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I am happy to announce the launch of a new Arabidopsis genomics resource! Check out arabidopsislyrata.org Now you can easily look at the natural genetic variation across the entire species range of A. lyrata and A. arenosa.
04.03.2026 10:16 β
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Up to what degree of interspecific genetic distance is it possible to form viable and fertile hybrids? A strange species of paramecium breaks the record:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
23.02.2026 08:03 β
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Do you like your learned society and what it does for you and your research community? Then publish in their journal!
This paper by @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social & Co shows that it will only do good, and comes with a handy database of academy-friendly journals. π
28.01.2026 11:49 β
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Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
Responsible publication of your research!
To help you do this @nicolasgaltier.bsky.social and coauthors have put together a handy database of academia-friendly journals, DAFNEE. You can read about it in their article recently published in @jevbio.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
28.01.2026 11:17 β
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π¨Hiring a postdoc!
Are you interested in #evolutionarygenomics, #sexchromosomes, #transposableelements & #Sexspecific #recombination in πΈπ§¬?
Join my lab @vubrussel.bsky.social
πΉ @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social funded up to 3y
πΉ Deadline 10/3/2026
πΉ Start ~1/6/2026
Apply π: jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...
22.01.2026 09:37 β
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Musicians warm up for the popGroup gala at βchaud bouillonβ #popgroup59 #ppg59 #pgg59 (maps.app.goo.gl/mEp8d9dWbJ6k...)
09.01.2026 17:44 β
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Looking for a post doc on cutting-edge methods in genomics?
Contact Hannes Becher #pgg59 #popgrouo59
08.01.2026 11:28 β
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#popGroup59 is starting now at Lille. Delighted to see the conference come to fruition !
07.01.2026 12:36 β
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I didn't know about this challenge, it's a really fun initiative! Thanks for organizing events like this !
16.12.2025 08:31 β
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And then I see Leonie's message...
13.12.2025 17:20 β
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Time to publish ethically: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology.
New preprint: we advertise DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly eco-evo-archaeo journals. 1/6
#AcademicPublishing #ecoevo #archaeology #EthicalPublishing #SocietyJournals #DiamondOpenAccess
doi.org/10.32942/X24...
24.06.2025 18:42 β
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Improving two-step cancer treatment strategies based on evolutionary models, but above all a nice evolutionary rescue model that should be of interest to everyone. #PopGen #CanEcoEvo
29.11.2025 11:16 β
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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Post-doctoral fellow (M/F): Assessing the power of current methods to detect balancing selection in population genomic datasets
Seeking a postdoc position?
βBalancing selection is a fascinating process: malaria resistance, self-incompatibility,etc. Yet, countless examples remain hidden in genomes!
βIf this question intrigues you, the project led by Laure Segurel and Violaine Llaurens (Paris + Lyon) is perfect! urlr.me/Huj2De
18.11.2025 10:16 β
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Looking forward to the next POPGROUP meeting ? Still a few more days for registration.
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05.11.2025 09:18 β
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Only a few days left to register and join us in Lille for this first ever French edition of PopGroup!
05.11.2025 09:49 β
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Sexual selection and speciation: a meta-analysis of comparative studies
Abstract. Understanding the drivers of biodiversity is a central goal in evolutionary biology. In particular, sexual selection has long been proposed as a
Does #SexualSelection fuel #Speciation?
Our new #meta-analysis of comparative studies finds support for a positive relationship, but the rather moderate global effect suggests itβs not necessarily a dominant force.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
22.10.2025 11:24 β
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Wonderful day ending with @couplingdmi.bsky.social who spoke about dock mussels and how anthropogenic hybridization altered marine habitats
Thanks, now I want to go diving in commercial ports in Brittany to see them
22.10.2025 20:20 β
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What a nice start and amazing first day of Jacques Monod conference on bridging the micro macroevolution gap #cjm25 plenty of fascinating talks and posters
Didn't react quickly enough to illustrate all of them, just catch a few
21.10.2025 20:44 β
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Just took my breakfast at the #cjm25 speciation conference and around me in a 50m2 breakfast room were seated Nick Barton, Craig Moritz, Amaury Lambert, Maud tenaillon, Ludovic Orlando, Stuart Baird, John Welch, Daniel Matute etc... This density of π€―π€―π€― !
