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Luisa F. Pallares

@luisapallares.bsky.social
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Evolutionary biologist. Max Planck Research Group Leader at MPI Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory. #CienciaCriolla pallareslab.org

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SPP 2349 Gevol @gevol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📢 Paper alert. Please check the new paper by our GEvol student @jannelrinke.bsky.social and GEvol PI @shaggyschrader.bsky.social about TEs in 🐜 macrodiversity published in Science Advances! Congratulations👏. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Transposable elements as evolutionary catalysts of ant macrodiversity
Transposable elements (TEs) are key contributors to genome evolution, yet their macroevolutionary roles in adaptive radiations remain poorly understood, as high-quality genomic resources at sufficient...
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Gabriel Schaaf @gabrielschaaf.bsky.social · 21h
PhenoRob at the University of Bonn is recruiting 3 Junior Research Group Leaders in plant/crop science, phenotyping, robotics, sensing, ML, ecology & related fields. Each position comes with 2 funded PhD positions. Deadline: 2 Nov 2026 www.uni-bonn.de/de/universit...
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3 Junior Research Group Leaders (100%)
full-time, limited until December 31, 2032 , EG 14, Reference number: 2026/397
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 21h
What a fantastic bunch of people! Very glad to be part of Gevol! @dfg.de
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Still one week to apply!
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Peter Andersen @germline.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are recruiting a PhD student 🥼🙋 Topic: how germ cells bend gene expression dogmas Fly genetics + proteomics + genomics. Fully funded. Aarhus University 🇩🇰 info on the project and how to apply👇 mbg.au.dk/en/peter-and... I'd really appreciate it if you'd help spread the word. Thanks
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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Meet the first of our creative postdocs: “I'm Daniela Ramirez, a postdoc studying plant-bacteria interactions and fascinated by microbes living within plants. My research uses bGWAS to uncover how Pseudomonas infects and colonizes Arabidopsis thaliana.” #PAWGermany #PAW2026 #PostdocAppreciationWeek
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Already 10 years!!! 😱 Congrats, Chai, for that, and for the ones to come!
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PopGen Vienna @popgenviennaphd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The PopGen Vienna Seminar series schedule is ready for the next semester (Oct–Jan). It's jam-packed with fantastic speakers in #evolution, #genetics, #genomics, #popgen, and more! Details and streaming link signup can be found on our website www.popgen-vienna.at/news/seminars/
PopGen Seminar Series Winter Term 2026/27

06.10.2026 – Dan Nussey (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall B
The evolutionary ecology of senescence in wild animals

13.10.2026 –  Howard Rundle (Univ. Ottawa, CA)	Lecture Hall B
The population genetic consequences of mate competition: Empirical insights from Drosophila

20.10.2026 – Josephine Pemberton (Univ. Edinburgh, UK)	Lecture Hall A
Evolutionary genetic studies in long term, individually-monitored wild animal populations
SFB Polygenic Adaptation Distinguished Speaker

27.10.2026 – Richard Benton (Univ. Lausanne, CH)	Lecture Hall B
Niche specialisation in nervous systems and beyond

03.11.2026 – Thomas Bataillon (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
How to find a “Ruby in the Rubbish?”: On using population genomics to make inference about beneficial mutations, deleterious mutations and their impact on adaptation

24.11.2026 – John Welch (Univ. Cambridge, UK)	Lecture Hall A
When will hybridization be beneficial?

01.12.2026 – Thomas Flatt (Univ. Fribourg, CH)	Lecture Hall A
Inversions and the hunt for the genomic targets of selection

15.12.2026 – Andreas Futschik (Vetmeduni, AT)	Lecture Hall M
Frequentist and Bayesian inference for population genetic data

12.01.2027 – Leif Andersson (Uppsala Univ., SW)	Lecture Hall A
On the origin of Baltic herring by means of natural selection

19.01.2027 – Mikkel Schierup (Aarhus Univ., DK)	Lecture Hall A
De novo mutations, cross-overs and gene conversions across primate species inferred from HiFi sequencing of sperm and testis tissue

