Paula Escuer
@pescuer.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher at Uni Neuchâtel 🏔
Interested in Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenetics in Lepidoptera 🦋
Interested in Evolutionary Genomics and Epigenetics in Lepidoptera 🦋
Happy to be part of this amazing project!!
I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level
reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found
in Europe. Here, we describe t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy to be part of this amazing project!!
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I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
Project Psyche is a transnational initiative to generate and study chromosome-level
reference genomes of all ~11 000 species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) found
in Europe. Here, we describe t...
www.cell.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm very excited that our paper on Project Psyche is now published! 🦋🧬
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Over the last two years we've built an incredible community & already made huge progress. Read about this & how @projectpsyche.bsky.social will drive exciting and collaborative science here:
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Sharing some pictures of last week in Roscoff at the Jaques Monod conference of speciation. I enjoyed the amazing talks and posters and I had the opportunity to meet very inspiring people, also remarkable food!
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Sharing some pictures of last week in Roscoff at the Jaques Monod conference of speciation. I enjoyed the amazing talks and posters and I had the opportunity to meet very inspiring people, also remarkable food!
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A severed ant head. A fly wing. A beetle abdomen. These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat.
This caterpillar wears the body parts of insect prey
Dubbed the “bone collector,” this caterpillar found on a Hawaiian island disguises itself while stalking spider webs for trapped insects to eat.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A severed ant head. A fly wing. A beetle abdomen. These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat.
Reposted by Paula Escuer
Genome Size Reduction Under Non-Adaptive Evolution: How Evolution Halved Genome Size During an Oceanic Island Radiation. Today talk by Sara Guirao-Rico in @eseb2025.bsky.social congress, and accepted ms. in MBE academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
August 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Genome Size Reduction Under Non-Adaptive Evolution: How Evolution Halved Genome Size During an Oceanic Island Radiation. Today talk by Sara Guirao-Rico in @eseb2025.bsky.social congress, and accepted ms. in MBE academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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FANTASIA's paper is finally out! Check it out if you're interested in alternative methods to homology for functional annotation in nonmodel organisms 🦐🐙🪱🧬🐝🪲
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
FANTASIA leverages language models to decode the functional dark proteome across the animal tree of life
Communications Biology - FANTASIA, a protein language model-based tool, enables large-scale functional annotation across ~1000 animal proteomes, revealing novel gene functions in both model and...
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
FANTASIA's paper is finally out! Check it out if you're interested in alternative methods to homology for functional annotation in nonmodel organisms 🦐🐙🪱🧬🐝🪲
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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On Thursday at #ESEB2025 I will be giving a talk on "Cryptobiosis is associated with rapid chromosome restructuring in Panagrolaimus nematodes", and here is a little teaser of what to expect. For the rest, come to symposium S28.03 room 113 at 16:15. The last slide might make you fall off your chair!
August 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
On Thursday at #ESEB2025 I will be giving a talk on "Cryptobiosis is associated with rapid chromosome restructuring in Panagrolaimus nematodes", and here is a little teaser of what to expect. For the rest, come to symposium S28.03 room 113 at 16:15. The last slide might make you fall off your chair!
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Epigenetics and #chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera #eseb2025
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Epigenetics and #chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera #eseb2025
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One of the best talks so far by the star @pescuer.bsky.social !!!
Epigenetics and #chromosome evolution in Lepidoptera #eseb2025
August 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
One of the best talks so far by the star @pescuer.bsky.social !!!
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How did evolution drive massive genome contraction during oceanic island colonization? A new paper from our lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
How did evolution drive massive genome contraction during oceanic island colonization? A new paper from our lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I had an amazing time helping with organization of the first conference on holocentric chromosomes
@holocentricity2025.bsky.social, where I talked about methylation in Leps 🦋 and Carex 🌾Amazing experience!
@holocentricity2025.bsky.social, where I talked about methylation in Leps 🦋 and Carex 🌾Amazing experience!
May 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I had an amazing time helping with organization of the first conference on holocentric chromosomes
@holocentricity2025.bsky.social, where I talked about methylation in Leps 🦋 and Carex 🌾Amazing experience!
@holocentricity2025.bsky.social, where I talked about methylation in Leps 🦋 and Carex 🌾Amazing experience!
