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Maria Heikkilä

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Academy Research Fellow, Curator Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS Systematics and evolutionary history of Lepidoptera and Trichoptera

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Come work here, it is a fun place and we would love to have you as our colleague: careers.amnh.org/postings/4923 #Lepidoptera #Insect #Entomology #AMNH
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Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor, Invertebrate Zoology
The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding tenure-track Assistant Curator/Assistant Professor with expertise in the evolution of Lepidop...
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David Peris @davidperis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨Publication Alert🚨 Our new publication in Sci Rep demonstrates that #DNA is not better preserved in #insects embedded in #resin than in those preserved outside 🦟🧬 Jurassic Park will remain always fiction 👉 rdcu.be/Np9Xk5q5kgYa @ibb-botanic.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social #LabPaleoecology
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🦋 REGISTRATION IS OPEN! The first registration period for BOB + ELEN 2027 runs from Sep 1–Oct 31. Limited coupons for the Global South! 🌎 ⚠️ Be carefull reading the information on the “Undergraduate Students” and “Graduate Students” categories before registering. 🔗 Registration link in our bio!
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BoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🦋 SYMPOSIUM CONFIRMED! Join us at BOB ELEN to explore Lepidoptera diversification with Pável Matos-Maraví & Leidys Murillo. Swipe to see talks by C. Wright, F. Condamine & N. Chazot! 🧬✨ #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies
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Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint @toussaintlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
JOB ALERT // 🔥New Permanent Research & Collection Officer position at the Geneva NHM @mhngeneve.bsky.social 🔥We are looking for an entomologist to join our team at the Museum !🦋🐜🐞🦗🦟🔬🧬🧪🇨🇭. Please RT massively ! Ad here (in French but don’t hesitate to DM for details : www.geneve.ch/administrati...
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Chargé ou Chargée de recherche en entomologie à 80-100%
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New opening for a postdoctoral researcher in PhenoBees project (Finnish Museum of Natural History) jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Postdoctoral researcher in insect morphology and evolution
Postdoctoral researcher in insect morphology and evolution
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Open position: Postdoctoral Researcher, IsoMuseomics for a fixed-term period of three years. The work will be based at the Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS at the University of Helsinki, Finland. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Postdoctoral Researcher, IsoMuseomics
Postdoctoral Researcher, IsoMuseomics
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Applications are open for a 3-year funded PhD position at the Finnish Museum of Natural History, focused on dung beetle evolution. Deadline: March 16. … jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-Docto… #gradstudent
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Doctoral Researcher in Macroevolution and Phenotypic Diversification of Dung Beetles
Doctoral Researcher in Macroevolution and Phenotypic Diversification of Dung Beetles
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo hakee luonnontieteellisen alan konservaattoria. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Konservaattori
Konservaattori
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Etka Yapar @etkayapar.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It is so nice to finally see the first paper of my PhD published! It was possible thanks to invaluable contributions of Andrea Chiocchio, @mariaheikkila.bsky.social, @jadrankarota.bsky.social, Lauri Kaila, and @lepphylo.bsky.social.
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Dr Thomas Clements @taphonomist.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Really interesting and excellently executed taphonomic study alert! The authours designed neat insect disarticualtion experiments to better understand preservational patterns of insect found in the Crato Formation, Brazil. 🪰🪳🦟 Very very cool work by Storari et al. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Taphonomy of aquatic insects from the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) under an actualistic look
The Crato Formation (Aptian, Lower Cretaceous) is a fossiliferous deposit of global significance, representing a lacustrine palaeoenvironment which offers insights into aquatic insect taphonomy. Despi...
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Alessio Capobianco @acapomorphic.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I am extremely happy to see that our review on fossil tip-dating is out in early view in Systematic Biology! A huge thanks to all the authors of this massive project (@heckeberg.bsky.social, @basantakhakurel.bsky.social, Gustavo Darlim, and @hoehna.bsky.social)! academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
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Dr. Davey F. Wright ⛏️🦕🧬 @daveyfwright.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
New updated preprint! Many thanks to reviewers for their suggestions and helpful advice for improving our manuscript. Check it out if you're interested in fossils, phylogenies, and modeling morphologic evolution! 🧪
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Assessing the impact of character evolution models on phylogenetic and macroevolutionary inferences from fossil data
Understanding the evolution and phylogenetic distribution of morphologic traits is fundamental to macroevolutionary research. Despite decades of major advances and key insights from molecular systemat...
