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
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(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
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(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
(3/3) Despite being held in Switzerland, registration fees remain within EMBO standards. Registration includes lunches, dinners, and two coffee breaks per day, making it quite affordable. Travel grants and registration fee waivers still available.
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
(3/3) Despite being held in Switzerland, registration fees remain within EMBO standards. Registration includes lunches, dinners, and two coffee breaks per day, making it quite affordable. Travel grants and registration fee waivers still available.
(2/3) Conference organized in five thematic sessions: (1) Repeats and transposable elements; (2) GRC, PSR, and other B chromosomes; (3) Subverting meiosis; (4) Maternal and paternal genome elimination; (5) Endosymbionts enforcing their own transmission.
December 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
(2/3) Conference organized in five thematic sessions: (1) Repeats and transposable elements; (2) GRC, PSR, and other B chromosomes; (3) Subverting meiosis; (4) Maternal and paternal genome elimination; (5) Endosymbionts enforcing their own transmission.
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(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 🧪
(9/9) We welcome contributed talks and posters for all sessions, and strongly encourage early-career researchers to submit their best abstracts (until 15 December 2025).
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(9/9) We welcome contributed talks and posters for all sessions, and strongly encourage early-career researchers to submit their best abstracts (until 15 December 2025).
(8/9) Finally, our last session will focus on Endosymbionts Enforcing their Own Transmission with Amelia Lindsey, Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social), and Nicky Wybouw as invited speakers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(8/9) Finally, our last session will focus on Endosymbionts Enforcing their Own Transmission with Amelia Lindsey, Daisuke Kageyama (@daisukekageyama.bsky.social), and Nicky Wybouw as invited speakers.
(7/9) Our fourth session, Maternal and Paternal Genome Elimination, will address cases where whole sets of chromosomes behave selfishly with Andre Pires da Silva, Karine van Doninck, and Marie Delattre as invited speakers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(7/9) Our fourth session, Maternal and Paternal Genome Elimination, will address cases where whole sets of chromosomes behave selfishly with Andre Pires da Silva, Karine van Doninck, and Marie Delattre as invited speakers.
(6/9) Our third session, Subverting Meiosis, will focus more generally on how selfish elements and strategies distort Mendelian inheritance with Alejandro Burga (@arburga.bsky.social), Benjamin Loppin, Lila Fishman, Reka Kelemen, SaraH Zanders, and Steve Perlman as invited speakers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(6/9) Our third session, Subverting Meiosis, will focus more generally on how selfish elements and strategies distort Mendelian inheritance with Alejandro Burga (@arburga.bsky.social), Benjamin Loppin, Lila Fishman, Reka Kelemen, SaraH Zanders, and Steve Perlman as invited speakers.
(5/9) Extending to larger genetic elements, our second session will focus on PSR, GRC, and other B chromosomes with Andreas Houben, Christina Hodson (@chodson.bsky.social), and Radka Reifovà as invited speakers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(5/9) Extending to larger genetic elements, our second session will focus on PSR, GRC, and other B chromosomes with Andreas Houben, Christina Hodson (@chodson.bsky.social), and Radka Reifovà as invited speakers.
(4/9) Amanda Larracuente will deliver the keynote lecture after our first session, sharing recent advances from her research on selfish genetic elements.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(4/9) Amanda Larracuente will deliver the keynote lecture after our first session, sharing recent advances from her research on selfish genetic elements.
(3/9) Our first session, on Repeats and Transposable Elements will feature Kevin Wei (@kweiosis.bsky.social) and Robert Kofler (@rokofler.bsky.social) as invited speakers.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(3/9) Our first session, on Repeats and Transposable Elements will feature Kevin Wei (@kweiosis.bsky.social) and Robert Kofler (@rokofler.bsky.social) as invited speakers.
(2/9) This will be the first event bringing together all types of selfish elements and strategies — from simpler drive systems to cases where entire chromosomal sets or organelles enhance their own transmission.
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
(2/9) This will be the first event bringing together all types of selfish elements and strategies — from simpler drive systems to cases where entire chromosomal sets or organelles enhance their own transmission.
(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
Fair point and important concern -it definitely works better once the microphone makes it to you!
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Fair point and important concern -it definitely works better once the microphone makes it to you!