Luís M. Silva

Integrating the Microbiome Into Infection Ecology and Evolution in Wild Animals Parasites are a ubiquitous force in nature threatening wildlife populations and ecosystems. Interactions between hosts and their parasites are impacted by host-associated microbiomes, which are essen...

Unfortunately the doi is taking a bit to kick in. But in the meantime: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Check this FRESH REVIEW about how the #wildlife #microbiome can shape infection ecology and #parasite #evolution led by @jingdi.bsky.social - which I got to contribute for! 🕺

NOW OUT in Molecular Ecology 🦋🐸🐝🐻🦠

#MicroSky #SymbioSky
@ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social
@science.ubc.ca

Formalizing our commitment to code sharing In support of open science, PLOS Biology routinely asks authors to openly share their research code before publication. We are now formalizing this practice with a mandatory code sharing policy and…

In support of #OpenScience, we routinely ask authors to openly share their #research #code before publication.

We are now formalizing this practice with a mandatory #CodeSharing policy and clarifying what we mean by code sharing.

Job alert: open position for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London.

Based in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment of UCL, and UGI, and funded by the UCL Health Strategy.

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 🧪

We already have more than 💯 participants for #ExE2026, but there are still places available.

Once you have registered, you have until April 1 to submit an abstract, so don’t miss out and register now at sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/registra...

Everything you need to know is 👇 and at evoxeco.uk!

84% of the time, “ChatGPT Health” killed a customer using their paid service as advertised

Our Lab is searching a postdoc for an exciting ERC-funded project that will start this summer. Apply if you’re passionate about multi-omics, cutting-edge computational approaches, and exploring biological questions across the animal 🪼 🪱 🐞 🦎 🦋 🕷️ tree of life www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

Max Planck Society Cartoon: Where my research inspiration comes from.

She's smart... Squirrels are very alert to what's going on.
They can be very inspirational.

Post doc position in Evolutionary biology and bioinformatics - work environment: This postdoctoral position will be supervised by Aline Muyle and hosted at the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), within the CHANGE department and the Plant ...

I am hiring a Postdoc (18 months contract in Montpellier, France) to study how polyploidy affects sex chromosomes in the plant Silene latifolia, using bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq and DNA-seq data. Deadline for applications March 24th. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/412961

In case you missed it: our review titled "Spatial structure: shaping the ecology and evolution of microbial communities" is out! 🚨

Let me hit you with some highlights on why spatial structure matters. (and why you should care!)

Sharing is appreciated 🙏 🧵👇

doi.org/10.1093/fems...

SORTEE Webinar: On what makes good sharable and reproducible R code, how to do it, and why it’s good for science For this month's SORTEE webinar, Dr. Dax Kellie from the Atlas of Living Australia will present on good, sharable, and reproducible R code in science

Coming up in March! Join @sortee.bsky.social for a webinar with @daxkellie.bsky.social on good, shareable, and reproducible R code - register here: events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...

🚨JOB alert🚨

We have three (yes, THREE) 🌟lectureships🌟 advertised in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol.

Broad remit, including #AnimalBehaviour & #GlobalChangeBiology

⏱️Deadline: 8th March 2026
🙏Please circulate widely

😊Come join us!

Full #job details: tinyurl.com/y3us95rc

This belongs here:

#Drosophila
#Genetics
#Dros26

Maternal Sucrose Intake during Pregnancy Alone Disrupts Testosterone and Allopregnanolone Levels in the Fetal Brain of Rats Intake of added sugars, such as sucrose, is high globally. In rats, a maternal high-sucrose diet (HSD) from 10 wk before pregnancy to embryonic day (E…

I’m excited to share my new paper! 🤩 We showed that maternal sucrose intake during pregnancy alone disrupts testosterone and allopregnanolone levels in critical regions of the fetal brain 🧠

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@kiransoma.bsky.social

We started with a simple question: how do we actually measure virulence? 🤔 🦠

That question took @tiagogzeferino.bsky.social and me down the rabbit hole of composite virulence 📜 an almost-forgotten idea in E&E that might shape more than we realise!

