One of the highlights of an amazing #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social conference was our symposium, “Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Era.” We are so happy it was a great success! A big thank you to all our speakers, our invited speaker, and everyone who joined us!

Great experience at #SMBE26 @official-smbe.bsky.social in Copenhagen, where I shared my research on the evolution of HLA diversity in a Native American population. Many thanks to the Ancient and Historical Genomics Symposium and my supervisor @biotobi.bsky.social!

@acstone.bsky.social getting 2026 #SMBE life time contribution award 😍😍😍🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉🍾🍾🥂🥂🥂 congrats Anne !!!

Very proud to see my PhD student @diyarhamidi.bsky.social present at #SMBE2026 about selection on #HLA genes in Native Americans in the context of exposure to novel pathogens due to the invasion by Europeans.

Kathy Belov delivering key note lecture at #SMBE S14 Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age symposium to an almost full house !! 😍😍😍 MHC and Tasmanian Devils @diyarhamidi.bsky.social @jcwinternitz.bsky.social @michalvinkler.bsky.social

Excited to be co-hosting S14 Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age today #SMBE with @diyarhamidi.bsky.social, @michalvinkler.bsky.social and @jcwinternitz.bsky.social ! Looking forward to the talks and posters

Talks by: Kathy Belov Dafna Tussia-Cohen Lars Råberg @timbarra.bsky.social Imroze Khan @cegamorim.bsky.social Rotem Fuchs Marina Escalera Zamudio Emeline Esnouf Dieter Ebert @leonielorenz.bsky.social

#SMBE2026 S14: Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age 🗓️ Mon Jun 29, 3:50pm 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme Talks:

Short time ago, we, the Evolutionary Immunogenomics Research Group, organized the 29th DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology @dzg-evol.bsky.social at the IZS, University of Hamburg @uni-hamburg.de, bringing together early-career researchers for inspiring talks, discussions, and networking.

Marie traveled to the beautiful Hamburg to attend this year’s Graduate Meeting of the Evolutionary Biology Section of the DZG. Many thanks to the organizers for putting together such a nice meeting, featuring great talks and networking opportunities! 🧬☀️

Diyar H. (He/Him)@diyarhamidi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Dear all, The deadline has been extended to 27 February! We will host the 29th DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology! Don’t miss this great opportunity to share your research, exchange ideas, and connect with other researchers in evolutionary biology. Scan the QR for details👇

Dear all, The deadline has been extended to 27 February! We will host the 29th DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology! Don’t miss this great opportunity to share your research, exchange ideas, and connect with other researchers in evolutionary biology. Scan the QR for details👇

Just a quick reminder that the abstract deadline is approaching for the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology 2026: Feb 20! 👈 We still have a few places left 🤗🌈

Tobias Lenz@biotobi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio

👋 Hi #AcademicSky! Together with @smbe-idea.bsky.social I’m organizing a symposium at #SMBE2026 (Copenhagen) 🇩🇰 🌈 Our mission is to 𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 & 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📣 Call for abstracts 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 ⏰ Deadline: 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟯 ✨ Hope to see you there! 😉 @official-smbe.bsky.social

SMBE IDEA taskforce@smbe-idea.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us for the IDEA Symposium at SMBE 2026 (June 28–July 2) in Copenhagen! We celebrate SMBE’s commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity by addressing systemic inequities in molecular biology and evolution. 💬 Like to participate? Abstract deadline is February 3rd! smbe2026.org/symposia/

Deadline for #SMBE2026 abstract submission is coming up (Feb 3)! Consider symposium S14 "Evolution of Host-Pathogen Interactions in the Genomic Age", organized by @jcwinternitz.bsky.social, @arcova.bsky.social, @michalvinkler.bsky.social and @diyarhamidi.bsky.social.

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open! Submit your research and apply for SMBE awards via the submission portal. 📝 Read more & submit here: smbe2026.org/abstracts And symposium selection is now finalized! 👉 See all accepted symposia: smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961

Join the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Hamburg, March 25-27, 2026. Theme: Interactions and Coevolution. PhD students & early postdocs can register. More info: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/evolutionaere-immungenomik/dzg-meeting.html #conference

DZG Graduate Meeting 2026

DZG Graduate Meeting 2026

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Step back and think about this…it’s INCREDIBLE We can sequence DNA from an extinct species that’s been dead for thousands of years. Not only that, we can sequence DNA from another extinct species that first extinct species ate as its last meal…to learn about population dynamics of the extinct prey.

