Camille Cornet
@camillecornet.bsky.social
PhD student passionate about evolutionary biology 🧬🦋🌿🐝 and adventures in the mountains 🏔️⛺🧗♂️🪂
Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/
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Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …
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New opinion piece out! Happy to see it out in @royalsociety.org Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in ecology and evolution🧬 Great collaboration with colleagues from the epigenomics symposia in the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in the fields of ecology and evolution
Abstract. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, play crucial roles in regulating gene expression, influencing phenotypic variation and facilita
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Huge congrats to @alicelaigle.bsky.social for driving this work - excited to share this preprint! Comparative analyses reveal rapid turnover and emergence of transitory 3D genome architectures in the fungal kingdom www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #fungi #bioinformatics #evolution #preprint
Comparative analyses reveal rapid turnover and emergence of transitory 3D genome architectures in the fungal kingdom
The three-dimensional architecture of genomes plays major roles in biological processes such as gene expression and DNA replication. The architecture of genomes has evolved substantially with distinct...
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New preprint: 338 coleopteran genomes reveal exceptional rearrangement variation compared to other insect orders. Big congrats to @arf-mln.bsky.social, for getting this giant piece together. Big collaboration of @joanameier.bsky.social's and my groups. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.64898/202...
3D genome diversity across the Tree of Life is huge, and we are barely starting to uncover it, here in fungi 🧬🍄🍄🟫🧬 What a joy it has been to be involved in this work! Congrats @alicelaigle.bsky.social!! 👏
Alice Laigle@alicelaigle.bsky.social · 2w ago📝 NEW PREPRINT It’s with an immense joy that our preprint is finally out and it’s my first first co-author paper!!! 🧬🍄 What is the diversity of 3D genome architectures in fungi? We reconstructed the 3D genome architecture of public Hi-C data from 55 fungal. Preprint: lnkd.in/enxTh2Cm
📄 New opinion piece! Agency fuels motivation and well-being, yet early-career researchers rarely get to exercise it. So what can we do to empower ECRs and make academia fairer? We open the dialogue and offer some starting points: www.cell.com/trends-open/...
ERGA @ergabiodiv.bsky.social COST Action: CONSENSA Consensus Standards for Applied #Biodiversity #Genomics www.cost.eu/actions/CA25... Establishing standards for generating, analysing, interpreting, & applying genome-wide data, making evidence accurate, comparable, interoperable, & reusable
Up next at TIBA STRIVE! 🌿🧬 Tuning in to the Mini Plenary: 🗣️ Ashwini V Mohan 🔬 "Genomic rearrangements underlie barriers to recombination in holocentric sedges" A deep dive into plant genomics and the fascinating chromosome dynamics of these unique species! #TIBASTRIVE #Genomics #PlantScience
Comparing reproductive isolation across species has been harder than it should be. The new Reproductive Isolation Ontology (RIO) provides a common framework to standardize RI estimates across the tree of life. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
A standardised framework for classifying estimates of reproductive isolation
Abstract. Understanding reproductive isolation (RI) between lineages is a central goal of speciation research. While the strength of RI has been estimated
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🚨 MANUSCRIPT ALERT 🚨 The VGP Phase I manuscript pre-print is now live on bioRxiv! 🧬 doi.org/10.64898/202... Over 8 years, the VGP generated reference genomes for more than 800 vertebrate species, spanning ~95% of vertebrate orders and delivering some of the highest-quality genomes ever produced.
PhD Position at Uppsala University. Sophie Karrenberg’s Lab. the project is about sex chromosome evolution in plants. Come join us! Deadline 22 July. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
PhD position in evolutionary genomics - Uppsala University
PhD position in evolutionary genomics, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
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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!
Project Psyche@projectpsyche.bsky.social · last mo.(2/3) Great talk by @charlottewright.bsky.social from @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, one of our coordinators, on widening participation in genome generation! @10klepgenomes.bsky.social is scaling Lepidoptera genome curation across Europe: 30 trained curators, 14 countries, 120+ genomes curated 🦋👀
My take-away from #SMBE2026 after 3 days: biodiversity genome projects such as Darwin Tree of Life @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social et al are no longer promises, but are changing how we do molecular evolution. I hope biodiversity gene expression will be next 😎 .
