Fantastic seminar from @deboraycb.bsky.social discussing some of the challenges and limitations of detecting balancing selection from genomic data and her ongoing work on developing a new ARG-based approach.
See preprint here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6....
Interested in Research Career Development Fellowships with UCL Genetics Institute?
Applications are now open for early career researchers who wish to apply for external #fellowships to establish an indepdent research group @ucllifesciences.bsky.social.
Details here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...
Join our department (GEE) as a fellow - Research Career Development Fellowships Program Call: tinyurl.com/2sfpyhsz
GEE invites #ECRs who wish to be sponsored to apply for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
More info: tinyurl.com/mtwhwzjj
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Calling all UCL students - our Summer Research Studentships are open!
If you're studying Life, Physical or Mathematical Sciences, this is your chance to dive into real research with top academics.
Deadline: 5pm, 26 May 2026. https://bit.ly/4tC7JFV
Great UCL Genetics Institute seminar from @hernanaburbano.bsky.social presenting his work on phage-derived weapons shaping trade-offs in plant-associated Pseudomonas populations.
You can read more in this preprint from the Burbano lab 👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1....
A reminder that there is one week left to apply for our post (Professor / Assistant Professor) in Computational Genomics in Health and Disease here at UCL Genetics Institute (UGI) funded by the UCL @ucl.ac.uk Health Strategy.
Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/....
You are interested in Archaeology but feel more at ease behind the CLI? You love linux, dockers & databases? join us at
@ugiatucl.bsky.social with @mt-genes.bsky.social, we are looking for a part time database manager (3 days a week), remote work welcome : www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
A full house for @nancybird1.bsky.social UGI seminar marking the culmination of her many years of work at #UGI on human population genetics and the development of haplotype-based methods. Wishing Nancy all the best as she goes on to an exciting new senior post-doc position.
Great to welcome Niranjan Nagarajan @niranjantw.bsky.social from the National University of Singapore to UCL @ucl.ac.uk. His talk described work using genome-resolved metagenomics and #AI to tackle the global spread of #AMR.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our rich scientific community in the heart of London.
@ucl.ac.uk
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
🧬Deadline: 25th March 2026🧬
The postholder will lead a world-class
research programme at the interface of human genomics, computational biology and evolutionary
population genetics to understand the molecular and evolutionary processes that generate diversity
influencing health and disease.
Come join us!
We are looking for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London.
Details 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Post funded by UCL Health Strategy.
Job alert: open position for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London.
Based in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment of UCL, and UGI, and funded by the UCL Health Strategy.
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 🧪
@ugiatucl.bsky.social PhD student George Adams from the MACE lab presenting his ongoing #PhD work on reconstructing the population dynamics of ancient European human populations using genetic and archaeological approaches.
Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨
#UCL200 #LoveUCL
Henrik Salje from the University of Cambridge joined us to give a fantastic seminar on the genetic and antigenic diversity of dengue virus.
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Current UCL students – join us for an information event about Bioscience master’s degrees with refreshments. “How to get a Master’s” will be held on Thursday 5 February starting at 4pm in UCL Anatomy Building G29 JZ Young Lecture Theatre.
Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/s3BV1AvKXD
If anyone here is interested, we have an online open event for prospective students on our @ucllifesciences.bsky.social biodiversity and ecology Masters courses. 28th January at 10:00 GMT Free and easy to register on the link below
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Today we welcomed Dr Verity Hill @viralverity.bsky.social to present her work on disease control in the genomics age. She gave examples of her work on mosquito-borne viruses, such as dengue, to illustrate how we can use virus genomes to better control and understand virus evolution and transmission.
See UGI's Dr Marina Escalera Zamudio (Rosetrees Fellow) and Dr Cenk Celik (Research Fellow) @cenkcelik.bsky.social presenting at the Norwich Science Festival @niscifest.bsky.social session on "Reimagining Health with Big Data".
norwichsciencefestival.co.uk/whats-on/rei...
#NISF26
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Want to find out more about our ecology master's courses at UCL East?
Join us on 25 February, 5-7.30pm at our East campus in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Talk to academics and current students and take a tour of our rooftop outdoor laboratory.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/4sJjeLQ
Our latest seminar from Karoline Kuchenbaecker discussing the expansion of ancestrally diverse genetic cohorts and her recent Nature Reviews article on how global diversity shapes genetic discoveries.
Link 👉www.nature.com/articles/s41576-025-0092...
New paper in @natrevgenet.nature.com from Karoline Kuchenbaecker & Georgina Navoly discussing Ancestral diversity in complex disease genetics.
"These viruses have been co-evolving with human populations for well over 2,000 years, underscoring a deep, ongoing shared history between virus and host”: Dr @lucyvandorp.bsky.social on her ancient DNA analysis of human herpes viruses @ugiatucl.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social
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Learn more about our biodiversity and ecology Master's courses by registering for one of our online open events on Wednesday 14 January or Wednesday 28 January.
Book your place: https://bit.ly/49cmQ1f
Out today, we present high quality ancient DNA data for Beachy Head Woman for the first time. Hers is a story about changing interpretations, science communication, and cutting-edge genetic technology...🧵
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
🚨 1 month to go! Applications for TREES close 17th Dec. If you're interested in topics like climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem resilience, this is your chance to get involved in a major national initiative.
🌳 Apply now and help shape the future of UK environmental science.
Reconstructing the histories of ancient pathogens with @poojaswali.bsky.social of @ugiatucl.bsky.social at the @lien-london.bsky.social meeting.
Makes me want to learn every one of these stories!
We’re into the final stretch of Session 3 at #CAAUK2025!
We’ve heard Adrian Timpson & Simon Carrignon on inequality modelling and Doudou Cao on body-size change in ancient China — now Anastasia Nikulina is presenting her work on modelling Mediterranean agriculture.
#DigitalArchaeology #CAAUK
Really looking forward to this symposium and the whole SMBE meeting!
Join us at the #SMBE2026 for interesting discussions of how to identify signatures of natural selection (or try to) where it seems impossible.