New playbook /preprint out👇

#EvoSky #MicroSky

Harnessing iEcology data to uncover invasive species behaviour Invasive animal species threaten ecosystems, biodiversity and human livelihoods. Behavioural traits such as boldness, exploratory tendencies, learning ability and social interactions are known to ...

Mikula et al (2026) Harnessing iEcology data to uncover invasive species behaviour 🧪👩‍💻🔓

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social

What’s holding back clinical use of phage therapy in the UK?

Our workshop last year brought together international experts, biotech and regulators to find out

Meeting Report out now in Nature Microbiology with our take on the challenges and opportunities facing the UK phage therapy sector

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Researcher/Senior Researcher in Benthic Ecology at the Greenland Climate Research Center at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources The Greenland Climate Research Centre (GCRC) at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) invites applications for a position as researcher/senior researcher within the field of marine benth...

We are hiring a benthic ecologist at the researcher or senior researcher level 🧪🌍🦑

The Greenland Institute of Natural Resources is an excellent place to work, with friendly colleagues, support, and teaching opportunities.

naalakkersuisut.emply.net/recruitment/...

Jewel Plummer Cobb: A trailblazing life of impact Stacey Finley commemorates the life and work of biologist Jewel Plummer Cobb, whose outstanding contributions to cancer research, education and advocacy had far-reaching impact.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🧪 Let's celebrate some remarkable female scientists featured in CB: www.cell.com/current-biol...

we look forward seeing you on March 10 for Dr. Siqueira's webinar on "Dengue Alliance: How to Deliver Effective and
Accessible Dengue Treatments". Register: www.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi.... @utmbhealth.bsky.social @dndi.org @sbvirologia.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social

Why did only one genus of insects, Halobates, take to the high seas? Oceans cover over 70% of the earth’s surface and house a dizzying array of organisms, including five species of the peppercorn-sized ocean-skater Halobates, which live exclusively at the ocean surface...

I can't overrecommend this incredible paper about water skaters (genus Halobates). No one knows how they evolved. No one knows what they eat. They are superhydrophobic, which means water LITERALLY CANNOT WET THEM. Perhaps we should call them anti-water skaters? 🌊🧪
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Close-up of a yellow and gray bird perched next to text inviting early career researchers to join the FACETS editorial board.

Curious about peer review beyond authorship? FACETS Journal is welcoming early career researchers to join the journal's editorial board as ECR Editors. Submit your application before Mar. 9!

Learn more ▶️ https://ow.ly/COKL50Y1Ttv

#PeerReview #EarlyCareerResearchers #AcademicPublishing

Systematic Literature Review figure of how genetic relatedness estimates are done in the wild.

(1/2) The preprint of our perspective on genetic estimates of relatedness in animal populations is out! Big Congratulations to Annika!
doi.org/10.32942/X28...

A systematic review of 2,861 articles shows that, even in 2025, 75% of such studies use microsatellites. And most use only a few!

#PopGen

My PI is not offering any support or guidance on my PhD project, what should I do? A safety engineer feels abandoned by their principal investigator. How should they find support?

We need more open and transparent discussions about what goes or does not go inside doors in science. Yes to more initiatives like these.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Successful strategies in the voluntarily repeated Prisoner's Dilemma https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.16.699891v1

1/ I'm seeking expressions of interest from nonprofit orgs to take over the Open Access Tracking Project ( #OATP, @oatp.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy ) and the open-source software on which it runs.

Details in this Google doc:
bit.ly/TransferOATP

#OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenSource #ScholComm

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Microgravity reshapes bacteriophage–host coevolution aboard the International Space Station Phage-host interactions have a role shaping microbial ecosystems, but their behavior in microgravity remains largely unexplored. In this study, experiments aboard the ISS reveal distinct evolutionary ...

Microgravity reshapes bacteriophage–host coevolution aboard the International Space Station
#evolution #mevoSky #scienceSky

journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Looking for something new to integrate into an #evolution or #microbiology course? Useful for lectures, labs, homework?

Have a look at our STEPS program, which simulates bacterial evolution, including the #LTEE. Easy web-based interface & lab manual w/ exercises to help develop students' intuition.