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Audald Lloret-Villas

@audald.bsky.social
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Postdoc - computational, evolutionary and conservation genomics @ the Globe Institute (University of Copenhagen) - 🦜👨🏻‍💻🧬 One lives only to make blunders.

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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🧬 Advanced Conservation Genomics | Online, 28 Sept–1 Oct Only a few seats left! Explore effective population size, genetic load, SNP panels, population assignment, hybrid detection & genomics for conservation policy. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work... #ConservationGenomics
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Advanced Conservation Genomics
Dates ONLINE, 28 September -1 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
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Hernán E. Morales @hernmoral.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Our teams had a great time at the 7th European Conservation Genetics Meeting in Antwerp, contributing 4 talks and 3 posters. Thanks to the organizers for a fantastic meeting! #ConsGenMeeting2026
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! Parallel selection in the native and invasive range of the Common Starling avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/08/26/p... Based on the Molecular Ecology study of Katarina Stuart and her colleagues | #ornithology
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Parallel selection in the native and invasive range of the Common Starling
Recent study highlights the importance of a historical baseline.
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If it wasn't enough struggle to describe "haplotype", there you go: diplotype!
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Andrew Carroll @acarroll.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
OK, that was indeed interesting. BWA MEM3 is also very fast. MiniBWA is a median of 40% faster than BWA MEM3 and faster in 85% of genomes, with the smallest of genomes favoring BWA MEM3. Thanks for the suggestion. BWA MEM3 is great work as well.
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The Mauritius kestrel has experienced a tough ride - Xuejing Wang will be presenting his MBE article on this topic at the SMBE meeting, drop by if you're interested in popgen. 📋 Open Symposium 10a 🗓️ July 2, 10:30 am Read the paper here 👉 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag070 #SMBE2026 #societyjournal
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Genomic erosion across avian lineages in the context of their evolutionary history
Abstract. Loss of genetic diversity threatens species survival, yet its dynamics and impacts can vary widely across species depending on their evolutionary
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Hernán E. Morales @hernmoral.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Just in time for #SMBE2026, our new preprint is out: using 130 genomes spanning ~200 years, fitness data and simulations, we show that conservation rescued the Mauritius kestrel from extinction, but not from genomic erosion. 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #popgen #consgen #conservation
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Stop by - I might try to link hatch rate in Mauritius parakeets 🦜 with HC Andersen' "den grimme ælling" 🐣 #SMBE2026
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Conservation rescued the Mauritius kestrel from extinction but not from genomic erosion www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Hernán E. Morales @hernmoral.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It is finally time for #SMBE2026! Our team will be presenting 10 contributions (3 talks and 7 posters) spanning conservation genomics, temporal genomics, genomic erosion, AI, genome editing, and evolutionary forecasting. Here's where you can find us. See the 🧵 below for all the details.
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The Workshop on Future Directions in Vertebrate Genomics Research is already running, presenting activities associated with the completion of Phase I of @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social #SMBE2026
Woekshop on Future Directions in Vertebrate Genomics Research, SMBE 2026
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We are only a few days away from #SMBE2026. Who is planning on coming to the climate haven of Copenhagen? Say 🙋🏾 and bring your swimsuits!
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Tom Mathers @tom-mathers.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Struggling to find the tiny microchromosomes in draft bird genome assemblies? Our new #preprint introducing MicroFinder can help: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 🧵 below (1/n) @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
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Wellcome Sanger Institute @sangerinstitute.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Scientists have developed a new tool that makes bird genomes faster and easier to assemble — including tiny pieces of DNA that are usually missed. 🐦‍⬛ The new tool, known as MicroFinder, could help improve research into bird evolution, biodiversity and conservation. 👇 bit.ly/4wG023C
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New tool helps accurately assemble notoriously difficult bird genomes
MicroFinder can be used to assemble bird genomes much quicker and more accurately than ever before.
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Anna Hewett @annamhew.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
📣 New paper out in ProcB📣 ... and we're on the cover! (Perks of having a beautiful study species) Find it here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
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Inbreeding depression in morphological and growth traits of wild barn owls (Tyto alba)
Abstract. Despite its detrimental effects, inbreeding depression in wild populations is relatively under-explored. Here, we use whole-genome sequence data
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Hui Zhen Tan @huizhentan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
New study 🧬 Inbreeding depression is a concern in small populations, and evaluating its genomic proxies is important for #ConservationGenomics. In hihi, genome-wide homozygosity best predicts lifetime reproductive success, compared to genetic load and FROH. Publication: doi.org/10.1111/eva.... 1/3
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Genome‐Wide Homozygosity Predicts Inbreeding Depression in the Hihi/Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) Better Than Realised Load
Population declines result in increasingly small populations, which often experience an increase in inbreeding. Inbreeding may be negatively associated with fitness traits like survival and reproduct...