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Janne Kotiaho @jannekotiaho.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Haluaisitko tehdä elämäntaparemontin luonnon hyväksi mutta et tiedä mistä aloittaa? Tässä selvityksessä listaamme 143 arjen tekoa, joista jokainen voi valita itselleen sopivimmat.
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Suomalaisten luontojalanjälki - Sitra
Miten elämäntapamme vaikuttavat luontoon ja miten vaikutuksia voi pienentää?
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Niklas Wahlberg @lepphylo.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
An amazing review of the current state of knowledge of the systematics and classification of themoth family Erebidae, the most diverse family of Lepidoptera! This is a really necessary compilation of available information. 🥳 🙌 academic.oup.com/isd/article/...
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Erebidae systematics: past, present, and future—progress in understanding a diverse lepidopteran lineage
Abstract. Erebidae, the largest family of Lepidoptera with approximately 25,000 known species globally, forms the major clade of the superfamily Noctuoidea
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jadrankarota.bsky.social @jadrankarota.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Registration for the upcoming SEL congress extended until Jun 15! If you experience problems with the registration form, please reach out to the congress organiser, Zdeněk Fric (fric@entu.cas.cz) and he'll happily sort it out. Looking forward to seeing you in August! sel.entu.cas.cz/registration...
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Registration – Svatý Jan pod Skalou, August 18-23, 2025
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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 26/05/2025
The #TETTRIsEU Taxonomy Recognition Day stroke Europe from Greece 🇬🇷 to Finland 🇫🇮, from Italy 🇮🇹 to Belgium🇧🇪 and in 10+Countries! Hundreds of people joined their local Natural History Museums & Natural Gardens and learned about the importance of #Taxonomy for preserving #biodiversity! #NameItToSaveIt
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Fábio Oliveira @fabiogloliveira.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Womersleymeria bicornis (Womersley, H, 1940:137) Stach, J, 1949, an springtail endemic to Australia. #NAMEITTOSAVEIT
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Today is Taxonomy Recognition Day! This small, elegant moth is Tinagma perdicella Zeller, 1839, a species listed as Near Threatened in Finland. Suitable habitats are diminishing due to the overgrowth of meadows and other open areas, as well as a reduction in burnt forest habitats. #NameItToSaveIt
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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 23/05/2025
It's Taxonomy Recognition Day! 🧡💙💚 Our partners are organising events all around Europe: 🇧🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰🇪🇸🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇳🇴🇦🇹🇵🇹🇨🇿🇸🇪... You can still help raise awareness about the importance of Taxonomy for Biodiversity and Natural Sciences by participating in the #NameItToSaveIt campaign! 👇 #tettriseu #taxonomy #biodiversity
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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Pelidnota cyanitarsis (Gory, 1833) - a splendid metallic scarab beetle from northeastern Brazil's unique arid, little-known and now threatened caatinga biome. #NameItToSaveIt
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Dr Conrad P.D.T. Gillett 🇪🇺 @coleopteriste.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Tomorrow is #TaxonomyRecognitionDay Natural History Museums join forces to highlight taxonomy—the foundation of biodiversity research & conservation Share your favourite species to take part in a fun way! Take a photo of the species Add its scientific name Share it with the hashtag #NameItToSaveIt
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is offering a fully funded 3-year PhD position in evolutionary genomics starting Fall 2025. Applicants should have a background in biological sciences. More info: jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jo… #phd
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14/2025 PhD student (f/m/d)
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EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, is hiring a 3-year postdoctoral fellow for a self-developed project starting October 2025. Apply by June 23, 2025. More info: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/… #postdoc
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025
