Anna Santure

I know we've all got submission fatigue but the Planning Bill and Natural Environment Bill are incredibly dangerous for conservation. Submissions close this Friday at 4.30 pm. #NZPol
www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak...

A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ....

New review!

Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬

Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social
@annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A note of caution for RADseq in selection scans. Delighted to share this important work from an extraordinary ECR. Available OA!

NZ & Aussie & beyond geneticists🧬, apply / nominate your students & colleagues for our 2026 awards for senior, mid & early career scientists, educators, & students! Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia MJD White Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by an Australasian scientist. Nominations for the MJD White Medal should come from a member of GSA. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#MJDW...

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Ross Crozier Medal recognises an outstanding contribution to #genetics research by a mid-career Australasian scientist 5-15 years post-PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#Ross...

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Alan Wilton Award is awarded to an early career Australasian genetics researcher within 5 years of their PhD (career interruptions considered). Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST #ECRchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Alan...

The ✨NEW✨ GSA Impact Award is awarded to recognise excellence in genetics research with applied impact, showcasing the power of genetics to address real world problems in one or more fields of transformational relevance. Applications due midnight 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Impa...

The DG Catcheside Prize is awarded to the top Australasian doctoral student in #genetics. If your #PhD passed examination in 2025 at an Australasian university, you’re eligible to apply. Applications due midnight 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat #ECRchat
genetics.org.au/awards/#DGCa...

The Spencer Smith-White Conference Award is awarded to assist #PhD students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST #PhDchat genetics.org.au/awards/#Smit...

The Philip Batterham Conference Award is awarded to assist Honours and Masters students who are members of GSA to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 28th Feb AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Batt...

The Summer Internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics (SING) Alumni GSA Conference Award provides the opportunity for recent SING Australia or SING Aotearoa alumni to attend the annual GSA Conference. 4 awards are available. Applications due 11:59pm 7th April AEST genetics.org.au/awards/#SING...

The Jenny Donald Undergraduate Student Conference Award is awarded to assist 3rds year genetics students to attend the annual conference. The GSA committee may elect to offer more than one award in a given year. Applications due 11:59pm 7th May AEST
genetics.org.au/awards/#Dona...

Applications are now open for the Genetics Society of AustralAsia’s 2026 awards for achievements in #genetics research & teaching🧬🧑‍🏫🔬. Awards presented at our annual conference. Pls RT! genetics.org.au/awards/
#PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM

Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.05.697705v1

A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle

A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle

A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle

A cartoon describing the history of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Credit: Sarah Little. https://www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle

In 2025 we marked 30 years of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Kākāpō ranger and artist Sarah Little (www.instagram.com/sarahmaylittle) tells the story. Part 1 of 2: the history. #kakapo #conservation #parrots #birds

Tom Roa smiles on the pae.

Ngā mihi nui to our treasured Kaumātua Professor Tom Roa (Ngāti Maniapoto, Waikato, Ngāti Apakura), who has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit 🧵

Pangenomes: new tools for ecological and evolutionary genomics Genomic structural variation is an important component of genetic variation in natural populations. By assembling and analyzing multiple high-quality genomes within a species or clade, pangenomes capt...

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Using Genomic Data to Infer Evolutionary Processes in the Asexual Parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides In this study, we used whole-genome resequencing to investigate spatial and temporal genomic variation in the Irish strain of the asexual (thelytokous) parasitoid Microctonus aethiopoides, which was ...

🚨 Publication Alert! 🚨

Curious about how thelytokous (asexual) reproduction shapes genetic diversity in a parasitoid?

My first PhD paper is now out, where we explore this fascinating system through a genomic lens.

📄 Paper link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@angmcgaughran.bsky.social

Ang McGaughran 2025: Dr Ang McGaughran of Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato – the University of Waikato will investigate how we can better predict the invasive potential of pest species

I am beyond thrilled to be a successful recipient of the Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellowship – what a way to round off 2025!

I would like to thank my wonderful network of collaborators in NZ and around the world for their support and contributions to my research over the years.

Multispecies pangenomes reveal a pervasive influence of population size on structural variation Structural variants (SVs) are widespread in vertebrate genomes, yet their evolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. Using 45 long-read de novo genome assemblies and pangenome tools, we analyze S...

Population-scale long-read datasets, involving sequencing and de novo assembly of multiple individuals within a species, are better at capturing the full spectrum of structural variants, but such datasets are rare outside of humans www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #biodiversity #genomics

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Plant-Microbe Interactions - School of Biological Sciences Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandKo te whare Pūtaiao | The Faculty of Science at the University of Auckland is the leading science faculty in New Zealand and one of...

JOB ALERT - Join us as a lecturer/senior lecturer in plant-microbe interactions in the School of Biological Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland. Applications close 31st January 🌱🧪
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Hiring in our school!! Come & join us! 🌐🧪🌏

Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds Wild migratory birds play a major role in the global spread of viruses, yet the diversity, host range and transmission patterns of viruses harboured by migratory species in Aotearoa/New Zealand remain...

Foraging ecology drives viral community structure in New Zealand's aquatic birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A cheeky repost to highlight our recent publication on data- and culturally-informed conservation management in an #AoNZ endemic seabird for the #conservationgenomics 🧬 and science 🧪 crowd 🤓

cover of the Dec 2025 issue of Trends in Ecology and Evolution highlighting our recent publication "The social dimensions of conservation translocations" featuring a beautiful little bird, a black robin, perched on a tree trunk. Two bands are visible on her left leg (red, silver).

What are the ‘social dimensions’ of moving species for conservation and why does engaging with them matter?

This is the focus of our new paper doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... on the cover of the Dec issue of TREE @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social led by @aisrayne.bsky.social

🙏 to Kevin Parker for the 📷

Under the Lens Podcast | Bioprotection Aotearoa

We made a podcast for @bioprotection.bsky.social Have a look if you are interested in all things that start with b, Nick singing 80's songs or, perhaps more importantly, why and how to save the planet. bioprotection.org.nz/under-the-le...

Awesome weedy discussion with my phenomenal award winning hoamahi Margaret (with the fab Peter, Amanda and Nick) - our natives need more PR, and let's all be on the lookout for newbies!

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...

Accurate Runs of Homozygosity Estimation From Low Coverage Genome Sequences in Non-Model Species
#popgen #consgen
doi.org/10.1111/1755...

SING Aotearoa Summer Internship for INdigenous peoples in Genomics

SING Aotearoa is on! SING Aotearoa 2026 - Ōtepoti (Dunedin) - 8-13 February 2026

Applications for SING Aotearoa 2026 are now OPEN, head to www.singaotearoa.nz. Applications close 15 December.

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