21.10.2025 06:01 β
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Arrived at Roscoff in Brittany for the conference Jacques Monod on #speciation. What a view ! Do we have a hashtag? #cjm25? First plenary lecture was tonight on our (in)hability to predict diversification rates from microevolutionary processes.
20.10.2025 20:43 β
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Very happy to announce that the next POPGROUP meeting will take place in Lille on 7-9 January !
Follow βͺ@popgroup2026.bsky.social for all updates.
π’ Please share widely ! π’β¬
29.09.2025 13:05 β
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Population Genetics group 59
Exciting news!
The next #PopGroup meeting will take place in Lille π, France, 7β9 January 2026 β just 1 hour by train from London, Brussels, and Paris.
This year, PopGroup will also host ALPHY, the annual meeting of Evolutionary Genomics.
More info: populationgeneticsgroup.org.uk
See you there !
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Object: Postdoc Position
Building a phylogenetic model for horizontal transfers of transposable elements
A postdoctoral position (24 months) is available to work at EGCE (Gif-sur-Yvette, France, CNRS / UniversitΓ© Paris-Saclay) from January 2026.
Transposable elements (TEs) are repetitive DNA sequences capable of promoting their own mobility. They are widespread across the tree of life and often represent a substantial fraction of eukaryotic genomes. Beyond their ability to invade genomes, TEs are frequently reported to undergo horizontal transfer, enabling their colonization of new hosts. However, understanding and predicting how horizontal transfers shape the distribution of TEs among species is far from straightforward. In particular, estimates of transfer rates based on documented cases are both biased and approximate, since transfers occurring close to speciation events are virtually undetectable. This project aims to develop explicit phylogenetic models of TE evolution that incorporate horizontal transfers, and to use these models to obtain statistical estimates of key evolutionary dynamics of TE families across species (e.g., horizontal transfer and extinction rates). The postdoctoral project will focus on exploring the impact of horizontal transfers on the distribution of TE presence/absence among related species, using statistical and/or computational approaches.
Context
The position will be part of a 4-year collaborative project funded by the French National Agency (ANR). The research consortium gathers two departments (from Paris-Saclay university and from UniversitΓ© Lyon 1), and involves 7 Pls and 5 postdocs and PhD students devoted to distinct workpackages of the project. The postdoc will be based at EGCE, which is part of the Institute for Ecology and Evolution (IDEEV). The institute offers an exciting and active scientific life, it is located on the new research campus of Paris-Saclay, 35 km south of Paris.
Relevant references
Gilbert C et al. 2018. Horizontal acquisition of transposable elements and viral sequences: patterns and consequences. Cur. Opin. Genet. Dev. 49:15-24.
Le Rouzic A et al. 2013. Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of Transposable Elements. Genome Biol. Evol. 5:77-86.
Wallau GL et al. 2016. VHICA, a New Method to Discriminate between Vertical and Horizontal Transposon Transfer: Application to the Mariner Family within Drosophila. Mol Biol Evol 33:1094-1109.
Profile
We are looking for a motivated early career theoretical biologist, with a PhD in theoretical evolutionary biology. Skills in statistics, programming, bio-informatics, and phylogenetic models will be appreciated.
Application
Formal applications (CV and cover letter) have to be deposited on the CNRS job portal https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR9191-ARNLER-006/Default.aspx?lang=EN.
Come and join our team! A 2-year postdoc position is available in our "Genome Evolution" department at Univ Paris Saclay. We want to play with phylogenetic models accounting for horizontal transfers of transposable elements. Application& details on the official portal: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
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