Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
@ecoevodevolab.bsky.social
Mom in STEM. Group leader at EAWAG @eawag.bsky.social
MathBio: Mathematical modelling of ecoevodevo systems.
webpage: https://pcchaparro.github.io
MathBio: Mathematical modelling of ecoevodevo systems.
webpage: https://pcchaparro.github.io
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The @erc.europa.eu awards one of this year's starting grants to Catalina Chaparro Pedraza 💪🎉
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
🌟 Super excited for the research to come, using models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution and plasticity shape tipping points.
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
What is sexual selection all about... definitionally and mathematically? A super talented PI, Jussi Lehtonen, is looking for a postdoc to work it all out! Deadline end of this month.
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What is sexual selection all about... definitionally and mathematically? A super talented PI, Jussi Lehtonen, is looking for a postdoc to work it all out! Deadline end of this month.
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
ats.talentadore.com/apply/postdo...
Lamarck is coming back... 😳
Male mice that exercise can pass their newly gained fitness on to male offspring.
If the same holds true in humans, researchers say, fathers could help improve the health of any future children by staying in shape themselves. https://scim.ag/47igpZm
If the same holds true in humans, researchers say, fathers could help improve the health of any future children by staying in shape themselves. https://scim.ag/47igpZm
Well-exercised male mice appear to pass fitness to their male offspring
Surprising epigenetic effect relies on snippets of RNA packaged within sperm
scim.ag
October 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Lamarck is coming back... 😳
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160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @exeter.ac.uk, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇
👉global-tipping-points.org
👉global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @exeter.ac.uk, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇
👉global-tipping-points.org
👉global-tipping-points.org
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Still puzzled by the debate on organismal agency? Our edited collection brings historians, philosophers, and scientists into dialogue—offering a wide array of perspectives. An affordable paperback edition will be out at the end of the month! www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #HPS #evobio #philsky
October 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Still puzzled by the debate on organismal agency? Our edited collection brings historians, philosophers, and scientists into dialogue—offering a wide array of perspectives. An affordable paperback edition will be out at the end of the month! www.routledge.com/The-Riddle-o... #HPS #evobio #philsky
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📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
📢🦋 Our paper ‘Global selection on insect antipredator coloration’ is out and featured on the cover of @science.org
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We ran a huge experiment to find out how ecological context favours camouflage and warning colouration as antipredator strategies. 1/6
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
What Trump said are the well-worn and often rebutted lies of the fossil fuel lobby, whose lies are the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.
If you hear such climate science denial tropes, the answers to all of those can be found at skepticalscience.com
If you hear such climate science denial tropes, the answers to all of those can be found at skepticalscience.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 AM
What Trump said are the well-worn and often rebutted lies of the fossil fuel lobby, whose lies are the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.
If you hear such climate science denial tropes, the answers to all of those can be found at skepticalscience.com
If you hear such climate science denial tropes, the answers to all of those can be found at skepticalscience.com
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
“Many scholars from historically overexploited countries (often referred to as the global south) expected that exposing the problem would trigger change. Four years on, I see it clearly: the scientific system was never designed for equity,” writes Dolors Armenteras in Nature. #Academicsky 🧪
Equity in science is a beautiful lie — and I’m done pretending
Science isn’t really moving towards equity; institutions are just perfecting the appearance of equity. We need to build an alternative system.
go.nature.com
September 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Many scholars from historically overexploited countries (often referred to as the global south) expected that exposing the problem would trigger change. Four years on, I see it clearly: the scientific system was never designed for equity,” writes Dolors Armenteras in Nature. #Academicsky 🧪
"Climate change made heatwaves more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed".
#ClimateChange
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ClimateChange
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature
Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.
www.nature.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
"Climate change made heatwaves more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed".
#ClimateChange
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#ClimateChange
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🌟 Super excited for the research to come, using models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution and plasticity shape tipping points.
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
The @erc.europa.eu awards one of this year's starting grants to Catalina Chaparro Pedraza 💪🎉
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
September 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🌟 Super excited for the research to come, using models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution and plasticity shape tipping points.
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
#cienciacriolla #ERCStG #ecosystems
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
The @erc.europa.eu awards one of this year's starting grants to Catalina Chaparro Pedraza 💪🎉
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
September 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The @erc.europa.eu awards one of this year's starting grants to Catalina Chaparro Pedraza 💪🎉
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
In her five-year research project PHENOTIPPING she will address the question: How does adaptation contribute to ecosystem resilience?
#ERCStG #ecosystems
I'm very honored to receive an #ERCStG to fund my research project PHENOTIPPING.
Are you interested to know how adaptation contributes to resilience? Stay tune!
In the coming 5 years, PHENOTIPPING will use models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution & plasticity shape tipping points.
Are you interested to know how adaptation contributes to resilience? Stay tune!
In the coming 5 years, PHENOTIPPING will use models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution & plasticity shape tipping points.
The @erc.europa.eu is funding the projects TAILOMET by Lena Barra and PHENOTIPPING by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza with ERC Starting Grants of 1.5 million euros each. Full story: t1p.de/t9q6l
#UniKonstanz #ERCStG
#UniKonstanz #ERCStG
September 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I'm very honored to receive an #ERCStG to fund my research project PHENOTIPPING.
