Britta Meyer
@meyerbritta.bsky.social
Computational and Evolutionary Biologist 🍫☕️, 👩🔬 🐟 and 🐦, (immuno)genomics @Uni Hamburg -> bsmeyer.com
Love this project from my colleague Jamie at @uni-hamburg.de 🐭 Help map where wild house mice meet across Schleswig-Holstein and be part of real citizen science in action.
Check it out 👉 jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid
#CitizenScience #HybridZone #Ecology #DFG #WildMice #OpenScience @dfg.de
Check it out 👉 jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid
#CitizenScience #HybridZone #Ecology #DFG #WildMice #OpenScience @dfg.de
October 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Love this project from my colleague Jamie at @uni-hamburg.de 🐭 Help map where wild house mice meet across Schleswig-Holstein and be part of real citizen science in action.
Check it out 👉 jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid
#CitizenScience #HybridZone #Ecology #DFG #WildMice #OpenScience @dfg.de
Check it out 👉 jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid
#CitizenScience #HybridZone #Ecology #DFG #WildMice #OpenScience @dfg.de
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Join Our Citizen Science Project!
We are mapping the house mouse hybrid zone in Schleswig-Holstein, DE, and you can help. Visit our House Mouse Hybrid Zone Project website to learn more jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid.... Funded by @dfg.de at @uni-hamburg.de
#DFG #musmusculus #wildmice
We are mapping the house mouse hybrid zone in Schleswig-Holstein, DE, and you can help. Visit our House Mouse Hybrid Zone Project website to learn more jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid.... Funded by @dfg.de at @uni-hamburg.de
#DFG #musmusculus #wildmice
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Join Our Citizen Science Project!
We are mapping the house mouse hybrid zone in Schleswig-Holstein, DE, and you can help. Visit our House Mouse Hybrid Zone Project website to learn more jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid.... Funded by @dfg.de at @uni-hamburg.de
#DFG #musmusculus #wildmice
We are mapping the house mouse hybrid zone in Schleswig-Holstein, DE, and you can help. Visit our House Mouse Hybrid Zone Project website to learn more jwinternitz.github.io/mouse-hybrid.... Funded by @dfg.de at @uni-hamburg.de
#DFG #musmusculus #wildmice
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Yesterday’s NGMI3 symposium @fzborstel.bsky.social was a real highlight 🎉 Great keynotes, inspiring discussions & a lot of fun! Many thanks to #NDI3, #Nordinfect & Oliver JT who did such a great job👏
@oneyrolles.bsky.social, @maxgg.bsky.social, Susanne Häussler, Silke Meiners & Christian Karsten!
@oneyrolles.bsky.social, @maxgg.bsky.social, Susanne Häussler, Silke Meiners & Christian Karsten!
October 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Yesterday’s NGMI3 symposium @fzborstel.bsky.social was a real highlight 🎉 Great keynotes, inspiring discussions & a lot of fun! Many thanks to #NDI3, #Nordinfect & Oliver JT who did such a great job👏
@oneyrolles.bsky.social, @maxgg.bsky.social, Susanne Häussler, Silke Meiners & Christian Karsten!
@oneyrolles.bsky.social, @maxgg.bsky.social, Susanne Häussler, Silke Meiners & Christian Karsten!
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Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽♀️ #evomics2026
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
July 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Applications are now open for the Workshop on Genomics 2026 (11-24 Jan) in Cesky Krumlov, Czechia. For the first time, we are offering Early Bird Registration discounts! 🐣 Do not miss the chance! 🤩 Help us spread the word among friends and colleagues! 🙆🏽♀️ #evomics2026
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
evomics.org/apply-worksh...
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My knees tell me I’m aging—but do you also wonder what we can learn about aging by looking beyond humans? If you study aging in corals, duckweed, or other "unusual" systems, join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about aging outside the box! Abstract deadline: 5 May. eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
April 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My knees tell me I’m aging—but do you also wonder what we can learn about aging by looking beyond humans? If you study aging in corals, duckweed, or other "unusual" systems, join us at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about aging outside the box! Abstract deadline: 5 May. eseb2025.com/call-for-abs...
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Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June
April 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Junior faculty job alert in Germany - Marine Evolutionary Genomics @geomarkiel.bsky.social / University of Kiel www.geomar.de/en/karriere/... Marine study system of your choice (no microbes, sorry…), excellent infrastructure and ship access, moderate teaching requirements, closing date 6 June
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A project five years in the making, we've now published complete "T2T" genomes for six additional ape species! It turns out that finishing (and analyzing) six genomes is slightly more work than one... doi.org/10.1038/s415...