26.01.2027 – Thomas Wiehe (Univ. Cologne, DE)	Lecture Hall M
Looking at (some) plant genes with a joint LLM-population genetics lens
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Bernard Kim @bernardkim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Princeton EEB is running a very broad faculty search at the Assistant Professor level. Please consider applying to join us! This is a wonderful, collaborative, cohesive department with diverse interests and amazing colleagues. apply.interfolio.com/193474
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Philippe Batut @philippebatut.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Batut Lab is now on Bluesky! @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @columbiamed.bsky.social #3Dgenome #RNAsky #transcription #research #science #AcademicSky #NewPI Checkout our website: www.batutlab.com
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BATUT LAB | Columbia
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 What a cool finding! Congrats @philippebatut.bsky.social !!!
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Robert Kofler @rokofler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
super proud - my very first review is online www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... many thanks to @signor-molevol.bsky.social @rpianezza.bsky.social @almoroscarpa.bsky.social for the fun collaboration
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The History of Transposable Element Invasions in Drosophila melanogaster
As a fundamental biological principle, genomic information is typically transmitted vertically from parent to offspring. Occasionally, however, genetic material is transferred horizontally between spe...
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canaztekin.bsky.social @canaztekin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our step-by-step protocol for generating mesodermal/limb bud organoids (“budoids”) from mouse stem cells or primary limb buds is now out! 🧫🦵 We hope it makes the system easier to adopt and build on in other labs! bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm excited to share that my newly funded #ERCStG FRONTERA is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers at @ipbhalle.bsky.social 🌱🔬 If you are passionate about plant immunity, proteolysis, membrane proteins, or proteomics, I'd love to hear from you. 🧵 Please RT/share!
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Huuuuge congrats, Mariana! #CienciaCriolla 💪
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Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Help needed! Does anyone know of a lab that has glass (pigmentless) guppies? We are interested in getting them for a project
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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics @mpi-cbg.de · 24/08/2026
25 years of @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. Time to celebrate! 🥳 #25yearsmpicbg
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So excited and incredibly grateful for this opportunity! 🦠🌱🧬
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Jesse Veenvliet @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Grateful and very honored to be awarded the @gscnoffice.bsky.social GSCN Young Investigator Award! Thanks to my fantastic team & colleagues at @mpi-cbg.de, the amazing Dresden research community (incl. @poldresden.bsky.social @csbdresden.bsky.social), and all collaborators who inspire me every day.
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I am excited to announce a job for an Asst Prof in Plant Evolution in the dept. of Evolution and Ecology at @ucdavis.bsky.social. We're looking broadly, from macro (speciation, comparative genomics, evo-devo) to micro (pop biology, adaptive evolution, evo-eco). recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07777
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Jae Young Choi @jychoi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Excited to share a study led by my postdoc Naseem Samo. If you evolve an "unusual" telomere DNA does your telomerase also coevolve to maintain interaction with that strange telomere? Answer we find is YES! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Rapid evolution and functional divergence of the monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii telomerase
Telomeres are nucleoprotein structures that protect chromosome ends and are maintained by the Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) protein that uses a noncoding Telomerase RNA (TR) as a template. I...
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Chema Martin @chemamd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Come join us in the next London EvoDevo meeting! This time in Cambridge, hosted by @emiliapsantos.bsky.social Good science & friends! :)
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Isabel Almudi @isabelalmudi.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What happens when evolution adds an extra pair of eyes? Male mayflies evolve an extra pair of dorsal compound eyes, the Turbanate eyes, thought to help males detect females during mating swarms. we have investigate how this remarkable evolutionary novelty develops. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Daohan "Rex" Jiang @rexjiang.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I am organizing a symposium titled "How microevolutionary mechanisms produce macroevolutionary patterns" for the annual meeting of the Society for Evolutionary Studies, Japan this year. The conference will take place from Aug. 19-22 in #Nagoya. sesj2026.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/program_en.h...
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Schedule & Program | The 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Evolutionary Studies, Japan (Nagoya Meeting 2026)
This is the program page for the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Evolutionary Studies, Japan. Information on symposiums, oral presentations, poster sessions, and other program details will be p...
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Dirk Metzler @dirkmetzler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congratulations to Priscilla and many thanks for the great collaboration!
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Empezó esto! Feliz de estar en el VIII Simposio Colombiano de Biología Evolutiva #ColEvol #CienciaCriolla
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Cauã Westmann @cauawest.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our latest paper on how transcription factor binding sites for global regulators can evolve in bacteria is now published in eLife! Mutation by mutation, we are uncovering the regulatory landscapes of bacteria. elifesciences.org/digests/1037...
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Step by mutational step
New bacterial regulatory interactions can evolve more readily than previously appreciated, providing new insights into the evolution of gene regulation.
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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A first for German nematology Ralf J. Sommer has been elected a Fellow of the Society of Nematologists – the first German scientist to receive this honour. Congratulations on this outstanding recognition! Read full press item: www.bio.mpg.de/544368/ralf-j #Nematology #EvolutionaryBiology #Science
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Sabina Leonelli @sabinaleonelli.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The #SPSP organising committee just announced that the next conference will be in Bogota, Colombia! Fantastic city I had the pleasure to visit last year - see you all there for more philosophy of science in practice in 2028 😊🦋 #philsci philosophy-science-practice.org
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Volker Lipka @volkerlipka.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
