Maria Rebolleda-Gomez
@mrebolleda.bsky.social
What are your favorite examples of successful ecological and/or evolutionary forecasting/prediction?
January 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
What are your favorite examples of successful ecological and/or evolutionary forecasting/prediction?
This is a very beautiful paper from the dissertation of @daniireyes.bsky.social in @ayari.bsky.social lab on how species interactions matter for antibiotic resistance.
In this paper, we combined theory and experiments to study how stress can induce cooperation, and how this cooperation can promote tolerance under resource limitation.
* * Stress doesn’t always break systems — sometimes it reorganizes them.
* * Stress doesn’t always break systems — sometimes it reorganizes them.
January 16, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is a very beautiful paper from the dissertation of @daniireyes.bsky.social in @ayari.bsky.social lab on how species interactions matter for antibiotic resistance.
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Incorporating realistic ecological interactions changes our understanding of which traits are optimal in different environments, including the temperature-size rule.
Awesome paper by David Anderson, outstanding former postdoc with me and Mary O'Connor.
Awesome paper by David Anderson, outstanding former postdoc with me and Mary O'Connor.
Trophic Interactions Influence Thermal Adaptation of Phytoplankton Size and Stoichiometry by Anderson et al.
Available now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Available now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Trophic Interactions Influence Thermal Adaptation of Phytoplankton Size and Stoichiometry | The American Naturalist
Abstract Understanding how temperature affects adaptation of cell size is challenging because cell size mediates numerous physiological and ecological trade-offs. While physiological mechanisms can le...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
December 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Incorporating realistic ecological interactions changes our understanding of which traits are optimal in different environments, including the temperature-size rule.
Awesome paper by David Anderson, outstanding former postdoc with me and Mary O'Connor.
Awesome paper by David Anderson, outstanding former postdoc with me and Mary O'Connor.
Reposted by Maria Rebolleda-Gomez
So excited to share this work led by @alexrob.bsky.social with Ben Kerr!
We investigated a poliovirus capsid inhibitor that exploits a breakdown in the genotype-phenotype map to prevent drug resistance evolution. Or does it?
See Alex's thread, but a few extras:
#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
We investigated a poliovirus capsid inhibitor that exploits a breakdown in the genotype-phenotype map to prevent drug resistance evolution. Or does it?
See Alex's thread, but a few extras:
#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
My first lead author paper is out with Ben Kerr and @alisonfeder.bsky.social! We found that making an antiviral too strong can sometimes make resistance easier to evolve. This has implications for how we design drugs, choose doses, and think about viral evolution in the face of treatment. (1/n)
Intracellular interactions shape antiviral resistance outcomes in poliovirus via eco-evolutionary feedback - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A model of intrahost poliovirus replication shows that, after several rounds of replication, pocapavir, a poliovirus capsid inhibitor, collapses viral density, preventing intracellular interactions th...
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So excited to share this work led by @alexrob.bsky.social with Ben Kerr!
We investigated a poliovirus capsid inhibitor that exploits a breakdown in the genotype-phenotype map to prevent drug resistance evolution. Or does it?
See Alex's thread, but a few extras:
#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
We investigated a poliovirus capsid inhibitor that exploits a breakdown in the genotype-phenotype map to prevent drug resistance evolution. Or does it?
See Alex's thread, but a few extras:
#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
Ok, this is really cool! Using a modified rabies virus, scientists were able to identify where rewiring of the brain happens on psilocybin. 🍄🦠🧠 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Psilocybin triggers an activity-dependent rewiring of large-scale cortical networks
Psilocybin reshapes brain networks through activity-dependent plasticity, including
a weakening of recurrent cortical loops that could underlie its therapeutic effects.
www.cell.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Ok, this is really cool! Using a modified rabies virus, scientists were able to identify where rewiring of the brain happens on psilocybin. 🍄🦠🧠 www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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1/28 New preprint up, which I think is the best theoretical idea I've ever had. We asked a simple question: what are the costs of investment into non-reproductive somatic cells? Turns out these costs decrease with the *logarithm* of organism size!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
The fitness costs of reproductive specialization scale inversely with organismal size
The evolution of reproductive specialization represents a fundamental innovation in multicellular life, yet the conditions favoring its evolution remain poorly understood. Here, we develop a populatio...
www.biorxiv.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
1/28 New preprint up, which I think is the best theoretical idea I've ever had. We asked a simple question: what are the costs of investment into non-reproductive somatic cells? Turns out these costs decrease with the *logarithm* of organism size!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Two amazing people and plant evolutionary biologists, who are also two great mentors!
