New study 🧬 Inbreeding depression is a concern in small populations, and evaluating its genomic proxies is important for #ConservationGenomics. In hihi, genome-wide homozygosity best predicts lifetime reproductive success, compared to genetic load and FROH. Publication: doi.org/10.1111/eva.... 1/3

Genome‐Wide Homozygosity Predicts Inbreeding Depression in the Hihi/Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) Better Than Realised Load

Population declines result in increasingly small populations, which often experience an increase in inbreeding. Inbreeding may be negatively associated with fitness traits like survival and reproduct...

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🌻 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/

Please join us for the next Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar on Wednesday April 1st (1pm AEST / 3pm NZST). We will hear from Assoc Prof Anna Santure from Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland presenting a seminar titled "Genomic Predictors of Fitness in a Threatened Population".

Excited to welcome Dr @katarinastuart.bsky.social (Macquarie University) to our next #Genomics Community Meeting 🧬💻️ She’ll present: "A Beginners Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics." 🗓️ 17 March 2026. All welcome! Agenda & join link: buff.ly/IlrqHv4

GSA’s 2026 abstract submission & registration are open! www.gsa2026.com Details: July 5-8, University of Queensland’s St. Lucia campus, Brisbane🌴 Abstracts due April 6, early bird reg closes May 25. Exciting program and plenty of opportunities for everyone to present their exciting work!

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The 2026 Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Annual Conference, will be held at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus in Brisbane from 5–8 July 2026. This premier meeting offers an excepti...

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And you can check the supplementary for a huge table making a (non exhaustive) overview of SV papers in evolutionary genomics from 2020 to 2025. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ...

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We hope this little guide and review of the recent literature on SVs will be useful for the community in #ecology #evolution #genomics #PopGen. Great lead by Kat!!

Katarina Stuart@katarinastuart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New review! Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬 Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social @annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New review! Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬 Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social @annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics

Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ....

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Now out in ME: dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.... Empirical comparison of WGS and RADseq selection scans shows missed signals and false outliers in RADseq selection scans resulting from population specific allelic dropout @katarinastuart.bsky.social @lee-rollins.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social

Missing or Mis‐Telling the Story? Trade‐Offs for Restriction‐Site Associated Compared to Whole Genome Sequencing

Researchers must navigate several trade-offs when deciding which population sequencing method to use. The decision between reduced representation approaches and whole genome sequencing (WGS) impacts ...

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Applications are now open for the Genetics Society of AustralAsia’s 2026 awards for achievements in #genetics research & teaching🧬🧑‍🏫🔬. Awards presented at our annual conference. Pls RT! genetics.org.au/awards/ #PhDchat #ECRchat #WomenInScience #STEMoriginal #LGBTSTEM

A starling with a yellow front (thanks to NZ flax pollen) made it to the blue front of Molecular Ecology journal. This beautiful shot by Dominic Scott advertises a paper, that peeped into history of invasive starlings in NZ (and, spoiler-alert, Australia too). #biologicalinvasions

Katarina Stuart@katarinastuart.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬 This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New Zealand’s invasive starlings on the cover of Molecular Ecology! 🐦🧬 This collaborative project unpacks the invasion history of starlings in Aotearoa New Zealand, combining population genomics with historical records of human-mediated translocations. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

💡 Bonus: Open Snakemake pipelines for both simulation and imputation are provided: - github.com/vibaotram/si... - github.com/vibaotram/im... Feel free to test and optimize imputation strategies for your own datasets before committing to large-scale LCS projects.

GitHub - vibaotram/simulation

Contribute to vibaotram/simulation development by creating an account on GitHub.

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We explored that in this new study in Molecular Ecology Resources 🔎 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @vbtram.bsky.social @huizhentan.bsky.social @katarinastuart.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social

Assessing Genotype Imputation Methods for Low‐Coverage Sequencing Data in Populations With Differing Relatedness and Inbreeding Levels

Low-coverage sequencing (LCS) followed by genotype imputation has become a cost-efficient approach for obtaining whole-genome SNPs. Several imputation methods for LCS data have been developed over th....

