Mattias Siljestam

Mattias Siljestam

@msiljestam.bsky.social

Postdoc working with mathematical models of evolution. Dept of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University

124 Followers 63 Following 2 Posts Joined Feb 2024
3 months ago

Open postdoc position in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, focusing on mathematical models of social traits. Details: https://tinyurl.com/37uhtbne #postdoc

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A male pied flycatcher perching on a branch

πŸ“£ New PhD position on flycatchers with @qvarnstromlab.bsky.social β€” spread the word!

Combine bioinformatics, long-term datasets and field work to explore climate adaptation and speciation in the lovely flycatchers. Join us in Uppsala, Sweden! Apply by Mar 18: www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

#ecoevojob

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Paper alert! More evidence that sex-specific dominance of regulatory variants contributes to the maintenance of genetic variation in fitness mediated by sexually antagonistic selection in Seed Beetles!
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

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Heterozygote advantage can explain the extraordinary diversity of immune genes An eco-evolutionary model shows that heterozygote advantage can maintain over 100 major histocompatibility complex alleles, providing a potent explanation for extraordinary immune gene diversity and c...

Eco-evolutionary model showing that heterozygote advantage can explain the extraordinary diversity of immune genes!

Our new paper (out in #eLife: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...) identifies the conditions under which heterozygote advantage can drive the evolution of such diversity, found in e.g. #MHC genes

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Had a great time at the Evolution in Sweden Conference @scilifelab.se!

Presented a poster about my MSc focusing on The Impacts of Feralization on The Horse Gut Microbiome 🐴🦠

#microbiome #gut-microbiome
#feralization

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Had a great time presenting my work @Evolution in Sweden.

Epigenetic regulation of immune response in the Swedish sand lizard 🦎

#hostparasite #sexspecific #epigenetics #reptiles
#immunity

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Had a nice time presenting my postdoc project at Evolution in Sweden.

Nuclear Cooperation as a Driver of Evolutionary Transitions in Fungi πŸ„

Showing how cooperation between nuclei can drives #evolutionarytransitions in individuality using #mathematicalmodelling

#heterokaryosis
#adaptivedynamics

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