🦋Day 2 of in Blanský les showed the power of sustainable management. We saw how landscape management is key to preserve biodiversity. A great model for Lepidoptera conservation! #10kLepGenomes #Lepidoptera #Genomics
Kay Lucek
@kaybiodiversity.bsky.social
Head of the Biodiversity Genomics lab All enthusiastic about butterflies, holocentric chromosomes, speciation, evolution and conservation!
Exciting to attend the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social event here in České Budějovice, it has been a long time since I have been here :)
Together with Irča Klečková, we're organising a workshop on conservation genomics and science communication: bridging population genomics and conservation practice (8-11 September, 2026). First participant arriving at the Biology Centre CAS, @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social
What a great meeting
The science is done for the day, and now it is time to unwind! 🍷🧬 Unofficial TIBE-STRIVE gathering at Baccuus wine bar. Come join us for some excellent Portuguese wine, great company, and continuing the conversations from today! 🍇🥂 #TIBESTRIVE #VilaDoConde #Networking
🧬 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/
(1/4)🚀New successful #STSM! Jose Vicente Pérez Santa-Rita @polillafurtiva.bsky.social (Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Universitat de València,Spain) visited Marko Mutanen (Ecology and Genetics Research Unit,University of Oulu,Finland) from 01/04/2026 to 01/05/2026!
🌻 Next STRiVE seminar: Loren Rieseberg (UBC) explores SVs, adaptation & speciation—from wild sunflowers to 1000+ species! 🗓️ Apr 29 | 9am PDT / 6pm CEST ✉️ Zoom link via mailing list: groupes.renater.fr/sympa/subscr... ℹ️ Info: structuralvariantsstn.github.io/about/
We just published a review 🗞️😁: ‘The ecology of adaptive radiation’ revisited: A 25-year reflection Dolph Schluter’s book inspired the interest in adaptive radiation, and we wanted to revisit it. academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a... 1/5 🧵
CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Special Issue: #GenomeArchitecture and #Evolution, organised by @eseb.bsky.social STN "STRiVE": Find out more here: tinyurl.com/2uza525c @ruifaria.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social @petrnguyen.bsky.social @aruizherrera.bsky.social
Some butterflies may seem more beautiful than others. And believe it or not, this is influencing their conservation and researchers' interest! - Take this 10-min test to contribute to a research into our perception of butterfly beauty: www.unveiling.eu/en_US/introd...
Congratulations Camille @camillecornet.bsky.social for your chromosome level genome of Erebia cassioides - the genome note is out at @riojournal.com riojournal.com/article/174988 being the first genome note of ERGA Switzerland @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
The genome sequence of the Common Brassy Ringlet, Erebia cassioides (Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
We present a chromosome-level genome assembly from a female specimen of the Common Brassy Ringlet Erebia cassioides (Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). The genome consists of a primary as...
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I am really honored about this unique opportunity and look forward to work with people from across Europe and beyond! 🧬👨🔬👩🔬
🗳️🎉 We are happy to announce that three new members have been elected to the ERGA Executive Board — welcome to Tyler Alioto, Kay Lucek, and Stefaniya Kamenova! Read more about our elections: www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/welcome... @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social @stefaniyak2.bsky.social
Celebrating 1000 lep genomes with @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social. One beer for every hundred genomes. Looking forward to celebrating 10k!
(4/4) 📝 Apply for a STSM! Submit your application together with a letter from the host institute before January 21st 2026 through the COST platform: e-services.cost.eu To request the application template or for any questions, contact @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social at kay.lucek@unine.ch 📧
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Looking forward to receive many applications! If there are questions contact me.
(1/4) 📣 Exciting news! 📣 The #10KLepGenomes COST Action has opened the first call for Short Term Scientific Missions #STSMs Keep reading for all the details 👇
Such an honour to host the first conference on Holocentric Chromosomes at the University of Neuchâtel! What an amazing group of people, big thank you to everyone who participated! Looking forward to seeing you all again next time! 🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
Thanks a lot to everyone who attended! It was a great inspirational meeting and we look forward to the 2nd version 🙂
A brilliant time was had at @holocentricity2025.bsky.social in the beautiful Neuchâtel - hopefully the first of many such meetings! Thank you so much to the amazing team of organisers @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social 🌱🕷️🦋🪱
#Moths and #butterflies hold a special place in the hearts of #ProjectPsyche members, and some have chosen to carry them on their skin forever! 🦋 Check out this collage of Lepidoptera-inspired tattoos from our community, featuring real species and artistic interpretations alike 🎨
correct COST link! www.cost.eu/actions/CA23...
Utilizing 10,000 genomes of European Lepidoptera
The 10kLepGenomes COST Action aims to take advantage of the massive amount of data being produced by genome initiatives, in order to understand pressing issues of biodiversity loss, pest control, and ...
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