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Paula Escuer

@pescuer.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher at Uni Neuchâtel 🏔 Interested in Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenetics of Lepidoptera 🦋

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Mónica Doblas-Bajo | Entomologist (she/her) | 🇵🇸 @entomoprofessor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧡🦋 Moth of the day: Alder Kitten🦋🧡 (19/100) #MothEmbroidery #Furculabicuspis #Notodontidae #MothsMatter #MothsofAsturias #Lepidoptera
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Pável Matos @pavelmatosm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Had a great week bringing together butterfly genome researchers, conservation practitioners and national agencies 🦋🧬🌱 We explored joint funding opportunities and how to apply research to the urgent challenge of biodiversity loss. The event was part of the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social COST Action
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
📣 During the second session, attendees gained hand-on experience working with real case conservation studies applying genomic tools. What a successful experience!🦋 #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🦋Day 2 of in Blanský les showed the power of sustainable management. We saw how landscape management is key to preserve biodiversity. A great model for Lepidoptera conservation! #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Delighted this huge team effort is out! By surveying >20,000 people from >100 countries, we used to butterflies to show that aesthetic biases distort scientific research & environmental policy. Understanding this bias is a key step towards more balanced decision-making 🦋 www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Our new Nature Eco Evo paper documents range shifts in 1,758 butterfly species across 105 countries, primarily due to climate change. 🦋80% expanded 🦋27% contracted 🦋22% shifted elevation 🦋342 showed multiple shift types. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @monashbiol.bsky.social @monashscience.bsky.social
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New opinion piece out! Happy to see it out in @royalsociety.org Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in ecology and evolution🧬 Great collaboration with colleagues from the epigenomics symposia in the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
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Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in the fields of ecology and evolution
Abstract. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, play crucial roles in regulating gene expression, influencing phenotypic variation and facilita
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tibe.strive @tibe-strive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Two days of the conference have already gone by. Talks, discussions, and new ideas, all accompanied by a spirit of collaboration. We keep going, tomorrow is the final day! 📸 Photos: CIBIO Communication Office @eseb.bsky.social @strivestn.bsky.social
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Vertebrate Genomes Project @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨 MANUSCRIPT ALERT 🚨 The VGP Phase I manuscript pre-print is now live on bioRxiv! 🧬 doi.org/10.64898/202... Over 8 years, the VGP generated reference genomes for more than 800 vertebrate species, spanning ~95% of vertebrate orders and delivering some of the highest-quality genomes ever produced.
A graphic announcing the release of the Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase 1 manuscript on bioRxiv with drawings of various vertebrate creatures.The title and author list of the VGP manuscript, "The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I: A global reference genome resource"A QR code linking to the pre-print of the VGP manuscript
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STRIVE @strivestn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Up next at TIBA STRIVE! 🌿🧬 ​Tuning in to the Mini Plenary: 🗣️ Ashwini V Mohan 🔬 "Genomic rearrangements underlie barriers to recombination in holocentric sedges" ​A deep dive into plant genomics and the fascinating chromosome dynamics of these unique species! ​#TIBASTRIVE #Genomics #PlantScience
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Luís M. Silva @luismsilva.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
1/🧵 With this paper finally published, I want to talk about the worst peer review experience of my career as a non-native English speaker, early-career researcher, and solo author, and why I think it matters. #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #EvoSky
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@pedrogribeiro.bsky.social gave a wonderful talk about our initiative with @projectpsyche.bsky.social and #LepEU at @ece2026tours.bsky.social panel dedicated to COST Actions. Our goal is to sequence reference genomes from all European Lepidoptera. #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #ECE2026Tours
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🦋🚀 @marcinwiorek.bsky.social from the @iseapas.bsky.social, gave a successful talk on @projectpsyche.bsky.social and @10klepgenomes.bsky.social at the 48th Symposium of the Lepidoptera Section, Polish Entomological Society held in Góra Świętej Anny, Poland, June 19–21. #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Exciting new preprint from my dear colleague Camille! It's been inspiring to see all the hard work and passion she poured into it. Congratulations! 🦋
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Peter Mulhair @petermulhair.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Latest paper lead by Asia Hoile with @peterhox.bsky.social is out! 🦋 Nymphalid butterflies have reduced forelegs. Gene expression patterns show support for more palp-like genes involved in sensory processes in the forelegs relative to the walking legs. doi.org/10.1111/imb....