April 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A project five years in the making, we've now published complete "T2T" genomes for six additional ape species! It turns out that finishing (and analyzing) six genomes is slightly more work than one... doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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📢 new paper alert for the primate and genomics nerds. telomere to telomere ape genomes. I led MHC annotations on this work w/ @biotobi.bsky.social and @meyerbritta.bsky.social And hey it’s my first nature paper 🥳 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Complete sequencing of ape genomes - Nature
Complete sequences of chromosomes telomere-to-telomere from chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, Bornean orangutan, Sumatran orangutan and siamang provide a comprehensive and valuable resource for future evol...
www.nature.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📢 new paper alert for the primate and genomics nerds. telomere to telomere ape genomes. I led MHC annotations on this work w/ @biotobi.bsky.social and @meyerbritta.bsky.social And hey it’s my first nature paper 🥳 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hello Blue world!
I recently migrated from the old Twitter as I got tired of the continuous bombardment of far-right propaganda.
I intend to use this account mainly for scientific exchange with a pinch of politics.
So, why not start with a summary of our recent paper?
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
I recently migrated from the old Twitter as I got tired of the continuous bombardment of far-right propaganda.
I intend to use this account mainly for scientific exchange with a pinch of politics.
So, why not start with a summary of our recent paper?
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
Admixture as a source for HLA variation in Neolithic European farming communities - Genome Biology
Background The northern European Neolithic is characterized by two major demographic events: immigration of early farmers from Anatolia at 7500 years before present, and their admixture with local wes...
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hello Blue world!
I recently migrated from the old Twitter as I got tired of the continuous bombardment of far-right propaganda.
I intend to use this account mainly for scientific exchange with a pinch of politics.
So, why not start with a summary of our recent paper?
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
I recently migrated from the old Twitter as I got tired of the continuous bombardment of far-right propaganda.
I intend to use this account mainly for scientific exchange with a pinch of politics.
So, why not start with a summary of our recent paper?
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
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I just noticed this new header above the website of #MolecularEcologyResources. I'm sure that there are vast numbers of 'healthcare professionals' who will want to read our paper on MHC diversity in sticklebacks (😂), but what about the other few remaining scientsts? Just asking, @wiley.com ...
March 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I just noticed this new header above the website of #MolecularEcologyResources. I'm sure that there are vast numbers of 'healthcare professionals' who will want to read our paper on MHC diversity in sticklebacks (😂), but what about the other few remaining scientsts? Just asking, @wiley.com ...
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At the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics, Joana Meier is kicking off the second week with a talk on Hybridization – very much looking forward to this one!
January 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
At the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics, Joana Meier is kicking off the second week with a talk on Hybridization – very much looking forward to this one!
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The DOG supports its members with financial grants for #research projects.
Current funding opportunities:
- 5th Special Call: Ursula Honig Legacy Grant: €15,000
- 1st Research Grant 2025: €7,500
Application deadline: February 1, 2025. For more information, visit: www.do-g.de/forschungsfoerderung
Current funding opportunities:
- 5th Special Call: Ursula Honig Legacy Grant: €15,000
- 1st Research Grant 2025: €7,500
Application deadline: February 1, 2025. For more information, visit: www.do-g.de/forschungsfoerderung
January 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The DOG supports its members with financial grants for #research projects.
Current funding opportunities:
- 5th Special Call: Ursula Honig Legacy Grant: €15,000
- 1st Research Grant 2025: €7,500
Application deadline: February 1, 2025. For more information, visit: www.do-g.de/forschungsfoerderung
Current funding opportunities:
- 5th Special Call: Ursula Honig Legacy Grant: €15,000
- 1st Research Grant 2025: €7,500
Application deadline: February 1, 2025. For more information, visit: www.do-g.de/forschungsfoerderung
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📣 We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology - Uppsala University
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology , Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 PM
📣 We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Follow @wpsg.bsky.social to see all updates about our workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics! 🙌🏽🤩 #evomics2025
And it’s on! The Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics has started in Cesky Krumlov, with 61 participants and - as always - a great international faculty.
January 20, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Follow @wpsg.bsky.social to see all updates about our workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics! 🙌🏽🤩 #evomics2025
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And it’s on! The Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics has started in Cesky Krumlov, with 61 participants and - as always - a great international faculty.
January 20, 2025 at 8:21 AM
And it’s on! The Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics has started in Cesky Krumlov, with 61 participants and - as always - a great international faculty.
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Excited to start the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025 in Český Krumlov in just a few days! The WPSG team has started to assemble and prepare. @evomics.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Excited to start the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025 in Český Krumlov in just a few days! The WPSG team has started to assemble and prepare. @evomics.bsky.social
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Excited to share my first paper with the Liedvogel lab @genmig.bsky.social at @ifv-whv.bsky.social:
Together with @jpartecke.bsky.social from the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and many others, we looked at the genetics of partial migration in blackbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Together with @jpartecke.bsky.social from the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and many others, we looked at the genetics of partial migration in blackbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Combining Individual‐Based Radio‐Tracking With Whole‐Genome Sequencing Data Reveals Candidate for Genetic Basis of Partial Migration in a Songbird
Combining individual-based radio-tracking and whole-genome sequencing, we investigated the population genetics of a partial migratory songbird, the common blackbird. Using population genetic summary ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Excited to share my first paper with the Liedvogel lab @genmig.bsky.social at @ifv-whv.bsky.social:
Together with @jpartecke.bsky.social from the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and many others, we looked at the genetics of partial migration in blackbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Together with @jpartecke.bsky.social from the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social and many others, we looked at the genetics of partial migration in blackbirds onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Are you interested in evolutionary epigenetics?