PRI is proud to highlight the extraordinary achievements of 3 faculty recognized with awards from the College of Natural Science:
Emily Josephs: Teacher-Scholar Award
David Lowry: Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Sue Rhee: Research Leadership Award
Read more: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
Emily Josephs: Teacher-Scholar Award
David Lowry: Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Sue Rhee: Research Leadership Award
Read more: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Two amazing people and plant evolutionary biologists, who are also two great mentors!
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One of the most exciting works of my career, years in the making. We used high-throughput precision genome editing to test the fitness effects of thousands of natural variants. Our findings challenge the long-held assumption that common variants are inconsequential.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Massively parallel interrogation of the fitness of natural variants in ancient signaling pathways reveals pervasive local adaptation
The nature of standing genetic variation remains a central debate in population genetics, with differing perspectives on whether common variants are almost always neutral as suggested by neutral and n...
www.biorxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
One of the most exciting works of my career, years in the making. We used high-throughput precision genome editing to test the fitness effects of thousands of natural variants. Our findings challenge the long-held assumption that common variants are inconsequential.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Paper is finally out!! Thanks to reviewers we dig deeper on the differences between domestication events -spoiler alert: it doesn't matter that much. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
October 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Paper is finally out!! Thanks to reviewers we dig deeper on the differences between domestication events -spoiler alert: it doesn't matter that much. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
I keep finding really cool papers to teach in @evolletters.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I keep finding really cool papers to teach in @evolletters.bsky.social
I have to confess that sometimes I do blame the victim... If a coyote eats your pet, it was an accident; if a coyote has eaten three of your pets in the last two years, it is your fault!
June 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I have to confess that sometimes I do blame the victim... If a coyote eats your pet, it was an accident; if a coyote has eaten three of your pets in the last two years, it is your fault!
I would love to host a PhD student on my lab with strong quantitative training interested in projects integrating ecology and evolution, or cell physiology and ecological dynamics
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
June 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I would love to host a PhD student on my lab with strong quantitative training interested in projects integrating ecology and evolution, or cell physiology and ecological dynamics
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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The fantastic work of @kampova.bsky.social is finally out in PNAS: weather sensing and programmed cell death in anther dehiscence and opening. Cool science and awesome microscopy! @svosolsobe.bsky.social @handle.invalid @moritznowack.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The fantastic work of @kampova.bsky.social is finally out in PNAS: weather sensing and programmed cell death in anther dehiscence and opening. Cool science and awesome microscopy! @svosolsobe.bsky.social @handle.invalid @moritznowack.bsky.social
This is cool!!! Evolution will never stop surprising me
🚨New paper alert!🚨
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
We show that hummingbird beaks have changed in shape & size since around WWII, driven by the rise of commercialized feeders! 🧵
📄 Paper: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
#ornithology #evolution #GlobalChangeBiology
Supplemental Feeding as a Driver of Population Expansion and Morphological Change in Anna's Hummingbirds
Bird beaks are highly adaptable, with the potential to undergo rapid morphological shifts in response to environmental change such as climatic variation or food availability. Anna's Hummingbirds (Cal...
dx.doi.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is cool!!! Evolution will never stop surprising me
Gran presidente!
May 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Gran presidente!
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Make your voice heard – join the tri-society Week of Action for NSF! Call and write congress, and tell colleagues, friends, and family about the importance of NSF funding. Find how to get started in our Media Tool: shorturl.at/i7WfU
May 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Make your voice heard – join the tri-society Week of Action for NSF! Call and write congress, and tell colleagues, friends, and family about the importance of NSF funding. Find how to get started in our Media Tool: shorturl.at/i7WfU
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Totally unexpected development: my employer is responding to a financial crisis by implementing new bureaucratic measures that not only waste a ton of faculty time but serve to increase, rather than decrease, administrative staffing needs.
