A new preprint from my former PhD student Lila Colston-Nepali:
“Parallel differentiation extends beyond chromosomal inversions to small genomic islands on a background of rampant gene flow in the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis”
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
#PopGen #MarEvol #ParallelEvolution

We kick start this semester's #PopGen Seminar series by welcoming Dan Nussey tomorrow. He will speak about "The evolutionary ecology of senescence in wild animals".

Schedule and streaming info: popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/
#evolution #evolutionaryecology

New preprint from the team #AdaptiveIntrogression #Haplotagging #PopGen #MarEvol
"Adaptive introgression in subdivided populations leaves distinct genomic footprints under global and local selection: a case study in Ciona intestinalis"
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Heenkenda et al. inferred a population history of the rhesus macaque with substantial structure between Chinese and Indian populations, with a split time of ∼140k generations ago from an ancestral pop. of ∼65k individuals

🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

#societyjournal #evobio #molbio #popgen

My phone just autocorrected clade to Claude so if anyone in the #popgen community needs me I'll definitely not be pouring sugar into the concrete at data center build sites! Coz that's illegal, and I don't do illegal things!

Position: 6 month, full-time molecular genetics and aquatics lab tech in Rhinelander, WI at USDA Forest Service Research & Development
Application open until 10/05/2026
Start date: Winter 2026/2027

Apply via USAJobs and select Location as Rhinelander, WI.

www.usajobs.gov/job/886148100 #popGen 🧪💻🧬

Out now – my (very first!) Masters student’s (very first!) paper on #popgen of an endangered marsupial, the western ringtail possum (ngwayir in Noongar language). Using genomics of >400 possums, we found sig. spatial variation in genetic diversity, connectivity, and genomic vulnerability. (1/9)

This group is really useful to keep up to date with new papers in #PopGen and adjacent fields. ⏬️

🎓 Big day at the #UniversityofTartu #GI, as @kai-t2tte.bsky.social is defending her PhD.

Defenses r high-pressure, but she’s handling it with courage and focus.
Rooting for you, Kai—make us proud! 💪🇪🇪 #PhDDefense @unitartupress.bsky.social #researchineatonia #AcademicTwitter
#humanevolution #popgen

Islands are amazing #biodiversity study systems. Here is our perspective on how they can be used as models for #conservation

Thanks to José and Maëva for their great leadership on this

#consgen #popgen

The PopGen Vienna Seminar series schedule is ready for the next semester (Oct–Jan). It's jam-packed with fantastic speakers in #evolution, #genetics, #genomics, #popgen, and more! Details and streaming link signup can be found on our website www.popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/

I'm hiring a bioinformatician! Review of applications starts October 1 with a start date as soon as possible. 🧪 #Genomics #popGen #CompBio northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...

🐋 New gray whale paper out! 🐋

Using whole-genome data from eastern and western Pacific gray whales, we reveal hidden ancestry and highlight the importance of gene flow in restoring genomic diversity following severe population bottlenecks 🧬

#consgen #popgen

Disappointed by the lack of answers on Bluesky to this good question, any #PopGen colleagues willing to give an answer here?