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Rob Waterhouse

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

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Director, Environmental Bioinformatics Group at SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @sib.swiss. Chair, European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social). #biodiversity #genomics www.rmwaterhouse.org

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@katharinahoff.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:05 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

It is still a very young project, but if you would like to try our latest evidence integration pipeline that uses Vipsania or Tiberius as gene finders, check out github.com/Gaius-August... We have benchmarked it to be competitive or superior to BRAKER3 in vertebrates and insects.

@hanliconius.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 8:47 PMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Today's Genome Observatory Tidbits: 1. the shift in dominance from Illumina to PacBio for genome assembly. 2. the increasing ubiquitousness of HiC.

@ausbiocommons.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:56 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Enabling rapid, automated genome assembly & annotation for Australian species! 🧬💻

The Australian Tree of Life (AToL) Genome Engine by @ausbiocommons.bsky.social turns raw sequence data into published assemblies faster, supporting @bioplatformsaus.bsky.social framework initiatives.

Read more🔗

@felixvaux.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 12:10 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Haha wow that was a fast response, thank you! Yes, that works perfectly. Now just need to get some new genomes done...

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:29 PM

Love bumblebees, but they do bumble a lot!

@wwbugs.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:57 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

100 #diatom species have been selected for #genome and #transcriptome sequencing. The 100 Diatom Genomes Project aims to provide a scalable framework for understanding diatom biodiversity, #ecology and evolution, and for investigating their use in biotechnology. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 9:17 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Produced a #genome of a European species?
Publishing a Genome Report for the assembly?
Benefitted from ERGA @ergabiodiv.bsky.social resources or networking?
If so, consider listing the Genome Report in the ERGA Collecion riojournal.com/topical_coll...
Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO6d...

@lauradbertola.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 12:37 PMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Connecting biodiversity biobanks in the global infrastructure landscape share.google/akLxcCrDmDXo...

@academic.oup.comSep 28, 2026, 2:15 PMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

How can genomics help address today's biodiversity crisis?

Explore GBE's Conservation Genomics collection to discover research advancing conservation biology and the understanding and management of biodiversity.

oxford.ly/3UTPPlT

Conservation Genomics for biodiversity research. Read the collection and submit your work. Genome Biology and Evolution. OUP.
@ergabiodiv.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:30 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Did you know ERGA has a YouTube channel? Subscribe and catch up on past seminars, conferences & community talks! 🧬🌍
🔗 Subscribe: www.youtube.com/@erga-biodiv...

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:07 AM

JRC traineeships - recent university graduates who have completed at least a standard 3-year higher education degree (Bachelor’s degree) recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/graduate-tra...

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:00 AM

These findings identify a compact set of genes, expression patterns, and brain regions associated with blood feeding, offering an evolutionary entry point for functional dissection of how this complex and dangerous trait is built and dismantled www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

@bmd-project.euOct 9, 2026, 10:35 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

🌿Explore BMD's new training materials, and get:
🔷Tips for camera placement & settings
🔷A practical guide to camera trap surveys, from planning to data management
🔷eDNA sampling tips and guidance on using #PlutoF to publish metadata on @gbif.org
🔗All resources: training.lifewatch.eu/en/categorie...

@genomebiolevol.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:01 PMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Nojiri, @susaki-lab.bsky.social et al. compared the genomes of the immortal Hydra vulgaris and the aging Hydra oligactis. Results suggest that extended lifespan may reflect differences in how core biological processes are organized.

🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

#societyjournal #genome

GBE | Comparative Genomics Reveals Signatures of Distinct Metabolic Strategies and Gene Loss Associated With Hydra Immortality 

An image of Hydra vulgaris strain AEP.JNIG overlaid with the distribution of aging-related genes across the metazoan phylogeny. Yellow dots represent H. oligactis-specific aging-related genes, while the blue dots represent those specific to H. vulgaris.
@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:31 AM

Great work @theafrogers.bsky.social !

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 3:41 PM

World Octopus Day 2026 🐙
26 #genome assemblies - 5 chromosomal
#biodiversity #genomics
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
See here: goat.genomehubs.org/record?recor...

@helsenjana.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:49 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

Looking to do a PhD in evolutionary cell biology, chromosomes & centromeres? 🧬🔬

The winter call for the UNIGE PhD recruitment is open, and my lab is among those recruiting through the Molecular Biosciences program!

🗓️ Apply by Nov 1st: lifesciencesphd.unige.ch

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:19 AM

Consultation: Horizon Europe – European Partnerships to be implemented as joint undertakings ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

@rmwaterhouse.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 3:57 PM

Application Deadline
2 November 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/27-com...

@natecoevo.nature.comOct 1, 2026, 8:44 AMReposted by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social

A comparative analysis of multiomics data from embryonic and adult tissues of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout reveals developmental and tissue-specific constraints shaping regulatory evolution following whole genome duplication 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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