Participants of the workshop during Charlotte's presentation. Many screens show Hi-C maps being curated in real time.
(1/3) The 2nd Genome Curation Workshop continues!
Today, participants explored Merian elements and chromosome evolution in #Lepidoptera in a fantastic talk by @charlottewright.bsky.social
More info below ππ¦
Participants attending a talk on day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Feb 16-17). The screen shows an image of Phalera bucephala alongside information about its genome.
Mark Blaxter giving a talk during day one of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop (Feb 16-27, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge).
π’ Today marks the start of the 2nd Genome Curation Workshop, organised by #10kLepGenomes and @projectpsyche.bsky.social
From Feb 16β27, seventeen participants will learn how to interpret and edit Hi-C maps alongside senior curators at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Stay tuned for updates! π¦π§¬
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Come do science with us! π©βπ¬π§βπ¬
Interested in researching the diversity of the animal world? If your work involves taxonomy, systematics, phylogenetics, paleontology, zooarcheology, or zoogeography, do not miss the Top200 NAWA programme by @nawapoland.bsky.social!
New PhD position: Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations π¦β°οΈ
The project aims to understand the rapid evolution and adaptation of white butterflies at high elevations.
DEADLINE: January 11, 2025
More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/
βOverall, these findings suggest that the value of natural history collections as global research infrastructure is eroding due to decreased collecting of specimen data across species, locations, and time.β doi.org/10.1038/s414... Interesting analysis based on @gbif.org data.
We are happy to announce that the prestigious "HR Excellence in Research" award has been granted to our π¦ Institute for another three years π₯³. We received the logo in 2016, as the first scientific unit in Krakow. Its maintenance proves our commitment to creating a top-tier working environment π€.
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It was great to be there and collect Lepidoptera in the Italian Alps for @projectpsyche.bsky.social @10klepgenomes.bsky.social, and it's amazing to see it once again through the stunning photos by Luigi Avantaggio in Glenn Zorpette's article in @spectrum.ieee.org π
Hidden in museum drawers for 100+ years, Africaβs mysterious Eurynotina beetles finally tell their story - uncovered by our researchers, Marcin KamiΕski and Ryan Lumen, using DNA from century-old specimens. π§¬πͺ²
π doi.org/10.1111/syen...
#taxonomy #beetles #ancientDNA
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Our speakers will deliver two talks:
πΉβOverview of the Research Activities of Central Mindanao Universityβ
πΉ"Preserving Nature's Treasures: Biodiversity Conservation, Species Discoveries, and World Heritage Nomination in Mindanaoβ
See you then!
@mizpas.bsky.social @mripas.bsky.social
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#Seminar π£
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17 October 2025
π 10:00 am (GMT+2)
πISEA PAS conference room, SΕawkowska 17, Cracow, and online
π§βππ©βπ Dr Alan Dargantes & Dr Alma Mohagan, Central Mindanao University, Philippines
Link: tiny.pl/kz-ccgbk
(ID: 363 417 476 261 6, passcode: YD9Td6k9)
π¦ Another great experience in 10kLepGenomes CA23122 COST Action, a two-week hands-on bioinformatics training with @pavelmatosm.bsky.social at the Institute of Entomology BC AVΔR in ΔeskΓ© BudΔjovice!
It was great to be there!
@projectpsyche.bsky.social @10klepgenomes.bsky.social
#cost #stsm
Researchers from our π¦ Institute participate in an amazing project! π¦
@projectpsyche.bsky.social
@10klepgenomes.bsky.social
@ebpgenome.bsky.social
@spectrum.ieee.org
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Waiting for submissions! π¦
@notalepido.bsky.social
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It was an amazing experience, one of many in @projectpsyche.bsky.social! π¦
π£ Seminar
Title: Dinosaurs and Feathers: An Evolutionary (and Personal) Journey
Speaker: Dr Yosef Kiat, Tel Aviv University
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5 September 2025 (Friday)
π 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
π Natural History Museum ISEA PAS, Εw. Sebastiana 9, Cracow
Link: tiny.pl/dhpq3wnx
(ID: 318 594 633 602 4, passcode: t8jx6Fw3)
We are pleased to announce that dr hab. Εukasz Kajtoch from our π¦ Institute has has been nominated professor!
Professor Kajtoch works on various aspects of evolution and ecology of invertebrates (mainly π beetles), population genetics of π¦ birds, and nature conservation. Congratulations! π₯³
The first genetic studies of species of the bagworm moth genus Reisseronia from Poland: doi.org/10.3897/nl.4...
#Lepidoptera #moths #DNAbarcoding
First field trip of the #WG2 has come to an end! We will share some of the most relevant moments of this fantastic week! Stay tuned π¦π§¬
The monastery in SvatΓ½ Jan pod Skalou, the vanue of this year's congress.
Karlstejn castle
Will you join us for this year's SEL congress in the Czech village of SvatΓ½ Jan pod Skalou, just outside of Prague? We will have the week from 18 to 23 August together to meet up, share experiences, make new friends, and listen to exciting presentations. You can register here: sel.entu.cas.cz
