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Maria Madrid (she/her)

@mariamadrid16.bsky.social

Colombian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄ PhD student @ KU Leuven || Bioinformatician || Eco-evolutionary genomics πŸͺ²πŸ¦‹πŸ•·οΈ Studying the evolutionary role of chromosomal inversions in beetles πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

β€œIt actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

πŸ’™ RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

02.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 32730    πŸ” 6888    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 319
Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

Funded PhD position available πŸŽ‰ Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

24.09.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Fantastic "first" #EvolutionaryGenomics day @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social with talks from Kerstin Johannesson, Felicity Jones, Alexander Suh, @wenjuanma84.bsky.social, @mariamadrid16.bsky.social, and many others 🐌🐦🐟🐞🐚🌱🧬

19.09.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

14.09.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 28773    πŸ” 6125    πŸ’¬ 664    πŸ“Œ 504
Green butterfly sat on a flower.

Green butterfly sat on a flower.

I'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm

11.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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🚨 We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab

πŸŽ“ Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
πŸ“ Stockholm, Sweden
πŸ•’ 4 years, fully-funded
πŸ” Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Please share!

25.08.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Great times at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Recovering now with @aaronkiggen.bsky.social @mariamadrid16.bsky.social @biologaboricua.bsky.social @alexkourt.bsky.social @kristinayefimak.bsky.social

23.08.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#eseb2025

19.08.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to seeing your poster Ling! 🫢

21.08.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so cool! Thanks a lot for listening to my talk πŸ₯ΉπŸ«Ά
I absolutely LOVE these drawings

21.08.2025 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Got the chance to present my research on chromosomal inversions and beetles at ESEB 2025 in Barcelona πŸͺ²πŸ§¬ Thanks for everyone who came and asked questions!
Big thanks also to @eseb2025.bsky.social for organizing and for having me. We’re having a wonderful time!
@svbelleghem.bsky.social

20.08.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

07.07.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸš€ PhD Opportunity πŸŽ“: Why do some species survive #climatechange while others vanish?

Join us in πŸ§œβ€β™€οΈ to πŸ”πŸŒŠπŸŒ :
🐚Unravel rapid #evolution & #adaptation, biological invasions & extinction
🐚Integrate #genomics, #conservation, ecology & more
🐚Turn science into conservation action

ℹ️ tinyurl.com/fhzxr7ed

28.05.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Open PhD position in Population Genomics at University of Zurich. Fully funded, focus on human demographics, genetics, and cultural evolution. Apply by June 30, 2025. More info: https://www.evobio.uzh.ch/en.html #phd

18.05.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VIB.AI's International PhD call is now open!
https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd

If you're interested in applying AI to biology, take a look at the PhD projects across our labs.

πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: June 22nd

06.05.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!

06.05.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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PhD Position in AI in Microbiology - VIB About the labThe lab of Jeroen Raes (VIB, KU Leuven) is home to a vibrant, dynamic and international group of researchers in the field of gut microbial ecology and its clinical applications. In additi...

🚨PhD position in AI in Microbiology!

We’re looking for a PhD researcher passionate about developing automated systems for microbiological research.

🌍 More info & apply:
jobs.vib.be/j/109363/phd...
@vibmicrobes.bsky.social @vibai.bsky.social

08.04.2025 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Metagenomic, metabolomic and sensorial characteristics of fermented Coffea arabica L. var. Castillo beans inoculated with microbial starter cultures https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.22.634363v1

25.01.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.

Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.

If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

02.05.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3782    πŸ” 1171    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 42
PhD Student in Evolution of Seasonal Camouflage PhD Student in Evolution of Seasonal Camouflage

PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics of Seasonal Camouflage at Stockholm University extended to May 4, 2025. Suitable candidates should apply via: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:805048/where:4/ #phd

21.04.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A PhD position in plant evolutionary genomics is available at Univ.Vienna πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή. Focus: genomic drivers underlying the diversification of Tillandsia 😍. Funded by a project between France & Austria (ANR-FWF project RadiaSpe).
Come join the team!
More information: thibaultleroyfr.github.io/pdf/Univie_R...

18.04.2025 04:40 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDe-extinction” is to biodiversity loss what β€œMars colonization” is to climate changeβ€”wishful thinking that is at its core impossible but nevertheless sucks up attention and resources from actual solutions to these crises (which, ultimately, might be the whole point)

08.04.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 754    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9
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Apply now! Wieslaw is the best supervisor and the project is great! If you want to be supervised by a person from whom you can learn a lot, who cares about your scientific development and you want to work in our fantastic team - do not hesitate any longer! Please share!

28.02.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sex redefined - Nature The idea of two sexes is simplistic. Biologists now think there is a wider spectrum than that.

This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... πŸ§ͺπŸ‘¨β€πŸ”¬πŸ§¬πŸ–₯️

20.02.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5

Reskeet if you fucking love trans people

29.01.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
Participants, team, and faculty of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025

Participants, team, and faculty of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025

The WPSG2025 group photo! @evomics.bsky.social

20.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Having a great time at the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics in Český Krumlov! Thanks @evomics.bsky.social for organizing! @wpsg.bsky.social

26.01.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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