April 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Totally unexpected development: my employer is responding to a financial crisis by implementing new bureaucratic measures that not only waste a ton of faculty time but serve to increase, rather than decrease, administrative staffing needs.
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Exciting news! @wcratcliff.bsky.social and I published an essay last week in @nature.com reviewing the substantial contributions of 'long-term' studies to evolutionary biology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Exciting news! @wcratcliff.bsky.social and I published an essay last week in @nature.com reviewing the substantial contributions of 'long-term' studies to evolutionary biology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We suggest that a combination of traditional and machine learning methods make measuring selection on the transcriptome an achievable task-- even in the field, at manageable sample sizes.
paper link: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
paper link: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...
Predicting Fitness-Related Traits Using Gene Expression and Machine Learning
Abstract. Evolution by natural selection occurs at its most basic through the change in frequencies of alleles; connecting those genomic targets to phenoty
academic.oup.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Are you an early career researcher looking to establish your own group with as fellowship? Come and join us at @ucllifesciences.bsky.social!
Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
March 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Are you an early career researcher looking to establish your own group with as fellowship? Come and join us at @ucllifesciences.bsky.social!
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Awwww yeah, check this out: snowflake yeast making their cover debut!
www.nature.com/nature/volum...
We have two papers in this issue:
1) A paper examining whole genome duplication in the MuLTEE
2) A review of long-term experiments in evolutionary biology led by @jameststroud.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/nature/volum...
We have two papers in this issue:
1) A paper examining whole genome duplication in the MuLTEE
2) A review of long-term experiments in evolutionary biology led by @jameststroud.bsky.social 🧪
March 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Awwww yeah, check this out: snowflake yeast making their cover debut!
www.nature.com/nature/volum...
We have two papers in this issue:
1) A paper examining whole genome duplication in the MuLTEE
2) A review of long-term experiments in evolutionary biology led by @jameststroud.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/nature/volum...
We have two papers in this issue:
1) A paper examining whole genome duplication in the MuLTEE
2) A review of long-term experiments in evolutionary biology led by @jameststroud.bsky.social 🧪
Reposted by Maria Rebolleda-Gomez
#mevosky
Last semester: reading group on micro evolution - trying to understand in natural communities. Wanted to share! 🧬🦠
1. Start with THE classic paper on MAGs
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Last semester: reading group on micro evolution - trying to understand in natural communities. Wanted to share! 🧬🦠
1. Start with THE classic paper on MAGs
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment - Nature
Nature - Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
www.nature.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#mevosky
Last semester: reading group on micro evolution - trying to understand in natural communities. Wanted to share! 🧬🦠
1. Start with THE classic paper on MAGs
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
Last semester: reading group on micro evolution - trying to understand in natural communities. Wanted to share! 🧬🦠
1. Start with THE classic paper on MAGs
Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment
www.nature.com/articles/nat...
This is amazing!!! Find all the new posts with papers of people you follow in seconds.
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March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is amazing!!! Find all the new posts with papers of people you follow in seconds.
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An eclipse …. Seen from the Moon!
Out of this world footage captured from the Moon by the #BlueGhost lander during the solar eclipse.
Credit: @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
📷 flic.kr/p/2qRZAUk 🧪🔭 #BGM1
Credit: @firefly-aerospace.bsky.social
📷 flic.kr/p/2qRZAUk 🧪🔭 #BGM1
March 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
An eclipse …. Seen from the Moon!
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And why?
Most people who are talking about this blame it on either trade policy, "too many regulations," or both. US farms & food companies just can't compete, you see. Therefore we must have isolationist policy and drop labor & environmental protections.
The thing is... none of that is true.
Most people who are talking about this blame it on either trade policy, "too many regulations," or both. US farms & food companies just can't compete, you see. Therefore we must have isolationist policy and drop labor & environmental protections.
The thing is... none of that is true.
March 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
And why?
Most people who are talking about this blame it on either trade policy, "too many regulations," or both. US farms & food companies just can't compete, you see. Therefore we must have isolationist policy and drop labor & environmental protections.
The thing is... none of that is true.
Most people who are talking about this blame it on either trade policy, "too many regulations," or both. US farms & food companies just can't compete, you see. Therefore we must have isolationist policy and drop labor & environmental protections.
The thing is... none of that is true.