Mitochondrial and nuclear genomes often tell different evolutionary stories. In our new Molecular Ecology paper, we use whole-genome Pool-seq data to test whether selection on mito-nuclear interactions underlies this phenomenon in a New Zealand trematode parasite. doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Join us for another @speciation-network.bsky.social seminar, this time on the ecological and geographical axes of speciation by Ingrid Olivares and Alexandre Siqueira on 2 June, at 10 am CEST. More details and Zoom link here: speciation-network.pages.ist.ac.at/seminar-seri...

💡 #KnowledgeHighlight | Learning Material: CHROMOSOME WALK by @sib.swiss www.chromosomewalk.ch/en/list-of-c... Explore open-access training materials in the ERGA #KnowledgeHub ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.eu #scicomm #learning #chromosomes

📘 Did you have a chance to read our lasted @biogeneurope.bsky.social booklet Connections – Discovering Biodiversity Genomics? Explore how biodiversity and genomics come together to support species monitoring and conservation 👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/connect... Available in 3 languages:

🚨 Last seats alert! Join our Computational #Pangenomics online course with @andreaguarracino.bsky.social, 13–16 April, to learn how to build & analyse pangenome graphs from whole genome assemblies. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Bioinformatics #Genomics #DataScience #RStats

In July, we will teach the 3rd biodiversity genomics course in Latin America, this time in Bogotá, following the COLEVOL meeting. We invite applications from students, postdocs and PIs from Latin America interested in learning how to analyse genomic data. biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com

The 2nd edition of the Computational #Pangenomics course with @andreaguarracino.bsky.social is almost full. If interested, check it out: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #Pangenomics #Bioinformatics

Calling #ETH & #UZH students! 🧬 Present your #OMICS research at FGCZ’s #StudentsOnStage this June. Best presentation wins a prize! 🏆 ⏳ Deadline: May 15, 2026 🔗 Submit abstract: tinyurl.com/3vejybk3

"Der #Mond, das #Meer und die #Mücke - eine Reise durch die Welt der Biologischen #Uhren" Vortrag von Dr Tobias Kaiser MPl für Evolutionsbiologie, #Plön Mittwoch, 4.3.2026, 19 Uhr Eutiner Landesbibliothek, Schlossplatz 4, #Eutin #SHUG #CAU #WissKomm #Chronobiologie #Evolution #Ökologie #Genomik

Looking for a postdoc to build my new lab at TGen (Phoenix, AZ) focused on pangenome methods for cancer and complex disease. Full stack — from pangenome assembly and compression to association studies and somatic variant discovery. Reach out if interested! guarracinolab.github.io#join

We’re excited to share the Pan-genomes Doorstep Meeting @ #PEQG26! Join this 3-hour workshop on evolutionary applications of pangenomics, covering construction, analysis, phylogenetics, annotation & graph QC. Register separately or as an add-on to PEQG: genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/do...

This article is now published! academic.oup.com/nargab/artic... We’ve added a few new analyses. First off, we show that, while gene presence absence variation (PAV) scales with evolutionary distance in both plants and animals, the base level and rate of accrual are both twice as high in plants.

Want to learn more about pangenomics or find solutions to problems you are already facing? Join us on 07–13 June 2026 at the EMBO Practical Course on Pangenomics, in the Campania region, Italy. Applications are now open and close on 3 February! Find out more: meetings.embo.org/event/26-pan...

New milestone for wall lizards: 10 chromosome-level reference genomes released by MPI EvolBio, Wellcome Sanger Institute & collaborators — now >50% of described Podarcis species have high-quality references. A backbone resource for evo & pop genomics. www.evolbio.mpg.de/3851900/ten-...

PhD position on the #evo-devo of lizard color patterns, exploring how pigment cells build diverse patterns using developmental and genomic tools. Links to more info about the project and the researchschool below. Please share with interested students!

Sauna, vodka, tea. Inhale the North, speciate. Even ants must pee. Stankowski (2024) Evol J Linnean Soc doi.org/10.1093/evol...

APAV: An advanced pangenome analysis and visualization toolkit journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

🧬 New study in Gen. Bio.! We tested how RNA input & PCR cycles affect duplication rates across 4 sequencers. ↘️ RNA = ↗️ duplicates = ↘️ diversity. Key for optimizing RNA-seq protocols! Thanks + congrats to @catharineaquino.bsky.social @nataliazajac.bsky.social + collaborators! 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdcuen59

Interesting idea: instead of building the pangenome graph from scratch for new samples, dynamically update it by introducing new nodes/edges from long reads biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.07.637057 PALSS-Pangenome Graph Augmentation from Long-reads Specific Strings github.com/ldenti/palss

Last week I had an incredible time at #MemPanG25! I was honoured to have a chance to give a talk! It was great to learn what is new and what is coming in the field of pangenomics. Huge thanks to @thinks.lol , @andreaguarracino.bsky.social, and the whole organizing team for making it happen!

Great to see our research on heterogenous and novel transcript expression in single cells of patient-derived clear cell renal cell carcinoma organoids published as part of Long-read sequencing special issue in Genome Research, along fantastic collection of articles on long reads!

We offer 2 PhD Positions in Evolutionary Biology! 1️⃣ Evolutionary Developmental Biology – Craniofacial evolution. (March 31, 2025) 2️⃣ Evolution of Polygenic Traits – Genetic adaptation in Drosophila. (April 30, 2025) More here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/1639156/Job_... #PhD #EvoDevo #Genetics