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Alex Figueiredo

@alexfig.eurosky.social
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Microbiome ecology, animal behaviour, evolutionary biology. Postdoc at NIOO-KNAW Previously: Postdoc at U. Oxford & PhD in EvoBio at U. Zurich. Birder & bird ringing trainee. I dig Mini & cooking. He/him

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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interested in #ecological #research? Visit our #OpenDay on 3 October. Our theme 'Nature's networks' not only applies to ecological connections, but also to the opportunity of visitors to connect with our researchers. Come #network with us! More info: nioo.knaw.nl/en/events/bi...
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Big NIOO Open Day 2026: Nature's networks
Save the date: on Saturday 3 October 2026, NIOO will open its doors again to visitors for our Big Open Day. From 11:00 to 17:00, everyone will be welcome. Seize your chance to take a look in our labs ...
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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
What happens when house sparrow nestlings grow up without a gut microbiome? Find out in our new preprint #microbiota #sparrows #microbes #guts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Gut microbiota promote early-life digestive function in songbirds
The vertebrate digestive tract harbors complex microbial communities whose influences on phenotypes and fitness in non-model organisms remain poorly understood. Here, we show that colonization with gu...
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 11/07/2026
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Dave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's now forecast to be 40 degrees here on Thursday. Our average daily high temperature for this time of year is 18. So angry for all of the people who're going to be unnecessarily harmed by this. So angry for our ecosystems that have not remotely evolved for this.
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Eurosky Social @eurosky.social · 23/06/2026
Move to Eurosky today - hosted in Europe, governed by European law, open to everyone Use Bluesky as normal: your data & your connections all stay the same. Our commitment: we will never sell your content, your data, or profile you for advertising. move.eurosky.tech
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 18/06/2026
done! :D
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Freya Harrison @friendlymicrobe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Giving this a bump, I still can’t find any published info.
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Xav Harrison @xavh.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We are now recruiting for a 3 year NERC-funded postdoc to study the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in migratory birds. Based in the Wild Microbiome Lab @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful Cornwall.
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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
🐦 Interested in avian reproduction, microbiomes, or reproductive microbiomes? I'm looking for outstanding early-career researchers interested in applying for an NWO Veni grant to join my group at NIOO. Pre-proposals are due after the summer. Email me to discuss ideas. #EarlyCareerResearcher #Postdoc
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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A female and male sparrow stand on a wooden post. Photo by Peter S. Ranke.
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026
Vamos Rayo!! ⚡⚽✊
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Como Un Rayo
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!
Uggi the dog next to my hand, holding a copy of Dead Weight Two copies of Dead Weight with teethmarks
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Jennifer Raff @jenniferraff.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Make it happen Bsky! Also, by chance are there any scientists named Riff on here?
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Em Stevens @emstevens93.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I'm currently advertising a PhD position in my lab, to study the transition from commensal to pathogen in Staphylococcus aureus. Details available here, please share! www.keele.ac.uk/research/pos...
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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
Leeks Lab is recruiting. We study social evolution in viruses. We're recruiting for two fully funded PhD or MSc positions, starting from September 2026. Evolutionary theory / experimental microbiology / viral bioinformatics. Experience optional / enthusiasm essential. asherleeks.com/apply
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📣 EvolDir is now managed by @eseb.bsky.social! We are delighted to be taking the reins and express our gratitude to both Brian Golding who began this service to the community in the mid-1980s and to @rdmpage.bsky.social who ran this account until now 👏 You can now find evoldir here: evoldir.net
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 17/04/2026
Mark Zuckerberg has a problem with your friends: they're the reason you signed up to use his platform, but they stubbornly refuse to organize your socialization to "maximize engagement." Every time you and your friends wrap up a social interaction and log off, Zuckerberg loses revenue. 1/
Dore's illustration of Moses coming off the mountain with the Ten Commandments; it has been modified. It has been hand tinted. Moses' head has been replaced with Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse avatar's head. The Tiktok logo appears in the bottom left corner of the stone tablets.