We are currently recruiting an Independent Junior Research Group Leader in the field of biotic and/or abiotic stress biology in plants at the University of Göttingen (starting in January 2027). www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht... Best, Salma Balazadeh & Volker Lipka
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Stellenanzeigen - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Webseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
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Emília Santos @emiliapsantos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎨 job alert 🐠 Come join us! We have two positions open! These are part of our @erc.europa.eu funded project on the mechanisms underpinning convergence of colour patterns in cichlid fishes! Closing date: 16th August. Postdoc: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... Technician: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Callipterus Cichlid Collecting Shell
ALT: Callipterus Cichlid Collecting Shell
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MPI for Biology Tübingen & Friedrich Miescher Laboratory @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Science beats the heat! Last Saturday, our researchers @najafae.bsky.social and Gesa Freimann took to the streets for @soapboxscience.bsky.social in Tübingen, bravely presenting their work to a great crowd despite the temperatures. Thanks for bringing science to the public!
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Ellen Leffler @ellenleffler.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Job opening: I'm looking for a lab tech primarily supporting ongoing projects and running computational analyses for the lab. Apply here and reach out with questions! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/205...
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Thorsten Langner @thorstenlangner.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
‼️Job altert🚨📢 please spread the word: We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our new department "Phytopathology and Plant Protection" at @unihalle.bsky.social. www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/DEZERN3/AUSS...
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Paco Majic @hhydrochaerus.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
What drives the variation in mutation rates between seals and walruses, gulls and pelicans? Maybe selection counteracting the burden of deleterious mutations- or maybe it is a spandrel, a neutral byproduct of the diversification of development and life-history academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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Mutation rate variation as the neutral byproduct of developmental and life history diversification
Abstract. Understanding why species differ in their rates of mutation is central to explaining patterns of molecular and phenotypic evolution. Mutation rat
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Huge congrats, Mike! @borglab.bsky.social We are gonna miss you here in Tübingen, but what a great win for @uni-kiel.de and the area!
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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026
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Pedro Beltrao @pedrobeltrao.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My department @eth-dbiol.bsky.social at ETH Zurich is hiring for a tenured professor in mol cell bio and biochemistry (associate/full). The position is within the Institute of Biochemistry (www.bc.biol.ethz.ch) and it is fairly open within their scope of research. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Professor of Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry - Zurich, Switzerland job with ETH Zurich | 12861386
The Department of Biology at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned tenured professorship at the Institute of Biochemistry
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Michael Sieber @michaelsieber.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Have ideas for your own, independent research program in Theoretical Biology? Then come and join us as a Group Leader at the @mpi-evolbio.bsky.social in Plön, Germany!
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Group Leader in Theoretical Biology (m/f/d)
Experience in Theoretical Biology, Applied Mathematics, Theoretical Physics
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Isabel Monte @isabelmonte.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Wonderful fieldwork week for our #TERRA project on Greenhouse gas emissions in Alpine #Peatlands in 🇦🇹 with @sciencesigrid.bsky.social et al. Big thanks to @mhanusch.bsky.social for helping us with the bryophytes identification! And guess what? #Marchantia loves it up here 🥰
Maximilian and Florian doing vegetation surveys on the Auenfeld Alpine peatland on a sunny daySophie, Lena, Florian and Maximilian doing gas measurements and vegetation surveys in the Auenfeld peatlandThunderstorm in the Auenfeld peatland with Sophie and Maximilian holding the tarp (and Isa in the back)Male and female Marchantia polymorpha plants (the gametangiophores are visible) growing among other plants including Equisetum  in the Auenfeld peatland
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Jun Ishigohoka @junishigohoka.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#SMBE2026 I will talk about **evolutionary roles of non-genetic variation**. If you care about expression noise, developmental instability, microenv. variance, or selection experiments (or if you don't believe in genetic determinism), come join me in S20 "mapping fitness landscapes" (17:30, Pjerrot)
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Craig Primmer @fishcongen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
To #smbe2026 attendees, come and have a chat with me if you are interested or let me know of others who might be!
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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
What does 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 actually stand for? 🤔 Our co-chair @epifaniaarango.bsky.social breaks it down ✨ #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social
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Susan Johnston @susanjohnston.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Our lab is at #SMBE2026 🧬🤩 🎤 Gina Henderson: maternal genetics of immunity 🐑 (Mon 11.45 Main) 📊 Marie Raynaud: recombination hotspots & function🐦 (Mon A294) 🎤 Susan Johnston: selection on crossovers 🐦 (Tue 14.30 Main) 📊 Lisa Ammer: sex-differences in CO landscapes 🐦 (Tue B196) And we are hiring 👇🏻
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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 28/06/2026
If you're in Copenhagen for #SMBE2026, along with >1700 others, do keep an eye out for @plosbiology.org editor @roliroberts.bsky.social, who's very happy to talk about both science and publishing!
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Meike Wortel @meikewortel.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
And by Michael Lässig Hope to see all of you at the symposium on Wednesday!
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Luisa F. Pallares @luisapallares.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The lab is at #SMBE2026! Come see @junishigohoka.bsky.social talk on Wednesday in the "Fitness Landscapes" symposium @3:50pm. Jun will talk about our theoretical and experimental efforts to understand the implications of *probabilistic* GP maps for evolution (in contrast w *deterministic* GP maps).
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Jukka-Pekka Verta @jpverta.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Our brilliant PhD students are at #SMBE2026 ! S22: P334 Rachel Carboni with snMultiomics S22: P339 @xindih.bsky.social with epistasis vs modularity in GRNs (w/ @fishcongen.bsky.social) S22: talk at 17:45 @jennisiren.bsky.social with GxE in gene expression (w/ main sup @pyhatanja.bsky.social)
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