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11-12 August 25 | Conference for all researchers in evolutionary and population genetics in 🇩🇰 | FREE registration & inviting abstract submissions | #EPIC25
And finally, the last speaker of this session @oskolkov.bsky.social delved into the impact of #microbial #contamination in reference #genomes 🧬 when investigating ancient environmental samples! Disinfecting these genomes seems the way to go! Super!
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
And finally, the last speaker of this session @oskolkov.bsky.social delved into the impact of #microbial #contamination in reference #genomes 🧬 when investigating ancient environmental samples! Disinfecting these genomes seems the way to go! Super!
Sara Behnamian (KU) presented a genetic dating method—temporal population structure—for ancient Eurasian genomes spanning the past 10,000 years.
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Sara Behnamian (KU) presented a genetic dating method—temporal population structure—for ancient Eurasian genomes spanning the past 10,000 years.
Evelyn Todd (KU) used museum and modern specimens to uncover lost diversity and explore the genomic structure and #population dynamics of European #wolves with a special focus on Karelian and Scandinavian wolves! 🐺
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Evelyn Todd (KU) used museum and modern specimens to uncover lost diversity and explore the genomic structure and #population dynamics of European #wolves with a special focus on Karelian and Scandinavian wolves! 🐺
Kirstine Ravn (KU) presented her great work on how they traced the evolutionary history of the CCR5Δ32 #deletion using both ancient and modern genomes.
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Kirstine Ravn (KU) presented her great work on how they traced the evolutionary history of the CCR5Δ32 #deletion using both ancient and modern genomes.
Mikkel Winther Pedersen @mikkelwp.bsky.social (KU) showed us the potential of ancient #EnvironmentalGenomics - #aeDNA - to monitor past #biodiversity! Looking forward to seeing the developments in this field!
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Mikkel Winther Pedersen @mikkelwp.bsky.social (KU) showed us the potential of ancient #EnvironmentalGenomics - #aeDNA - to monitor past #biodiversity! Looking forward to seeing the developments in this field!
Maria Satti (AU/QGG) presented #MetaMAG Explorer - a modular pipeline for novel metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) discovery and profiling.
August 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Maria Satti (AU/QGG) presented #MetaMAG Explorer - a modular pipeline for novel metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) discovery and profiling.
Shixu He (KU) gave a brilliant talk about the #metagenome of the Greenland population, revealing unique microbial signatures. Seems like ice-cream can improve your health!?
August 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Shixu He (KU) gave a brilliant talk about the #metagenome of the Greenland population, revealing unique microbial signatures. Seems like ice-cream can improve your health!?
@kbohmann.bsky.social (KU) showed how you can literally vacuum animal DNA out of the air for biodiversity monitoring.
August 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@kbohmann.bsky.social (KU) showed how you can literally vacuum animal DNA out of the air for biodiversity monitoring.
And the last speaker for this session was Shannon D'Urso (AU) that shared her work on the genome-wide scan across 43,829 human trios, ruling out moderate single-locus effects in transmission ratio distortion and highlighting meiosis-related genes.
August 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
And the last speaker for this session was Shannon D'Urso (AU) that shared her work on the genome-wide scan across 43,829 human trios, ruling out moderate single-locus effects in transmission ratio distortion and highlighting meiosis-related genes.
We then continued with Emil Jørsboe (SSI) and explored the genetics of permanent tooth eruption.
August 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We then continued with Emil Jørsboe (SSI) and explored the genetics of permanent tooth eruption.
Jian Zeng (University of Queensland) presented evidence of widespread purifying #selection shaping the genetic architecture of human complex traits.
August 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Jian Zeng (University of Queensland) presented evidence of widespread purifying #selection shaping the genetic architecture of human complex traits.
Cool talk by Anna Maria Langmüller (AU) on inferring #selection on #transposable #elements - where experimental evolution joins forces with machine learning to uncover how these genomic hitchhikers evolve.
August 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Cool talk by Anna Maria Langmüller (AU) on inferring #selection on #transposable #elements - where experimental evolution joins forces with machine learning to uncover how these genomic hitchhikers evolve.
