Calling all aspiring geneticists! Apply for our Summer Studentship Grant and kick-start your research journey. Deadline: 31 March Apply now: genetics.org.uk/grants/summe...

Undergraduates interested in developing a proposal to join my research group this summer: please get in touch! 🐻🦅🦦💦🐺🐦🐠🦠

Are you an undergraduate student who is thinking about a career in genetics? Take a look at the different research groups on our IGC website and contact the relevant group leader to see if they are willing to support an application to @gensocuk.bsky.social 👉 edin.ac/3MdeqxD

Applications for the Genetics Society Summer Studentship Grants are open! If you’re an undergrad itching to dive into real research, this is your doorway into the lab. More information here: genetics.org.uk/grants/summe...

A few weeks ago, we gathered @royalsociety.org for a truly inspiring autumn meeting on Ancient Genomes and an outstanding public talk by Svante Pääbo @crick.ac.uk! Thanks to everyone who joined and an special appreciation to @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social and @janetk.bsky.social for organising!

Genetic structure and historical gene flow in Araucaria angustifolia populations across two Brazilian regions www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Facultative polyandry under heat stress and the evolutionary potential for climate-driven shifts in mating systems www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

No evidence for heritability of extra-pair mating behavior in a cooperatively breeding bird www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Last Glacial and Holocene dynamics override post-colonial disturbance in shaping genetic diversity of a heavily exploited palaeoendemic conifer, Lagarostrobos franklinii www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Parasite-mediated inbreeding depression in wild red deer www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Investigating the effects of chimerism on the inference of selection: quantifying genomic targets of purifying, positive, and balancing selection in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Genomic analysis of differentiation and demography of the formerly conspecific agile (Dipodomys agilis) and Dulzura (D. simulans) kangaroo rats www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Expansion of satellite DNAs derived from transposable elements in beetles with reduced diploid numbers www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Quantifying genetic and genotypic gain gaps in Eucalyptus: the hidden cost of ignoring inbreeding and dominance www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Genome sequence analysis provides evidence that a boreal crustacean colonised Svalbard well before the ongoing Atlantification of the Arctic www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

Lineage-specific targets of positive selection in three leaf beetles correspond with defence capacity against their shared parasitoid wasp www.nature.com/articles/s41... @gensocuk.bsky.social

This was a fabulous meeting! Huge thanks to @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social and @janetk.bsky.social for organising it. Been a while since I’ve been to a meeting with so many engaging talks.

What a fantastic day at the Autumn Meeting of the @gensocuk.bsky.social at the @royalsociety.org, and what an absolute pleasure to be able to share a bit of our work at @eegcam.bsky.social with such an inspiring audience 😍

Today we have our fantastic Autumn Meeting on Ancient Genomes @royalsociety.org !

Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal!

Congratulations to Richard Durbin on being awarded our Genetics Society Medal!

Congratulations to @vinuesalab.bsky.social from @crick.ac.uk on winning the 2026 JBS Haldane Lecture. Carola will present her JBS Haldane Lecture next year at @rigb.org!

Congratulations to @zaminiqbal.bsky.social from @milnerevolution.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Mary Lyon Medal!

Congratulations @hilarycmartin.bsky.social from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Balfour Lecture!

We also had the treasurer report. This was @lorenzlab.bsky.social ‘s last AGM. We want to thank Alexander for all his great work and dedication to the society!

Our President Gil McVean welcoming all our members to our AGM @royalsociety.org, where members will vote on the incorporation of the society!

Spotted today at @gensocuk.bsky.social go say hi to your account manager & join in with our competition Those @giantmicrobes.bsky.social need a home which one would you choose??? 🧬🥼🧪🔬🧑‍🔬 #genetics #biotech #diagnostics #antibodies #research #reagents #molecularbiology #moleculardiagnostics #genomes

Pre @gensocuk.bsky.social talk @crick.ac.uk by Svante Pääbo, and interesting thoughts on how to define a “modern” human. More tomorrow!

Nobel Prize winner Svante Pääbo giving the Genetics Society public lecture at @crick.ac.uk. Svante is recounting how Neandertals and Denisovans live on in many of us!

