Tilly S Scott
@tillysscott.bsky.social
PhD student and artist discovering transposable elements in deep sea (Abyssal and Hadal) amphipods. No AI.
https://linktr.ee/tillyscott
https://linktr.ee/tillyscott
The 2025/2026 CGEBM Bioinformatics Courses have been announced: #genomics Courses 1-2 days, taught in person (by me!), training in #Unix/cluster computing, #genomeassembly , #RNAseq , #microbiome, other applications of short read sequencing. Full details on CGEBMs training page: tinyurl.com/c5n9n6p4
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The 2025/2026 CGEBM Bioinformatics Courses have been announced: #genomics Courses 1-2 days, taught in person (by me!), training in #Unix/cluster computing, #genomeassembly , #RNAseq , #microbiome, other applications of short read sequencing. Full details on CGEBMs training page: tinyurl.com/c5n9n6p4
Here are all the talks I attended and sketched at #ESEB2025 ! Only a fraction of the 642 speakers at the conference 😮
I had an absolutely amazing week chatting about lots of fascinating science
#sciart #eseb #esebcongress @eseb2025.bsky.social
I had an absolutely amazing week chatting about lots of fascinating science
#sciart #eseb #esebcongress @eseb2025.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Here are all the talks I attended and sketched at #ESEB2025 ! Only a fraction of the 642 speakers at the conference 😮
I had an absolutely amazing week chatting about lots of fascinating science
#sciart #eseb #esebcongress @eseb2025.bsky.social
I had an absolutely amazing week chatting about lots of fascinating science
#sciart #eseb #esebcongress @eseb2025.bsky.social
We started today with a wonderful talk on how cordyceps fungus generates zombie ants. Then on to modelling, egg laying timing & brood number, white clover in rural and urban environments, young active SINEs in Italian sparrow, TE content in ferns
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#eseb2025 #eseb #sciart
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#eseb2025 #eseb #sciart
August 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ESEB Day 3! Molecular clocks & identifying ghost lineages; marrying micro & macro evolution; female polymorphism; balancing selection in round-nose grenadier; the genetics of guppy colour polymorphisms; modelling genetic interactions; antagonist selection in flying ants
#eseb2025 #eseb #sciart
#eseb2025 #eseb #sciart
August 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
There's going to be a lot of sketches by the end of this week! We're not even halfway though #eseb2025 and I've filled up my usual template of boxes! Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the week's talks include
#eseb #sciart #sketchnotes
#eseb #sciart #sketchnotes
August 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There's going to be a lot of sketches by the end of this week! We're not even halfway though #eseb2025 and I've filled up my usual template of boxes! Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the week's talks include
#eseb #sciart #sketchnotes
#eseb #sciart #sketchnotes
The day finished off strong with loads of great talks in the Genomics of Evolutionary Innovations symposium!
I'm pleased to report that my talk went well ☺️ 🎨🖌️
#eseb2025 #eseb #esebconference
@eseb2025.bsky.social @jfenn.bsky.social @timothyfuqua.bsky.social
I'm pleased to report that my talk went well ☺️ 🎨🖌️
#eseb2025 #eseb #esebconference
@eseb2025.bsky.social @jfenn.bsky.social @timothyfuqua.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The day finished off strong with loads of great talks in the Genomics of Evolutionary Innovations symposium!
I'm pleased to report that my talk went well ☺️ 🎨🖌️
#eseb2025 #eseb #esebconference
@eseb2025.bsky.social @jfenn.bsky.social @timothyfuqua.bsky.social
I'm pleased to report that my talk went well ☺️ 🎨🖌️
#eseb2025 #eseb #esebconference
@eseb2025.bsky.social @jfenn.bsky.social @timothyfuqua.bsky.social
A bunch of inspiring talks this morning! Chromatin loops (identified with Micro-C) in cephalopods; odorant receptors in slave ants; chromosome inversions in a beetle, the genetics of critically endangered bellinger river turtle +the importance of MHC; genetic load in the helmet honeyeater
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A bunch of inspiring talks this morning! Chromatin loops (identified with Micro-C) in cephalopods; odorant receptors in slave ants; chromosome inversions in a beetle, the genetics of critically endangered bellinger river turtle +the importance of MHC; genetic load in the helmet honeyeater
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
I'm excited for my @eseb2025.bsky.social presentation later today. I'm part of the symposium on the Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations! I will have stickers to give out too (if bribery is required for attendance) 😁
#eseb2025 #sciart #eseb
#eseb2025 #sciart #eseb
August 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I'm excited for my @eseb2025.bsky.social presentation later today. I'm part of the symposium on the Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations! I will have stickers to give out too (if bribery is required for attendance) 😁
#eseb2025 #sciart #eseb
#eseb2025 #sciart #eseb
I've had a wonderful 1st day at @eseb2025.bsky.social Here are the sketches from some of the talks I attended today. My highlights include Tristan on the adaptive genomics of colour spots on owls, Vicky on pearl mussel's response to climate change & Rebekah on firefly TEs & TE-induced mutations
August 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've had a wonderful 1st day at @eseb2025.bsky.social Here are the sketches from some of the talks I attended today. My highlights include Tristan on the adaptive genomics of colour spots on owls, Vicky on pearl mussel's response to climate change & Rebekah on firefly TEs & TE-induced mutations
Today's seminar featured amphipods! David has been researching the tidal clock cycle in intertidal marine animals.
