Really beautiful to see this student-led initiative continue for over 30 years!

Hey everyone! 👋 We’re switching to a new Bluesky account. Follow us at @empseb.bsky.social for all updates and announcements: bsky.app/profile/emps... @empseb31 will no longer be active.

When resources are scarce, do you cooperate… or take the shortcut? 🕷️ Social spiders and insects face that choice every day. 👀 Excited to have Prof. Mariella Herberstein join us at EMPSEB31 to share her work on the complex social lives of arachnids and insects. #EMPSEB31 #EvoBio #PhDLife

EMPSEB30 in Czech Republic was such an experience! I'm excited for EMPSEB31 🤩

Apps to the MEME Mobility European MSc Prog. in Evolutionary Biology are open! The MEME program was fundamental in training, teaching, and inspiring me in research, exposing me to many projects, skillsets, and academic cultures. Check out our starter pack to meet some alumni! go.bsky.app/QCDqsWu

🦋 Ever thought about the artist behind those naturalist illustrations? Maria Sibylla Merian, a 17th-century German naturalist, worked when women were rarely recognized in science. Her timeless art now represents EMPSEB31 in the spirit of curiosity and observation! ✨🔍 #ScienceArt #EvoBio #EMPSEB31

🧬✨ It’s official! EMPSEB31 is coming to Germany, June 2026! Europe’s friendliest evolution meeting returns, organized by PhD students, for PhD students. Expect inspiring research, new connections, and a mix of science + fun, the EMPSEB way! 📍Save the date & follow us for updates! Link in Bio 🌍

New paper drop! 🚨 Led by my awesome postdoc @renamschweizer.bsky.social — we used genomics + museum DNA to explore the decline of Bombus franklini, a bee not seen in the wild since 2006 🐝 Now out in @PNASNews! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Really looking forward to #LivingData2025, starting tomorrow! Below is a summary of the @biogeneurope.bsky.social sessions. For those in Europe: the conference takes place is Colombia, so mind the times! @ebpgenome.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social #barcoding #Genomics

Which fungal 🍄 molecules cause zombie 🧟‍♀️ ant 🐜 behaviors? @williamycete.bsky.social has begun to answer this question! He found a peptide that binds to scramblase and affects important odor-dependent behaviors in ants. Spoiler: worms 🪱 played a key role in this research 🧐 doi.org/10.1101/2025...

PhD life = scientist, writer, teacher, organizer, science communicator… all in one.🤯 It’s a lot sometimes, but also a pretty special chance to grow. 🌱

🚨 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...

I had a great time visiting the @museuciencies.cat in Barcelona this summer! Beautiful collections and informative displays are essential bridges between science and the public ✨️🌱

Had a great time in Barcelona for #ESEB2025! 🌍🧬 Huge thanks to the organizers and my group for making it such a wonderful experience. #evolution

Shoutout to the few allies who came to the underrepresented groups mixer this week 💙 Your presence meant a lot. Imagine the impact if more PIs and leaders joined too — sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is simply show up. 🌱

Science + snacks + chats = happy PhD student 🧬📊✨️ Had a great time sharing my poster at #ESEB2025 and walking away with new ideas I wouldn’t have thought of alone. 🤝✨️

Earlier this summer, I stepped into a classroom to teach high shool students about gene regulation and evolution 🧬✨️ It was inspiring to see concepts click for students 🦋 Thank you to the Summer of Science team! 📊

Had a great time at EMPSEB30 sharing science with a ton of fantastic people @empseb30.bsky.social #phd #evolution #development

Thank you to the organizers! Amazing job 🐠🦐🦋🪲

Hello Everyone! We are back for the 2025 edition of the #EvoBioCC 🥳💚✨ Register to our free online course on Evolutionary Biology, focused on supporting the dreams of Global South students hoping to build their careers in the field! Here is the link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Is there a better way to present your research than an alternative approach? At EMPSEB30, we had butterfly development 🦋(Ana Carolina Varela Pereira), a sonnet 🐦(Lea Huber), a live demonstration with participants 🐁(Gokul Bhaskaran) and a drawing/poster 🐟(Ayla Linnéa Kesim).

EMPSEB30 first plenary talk just started.😍 Filip Kolář talks about repeated adaptation to extreme environments in wild Arabidopsis.🌱 #empseb30 #conference #biology #arabidopsis

#Throwback (i.e., forgot to post) I had a great time at the genomics workshop in Český Krumlov 🧬 #evomics

Excited to share that I won the prize for Best Scientific Poster at the #Zoology2024 conference in Belgium! 🐟🦋🐦🦓