Today, our team member Pierre @pleaturgie.bsky.social presented his work at #SMBE2026

(1/2) We congratulate our team member @bcportinha.bsky.social on the successful defense of her PhD thesis last Friday in the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki. We wish you all the best for your future!

If you’re at #SMBE2026, come say hi to our team and check out what we've been working on! 👇

(1/2) Last week, the EGB team took part in FCUL’s Open Day 2026! For another year, we helped bring science closer to school students through hands-on activities, that walked visitors through the journey from the field to data simulation! 🐟📊 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

(1/2)🎓The EGB group congratulates @jm-moreno.bsky.social on the successful defence of his PhD thesis entitled “Uncovering the molecular basis of adaptation in species distributed along a climatic gradient: linking genomes and proteins to environment”. We wish João continued success!

(1/2)📌New paper out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social! Funded by the European Proteomics Infrastructure Consortium (EPIC-XS), our team used a TMT labeling proteomics approach to study impact of climate change on the endangered Mira chub (Squalius torgalensis).🐟 🔗Available at: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72933

Molecular Responses to Climate Change: How Warming and Acidification Reshape the Proteome and Phosphoproteome of the Endangered Mira Chub

We conducted the first study focusing on the proteome and phosphoproteome of the endangered Mira chub (Squalius torgalensis) to evaluate its response to warming and acidification. Our analysis reveal...

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📣 Our new paper just came out in @asn-amnat.bsky.social! Are DMIs actors or simple markers of the speciation process with gene flow? 📎Find more about it at: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

Interactions between mechanisms of reproductive isolation | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja

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(1/2)🎓The EGB group congratulates @sofialmendes.bsky.social on the successful defence of her PhD thesis entitled “The role of hybridization in speciation and adaptation: insights from Iberian freshwater fish species” held last Thursday at FCUL. We wish Sofia continued success!

(1/3)📢New paper out in Molecular Ecology! 📎 Available at: doi.org/10.1111/mec.... By combining a broad sampling of the different Iberian Squalius species across the Iberian Peninsula with whole genome sequencing, we uncovered multiple cases of hybridization between species.

Prevalent Hybridisation Between Highly Divergent Iberian Chub Species Produces Contrasting Outcomes Across Different Geographic and Time Scales

Genomic data has revealed hybridisation is common in nature. Highly divergent allopatric species are often overlooked in our efforts to characterise the prevalence and consequences of hybridisation i...

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📅🛍️ July 3rd | International Plastic Bag Free Day In Portugal, plastic bags are threatening biodiversity and water quality in our rivers. Reduce plastic use for cleaner and healthier rivers! 📍Eco-Parque Montinho da Ribeira, Grândola. @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

(1/2) Yesterday, FCUL welcomed high school students and teachers to the Open Day 2025! Our team joined with a hands-on activity that walked visitors through the journey from the field to data simulation! 🐟📊 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social #OpenDay #FCUL

(1/2) We congratulate our team member Estêvão Faustino for the defence of his MSc dissertation entitled: “Unravelling Hybridization Dynamics of Iberian Chubs Through Demographic Modelling”.🐟

(1/2) Happy World Water Day! 💧🌎 Today, March 22, we celebrate the World Water Day! This day aims to raise awareness about the importance of the preservation and sustainable management of freshwater resources. 📍Ardila River, Barrancos

(1/3) We congratulate our team member Catarina Santos for the defence of her MSc dissertation, entitled "Using cell culture of endemic freshwater fish to study the effects of temperature on plasticity"!🐟

Uma nova espécie de peixe de água doce em 90 Segundos. Sofia Mendes, doutoranda de CIÊNCIAS, fala ao @90segundosciencia.bsky.social sobre a sua participação na caracterização e descoberta de uma nova espécie de peixe na bacia do Sado: o escalo-do-sado. Oiça o episódio completo: t.ly/xFTKj

🎙️Our team member @sofialmendes.bsky.social was recently featured in @90segundosciencia.bsky.social, where she spoke about her work on the description of an endemic fish species in the Sado River basin: Squalius caetobrigus🐟 ▶️Tune in to hear more (only in 🇵🇹): 90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep-...

📢Just out! A new preprint from our team members Alex Blanckaert and Vitor Sousa. 💡"Evolution of mate choice or accumulation of DMIs: exclusive paths to reproductive isolation?" 📎Available at: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social @ce3c

Interactions between mechanisms of reproductive isolation

Speciation is responsible for the diversity of species observed today and corresponds to the build-up of reproductive isolation between populations. Reproductive isolation can be generated by differen...

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On February 11th, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, recognizing their vital role in science and technology. Meet some of the women from our team who are driving science forward!💪👩 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social

(1/2) We congratulate our student Julie Westerling on the defence of her MSc dissertation, last friday, entitled: "Exploring genetic diversity and population structure of the Spanish minnowcarp (Anaecypris hispanica)".🐟 @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social 📷Carlos Carrapato

Graças à nossa comunidade, CIÊNCIAS não parou e... Foi Assim Que Aconteceu em 2024. 💪Fique connosco e, juntos, vamos novamente fazer acontecer em 2025! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbh8...

Foi Assim Que Aconteceu em CIÊNCIAS 2024

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(1/2) Our team developed and published a protocol for obtaining primary cell cultures from freshwater fish fin samples, enabling a wide range of studies without the need to sacrifice animals.🧫🐟 The protocol is now available in protocols.io: dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.rm7vzxd64gx1/v1

Bring structure to your research - protocols.io

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