❗We recall that our Call for Volunteer Mentors for Undergraduate Awardees at SMBE2026 is ongoing. If you are interested in supporting the next generation of researchers, please contact Aya Takahashi ([email protected]) or Ravinder Kanda ([email protected]). #SMBE2026

🚨 Good news! Abstract deadline Extended! 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to be part of the meeting. Submit your abstract by May 15th, 2026. Meet our invited speakers, share your research, and connect with the community. ✨

🚨 ¡Buenas noticias ¡Ampliamos la fecha límite! 🚨 No pierdas la oportunidad de formar parte del congreso. Envía tu resumen antes del 15 de mayo de 2026. Conoce a nuestros ponentes invitados, comparte tu investigación y conecta con la comunidad. ✨

✨ 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

Nadia Haghani ( @nadiahaghani.bsky.social ), PhD candidate at Stanford University, is our latest GSEA awardee. Nadia studies color traits with an interdisciplinary approach, asking questions that span molecular/genetic, cellular, organismal, and ecological fields. More on Nadia ⬇️ #society

From @psl-univ.bsky.social, François Fréjacques is one of our newest Graduate Student Excellence Award winners. François aims to better understand the duration of epigenetic inheritance in the nematode C. elegans. More on François ⬇️ #society

Very honored to receive the Graduate Student Excellence Award from SMBE! I’m excited to share my work on convergent genome evolution in terrestrial animals in my upcoming talk.

Jialin Wei (@jialinwei.bsky.social) is one of our latest winners of the Graduate Student Excellence Award - she is a PhD candidate at the University of Bristol, researching convergent genomic evolution during animal terrestrialization. More on Jialin ⬇️ #society

Wei-Han Lin (@weihanlin.bsky.social), postodctoral researcher at Academia Sinica (Taiwan) is today's GSEA awardee. His research focuses on the relationships between gene expression noise and fitness. More on Wei-Han ⬇️ #society

So thankful for this award, and I'm very excited for #SMBE2026. I'll be talking about one of my projects, where I use an evolution experiment to understand the tension between genome plasticity and stability in bacteria. If you will be at SMBE, please let me know! I would love to meet up

❗Correction on the submission and registration dates for the OneBioAfrica Regional Symposium in Benim 🔗 onebioafrica.com Abstract submission deadline: April 20, 2026 Travel grant application deadline: April 20, 2026 Notification of review results: April 30, 2026 Registration period: May 1-20, 2026

Are you going to #SMBE2026 Copenhagen by train, or are you hesitating? Let's share experiences and give ideas to those who think to fly from Western or Central Europe with the hashtag #NoFlySMBE. If you're coming from 🇨🇭, there are night trains from Zürich or Basel to Hamburg. ✅🚆 ❌✈️

We recall that our Call for Proposals to host SMBE 2029 - our society's international meeting - is running until 30 August 2026. For details of meeting organization, please see the SMBE Conference Guidelines. 🔗 www.smbe.org/conference-g... #society

Our next GSEA winner is Oya Inanli, postdoctoral researcher @ucph.bsky.social, using biomolecular methods to explore the history of fermentation and domestication. More on Oya ⬇️ #society

🏳️‍⚧️ 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

Congratulations to MGI graduate student Ira Zibbu @coolscootre.bsky.social of the Barrick Lab on winning the Graduate Student Excellence Award from the SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social

‼️ Today is the last day for you to take advantage of the early-bird registration rate for SMBE 2026. Register now, and join us in Copenhagen for a week of the latest in molecular and evolutionary biology. 📝 smbe2026.org/registration #SMBE2026

📢 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

Thank you @official-smbe.bsky.social for this incredible honor! A huge thanks to my supervisor @adriatica.bsky.social and everyone in the @socialfluids.bsky.social lab for their support. I am looking forward to presenting this work at #SMBE2026 and connecting with everyone!

Congratulations @arthurmatte.bsky.social! You deserve it! I am super proud. Keep up the brilliant work!

Arthur Matte (@arthurmatte.bsky.social), PhD student at @cam.ac.uk, has received our Graduate Student Excellence Award. He investigates how evolution retools existing molecular systems to enable animals to share materials across bodies. More on Arthur ⬇️ #society

GSEA 2026 awardee Ira Zibbu (@coolscootre.bsky.social), PhD student at Michigan SU combines the power of next-generation sequencing and synthetic biology with the open-ended nature of experimental evolution to answer questions on genome evolution in bacteria. More on Ira ⬇️ #society

OneBioAfrica: Regional Symposium to Strengthen One Health Networks through Molecular Data Sharing and Bioinformatics in Africa 🗓️ July 13–16 🌍 Chant d’Oiseaux de Cotonou, Benin 🔗 onebioafrica.com Abstract submissions: April 17 Travel grant applications: April 17 Registrations: April 20 #society

Hello beautiful people, remember to send your abstracts before April 15th. We are looking forward seeing you all in Peru.

