Mom, humanist, feminist, anti-racist, anti-fascist. Biologist and scientist. #genetics #evolution #development #physiology #pigmentation #plasticity. Views are my own.
As we prepare for a 2nd get-together, the report of the 1st in-person workshop of LepEU, a consortium to study population genomics of European Lepidoptera, is just out. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Thanks to COST Action @10klepgenomes.bsky.social for funding for these workshops.
LepEU: A Consortium to Study the Population Genomics of Butterflies and Moths Across EuropeLepEU, the European Lepidopteran Population Genomics Consortium, was launched in 2023 to coordinate continental-scale collections and generate population-level genomic data for butterflies and moths ...onlinelibrary.wiley.comPosição para Professor Auxiliar OU em História e Filosofia da Ciência OU em Genética 🧬 na FCUL a aceitar candidaturas até 12 de Maio. Mais informação aqui: arquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id...
Concursos | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de LisboaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa Portugal T (+351) 217 500 000 info@ciencias.ulisboa.ptarquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.ptPosição para Professor Auxiliar OU em História e Filosofia da Ciência OU em Biologia Evolutiva na FCUL a aceitar candidaturas até 12 de Maio. Mais informação aqui: arquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id...
Concursos | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de LisboaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa Portugal T (+351) 217 500 000 info@ciencias.ulisboa.ptarquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.ptList of positions open at the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University: arquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos You can use the "filter" to select for grade (e.g., Professorships) and area (e.g. Biological Sciences). There are two now open relating to Biology, and presumably a bunch more to come.
Concursos | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de LisboaFaculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa Portugal T (+351) 217 500 000 info@ciencias.ulisboa.ptarquivo.ciencias.ulisboa.ptAcademic inbreeding—when a university hires its own former PhD students as assistant professors—is widespread in many countries, yet it often sparks heated debate. In this paper, we assess its impact on the fairness of assistant professor recruitment in France.[1/n] booksandideas.net/Academic-inb...
Are we closer to the day when a Nature PG paper in one's CV will be seen as a shortfall? 🙃
Alex HolcombeNature Publishing Group finding more dastardly ways to lock us in, well beyond what I complained about in my letter declining reviewing for them
Look what we are up to: 10klepgenomes.eu/event/popula... @10klepgenomes.bsky.social
Population Genomic Analyses with Hundreds of Samples (LepEU) - 10kLepGenomesLepEU Workshop 2026 DescriptionThe LepEU Workshop 2026 is a joint training and hackathon event focused on the analysis of Lepidoptera genomic data (butterflies and moths). The […]10klepgenomes.euVery happy to serve a society journal!
Genome Biology and EvolutionGBE welcomes Patrícia Beldade (@pbeldade.bsky.social; Universidade de Lisboa) as a new Associate Editor. She brings with her experience in evo-devo, the genetic basis of phenotypic variation, insect pigmentation, developmental plasticity, and evolutionary novelty. #societyjournal
A personal favorite, long time in the making. Adelina and David (@dduneau.bsky.social) were instrumental in getting this done. doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Wound-induced eyespots on butterfly wings at the intersection of immune response and pigmentation development - BMC BiologyBackground Butterfly eyespots are striking examples of evolutionary novelty arising through the repurposing of ancestral genetic pathways, including pathways involved in wound healing. Given the activ...doi.orgThe very hungry caterpillar became a fluttering butterfly uniofbrighton-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/univers...
Scientists crack the genetic code behind nature’s greatest transformationResearchers at the University of Brighton have identified the dynamic changes in the way the genome of a caterpillar is used, revealing the secrets behind its astonishing transformation into a butterf...uniofbrighton-newsroom.prgloo.comThe annual meeting of the Portuguese Society for Evolutionary Biology will be in beautiful Bragança, on December 18 - 19. Save the date and "vinde" !! enbe2025.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt
XXI ENBE – The International Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biology – 18th-19th December, 2025XXI ENBE – The International Meeting of the Portuguese Association for Evolutionary Biologyenbe2025.rd.ciencias.ulisboa.pt😮 (can one be simultaneously established and anti-establishment? asking for a friend.)
In the Spotlight—Established ResearcherClick on the article title to read more.doi.orgSmall butterfly, many chromosomes
Earth BioGenome Project 🌍(1/2) 🦋 The Atlas Blue butterfly has a staggering 229 chromosomes—far beyond the usual 31–32 in most moths and butterflies! 🧬 Join EBP trailblazer Mark Blaxter and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social team as they tackle the challenge of assembling them all. 👉learn more: bit.ly/3TIXLSU 📸 M. Harzallah