Chris Cockerill
@chriscockerill.bsky.social
PhD student working on arctic fox genomics in @fjallravsprojektet.bsky.social in close collaboration with @cpgsthlm.bsky.social.
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Should probably introduce myself! I’m a PhD student in evolutionary and conservation genomics, studying the arctic fox. I use ancient and modern DNA to explore domestication, introgression, adaptation, speciation, and responses to climate change.
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
Well my second chapter has finally been published. Glad to see this out!
New study on arctic fox genomics shows strong effects of fur farming: reduced diversity, inbreeding, and coastal origins linked to Icelandic foxes. A reminder that domestication leaves deep genetic footprints.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/mec.70166
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/mec.70166
That's So Last Season: Unraveling the Genomic Consequences of Fur Farming in Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus)
Humans have relied on animal fur for centuries, yet fur farming only began recently during the mid-19th Century. Little is known about this incipient domestication or the genomic processes involved. ...
doi.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well my second chapter has finally been published. Glad to see this out!
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Researchers at @cpgsthlm.bsky.social have uncovered evolutionary history of Norwegian lemming, revealing it to be one of the most recently evolved mammal species. Results published in @pnas.org reveal that Norwegian lemming split from its closest relative 35,000 years ago
www.su.se/english/news...
www.su.se/english/news...
Genomes reveal the Norwegian lemming as one of the youngest mammal species - Stockholm University
Using whole genome sequencing and cutting-edge analyses researchers at Stockholm University have uncovered the surprising evolutionary history of the Norwegian lemming (Lemmus lemmus), revealing it to...
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July 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Researchers at @cpgsthlm.bsky.social have uncovered evolutionary history of Norwegian lemming, revealing it to be one of the most recently evolved mammal species. Results published in @pnas.org reveal that Norwegian lemming split from its closest relative 35,000 years ago
www.su.se/english/news...
www.su.se/english/news...
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We're thrilled to announce that the FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26 2026!
Topics will span from humans to wildlife and sediments 🧬🦣💀🦠 bring it on!
Save the dates!
Follow @palaeogenomics.bsky.social for news
👉icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
Topics will span from humans to wildlife and sediments 🧬🦣💀🦠 bring it on!
Save the dates!
Follow @palaeogenomics.bsky.social for news
👉icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
We're thrilled to announce that the FIRST International Conference on Palaeogenomics will happen in Stockholm, Sweden, June 23-26 2026!
Topics will span from humans to wildlife and sediments 🧬🦣💀🦠 bring it on!
Save the dates!
Follow @palaeogenomics.bsky.social for news
👉icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
Topics will span from humans to wildlife and sediments 🧬🦣💀🦠 bring it on!
Save the dates!
Follow @palaeogenomics.bsky.social for news
👉icp2026.palaeogenomics.org
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And also on the TV too m.youtube.com/watch?v=tET7...
May 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
And also on the TV too m.youtube.com/watch?v=tET7...
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NOBEL SYMPOSIA
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
April 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NOBEL SYMPOSIA
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
We are delighted to announce two exciting public talks on Ancient DNA at Aula Magna (Stockholm University) on May 30th, 10:00-12:30h.
🦣⬅️ ”Can we bring back the woolly mammoth?” by Beth Shapiro.
🐎✋”The taming of the horse” by Ludovic Orlando.
Free entrance. All welcome!
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I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on adaptive genomics in bears 🐻❄️🐻
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 28, 2025. More info at: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...
I know it's late but if you know someone still looking for a position please pass this along.
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 28, 2025. More info at: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...
I know it's late but if you know someone still looking for a position please pass this along.
Positions in the Lab – Puckett Research Lab
puckettresearch.org
April 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work on adaptive genomics in bears 🐻❄️🐻
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 28, 2025. More info at: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...
I know it's late but if you know someone still looking for a position please pass this along.
Applications accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until May 28, 2025. More info at: puckettresearch.org/people/posit...
I know it's late but if you know someone still looking for a position please pass this along.
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Eugenics is fake science.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
https://go.nature.com/4jGqiUc
Eugenics is on the rise again: human geneticists must take a stand
Scientists must push back against the threat of rising white nationalism and the dangerous and pseudoscientific ideas of eugenics.
go.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Eugenics is fake science.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
But it’s creeping back into public discourse—through political rhetoric, bad policy, & scientific silence. We’re seeing this pseudoscience rebrand itself once again as legitimate.
We must call it what it is—& stop it before it spreads further. We’ve seen where this leads.
Reposted by Chris Cockerill
Reposted by Chris Cockerill
If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in a crazy group of monkeys at U of Edinburgh . Do reach out with questions!
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
December 1, 2024 at 8:49 PM
If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in a crazy group of monkeys at U of Edinburgh . Do reach out with questions!
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
Should probably introduce myself! I’m a PhD student in evolutionary and conservation genomics, studying the arctic fox. I use ancient and modern DNA to explore domestication, introgression, adaptation, speciation, and responses to climate change.
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
December 7, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Should probably introduce myself! I’m a PhD student in evolutionary and conservation genomics, studying the arctic fox. I use ancient and modern DNA to explore domestication, introgression, adaptation, speciation, and responses to climate change.
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
Excited to connect with fellow scientists!
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Congratulations Dr. Cocker on a successful PhD defence of ‘Arctic ground squirrel middens as palaeoecological archives of east Beringia’. Many thanks to Allan Ashworth for making the trip, and Beth Shapiro, Britta Jensen and JP Zonneveld for examining the dissertation. Great things ahead.
December 4, 2024 at 5:00 AM
Congratulations Dr. Cocker on a successful PhD defence of ‘Arctic ground squirrel middens as palaeoecological archives of east Beringia’. Many thanks to Allan Ashworth for making the trip, and Beth Shapiro, Britta Jensen and JP Zonneveld for examining the dissertation. Great things ahead.
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Hello new followers, this is the last day to apply for my postdoc position on genomics of the ivory trade!
▪️ Open postdoc position ▪️ 🔎🧬🐘
I'm recruiting a postdoc to work with me on mapping the genomic legacy of the elephant ivory trade in Europe using ancient DNA.
Hosted by Lund University 🇸🇪 with Bengt Hansson
Please RT!
Info and apply here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
I'm recruiting a postdoc to work with me on mapping the genomic legacy of the elephant ivory trade in Europe using ancient DNA.
Hosted by Lund University 🇸🇪 with Bengt Hansson
Please RT!
Info and apply here: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
November 25, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Hello new followers, this is the last day to apply for my postdoc position on genomics of the ivory trade!
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It's almost #FoxFriday and time to reveal the number of arctic fox litters in Sweden for 2024!
November 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
It's almost #FoxFriday and time to reveal the number of arctic fox litters in Sweden for 2024!