searching a #postdoc for #theoretical research at the interface between #physics, #biology and #popgen to study the #evolution of plant self-incompatibility. @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social www.friedlander-lab.net see application link in next post. Please share with relevant candidates.

SMBE2026 Symposium 20 | Mapping fitness landscapes with mechanistic models, machine learning and experiments 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

Many plants are bisexual and can opt between uniparental sexual reproduction via self-fertilization, and biparental reproduction via fertilization by others. In this manuscript led by Amit Jangid we studied the balance between these mating modes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @huji-pes.bsky.social

How do biological systems reconcile multiple and possibly conflicting selection pressures? I'm happy to share our new paper led by Amit Jangid in collaboration with Ohad Noy Feldheim. journals.aps.org/prresearch/a... where we investigated this question in the context of plant self-incompatibility.

The "selfing syndrome" explained: 'Self-incompatibility' is a mechanism that prevents self-fertilization in plants, in order to maintain genetic diversity in the population. Self-incompatibility can be broken via various mutations, making the plant capable of self-fertilization, 'self-compatible'.

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