Nature@nature.com · 7mo ago

A rare sample from a woolly rhinoceroses reveals how the population changed in the lead-up to the species’ extinction go.nature.com/4qWohHb

A fantastic meeting is coming 🥳 This year DZG Evo Bio Graduate meeting will be in Hamburg, chase the red queen 🍎 @dzg-evol.bsky.social

Tobias Lenz@biotobi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio

Really grateful to the people in Hamburg for hosting the graduate meeting this year. Join them it will be great!

Diyar H. (He/Him)@diyarhamidi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This year, we are hosting and organizing the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at Hamburg Uni with an exciting theme and amazing invited speakers! For more information and registration, please visit our website: www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...

This year, we are hosting and organizing the DZG Graduate Meeting in Evolutionary Biology at Hamburg Uni with an exciting theme and amazing invited speakers! For more information and registration, please visit our website: www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung...

Tobias Lenz@biotobi.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Please share: We are hosting the 2026 DZG evolutionary biology graduate meeting at Uni Hamburg on March 25-27: "Interactions and Coevolution: from Molecules to Species". #PhD students, early postdocs and advanced Master students in evolutionary biology are welcome to register! t1p.de/dzg2026evolbio

Same-sex sexual behaviour is part of the normal social life of some primates and could play an important part in their long-term success go.nature.com/4qNGo1I

Same-sex sexual behaviour can help primates to survive — and reproduce

Bonds between same-sex individuals help apes and monkeys to manage conflict and strengthen alliances, especially in dry habitats and predator-rich landscapes.

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I participated in the amazing PopGroup @popgroup2026.bsky.social for the first time in Lille, and it was a great experience to present my work for the first time. Many thanks to everyone who organized and participated. I am already very excited for the next ones!

SMBE2026 Symposium 14 | Evolution of host-pathogen interactions in the genomic age 📨 Abstract submission smbe2026.org/abstracts 📋 Programme details smbe2026.org/programme #SMBE2026

We are very excited to be organising this symposium at SMBE @official-smbe.bsky.social next year! We look forward to your abstracts and to being in Copenhagen!

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Organisers - @jcwinternitz.bsky.social | @uni-hamburg.de - @arcova.bsky.social | @uni-hamburg.de - @michalvinkler.bsky.social | @sciencecharles.bsky.social - Diyar Hamidi | @uni-hamburg.de Invited Speaker - Katherine Belov | @sydney.edu.au

For a nice overview of what ancient DNA can tell us about pathogens (produced by undergraduate and graduate students in my lab!) see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxOE...

Ancient DNA Analysis: Why Study ancient Disease?

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New post by me on #MITPressReader @mitpress.bsky.social On the 100th anniversary of the #ScopesMonkeyTrial the ways we depict #evolution can still give an erroneous progressive view (that evolution leads to humans or ‘increased complexity’). thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/is-our-pictu...

💀+🧬+🤖 = 🎬🔥 Makalemiz artık sadece okunmuyor, izleniyor! Kurgu değil, gerçek bilim 😍😎 Teşekkürler Hacettepe ❤️ @science.org 👇 Yapay zeka animasyonumuza acil bakın: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3_C...

Çatalhöyük Animasyonu

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Es ist Pride Week in Hamburg! 🌈 Dieses Mal unter dem Motto: „Wir sind hier, um zu bleiben. Queere Menschen schützen.“ Und auch dieses Jahr heißt es wieder: #HamburgzeigtFlagge Wir sind dabei und haben vor dem Hauptgebäude und vor der Verwaltung im Mittelweg gehisst! 🏳️‍🌈

🌾 Agriculture didn’t always spread with mobility of people. New ancient DNA research shows that in western Anatolia, while communities stayed put, farming and village life spread through the movement of ideas and practices.

Detecting and quantifying rare sex in natural populations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.03.657731v1