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Such an honour to host the first conference on Holocentric Chromosomes at the University of Neuchâtel! What an amazing group of people, big thank you to everyone who participated! Looking forward to seeing you all again next time!
🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
April 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Such an honour to host the first conference on Holocentric Chromosomes at the University of Neuchâtel! What an amazing group of people, big thank you to everyone who participated! Looking forward to seeing you all again next time!
🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
🦋🌱🪱🕷️🧬
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A brilliant time was had at @holocentricity2025.bsky.social in the beautiful Neuchâtel - hopefully the first of many such meetings! Thank you so much to the amazing team of organisers @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social 🌱🕷️🦋🪱
April 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A brilliant time was had at @holocentricity2025.bsky.social in the beautiful Neuchâtel - hopefully the first of many such meetings! Thank you so much to the amazing team of organisers @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social @crazychipkali.bsky.social @kaybiodiversity.bsky.social 🌱🕷️🦋🪱
One is mine 😌💜
#Moths and #butterflies hold a special place in the hearts of #ProjectPsyche members, and some have chosen to carry them on their skin forever! 🦋
Check out this collage of Lepidoptera-inspired tattoos from our community, featuring real species and artistic interpretations alike 🎨
Check out this collage of Lepidoptera-inspired tattoos from our community, featuring real species and artistic interpretations alike 🎨
April 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
One is mine 😌💜
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Only one week left to register to the first conference on holocentric chromosomes, from cells to species! 🧬🪱🦋🌱
Join us in Switzerland on the 25-26 April 2025
Travel grants available!
Register here: holocentricity.ch
Join us in Switzerland on the 25-26 April 2025
Travel grants available!
Register here: holocentricity.ch
March 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Only one week left to register to the first conference on holocentric chromosomes, from cells to species! 🧬🪱🦋🌱
Join us in Switzerland on the 25-26 April 2025
Travel grants available!
Register here: holocentricity.ch
Join us in Switzerland on the 25-26 April 2025
Travel grants available!
Register here: holocentricity.ch
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Do you want to rapidly predict bootstrap values via machine learning? You can now use our Educated Bootstrap Guesser: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
Predicting Phylogenetic Bootstrap Values via Machine Learning
Abstract. Estimating the statistical robustness of the inferred tree(s) constitutes an integral part of most phylogenetic analyses. Commonly, one computes
academic.oup.com
October 20, 2024 at 5:51 AM
Do you want to rapidly predict bootstrap values via machine learning? You can now use our Educated Bootstrap Guesser: academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-...
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🌍 #científiques2025: "Necessitem més científiques i científics per fer front als reptes ambientals!"
🔬 Ainhoa Salcedo i Laura Vallvé són ambientòlogues a Provital, on treballen per reduir l'impacte ambiental de la indústria. Ciència i sostenibilitat van de la mà! ♻️
👉 tuit.cat/jizfM
#11F
🔬 Ainhoa Salcedo i Laura Vallvé són ambientòlogues a Provital, on treballen per reduir l'impacte ambiental de la indústria. Ciència i sostenibilitat van de la mà! ♻️
👉 tuit.cat/jizfM
#11F
February 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🌍 #científiques2025: "Necessitem més científiques i científics per fer front als reptes ambientals!"
