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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández

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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🦥🧬 What can sloth genomes teach us about evolution? New chromosome-level genomes from sloths and anteaters are helping researchers study xenarthrans — one of the most distinctive branches of the mammalian tree. 📖 Read the press release: tinyurl.com/3n62vy4v @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Composite image showing a giant anteater walking along a log above a three-toed sloth hanging from a tree branch. Overlaid text reads: “Sloths and anteaters may look very different — but their genomes reveal a surprising evolutionary connection.” The background features a lush green forest environment.A three-toed sloth hangs upside down from a tree branch in a tropical forest. Its long curved claws grip the branch as sunlight filters through surrounding vegetation. Overlaid text explains that xenarthrans are one of the most unusual branches of the mammal family tree and that the genomic basis of many of their distinctive adaptations remains poorly understood.
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Lucija Andjel @lucija-andjel.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Happy to finally share with you this amazing manuscript, where we present the first chromosome-level genome assemblies for three hybridising Cobitis species 🐟🧬🔬 academic.oup.com/gigascience/... #gigascience #sexchromosomes #loaches #hybridisation #evolution #asexuality #rapidturnover
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Sex chromosome turnover and structural genome divergence shape meiotic outcomes in hybridizing Cobitis
AbstractBackground. Hybridization between divergent species can result in meiotic aberrations and the emergence of asexual reproduction. Yet, it remains po
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🧬 Although lynxes share a common evolutionary origin, each species presents its own genomic signals linked to its demographic history, ecology, and adaptive responses to environmental challenges. 👉 New study published in Genome Biology and Evolution. www.ebd.csic.es/en/outreach/...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The ERGA BioGenome Seminar Series is back! We return with Jérôme Goudet and Isabela do O for a seminar on the impact of population structure in identifying local adaptation. How do we know when population differences reflect adaptation, and when they are shaped by demography and structure?
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New #OpenAccess work by @ebdonana.bsky.social & @joaquinortego.bsky.social in #RESSystematicEnt reveals cryptic diversity & semi-permeable species boundaries in Greek #Chorthippus grasshoppers doi.org/10.1111/syen.70051 #Phylogenomics #Orthoptera @gkergoat.bsky.social Illustration by Marina Trillo
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Dan Schrider @samurscicop.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Was fun to be a part of this study with Enrico Bazzicalupo, José Godoy, and colleagues. Lynx introgression. Check it out!
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
➡️ Un estudio publicado en Science Advances revela cómo el chotacabras ha desarrollado distintas adaptaciones para sobrevivir a los periodos sin luna. delegacion.andalucia.csic.es/la-luna-gobi...
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Sonia Cebrián-Camisón @soniacebc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So happy to see two friends in May 2026 GBE's cover ❤️ Congrats @lorenalf.bsky.social and Jorge!!
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Lots of exciting news these weeks. Very happy to see this work out and grateful to have been part of the team. Congrats, Enrico!!
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
What is gene tree discordance? 🌳♻️🌲 🟣 Researchers usually do think there’s a species tree that reflects the history of splitting among lineages, but not all genes have to have this same tree topology. ⏩ www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Gene tree discordance
Matthew Hahn introduces gene tree discordance — a challenge in phylogenetics whereby species trees differ topologically from the phylogenetic trees obtained from individual genomic loci.
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Sina Majidian @sinamajidian.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Ten common mistakes that could ruin your enrichment analysis journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I’m grateful to have been part of this amazing project! 🥳
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
📖 🥼 Nuestra investigadora Martina Ferraguti reflexiona sobre las desigualdades históricas y el papel de las mujeres en la ciencia con estudiantes del IES Olontigi. Además, compartió su experiencia como investigadora y explicó cómo es su día a día acercando la realidad científica al alumnado.
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Excited to share my first first-author publication—check it out! 🤩
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Genome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The cover of GBE's May 2026 issue features the study by @lorenalf.bsky.social et al. on the genomics of adaptation of lynx species. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/issue/18/5 📷 Jorge Monje Martín (@jrgmonje) #genome #evolution
Genome Biology and Evolution | May 2026 cover

An individual of Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) shown in its natural habitat. In this study, we investigate genome-wide patterns of selection across lynx species, revealing largely species-specific adaptive signals. Photo credit: Jorge Monje Martín (@jrgmonje). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag086
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Impartiendo el curso de Introducción práctica a la genómica de poblaciones para profesionales del CSIC en la EBD. En esta práctica, Enrico nos enseña a alinear muestras de WGS a un genoma de referencia. #CSIC #EBD #genomics @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC @ebdonana.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
✨ En este vídeo, Marta Martínez nos explica en qué consiste su tesis doctoral, centrada en el chotacabras cuellirrojo. Para desarrollar su investigación, Marta, junto al resto del equipo, realiza censos nocturnos en el Espacio Natural de Doñana.
