Luca Soldini
@lucasoldini.bsky.social
Evolutionary genetics in general, selfish genetic elements and genetic conflicts in particular 🔬🧬
Reposted by Luca Soldini
New paper with @vsudbrack.bsky.social. Using pop gen modelling, we show that partial selfing makes selection on tandem repeats more efficient, reducing the associated load across different scenarios. Thanks to @snsf.ch @dee-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The evolution of tandem repeat sequences under partial selfing and different modes of selection - Heredity
Heredity - The evolution of tandem repeat sequences under partial selfing and different modes of selection
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
New paper with @vsudbrack.bsky.social. Using pop gen modelling, we show that partial selfing makes selection on tandem repeats more efficient, reducing the associated load across different scenarios. Thanks to @snsf.ch @dee-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social !
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis?
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
On the repeated evolution of parthenogenesis in stick insects
Abstract. Female-producing parthenogenesis is widespread in stick insects. It ranges from rare in sexual species to facultative or obligate, the latter som
doi.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis?
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa.
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Reposted by Luca Soldini
[Please RT]
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
[Please RT]
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
[Please RT]
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
[Please RT]
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
(1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies.
Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Reposted by Luca Soldini
Organisers
- @lucasoldini.bsky.social | University of Lausanne
- Tanja Schwander | University of Lausanne
Invited Speaker
- @levine-lab.bsky.social | @upenn.edu
- @lucasoldini.bsky.social | University of Lausanne
- Tanja Schwander | University of Lausanne
Invited Speaker
- @levine-lab.bsky.social | @upenn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Organisers
- @lucasoldini.bsky.social | University of Lausanne
- Tanja Schwander | University of Lausanne
Invited Speaker
- @levine-lab.bsky.social | @upenn.edu
- @lucasoldini.bsky.social | University of Lausanne
- Tanja Schwander | University of Lausanne
Invited Speaker
- @levine-lab.bsky.social | @upenn.edu
One week left to submit abstracts for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
In Bern (Switzerland), from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
In Bern (Switzerland), from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
meetings.embo.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
One week left to submit abstracts for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
In Bern (Switzerland), from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
In Bern (Switzerland), from 8 to 11 February 2026.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Reposted by Luca Soldini
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
meetings.embo.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Reposted by Luca Soldini
Sign up now for EMBO Workshop "Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies" in Bern, Switzerland, 8–11 February 2026.
Abstract submission/Registration by: 15 December 2025/15 January 2026
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-elements
#EMBOselfishElements #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Abstract submission/Registration by: 15 December 2025/15 January 2026
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-elements
#EMBOselfishElements #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
meetings.embo.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sign up now for EMBO Workshop "Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies" in Bern, Switzerland, 8–11 February 2026.
Abstract submission/Registration by: 15 December 2025/15 January 2026
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-elements
#EMBOselfishElements #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪
Abstract submission/Registration by: 15 December 2025/15 January 2026
https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-elements
#EMBOselfishElements #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies
Certain genes, chromosomes, organelles, or entire sets of chromosomes can bias their transmission to the next generation, propagating themselves at the expense of the rest of the genome. Referred to …
meetings.embo.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies!
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof.
meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel...
#EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents