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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🎮 Come try SeaDefenders: Operation Fiasco at Play: Festival del Gioco! 📅 22–24 May 📍 BolognaFiere Padiglione 15 – Stand F25 ℹ️ tinyurl.com/mwmcf79e 👾 Stop the invasion with us: raffinifrancescalab.weebly.com/game.html A huge thanks to Federico Plazzi - University of Bologna for hosting us! 🙏💙

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Peer-reviewed by the pub crowd 🍺✅ Months of planning and late nights — but seeing that room full of curious people with a beer in hand makes it all worth it 🔬🍺 Thank you to everyone who showed up 💛 Pint of Science 2026 was a success — scientifically proven #pintofscience #scicomm #pint2026

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌍 Happy #EarthDay 2026! ⚡"Our Power, Our Planet" — a reminder that real change starts with us. 🧬 At GENOA COST Action, we champion genetic diversity as a cornerstone of resilient ecosystems in the face of ongoing environmental change. 🌱 What's one action you're taking today for Earth?

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🐌🌊FIASCO: officially ended 😢. Science: very much alive🚀 Months of hard work → a treasure trove of data fuelling studies for years ahead🪙 The end of one chapter, the beginning of many📚. Huge thanks to the fantastic team that made FIASCO anything but 🙌🏅🫶🏆

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🔮 Phylogeny magic ✨ @szndohrn.bsky.social The moment we stop seeing a diagram 📈 and start seeing history 📖 — billions of years of life, roots, branches, leaves🍃all connected 🛜 — unfolding in a phylogenetic tree 🌳 and we are all part of it 💕 #Phylogenetics #Teaching #Evolution #SciComm #ScienceMagic

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🎉 No Party, No Science 🥂🧑‍🔬 has kicked off at @szndohrn.bsky.social 🇮🇹🧜 Bringing all staff together to strengthen the bonds that drive our scientific and social mission forward 🌊🚀 Great science🔬starts with great teams🤝 and drinks 🍷🥳

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🐚 Decades of snail shells — and every one has a story to tell. We've been 🔬 📸 a rare catalogue of historical 🐌🌊 loaned by museums and private collectors, capturing how shell shapes and sizes have shifted over time and space. Secrets incoming 🔐

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🔬🍺 We're gearing up for #PintOfScience! Join us for a night of oceans 🌅, seahorses 🌊🐴 & birds 🐦 with the @szndohrn.bsky.social scientists🧑‍🔬! 🗓️ 18-20/05/26 🕗 20:00 🗺️ Lord Up, Via Michelangelo, 29B 80026 Casoria, Napoli ℹ️ shorturl.at/rgNRm Good drinks, great science 🍻🧠

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Two rivers meet in Kaunas 🇱🇹 — so does science 🔬 The #GENOA #COST Action met here to unite multidimensional data, scientists & policy to protect #biodiversity 🌿 Genetic diversity is key - GENOA is co-creating tools, building capacity and trust & turning knowledge into action 🧬 💪 #consgen #PopGen

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Happy Lunar new year! 🧧 Happy (sea)horse year! 🌊🐴

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

🧦💙 Oggi è la Giornata dei Calzini Spaiati! 🧦💚 Una giornata speciale che ci ricorda che la diversità è un valore 🆒 Celebriamo le differenze, l'inclusione e l'accettazione❤️ Perché a volte sono proprio gli abbinamenti più inaspettati a creare i risultati più belli 🧦🌈🧦

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Great Littorina Research Community meeting this week! 🐌🌊🐚 The Fiasco team crushed the presentations 🎯 and the feedback was amazing 💗 So many valuable inputs — we can't wait for the next steps! ! 💪✨

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Happy holidays from the FIASCO team! 🎄🐌 Sending waves of festive cheers & shell-loads of joy your way 🌊🐚✨ Thanks for cruising with us this year ⛵️ — see you in the next tide! 🥂

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

✨ A powerful thought for the International #DisabilityDay ♿✨ The narrative isn't about being "different." It's about the difference we make 💪 A great thank you to Laila ©Vorrei prendere il Treno Onlus for this awesome graphic! #IDPWD #DisabilityInclusion #disabledinstem #disability

