Ashwini V. Mohan ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ 🧬 🙋🏾♀️
@crazychipkali.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist into genomics of speciation, epigenetics, & reptiles. Here to share science & stories🦎🧬 🇮🇳🇩🇪🇬🇧🇨🇭
Postdoc at Uni Neuchâtel | Former Marie S. Curie postdoc @ the Natural History Museum London | National Geographic Explorer
Postdoc at Uni Neuchâtel | Former Marie S. Curie postdoc @ the Natural History Museum London | National Geographic Explorer
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NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
NEW pub in @science.org 🥳
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Is it sponges (panels A & B) or comb jellies (C & D) that root the animal tree of life?
For over 15 years, #phylogenomic studies have been divided.
We provide new evidence suggesting that...
🔗: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Happy to share this collaborative paper! It is an outcome of our collective experience studying Indian biodiversity & realisations about the need of having accessible natural history collections & data for the future of Indian biodiversity science. #biodiversity academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
Linking eras and data: natural history collections as the foundation of India’s biodiversity science
Abstract. India, one of the world’s most biodiverse countries and now the most populous, stands at a critical intersection of ecological wealth and intense
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November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Happy to share this collaborative paper! It is an outcome of our collective experience studying Indian biodiversity & realisations about the need of having accessible natural history collections & data for the future of Indian biodiversity science. #biodiversity academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
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Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Opportunity!
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
Anybody knows of young marine ecologists (within 7 years from earned PhD) that would like to come to Gothenburg, Sweden, for a nationally funded Assistant Professorship? It is highly competitive but well funded. (1) of (3)
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Claire Merot opens the afternoon session at the #biodiversity25 with a presentation about the structural genetic diversity across the tree of life. Structural variants (SVs) are in order de magnitude higher than SNPs. TEs accounts for many SVs. SVs are different across different lineages.
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Claire Merot opens the afternoon session at the #biodiversity25 with a presentation about the structural genetic diversity across the tree of life. Structural variants (SVs) are in order de magnitude higher than SNPs. TEs accounts for many SVs. SVs are different across different lineages.
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The economic effects of international students go far beyond their tuition dollars.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The economic effects of international students go far beyond their tuition dollars.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
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Our lab has published a couple of major papers in the past few months, which I would like to highlight in this thread! 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Our lab has published a couple of major papers in the past few months, which I would like to highlight in this thread! 🧵
Enjoying terrific talks and discussions on #speciation in #roscoff this week! Such a beautiful coast :-)
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Enjoying terrific talks and discussions on #speciation in #roscoff this week! Such a beautiful coast :-)
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As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
As I argue in #PlatypusMatters, Australia has the world's best mammals, but is sadly the worst place on Earth to be a mammal, with the planet's worst #extinction rate.
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Christmas Island shrew is now the latest species to be officially declared extinct.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
And look at this graphic abstract….. 😱🤯
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New report on navigating challenges of doing science in Global South countries. We often hear about obstacles like bureaucracy and funding constraints. Some practical here on how to navigate
October 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
New report on navigating challenges of doing science in Global South countries. We often hear about obstacles like bureaucracy and funding constraints. Some practical here on how to navigate
That must have been a great talk with an optimistic end! Thanks for the article and summary Rishika.
New report on navigating challenges of doing science in Global South countries. We often hear about obstacles like bureaucracy and funding constraints. Some practical here on how to navigate
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
That must have been a great talk with an optimistic end! Thanks for the article and summary Rishika.
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Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️
We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.
You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...
We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.
You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...
Delayed recovery of seed-dispersal interactions after deforestation
Landim et al. show that seed-dispersal interactions require about two decades to functionally
recover in tropical forests in Ecuador, but the recovery time of seed-dispersal functions
is delayed in pa...
www.cell.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Excited to share that the second paper of my PhD is out in @currentbiology.bsky.social 🍈🦜🍒🐒🍊🐿️
We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.
You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...
We show that the functional diversity of seed-dispersal interactions in tropical forests takes circa 20 years to recover after deforestation.
You can read it here: www.cell.com/current-biol...
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PhD position available at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on avialan ontogeny (birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives)!
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...
42/2025 Research Associate with the goal of a doctorate (f/m/d)
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin
September 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
PhD position available at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin on avialan ontogeny (birds and their closest non-avian dinosaur relatives)!
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/e...