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
@rsbiello.bsky.social et al. present the first whole-genome analysis of Mediterranean fin whales, showing that although these form a distinct genetic cluster, they are not fully isolated from North Atlantic populations. 📷 Danny Kessler 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag084 #genome #evolution #popgen
GBE | One Sea, Different Whales: Genomics Sheds Light on a Small Population of Fin Whales

Photo: Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) swimming in the Mediterranean Sea; by Danny Kessler - dannykesslerphotography.com
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A couple of (belted?) Galloway cows enjoying the first spring days in Utterslev Mose, the outskirts of Copenhagen.
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Some botanical gardens happen to use poison dart frogs to keep insect plagues under control. Interestingly, such frogs are not poisonous in captivity, as they lack the alkaloids they would naturally get from their diet. This is a blurry Epipedobates anthonyi in the Botanisk Have in Copenhagen.
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 09/04/2026
Big opportunities for researchers 🌍 We are investing nearly €400 million to help researchers share their work and collaborate with the best scientific teams across the EU. The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open. More: link.europa.eu/PNxpxw
Graphic announcing the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 call. It shows the opening date (9 April 2026), closing date (9 September 2026), and a budget of €399.05 million. The design features scientific visuals such as cells, a leaf, and lab elements on a dark background, with the European Commission logo at the bottom.
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AaRC @aarc-community.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Just around the corner. Last few days to sign up for the free workshop on relatedness with @jolijnerven.bsky.social!
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
New story on the Avian Hybrids blog! Phylogenomic analyses reveal an X-linked speciation supergene in placental mammals avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/p... Based on the Nature paper by Nicole Foley and her colleagues | Focusing on mammals, with a bit of #ornithology
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Phylogenomic analyses reveal an X-linked speciation supergene in placental mammals
Could a similar genomic region exist in birds?
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Anna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Great write up of our study showing that both extrinsic factors (e.g. habitat availability) and intrinsic traits (e.g. body mass and diet) play important roles in shaping patterns of genomic diversity in birds 🦜 🧬 🌏 #consgen #popgen
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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Are you a computational postdoc or even in the last year of your PhD and you want to set up your own lab? Want to work in one of the most multi-disciplinary and multi-national institutions in the world? Want to be a leader in understanding biology - molecules up? Apply below!
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Snakemake, you are too polite. The answer to "invalid syntax. Perhaps you forgot a comma?" is always YES 🤪
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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We have less than a week to go before the deadline for abstract submission and award applications for SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen. Check the conference website for details on the programme, symposia, and awards: smbe2026.org #SMBE2026
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Clàudia Fontserè @claudiafontsere.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Just a few more days to submit abstracts to #SMBE2026 in beautiful Copenhagen. 🗓️Deadline 3nd February We are organizing S01: Evolutionary-informed management of vulnerable populations in a rapidly changing world. Hope to see many of you there!
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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
One of the most pleasant surprises of the past 20 years was the transformation of Wikipedia into arguably the most reliable general information source freely accessible to the public. It’s not perfect — I’ve certainly seen errors — but it’s kind of shockingly good. One might consider a donation.
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Emilio Mármol Sánchez @marmole6.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
🦣🧬🦣🤯💥We are pleased to share our new paper about ancient RNA expression profiles from the Woolly Mammoth, now published in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
"it was not a case of them stealing the King’s group’s data and then, voila, those data gave them the structure of DNA. Instead, they solved the structure through their own iterative approach and then used the King’s data — without permission — to confirm it."
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Physalia-courses@ONLINE @physaliacourses.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
What a course!🧬🦣 Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course. Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
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Katarina Stuart @katarinastuart.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬 This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Population and Statistical Genetics Group at UCPH @popgendk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our monthly #EPIC seminars are back! 🎉 This month, Thomas Bøggild kicked things off with a fascinating talk on stopped recombination in new sex chromosomes, and @audald.bsky.social followed with great insights into recombination maps and imputation in #PopGen studies. See you next month!
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Sabhrina Aninta @sagitaninta.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Our Q&A article on inbreeding for conservation is out in BMC Biology! We discuss some important key concepts related to inbreeding in the light of new genomic tools and what it means for conservation when we want to improve species survival. #consgen bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Q&A: inbreeding and its implications for conservation - BMC Biology
Inbreeding depression plays a role in the decline, endangerment, and extinction of small populations, and thus inbreeding has received much attention in conservation biology. The term inbreeding is us...