🔬 Ainhoa Salcedo i Laura Vallvé són ambientòlogues a Provital, on treballen per reduir l'impacte ambiental de la indústria. Ciència i sostenibilitat van de la mà! ♻️
👉 tuit.cat/jizfM
#11F
🔬 Ainhoa Salcedo i Laura Vallvé són ambientòlogues a Provital, on treballen per reduir l'impacte ambiental de la indústria. Ciència i sostenibilitat van de la mà! ♻️
👉 tuit.cat/jizfM
#11F
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🧬Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975): exposició al @craiubbiologia.bsky.social
👉Notícia @craiub.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/5hbypatd
⭐Theodosius Dobzhansky, genetista i biòleg evolutiu, és considerat com un dels fundadors de la Síntesi Evolutiva Moderna
📍Del 7 de gener al 28 de març a l'entrada
👉Notícia @craiub.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/5hbypatd
⭐Theodosius Dobzhansky, genetista i biòleg evolutiu, és considerat com un dels fundadors de la Síntesi Evolutiva Moderna
📍Del 7 de gener al 28 de març a l'entrada
January 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧬Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975): exposició al @craiubbiologia.bsky.social
👉Notícia @craiub.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/5hbypatd
⭐Theodosius Dobzhansky, genetista i biòleg evolutiu, és considerat com un dels fundadors de la Síntesi Evolutiva Moderna
📍Del 7 de gener al 28 de març a l'entrada
👉Notícia @craiub.bsky.social : tinyurl.com/5hbypatd
⭐Theodosius Dobzhansky, genetista i biòleg evolutiu, és considerat com un dels fundadors de la Síntesi Evolutiva Moderna
📍Del 7 de gener al 28 de març a l'entrada
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Do you use 3D imaging like CT or MRI for research, teaching, outreach, or art? Check out our new article featuring a detailed workflow for producing 3D cinematic renderings―from tissue-level to whole-organism details―with stunning realism! doi.org/10.1016/j.is... @helsinkiuni.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Do you use 3D imaging like CT or MRI for research, teaching, outreach, or art? Check out our new article featuring a detailed workflow for producing 3D cinematic renderings―from tissue-level to whole-organism details―with stunning realism! doi.org/10.1016/j.is... @helsinkiuni.bsky.social
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On a Science-ey 📝, we at the Biodiversity Genomics lab (biodiversity-genomics.ch) are organising a 2 day conference on all things do with holocentric #chromosomes! If you study species with #holocentric chrs, register & join us! @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social #evolution #biology
January 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On a Science-ey 📝, we at the Biodiversity Genomics lab (biodiversity-genomics.ch) are organising a 2 day conference on all things do with holocentric #chromosomes! If you study species with #holocentric chrs, register & join us! @camillecornet.bsky.social @pescuer.bsky.social #evolution #biology
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Join us for the 1st Holocentric Chromosomes conference! If you work on holocentric plants🌱, arthropods🦋or worms🪱, cell biology or macroevolution🧬, this conference is for you!
Amazing keynotes! @joanameier.bsky.social @amarques.bsky.social, Marcial Escudero and Ines Drinnenberg
@UniNeuchatel
Amazing keynotes! @joanameier.bsky.social @amarques.bsky.social, Marcial Escudero and Ines Drinnenberg
@UniNeuchatel
December 20, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Join us for the 1st Holocentric Chromosomes conference! If you work on holocentric plants🌱, arthropods🦋or worms🪱, cell biology or macroevolution🧬, this conference is for you!
Amazing keynotes! @joanameier.bsky.social @amarques.bsky.social, Marcial Escudero and Ines Drinnenberg
@UniNeuchatel
Amazing keynotes! @joanameier.bsky.social @amarques.bsky.social, Marcial Escudero and Ines Drinnenberg
@UniNeuchatel
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Are you interested in evolutionary epigenetics?
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
December 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Are you interested in evolutionary epigenetics?
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
After Evolution 2024 in Montréal, we created an Evolutionary Epigenetics Discord server for all things epigenetics - data analysis, events, job opportunities, etc.
Interested? Message me for the link! 😄
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Did you know that the presence of #Pseudomonas spp. in the water bodies where #Anopheles mosquitoes grow can increase their resistance to #insecticide? 🦟 🦠 Curious? Check our paper below! :)
rdcu.be/d1UmA
#MicroSky #SymbioSky #EvoSky
rdcu.be/d1UmA
#MicroSky #SymbioSky #EvoSky
Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner
Scientific Reports - Exposure to Pseudomonas spp. increases Anopheles gambiae insecticide resistance in a host-dependent manner
rdcu.be
November 30, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Did you know that the presence of #Pseudomonas spp. in the water bodies where #Anopheles mosquitoes grow can increase their resistance to #insecticide? 🦟 🦠 Curious? Check our paper below! :)
rdcu.be/d1UmA
#MicroSky #SymbioSky #EvoSky
rdcu.be/d1UmA
#MicroSky #SymbioSky #EvoSky
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This is the last chapter of Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social PhD, published in Molecular Ecology, about Dysdera silvatica, an endemic spider from the Canary Islands. Another step to understand the genomics underlying adaptive radiations in island ecosystems. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 24, 2024 at 5:08 PM
This is the last chapter of Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social PhD, published in Molecular Ecology, about Dysdera silvatica, an endemic spider from the Canary Islands. Another step to understand the genomics underlying adaptive radiations in island ecosystems. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...