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Bringing together incredible historical snails 🐚📜 from researchers, museums, and private collectors 🔬🏛️🔍 for the #FiascoProject. Overwhelmed by the generosity—thank you for trusting us with these precious #Mollusk specimens 💖 #Malacology #NaturalHistory #CitizenScience #ScienceTwitter #MolluskMonday

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

🤿 Dive into Sea Defenders: Operation FIASCO! This roll-and-write game lets you be a 🧑‍🔬🦸 battling 👾👾👾 to save the 🌊: 🎲📝 Grab dice & a pen! 🧠🤝 Solo or co-op fun! 📥 FREE Download: fiascoproject.odoo.com/game #BoardGames #Conservation #ScienceOutreach #FIASCOproject #SeaDefenders

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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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Trends in Ecology & Evolution @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Here are all the interviews about Disability in E & E we have published so far - if you would like to say your piece in the November or December issues, please get in touch, tree@cell.com www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🙏 Thank you, Museum of Natural History of Ferrara! Your historical 🐚 specimens are key for #consgen the #FiascoProject 🔑🐌🌊 Museums are not just archives of the past, but active libraries for future discovery 📚🔬💡. This is the power of these remarkable collections! 💪🦸 ℹ️ storianaturale.comune.fe.it

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

🎉 Welcome, @axelita.bsky.social! As a PhD 🧑‍🎓 @szndohrn.bsky.social & @openuniversity.bsky.social, she studies #evolution in the Anthropocene, using #genetics & #macroecology to design powerful #conservation initiatives that stand the test of time 🔬💪🌱🪸 Incredibly excited to have her on board! ⛵️

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

So excited to be at our first @cemeb.bsky.social Autumn Assembly! 🤩 Can't wait to connect with the community, dive deep into marine evolutionary biology, and get inspired! 🧠🌊🤝 #CeMEB2025 #evolution #adaptation #MarineScience

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CeMEB - Centre for Marine Evolutionary Biology @cemeb.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🧬The annual Center for Marine Evolutionary Biology (CeMEB) Assembly 2025 has officially started, for the 1st time in Uppsala!🧬 After a welcome by steering committee member Andreas Wallberg, we are kicking things off with the first keynote lecture by Leif Andersson, Atlantic herring in the Baltic!🐟

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🪸🌲 From coral reefs to old-growth forests, ancient ecosystems hold profound wisdom. Learning from these living libraries of life, culture, and resilience📜 In our search for a sustainable future, perhaps the answers were here all along🌍🌀🧭 #consgen #ClimateSolution #Biodiversity ℹ️ shorturl.at/DqJ78

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Just back from the inaugural meeting of the 🇮🇹 #conservationgenomic Group! The 🐚🌊🐌 team was thrilled to present how #Fiasco is leveraging the power of #PopGen 🧬 #evolution to protect #Biodiversity 🌱🪸 Inspired by the community and ready to drive action together! #Conservation #Genomics

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

The FIASCO🐌🐌 team's formula at @sibe_iseb's #SIBESummerSchool2025? Inspiring sessions on #genomics #bioinformatics #conservation 🖥️🧬 + Playtesting our #science game 🧑‍🔬🎲 = Ideas evolving through fun! 💡🧠🚀🃏 sites.google.com/view/sibesum...

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

How is the #omics revolution 🌊💻reshaping our understanding of evolution & conservation?🌍🧬🔍 ✨ Find out with us as the #SIBESummerSchool begins TODAY! Ready for a week of forging new connections and exploring the frontiers of #science 🎓🤝💡 Let's go!

