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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎓 Welcome to the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, and welcome to London! Wishing all our new students an exciting and successful year ahead. ✨ #WelcomeWeek #UCLLifeSciences #London

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This weeks UGI seminar was from LIDo PhD student @crferguson.bsky.social presenting his work on the phylogeographic and evolutionary trajectories of Yersinia pestis, the agent of plague, over the Second Plague Pandemic. Preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🎓 Welcome to a new term at the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences! Our Dean, Professor Gail Taylor, shares a message for students, staff and researchers as we begin an exciting year ahead. 👋💙 youtu.be/Ymp_ii74Qv8?...

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Dean's Welcome - September 2026

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Great UGI seminar from @andyjmwalton.bsky.social "Coral skeletons as windows into past genetic diversity and as tools for modern conservation". Andy presented his pilot work & vision for working with degraded DNA from corals to study the host mitogenome, microbiome and their symbionts. 🪸🧬🦠

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Gemma Murray @gemmamurray.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m hiring two postdocs to join my group at UCL, both funded for 3 years, to investigate how commensal bacteria contribute to the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance in pathogens. Please share! Links below 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU266/r... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSU268/r...

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🎙️ We're launching our new podcast - Life Sciences at UCL: The Big Questions. How can we feed a growing population sustainably? Professor Simon Gaisford talks to our Dean, Professor Gail Taylor about food security, climate change, and the future of farming. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/4xfLOWb

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today's UGI seminar was from Prof Nikolas Maniatis on dissecting complex inheritance at fine-scale resolution focusing on the GBA1 locus, a risk factor for Parkinson's Disease. More in the preprint here 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6....

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our seminars have relaunched, starting with a great talk from @mattiassherman.bsky.social: Joint dog and wolf genealogies reveal the evolution of the canine genome. He described how mutation-rate variation, gene conversion, selection, & inter-species gene flow have jointly shaped the dog genome 🐕🧬

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Tomorrow is the day! We'll celebrate the achievements of our Faculty of Life Sciences graduands. Safe travels to everyone joining us and we look forward to sharing the day with you. #UCLGrad #UCL200

A group of graduates in caps and gowns celebrate by tossing their mortarboards in the air. They stand in front of large "UCL" letters. The setting appears to be an indoor area with others in the background. The image includes "UCL 200" branding on the left side.

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We're really looking forward to welcoming you to our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 5 September. You'll be able to attend life sciences course information sessions, tours, live demonstrations and more. 🔗View the full programme of life sciences activities: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Another poster from our institute, this time engaging with the important legacy of eugenics. Molly Gilbert and Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social explore how eugenic ideas became institutionalised and how echoes persist in debates around reproduction, genetics and demographic anxieties.

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Big questions. Brilliant minds. Groundbreaking science! A brand new podcast from UCL Life Sciences launches on 14 September. Join us as we explore the discoveries, debates and breakthroughs shaping our understanding of life and the world around us. Stay tuned! #UCLBigQuestions

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What does a typical workflow look like for @ugiatucl.bsky.social researchers studying pathogen diversity? See our microbial genomics theme poster featuring the groups of @lucyvandorp.bsky.social @proffballoux.bsky.social @gemmamurray.bsky.social & Marina Escalera-Zamudio. Poster: Phoebe Cunningham

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Want to know the kind of work we do in @ugiatucl.bsky.social ? Here’s a poster from our recent away day, showcasing research from @aidaandres.bsky.social and Garrett Hellenthal’s groups using population genetics to study human evolution. Poster led by @alicebalard.bsky.social. #popgen #humanevo

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UCL @ucl.ac.uk · 13/08/2026

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Level results today! 🎉 If you're joining us this September, welcome to UCL 💜 🔗 Got questions about Results Day? Head to our website: www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-stu…

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

In case you missed it, you can now stream the superb lecture by @lucyvandorp.bsky.social on Bentham and Beyond: Genomes, Collections and Collaboration where she explores the extraction of DNA from historical objects and people. Watch it now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwYt...