Parhyale (the #amphipod) has a 12.4 hour tidal cycle in the lab, tidal clock genes that play a role have been found - these genes are expressed in dorsal-lateral brain cells #sciart
Parhyale (the #amphipod) has a 12.4 hour tidal cycle in the lab, tidal clock genes that play a role have been found - these genes are expressed in dorsal-lateral brain cells #sciart
February 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For more cool facts about Hirondellea gigas check out this wonderful thread from Jon.
At some point I'll have to draw Allie is an aluminium suit of armour, but I think that'll be a tad more time consuming than making her munch on wood!
#SciArt
At some point I'll have to draw Allie is an aluminium suit of armour, but I think that'll be a tad more time consuming than making her munch on wood!
#SciArt
January 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
For more cool facts about Hirondellea gigas check out this wonderful thread from Jon.
At some point I'll have to draw Allie is an aluminium suit of armour, but I think that'll be a tad more time consuming than making her munch on wood!
#SciArt
At some point I'll have to draw Allie is an aluminium suit of armour, but I think that'll be a tad more time consuming than making her munch on wood!
#SciArt
Two new drawings of my mascot Allie the Amphipod!
Hirondellea gigas, my main study species & the most abundant animal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, withstands 1000x the pressure that we and shallow-water amphipods experience. It also has enzymes that show cellulase activity,... 🧵1/2
Hirondellea gigas, my main study species & the most abundant animal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, withstands 1000x the pressure that we and shallow-water amphipods experience. It also has enzymes that show cellulase activity,... 🧵1/2
January 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Two new drawings of my mascot Allie the Amphipod!
Hirondellea gigas, my main study species & the most abundant animal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, withstands 1000x the pressure that we and shallow-water amphipods experience. It also has enzymes that show cellulase activity,... 🧵1/2
Hirondellea gigas, my main study species & the most abundant animal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, withstands 1000x the pressure that we and shallow-water amphipods experience. It also has enzymes that show cellulase activity,... 🧵1/2
A great start to the 2025 seminar series with a talk from @hasikadam.bsky.social (thanks for organising @gretabocedi.bsky.social)
We heard about the importance of considering eco-evolution whilst looking at parasitology - with examples from odenates, deer and soay sheep
We heard about the importance of considering eco-evolution whilst looking at parasitology - with examples from odenates, deer and soay sheep
January 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A great start to the 2025 seminar series with a talk from @hasikadam.bsky.social (thanks for organising @gretabocedi.bsky.social)
We heard about the importance of considering eco-evolution whilst looking at parasitology - with examples from odenates, deer and soay sheep
We heard about the importance of considering eco-evolution whilst looking at parasitology - with examples from odenates, deer and soay sheep
Hi! I'm a PhD student working on deep sea amphipods and I create art based on my research. This is my amphipod mascot who helps explain my research in presentations!
January 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Hi! I'm a PhD student working on deep sea amphipods and I create art based on my research. This is my amphipod mascot who helps explain my research in presentations!
Check out Alex's @alexbrighten1.bsky.social first PhD paper! Looking at age and migratory patterns in alpine swifts, using stable isotope analysis:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
January 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Check out Alex's @alexbrighten1.bsky.social first PhD paper! Looking at age and migratory patterns in alpine swifts, using stable isotope analysis:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
The last seminar I attended in 2024 was from Beth Scott.
Temperature levels in the North Sea create stratified plankton blooms, 25-40m below the surface. Internal ocean waves catapult deeper living fish upwards to sea birds BUT, wind turbines mix water more, reducing the spring plankton bloom
Temperature levels in the North Sea create stratified plankton blooms, 25-40m below the surface. Internal ocean waves catapult deeper living fish upwards to sea birds BUT, wind turbines mix water more, reducing the spring plankton bloom
January 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The last seminar I attended in 2024 was from Beth Scott.
Temperature levels in the North Sea create stratified plankton blooms, 25-40m below the surface. Internal ocean waves catapult deeper living fish upwards to sea birds BUT, wind turbines mix water more, reducing the spring plankton bloom
Temperature levels in the North Sea create stratified plankton blooms, 25-40m below the surface. Internal ocean waves catapult deeper living fish upwards to sea birds BUT, wind turbines mix water more, reducing the spring plankton bloom
@empseb30.bsky.social have extended their abstract deadline until the 30th January. I
had a wonderful time at this conference last year, I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to give their first conference presentation.
Here are all the wonderful talks from last year
#sciart
had a wonderful time at this conference last year, I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to give their first conference presentation.
Here are all the wonderful talks from last year
#sciart
January 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
@empseb30.bsky.social have extended their abstract deadline until the 30th January. I
had a wonderful time at this conference last year, I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to give their first conference presentation.
