Come and join us here in Cambridge! Applications open for a new faculty position, for a researcher in computational and/or theoretical biology, based jointly in Genetics and Mathematics. Happy to answer questions about research, teaching and working here. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/faculty...

An empirical approach to evaluating the prevalence of long-lived balancing selection in humans--and important limitations. Work by @hannahmm.bsky.social

Incredible paper - Genomic architecture of eggmimicry and its consequencesfor speciation in parasitic cuckoos www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... and a great commentary here www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.... @btobirds.bsky.social

How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities? Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation. 🧵(1/n) @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ady4515

Excited to preprint our latest work (w/ Drew DeHaas, Zhibai Jia, Leo Speidel) on using ARGs for demographic inference. w/ applications using data from 1000 Genomes Project. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🔁 Please share - we remind the SMBE community that the Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 in Copenhagen is open. We invite you to submit a symposium proposal to help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting. 🗓️ Deadline: October 15th More information: smbe2026.org/symposia #SMBE2026

We're organizing a new CARTA symposium this November 7 on "Ancient DNA: New Revelations"! We have an amazing lineup of speakers who will showcase the biggest discoveries in ancient DNA over the past 5 years - and offer a sneak peek of what's next. Mark your calendars and don't miss it!

SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary simulations across multiple chromosomes and full genomes https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.07.669155v1

Results of our (extremely long-term) side project with @amygoldberg.bsky.social and @jgschraiber.bsky.social out now in G3: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo... We benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present an adjusted GenotypeLikelihood to mitigate its impact (1/2)

My first conference ever was at IPAM as an undergrad, bringing me into scientific research. When I branched out into new topics, my first conference as new faculty was also at IPAM. My R35 was suspended. A lot of personal feelings, but more I worry for the future of the country.

Excited to have you on board!

On the use of generative models for evolutionary inference of malaria vectors from genomic data https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.26.661760v1

🧬In Neolithic Çatalhöyük, family was built on social relations rather than blood ties. Genetic analysis shows that over time, co-residents were no longer genetic relatives. Female subadults were buried with 5x more grave goods. 🔍A surprising story of Neolithic social life.

The preliminary program of ProbGen 2026, which will be held at UC Berkeley, is now up: probgen2026.github.io Sharing on behalf of Rasmus Nielsen who is not on this site. For more see his thread on that other site: x.com/ras_nielsen/...

Excited for our publication on how the geographic scale of a sample affects the discovery of rare, deleterious variants to be out this week. With a mix of theory, simulation, and data analysis, we show when samples are narrow vs broad, the number of variants discovered and their frequencies change

Save the date! ProbGen 2026 will be hosted at UC Berkeley, March 25 to March 28, 2026. Featuring keynote speakers @jkpritch.bsky.social and Sally Otto. More details soon...

We ( @zeniabaek.bsky.social @moicoll.bsky.social and @asgerhobolth.bsky.social ) present a new cool way to visualize the optimal trade off for hmm decoding called Artemis plots! arxiv.org/pdf/2504.15156 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

@amygoldberg.bsky.social exploring arcgaeological & genetic estimates of population size / growth during the Holocene in the context of the #Neolithic demografic transition. #HumanEvo25

I wrote about how we must stand and fight against the threat of eugenics. Fueled by white nationalism and scientific racism, these beliefs are factually wrong and ethically abhorrent. This fight includes supporting efforts to diversify our workforce & science. To stop now would be a deep betrayal.

Interested in a starting PI position at University College London to work on Genetics, Evolution or the Environment? My department has opened the call for expressions of interest for sponsorship of independent fellowship applications. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Come join us at UCLA!

Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!

Abstract submissions are still open by 4 March for our #HumanEvolution conference! Don’t miss the chance to join our amazing speakers! @sarahpederzani.bsky.social @paleogenomics.bsky.social @amygoldberg.bsky.social @jjrowan.bsky.social @martamlahr.bsky.social @evanirvingpease.bsky.social

University of Chicago is asking researchers to halt purchases, starting new experiments, and travel in light of the federal pause on grants

UCLA QCBIO is looking for its next director! Please consider applying! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10007

We had a great ESI retreat last week Thursday! #TBT Thanks for coming down to Nashville @marthamunoz.bsky.social, @caitismuheil.bsky.social, and @amygoldberg.bsky.social! Images credit to Rayshaun Pettit and Andy Flick but mostly Rayshaun #evolution

Before you fill up on turkey and pie, apply for our Conservation Genomics faculty position at UCLA! The deadline is 11/29! Come join us! recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09875?utm...

