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Ecologist, Microbiomes, Bioinformatics PhD candidate at University of East Anglia
pinned post!
Our new paper, using shotgun metagenomics on the gut microbiome, shows small but interesting longitudinal changes with age in a natural population. 🧵1/5
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Metagenomic analyses of gut microbiome composition and function with age in a wild bird; little change, except increased transposase gene abundance
Abstract. Studies on wild animals, mostly undertaken using 16S metabarcoding, have yielded ambiguous evidence regarding changes in the gut microbiome (GM)
https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun/article/5/1/ycaf008/7976665
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Anders Bergström
about 16 hours ago
A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the
@aries-dtp.bsky.social
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Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries
Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…
https://aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships/bergstrom_uea_aries26/
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University of East Anglia (UEA)
4 days ago
New research by our scientists suggests that matching environmental adaptations during genetic rescue of endangered species offers the best outcomes, but it is not always required for successful conservation. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/47GgSoB
#ResearchMatters
#EndangeredSpecies
#News
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University of East Anglia (UEA)
4 days ago
Lead author and postgraduate researcher George West said: “The highly controlled and repeated nature of experiments we have undertaken offers a unique opportunity to test something that couldn’t be done in the wild."
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Amazing work by
@gwest16.bsky.social
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Xav Harrison
14 days ago
Several opportunities to join the Wild Microbiome Lab in 2026 to do a PhD! Details below
#phd
#ecology
@uniexecec.bsky.social
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Richard Leggett
7 days ago
Know metagenomics and could spare 2 mins? I'm applying for funding to build a visual repository for metagenomic classification data (not sequence data). To support the application, I have a short 2 minute survey and it would be a big help if you could fill it in:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Metagenomic classification survey
Background: We're seeking the views of researchers on the possibility of a repository for metagenomic classification data, which we're hoping to build. The rationale is that people are familiar with t...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSK3upeloaIJSQ2ZQLxUgTdc5ZbDg9kuBpAB9FwOqfRBtHFQ/viewform?usp=dialog
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Euan Angus Young
8 days ago
1/13 New paper out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
@hannahdugdale.bsky.social
@lummaalab.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.social
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Lauren Harrison
8 days ago
Excited to see this huge experiment finally published!! 🪰
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Marjon de Vos
11 days ago
Hannah Dugdale on Evolutionary Medicine and Aging at the first ENLIGHT-REACT workshop 'Modern Perspectives on the Biology of Ageing'
@react-enlight.bsky.social
@rug.nl
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David S Richardson
11 days ago
still time to apply for this
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Hadley Wickham
11 days ago
Do you teach
#rstats
? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you:
github.com/hadley/genzp...
. genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/hadley/genzplyr
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EcoEvoRxiv
12 days ago
"Asynchrony of ageing among traits in a wild bird population"
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Zahida Sultanova
12 days ago
I finally launched Simple Science with Zahida! I make short animated videos about topics ranging from ageing to astrophysics. First reel is about anti-ageing pills vs diet:
www.tiktok.com/@simple.scie...
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Anti-aging pills vs. diet: Can we slow aging? #science #antiaging #learnontiktok #health #aging
TikTok video by Simple Science with Zahida
https://www.tiktok.com/@simple.science.zahida/video/7569363727166999831
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Jennifer Morinay
13 days ago
🚨 Come join the fantastic long-tailed tit team 🚨 🐦We are recruiting a field technician to collect behavioural data on a long-term studied population of wild long-tailed tits (passerine birds). 🪶20 months contract in Sheffield, UK. 🌲Deadline: 23/11/2025.
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Technici...
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Alexei Maklakov
13 days ago
1/ Evolutionary trade-offs between intergenerational and transgenerational fitness effects Transgenerational / intergeneration fitness effects can be adaptive, but they can also trade-off with each other: New work led by Isaac Harris, preprint:
tinyurl.com/yp2b6tjm
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Aureliano Bombarely
20 days ago
Sam Speak closes the session at the
#biodiversity25
with a presentation about
#tilapia
and the gene positive
#selection
for saline environments. There are 70 tilapia species with variation in saline tolerance. They sequenced several genomes within this group finding twelve positive selected genes.
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Annie G West
21 days ago
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New kākāpō paper out!
PhD student Natalie Ayriss has done fabulous work analysing RNA-seq data of cloacal swabs obtained from adult and juvenile kākāpō to explore the virome and antibiotic resistance in the microbiome of t...
https://anniegwest.wixsite.com/anniegwest/post/new-kākāpō-paper-out
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Elin Videvall
22 days ago
📢 We have an open position for a postdoc to join my lab. It's a great position
@animecol-uu.bsky.social
, fully salaried for 2.5 years with all benefits.