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Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly
Transcriptome analysis reveals that the small non-walking front legs of a butterfly have distinct gene expression to the four walking legs. Reduced front legs express a gene with putative mechanosen...
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KamilSJaron.bsky.social @kamilsjaron.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A big preprint from my group! Muller Elements are considered to be conserved in flies. We tested it by reconstructing the ancestral dipteran karyotype using 340 chromosomal genomes and suprise suprise, they're not... Led by @juliagries.bsky.social and Sam Ebdon. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵👇
Schema of three major chromosomal rearrangements leading to Muller Elements of Drosophila melanogaster since the common ancestor of Diptera.
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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
"We found extensive non-Mendelian inheritance, including emergent epigenetic inheritance patterns, widespread sex-specific DNA methylation patterns localized to the liver, and five seemingly new autosomal and X-linked imprinted genes" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Non-Mendelian inheritance of DNA methylation patterns in mice - Nature Genetics
Davidovich et al. investigate allele-specific DNA methylation inheritance patterns in mouse liver and muscle. Most patterns are Mendelian, but ~7% are non-Mendelian, including new imprinted genes and ...
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Day 3 of the @projectpsyche.bsky.social spring meeting at @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Summary sessions brought together the ideas we’ve developed so far, followed by a visit to the entomological collection 🧬🦋 #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
Group photo of participants at the Project Psyche and 10kLepGenomes meeting in Liverpool gathered together after workshop sessions.Researchers examining drawers of Lepidoptera specimens in the University of Liverpool entomological collection, closely observing pinned butterflies and moths during a visit to the collection.Workshop participants gathered around specimen drawers at the entomological collection.
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Today we close the @projectpsyche.bsky.social spring meeting at @liverpooluni.bsky.social. Final discussions and the summary session helped define our strategy for the coming months of data analysis 🧬🦋! #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
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Maxim Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Very excited to announce the FIRST symposium on epigenome editing! These tools are becoming widely used in mol bio, ag & therapy. It's time to bring leaders together to discuss this rapidly growing and exciting field. And why not in Paris! Please register & share! (1/2) ctrlepiedit.sciencesconf.org
Flyer for symposium: https://ctrlepiedit.sciencesconf.org/
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
(1/3) The 2nd Genome Curation Workshop continues! Today, participants explored Merian elements and chromosome evolution in #Lepidoptera in a fantastic talk by @charlottewright.bsky.social More info below 👇🦋
Participants of the workshop during Charlotte's presentation. Many screens show Hi-C maps being curated in real time.
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10kLepGenomes @10klepgenomes.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
📢 Today marks the start of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop, organised by #10kLepGenomes and @projectpsyche.bsky.social From Feb 16–27, seventeen participants will learn how to interpret and edit Hi-C maps alongside senior curators at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Stay tuned for updates! 🦋🧬
Participants attending a talk on day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Feb 16-17). The screen shows an image of Phalera bucephala alongside information about its genome.Mark Blaxter giving a talk during day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Feb 16-27, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge).
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Joanito Liberti @joanitoliberti.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
MSc student Paula Tajada Lostao gave a fantastic talk today about her gut-brain axis work in honeybees and fruit flies at #Biology26. We are proud of you!
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Inspiring talk by Mark Blaxter today at #Biology26 Neuchâtel!
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Mark Blaxter from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social describes the ambition of the @ebpgenome.bsky.social to #Biology26 in Switzerland
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SESBE @sesbe-org.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hoy se celebra el #DarwinDay para conmemorar el nacimiento del naturalista británico Charles Darwin.
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
ERGA-CH #Switzerland @ergabiodiv.bsky.social symposium with a great selection of presentations of diverse study systems using reference #genomes #biodiversity #genomics
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Alice Laigle @alicelaigle.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Hi everyone! The talk I had the chance to give with @fnucleosome.bsky.social last October is now out on Youtube! If you like evolution, 3D genomics, biodiversity and/or fungi, I think you might like it! 🧬🧪🍄 The submission of this paper has never been that close! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plez...
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Happy to be part of this amazing project!!
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬 Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found in Europe. Here, we describe t...
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Sharing some pictures of last week in Roscoff at the Jaques Monod conference of speciation. I enjoyed the amazing talks and posters and I had the opportunity to meet very inspiring people, also remarkable food!
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Science News @sciencenews.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
A severed ant head. A fly wing. A beetle abdomen. These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat.
