A wonderful week in Malta for the 6th Microvertibrate Working Group Meeting.
Kaaviya Balakrishnan
@kaaviya.bsky.social
Studying mammal paleogenetics and conservation. Doctoral student @lpcg.bsky.social Personal blog : https://purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/musings-observations/ Alumnus Uppsala University & University of Vienna
If you are working on microvertebrates (fieldwork, curation, biomolecular, etc.), please fill out this short survey. This would help us put together best-practice guidelines that reflect current practices. forms.gle/kJaf9D4U6FHE...
Towards Standardised Practice in Microvertebrate Research
This questionnaire is intended to capture current practices across the microvertebrate research community. Your responses will inform the development of best-practice recommendations by the Microverte...
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Don’t reach for ChatGPT Images or Nano Banana as your first option when creating scientific images There are multiple free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations. #plantscience @stephenturner.us blog.stephenturner.us/p/free-open-...
Free and open-source images, icons, and tools for creating scientific illustrations
Phylopic, NIH Bioart, Bioicons, Scidraw, Open Science Art, Health Icons, Servier Medical Art, Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Noun Project, Segment Anything, Excalidraw, draw.io, Biographics
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I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M_tQgoqV4ivpfEClh9qs9f2KQN2O1G3Jpda2aoHfQ/edit?usp=sharing I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026
What a fantastic conference dinner we had yesterday at the Golden Hall 🪙 of Stockholms City Hall! 🏫 Even the full-delegate (>380) conference group picture we thought we couldn't pull out, happened organically 📸🎉
How did the voles get to #Orkney? Did Neolithic farmers really bring them along? @kaaviya.bsky.social at the @palaeogenomics.bsky.social today
Standing with the scientific community at the #3%forScience protest to support continued investment in research, education, and evidence-based progress.
Passion does not pay our bills Sign the petition 3% for science, 100% for Poland Petycjeonline.com share.google/H0q8qdjVBPP0... Join @lpcg.bsky.social at the protest today!
Next Thursday (April 16th) the @aarc-community.bsky.social is hosting an online workshop on #ancientDNA #imputation and #relatedness with @jolijnerven.bsky.social! Keen to sign up? Here's the link! docs.google.com/forms/d/1kUg...
Got to present a poster at the #MuseomicsSymposium in Vienna and eat lunch at the dinosaur exhibition. Can’t decide what was the better part of the day.
Two upcoming events with one sign up! AaRC Online Conference – Tuesday, May 19 (virtual) ICP In-Person Meet-Up – Monday, June 22 in Stockholm (in person) Here is a link to register/submit an abstract forms.gle/Kse1kPYnpsVg...
Please Repost! We are in an era of huge gains in technology, discovery and data "sequestration". We need to be honest about what's happening and the terrible outcomes that could happen if we continue the 533 years of colonial extraction. www.science.org/content/arti...
How scientists are confronting the lingering imprint of colonialism
Science series to spotlight efforts to reduce parachute science, empower Global South countries
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@gnomoboleto.bsky.social hosted a super fun owl pellet workshop today! Owl pellets are regurgitated balls of indigestible material like bones, fur, and feathers. We found a few different voles and frogs in ours today.
What a course!🧬🦣 Thanks to this amazing team of instructors @claudiafontsere.bsky.social @jazminrm.bsky.social & @hernmoral.bsky.social for delivering such a great first edition of the #Museomics course. Thanks to everyone who has joined us this week and good luck with your data!💯
Our phd student @kaaviya.bsky.social will give a flash talk on #OrkneyVoles. We apologies in advance for all the terrible puns she will make. It is inevitable 🥲
AaRC@aarc-community.bsky.social · last yr.We also wanted to send a reminder that we are organizing an event at #ISBA2025 in beautiful Torino! If you are there for the conference on August 26th, please join us! No need for registration. #aDNA
As part of the 4EU+ spring school we put together a policy brief on ecosystem management. The need for an appropriate disturbance regime as part of management is the crux of it. More info here! www.hce.uni-heidelberg.de/en/education...
Collegio Futuro - Heidelberg Center for the Environment
Collegio futuro is a joint educational project of the 4EU+ member universities. Participants have the chance to tackle environmental issues in an manner and and
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From the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center. Apart from the overwhelmingly largest cause of population declines - habitat loss and destruction - what are the other big killers of birds? A reason to consider keeping cats inside.🪶🌎
Giving back the Koh-i-Noor isn’t a straightforward argument. Here's why. A new blog post based on what I learned from working behind the scenes in UK museums. Restitution is messy, necessary, and long overdue. purebyheartsinnedbysoulblog.wordpress.com/behind-the-g...
Behind the Glass: Museums, Colonial Loot and Reparation
The last few weeks, I’ve been on a research trip across the UK, collecting samples for my PhD in paleogenetics. My work involves extracting and analyzing ancient DNA from archaeological specimens. …
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Was at the National Museum of Scotland to pick up some vole samples and got a tour of their inventory collections. Absolutely amazed by what’s behind the scenes!
Uttryck just published my piece on how genetic ancestry tests have unexpectedly disrupted the notion of nationalism. Pick up a hardcopy in thier office at Uppsala University! www.uttryckmagazine.com/2025/04/28/g...
On Borders And Belonging - The Genetic Challenge To Nationalism
Nationalism thrives on the idea that a nation-state consists of a homogenous people. Yet, genetic ancestry tests contradict the notion of pure, isolated national identities.
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During last week’s #LPCGJournalClub, PhD students @kaaviya.bsky.social and Gabriela Damentka shared highlights from the policy brief they're developing with 4EU+ Spring School Collegio Futuro. How do we incorporate disturbance regimes into ecosystem restoration and management strategies?
This was such a fun event to organise. Same time next year?
Laboratory of Paleogenetics and Conservation Genetics@lpcg.bsky.social · 2y agoWrapped up an amazing public outreach event at UW! Our lab ran a hands-on workshop on aDNA for #DOKO —starting with a lecture by @naturalice.bsky.social and then some real lab work with Gabriela and @kaaviya.bsky.social Introducing aDNA to curious minds! #ScienceForEveryone
