@erikpostma.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ University of Exeter in Cornwall #ExeterCEC Evolution and genetics of life, love and death. Also: 🐈 🐓 🍺 🚴 🏔️ 🇳🇱 🇨🇭 🇬🇧
@euantheyoung.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialDelighted to share that my final PhD chapter is now published in @molbioevol.bsky.social! 🤩 Read all about our study testing whether trade-offs can explain why genetic variants promoting breast cancer persist in populations: doi.org/10.1093/molb... 🧵
@dbergerbiol.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialPhD-position ALERT!
Interested in the genomics of local adaptation and the evolution of niche breadth? 🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬🪲🧬
Come join me and @gmkov.bsky.social at @animecol-uu.bsky.social, Uppsala University, by applying here: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Deadline 1st of November!
@sevans.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialEvolution and adaptation are frequently used interchangeably when describing trait change. Does it really matter?
Our new paper in PLOS Biology shows that yes, it really does. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Buckle up, we're going for a ride...
@btschirren.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialTwo amazing weeks in the Swiss Alps with our @uniexecec.bsky.social 3rd year Zoology and Conservation & Ecology students.
@uniofexeteresi.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialHappy Postdoc Appreciation Week! 🪅
Celebrating one of our amazing postdocs this week – Dr Thomas O'Shea-Wheller, a Research Fellow from @uniexecec.bsky.social.
#PostdocAppreciationWeek #LovePostdocs #NPAW2026
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @doctoralexeter.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.socialDelighted to see this mammoth effort led by @sevans.bsky.social, together with @mevisser.bsky.social, Arie van Noordwijk and Henri Bouwmeester out in @plosbiology.org.
@egioxford.bsky.socialReposted by @erikpostma.bsky.socialRemember the summer heatwaves in the UK in 2026? The late May heatwave was exceptional: an event +4.3 sd above mean - likely to occur only once every few decades under normal conditions. It was also unusual in being early and coinciding with tit breeding season. What consequences did it have? 🧵1/n