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🧬 Upcoming Asia-Pacific Genetics Seminar: 📅 30th September Join us for the "Epigenetics in Evolution and Ecology" symposium, featuring three outstanding early career researchers who will share their latest discoveries. 👉 Register now using the poster below!

Genomic imputation can boost dataset quality and benefit research on wild populations. In hihi, we found high #imputation accuracies despite a small reference panel of high-fecundity individuals. Imputation improves downstream #ConservationGenomics analyses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

High Imputation Accuracy Can Be Achieved Using a Small Reference Panel in a Natural Population With Low Genetic Diversity

Genotype imputation, the inference of missing genotypes using a reference set of population haplotypes, is a cost-effective tool for improving the quality and quantity of genetic datasets. Imputation...

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Excellent keynotes this morning from Professor Alexei Drummond and Professor Cris Print on the power of genomics and computational biology in precision medicine and health research. #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025

Day three of #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025 kicking off with a great plenary session: diving into the world of plants and regulatory genetics with excellent talks by Miloš Tanurdžić and Erika Varkonyi-Gasic.

A bit of MAGIC spotted in Kathleen's talk at #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025

Amazing talks in the Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics, and the Human Genetics concurrent sessions today. Emma Carroll, Isabelly de Lima, Graham McCulloh, Amara Shaukat, Kathleen McLay, & some excellent lightning talks! #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025

Megan Leask closing off the Indigenous Early Career Leaders session with her work designing precision medicine for Māori, by Māori. #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025

Catherine Collins walking with us through the tāhuhu kōrero in DNA. #GSA2025 #AotearoaGSA2025

Amazing start to #GSA2025! Amanda Black and Dawn Lewis opened with beautiful, thought-provoking science. Indigenous Early Career Leaders Alana Alexander, Jordon Lima, and Conor Watene O'Sullivan shared wonderful projects and reflections on community and communication. More to come!

New preprint out: "A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know" A primer for anyone curious about digging into structural variants within their study system. Huge thank you to my brilliant co-authors! doi.org/10.22541/au....

A Beginner’s Guide to Structural Variants in Eco-Evolutionary Population Genomics: Everything You Wanted to Know

1. IntroductionCharacterizing genomic variation is fundamental to address many ecological and evolutionary questions. The ‘evolution’ of DNA sequencing methods over time has enabled the identification...

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Reminder: early bird registration for 🧬GSA 2025🧬 closes on the 11th of May! www.gsa-2025.com

Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland 7-10 July 2025. The GSA 2025 Local Organising Committee is excited to welcome you. For general enquiries ...

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Excited to share a short blog post I wrote with Greening Australia about the project I’m working on at Applied Biosciences, Macquarie University! 🌱🪴🌿 🧬How plant DNA can shape the future of native seed production: www.greeningaustralia.org.au/how-plant-dn...

Only one week left to get your abstracts in for GSA 2025! 🐑🍃🐀🦎🌼🐟🥝🦟🦕🌳💻🦉 No matter your flavour of genetics, you'll find it in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand) on the 7th - 10th of July! Hope to see you all there! www.gsa-2025.com

Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland 7-10 July 2025. The GSA 2025 Local Organising Committee is excited to welcome you. For general enquiries ...

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📣GSA 2025 Award winners announced! 📣 All winners will be presenting at 🧬GSA 2025🧬 in Waipapa Taumata Rau (The University of Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand). 🚩Reminder to submit your abstracts by April 7th and register to hear these amazing researchers present their work!

🚨REMINDER Make sure to register for🧬GSA’s 2025 conference🧬! The conference will be held at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland in Aotearoa - New Zealand 🥝 from 7-10 July 2025. 🚩Abstracts are due in three weeks (7th April) Early bird registration ends 11th May www.gsa-2025.com

Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025

The Genetics Society of AustralAsia Conference 2025 will be held in Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland 7-10 July 2025. The GSA 2025 Local Organising Committee is excited to welcome you. For general enquiries ...

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Keynote speakers include Prof Amanda Black 🦠, Prof Alexei Drummond 🌳, Prof Matt Littlejohn 🐄, Prof Cris Print 🩺 and more! The conference will also include an Indigenous Early Career Leaders Session and a Precision Medicine Session. More info here▶️ www.gsa-2025.com/program

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