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
The project is about transmission patterns of bacteria and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquatic insects. 🧬🦠 (1/3)
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Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=867654
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RuthLeyMicro
21 days ago
We selected the laziest mouse at each round to inoculate the next batch of germfree mice: over rounds of selection and passaging, behavior shifted without changes to the mouse genome:
rdcu.be/eM3rO
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Selection and transmission of the gut microbiome alone can shift mammalian behavior
Nature Communications - Here, the authors present evidence that the gut microbiome alone, without changes in the host genome, can shape how animals respond to selection, identifying a bacterium and...
https://rdcu.be/eM3rO
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Jaime Muriel
25 days ago
New paper out!🎉 Gut
#microbiome
of the pied
#flycatcher
differs strikingly between an oak forest and a pine plantation — only 1 km apart! 🌳Vs🌲 Fine-scale habitat variation = major
#microbial
shifts 🧬🐦
doi.org/10.13157/arl...
#Birds
#Ficedula
@elinvidevall.bsky.social
@cordobaciencia.bsky.social
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Katerina Guschanski
26 days ago
If you like genomics, speciation, and primates, this PhD position is for you! Unraveling the genomic architecture of speciation and gene flow in guenons, a diverse group of African monkeys. Funding through DTP. Do reach out with questions!
#genomics
#genome_assembly
evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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Dom Cram
27 days ago
Animals know things — important things! — and we must conserve their ability to pass these lessons down through generations, or their ways of living will fade away.
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Pat Schloss
27 days ago
I still contend that >90% of the benefit of writing a review isn't the audience. It's for the author going through the literature, finding gaps in knowledge, learning how experiments are done, etc. It really isn't about writing a review. It's about doing the review yourself. AI can't do that for you
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David S Richardson
about 1 month ago
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us
lnkd.in/dtGaEJV2
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Marianthi Tangili, PhD
about 1 month ago
🚨 New paper alert! We find a small fraction of all CpG sites to show age-related changes in DNA methylation with the majority of them being located on the haploid, female-specific W chromosome in two passerines. 🐦🧬⌛
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Sex‐Chromosome‐Dependent Ageing in Female Heterogametic Methylomes
Recent research in humans and both model and non-model animals has shown that DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic modification, is one of the mechanisms underlying the ageing process. DNAm-based in...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.70147
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Dom Cram
about 1 month ago
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨 🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾 Find out by studying meerkats! 🧪Epigenetic clocks ✨Bioinformatics 📊Long-term data 🌍Kalahari fieldwork 💡Big evolutionary questions Get in touch or APPLY NOW Please share!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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Karl Grieshop
about 1 month ago
Please RT! 🚨 4-year PhD position in my lab (Oct 2026 start) 🚨 Molecular and genomic insights to sexually antagonistic genes Application deadline: Dec 2, 2025
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/mol...
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Molecular and genomic insights to sexually antagonistic genes (GRIESHOP_U26DTP) | Doctoral Training Partnership
Why do harmful genes persist in populations instead of being removed by natural selection? One answer lies in sexual antagonism: when a genetic variant benefits males but harms females, or vice versa.
https://biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/molecular-and-genomic-insights-to-sexually-antagonistic-genes-grieshop_u26dtp/
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David S Richardson
about 1 month ago
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Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david… | david r...
Genetic load, fitness and conservation in the Seychelles warbler. A wonderful PhD opportunity - spanning important evolutionary and conservation-relevant concepts. Come work with us. david richardson...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/david-richardson-2521a6b3_genetic-load-fitness-and-conservation-in-activity-7383813744868446208-6M38?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABgOD94Bcglf7nVD7KllL9B2CZmCWxoJiqE
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Marcela Hernández
about 1 month ago
PhD opportunity in my lab! We’re looking for a proactive student to join our project on how CO dehydrogenase is regulated in response to atmospheric mercury. Investigating genetic markers and mechanisms of CO dehydrogenase regulation in response to atmospheric mercury
FindAPhD.com
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PhD Programmes, Research Projects & Studentships in the UK & Europe
FindAPhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees
https://FindAPhD.com
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Gabrielle Davidson
about 1 month ago
🚨🔊 Fully funded PhD!! 🚨🔊 Are you interested in wildlife gut microbiomes? Love birds, fieldwork and bioinformatics? Want to join a collaborative and supportive team? Looking for training to become an independent scientist? Please apply! Informal enquiries welcome!
www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
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Ed Ivimey-Cook
about 1 month ago
Couldn’t agree more!! Code is so so important to share. One of the main reasons we wrote TADA! was to make it easier to share code for researchers of all levels.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Adrian Cazares
about 1 month ago
Imagine we could travel back in time ⏪⌛️to explore the world of bacterial pathogens before humans discovered and industrialised antibiotics We just did that to study the history of
#AMR
spread
@science.org
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
If you like time travel & biology, this 🧵is for you👇
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Pre- and postantibiotic epoch: The historical spread of antimicrobial resistance
Plasmids are now the primary vectors of antimicrobial resistance, but our understanding of how human industrialisation of antibiotics influenced their evolution is limited by a paucity of data predati...
