BGE is coming to an end, but don't worry: we have amazing news!✨

BGE+, heir to BGE, has been selected for funding 🥳💥
BGE+ aims to build a #biodiversity #genomics infrastructure in #Europe. 💪
Want to know more about what that entails?
👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...

From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High‐Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe High-quality reference genome assemblies have become essential for deepening our understanding of biodiversity, yet obtaining them for many species remains surprisingly challenging. Drawing on experi...

How do you turn many individual experiences, workflows, and challenges into something the whole community can use?

Watch Katja Reichel explaining the writing of doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Link: youtu.be/80cedW-Oc6c

#Genomics #Biodiversity #ReferenceGenomes #ERGA

📢New PhD paper out!

Science communication & education are one of my priorities, which is why, a few years ago, I accepted the challenge to develop a one-year scientific project with local high school students.

What started as a side project has now turned into a paper!
doi.org/10.20897/ejs...

🙌 Many thanks to all the speakers and participants who made our Genomics for Biodiversity Conference a success!
It was a wonderful opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and learn from @biogeneurope.bsky.social case studies and their results.
#genomics #biodiversity #conservation #bioeconomy

This work was led by former MSc student João Souto, with @joao-pedro-marques.bsky.social @meloferreiraj.bsky.social and co-authors!

Using whole genomes, we detected introgression from three species - L. granatensis, L. timidus, and L. europaeus - into the broom hare. Some of it was likely layered across past hybridization events!

These are the genomic echoes of hares' Pleistocene history.

#genomics #Lepus #Iberia #evolution

Multiple genomic ancestries in the broom hare mark the complex biogeographic history of hares in the Iberian Peninsula Abstract. Pleistocene climatic fluctuations have often driven range shifts and hybridization among related species, leaving present-day genomic footprints.

📣 NEW PAPER!
News from our group in @journal-evo.bsky.social !

The broom hare (Lepus castroviejoi) carries traces of multiple genomic ancestries, revealing a complex history of admixture in Iberia!

Read more here ⬇️
doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Harmonising genomics to preserve nature: A call for standardisation in biodiversity research practices - Biodiversity Genomics Europe Text by Luísa Marins “Biodiversity Genomics Research Practices Require Harmonising to Meet Stakeholder Needs in Conservation” In a new publication, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) members c...

📢 New #BGE-‪@ergabiodiv.bsky.social‬ publication!

It’s time to #harmonise practices for assessing genome-wide genetic diversity. 🧬 #Standardisation is key to meet the needs of #stakeholders in biodiversity #conservation.

🔗 More info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/07/01/h...

@ebpgenome.bsky.social

We focus on:
👉 understanding how populations responded to past climate shifts & might adapt to current climate change
👉 studying the genetics & evolution of key adaptations
👉 using genomics to design biodiversity applications for conservation
👉 clariyfing species evolution & systematics

EVOCHANGE Genomics of Evolutionary Change - CIBIO-InBIO, U. Porto

Our research group uses genomic tools to study evolutionary responses to changes in climate in natural populations, including processes such as local adaptation, hybridization, speciation.

Read more about our work & check out our blog ⬇

www.cibio.up.pt/en/groups/ge...

evoluchange.wordpress.com