I’ll be in LA at the end of the year for a few weeks preparing for the move. Message me if you’re around!

The Goldberg lab is moving to UCLA Human Genetics summer 2025! Excited for new opportunities and collaborations. We will be recruiting at all levels to work on the evolutionary and population genetics of humans, our primate relatives, and the malaria parasites we share.

The Goldberg lab is moving to UCLA Human Genetics summer 2025! Excited for new opportunities and collaborations. We will be recruiting at all levels to work on the evolutionary and population genetics of humans, our primate relatives, and the malaria parasites we share.

New preprint led by lab postdoc Dashiell Massey! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... What do we mean when we say assortative mating? We use simulations to link mechanistic mate-choice models to observed correlations in ancestry between spouses in admixed populations (with some surprises)

Two new chapters from my open-access textbook in human population genetics are now online: - Population structure: I. Ancestry estimation - Population structure: II. More about admixture web.stanford.edu/group/pritch...

The UCLA Goodman-Luskin Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship in Microbiome Research ($100K in salary + supplies) deadline is June 1. Get in touch if you would like to write a proposal together! And, get in touch even if your timeline is different - I am looking for a postdoc!

New edited volume on Speciation, organized by Katie Peichel and colleagues, coming soon from Cold Springs Harbor Press

New lab preprint by John McAuley et al: the genetic architecture of recombination rates is sexually-dimorphic and polygenic in wild house sparrows. What have we found…? A 🧵👇https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.26.525019v2

I am so excited to share the advance online version of our new paper "Do genetic loci that cause reproductive isolation in the lab inhibit gene flow in nature?" Bret and I really enjoyed thinking about these ideas and we hope others find the discussion useful! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...

Happy to share some new work with @samurscicop.bsky.social and Daniel Matute on the history of Aedes aegypti in the Americas and what it means for genomic diversity and the efficacy of selection 🦟

Who else will be at the #tagc24 childcare & nursing rooms? Are y’all soon

But such rare alleles shared IBD are not as properties of ancestry groups, in the sense in which the terms are usually used (eg, “European ancestry”), but rather features of extended families within such groups. 5/n

Join Harald Ringbauer and I to learn about "Haplotype-based methods and frameworks for inference of evolutionary history" at #SMBE2024 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, July 7-11! 🧬🌐💻 Invited Speakers: @amygoldberg.bsky.social and Pier Palamara Submit your abstracts by March 15th at smbe2024.org #SMBE24

Tree sequences as a general-purpose tool for population genetic inference https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.20.581288v1

50,000 years of Evolutionary History of India: Insights from ~2,700 Whole Genome Sequences https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.15.580575v1

Abstract submission for SMBE2024 is now live! Don't miss our symposium on the functional effects of SVs, co-organized with @mydennis.bsky.social, @ellenleffler.bsky.social & @gokcumen! Featuring the groundbreaking work of our invited speakers @christinebeck.bsky.social and @levine-lab.bsky.social

💕 Happy Valentine’s Day! Is your one true love ancient pathogens? 🧬 Abstracts for #SMBE2024 are due March 15! smbe2024registration.org/abstracts 🦠 We would love to have you join us at “Unveiling the evolutionary history of pathogens through paleogenomics”! 🏝️ See you in Puerto Vallarta in July!

Upsetting to hear that Duke is dismantling its exceptional herbarium—a huge collection of plant specimens and related resources. Here's a recent article about its need for more space and staff—and its uncertain future, despite a 2023 university report calling it a "unique and irreplaceable resource"

sad news - Duke University decided to dump their herbarium, which has over 800,000 plant specimens, one of the largest among in America, and includes many type specimens of Lady Gaga ferns. What a shame. Please stop Duke admins for making this horrible mistake!!

Are you a theoretician in ecology/evolution/systematics & related fields? Do you hope to become one? Wondering where there is a good community to share tips, learn new tricks, & hear about modelling discoveries? Check out the Society for Modeling & Theory in Population Biology (SMTPB)! smtpb.org

The origins of maize were the subject of controversy for well over a century. Even in the 1950's botanists like Edgar Anderson weren't totally sure what continent it came from! We published today a new model for maize origins (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). Let me tell you how we got here. 1/

Anyone familiar with designing capture panels able to chat? I want to sanity check our decisions & costs before signing up for a few hundred samples

I am *thrilled* to finally announce that our department is hiring an Evolutionary Biologist. We are esp looking genetic/genomic expertise, and those who can help us build a more equitable biology community at UCSB. Please apply by Jan 15! recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02635 #unicornjob