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Siri Birkeland

@siribirkeland.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Plant Evolutionary Genomics 🌱🌸🌳🌼🌵 adaptation | repeated evolution | speciation | Arctic-alpine plants Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴🦕 🌐 siribirkeland.github.io

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Christian Rellstab @christian-rellstab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The 8th edition of the ETH/Evoltree block course "Genomics of environmental adaptation" will take place end of January 2027. Happy to receive your application!
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
📣 We are looking for a PhD student in 2027! Interested in studying rapid evolutionary dynamics of species in changing climates? Apply to the MOI LAB by Nov 19! Flyer below & tinyurl.com/flyerphdmoilab @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @innovativegenomics.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social
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PhD positions: Rapid evolutionary genomics in plants Moi Exposito-Alonso Lab — www.moilab.science Assistant Professor, Freeman Hrabowski Scholar HHMI · Department of Integrative Biology · Innovative G...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our new preprint, led by Joanna Feehan, reveals that extreme physiological leaf cooling is key to survival at the upper thermal limit of eukaryotic life in the Death Valley desert plant Tidestromia oblongifolia. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Extreme cooling enables survival in extreme heat
Complex, multicellular extremophiles face intense challenges in coordinating their cells, tissues, and organs to function in harsh environments. Tidestromia oblongifolia is a desert plant that thrives...
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Our new experimental evolution study across 30+ locations using the plant Arabidopsis thaliana —— we direct "see" adaptation and extinction to different climates at the genetic as it happens! Read it in Science dx.doi.org/10.1126/scie... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @hhmi-science.bsky.social
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Lene Liebe Delsett @leneliebedelsett.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Arctic plants, ichthyosaurs and more! We received funding from Nordforsk for a Nordic network for convergent evolution #NCEN! It is led by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and me, hosted at the Natural History Museum @uio.no and include researchers with amazing work🥳 www.nordforsk.org/projects/nor...
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José Dinneny @josedinneny.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Excited to share our latest review on hydrosignaling: moisture-dependent molecular pathways that help plants grow towards water. Insightful review of the literature and discussion of moisture sensing mechanisms by Will Dwyer and @hhtormar.bsky.social. Enjoy! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Uppsala in late autumn
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Just noticed that our paper is on the cover of Trends in Plant Science - that was unexpected 😅 The illustration is really cool 💙
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Want to study the genomics of repeated adaptation with data from hundreds of species? New funding for non-Canadians @ grad or postdoc level. Internal competition at UCalgary with very short deadline so please get in touch ASAP!! sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/funding/o...
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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🚨PhD position available!🚨🧪 I am seeking a talented PhD student to join my ERC StG project GEMINI, to explore the exciting world of vertebrate genomics and comparative genomics, seeking to understand the genomics of miniaturisation! 🦇🦎🦜🐸🐟🦈 🤏🧬 Deadline: 4 Jan 2026! employment.ku.dk/phd?show=153...
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Lovely science communication on plant roots from the Dinneny lab 🌱
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Really appreciate this clear summary of our work - thank you @plantteaching.bsky.social !🌳
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Lene Liebe Delsett @leneliebedelsett.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Look what my amazing colleagues did! Early Triassic bonebed at Svalbard shows recovery after mass extinction🥳 @aubronectes.bsky.social
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Kjetil Lysne Voje @klvoje.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Is it possible to estimate rates of phenotypic evolution that are independent of the time interval covered by the data? In theory, yes — even when the data are incomplete and biased. But in practice? Not so much. Amazing work by @vildebruhn.bsky.social
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Christian Rellstab @christian-rellstab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
i am offering a post-doc position in my brand-new project TreeGD that will investigate genomic diversity of trees species in switzerland, with a special focus on gene conservation units, rare species (but not only), and seeds stands. apply.refline.ch/273855/1782/...
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Postdoktorand/-in in ökologischer Genomik 80% (w/m/d)
Die Forschungseinheit Biodiversität und Naturschutzbiologie untersucht die Vielfalt des Lebens, von der genetischen Diversität bis zur Arten- und Lebensraumvielfalt sowie ihre Interaktionen. Das für m...
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Too warm to buzz? Check out our newest paper on how warming temperatures affect bee buzzes in the Arctic. Well done to Charlie and Guadalupe and other coauthors for this nice study in the Swedish Arctic! @hfspo.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Increasing temperatures affect thoracic muscle performance in Arctic bumblebees - Nature Communications
Increasing temperatures threaten cold-adapted pollinators such as Arctic bumblebees by disrupting their physiology. This study found that thorax acceleration during non-flight vibrations peaks at 25 °...
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Plant Science Research Weekly Oct 31, 2025. plantae.org/plant-scienc... What makes a tree a tree? Secret strategy of far-red photosynthesis; Unwinding the Spirogyra genome; H2O2 role in P starvation response; Viral evasion of cap-independent translation defense (1/2)
Structure of the far-red photosystem I from cyanobacteria that indicates the position of the chlorophyll f molecules that enable the cells to use far-red light for photosynthesis.
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
In memory of Richard Abbott 🌱❄ 35 years of Arctic plant phylogeography - glacial refugia, trans-oceanic dispersals, and the genomic evidence revealing their hidden histories. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Phylogeography of Arctic plants: where are we after 35 years, and where to go?
The Arctic provides an excellent system to study climate change effects on geographic ranges and genetic diversity. We re-examine the large number of phylogeographic studies of Arctic plants to ass...
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 24/10/2025
🧪🌾PAPER - What makes a tree a tree?🧬 Read the paper by @siribirkeland.bsky.social and @trhvidsten.bsky.social with contributions from several UPSC researchers. By comparing dozens of genomes, they offer fresh insights into the genetic foundations of woodiness and perenniality in angiosperms.
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Tree evolution is surprisingly quirky! 🌳 Trees are likely ancestral in many plant groups, often re-evolve on islands, and Arabidopsis can be made tree-like by tweaking a few genes. We revisited what genes really make a tree a tree using comparative genomics. @trhvidsten.bsky.social #trees #evolution
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Magdalena Bohutínská @majdabohu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I’m very surprised that the frequently discussed topic of repeated adaptation through the same molecular pathways hadn’t been summarised in a review before. But that has now changed, and that’s a good thing. Thank you @siribirkeland.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/genet...
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Pathway-level convergence: an underexplored aspect of convergent evolution
The extent to which evolution is repeatable at the genetic level remains a central question in biology. Convergent adaptations can arise through mutations in homologous genes, changes in different gen...
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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Come to beautiful Copenhagen for the SMBE conference next summer! Call for symposia is now OPEN! smbe2026.org 🧪
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Home - SMBE 2026 - Copenhagen Denmark
Save the date! SMBE 2026 The Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology & Evolution 28 June – 2 July 2026, Copenhagen CALL FOR Symposia – the proposal submission IS OPEN We are now accepting ...
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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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Lisandro Milocco @milocco.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
🚨 We're hiring! PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab 🎓 Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction 📍 Stockholm, Sweden 🕒 4 years, fully-funded 🔍 Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... Please share!
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Peter Hoitinga @peter-hoitinga.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Happy to share this paper that Siri Birkeland (@siribirkeland.bsky.social) and I wrote together. It's been really nice to put our heads together over such a complex topic!
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Siri Birkeland @siribirkeland.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
New paper with @peter-hoitinga.bsky.social ! Fun little project we started a while back :)
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