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Laia Pérez Sorribes @lperezsorribes.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🐈🧬I recently presented the preliminary results of my first PhD chapter at Biología Investiga 2025, the scientific #outreach days organized by the @unisevilla.bsky.social A great space for scientific exchange within the Faculty of Biology. #PhDlife #WomenInSTEM #Genomics @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Reto Burri @reto-burri.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
1/9 New in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8005 How does genetic architecture constrain evolutionary trajectories? To address this question, we inferred the genetic architecture of convergent plumage coloration and its evolutionary history in wheatears.
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A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration
The reshuffling of genomic variation from multiple origins is an important contributor to phenotypic diversification, yet insights into the evolutionary trajectories of this combinatorial process and ...
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Este fin de semana Sevilla acoge las jornadas de Alianzas Rebeldes, un espacio de reflexión por un mundo más igualitario. Todavía emocionada por todo lo vivido en el día de hoy 💜
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ElisaOtRa @elisaotra.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Today at Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) more than 90 people have gathered to demand #stopgenocide in #Palestine. @ebdonana.bsky.social @csicxpalestine.bsky.social #EBDxPalestina #CSICxPalestina #FreePalestine #GlobalSumudFlotilla
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Karl Schmid @kjschmid.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This looks interesting: Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Reference genome choice compromises population genetic analyses
Using a species-specific reference genome significantly improves the accuracy of population genetic analyses, as exemplified by mapping gray fox sequence data to genomes of several canid species. Mapp...
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ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
#ERGAReads | A new statistic (IDrisk) to quantify how long runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and heterozygosity in non-ROH regions can be used to predict the risk of inbreeding depression in a population. 🔗 www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... #conservation #genomics #inbreeding @sandiegozoo.bsky.social
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Pedro @hjorvik.eurosky.social · 15/09/2025
I totally recommend this position on @trstngnthr.bsky.social lab. Great place to do science, and amazing people to do it with! #aDNA 🧪 www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral position in Population Genomics, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University
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Tanja Slotte @tanjaslotte.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University* We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5 su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
Purple pollen visible in a dissected flower of Linum grandiflorum, flowering flax, an insect-pollinated species.
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Lucy van Dorp @lucyvandorp.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Excited to say we’re hiring 😊. We’re looking for a post-doc in ancient pathogen genomics to join our friendly supportive team in London at @ugiatucl.bsky.social. Start date January 2026. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Manuel Irimia @mirimiam.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
🚨🚨🚨 Please RT! We're looking for a postdoc to join an exciting joint project between our lab @upf.edu & @crg.eu (Barcelona) and the Sander lab @mdc-berlin.bsky.social (Berlin) investigating how alternative splicing and microexons influences the maturation of pancreatic islets. Deadline: 30/09/25👇
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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Why sequence all vertebrate genomes? 🧬 💡 Vertebrate genomes can help answer complex questions — for example: how did speech evolve, and which genes govern longevity and cancer resistance in long-lived species like the Blue Whale? @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social | @ergabiodiv.bsky.social |
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Laia Pérez Sorribes @lperezsorribes.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
@ebdonana.bsky.social #PhD students at #ESEB2025🧬 We shared research on bird seed dispersal, mosquito pop genomics, and Iberian lynx phylogenomics & conservation genetics. Thank you for a wonderful congress filled with new connections and inspiring discussions. @eseb2025.bsky.social
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Raúl Sánchez-García @rausangar.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
➡️ Nice experience sharing some results about the alien plant Cotula coronopifolia in Europe at #ESEB2025 🌱🧬 ➡️ We found an unusual genetic structure shaped by selfing, introduction history and waterbirds 🦆 ➡️ Great discussions and valuable feedback to shape our next steps ✅ #PopulationGenomics
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Lorena Lorenzo Fernández @lorenalf.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🧬 Today I’m presenting on gene family evolution and lineage-specific selection in lynxes 🐾 Come check out Poster 83 at #ESEB2025!
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