Roberto Biello
@rsbiello.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist | #Conservation #Genomics #PopGen | #Tortoises et al 🐢🐸🐳🐻🐉🦋
#SMBE2026 Open Symposium 10b: Population genetics and genomics 🗓️ Thu Jul 2, 10:30am 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme Talks by: Laura Viñas Caron Harvinder Pawar @rsbiello.bsky.social @anttimietti.bsky.social Maxi Muessig Dimitra Sergiadou Jeppe Bayer Pedersen @ddj-sa.bsky.social
🚨 Advanced #ConservationGenomics (ONLINE, 28 Sep–1 Oct) with Giulia Fabbri & @rsbiello.bsky.social . Learn how population genomics informs real-world conservation decisions: Ne, genetic load, SNP panels, policy & legislation + invited expert speakers @roberta-gargiulo.bsky.social shorturl.at/X8Dsi
Advanced Conservation Genomics
Dates ONLINE, 28 September -1 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
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Two whale groups (fin whales) separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds phys.org/news/2026-04...
Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds
A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from Atlantic groups. Both Atlantic and Mediterranean populations have declined...
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@rsbiello.bsky.social et al. present the first whole-genome analysis of Mediterranean fin whales, showing that although these form a distinct genetic cluster, they are not fully isolated from North Atlantic populations. 📷 Danny Kessler 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag084 #genome #evolution #popgen
Happy to see this one out! Not only for the science, but because it was the first project we led as a group. This paper helped us establish a collaborative culture and good relationships, shaping how we want to work together in the future. I feel lucky to work with this bunch! #popgen #consgen
Molecular Biology and Evolution@molbioevol.bsky.social · 4mo ago@xuejingwang.bsky.social Wang et al. analyzed the genomes of three Mauritius bird species that experienced extreme population bottlenecks, showing that evolutionary context is essential for interpreting genomic risk. 📷 Gregory Guida 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag070 #evobio #molbio #congen
🚨 Advanced #ConservationGenomics | Online, 28 Sept–1 Oct with Giulia Fabbri & @rsbiello.bsky.social Learn to translate genomic data into real-world conservation strategies: interpret Ne & genetic load, design SNP panels, and inform monitoring & policy. www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Advanced Conservation Genomics
Dates ONLINE, 28 September -1 October 2026 To foster international participation, this course will be held online
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Coexisting With Humans: Genomic and Behavioral Consequences in a Small and Isolated Bear Population academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Coexisting With Humans: Genomic and Behavioral Consequences in a Small and Isolated Bear Population
Abstract. Climate and land use change have increased human–wildlife interactions, potentially reducing wild species density and prompting behavioral adapta
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We have a new preprint! In this study, we use #genomic data to uncover population structure and adaptive potential in the meadow #spittlebug, the main European #vector of #Xylella fastidiosa.
bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 8mo agoWhole-Genome Population Genomics Reveals Lineage Structure and Adaptive Potential of Philaenus spumarius, the Principal Vector of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.12.693891v1
Women, non-native English speakers & those form low-income countries are disadvantaged in science but by how much? We found that women with non-English first languages from low-income countries publish up to 70% fewer in English than their counterparts. 1/5 doi.org/10.1371/jour... #languagebarriers
This is now published at #MolecularEcology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Check it out!
Persistent Genomic Erosion in Whooping Cranes Despite Demographic Recovery
Integrating in-situ (wild) and ex-situ (captive) conservation efforts can mitigate genetic diversity loss and help prevent extinction of endangered wild populations. The whooping crane (Grus american....
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Clàudia Fontserè@claudiafontsere.bsky.social · 2y agoI'm super happy to share our newest preprint on whooping crane genomics 🐣🧬 🚨Persistent genomic erosion in whooping cranes despite demographic recovery🚨 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Extremely thankful to @hernmoral.bsky.social and all co-authors! #conservationgenomics #genomics #whoopingcranes
🚀 PhD Opportunity 🎓: Why do some species survive #climatechange while others vanish? Join us in 🧜♀️ to 🔍🌊🐌🐚 🤿🔬🧬💻🧠🤝🌈: 🐚Unravel rapid #evolution & #adaptation, biological invasions & extinction 🐚Integrate #PopGen, #consgen, ecology & more 🐚Turn science into conservation action ℹ️ tinyurl.com/fhzxr7ed
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🐻New preprint🐻 We analysed WGS data from the Apennine brown bear—a small and isolated population which has coexisted with humans for millennia—and found unique genomic diversity, including adaptation associated with reduced aggressiveness. #ConsGen #Genomics #Bears www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We have a new pre-print! If you are interested in #smallpopulations, here we show how selection may shape behavioral traits in small isolated populations. We also show selective signatures at genes associated with reduced aggressiveness, possibly involving alternative splicing #consgen #popgen
bioRxiv Genomics@biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social · last yr.Coexisting with humans: genomic and behavioural consequences in a small and isolated bear population https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.15.654188v1
I'll be teaching in the SIBE Summer School in Ferrara, from the 7th to 11th of September. Great place to learn about PopGen, comparative genomics and ✨Conservation Genomics✨ 🚨Deadline to apply: 11th of May🚨 sites.google.com/view/sibesum... See you there!
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SIBE SUMMER SCHOOL 2025 7th − 11th September 2025 FERRARA (ITALY) Overview The analysis of genomic data has become increasingly feasible, even in non-model organisms, thanks to the “omics” revolution...
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What can genome sequence data reveal about population viability? (And equally important, what CAN'T it reveal??) These are key questions that @martykardos.bsky.social, Lukas Keller, and I address in our new paper in a Molecular Ecology special issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #congens
We’re delighted to share our latest preprint from the Hogenhout lab (@saskiahogenhout.bsky.social) on the molecular mechanisms on plant-aphid interactions. Here we show how the aphid Mp10 effector protein acts as a local anaesthetic to suppress the plant perception of aphid attack
bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 2y agoThe conserved aphid saliva chemosensory protein effector Mp10 targets plant AMSH deubiquitinases at cellular membranes to suppress pattern-triggered immunity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.15.622802v1