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Hernรกn E. Morales

@hernmoral.bsky.social

Evolutionary and conservation genomics group leader at Globe institute, University of Copenhagen ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝin๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ https://globe.ku.dk/research/hologenomics/evolutionary-and-conservation-group/

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I am looking for a PhD student to join my new Socio-Eco-Evo group, hosted in Katie Peichel's Evolutionary Ecology Division @ University of Bern. We're offering a fully funded 4-year position, studying social plasticity and behavioral adaptation among stickleback in Greenland. Please share around!

02.02.2026 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!

Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!

Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!

Submit your research and apply for SMBE awards via the submission portal.
๐Ÿ“ Read more & submit here: smbe2026.org/abstracts

And symposium selection is now finalized!
๐Ÿ‘‰ See all accepted symposia: smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

01.12.2025 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
SMBE2026 Symposium 1

Evolutionary-informed management of vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world

SMBE2026 Symposium 1 Evolutionary-informed management of vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world

SMBE2026 Symposium 1

Evolutionary-informed management of vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

02.12.2025 16:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SMBE2026 Symposium L05 | The role and responsibilities of the SMBE community in facing the polycrisis

SMBE2026 Symposium L05 | The role and responsibilities of the SMBE community in facing the polycrisis

SMBE2026 Symposium L05 | The role and responsibilities of the SMBE community in facing the polycrisis

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

08.01.2026 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The deadline is approaching (Feb 3rd), send your abstracts! ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
#palaeoproteomics #SMBE2026

08.01.2026 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Working with animal #aDNA? ๐Ÿงฌ Apply to our #SMBE2026 symposium by February 3rd and join us in Copenhagen to hear, share, and discuss the latest research and methodological advances in animal #palaeogenomics ๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿท๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆค๐Ÿฆฃ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿชฒ๐ŸฆŒ๐Ÿˆ

@aarc-community.bsky.social

08.01.2026 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
SMBE Graduate Student Excellence Award

SMBE Graduate Student Excellence Award

The SMBE Graduate Student Excellence Award honors the best presentation at the Graduate Student Excellence symposium, which provides a forum for young investigators to showcase their exemplary research at the annual meeting.

๐Ÿ“จ Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

#SMBE2026

12.01.2026 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Young Investigator Travel Award

Young Investigator Travel Award

The Young Investigator Travel Award provides support for young researchers (postdoctoral researchers and graduate students) to attend SMBE2026.

๐Ÿ“จ Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

#SMBE2026

13.01.2026 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Deadline for #SMBE2026 abstract submission is coming up (Feb 3)!

Consider symposium S14 "Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age", organized by @jcwinternitz.bsky.social, @arcova.bsky.social, @michalvinkler.bsky.social and @diyarhamidi.bsky.social.

27.01.2026 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Evolution of the median time under review of articles with female first authors, male first authors, female corresponding authors, and male corresponding authors.

Evolution of the median time under review of articles with female first authors, male first authors, female corresponding authors, and male corresponding authors.

#Women are underrepresented in academia, especially in #STEMM fields, top institutions & in senior positions. Analysis of millions of biomed & life science articles reveal that female-authored articles spend longer under review than comparable male-authored ones @plosbiology.org ๐Ÿงช plos.io/4658FZN

21.01.2026 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Remember to submit your abstract and your award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

Remember to submit your abstract and your award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

โ—Just two weeks to go!

Please remember to submit your abstract and award application for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen by February 3.

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission & Award applications
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

20.01.2026 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The highly heterozygous European amphioxus (Branchiostoma lanceolatum) at the edge of panmixia Amphioxus are small marine chordates that have broad ecological ranges, yet as adults form local settlements and exhibit limited mobility. Genomic surveys of two amphioxus species have suggested that they rank among the most genetically diverse metazoans. Here, we present the first accurate assessment of genomic diversity in the European amphioxus ( Branchiostoma lanceolatum ) and investigate the processes underlying this diversity. We leverage high-coverage whole-genome sequencing data from multiple individuals sampled at two geographically distant Atlantic and Mediterranean locations. Consistent with previous estimates in other amphioxus species, we measure exceptionally high genomic diversity, with an average heterozygosity of 2.73% in B. lanceolatum . Despite the large geographic separation between sampling sites, population differentiation is minimal, indicating extensive gene flow among distant adult settlements. Phylogenetic analyses combined with population genetic simulations confirm that this elevated genomic diversity is primarily driven by a large effective population size. Although adult amphioxus have limited mobility, our results indicate that long-distance larval dispersal mediated by ocean currents is sufficient to generate a near-panmictic population structure across their broad ecological range. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. Swiss National Science Foundation, 207853 Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR-21-CE13-0034

1/7 ๐Ÿงฌ New preprint!

What is it like to have one of the highest genomic diversities among metazoans?

๐Ÿ”— www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

20.01.2026 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Last days to apply for these postdoctoral positions, including one in my group.

auspire.eu/research-tea...

18.01.2026 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no, what horrible news. Such a terrible loss. David was indeed great. Sorry for your loss Joana, and all those closest to him โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

16.01.2026 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข I would be happy to host a 2-year DDLS Postdoc at my group using museum genomics to look at recent adaptation in insect pollinators ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿงฌ

If you are interested in this (or have other project ideas) get in touch ASAP!

The application deadline is March 31.

INFO ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...