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This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey
Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.
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Julio Rozas @jrozasub.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Genome Size Reduction Under Non-Adaptive Evolution: How Evolution Halved Genome Size During an Oceanic Island Radiation. Today talk by Sara Guirao-Rico in @eseb2025.bsky.social congress, and accepted ms. in MBE academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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Rosa Fernández @rosafernandez.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
FANTASIA's paper is finally out! Check it out if you're interested in alternative methods to homology for functional annotation in nonmodel organisms 🦐🐙🪱🧬🐝🪲 @gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social @csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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FANTASIA leverages language models to decode the functional dark proteome across the animal tree of life
Communications Biology - FANTASIA, a protein language model-based tool, enables large-scale functional annotation across ~1000 animal proteomes, revealing novel gene functions in both model and...
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Nadège Guiglielmoni @nguiglielmoni.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
On Thursday at #ESEB2025 I will be giving a talk on "Cryptobiosis is associated with rapid chromosome restructuring in Panagrolaimus nematodes", and here is a little teaser of what to expect. For the rest, come to symposium S28.03 room 113 at 16:15. The last slide might make you fall off your chair!
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Ana Santacruz @anasaruz.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
My brilliant friend, Dr. María Recuerda, presenting her work on bird pangenomes at #ESEB2025!
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Rob Waterhouse @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Epigenetics and #chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera #eseb2025
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Luís M. Silva @luismsilva.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
One of the best talks so far by the star @pescuer.bsky.social !!!
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Julio Rozas @jrozasub.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
How did evolution drive massive genome contraction during oceanic island colonization? A new paper from our lab. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
I had an amazing time helping with organization of the first conference on holocentric chromosomes @holocentricity2025.bsky.social, where I talked about methylation in Leps 🦋 and Carex 🌾Amazing experience!
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holocentricity2025.bsky.social @holocentricity2025.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Such an honour to host the first conference on Holocentric Chromosomes at the University of Neuchâtel! What an amazing group of people, big thank you to everyone who participated! Looking forward to seeing you all again next time! 🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
A brilliant time was had at @holocentricity2025.bsky.social in the beautiful Neuchâtel - hopefully the first of many such meetings! Thank you so much to the amazing team of organisers @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social 🌱🕷️🦋🪱
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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
One is mine 😌💜
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holocentricity2025.bsky.social @holocentricity2025.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Only one week left to register to the first conference on holocentric chromosomes, from cells to species! 🧬🪱🦋🌱 Join us in Switzerland on the 25-26 April 2025 Travel grants available! Register here: holocentricity.ch
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Alexis Stamatakis @stamatak.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
Do you want to rapidly predict bootstrap values via machine learning? You can now use our Educated Bootstrap Guesser: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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Predicting Phylogenetic Bootstrap Values via Machine Learning
Abstract. Estimating the statistical robustness of the inferred tree(s) constitutes an integral part of most phylogenetic analyses. Commonly, one computes
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Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i la Innovació @fcri.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🌍 #científiques2025: "Necessitem més científiques i científics per fer front als reptes ambientals!" 🔬 Ainhoa Salcedo i Laura Vallvé són ambientòlogues a Provital, on treballen per reduir l'impacte ambiental de la indústria. Ciència i sostenibilitat van de la mà! ♻️ 👉 tuit.cat/jizfM #11F
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CRAI Biblioteca de Biologia @craiubbiologia.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🧬Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975): exposició al @craiubbiologia.bsky.social 👉Notícia @craiub.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/5hbypatd ⭐Theodosius Dobzhansky, genetista i biòleg evolutiu, és considerat com un dels fundadors de la Síntesi Evolutiva Moderna 📍Del 7 de gener al 28 de març a l'entrada
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Nicolas Di-Poi @nicolasdipoi.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Do you use 3D imaging like CT or MRI for research, teaching, outreach, or art? Check out our new article featuring a detailed workflow for producing 3D cinematic renderings―from tissue-level to whole-organism details―with stunning realism! doi.org/10.1016/j.is... @helsinkiuni.bsky.social
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Ashwini V. Mohan ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ 🧬 🙋🏾‍♀️ @crazychipkali.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
On a Science-ey 📝, we at the Biodiversity Genomics lab (biodiversity-genomics.ch) are organising a 2 day conference on all things do with holocentric #chromosomes! If you study species with #holocentric chrs, register & join us! @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social #evolution #biology
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