Here are all the wonderful talks from last year
#sciart
had a wonderful time at this conference last year, I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to give their first conference presentation.
Here are all the wonderful talks from last year
#sciart
Thank you for the lovely mention in the @gensocuk.bsky.social magazine @alicegodden.bsky.social ! Check out Alice's summary of the Transposon meeting ⬇️
My physical copy arrived on Christmas Eve so that was a nice Christmas present
My physical copy arrived on Christmas Eve so that was a nice Christmas present
December 27, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Thank you for the lovely mention in the @gensocuk.bsky.social magazine @alicegodden.bsky.social ! Check out Alice's summary of the Transposon meeting ⬇️
My physical copy arrived on Christmas Eve so that was a nice Christmas present
My physical copy arrived on Christmas Eve so that was a nice Christmas present
Check out Jack's new paper!
Diversionary feeding of predators (in this case a Pine Martin) increases the breeding success of Capercaillie, as fewer eggs get stolen
#SciArt
Diversionary feeding of predators (in this case a Pine Martin) increases the breeding success of Capercaillie, as fewer eggs get stolen
#SciArt
December 18, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Check out Jack's new paper!
Diversionary feeding of predators (in this case a Pine Martin) increases the breeding success of Capercaillie, as fewer eggs get stolen
#SciArt
Diversionary feeding of predators (in this case a Pine Martin) increases the breeding success of Capercaillie, as fewer eggs get stolen
#SciArt
Thank you for the lovely seminar @anadrago.bsky.social . I hope you like the little comic!
1. Hawian field crickets find mates with wing songs. 2. silent males sneak in and steal mates. 3. Silent Flatwing males may be camouflaged during matings by their reduced chc
1. Hawian field crickets find mates with wing songs. 2. silent males sneak in and steal mates. 3. Silent Flatwing males may be camouflaged during matings by their reduced chc
December 4, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Thank you for the lovely seminar @anadrago.bsky.social . I hope you like the little comic!
1. Hawian field crickets find mates with wing songs. 2. silent males sneak in and steal mates. 3. Silent Flatwing males may be camouflaged during matings by their reduced chc
1. Hawian field crickets find mates with wing songs. 2. silent males sneak in and steal mates. 3. Silent Flatwing males may be camouflaged during matings by their reduced chc
A lovely seminar from Tuomas @aivelo.bsky.social on the work of the Helsinki Urban Rat Project, featuring the work of a historian (History), visual artist (Niche), many school kids (Rat Tracks), and, of course, an ecologist. Covering loads of different aspects of rats in cities.
#SciArt #UrbanRats
#SciArt #UrbanRats
December 2, 2024 at 1:37 PM
A lovely seminar from Tuomas @aivelo.bsky.social on the work of the Helsinki Urban Rat Project, featuring the work of a historian (History), visual artist (Niche), many school kids (Rat Tracks), and, of course, an ecologist. Covering loads of different aspects of rats in cities.
#SciArt #UrbanRats
#SciArt #UrbanRats
A wonderful set of talks from all the new PhD students in our department and from three Research Fellows, lots of very varied, very cool research!
@quadratdtp.bsky.social @gallowayselkie.bsky.social
#SciArt #SBSresearchday
@quadratdtp.bsky.social @gallowayselkie.bsky.social
#SciArt #SBSresearchday
November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
A wonderful set of talks from all the new PhD students in our department and from three Research Fellows, lots of very varied, very cool research!
@quadratdtp.bsky.social @gallowayselkie.bsky.social
#SciArt #SBSresearchday
@quadratdtp.bsky.social @gallowayselkie.bsky.social
#SciArt #SBSresearchday
I'm still buzzing after the @gensocuk.bsky.social meeting.
Here are all 25 talks summaries together
#SciArt #TEsky
Here are all 25 talks summaries together
#SciArt #TEsky
November 25, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I'm still buzzing after the @gensocuk.bsky.social meeting.
Here are all 25 talks summaries together
#SciArt #TEsky
Here are all 25 talks summaries together
#SciArt #TEsky
A lovely end to the @gensocuk.bsky.social Meeting, thank you for the best presentation prize!
Today we had: 1) HUSH complexes suppressing young L1s; 2) TE insertions in centromeres; 3) My talk on amphipod TE and HSPs; 1/2 🧵
Today we had: 1) HUSH complexes suppressing young L1s; 2) TE insertions in centromeres; 3) My talk on amphipod TE and HSPs; 1/2 🧵
November 22, 2024 at 12:48 PM
A lovely end to the @gensocuk.bsky.social Meeting, thank you for the best presentation prize!
Today we had: 1) HUSH complexes suppressing young L1s; 2) TE insertions in centromeres; 3) My talk on amphipod TE and HSPs; 1/2 🧵
Today we had: 1) HUSH complexes suppressing young L1s; 2) TE insertions in centromeres; 3) My talk on amphipod TE and HSPs; 1/2 🧵