👏 This year's winners of our Graduate Student Excellence Award have been selected - stay with us for the next few days to learn about their research. First is Anjali Gupta (@anjaligupta.bsky.social), PhD student at U. Kansas, researching genetic conflict. More on Anjali ⬇️ #society

Remember early bird deadline is coming up for you to registrer for the #SMBE2026 in Copenhagen ✍️

We remind our followers that the early bird deadline for SMBE 2026 is approaching on March 31. 📝 smbe2026.org/registration We look forward to welcoming you to Copenhagen from June 28-July 2, 2026, for an inspiring meeting. Register before March 31 to secure the reduced early‑bird rate. #SMBE2026

For those interested, the papers associated with my talk: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39146405/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41699381/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36735790/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36050399/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41763210/ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31454312/

Hola gente bonita, recuerden enviar sus resúmenes antes del 15 de abril. Esperamos con ansias verlos a todos en Perú.

Delighted to receive one of the SMBE Graduate Student Excellence Awards, looking forward to attending my first SMBE meeting in Copenhagen @official-smbe.bsky.social ✨

🧬 EvolCompGen presents: Christian Landry on the Evolution of gene duplication, from redundancy to dependency @christianlandry.bsky.social 🗓️ Join us on Monday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EDT 📌 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #society #compbio

SAVE THE DATE! SMBE Satellite Meeting on Gene–Culture Co-Evolution: Molecular Perspectives on Human History and Diversity 🌍 University of Cagliari, Italy - Abstract submission and travel grants deadline: 30 April - Registration opening soon - Conference dates: 21-23 September 2026

📢 Call for Volunteer Mentors for Undergraduate Awardees at SMBE2026 ℹ️ Application form tinyurl.com/smbe2026ment... 🗓️ Deadline April 30, 2026 ℹ️ More information Aya Takahashi ([email protected]) or Ravinder Kanda ([email protected]) #SMBE2026 #society

Decided to make it to SMBE this year after all - just registered! Who do I know in Copenhagen who may wanna show me around, and I'd be happy to do a lecture too at your Uni :)

The March cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features the study by Bacot et al. on the genetic mechanisms underlying the Asian tiger mosquito's adaptation to insecticides on the island of La Réunion. Follow the link for this month's articles: 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/3 #genome #evolution

The March cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Leria and Maldonado, who investigated biosilicification and skeletal evolution in sponges. Follow the link for this month's articles: 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/issue/43/3 #evobio #molbio #societyjournal

✍️ If you plan on attending SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen, please don't forget to register: the early bird period lasts until March 31st, just two weeks from now. Visit the conference website for details on onsite and virtual attendance conditions and fees. 🔗 smbe2026.org/registration #SMBE2026

The SMBE is soliciting nominations for SMBE President-Elect, and two Councilors whose terms will begin on Jan. 1, 2027 (positions are for a duration of 3 years). Nominations committee will review and then put forward a slate of two candidates for each position for vote by the SMBE membership. 🗳️

I'm so honored to have received one of the Young Investigator Awards! 🎊🎉🥳😱 Looking forward to the conference!

Very happy to have been selected for the Young investigator award ✨ See you in Copenhangen folks ! Many thanks to @official-smbe.bsky.social !!

🏅 Recipients of the different SMBE 2026 awards have now been notified. If you didn’t receive a message, you were unfortunately not selected this time. The conference remains open to all interested participants, and we’d love to see you in Copenhagen. 🔗 smbe2026.org #SMBE2026

🧬EvolCompGen presents: Christian Landry on the Evolution of gene duplication, from redundancy to dependency @christianlandry.bsky.social 🗓️ Join us on Monday, March 23 at 11:00 AM EDT 📌 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

SMBE 2026 Workshop: Facing the polycrisis: building a more just and sustainable academia 🗓️ July 2 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme The workshop will offer a space to discuss the roles and responsibilities of researchers in the face of the multiple crises our institutions are living. #SMBE2026

❗ Deadline approaching - we remind our followers that the SMBE is soliciting nominations for SMBE President-Elect, and two Councilors whose terms will begin on Jan. 1, 2027 (positions for 3 years).

SMBE 2026 Workshop: Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament (GHIST) kickoff 🗓️ June 28 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

📣 ERGA is offering 2 awards to support participation in #SMBE2026, each covering 50% of the early-bird onsite registration fee. Apply by 22 March 2026: www.cognitoforms.com/ERGAEuropean... Please, share this opportunity with ERGA colleagues who may be interested. @official-smbe.bsky.social

SMBE 2026 Workshop: Future Directions in Vertebrate Genomics Research 🗓️ June 28 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme The workshop is organized as part of the activities associated with the completion of Phase I of the Vertebrate Genomes Project. #SMBE2026

SMBE 2026 Spinoff event: Ancient DNA plant meeting 🗓️ June 27-28 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme Talks on plant evolution and domestication based on genetic studies based on archaeobotanical remains and herbarium material. More information: plantpalaeogenomics.com @jazminrm.bsky.social #SMBE2026

The SMBE IDEA Task Force stands with all women doing science: cis and trans, in every country, under every condition. In war zones, under authoritarian regimes, where their existence is an act of resistance. March 8 carries weight. Science is only as strong as who it includes. #WomenInSTEM #March8

🗳️ Nominations for SMBE President-Elect, and two Councilors 🗓️ Deadline: March 15, 2026 The SMBE is soliciting nominations for SMBE President-Elect and two Councilors whose terms will begin on January 1, 2027. Each of these positions is for a duration of three years. #society