Congratulations Camille!!! Such an achievement and such a crazy cool synteny plot!! 👏😉 If you like chromosome evolution and/or butterflies, this paper is for you! 🧬🦋🧪
Camille Cornet@camillecornet.bsky.social · 2mo ago🧬🦋 New preprint out! 🦋🧬 What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa? We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
D’où vient la vie? L’Unil et l’ETHZ lancent “Genesis” pour percer le plus grand mystère de l'Univers
D’où vient la vie? L’Unil et l’ETHZ lancent “Genesis” pour percer le plus grand mystère de l'Univers
Porté par l'Université de Lausanne et l’ETH Zurich, le nouveau pôle de recherche national “Genesis” associe chimistes, géologues et astronomes, biologistes. L’objectif est ambitieux: comprendre comment la matière inanimée devient vivante, sur Terre comme ailleurs.
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Still some time to apply to our postdoc position - deadline 3rd July. I'll be at #SMBE2026 if anyone would like to chat about it 😊
Susan Johnston@susanjohnston.bsky.social · 2mo ago📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Exciting new preprint from my dear colleague Camille! It's been inspiring to see all the hard work and passion she poured into it. Congratulations! 🦋
Camille Cornet@camillecornet.bsky.social · 2mo ago🧬🦋 New preprint out! 🦋🧬 What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa? We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Transposable elements underlie chromosomal fusions and fissions in a highly species-rich group of butterflies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.15.732387v1
Really great to see this preprint out! Amazing effort by @camillecornet.bsky.social, and a privilege to have been involved in this one, thanks for beginning me back to butterflies, Camille! 😉 #TEsky #TEworldwide #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Chromosome #Evolution #Butterflies
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 2mo agoTransposable elements underlie chromosomal fusions and fissions in a highly species-rich group of butterflies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.15.732387v1
🧬🦋 New preprint out! 🦋🧬 What mechanisms underlie large-scale chromosomal rearrangements? Why do rearrangement rates vary so massively across taxa? We explored these questions in Erebia butterflies, a genus with extraordinary chromosome number diversity, from 7 to 52! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Latest paper lead by Asia Hoile with @peterhox.bsky.social is out! 🦋 Nymphalid butterflies have reduced forelegs. Gene expression patterns show support for more palp-like genes involved in sensory processes in the forelegs relative to the walking legs. doi.org/10.1111/imb....
Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly
Transcriptome analysis reveals that the small non-walking front legs of a butterfly have distinct gene expression to the four walking legs. Reduced front legs express a gene with putative mechanosen...
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Sloths are the slowest mammals on the planet and now we know why. Scientists have sequenced the two-toed sloth genome and found ‘jumping genes’ linked to their extremely slow metabolism 🦥 Read more here ⤵️ https://www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/why-are-sloths-so-slow-its-in-their-dna/
A big preprint from my group! Muller Elements are considered to be conserved in flies. We tested it by reconstructing the ancestral dipteran karyotype using 340 chromosomal genomes and suprise suprise, they're not... Led by @juliagries.bsky.social and Sam Ebdon. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 🧵👇
@eksramos.bsky.social et al. reveal that the marine transition in turtles is characterized by rapid evolution and expansion of genes linked to iron metabolism, organ morphogenesis, sensory perception, mirroring other secondarily marine tetrapods. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag114 #evobio #molbio
The genomic basis of independent marine transitions in turtles: convergent episodic adaptation and demographic shifts
Abstract. The transition from terrestrial to marine environments represents one of the most fundamental evolutionary shifts in vertebrate history, requirin
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This Wednesday! Looking forward to hearing more about @aruizherrera.bsky.social 's research. 🧬
STRIVE@strivestn.bsky.social · 2mo ago🧬 Don't miss the next STRiVE Seminar! Aurora Ruiz-Herrera (UAB) presents: "Structural variation through the lens of the 3D genome". 🗓️ Wed, June 3 | 3pm CEST / 9am EDT ✉️ Zoom link via mailing list: groupes.renater.fr/sympa/subscr... ℹ️ Info: structuralvariantsstn.github.io/about/
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
🦋 Biodiversity genomics is helping researchers explore one of the largest branches of life on Earth. Lepidoptera — butterflies and moths — make up nearly 10% of all known eukaryotic species, making them a key part of global biodiversity. #BiodiversityGenomics #Butterflies #Moths #GenomeSequencing
GBIF is recruiting a new Executive Secretary! More info at: www.gbif.org/news/1YXgDCS...
Recruitment of Executive Secretary for GBIF
Visionary leader sought to head Secretariat of world's largest biodiversity information network and infrastructure **Deadline: 24 July 2026, 23:59 CEST (UTC+2)**
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#TansleyReview: Silene, a versatile model system: from sex and genome evolution to ecology and speciation Van Rossum et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social @hobzalab.bsky.social @tatianagiraud.bsky.social @sloanevolab.bsky.social