Great talk on new hidden Markov model enhancements for detecting archaic #introgression in modern #humans by Asger Hobolth (AU)
August 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Great talk on new hidden Markov model enhancements for detecting archaic #introgression in modern #humans by Asger Hobolth (AU)
Anders Charmouh (AU) presented his work on their method to estimate #gene conversion tract length and rate from #PacBio HiFi data - tested with #simulations and applied to #human #sperm #sequencing data.
August 13, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Anders Charmouh (AU) presented his work on their method to estimate #gene conversion tract length and rate from #PacBio HiFi data - tested with #simulations and applied to #human #sperm #sequencing data.
Day 1 of #EPIC25
@sagitaninta.bsky.social (KU) presented her work on Indonesian cattle and the evolutionary forces shaping their genomic landscape.
@sagitaninta.bsky.social (KU) presented her work on Indonesian cattle and the evolutionary forces shaping their genomic landscape.
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
@sagitaninta.bsky.social (KU) presented her work on Indonesian cattle and the evolutionary forces shaping their genomic landscape.
@sagitaninta.bsky.social (KU) presented her work on Indonesian cattle and the evolutionary forces shaping their genomic landscape.
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Great talk by @anttimietti.bsky.social (AU) about #invasion #genomics of freshwater #mussels
Great talk by @anttimietti.bsky.social (AU) about #invasion #genomics of freshwater #mussels
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Great talk by @anttimietti.bsky.social (AU) about #invasion #genomics of freshwater #mussels
Great talk by @anttimietti.bsky.social (AU) about #invasion #genomics of freshwater #mussels
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Interesting insights into the genetics behind certain traits and chemotypes in #thyme populations and how these can lead to local #adaptation by @erillgenis.bsky.social (AU)
Interesting insights into the genetics behind certain traits and chemotypes in #thyme populations and how these can lead to local #adaptation by @erillgenis.bsky.social (AU)
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Interesting insights into the genetics behind certain traits and chemotypes in #thyme populations and how these can lead to local #adaptation by @erillgenis.bsky.social (AU)
Interesting insights into the genetics behind certain traits and chemotypes in #thyme populations and how these can lead to local #adaptation by @erillgenis.bsky.social (AU)
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Jonas Wesseltoft (Aarhus University - AU) uncovered how Greenland’s #arthropods cope with #heat and fluctuating temperatures.
Jonas Wesseltoft (Aarhus University - AU) uncovered how Greenland’s #arthropods cope with #heat and fluctuating temperatures.
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Jonas Wesseltoft (Aarhus University - AU) uncovered how Greenland’s #arthropods cope with #heat and fluctuating temperatures.
Jonas Wesseltoft (Aarhus University - AU) uncovered how Greenland’s #arthropods cope with #heat and fluctuating temperatures.
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Jule Drewalowski (KU) showed us how #comparative #genomics can be applied to the diverse order of syngnathiform #fishes 🐠 to investigate the presence/absence of stomachs and more! Super interesting!
Jule Drewalowski (KU) showed us how #comparative #genomics can be applied to the diverse order of syngnathiform #fishes 🐠 to investigate the presence/absence of stomachs and more! Super interesting!
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Jule Drewalowski (KU) showed us how #comparative #genomics can be applied to the diverse order of syngnathiform #fishes 🐠 to investigate the presence/absence of stomachs and more! Super interesting!
Jule Drewalowski (KU) showed us how #comparative #genomics can be applied to the diverse order of syngnathiform #fishes 🐠 to investigate the presence/absence of stomachs and more! Super interesting!
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Great talk by @lauratensen.bsky.social (Copenhagen University - KU) about her beautiful #seadragons from #Australia.
Great talk by @lauratensen.bsky.social (Copenhagen University - KU) about her beautiful #seadragons from #Australia.
August 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Day 1 of #EPIC25
Great talk by @lauratensen.bsky.social (Copenhagen University - KU) about her beautiful #seadragons from #Australia.
Great talk by @lauratensen.bsky.social (Copenhagen University - KU) about her beautiful #seadragons from #Australia.