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Bentham and Beyond: Genomes, Collections and Collaboration

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Alexis Barr @alexisbarr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Through a fantastic collaboration with @mariasecrier.bsky.social we show how dormant breast cancer cells occupy protected niches, presenting a therapeutic challenge. Congratulations to @cenkcelik.bsky.social for a super study

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Maria Secrier @mariasecrier.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Interested in using AI, computational genomics and single-cell/spatial omics to tackle breast cancer dormancy and late recurrence? Join our team and work in collaboration with @magnanilab.bsky.social at ICR on an exciting interdisciplinary postdoc project: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Congratulations to our new professors, including UCL Genetics Institute's Prof Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social and Prof Maria Secrier @mariasecrier.bsky.social, on their appointments in recognition of contributions to research, education, innovation, leadership & public engagement 🎓

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A great time had by all exploring the history of science, in UCL's 200th year, at the Genetics Evolution & Environment summer retreat.

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Brilliant poster session at this year's departmental Genetics Evolution & Environment away day. Stay tuned to see our poster contributions from UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social.

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congratulations to UCL’s Dr Gemma Murray on receiving a prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award, recognising her pioneering research into bacterial evolution and antimicrobial resistance. @ugiatucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

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Gemma Murray awarded prestigious Wellcome Career Development Award

Dr Gemma Murray has been awarded a Wellcome Career Development Award to lead pioneering research into the hidden role of commensal bacteria in antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Last UGI seminar of the academic year from Mengzi Chen presenting her #PhD work on inferring shared sources of admixture across populations, implemented in the tool SOURCEFINDMulti.

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Jim Labisko💚🐸🦎🐍🐢🦇🐆🧪💙😷4/4 @jimlabisko.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New academic posts in @uclcber.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk APPLY NOW! Deadline 10th July Work with us: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... Current academic opportunities: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... UCL Biosciences homepage: www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Congratulations to PhD Student Cameron Ferguson for winning the best presentation at the annual postgraduate research symposium for his talk on "The Genomic Landscape of Post-Black Death Epidemics in Northern Europe and the Caucasus".

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Great UGI seminar from PhD student Bethany Quinton on "Dairy consumption, Parkinson's Disease and the LCT locus: hidden pitfalls in Multiomics and Mendelian Randomisation".

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Cedric Tan summarising the body of work shaping his PhD on the Eco-evolutionary drivers of viral host-jumps. Wishing him luck in his viva in a few weeks! You can see some of Cedric's PhD work published here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Hernán A. Burbano @hernanaburbano.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Published version @pnas.org of our collaborative work with Talia Karasov Lab (tkarasovlab.org) et al., 🧵👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @cloeucl.bsky.social @ugiatucl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uofubiology.bsky.social #microsky #phagesky

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Fantastic seminar from UCL Genetics Institute PhD student Finley Grover-Thomas describing his ongoing work on mitonuclear evolution in human populations of Latin America.

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

UCL Open Days are on 26–27 June 2026. Explore campus, meet students, and discover life sciences degrees that shape the future. Register here: ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/open-days/undergraduate-open-days

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Nancy Bird @nancybird1.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just published our new paper: “The reliability of inferred archaic segments” 🎉🧬💀 www.pivotscipub.com/hpgg/6/2/000... We systematically compare several published methods and our new method "cp-archaic" using simulations and 1000 Genomes data

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The reliability of inferred archaic segments

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We welcomed Professor Anne Stone @acstone.bsky.social for our latest UGI seminar discussing genetic perspectives on population history and health of pre-Columbian populations in the South-Central Andes.

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Wonderful UCL Genetics Institute away day at the @nhm.org. A chance to hear exciting research updates, discuss and debate. Thank you to all speakers and organisers.

