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Rosie Parkin

@rosieparkin.bsky.social

PhD candidate at @sheffielduni.bsky.social investigating the genetic basis of altitude adaptation in Heliconius butterflies

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Nicola Nadeau @nicolanadeau.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Out today in Advanced Functional Materials: Our interdisciplinary team funded by @hfspo.bsky.social presents our persective on the processes that control butterfly scale structure formation. doi.org/10.1002/adfm...

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Structure Formation in Butterfly Scales: Interplay of Genetic Control, Mechanical Instabilities, and Dynamic Material Properties

Butterfly wing scales are intricate cuticular functional nanosctructures. This perspective suggests that spatially varying material properties, cytoskeletal constraints, and growth-driven mechanical ...

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Genetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Applications for the Genetics Society Summer Studentship Grants are open! If you’re an undergrad itching to dive into real research, this is your doorway into the lab. More information here: genetics.org.uk/grants/summe...

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Nicola Nadeau @nicolanadeau.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We are looking for a part-time research assistant with an enthusiasm for working with insects and plants to join our Leverhulme-funded project on butterfly scale development jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

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Research Assistant (Entomology)

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Nicola Nadeau @nicolanadeau.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A fluorescent confocal microscopy image of a butterfly wing scale showing the surface and internal structures

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Rosie Parkin @rosieparkin.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

A huge honor to be able to share my research at the Genetics Society Anniversary Day. Such an incredible experience.

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Genetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Next up is Rosie Parkin! Rosie won one of our summer studentships in 2022 and is now doing her masters. Today she’s talking about Genomic Prediction in Hybrid Zones.

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