RESEARCH PAPER: A cell type-specific surveillance complex represses cryptic promoters during differentiation in an adult stem cell lineage By Matias et al. and Margaret Fuller ➡️ https://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/39/21-22/1318.abstract #chromatin #transcription #Drosophila #stemcells #germline

Who's going to the Ancient genomes: perspectives on human biology and medicine symposium tomorrow? @gensocuk.bsky.social Stop by our stand and meet your account manager and discover our catalog of #reagents plus enter our competition to win @giantmicrobes.bsky.social #genetics #genomes #biotech

Join us for an extraordinary evening with Nobel Laureate Svante Pääbo! Prof Pääbo will present a FREE public talk titled “Of Neanderthals and Denisovans, and how they live on in many of us” at the @crick.ac.uk. Register here: genetics.org.uk/events/of-ne...

🎆 Join us for an unmissable finale to 2025! 🎆 We're thrilled to bring our #cilia & #centrosome community together 25/11/2025 15:00-17:45 GMT! Our 53rd @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social e-symposium schedule is live: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso... /1

🎙️ Have you discovered the Heredity Podcast? 👂 Hear about the latest genetics research straight from the authors 📚 Archive: www.nature.com/hdy/podcast @gensocuk.bsky.social

The programme of talks for the London symposium on ancient genomes is set, but we are still open for poster submissions until Friday. Hope to see many there.

🎙️ 📻 New Heredity Podcast! We talk with @caitismuheil.bsky.social and Jessica McNeill about their work showing the sensitivity of meiosis to temperature and what this might mean for populations in a warming world. @ncstate.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social Episode: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...

RESEARCH PAPER: Opposing lineage specifiers induce a pro-tumor hybrid identity state in lung adenocarcinoma By Fort et al. ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/gd352742 #cancer #gastrointestinal #lung #transcriptionfactor #tumorigenesis #RAS/MEK #signaling #lineage #plasticity #cancertherapy

Ever wondered how new weight loss drugs really work? Join geneticist @gilesyeo.bsky.social for an interactive talk, hosted by @genotripe.bsky.social, at the @britsciassoc.bsky.social in Liverpool this Saturday at 2.30! Free tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

The deadline for the @heredityjournal.bsky.social C. elegans special issue is 31st October. Heredity is the official journal of @gensocuk.bsky.social which supports many conferences and training events. www.nature.com/collections/...

Full programme on ancient DNA, human biology and medicine out now for our packed November 14 @gensocuk.bsky.social symposium! Join us at the @royalsociety.org in London.

Just arrived in Newcastle for the @gensocuk.bsky.social summer studentship workshop, looking forward to interesting science from early-career researchers #genetics

🎤 🦎New Heredity Podcast: The genomes of organisms can tell us about evolutionary processes in the past - but can they also give clues about the future? André Yves and Fernanda Werneck tell us about their work on climate adaptation in Amazonian lizards. Listen here: shows.acast.com/heredity-pod...

And we are back for our final 2025 @bscb-official.bsky.social @gensocuk.bsky.social @ukcilianetwork.bsky.social session 25/11/2025 with a special joint @jcellsci.bsky.social venture... watch this space! Not yet registered for this institution- free & open to all: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bscb-genso...

Heredity has a new EiC and if you fancy meeting Louise Johnson or Aurora @aruizherrera.bsky.social our amazing Co-EiC at #eseb2025 please find them or contact them via the app. @gensocuk.bsky.social @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social

Are you in Edinburgh and at a loose end this morning? Have you ever wondered why your ear wax is wet and smelly and not dry and flaky? Then come to the @gensocuk.bsky.social Genetics Bingo, 11.15 this morning. www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

It's TOMORROW! Join @genotripe.bsky.social at the @edfringe.bsky.social for an amazing Genetics Bingo Show, learn some #genetics fun facts and win prizes! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

Are you passionate about #genetics and #communication? We're looking for an Editor for our magazine. Training funds are available, you will be a trustee of the society and get free attendance to all of our conferences. Application deadline: 12 September! genetics.org.uk/committee-va...

Next week @genotripe.bsky.social will take over the @edfringe.bsky.social with our fantastic Genetics Bingo Show! Expect outrageous fun and unexpected #genetics facts! Get your tickets now: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

12 days left to get tickets for the @gensocuk.bsky.social Genetics Bingo show at the Edinburgh Fringe @edfringe.bsky.social @standcomedyclub.bsky.social . Play bingo, learn about the genetics of several bodily secretions, and maybe win a special genetics prize. 1/3 www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...