new out in Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Genetic background sets the trajectory of experimental cancer evolution - Nature

Experimentally replaying tumour evolution in divergent mouse strains reveals the importance of interactions between genetic ancestry and acquired cancer-driving mutations in shaping the earliest stage...

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Wow! A fourth class of transmissible cancers. CONTAGIOUS FISH MELANOMA, discovered in Lake Memphremagog (Vermont / Quebec) 🎣 🧬 😷 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @uvmvermont.bsky.social

Brown bullhead catfish melanoma represents a novel transmissible cancer - Nature

Whole-genome sequencing analysis of tumour and matched non-tumour host tissues of the brown bullhead catfish reveals a type of naturally occurring transmissible cancer.

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We had a great seminar by Duncan Odom @odomlab.bsky.social today about mutagenesis and cancer evolution!

Huge congrats to the CRG's Mafalda Dias for being one of eight finalists for the 2026 Premio Vanguardia de la Ciencia, one of Spain's most visible science prizes. Voting is open now and closes on Sunday 28 June at 23:59 (peninsular time).

La IA mejora el estudio de las enfermedades raras

Vota a las finalistas del premio Vanguardia de la Ciencia

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We’ve reopened the call for a PhD position with Juana Diez at @melisupf.bsky.social within the EVOMG-DN project. 🧬 Viral Codon Usage: A Novel Readout of Virus Evolution and Host Interaction 🗓 Deadline: 10 May 2026 👉 Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu/call-for-app...

Molecular #evolution of animal #aging: A field perspective explores the impact of evolution on aging and offers a multi-angle view on longevity variation across model organisms and environments link.springer.com/article/10.1...

popEVE is out in Nature Genetics! 🎉 We built a proteome-wide model that combines cross-species and human population variation to rank missense variants by disease severity and help diagnose rare genetic disorders. rdcu.be/eRu7K

Proteome-wide model for human disease genetics

Nature Genetics - popEVE is a proteome-wide deep generative model to identify and predict pathogenicity of missense mutations causing genetic disorders.

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New paper “Proteome-wide model for human disease genetics” is now live at Nature Genetics: rdcu.be/eRu7K popEVE (pop.evemodel.org) finds the needles in the haystacks of human genetic variation:

Meet our EvoMG-DN PI, Jonas Juan-Mateu from @melisupf.bsky.social -Barcelona Interested in joining the network? Find out more about the PhD programme → www.evomg-dn.eu #PhD #DoctoralTraining #ResearchCareers #LifeSciences #BiomedicalResearch #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #HorizonEurope

Hey, thanks to the @evomg-dn.bsky.social you can join the Developmental and Evolutionary Transcriptomics Laboratory led by Manuel Irimia ( @mirimiam.bsky.social ) with Jonàs Juan as PI to develop your PhD exploring the molecular adaptation of pancreatic islets. 🧬🦇 #PhDOffer #AcademicJobs @crg.eu

EVOMG-Doctoral Network@evomg-dn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Meet our EvoMG-DN PI, Jonas Juan-Mateu from @melisupf.bsky.social -Barcelona Interested in joining the network? Find out more about the PhD programme → www.evomg-dn.eu #PhD #DoctoralTraining #ResearchCareers #LifeSciences #BiomedicalResearch #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #HorizonEurope

🚨 15 days left to apply! Be part of EvoMG-DN and advance your PhD career in evolutionary genomics. 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu #PhD #DoctoralTraining #ResearchCareers #LifeSciences #BiomedicalResearch #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #HorizonEurope #EUResearch #ResearchOpportunities #PhDPositions

Today we had a great EvoMG Seminar by Dario Valenzano @dvalenzano.bsky.social from FLI, who told us about some of their recent aging work using the fascinating short-lived killifish. Hosted by @mirimiam.bsky.social evomedgenomics.com/events/exter...

1. Map evolutionary diversity to hack biomedical innovation 2. Revolutionize cancer therapy 3. Target the development of antimicrobial resistance 4. Address Anthropocene-related diseases 5. Support healthier behaviors 6. Improve pandemic responses by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz & Dan Blumstein!

6 ways evolutionary medicine can transform our health

Evolutionary medicine is an emerging interdisciplinary field with huge potential to improve human health and tackle a broad scope of major health challenges.

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“Although drug resistance closes some doors, it can open new ones.” In exciting research, our scientists have found that a recently discovered vulnerability in soft tissue sarcomas could pave the way for smarter, more adaptive treatment strategies that extend and save more lives.