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Lluis Montoliu @lluismontoliu.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Este verano visitamos Cambridge, con su universidad y centros de investigación referentes en biología molecular. Donde trabajó Fred Sanger, ganador de 2 premios Nobel de Química. Un investigador singular e irrepetible. Te lo explico en mi blog @naukas.bsky.social montoliu.naukas.com/2025/08/24/u...
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Un tipo llamado Fred Sanger - Gen-Ética
Este verano hemos pasado unos días en Cambridge (Reino Unido), ciudad universitaria por excelencia y sede de prestigiosos e históricos centros de investigación. Estos centros convierten a Cambridge en...
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Low-coverage sequencing (LCS) + genotype imputation is a cost-effective approach to genotype hundreds of samples at a full-genome level. But how do different imputation tools perform across populations with varying relatedness and inbreeding?
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Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand @wikimediaaotearoa.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Aotearoa, meet your 2025 Bird of the Year 👑🦅 The kārearea or New Zealand falcon is our only species of falcon, and has reclaimed the top spot once again after its last victory in 2012 🏆 Learn more about this endemic bird of prey ⬇️ w.wiki/FUGN 📷: Tony Wills, CC BY-SA 3.0 #BirdOfTheYear
A male New Zealand Falcon perched on a branch at Zealandia wildlife sanctuary. Wellington, New Zealand
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
UCPH seeks a postdoc in Water Buffalo Population Genomics, starting Jan 2026. Applicants need a PhD in related fields, programming skills, & experience with… candidate.hr-manager.net/Applicatio… #postdoc
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Water Buffalo Population Genomics
The Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at University of Copenhagen is offering a post doc position to work on population genomic analyses in water buffal
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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Scientists, DON'T USE LaTeX UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON'T GIVE LaTeX TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE .tex DOC INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE DOCS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE [Underfull \vbox (badness 10000) has occurred]
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Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids @jenteo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Nice SciShow-video with many examples of studies using "fake birds" (i.e. decoys or dummies). #ornithology www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSzC...
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These Birds Aren’t Real
YouTube video by SciShow
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
☀️ My Mediterranean summer has come to an end, and today I’m kicking off a new postdoctoral adventure in @hernmoral.bsky.social’s group at the Globe Institute! Lots to learn, lots to contribute, and hopefully lots more posting here about Evolutionary & Conservation Genomics 🚀
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Mick Westbury @mick2474.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
🦣🍖🧬 Fully funded 3-yr PhD in palaeogenomics & bioinformatics! Help me push non-model palaeogenomes beyond their limits @DTU in Denmark. Start: Feb 2026 (flexible) Application deadline: 24 Oct 2025 For details click here: tinyurl.com/BioExtPhD Reposts appreciated 😁
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giaranega.bsky.social @giaranega.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
1/10 We are thrilled to announce that our new paper on conservation genomics of the Balearic shearwater has just been published online at @pnas.org! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Hui Zhen Tan @huizhentan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Genomic imputation can boost dataset quality and benefit research on wild populations. In hihi, we found high #imputation accuracies despite a small reference panel of high-fecundity individuals. Imputation improves downstream #ConservationGenomics analyses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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High Imputation Accuracy Can Be Achieved Using a Small Reference Panel in a Natural Population With Low Genetic Diversity
Genotype imputation, the inference of missing genotypes using a reference set of population haplotypes, is a cost-effective tool for improving the quality and quantity of genetic datasets. Imputation...
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Ryan Gutenkunst @ryangutenkunst.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Me promoting the Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament at #eseb2025! ghi.st Population geneticists: join, compete, earn cash, become an author, learn, help the community! ghi.st
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Will be presenting our work on imputation of lcWGS in populations with a range of relatedness and inbreeding. Find me throughout the day at #ESEB2025 (board 337) Dr. Tram Vi, @annasanture.bsky.social and colleagues (@aucklanduni.bsky.social)
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Back home for a good reason 💁🏻‍♂️ #ESEB2025
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Dr. Tram Vi presented yesterday her fantastic work on imputation of lcWGS in population analyses, in which I had the chance to participate (w/ @annasanture.bsky.social and colleagues). #GSA2025
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The actual PopGen Power Rangers were revealed at the #GSA2025
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Audald Lloret-Villas @audald.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
First chilly jog in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland and ready for the #GSA2025 - @geneticsaus.bsky.social
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