵
With @lauriebelch.bsky.social Tom Scott @stuwest.bsky.social.
Summary thread below... 🧵