🚨 SMBE IDEA 2027 - Call for proposals! Take your chance! ✨ More info at @smbe-idea.bsky.social 👈 #AcademicSky @official-smbe.bsky.social

SMBE IDEA taskforce@smbe-idea.bsky.social · 3d ago

🌍✨ SMBE IDEA 2027 – call for proposals! We have funding to support initiatives tackling inequalities in molecular biology and evolution. Check our websites for previously funded projects, funding details, and the application form: www.smbe.org/idea-initiat... 📅 Deadline: Oct 5, 2026

🧬 Up next at #IDEA2026: 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗦𝘂𝗿, a regional initiative tackling brain drain & linguistic barriers in South American evolutionary biology! A model for equitable training & mentorship ✨ Don't miss it! ⏰ 15:50 - 17:50 #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

💰 Looking for funding opportunities? @sabiagini.bsky.social, our incoming co-chair, has got you covered #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

What does 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 actually stand for? 🤔 Our co-chair @epifaniaarango.bsky.social breaks it down ✨ #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

The IDEA symposium is tomorrow at 15.50-17.50 in room Akvariet #SMBE2026 ✨️ We hope to see many of you there to hear our amazing speakers and engage in discussion 🗣 In preparation, here's a QR code to submit your questions to our panel of speakers anonymously, available now until the symposium 📢

Good morning #SMBE2026 ✨ 🚀 Tomorrow is the day! Our symposium is almost here and we can't wait to see you there 🎉 It's going to be an incredible day with amazing speakers, ideas and connections 🤝 See you tomorrow! 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

The wait is over. #SMBE2026 is officially ON! 🧬🎉 If you're around on Tuesday 30th, clear your 15:50–17:50 slot and come find us at our symposium. Good talks, good people, good vibes. We'll be waiting 🌈 @official-smbe.bsky.social

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Simone Andrea Biagini (he/him) 📩 Contact: @sabiagini.bsky.social 👔 Role: Proposals evaluator & Bluesky Manager 🌎 From: 🇮🇹 Italy - Spain 🇪🇸 🏛️ Institution: Masaryk University 🇨🇿 🔬 Research: Population Genetics 🧬 / ancient DNA ☠️ @official-smbe.bsky.social

Hello #ESHG2026! I'll be at my poster 𝗣𝟭𝟵.𝟬𝟮𝟭.𝗖 from 12:45 to 13:45, come if you wanna know more! 🇨🇿 🧬 #populationgenetics @eshg.bsky.social

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Gözde Atağ 📩 @gatag.bsky.social 🌎 From: Ankara, Turkey 🇹🇷 📋 Role: Local Leadership in Science Committee Member 👔 Occupation: PhD Student 🏛️ Institution: University of Vienna 🇦🇹 🔬 Research: Sedimentary Ancient DNA @official-smbe.bsky.social

🚨 New data from 25,000+ STEM workers: LGBTQ scientists are 30% more likely to face harassment, 31% social exclusion, 32% more likely to leave. Trans/nonbinary respondents fare even worse. This is systemic. This deserves action. @science.org #AcademicSky www.science.org/content/arti...

‘This deserves our attention.’ New data highlight LGBTQ scientists’ workplace challenges

Researchers hope large study spurs more support for LGBTQ scientists

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The IDEA symposium organizers Yichen (Serena) Dai, @sabiagini.bsky.social, and @hayleybethfree.bsky.social, together with the entire task force are thrilled for the upcoming SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen! See you there! ✨ #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#SMBE2026 IDEA Symposium: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Molecular Biology and Evolution 🗓️ Tue Jun 30, 3:50pm 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Boris Armel Olou 🌎 From: Benin 🇧🇯 👔 Occupation: Postdoc 🏛️ Institution: University of Parakou (🇧🇯 ) and University of Montpellier ((🇫🇷) @official-smbe.bsky.social

🌈 Happy #PrideMonth! We celebrate LGBTQIA+ researchers, educators, students and allies shaping molecular biology and evolution. With @official-smbe.bsky.social, we are committed to building a more equitable, collaborative, and inclusive scientific community - during Pride Month and beyond!