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr1522
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Juan Carlos Illera
about 2 months ago
Magnífico tema para hacer una tesis doctoral. ¡Y el equipo es increíblemente bueno! 🙂
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Hall Lab
about 2 months ago
📢🚨 Check out
@drgdavidson.bsky.social
's 3-year senior PDRA role below
@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
! Super exciting project exploring wildlife ecology 🐾 and gut microbiome bioinformatics 🧬! 👉 Apply:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18..
. 💬 Informal enquiries to Gabrielle welcome!
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Gabrielle Davidson
about 2 months ago
📢🚨Please share! We’re hiring! 📢🚨Have a strong interests in wildlife ecology and gut microbiome bioinformatics? 3 year Senior Research Associate for NERC Pushing the Frontiers grant. Apply here:
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/18...
. Informal enquiries welcome!
drgldavidson.github.io/ACMEresearch
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Stu Bearhop
about 2 months ago
Only a few days to go… please share!!!
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David S Richardson
about 2 months ago
An excellent PhD opportunity - at a great place - with a great system .....and with a great group! Should be fun....as well as very scientifically rewarding😀
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Dugdale Research Group
about 2 months ago
Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...
@rug.nl
@david-s-richardson.bsky.social
@keesvanoers.bsky.social
@seychelleswarbler.bsky.social
photo:
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Seth Bordenstein
2 months ago
A salient experiment that elegantly examines how context dependent is hologenome evolution in response to selection on diet quality? The short answer. It is resilient, even when faced with abiotic and biotic disruptors such as post-selection socialization and diet. Brilliant evaluation; a must read
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Alice Godden
2 months ago
Our new paper is out in Dev Biol! 🎉 🐸🧬 We show
#miR-196a
directs
#neural
crest fate in
#Xenopus
by repressing immature neural
#ectoderm
— evidence
#miRNAs
can potentially drive, not just fine-tune, early patterning 👉 Read more here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...
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KevinDKohl
2 months ago
Pleased to share new work tinkering with and testing the concept of the holobiont
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
"Experimental evolution of a mammalian holobiont: bank voles selected for herbivorous capability evolved distinct and robust gut bacterial communities" 🌾🐭🦠
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Experimental evolution of a mammalian holobiont: bank voles selected for herbivorous capability evolved distinct and robust gut bacterial communities
Abstract. According to the “hologenome” theory of evolution natural selection and evolution can act through a conglomerate biological unit, the “holobiont”
https://academic.oup.com/ismecommun/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ismeco/ycaf160/8251380
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Karl Grieshop
4 months ago
Out now in
@molbioevol.bsky.social
with Michelle Liu (co-first), Ryan Frost, Matthew Lindsay, Malak Bayoumi, Martin Brengdahl,
@ruxmolnar.bsky.social
and
@aneil-agrawal.bsky.social
, we evolved ~40% of the D. melanogaster genome under male-limited inheritance, ...
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Expression Divergence in Response to Sex-biased Selection
Abstract. It remains debated whether greater degrees of sexual dimorphism would evolve if not for intersexual genetic constraints. Here, we used experiment
https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/42/7/msaf099/8194340?searchresult=1&login=true
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Alexander Schlatmann
3 months ago
Check out our new paper led by Gaoyang Yu! Territorial aggression in blue tits is repeatable in both sexes, but females were the fiercer defenders. How does this challenge long-held assumptions about sex roles in territorial behaviour?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Intrasexual and intersexual territorial aggressive responses are repeatable and correlated in blue tits of both sexes
Aggressive behaviours are commonly expressed in the competition for limited resources and influence the survival and reproduction of individuals. Howe…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347225001940
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New paper out now! 🥳📄 Massive shoutout to Sarah Worsley, who did the heavy lifting 💪 – absolute star! 🌟
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Dugdale Research Group
3 months ago
Congrats 🎉 Sarah Worsley "Gut microbiome communities demonstrate fine-scale spatial variation in a closed, island bird population" ISME Communications
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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EcoEvoRxiv
3 months ago
The SORTEE Guidelines for Data and Code Quality Control in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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ESEB 2025 Congress
3 months ago
Evolution never looked so inspiring 🌍
#ESEB2025
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ESEB 2025 Congress
3 months ago
✨ Day 5 of
#ESEB2025
wrapped! Thanks for an inspiring week: safe travels home, and see some of you tonight 🎉
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What a fantastic week at
#ESEB2025
! I'm still buzzing from all the incredible science and amazing connections. A huge thank you to the organizers for putting together such a seamless and inspiring event.
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