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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

⏳ Tick tock! SMBE IDEA funding proposals are due tomorrow, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱. 🧬 Don't let your idea wait! 💡📝 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📣 Only six more days until proposals for SMBE IDEA 2027 are closed! ⁉️ We are here to answer any last minute queries should you have them ➡️ www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new...

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Call for New Task Force Members

CALL FOR NEW TASK FORCE MEMBERS Dear SMBE members, Are you passionate about inclusion, diversity, equity and/or access in science and academia and would like to be a part of the task force to improve ...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘❓ To contribute to discussions surrounding equitable research environments, transparent communication, mentorship, and support systems that enable individuals to continue their careers without unnecessary exclusion or isolation.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 ✨ 👤 Name: Yumeko Tarusawa 📩 Contact: @yumekotarusawa.bsky.social 🌎 From: Nagano, Japan 🇯🇵 🏛️ Institution: Kyushu University, Japan 🇯🇵 🔬 Research: Eco-evolutionary genomics of mammals and birds @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣‼️ Less than two weeks until the SMBE IDEA grant proposal deadline for 2027 ‼️📣 Find details of the criteria on the application form ⬇️ 📃 Application form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 📅 Deadline: Oct 5, 2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA 2027 Call for Proposals

SMBE, through the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) task force, aims to address systemic racism, sexism, colonialism and other exclusion in our SMBE society. With this in mind, SMBE has m...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣‼️ Less than one month until the SMBE IDEA grant proposal deadline for 2027 ‼️📣 Check our websites for previously funded projects and funding details - feel free to contact us with any queries. 📅 Deadline: Oct 5, 2026 📃 Application form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘❓ I admire the foundations that the IDEA task force was built on and I want to help make science more accessible for everyone, especially from underrepresented regions and backgrounds, and to promote awareness throughout the scientific community.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 ✨ 👤 Name: Youssef Tawfik 📩 Contact: @yotawfik.bsky.social 🌎 From: Cairo, Egypt 🇪🇬 🏛️ Institution: University of Mainz, Germany 🇩🇪 🔬 Research: ancient DNA methylation @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is open! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘❓ I hope to expand my scientific perspective, support initiatives that increase opportunities for underrepresented researchers, and help bridge the gap between science and society by making research more engaging, impactful, and accessible to all.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 ✨ 👤 Name: Rishabh Jain 📩 Contact: @rishabhgogarjain.bsky.social 🌎 From: Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 🇮🇳 🏛️ Institution: Indian Institute of Technology 🇮🇳 🔬 Research: Population genomics landscape of the indigenous desert natives of India @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📍 Local Leadership in Science funding 2024-25 🥼 Bridging the gap: Strengthening the capacity of African researchers in Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics Capacity-building workshop to strengthen regional leadership in molecular & evolutionary biology, fostering sustainable scientific growth 💪

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🗣️ Outreach funding 2024-25 🇧🇷 Evolutionary Biology Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro - the first science Olympiad dedicated to Evolutionary Biology! Bridging the gap between basic education and research, inspiring public school students through scientific challenges and research exposure orbe.bio.br

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Home - ORBE 26

A Sociedade Brasileira de Biologia Evolutiva e a Society of Molecular Biology and Evolution apresentam: II Olimpíada Regional de Biologia Evolutiva 2026 Bem-vindos! Esta é uma olimpíada sobre a evoluç...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

💡 IDEA funding 2022-23, 2023-24 💻 Virtual Lab Meeting Training Program Promoting exchange of ideas between labs with different academic cultures, helping mentees develop an international supportive network, and providing a pathway for future success. evogenomes.sites.ucsc.edu/smbe-virtual...

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SMBE Virtual Lab Meeting Training Program – The Kelley Lab

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Interested in submitting a proposal for funding, but don't know where to start? 👉 check out our webpage for more details www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... 👇 and to follow, some amazing examples of our previous funding success stories! ⁉️ contact us if you have any questions @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Proposals can request up to... 💡 IDEA $25k 📍 Local Leadership in Science $10k 🗣️ Outreach $10k For more information on our initiatives and past projects, check out our website: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... www.smbe.org/idea-initiat...

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IDEA Initiatives

The Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE) is committed to dismantling systemic racism, sexism, colonialism, and all forms of exclusion within our field. Through our IDEA (Inclusion, Diver...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Lastly, Outreach 🗣️ 🎯 Aim: engage the wider community within and beyond SMBE. ✍️ Project focus: build connections, increase public understanding, and promote inclusive participation across career stages. 🏅Values: deliver accessible, sustainable impact beyond the project, reflecting IDEA values.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Next up, Local Leadership in Science 📍 🎯 Aim: support equitable, sustainable research partnerships. ✍️ Project focus: support local scientists, building lasting partnerships, and challenging parachute research. 🏅 Values: long-term collaboration, local capacity, ethical research frameworks

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Firstly... IDEA 💡 🎯 Aim: increase participation from diverse backgrounds. ✍️ Project focus: broaden recruitment/retention, remove barriers to participation, foster an inclusive, respectful, and welcoming community. 🏅 Values: advance IDEA so all scientists can participate, contribute, and thrive.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📣 SMBE IDEA proposals are OPEN for 2027 📣 Here are some more details on our initiatives around inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA), centred in molecular biology and evolution, and what we value in proposals... (More details on project proposals here: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat...)