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
December 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Are you interested in evolutionary epigenetics?
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
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You don't study speciation? That's okay! Here's why you should come to the Speciation GRC anyway:
www.grc.org/speciation-c...
Our goal is to bring together people studying adjacent topics: developmental bio, neurobio, behavior, ecology, mating systems, etc, to provide a fresh perspective...
www.grc.org/speciation-c...
Our goal is to bring together people studying adjacent topics: developmental bio, neurobio, behavior, ecology, mating systems, etc, to provide a fresh perspective...
2025 Speciation Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Speciation will be held in Ventura, California. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:34 PM
You don't study speciation? That's okay! Here's why you should come to the Speciation GRC anyway:
www.grc.org/speciation-c...
Our goal is to bring together people studying adjacent topics: developmental bio, neurobio, behavior, ecology, mating systems, etc, to provide a fresh perspective...
www.grc.org/speciation-c...
Our goal is to bring together people studying adjacent topics: developmental bio, neurobio, behavior, ecology, mating systems, etc, to provide a fresh perspective...
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🚨Job alert 🚨
I’m looking for a Postdoc to join us in Stockholm, on a project that aims to use palaeogenomics to investigate cold adaptation in several different Arctic animals!
❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬
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Full advertisement is here:
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I’m looking for a Postdoc to join us in Stockholm, on a project that aims to use palaeogenomics to investigate cold adaptation in several different Arctic animals!
❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬
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Full advertisement is here:
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October 10, 2024 at 7:03 PM
🚨Job alert 🚨
I’m looking for a Postdoc to join us in Stockholm, on a project that aims to use palaeogenomics to investigate cold adaptation in several different Arctic animals!
❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬
Please repost!
Full advertisement is here:
www.su.se/department-o...
I’m looking for a Postdoc to join us in Stockholm, on a project that aims to use palaeogenomics to investigate cold adaptation in several different Arctic animals!
❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬❄️🧬
Please repost!
Full advertisement is here:
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This week I discussed some of my primate MHC work at SIB Conference for Evolution and Characterization of the Immune System in the Netherlands. The best part was acknowledging all the people and organizations that support this work including @biotobi.bsky.social @meyerbritta.bsky.social
October 10, 2024 at 7:38 AM
This week I discussed some of my primate MHC work at SIB Conference for Evolution and Characterization of the Immune System in the Netherlands. The best part was acknowledging all the people and organizations that support this work including @biotobi.bsky.social @meyerbritta.bsky.social
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What happens when terns & quail meet life history theory? If that sounds like an intriguing question, have a look at @kokkonut.bsky.social's advert for a 3-yr postdoc position - deadline for application 15/10/2024: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
September 12, 2024 at 8:22 AM
What happens when terns & quail meet life history theory? If that sounds like an intriguing question, have a look at @kokkonut.bsky.social's advert for a 3-yr postdoc position - deadline for application 15/10/2024: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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The newly established Core Facility for Genomics at the University of Oldenburg is looking for a bioinformatician! Please apply / or spread! (3 years + possibility of permanency)
uol.de/stellen?stel...
uol.de/stellen?stel...
Bioinformatician/Computational Biologist (m/w/d), E13 // Universität Oldenburg
uol.de
September 10, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The newly established Core Facility for Genomics at the University of Oldenburg is looking for a bioinformatician! Please apply / or spread! (3 years + possibility of permanency)
uol.de/stellen?stel...
uol.de/stellen?stel...
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📣HIRING!📣
I am looking a for a long-term postdoctoral researcher to work in my new lab starting this fall at Rostock University! Official annoucement here jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/0..., please get in touch for more infos - Thankful for forwarding.
I am looking a for a long-term postdoctoral researcher to work in my new lab starting this fall at Rostock University! Official annoucement here jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/0..., please get in touch for more infos - Thankful for forwarding.
Research Assistant (m/f/d)
jobs.uni-rostock.de
August 14, 2024 at 1:38 PM
📣HIRING!📣
I am looking a for a long-term postdoctoral researcher to work in my new lab starting this fall at Rostock University! Official annoucement here jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/0..., please get in touch for more infos - Thankful for forwarding.
I am looking a for a long-term postdoctoral researcher to work in my new lab starting this fall at Rostock University! Official annoucement here jobs.uni-rostock.de/jobposting/0..., please get in touch for more infos - Thankful for forwarding.