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Timothy Fuqua @timothyfuqua.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Let's talk about enhancer evolution at my poster (no. 61), discuss the automated yeast evolution we're doing in @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social (video below), or chat about hosting opportunities for the ERC StG next cycle ;) #EMBOEvoEco

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@cbank.bsky.social and @timothyfuqua.bsky.social will be attending #EMBOEvoEco this week. Tim is giving a flash talk for his poster (no. 61) on Wed at 13:50 about using AI models to predict enhancer evolution, and Claudia is presenting on Wed about eco-evo fitness landscapes at 16:20. Come say hi!

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

(1/4) Join us in congratulating our group's PI Claudia (@cbank.bsky.social) on earning a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Higher Education Teaching from the University of Bern (@unibe.ch)!

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Timothy Fuqua @timothyfuqua.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

@vakirlis.bsky.social and I are proposing a new term in the de-novo genes / molecular evolution cinematic universe. The term is: "Emergence Bias" and our perspective piece describing it was published in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social today! So, what is an emergence bias? (1/7)

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Emergence Biases in Molecular Evolution

Abstract. Biases in molecular evolution can significantly influence evolutionary trajectories. They have been described in a variety of contexts, such as d

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Huge congrats to @ayalopjulio.bsky.social on his work 👏 We welcome any feedback and positive criticisms (not too much 😉) at this time.

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The @cbank.bsky.social lab is going 🚄 to #MMEE2026 in Cork next week! @ayalopjulio.bsky.social will present Thursday afternoon on hybrid incompatibilities, and @lorhab.bsky.social will present Wednesday afternoon on the repeatability of adaptation (1/3)

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Charles Mullon @charlesmullon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Last chance to apply !

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Bacteria that evolve antibiotic resistance epigenetically in cows 🐮?!!? If you're at #SMBE2026 , listen to group member Adamandia (Mado) Kapopoulou's ✨flash talk ✨ at 14:20 on Tue (30th) in Session 3 (Lumbye room).

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

PhD candidate @wachalak.bsky.social from our department will be presenting at #SMBE2026 in Session 15: "Detecting selection and local adaptation on (im)possible systems". Listen to her ✨flash talk✨ "Detecting local adaptation within chromosomal inversions" on Wed the 1st of July at 11:10.

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The University of Bern's features the "Treasure Chest project", which uses real-world scenarios to teach stats to bio students. Our collaborator Stephan Peischl @spei.bsky.social connects genetics to epidemiology, bringing statistics to life! Article (in DE) in the link below:

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Die Schatztruhe macht Statistik lebendig

Das Programm «IMPULS: LEHRE» fördert innovative Lehrprojekte an der Uni Bern. Eines davon ist die «Schatztruhe».

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Happy Pride month PhD candidate @lorhab.bsky.social will also be speaking at the next "Astronomy on Tap Bern" on Wed, the 10th of June at Stellwerk. Scan the QR-code in the image if you want to participate!

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congrats to current postdoc @timothyfuqua.bsky.social who recently published the work from his former-postdoc position working on promoter emergence in random vs genomic DNA.

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈 PhD candidate, @lorhab.bsky.social from the group was recently on the radio with Radio Bern (RABE) to talk about the network Queer UniBE, an LGBTQ+ organization for staff at the University of Bern (session starts ~19 minutes, German only): rabe.ch/beitrag/20-0... (post 1/2)

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«Wir Iraner*innen befinden uns hierzulande in der Schwebe»

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We are happy to present the latest preprint from our group led by Ph.D. candidate @lorhab.bsky.social! This piece explores the epistatic tradeoffs within eco-evo fitness landscapes (Give her a follow and wish her luck finishing her thesis!). Any feedback and constructive criticism is appreciated.

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Noa Ottilie Borst @ottilie.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Excited to share my first preprint from my PhD w/ @justinmcrocker.bsky.social. We show that cell type-specific regulatory dominance promotes robustness and evolutionary innovation through interallelic transcriptional hubs, potentially expanding the mutational paths available to diploids. (1/18)

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Hermina Ghenu (they/them) @a-hermina-ghenu.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern. Are you lecturing in the Spring? Contact me to receive the survey link!

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Theoretical Ecology and Evolution (THEE) Group @thee-bank-lab.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🧬 Our 2025 review is here! A (very belated) Happy New Year from the THEE group! From transcription factor evolution to microbiomes, epistasis, biodiversity, and antimicrobial resistance — here’s a thread highlighting our group’s contributions to research in 2025 👇

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