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Ricardo J Pereira @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🦤🧬🧑‍🔬 Junior Group Leader in Conservation Genomics Wanted! 🪲🌿🔬 Help bridge gaps between evolutionary genetics & conservation with museum and monitoring collections. 🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/biodivgen ⏰ Deadline: June 15th 📩 Contact me! 🚀 Excited to explore new horizons! Please share 🕊️
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Jobs | Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Open positions
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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 21/05/2025
This 🦕 couldn't count on the NameItToSaveIt campaign! Join the movement towards #Taxonomy Recognition Day (May 23) by sharing on Social Media a picture of your favourite animal/plant with the taxonomic name and #NameItToSaveIt #TETTRIsEU #biodiversity #internationalbiodiversityday #peacewithnature
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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 20/05/2025
🟠 🟢 🔵 Use #nameittosaveit to raise awareness about #taxonomy to a new level: 📷 Picture your favourite animal or plant 🐯🍀🍄 🔤 Give it the correct taxonomic name 🤳 Share it on social media with the #NameItToSaveIt hashtag ... And remember: May 23 is Taxonomy Recognition Day! tettris.eu/trd/ #tettriseu
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Ötökkäakatemia @otokkaakatemia.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Ötökkäakatemia edustettuna HY:n Tiedekulman ja YLE:n Luonto-Suomen Pörriäisillassa - tulkaapa kuulolle! www.helsinki.fi/fi/tiedekulm... #pölyttäjäpäivä #mehiläispäivä #tiedekulma
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Pörriäisilta | Tiedekulma | Helsingin yliopisto
Kevät ja pörriäiset ovat jo täällä. Tule Tiedekulmaan sukeltamaan kukkien ja pölyttäjien maailmaan ja tunnelmoimaan alkavaa hyönteiskesää tutkijoiden kanssa tiistaina 20.5. klo 17.50–20.00!
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paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New paper with Xiling, Deng, Jacqueline Heckenhauer and co. examining silk fibroin evolution in weird case-making caddisflies. doi.org/10.1002/jez....
Phylogeny and placement of two unique case-making caddisflies, Limnocentropus and Phryganopsyche. The cases of both Limnocentropus and Phrgyanopsyche are illustrated, showing the characteristic stalk on Limnocentropus cases and the "floppiness" of the Phryganopsyche case.Figure from paper illustrating the convergence of Phryganopsyche silk h-fibroin with fixed-retreat makers (rather than other case-makers)
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Carboniferous insects
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
(1/4) Exciting news 📣 Announcing the #COST10KLepGenomes initiative! 🦋🧬 We're leveraging genomic data to tackle biodiversity loss, disentangle Lepidoptera evolution and address climate change impacts on European butterflies and moths.
Logo of the 10kLepGenomes COST Action. Orange text "10K LEP GENOMES" accompanied by a design that combines the number 10 and the letter "K" to represent a butterfly and DNA.
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Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
When insect fossils are this intact, just looking at them makes you go WHOA. Plus, preserved body structures reveal how their group evolved! In my latest for @cnn.com, I wrote about how a truly stunning cicada fossil from Germany's Messel Pit places singing cicadas in Europe earlier than expected 🧪
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47 million-year-old bug is the oldest singing cicada fossil from Europe | CNN
Two fossils of singing cicadas, one of which was remarkably well preserved, reveals that the insects dispersed in Europe millions of years earlier than once thought.
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Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The top 10 flying insect clades rule the skies—but defy the rules. Weak or inverted latitudinal diversity gradients leave biogeographers puzzled. Entomologists? Mildly amused. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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TETTRIX @tettrix.eu · 13/05/2025
What is the Taxonomy Recognition Day, and why do we celebrate it on May 23? #tettriseu replies! 👇 youtu.be/t_3ZMHTQnbI?... Don't forget to participate in our #nameittosaveit campaign! @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @mnhn.fr @naturalis.bsky.social @nhmwien.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
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Taxonomy Recognition Day
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
An often overlooked issue getting the attention it deserves: Light in standardised insect photography and description of lighting devices, including the UV range nl.pensoft.net/articles.php...