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Dr Alice Balard @alicebalard.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Today at ECR CompBio SkillS, Dr Angharad Green told us about her microbiology career and her role of data steward at ARC. Thanks UCL Grassroots Research Culture Seed Fund tinyurl.com/2sy7umj5 for sponsorship of our events bringing the computational community together! @ugiatucl.bsky.social

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

We're home to one of the most intellectually diverse and research‑intensive communities in the sector. Our work spans every level of biological inquiry - from molecular mechanisms and cellular processes to ecosystems, global health, and the future of our planet. www.youtube.com/@ucllifescie...

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We are a community of UCL academics, researchers, students and staff who seek to focus passion and purpose on the search for answers to some of the most enduring questions about life on earth, and the...

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Adam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Coming out in a couple of weeks. 30k new words!

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Departmental seminar from UGI alumni Dr Liam Shaw who introduced his book 'Dangerous Miracle' 👉 tinyurl.com/2s6ft36d He discussed the history and science of antibiotics - from their production by microbes to their deployment by humans - and their effects on bacterial evolution.

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Flo Camus @fcamus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

A nice way to kick-off the weekend! Just saw that our @molbioevol.bsky.social paper was published! 🎉 Congrats to Finley Grover-Thomas for doing an amazing job, and massive thanks to co-supervisor @aidaandres.bsky.social, and collabs @lucyvandorp.bsky.social @proffballoux.bsky.social!! 🥳

Climate-associated natural selection in the human mitochondrial genome

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This weeks seminar was from UGI's Garrett Hellenthal discussing his ongoing work on the genetic history of the Lemba.

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Fantastic seminar from @deboraycb.bsky.social discussing some of the challenges and limitations of detecting balancing selection from genomic data and her ongoing work on developing a new ARG-based approach. See preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6....

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Interested in Research Career Development Fellowships with UCL Genetics Institute? Applications are now open for early career researchers who wish to apply for external #fellowships to establish an indepdent research group @ucllifesciences.bsky.social. Details here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

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Independent Fellowships

The UCL Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment (GEE) is a dynamic, research-active department, and we encourage early career scientists to join us on externally funded fellowships.

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Hernán A. Burbano @hernanaburbano.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Join our department (GEE) as a fellow - Research Career Development Fellowships Program Call: tinyurl.com/2sfpyhsz GEE invites #ECRs who wish to be sponsored to apply for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. @ucllifesciences.bsky.social More info: tinyurl.com/mtwhwzjj

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UCL Faculty of Life Sciences @ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Calling all UCL students - our Summer Research Studentships are open! If you're studying Life, Physical or Mathematical Sciences, this is your chance to dive into real research with top academics. Deadline: 5pm, 26 May 2026. bit.ly/4tC7JFV

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Great UCL Genetics Institute seminar from @hernanaburbano.bsky.social presenting his work on phage-derived weapons shaping trade-offs in plant-associated Pseudomonas populations. You can read more in this preprint from the Burbano lab 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A reminder that there is one week left to apply for our post (Professor / Assistant Professor) in Computational Genomics in Health and Disease here at UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) funded by the UCL @ucl.ac.uk Health Strategy. Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/....

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Simon Carrignon @carigol.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

You are interested in Archaeology but feel more at ease behind the CLI? You love linux, dockers & databases? join us at @ugiatucl.bsky.social with @mt-genes.bsky.social, we are looking for a part time database manager (3 days a week), remote work welcome : www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A full house for @nancybird1.bsky.social UGI seminar marking the culmination of her many years of work at #UGI on human population genetics and the development of haplotype-based methods. Wishing Nancy all the best as she goes on to an exciting new senior post-doc position.

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great to welcome Niranjan Nagarajan @niranjantw.bsky.social from the National University of Singapore to UCL @ucl.ac.uk. His talk described work using genome-resolved metagenomics and #AI to tackle the global spread of #AMR.

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UCL Genetics Institute @ugiatucl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Come join us! We are looking for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London. Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Post funded by UCL Health Strategy.

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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Aida Andres @aidaandres.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Job alert: open position for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London. Based in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment of UCL, and UGI, and funded by the UCL Health Strategy. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 🧪

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UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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