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(1) So happy to share our recent work on Finish wood ants 🐜🧬🥳
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission
Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants
Climate change challenges many species. To persist, species can shift ranges, respond plastically, and adapt. Yet, these responses require variation - often limited in natural populations. While hybri...
www.biorxiv.org
September 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
(1) So happy to share our recent work on Finish wood ants 🐜🧬🥳
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission
"Evidence for climate-mediated range expansion of hybrid wood ants"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@helsinki.fi & @uvapress.bsky.social
This integrative project was funded by the Research Council Finland & #MSCA of the European Comission
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UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
ecoevojobs.net 2025-26
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September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
September 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Funded PhD position available 🎉 Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Only known from a single plant growing in the botanic gardens in Sri Lanka, the endemic Pini-Beraliya was declared Extinct in the Wild.
But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...
But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...
Social media post sparks rediscovery of endemic Sri Lanka rainforest plant
COLOMBO — In 2012, Sri Lanka’s National Red List delivered a grim verdict on endemic Pini- Beraliya, the towering dipterocarp Doona ovalifolia (syn. Shorea ovalifolia) tree by categorizing it as “exti...
news.mongabay.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Only known from a single plant growing in the botanic gardens in Sri Lanka, the endemic Pini-Beraliya was declared Extinct in the Wild.
But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...
But a post on social media about the tree has now led to the discovery of three wild populations and a recovery programme! 🌱🧪🙌🏻
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/soci...
Using gene-order information to infer phylogenetic relationship seems super interesting. Yet to read!
Check out our new preprint! We compare sequence versus synteny approaches for resolving a challenging #phylogenetic problem. In this case, synteny is far more informative! Also includes the first chromosome-level #genome for the enigmatic #fish family Gyrinocheilidae. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
September 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Using gene-order information to infer phylogenetic relationship seems super interesting. Yet to read!
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Axolotls may enjoy celebrity status among pet owners, but their wild populations have been dealt huge blows by habitat loss, water pollution, invasive species and the pet trade.
Now, the success of reintroduction programs in their native ranges in Mexico brings new hope for their comeback.
Now, the success of reintroduction programs in their native ranges in Mexico brings new hope for their comeback.
The return of the axolotl (cartoon)
Axolotls may enjoy celebrity status among pet owners, but their wild populations have been dealt huge blows by habitat loss, water pollution, invasive species and the pet trade. Now, the success of…
news.mongabay.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Axolotls may enjoy celebrity status among pet owners, but their wild populations have been dealt huge blows by habitat loss, water pollution, invasive species and the pet trade.
Now, the success of reintroduction programs in their native ranges in Mexico brings new hope for their comeback.
Now, the success of reintroduction programs in their native ranges in Mexico brings new hope for their comeback.
Looks a good opportunity for #postdocs studying #neurobiology or #behaviour or any research that studies intelligence in different contexts.
Apply now to become a speaker at our Institute! We invite excellent postdocs in neuroscience, ecology and other fields related to our research to apply for our Emerging Scientist Talk Series. Apply by October 24: www.bi.mpg.de/ess
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
@chr-mayer.bsky.social @fleyes.bsky.social @michaelahau.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Looks a good opportunity for #postdocs studying #neurobiology or #behaviour or any research that studies intelligence in different contexts.
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We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet
Jobb
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September 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We have several open positions in my group, funded from the ERC Grant on the Early Sequestered Germline of Fungi. We search broadly for applicants at both PhD and master-level, with a dedicated interest in fungal evolutionary biology. Please forward and RT!
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
Find the positions here: su.varbi.com
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🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
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Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
September 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
🚨 PhD position in behavioural evolution 🚨
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Come do your PhD with me in Linköping, Sweden, using the domestic dog (and some wolves) to answer fun questions on how complex behaviours develop and evolve.
Application deadline September 24 2025 🧪 🌍 🦊 #AcademicSky #ScienceJobs
liu.se/en/work-at-l...
Looks like a terrific opportunity!
🚨JOB ALERT!🚨
Postdoc position at #CpgSthlm on Microtine Palaeogenomics!
Join our deep-time genomics project, funded by @erc.europa.eu, and help us explore lemming and vole evolution using ancient DNA from fossils spanning the last 2.6 million years 🐭🦴🧬
Apply here:
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Postdoc position at #CpgSthlm on Microtine Palaeogenomics!
Join our deep-time genomics project, funded by @erc.europa.eu, and help us explore lemming and vole evolution using ancient DNA from fossils spanning the last 2.6 million years 🐭🦴🧬
Apply here:
su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
September 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looks like a terrific opportunity!
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Want to spend time in the French Alps and talk about Machine Learning for Evolutionary Genomics Data? Join us for the 2nd Legend conference - abstract submission deadline is on September 22 legend2025.sciencesconf.org
legend2025 : Machine Learning for Evolutionary Genomics Data - Sciencesconf.org
legend2025.sciencesconf.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Want to spend time in the French Alps and talk about Machine Learning for Evolutionary Genomics Data? Join us for the 2nd Legend conference - abstract submission deadline is on September 22 legend2025.sciencesconf.org