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NL Institute of Ecology NIOO-KNAW @niooknaw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Heb jij kennis van Microsoft SQL‑Server databases, ervaring met programmeren en lijkt het je leuk om in een klein dynamisch team te werken met een nationale impact op het gebied van vogeltrek? Dan zijn we op zoek naar jou! #vacature #wageningen nioo.knaw.nl/nl/vacatures...
Huismus mannetje met kleurringen zit op een tak
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 16/04/2026
Have you ever seen a billboard that really spoke to you?
Blue tit perching on the entry hole to a nest box that has a sticker advertising said nest box as good for blue tits.
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 30/03/2026
Looking for MSc student(s) to be involved in some really cool germ-free experiments with house sparrows at @niooknaw.bsky.social @animalecol-nioo.bsky.social ! 🐣🦠Get in touch if you're interested and please share :) nioo.knaw.nl/en/vacancies...
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Early-life microbiome assembly and its effects on bird phenotypes
We are looking for a motivated Masters/HBO/internship student to partake in upcoming microbiome manipulation experiments, investigating how this fascinating community impacts phenotypes in birds. Star...
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Miguel A Gómez Serrano @gomezserrano-ma.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Entrevista en National Geographic, donde hablo del impacto de las interacciones entre mascotas y fauna silvestre Paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Entrevista NG: www.nationalgeographic.com.es/mundo-animal...
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Guy Leonard @guyleonard.eurosky.social · 12/03/2026
@ox.ac.uk - this is a huge problem. What are you doing to stop it?
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WEES @weeswageningen.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
WEES March Seminar & Master Class: "Molecular evolution in a defensive symbiosis", Dr. Aileen Berasategui 📍 Master Class Time: 12 March, 14:00 Contact: b.taboada@nioo.knaw.nl (for details) 📍 Seminar Time: 12 March, 16:00 Location: Orion C1040, WUR
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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Abstract submission may be closed, but it is not too late to sign up to attend the NLSEB Annual meeting. Great plenary talks and a great line up of talks and posters. And thanks to our sponsors NWO and @isme-microbes.bsky.social for helping making this meeting possible.
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Rob Knell @robknell.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Hey @britishecologicalsociety.org you're listed as still posting on the twitter. Every post you make, every click, you're supporting Elon musk, a man who makes nazi salutes in public. As a member I think you should stop now.
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Guy Leonard @guyleonard.eurosky.social · 28/02/2026
@ox.ac.uk any chance you might rethink your collaboration with OpenAI and the free access to the edu version to all staff and students now? I won't hold my breath.
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Melissah Rowe @melissahrowe.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Don’t miss out. If you are in the Netherlands and consider yourself an evolutionary biologist then this is a must attend event!
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 18/02/2026
Are you, or do you know, a masters/undergrad looking to take part in a cool research project in bird behaviour, in a lovely field site? Look no further! 👇 (pls share!)
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Mark Ravinet @markravinet.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Do you work on #Passer #sparrows ? We want to bring together all sparrow researchers in a diverse array of fields. If you're interested then please join us for the Oslo Sparrow meeting in May! See here: www.mn.uio.no/cees/english... - sign up deadline fast approaching. Please share!
A stylised colour logo of a house sparrow - the text reads "Oslo Sparrow Meeting 2026"
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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Application deadline for this postdoc position in my group closing next week 🦠 thank you all who have shared so far!
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Rachel M. Wheatley @rachelmwheatley.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🔊 Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bacterial Evolution. Looking to recruit a postdoc to join a UKRI FLF-funded project on antibiotic resistance evolution in the microbiome 🦠 3 years funding, deadline 26th Jan, please share! hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 05/01/2026
After 4 wonderful years at @biology.ox.ac.uk working with Sarah Knowles on house mouse gut microbiota-behaviour links, today I started a new postdoc position at @niooknaw.bsky.social with @melissahrowe.bsky.social, where we'll be looking at house sparrow reproductive tract microbiotas! Stay tuned :D
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iannlou.bsky.social @iannlou.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
Calvin & Hobbes walking along a tree trunk laid across a river as a bridge.
