Today is a day to stand against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Together with @official-smbe.bsky.social, we believe 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. We celebrate diversity as a core, non-negotiable value of who we are. #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

🚨FULLY FUNDED PHD POSITION!🚨 If you are interested in trying to answer the question of "How did climate shape the movements, interactions, and evolution of hominin populations?" Come join my lab at @humanorigins.bsky.social 🧬🧪 deadline 7th of June ⬇️ uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...

This #EarthDay we recognise that environmental justice and equity in science go hand in hand. Climate change doesn’t impact everyone equally. We must uplift diverse voices and address these disparities to build a more just, inclusive future for all.

🚨 Check out our new paper in Nature! In our new study, we sequenced 128 high-coverage genomes from Indigenous peoples across Latin America and uncovered their unique genetic diversity and history. 👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Epifanía Arango-Isaza 📩 Contact: @epifaniaarango.bsky.social 👔 Role: Cochair 🌎 From: 🇨🇴 Colombia - 🇪🇸 Spain 🏛️ Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison 🔬 Research: Indigenous genetic history in South America @official-smbe.bsky.social

🏳️‍⚧️ On #TransDayOfVisibility, IDEA celebrates the 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 and supports transgender scientists in STEM, recognizing the barriers they face. 💪 Building equity in science takes more than visibility. It takes presence, support, and action. #TDOV #TransInSTEM @official-smbe.bsky.social

📢 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! 💬 We meet monthly to discuss strategies, select and fund initiatives, and advise the SMBE Council on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in molecular biology and evolution. ✨J𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🔗 www.smbe.org/call-for-new... @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

What a wonderful work!

Cow Tools! We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years. We breed them and exploit them It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS Here I describe our study (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social with @auersperga.bsky.social

demografr: A toolkit for simulation-based inference in population genetics https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.18.694482v1

TL;DR We're looking for biology/evolution instructors in the US and Canada to test the impacts of inclusive evolutionary biology educational materials on undergraduate learning (you will be compensated). Pasting the official recruitment info in thread below. sunybuffalo.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨 The first HAAM elections are now open! 👥 Meet the candidates: haam-community.github.io/election2025/ 🗳️ Cast your vote: forms.gle/6PKTRkqKn57J... 🔒 Voting closes 10 Oct, 23:59 CET!

🔥 Don't miss the opportunity! Submit your proposal 𝙉𝙊𝙒! 🌈 #AcademicSky #IDEA #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

We welcome proposals that require full or partial funding. Special emphasis will be given to projects that directly benefit the members of the SMBE society. Please apply using the following link: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGRHX9HspfcRAZ0X2VeZiBL7zZSyrNfgSypPcCzSAok_tK4w/viewform

Reflecting on the amazing #smbe2025 and #IDEA symposium! Huge thanks to all speakers Mehmet Somel, @mireniraorb.bsky.social, Matteo Fumagallifor, Nussaïbah Raja, @ravinderkanda.bsky.social, poster presenters, and organizers @epifaniaarango.bsky.social @cegamorim.bsky.social for their contributions.

With Ricardo Fujita, José Sandoval, @chiarabarbieri.bsky.social , @epifaniaarango.bsky.social , @kkshimizu1.bsky.social , Lea Huber, from USMP Lima, University of Zurich and University of Cagliari.

Huge thanks to @epifaniaarango.bsky.social and @cegamorim.bsky.social for organising the @smbe-idea.bsky.social symposium at #smbe2025, and all the participants for their thought provoking talks and discussion. Many interesting points raised! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Talks by: Ravinder Kanda (@smbe-idea.bsky.social) ‪@mauritiantales.bsky.social Matteo Fumagalli @mireniraorb.bsky.social Mehmet Somel Open discussion: Carlos Eduardo G. Amorim / @epifaniaarango.bsky.social‬

🧵1/n ✨🔮✨ Meet (y)our instructors of this year's #HAAMsummerschool 👇 #aDNA #course #humanpopgen

🚨 Don’t miss the 1st HAAM-radio symposium: "Ethics in Human DNA Research" 📅 May 29 (next week!) 🕒 LA (7am) l Berlin (4pm) | Singapore (10pm) 🎙️ With @paleogenomics.bsky.social @jenniferraff.bsky.social @marisolespitia.bsky.social & Tomás Gozález Zarzar 📝 Register by May 28 🔗 shorturl.at/1VScZ

Happy to share a PhD opportunity in my new lab at the University of Zurich! Application deadline: June 30. Do not hesitate to contact me for any questions!

📣 Our next HAAM-radio focuses on the development of a standardised and dedicated metadata reporting schemes for ancient DNA samples and sequencing data presented by MInAS! 📅 When: 19th of June via ZOOM 🧑‍💻 Check our website to register: haam-community.github.io/events/2025/... #aDNA #course #humanDNA

✨Passionate about inclusion in science? 🚨 SMBE’s IDEA Task Force is recruiting! 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 to help drive change in diversity, equity & access. 🔹 2-year term 🔹 ~1 day/month 🔹 Open to SMBE members 🌏 Join us! 📩 Apply here: www.smbe.org/smbe/IDEAINI... @official-smbe.bsky.social