15.01.2026 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿšจ New offer in our lab:
๐Ÿ๐Ÿงฌ22-month postdoc or engineer position to estimate the effectiveness of the genetic queen fertilisation control in honey bees through large-scale sequencing and genomic analysis
Location: Toulouse, France ๐Ÿ˜
More information: thibaultleroyfr.github.io/pdf/Annonce_...
Reposts๐Ÿ™

13.01.2026 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Turning IUCN's Synthetic Biology Policy Into Action conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #consgen ๐Ÿงต 1/

12.01.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ New publication out! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
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๐Ÿฆ’ The giraffe known as Marius made global headlines when he was euthanized by Copenhagen Zoo in 2014 after being deemed surplus. His story highlights how challenging it is to manage zoo populations for conservation with limited resources ๐Ÿงฌ
doi.org/10.1007/s105...

12.01.2026 09:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
SMBE2026 Symposium L03 | Beyond limits: unlocking the potential of ancient animal genomics

SMBE2026 Symposium L03 | Beyond limits: unlocking the potential of ancient animal genomics

SMBE2026 Symposium L03 | Beyond limits: unlocking the potential of ancient animal genomics

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

07.01.2026 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Slide says "Where to find me at IBS Aarhus. Talk: Revisiting the Anti-Tropical Puzzle: 3D Models Through Deep Time, 13:55, 7 January in Building 1333, Auditorium 5, What is the 3D distribution of suitable habitat for four typical amphitropical species? How do these distributions change throu geologic time? Or just come say hi!" On the right, there is a picture of Hannah, a white woman with copper hair, and a hex logo for the voluModel R package, which says "voluModel" over an image of a cube with a drop of water falling into it.

Slide says "Where to find me at IBS Aarhus. Talk: Revisiting the Anti-Tropical Puzzle: 3D Models Through Deep Time, 13:55, 7 January in Building 1333, Auditorium 5, What is the 3D distribution of suitable habitat for four typical amphitropical species? How do these distributions change throu geologic time? Or just come say hi!" On the right, there is a picture of Hannah, a white woman with copper hair, and a hex logo for the voluModel R package, which says "voluModel" over an image of a cube with a drop of water falling into it.

Hey #TIBS26 folks! I'm giving a talk tomorrow on 3D distribution modeling, deep time, and the amphitropical distribution puzzle. There will be a ton of maps, and a .gif!

06.01.2026 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Ecological strategies of bacteria shape inherent phage diversity in Atlantic salmon gut microbiomes Abstract. Understanding host-specific phage diversity is essential for deciphering the complex dynamics shaping microbial ecology and evolution. However, t

New paper! Host-specific phage diversity in Atlantic salmon gut microbiota shows distinct viral patterns. Phage pressure was minimal in host-dependent Mycoplasma-dominated guts but high with opportunistic Aliivibrio. Thanks to all co-authors! doi.org/10.1093/isme...

02.01.2026 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Absolutely agree with this, getting these tools from those vendors is problematic. Maybe is an argument for the EU to develop its own model

20.12.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And I think this counfounds tool with application. The pesticide example is like baning the use of all chemicals because some pesticides are harmful.
Of for #2, what is "most" of the current use? And what is harmful? Genuine questions, not sure what are you concluding exactly as harm?

20.12.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We should absolutely promote a critical approach.... "Banning" them sounds fundamentally uncritical...

20.12.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐ŸŒŠ ๐ŸŸ๐Ÿฆญ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿง I have a PhD position available (4 years, start Mid-2026) at NRM Stockholm to work on the macrogenomics of sea warming.

Apply here:

recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a...

#PhD #MarineGenomics #ClimateChange #EvolutionaryBiology #PopGen #Bioinformatics #conservationgenomics

19.12.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 740    ๐Ÿ” 331    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Programme - SMBE 2026 - Copenhagen Denmark SMBE 2026 Programme Days Hours Minutes Seconds CONFERENCE PROGRAMME This programme overview presents the preliminary conference program, offering a general outline of the planned sessions and activiti...

Join us at #SMBE2026 in Copenhagen this summer!

๐Ÿ”ต With @ergabiodiv.bsky.social & @official-smbe.bsky.social

๐ŸŸฃ Symposium 21 | From genomic graphs to evolutionary insights: standardising #pangenomes for population inference

๐ŸŸข smbe2026.org/programme/
#biodiversity #genomics

11.12.2025 11:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SMBE2026 Symposium 2 | Powers and pitfalls of artificial intelligence for molecular evolution and phylogenetics

SMBE2026 Symposium 2 | Powers and pitfalls of artificial intelligence for molecular evolution and phylogenetics

SMBE2026 Symposium 2 | Powers and pitfalls of artificial intelligence for molecular evolution and phylogenetics

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

03.12.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SMBE2026 Symposium 3 | Genome plasticity and evolutionary innovation

SMBE2026 Symposium 3 | Genome plasticity and evolutionary innovation

SMBE2026 Symposium 3 | Genome plasticity and evolutionary innovation

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

03.12.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SMBE2026 Symposium 4 | Mining the archive: evolutionary genomics from public repositories

SMBE2026 Symposium 4 | Mining the archive: evolutionary genomics from public repositories

SMBE2026 Symposium 4 | Mining the archive: evolutionary genomics from public repositories

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

04.12.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
SMBE2026 Symposium 6 | Synthetic and systems biology approaches to dissecting the molecular mechanisms of evolution

SMBE2026 Symposium 6 | Synthetic and systems biology approaches to dissecting the molecular mechanisms of evolution

SMBE2026 Symposium 6 | Synthetic and systems biology approaches to dissecting the molecular mechanisms of evolution

๐Ÿ“จ Abstract submission
smbe2026.org/abstracts

๐Ÿ“‹ Programme details
smbe2026.org/programme

#SMBE2026

05.12.2025 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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