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Anne Charmantier @annecharmantier.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Huge thank you @aeastephens.bsky.social‬ for initiating the TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in T.R.E.E. providing visibility for disabled researchers in #Ecology & #Evolution to make our field more #inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

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Disability in ecology and evolution

In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

⛵️GENOA COST Action finally IRL! 💛 Met some of our brilliant young researchers & innovators @lperezsorribes.bsky.social & 🤿🔍 together into groundbreaking evolutionary conservation at #ESEB2025🇪🇸 Inspired + energized for science's future! ✨ #consgen #PopGen #evolution #NatureConservation

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

We came, we saw, we evolved! 🔝 #ESEB2025 🐚🧑‍🔬 colonization: SUCCESS✅ With two 📜, a symposium, many brilliant 💬🧠⚡️ with old & new colleagues 🫂, and 🍷🥘🍻, our mission in 🇪🇸 was not a fiasco! Huge thanks to everyone ❤️ #Evolution #PopGen #consgen #MarineBiology #InvasionScience

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Italian Society for Evolutionary Biology 🇮🇹 at @eseb2025.bsky.social spreading smart evolutionary posters 📜 and cool 👕 #ESEB2025

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Come to meet @jevbio.bsky.social board & have fun at the ESEB booth @eseb2025.bsky.social! 😎🤓 🔎📰Check all the evolving opportunities offered by JEB: academic.oup.com/jeb @maxreuter.bsky.social #ESEB2025

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from the @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD 🧬⛓️‍💥 The most important part of the symposium: dinner & local specialities & LD thoughts! 🍷🥘 May all your LD-based dreams become true ⛓️🔬🥰💭🤩 #ESEB2025

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 20/08/2025

At the end of his #ESEB2025 plenary on deep-time palaeogenomes, Love Dalén shared his history of trying to obtain a big grant for his work. It eventually worked out!

Photo of the talk, showing 3+4 ERC logos crossed out and two Wallenberg foundation logos crossed out

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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Don’t miss the chance to enjoy Gràcia’s festivities today! lacienciaalteumon.cat/evolution-an...

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Toni Gabaldón @tonigabaldon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

As expected, the scientific content of the meeting is being truly outstanding, we will have over 600 talks and over 1000 posters on display. Plenty to choose from and many opportunities for unexpected eye-opening discoveries for anyone. #eseb2025

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ESEB 2025 Congress @eseb2025.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Learning, sharing, evolving together 💡 #ESEB2025

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD ⛓️‍💥🧬 Kathryn Elmer is presenting genomic incompatibilities in hybridising 🥚laying and viviparous 🦎🦎

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD ⛓️‍💥🧬 Chenxi Wang is talking about LD effects ⛓️ on demographic inferences in self-fertilising 🪱

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD ⛓️‍💥🧬 Our invited speaker Aaron P Ragsdale is presenting LD-based methods to infer evolutionary history also in ancient 🧬 and insights into early🧍evolution 🔎

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD ⛓️‍💥🧬 A really motivated Petri Kemppainen is illustrating how to use linkage disequilibrium to improve signal to noise ratio in outlier analyses📈🧑‍💻

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a pan-European community initiative to coordinate the generation of reference genomes representing European eukaryotic biodiversity @ergabiodiv.bsky.social #eseb2025

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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The ERGA Community Genomes page on GoaT collects information from ERGA Members working on establishing reference genomes for European species #eseb2025 goat.genomehubs.org/projects/ERG...

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Genomes on a Tree (GoaT)

A versatile, scalable search engine for genomic and sequencing project metadata across the eukaryotic tree of life

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🆕 from @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD ⛓️‍💥🧬 Patric Heidbreder is showing us the evolution of genomic incompatibilities and barriers during divergence with gene flow in 🐜🪵🐜

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🚀 Happy faces and a full room at our @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD 🧬⛓️‍💥 😁😍

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Our invited speaker Claudia Bank opens our @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium on LD 🧬⛓️‍💥 by diving into genomic signatures of intra-chromosomal epistasis in hybrid populations 🐟🧬🤿

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Francesca Raffini Lab @francescaraffini.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🎉 Finally, our 🧬⛓️‍💥 @eseb2025.bsky.social symposium is here🎉 ℹ️ Join us at 10.30 in room 129+130 Looking forward to hearing about exciting LD evolution and meeting wonderful people and study systems 🤩

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.eurosky.social · 14/08/2025

Folks going to #ESEB2025 : To help people connect on Bluesky, I've started making starter packs. Here is a first one with the names that were available when I started. Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!

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