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Joe Wynn @joewynnbirds.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
One week left on this! Good opportunity for someone interested in #behaviour, #genomics and #migration to come work will some fun seabirds and some fun people 🧬🐣🛰️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - To lead or to follow: disentangling the genetic and cultural contributions to long-distance seabird migration at University of Liverpool, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 18/08/2025
What better than the massive social network that #eseb2025 is, to learn about social networks? Go check out @eloisenewman.bsky.social 's poster this afternoon!
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 15/08/2025
What gif pops up when you type your name? Perfect.
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a picture of a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the name alex written above it
ALT: a picture of a ground squirrel standing on its hind legs with the name alex written above it
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 13/08/2025
Slightly diminish a band: Pearl Jelly
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Ellinor Alseth @ellinoralseth.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Feels surreal to say but: I'm hiring! If you are or know anyone interested in looking at the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation, then this might be for you www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
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Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Job title: Research position in Microbial Pharmacology and Population Biology (282139), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 06/05/2025
Looking for a PhD in insects, behaviour and/or microbiomes? This is the one for you 👇
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Gabrielle Davidson @drgdavidson.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r
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Designing Microbial Interventions to Study Behavioural Effects in Wild Birds (DAVIDSON_U25DTPR) | Doctoral Training Partnership
This project is open to Home Fee Status applicants only. The gut microbiome influences how animals behave and interact with their environment via the microbiome–gut–brain axis (MGBA).
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Patrick Lewin @plewin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Spring slowly advancing this am in Oxford. Fantastic to ring our first willow warbler of the year among a flush of blackcaps and a lovely bullfinch. I also heard my first willow warbler yesterday just outside my door. Seemed to be singing somewhere in Elder Stubbs - great to hear them in the city!
Willow warbler in the hand after ringing under licence.Male blackcap in the hand after ringing under licence.Female bullfinch in the hand after ringing under licence. Photo credit: Alex Figueiredo.Female greenfinch in the hand after ringing under licence.
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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
A theoretical biology PhD position at the University of Leiden on the coevolution of aging and sociality with awesome @lottedevries.bsky.social please spread the word! www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...
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PhD Candidate in Theoretical Biology
The Institute of Environmental Sciences CML and Faculty of Science is looking for:[PhD Candidate in Theoretical Biology]Vacancy number: 15501 We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Ph...
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 13/02/2025
check out our new paper in ISME! if you're a microbe, is it about who you are or how you get along with others? Find out! 👇
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 27/01/2025
Highlights of the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend: 31 simultaneous starling, 1 blackcap and 12 jackdaw, among which these two absolute beauts:
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Alex Figueiredo @alexfig.eurosky.social · 15/01/2025
In southern Portugal, we have the absolute best electricians.
Woodpecker digging hole in utility poleWoodpecker clinging to cement utility pole
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Alexandros Vezyrakis @avezyrakis.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Hello Bluesky! Beyond excited to share my first post here about our new paper on wild house mouse 🐭problem-solving with Anja Guenther and Valeria Mazza, published open access in @oikosjournal.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1111/oik....
a mouse attempting to solve a problem
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Dr. Gloria Fackelmann @fackelmeister.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
🧵 How does being a #vegan, #vegetarian or omnivore impact your gut #microbiome? 🥦 Find out in our new paper on gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian & omnivore diets & associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals in @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social!🎉 1/10 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Gut microbiome signatures of vegan, vegetarian and omnivore diets and associated health outcomes across 21,561 individuals - Nature Microbiology
Using 21,561 individuals, the authors present a cross-sectional study of how gut microbiome signatures are associated with dietary intake patterns and with host health outcomes.
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Trowzers @trowzers.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
I already donated, and if I could afford to I would every time he mentioned Wikipedia again. Maybe the world wouldn't be half bad if we all sat down each day and thought, "Now what little thing can I do today that would annoy Elon Musk the most?" Like WWJD but instead WWAEMTM.
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BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Portugal's population of Iberian Lynx has risen to an estimated 300 individuals, having been almost non-existent 15 years ago:
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Iberian Lynx population on the rise in Portugal
Portugal's population of Iberian Lynx has risen to 300 individuals, having been almost non-existent 15 years ago. The big cat has bounced back across its range. Successful conservation measures are cited as the main reasons behind the comeback and resulted in the IUCN downgrading the feline's conser...
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