Are you looking for a PhD? Join us in Barcelona! You'll dive into a community of >100 PhD students from 30 countries exploring the frontiers of biology. You can also join an online workshop on 6 November (15:00 CET) to learn how to find the right lab for you. More info: www.crg.eu/en/content/t...

#PhDOffer #AcademicJobs #PhDChat #PhDLife 📣 15 fully funded PhD positions in Evolutionary Medical Genomics (@evomg-bcn.bsky.social) are open! 🧬🔬 Explore ageing, cancer evolution, and pathogen resistance across leading European institutions. Deadline: Nov 30 Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu

Become part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network a prestigious EU initiative offering world-class research training, international experience, and strong career prospects for early-stage researchers. It’s more than a PhD:it’s a launchpad for your research career! Apply now: www.evomg-dn.eu

Including one position in our lab to work on emerging fungal pathogens. 👇 #phD #Candida

EVOMG-Doctoral Network@evomg-dn.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Become part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network a prestigious EU initiative offering world-class research training, international experience, and strong career prospects for early-stage researchers. It’s more than a PhD:it’s a launchpad for your research career! Apply now: www.evomg-dn.eu

At the @melisupf.bsky.social, @mirimiam.bsky.social would like to recruit two fully-funded #PhDcandidate for the #MSCA Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social. #AcademicSky #ResearchJobs

Manuel Irimia@mirimiam.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨🚨🚨 Two super well-funded PhD grants from our MSCA Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social at our lab at @melisupf.bsky.social, @crg.eu and the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social Program. If you're excited about evolution, genomics and biomedical research, this is your DN! 😃 Further info: www.evomg-dn.eu and 👇

🚨🚨🚨 Two super well-funded PhD grants from our MSCA Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social at our lab at @melisupf.bsky.social, @crg.eu and the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social Program. If you're excited about evolution, genomics and biomedical research, this is your DN! 😃 Further info: www.evomg-dn.eu and 👇

We’re proud to introduce the Principal Investigators leading the EvoMG Doctoral Network, an international team guiding and mentoring the next generation of evolutionary medicine researchers. Discover more about their work and the PhD opportunities 👇 www.evomg-dn.eu

📢 EvoMG-DN PhD applications are now open! Join our EU-funded MSCA network and explore evolution, ageing, and disease. 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu 📅 Apply by 30 November 2025 #PhD #DoctoralTraining #MSCA #HorizonEurope #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #BiomedicalResearch#EarlyCareerResearchers

The second is about potential fitness costs of cancer drug resistance, and how we might exploit them using approaches like adaptive therapy. (building on our work with @mlockley.bsky.social in ovarian cancer: aacrjournals.org/cancerres/ar...). Description here: www.icr.ac.uk/study-and-ca...

We have two fantastically well-funded #PhD studentships available through the @evomg-dn.bsky.social #EU doctoral network (led by brilliant @mirimiam.bsky.social, @crg.eu). These enable students to move to the UK and come and work with us @icr.ac.uk to exploit #cancer #evolution for patient benefit.

Las week, the @prbb.org hosted the Iberian EvoMG PI Meeting 2025. An event organized by the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social & @biomics-twinning.bsky.social to bring together all researchers working on the different areas of evolutionary medical genomics. Delighted to see so many familiar faces there! 🙌😊

EvoMG Program@evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Next was Juan Diez ( @viroupf.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social, on virus projects involving virus evolution and host-viral interactions.

And the last session of the meeting was Session 5: Cancer. The first speaker was David Posada ( @davidposada.bsky.social ), from the Universidade de Vigo and @cinbio.bsky.social, who showed us how somatic phylogenetics can provide fundamental insights into the evolutionary dynamics of cancer.

In between Sessions 4 (aging) and 5 (cancer), we had the perfect bridge between the two topics, with the second keynote talk, by Iñigo Martincorena (@imartincorena.bsky.social), who told us about their work on somatic evolution, and its implications for aging and cancer.

The last day (Fri 10/10) started with Session 4: Aging and related diseases.

And after the round table, we continued Session 3 on microbes, microbiome and antibiotic resistance, with Maria Isabel Veiga, from @icvs-uminho.bsky.social , who talked about drug resistance in malaria.

After the coffee break, we had a round table about dealing with evolution of drug resistance & synergies among EvoMG fields. We had a panel representing the different related "areas": Isabel Veiga (Plasmodium), David Posada (Cancer), Jero Rodriguez (Bacteria), Ana Abecasis (Virus).