Are you interested to know how adaptation contributes to resilience? Stay tune!
In the coming 5 years, PHENOTIPPING will use models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution & plasticity shape tipping points.
Are you interested to know how adaptation contributes to resilience? Stay tune!
In the coming 5 years, PHENOTIPPING will use models 📈 + experiments 🧪 to explore how evolution & plasticity shape tipping points.
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
The crisis in Gaza is now officially a famine, according to a well-respected global expert body on food insecurity.
But even before IPC released the two reports today, the Israeli military and other critics attacked the science underlying the assessments.
But even before IPC released the two reports today, the Israeli military and other critics attacked the science underlying the assessments.
International hunger watchdog faces political attacks over Gaza famine declaration
Israeli government tries to discredit science underlying the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
scim.ag
August 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The crisis in Gaza is now officially a famine, according to a well-respected global expert body on food insecurity.
But even before IPC released the two reports today, the Israeli military and other critics attacked the science underlying the assessments.
But even before IPC released the two reports today, the Israeli military and other critics attacked the science underlying the assessments.
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
Anyone who still supports fossil fuels in an escalating climate crisis will not get into heaven.
Who will tell Trump?
Who will tell Trump?
August 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Anyone who still supports fossil fuels in an escalating climate crisis will not get into heaven.
Who will tell Trump?
Who will tell Trump?
More evidence to move away from race.
Not surprising that self-identified latino ethnicity is a broad mixture of 3 ancestries: European, Native American and African. The history of European colonization in America (i.e. the whole continent), including the slavery trade, left traces in our genes.
Not surprising that self-identified latino ethnicity is a broad mixture of 3 ancestries: European, Native American and African. The history of European colonization in America (i.e. the whole continent), including the slavery trade, left traces in our genes.
Race, ethnicity don’t match genetic ancestry, according to a large U.S. study
Data from the All of Us program confirm what many geneticists have long promoted
www.science.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
More evidence to move away from race.
Not surprising that self-identified latino ethnicity is a broad mixture of 3 ancestries: European, Native American and African. The history of European colonization in America (i.e. the whole continent), including the slavery trade, left traces in our genes.
Not surprising that self-identified latino ethnicity is a broad mixture of 3 ancestries: European, Native American and African. The history of European colonization in America (i.e. the whole continent), including the slavery trade, left traces in our genes.
Reposted by Catalina Chaparro-Pedraza
Read the story behind our new study published yesterday in Nature, unfiltered straight from the scientists: 🌊
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Parts of the Atlantic Ocean are again much warmer than normal, priming Europe for more extreme heat this summer.
theconversation.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Read the story behind our new study published yesterday in Nature, unfiltered straight from the scientists: 🌊
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
theconversation.com/unprecedente...
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That’s not some tragedy that fell upon the world, but a totally predictable (and predicted for well over 3 decades) outcome of fossil fuel use. It must end very quickly to prevent far worse things to come.
"“Tragically, we’re seeing more extreme weather events. They’re occurring more frequently, and they’re more intense” Albanese said"
Pray tell, PM @albomp.bsky.social, will your recognition of impacts of the climate crisis translate into CEASING approvals for NEW/EXTENSIONS of Coal & Gas projects❓
Pray tell, PM @albomp.bsky.social, will your recognition of impacts of the climate crisis translate into CEASING approvals for NEW/EXTENSIONS of Coal & Gas projects❓
NSW flooding: PM delivers climate crisis warning as damaging winds to strike flood-hit mid-north coast
Anthony Albanese acknowledges home insurance now a ‘real challenge’ as government announces disaster assistance for 19 local council areas
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
That’s not some tragedy that fell upon the world, but a totally predictable (and predicted for well over 3 decades) outcome of fossil fuel use. It must end very quickly to prevent far worse things to come.
This is a great opportunity for ECR! If you are thinking to apply and have questions, I am happy to share my experience being a #MarieCurieFellow
Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
May 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is a great opportunity for ECR! If you are thinking to apply and have questions, I am happy to share my experience being a #MarieCurieFellow
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💰🌍 Research by Sarah Schöngart et al. shows the wealthiest 10% caused TWO-THIRDS of global warming since 1990. The top 1% have an even bigger impact on extreme weather like #heatwaves and #droughts, hitting vulnerable regions hardest.
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
May 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
💰🌍 Research by Sarah Schöngart et al. shows the wealthiest 10% caused TWO-THIRDS of global warming since 1990. The top 1% have an even bigger impact on extreme weather like #heatwaves and #droughts, hitting vulnerable regions hardest.
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
usys.ethz.ch/en/news-even...
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Happy to share my new article on how morphological diversification proceeds during evolutionary radiations: "The diffused evolutionary dynamics of morphological novelty" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧵 1/12
The diffused evolutionary dynamics of morphological novelty | PNAS
Rates of evolution are fundamental to understand the processes that shaped the history
of life. The predominant view holds that high rates of pheno...
www.pnas.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Happy to share my new article on how morphological diversification proceeds during evolutionary radiations: "The diffused evolutionary dynamics of morphological novelty" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧵 1/12