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Light in standardised insect photography and description of lighting devices, including the UV range
Digital photography has become indispensable in many areas of biology and plays an essential role in digitization in museums and for the analysis of traits of organisms. The aspect of lighting quality...
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
🦋The Society for European Lepidopterology (SEL) is now on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/soce... 🦋 #lepidoptera
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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · 29/04/2025
Luonnontieteellisen keskusmuseon tutkijat löysivät viime vuonna yli 150 tieteelle uutta lajia! 🦗🍄 Suuri osa maapallon eliölajeista on vielä tuntemattomia. Valtaosa niistä elää tropiikissa, mutta voi uusia lajeja löytää läheltäkin. Viime vuonna Suomesta kuvattiin mm. uusi sienilaji, suomenseitikki.
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Luonnontieteellisen keskusmuseon tutkijat löysivät yli 150 tieteelle uutta lajia vuonna 2024 | Helsingin yliopisto
Suuri osa maapallon eliölajeista on vielä tuntemattomia. Tutkimustieto lajeista ja niiden välisistä suhteista, levinneisyysalueista ja elintavoista auttaa ymmärtämään paremmin maapallon monimuotoisuut...
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Michal Rindos @rindom88.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
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CSIRO Publishing @csiropublishing.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
When lepidopterist Michael Braby spotted something odd on a rare butterfly specimen, an old case was re-opened: a heist involving Scotland Yard & a forgery that created a flutter throughout the taxonomic world. cosmosmagazine.com/nature/butterfly-heist-70-years-ago-is-still-causing-flutter/
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Butterfly heist 70 years ago is still causing flutter
Braby has spent thirty-odd years researching butterflies and moths, so when alarm bells start ringing follows up
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Oldest ant fossil ever found reveals history of ‘hell ants’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Oldest ant fossil ever found reveals history of ‘hell ants’
Unusual Brazilian specimen trapped in limestone is 113 million years old
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
The 24th European Congress of Lepidopterology will take place in the Czech Republic from August 18 to 23. You can register here: sel.entu.cas.cz/registration/ Registration DL May 31. Abstract submission DL April 30.
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Registration – Svatý Jan pod Skalou, August 18-23, 2025
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
My colleague Hanna Laakkonen explains why reference collections are important for biodiversity monitoring.
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Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo @nathist.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Ordo Naturae — nyt!
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Ordo Naturae – Esitys vallasta ja järjestyksestä | Luonnontieteellinen keskusmuseo
Ordo Naturae vie katsojat matkalle luonnontieteellisen tutkimuksen historiaan ja pohtii suhdettamme muihin eliölajeihin. Esitykset Luonnontieteellisessä museossa 15.–26. huhtikuuta.
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Project Psyche @projectpsyche.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
(1/4)🦋 Introducing Project Psyche! A groundbreaking initiative to sequence the genomes of all 11,000 species of butterflies and moths in Europe. The goal is to analyse this data to understand global climate insecurity and threats to biodiversity on a genomic level🧬 #ProjectPsyche #Genomics
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Welcome to Postdoctoral Researcher @elenakochanova.bsky.social, who began working on my project this Monday! The genomic dataset she is assembling is essential for research on the evolutionary history of sister groups #Lepidoptera and #Trichoptera. #museomics @nathist.bsky.social
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Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Paleoentomologist Isabelle Deregnaucourt @isadere.bsky.social started as a postdoc in my group a year ago. 🎂 🥳 Her research on the morphology of extant and fossil #Trichoptera and their sister group #Lepidoptera is key to understanding the evolution of these insect groups. @nathist.bsky.social
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Natasha de Vere @ndevere.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We are making a brand new #Museomics Lab at NHM Denmark, University of Copenhagen - working with DNA from museum & herbarium specimens. We are looking for a lab manager to join us - unlocking the amazing potential of our collections for global change 🌐 and #conservationgenomics research
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Full-time Molecular Biology Lab Manager at Natural History Museum Denmark
Natural History Museum Denmark, Faculty of Science, the University of Copenhagen is looking for a full-time Molecular Biology Lab Manager, to start 1st June 202
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