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Wei-Chin Ho, he/him 🌎 From: Taiwan 🇹🇼 📋 Role: Co-chair of the IDEA task force 👔 Occupation: Assistant Professor 🏛️ Institution: University of Texas at Tyler 🇺🇸 🔬 Research: Microbial Evolution @official-smbe.bsky.social

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Neus Font Porterias, she/her 📩 @neusfontporterias.bsky.social 🌎 From: Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸 📋 Role: Proposals evaluator 👔 Occupation: Postdoc 🏛️ Institution: IBE (UPF-CSIC), Barcelona 🔬 Research: Human population genetics @official-smbe.bsky.social

May 21st is World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. With @official-smbe.bsky.social, we believe intercultural collaboration makes science stronger. Research thrives when people from different cultures, backgrounds, and experiences work together with respect and openness 🌍✨

🚨 Join us! #AcademicSky

SMBE IDEA taskforce@smbe-idea.bsky.social · 3mo ago

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Charles Michie 📩 @charlesmichie.bsky.social 📋 Role: Outreach subcommittee 👔 Position: PhD Student 🌎 From: Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland 🇳🇿 🏛️ Institution: OBU 🇬🇧 🔬 Research: Endogenous retroviruses in 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒔 genomes @official-smbe.bsky.social

Today is a day to stand against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. Together with @official-smbe.bsky.social, we believe 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. We celebrate diversity as a core, non-negotiable value of who we are. #IDAHOBIT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🚨 Check out our new paper in Nature! In our new study, we sequenced 128 high-coverage genomes from Indigenous peoples across Latin America and uncovered their unique genetic diversity and history. 👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The evolutionary history and unique genetic diversity of Indigenous Americans - Nature

Analysis of 128 high-coverage Indigenous American genomes shows extensive diversity shaped by several South American dispersals, ancient Australasian admixture, archaic introgression and long-term ada...

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✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Call for New Task Force Members

CALL FOR NEW TASK FORCE MEMBERS Dear SMBE members, Are you passionate about inclusion, diversity, equity and/or access in science and academia and would like to be a part of the task force to improve ...

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✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Tugce Bilgin Sonay 📋 Role in SMBE: Co-chair 👔 Occupation: Senior Lecturer 🌎 From: Turkey 🇹🇷 🏛️ Institution: Applied University of Sciences Zürich, Switzerland 🇨🇭 🔬 Research: Evolutionary Genomics @official-smbe.bsky.social

This #EarthDay we recognise that environmental justice and equity in science go hand in hand. Climate change doesn’t impact everyone equally. We must uplift diverse voices and address these disparities to build a more just, inclusive future for all.

✨ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲? 📢 Call for new members is 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! 🌈 Help us make science more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. 🔗 Apply now: www.smbe.org/call-for-new... #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

✨ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗠𝗕𝗘 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲! ✨ 👤 Name: Epifanía Arango-Isaza 📩 Contact: @epifaniaarango.bsky.social 👔 Role: Cochair 🌎 From: 🇨🇴 Colombia - 🇪🇸 Spain 🏛️ Institution: University of Wisconsin-Madison 🔬 Research: Indigenous genetic history in South America @official-smbe.bsky.social

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV #AcademicSky

SMBE IDEA taskforce@smbe-idea.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🏳️‍⚧️ On #TransDayOfVisibility, IDEA celebrates the 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 and supports transgender scientists in STEM, recognizing the barriers they face. 💪 Building equity in science takes more than visibility. It takes presence, support, and action. #TDOV #TransInSTEM @official-smbe.bsky.social

📢 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀! 💬 We meet monthly to discuss strategies, select and fund initiatives, and advise the SMBE Council on inclusion, diversity, equity, and access in molecular biology and evolution. ✨J𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 🔗 www.smbe.org/call-for-new... @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky

I've been staring at these two pigeons on a tree outside my window and I can't help but wonder how Cinderella and Snow White got all those animals doing work for them. 🐦 #AcademicSky #Bioinformatics

The SMBE IDEA Task Force stands with all women doing science: cis and trans, in every country, under every condition. In war zones, under authoritarian regimes, where their existence is an act of resistance. March 8 carries weight. Science is only as strong as who it includes. #WomenInSTEM #March8