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Javier Pinto

@javo-pinto.bsky.social
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Evolutionary Biologist — Manchester Fungal Infection Group Investigating potential genetic factors governing sexual compatibility in Aspergillus fumigatus, to understand the mechanisms controlling mating choices that contribute to fungal adaptation.

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Judith Mank @judithmank.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It turns out all that screen time disrupts brain development...in guppies. Now out @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article....
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Stockholm University @stockholm-uni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
What will happen with the brain when guppies watch screens & do not interact with live fishes? New study from @zoologysthlm.bsky.social shows that guppies who were able to see & interact with live fish developed larger brains than guppies who only saw other fishes on screen www.su.se/english/news...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/01/2026
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Javier Pinto @javo-pinto.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Check our last paper, where we explore how interspecific hybridization can facilitate adaptation to novel environments. @stelkens.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...
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The long-term evolutionary potential of four yeast species and their hybrids in extreme temperature conditions
Abstract. Accelerating climate change and extreme temperatures urge us to better understand the potential of populations to tolerate and adapt to thermal c
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Javier Pinto @javo-pinto.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Beautiful morning in Polperro
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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
One of our main sponsors, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, has published a nice article about our work. Yay to fundamental research! @kawresearch.bsky.social kaw.wallenberg.org/en/research/...
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Wild yeasts as a model for climate research | Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Wild yeasts live in the forests all around us. Yet, little is known about the role they play in ecosystems. They can be used to develop new beer and bread flavors, but wild yeast can also serve as a u...
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Nature @nature.com · 16/04/2025
Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion go.nature.com/42CnT65
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Science on our sleeves: the research that inspires our tattoos
Inked scientists choose scientific images to mark career accomplishments and illustrate their research passion.
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Javier Pinto @javo-pinto.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Check our preprint. Here we explore the diversity of yeast in Scandinavia, isolated from Oak bark. This work provides a baseline for future studies on the impact of climate change on the microbial biodiversity of temperate forests in northern latitudes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Fermentative yeast diversity at the northern range limit of their oak tree hosts
Fermentative yeasts play important roles in both ecological and industrial processes but their distribution and abundance in natural environments is not well understood. We investigated the diversity ...
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Rike Stelkens @stelkens.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
We have a 4-year fully funded PhD position available! Research topics include but are not limited to 1) Parallel evolution of climate adaptation in Europe and South America 2) The genetic architecture of temperature adaptation 3) The evolution of pathogenicity su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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PhD student in Evolutionary Genomics with Yeast
The Department of Zoology of Stockholm University includes ca. 80 employees, including researchers, PhD students, and administrative staff. Research and education at the department occurs in an intern
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