@mariamadrid16
Colombian π¨π΄ PhD student @ KU Leuven || Bioinformatician || Eco-evolutionary genomics πͺ²π¦π·οΈ Studying the evolutionary role of chromosomal inversions in beetles π³οΈββ§οΈ π³οΈβπ π΅πΈ
14th century painting of St. Margaret of Antioch attacking a devil woman in a virid dress hitting a demon with a hammer
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
My new paper is finally out in mSystems from @asm.org! Submitted in Sept 2025 and published Dec 12th 2025. "Metagenomic, metabolomic, and sensorial characteristics of fermented coffee" βοΈπ§¬π¦ π¨π΄
doi.org/10.1128/msys...
#coffee #fermentation #microbiology #metabolomics #metagenomics
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
βIt actually doesnβt take much to be considered a difficult woman. Thatβs why there are so many of us.β
β Jane Goodall
π RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.
Funded PhD position available π Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experimentsβ¦ Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Fantastic "first" #EvolutionaryGenomics day @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social with talks from Kerstin Johannesson, Felicity Jones, Alexander Suh, @wenjuanma84.bsky.social, @mariamadrid16.bsky.social, and many others ππ¦ππππ±π§¬
It should be needless to say, but it is perhaps at this moment worth saying, that transgender individuals have the same right as anyone else to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Green butterfly sat on a flower.
I'm looking for PhD students to join the lab starting August 2026. We study the evolution of insect chemical signals so if you're interested in evolutionary biology, chemical ecology, molecular biology, behavior, or genetics, this could be a good fit for you! More info here: tinyurl.com/mrxchwfm
π¨ We're hiring!
PhD position in Evolutionary Systems Biology at Stockholm University & SciLifeLab
π Focus: evolution, development, computational & mathematical modeling, prediction
π Stockholm, Sweden
π 4 years, fully-funded
π Details: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Great times at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Recovering now with @aaronkiggen.bsky.social @mariamadrid16.bsky.social @biologaboricua.bsky.social @alexkourt.bsky.social @kristinayefimak.bsky.social
#eseb2025
Looking forward to seeing your poster Ling! π«Ά
This is so cool! Thanks a lot for listening to my talk π₯Ήπ«Ά
I absolutely LOVE these drawings
Got the chance to present my research on chromosomal inversions and beetles at ESEB 2025 in Barcelona πͺ²π§¬ Thanks for everyone who came and asked questions!
Big thanks also to @eseb2025.bsky.social for organizing and for having me. Weβre having a wonderful time!
@svbelleghem.bsky.social
Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
π PhD Opportunity π: Why do some species survive #climatechange while others vanish?
Join us in π§ββοΈ to πππ :
πUnravel rapid #evolution & #adaptation, biological invasions & extinction
πIntegrate #genomics, #conservation, ecology & more
πTurn science into conservation action
βΉοΈ tinyurl.com/fhzxr7ed
Open PhD position in Population Genomics at University of Zurich. Fully funded, focus on human demographics, genetics, and cultural evolution. Apply by June 30, 2025. More info: https://www.evobio.uzh.ch/en.html #phd
VIB.AI's International PhD call is now open!
https://tinyurl.com/53nc9vnd
If you're interested in applying AI to biology, take a look at the PhD projects across our labs.
ποΈ Deadline: June 22nd
Interested in a PhD connecting sensory ecology and evolutionary genetics? Applications are now open for a project on the Speciation Genomics of Eye Size Variation in Heliconius Butterflies in our lab at LMU Munich: www.evol.bio.lmu.de/research/mer... Please repost!
π¨PhD position in AI in Microbiology!
Weβre looking for a PhD researcher passionate about developing automated systems for microbiological research.
π More info & apply:
jobs.vib.be/j/109363/phd...
@vibmicrobes.bsky.social @vibai.bsky.social
Metagenomic, metabolomic and sensorial characteristics of fermented Coffea arabica L. var. Castillo beans inoculated with microbial starter cultures https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.22.634363v1
The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.
Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.
If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.
PhD position in Evolutionary Genomics of Seasonal Camouflage at Stockholm University extended to May 4, 2025. Suitable candidates should apply via: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:805048/where:4/ #phd
A PhD position in plant evolutionary genomics is available at Univ.Vienna π¦πΉ. Focus: genomic drivers underlying the diversification of Tillandsia π. Funded by a project between France & Austria (ANR-FWF project RadiaSpe).
Come join the team!
More information: thibaultleroyfr.github.io/pdf/Univie_R...
βDe-extinctionβ is to biodiversity loss what βMars colonizationβ is to climate changeβwishful thinking that is at its core impossible but nevertheless sucks up attention and resources from actual solutions to these crises (which, ultimately, might be the whole point)
Apply now! Wieslaw is the best supervisor and the project is great! If you want to be supervised by a person from whom you can learn a lot, who cares about your scientific development and you want to work in our fantastic team - do not hesitate any longer! Please share!
This excellent Nature paper from 2015 discussed multiple ways that sex is not binary, and why the idea of two sexes is simplistic. Required reading right now - please share! www.nature.com/articles/518... π§ͺπ¨βπ¬π§¬π₯οΈ
Reskeet if you fucking love trans people
Participants, team, and faculty of the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics 2025
The WPSG2025 group photo! @evomics.bsky.social
Having a great time at the Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics in ΔeskΓ½ Krumlov! Thanks @evomics.bsky.social for organizing! @wpsg.bsky.social
