Evelyn Jensen

Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non‐Model Species Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are increasingly being analysed using whole genome sequences in non-model species as a measure of inbreeding and to assess demographic history, thus providing useful inform...

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🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪
I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬
Deadline: 4 Jan 2026!
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For a highly prestigious publication a journalist is looking for conservation projects that changed what they were doing after looking at the evidence or undertaking a test. Please say working on a project that would be a good example and would like some fame. Can be anywhere in the world. Thanks.

I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Optimising Genome‐Wide Detection of Runs of Homozygosity: Impacts of Reference Genome Quality and Sequencing Parameters on Inbreeding Assessment Inbreeding and inbreeding depression pose a critical challenge to the persistence of small and isolated populations, driving the need for precise assessment of genomic metrics. Genome-wide runs of ho...

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We are thrilled to announce the first official release (v0.1.8) of #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿, the successor to one of our flagship tool, #𝗯𝗲𝗱𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀! Based on ideas we conceived of long ago (!), this was achieved thanks to the dedication of Brent Pedersen.

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University of Glasgow offers a fully funded PhD position on viviparity in evolutionary context. Ideal for UK home students with a biology background.… https://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/mvls/graduateschool/phd-research-opportunities/futures-programme/projects/fundamentals-of-life/fol22kathrynelmer/ #phd

A cautionary note on using STRUCTURE to detect hybridization in a phylogenetic context Using simulations, we provide the first systematic evaluation of the performance of STRUCTURE under a variety of cross-species hybridization scenarios. We find that STRUCTURE performs well in identif...

In this systematic evaluation of #STRUCTURE, the most popular #population clustering method, Xiao-Xu Pang and Da-Yong Zhang offer praise--but also caution.
Find out why! ⬇️

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#systematics #evolution

#UBC Botany is hiring an Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity - come work with us in beautiful #Vancouver, BC! Please repost!

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Join the GRACE project as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Evolutionary Genomics and Climate Resilience. Conduct genomic analyses on marine species to study responses to climate change. Apply by March 1st, 2026. More info: https://umr-sebio.fr #postdoc

Join Us The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...

Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html

Hi Bluesky community - I'm teaching computational genomics again in the Spring term; always happy to have auditors or folks Zoom in. Just have your students email me for deets.

1/ Everyone’s chasing AI.
But in bioinformatics, solid foundations still win.
Here’s why mastering the basics matters more than ever. 🧵

Conserving Genetic and Genomic Diversity in Accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework Adopted in December 2022, the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) under the Convention on Biological Diversity outlines a visionary road map guiding humanity's relationship wit...

New publication out, highlighting the link between genetic diversity (GD) and policy! 🧬📜

"Conserving genetic diversity in accordance with the Global Biodiversity Framework"
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

We summarize the highlights in this thread. 🧵

Integrative biodiversity discovery | Natural History Museum An introduction to field collection, laboratory analysis and phylogenomics.

Applications are open for the free NERC short course "Integrative biodiversity discovery" at the Natural History Museum, London from 2-6 March 2026. Deadline: 1 December 2025. More info: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/study/training/integrative-biodiversity-discovery.html #course

Applications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15

Please share far and wide 🚀

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Curator of Birds - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page Apply to Curator of Birds at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Curator of Birds job at the @romtoronto.bsky.social! royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/XBR2Yc...

The latest issue of #G3journal features work from @trstngnthr.bsky.social, @amygoldberg.bsky.social, @jgschraiber.bsky.social, where they benchmarked methods for estimating ancestry proportions under mapping bias and present adjusted genotype-likelihoods to mitigate its impact. buff.ly/9ET69CA

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🦖 Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park (1990) turns 35 in November. In a new preprint, I argue that it was a prescient meditation on evolutionary genetics, complexity, & control. I also examine analogous efforts of today (e.g. “de-extinction.")

Select points below:
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This was developed by @jordancuff.bsky.social for use on our ecology field course. Turns out students like combining lab+field! Another step towards breaking down the false dichotomy of “field” and “lab” people! 🧪

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Do you want to do a Masters in Evolutionary Biology? The call for applying to the MEME program is now open! MEME is a fantastic 2-year MSc between four European Universities on all areas of Evolutionary Biology. Apply and study in Sweden/France/the Netherlands/Germany/USA/Switzerland! www.evobio.eu

Quantitative Genetics in Natural Populations Phenotypes evolve under natural selection if, and only if, they are genetically variable. While evolutionary ecologists have long studied natural sele…

Myself and Alastair Wilson wrote an updated version of our 2016 primer to quantitative genetics in the wild: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... Happy to share a copy if interested. It is also on research gate

📣📣📣 CONSERVATION GENETICS WORKSHOP -
Few more spaces left!

ConGen Population Genomic Data Analysis Course
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University of Pretoria, South Africa 🌍
7-14 December + field trip to Kruger NP!
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More info & registration here: www.umt.edu/congen/africa/

Neat job alert 🧬🐺🦌

Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks is hiring a wildlife conservation geneticist based in Missoula, MT. The position is joint with @umontana.bsky.social, working with Dr. Ryan Kovach on lots of neat wildlife #consgen projects. Reach out to Ryan with questions.

Five-year research fellowship, based at Christ's College, Cambridge, for working at the intersection of biodiversity science and economics.
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The amazing Elle Cordova with the Monster Slash.

PhD-opening in our ancient genomics lab this year, apply below!

We work on:
1. Genetic history integrated with archaeology and history
2. Natural selection and trait genetics
3. Evolutionary genomics of dogs and wolves
4. Ancient pathogen genomics
5. Hominin evolution and ancient proteomics

The Animal #aDNA Research Community is looking for new members to its steering committee!

If you are an ECR and interested in the field, we would love to have you on board. We particularly would value committee representation from outside of Europe.

@aarc-community.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Apply to become the next MSU EEB Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow!

These are two year positions with research stipend, working with 2+ MSU EEB faculty. Applications due 10 November 2025. More here:

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A cautionary note on using STRUCTURE to detect hybridization in a phylogenetic context Using simulations, we provide the first systematic evaluation of the performance of STRUCTURE under a variety of cross-species hybridization scenarios. We find that STRUCTURE performs well in identif...

In this systematic performance evaluation of #STRUCTURE, the most popular #population clustering method, Xiao-Xu Pang and Da-Yong Zhang offer praise--but also caution.
Find out why!⬇️

doi.org/10.1111/jse....

#JSE #evolution #technology #systematics