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IDEA Initiative Call for Proposals

2027 CALL FOR PROPOSALS SMBE, through the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) task force, aims to address systemic racism, sexism, colonialism, and other forms of exclusion in our SMBE soci...

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

💡If you want to read more about our intitiatives, you can find more details here: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... 📑 If you want to read about some of the incredible projects we have helped support, you can find them here: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... ❓Feel free to contact us if you have any queries!

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🌍✨ SMBE IDEA 2027 – call for proposals! We have funding to support initiatives tackling inequalities in molecular biology and evolution. Check our websites for previously funded projects, funding details, and the application form: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... 📅 Deadline: Oct 5, 2026

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Hayley Beth Free @hayleybethfree.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Another incredible conference - #SMBE2026 in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Amazing talks, discussion, new friends, and old, as well as the privilege of being a co-organiser for @smbe-idea.bsky.social Congratulations and thanks to all the organisers for a great conference ✨️🧬

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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

The @smbe-idea.bsky.social symposium at #SMBE2026 was packed with inspiring talks and thought-provoking discussion. Thank you for the opportunity to share how @projectpsyche.bsky.social & @10klepgenomes.bsky.social is making biodiversity genomics more inclusive!

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🎉 What a symposium we had yesterday! Thank you to the incredible speakers and the organizers of #IDEA2026, and to everyone who showed up in such numbers to listen, ask questions, and engage with us at #SMBE2026 🙏 We loved connecting with this incredible community! ✨ @official-smbe.bsky.social

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Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The IDEA Task Force symposium at #SMBE2026 had once again a room full of interested colleagues. Thank you to all the speakers for your work to change science for the better, and to all participants for pushing us to make our society a more inclusive place. @smbe-idea.bsky.social #society

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our amazing co-chair Tugce presenting our achievements and goals at the #IDEA2026 #SMBE2026 ✨ @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It's time #SMBE2026! We are thrilled to host the IDEA symposium, with your hosts @sabiagini.bsky.social, Serena Dai, and @hayleybethfree.bsky.social! Come along at 15.50 ✨️

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🧬 Up next at #IDEA2026: 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗦𝘂𝗿, a regional initiative tackling brain drain & linguistic barriers in South American evolutionary biology! A model for equitable training & mentorship ✨ Don't miss it! ⏰ 15:50 - 17:50 #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Today's the day #SMBE2026 for the IDEA symposium! Get ready to join us in room Akvariet (ground floor) at 15.50-17.50 for thought-provoking talks and engaging discussion 💭🗣 We look forward to seeing you there ✨️

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Ready to make a difference? 🙌 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 and apply to join the IDEA task force! Our co-chair Tugce tells you how! 🚀 #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

💰 Looking for funding opportunities? @sabiagini.bsky.social, our incoming co-chair, has got you covered #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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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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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Don't forget to check out the programme for the IDEA symposium to see our speaker line up! 🗣 #SMBE2026

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The IDEA symposium is tomorrow at 15.50-17.50 in room Akvariet #SMBE2026 ✨️ We hope to see many of you there to hear our amazing speakers and engage in discussion 🗣 In preparation, here's a QR code to submit your questions to our panel of speakers anonymously, available now until the symposium 📢

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Good morning #SMBE2026 ✨ 🚀 Tomorrow is the day! Our symposium is almost here and we can't wait to see you there 🎉 It's going to be an incredible day with amazing speakers, ideas and connections 🤝 See you tomorrow! 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

The wait is over. #SMBE2026 is officially ON! 🧬🎉 If you're around on Tuesday 30th, clear your 15:50–17:50 slot and come find us at our symposium. Good talks, good people, good vibes. We'll be waiting 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Today is #Juneteenth, celebrating Black freedom and justice. We can also take this time to reflect on historical and ongoing inequities in education. With @official-smbe.bsky.social, we strive to take steps in building a more inclusive community in molecular biology and evolution.

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social l #AcademicSky

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I believe it is essential to speak up for everyone who has faced discrimination, as 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. New generations of scientists should see that we exist and that we can be the voice they have not yet found. 2/2

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘❓ I joined the SMBE IDEA Task Force because I carry with me the experience of being a gay man, an immigrant, and someone from southern Italy, where discrimination against people from the South is still a painful reality. 1/2

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Simone Andrea Biagini (he/him) 📩 Contact: @sabiagini.bsky.social 👔 Role: Proposals evaluator & Bluesky Manager 🌎 From: 🇮🇹 Italy - Spain 🇪🇸 🏛️ Institution: Masaryk University 🇨🇿 🔬 Research: Population Genetics 🧬 / ancient DNA ☠️ @official-smbe.bsky.social

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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SMBE IDEA taskforce @smbe-idea.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘❓ Ensuring that scientific research is accessible and inclusive is integral for bridging the gap between scientific and non-scientific communities, and I am committed to contributing to initiatives that promote these values.

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