Molecular Biology and Evolution | March 2026 cover
The March cover of Molecular Biology and Evolution features the work of Leria and Maldonado, who investigated biosilicification and skeletal evolution in sponges.
Follow the link for this month's articles:
🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/issue/43/3
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MBE | The role of society journals in protecting the scientific record
MBE Editors-in-Chief Claudia Russo and Brandon Gaut publish a new editorial on the role of society journals in protecting the scientific record.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag022
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Molecular Biology and Evolution A new look, the same rigor and commitment to the community
🙌 The new logo of Molecular Biology and Evolution is now live!
This new look will carry us forward while maintaining the same rigor and commitment to the molecular evolutionist community as an SMBE journal.
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Choongwon Jeong (Seoul National University)
Our editorial board welcomes Choongwon Jeong, Professor at Seoul National University. He investigates population genomics, archaeogenetics, gene flow, local adaptation, human evolution.
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J. J. Emerson (University of California, Irvine)
J. J. Emerson (@jjemerson.bsky.social) from the University of California, Irvine (@ucirvine.bsky.social) joins the GBE editorial board - he brings expertise in evolutionary genetics, structural variation, population genetics, and genome assembly.
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Jia-Xing Yue (Sun Yat-sen University)
Jia-Xing Yue (@iamphioxus.bsky.social), principal investigator at Sun Yat-sen University, is one of the new members of the GBE editorial board. He is an expert in evolutionary genomics, genome instability, telomeres, aneuploidy, cancer, and yeast.
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Patrícia Beldade (Universidade de Lisboa)
GBE welcomes Patrícia Beldade (@pbeldade.bsky.social; Universidade de Lisboa) as a new Associate Editor. She brings with her experience in evo-devo, the genetic basis of phenotypic variation, insect pigmentation, developmental plasticity, and evolutionary novelty.
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Josué Barrera Redondo (CINVESTAV Irapuato)
Josué Barrera Redondo (CINVESTAV Irapuato), expert in molecular evolution, comparative genomics,
de novo genes, plant domestication, and brown algae genomics, joins the GBE editorial board.
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Xiaoshu Chen (Sun Yat-sen University)
GBE welcomes Xiaoshu Chen, Professor at Sun Yat-sen University (School of Medicine), with experience in genetic and phenotypic mutations, sex chromosome dosage compensation, and genotype-phenotype mapping.
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Maria Dulcetti Vibranovski (Universidade de São Paulo)
Prof. Maria Dulcetti Vibranovski (Universidade de São Paulo) joins GBE, bringing expertise in genome evolution, chromosome biology, gene regulation and expression evolution, spermatogenesis and reproductive genomics, new gene origination and evolution, and sex chromosome evolution
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New GBE Associate Editors Maria Dulcetti Vibranovski (Universidade de São Paulo) Xiaoshu Chen (Sun Yat-sen University) Josué Barrera Redondo (Cinvestav Irapuato) Patrícia Beldade (Universidade de Lisboa) Jia-Xing Yue (Sun Yat-sen University) J. J. Emerson (University of California, Irvine) Choongwon Jeong (Seoul National University)
GBE proudly welcomes seven new Associate Editors to its Editorial Board!
These researchers bring vast experience in genomic sciences and evolutionary biology, and will provide a great service to the SMBE community. We will be presenting these colleagues throughout the coming days.
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kbgenesbrains.bsky.social shares what motivates her as a journal editor and offers practical advice for researchers submitting to journals like Brain and #Neuroscience Advances for the first time.
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Hie Lim Kim (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
From Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, Hie Lim Kim brings her expertise on population genomics, environmental genomics, and human evolution to the MBE editorial board.
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Suhua Shi (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Suhua Shi (Sun Yat-sen University, China), researcher on speciation, adaptive evolution, plants, population genetics, joins the MBE editorial board as an Associate Editor.
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Li Yu (Yunnan University, China)
MBE welcomes Li Yu, Professor at Yunnan University (China), as a new Associate Editor specializing in mammal speciation, adaptive evolution, conservation, and metagenomics.
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Paschalia Kapli (Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Paschalia Kapli (@kaplipa.bsky.social), Research Leader at the Natural History Museum in the UK (@nhm-london.bsky.social), joins MBE as an Associate Editor, bringing in expertise on phylogenomics, phylogenetic discordance, and evolutionary radiations.
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Yongfeng Zhou (Agricultural Genomes Institute at Shenzhen, China)
Yongfeng Zhou, Professor at the Agricultural Genomes Institute at Shenzhen, China, is one of the new members of MBE's editorial board. He brings in his experience on plant domestication, structural variation, climate adaptation, and transposable elements.
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Yichen (Serena) Dai (Fudan University, China)
MBE welcomes Yichen (Serena) Dai (Fudan University, China) to its editorial board, who brings strong expertise in animal evolution, evo-devo, comparative genomics, and vertebrate evolution.
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Shuhua Xu (Fudan University, China)
Shuhua Xu (Fudan University, China), with experience in human genetics/"omics" and computational biology, joins MBE as an Associate Editor.
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Miguel Arenas (University of Vigo, Spain)
Miguel Arenas of the University of Vigo (@uvigo.bsky.social, Spain) joins our board as an Associate Editor. He is a researcher with expertise in molecular evolution, protein evolution, virus evolution, and phylogenetics.
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Tianqi Zhu, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (China)
Tianqi Zhu of the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science (China) joins our editorial board to lend her experience on computational biology, Bayesian analysis, molecular clock, and sex chromosome evolution.
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Maria Anisimova (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland)
Maria Anisimova (Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland) brings expertise on models and methods, ancestral sequence reconstruction, and tests for selection to the MBE editorial board.
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Karen Siu Ting (Queen's University Belfast, UK)
Karen Siu Ting (@telmatobita.bsky.social), from Queen's University Belfast in the UK (@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social) joins the MBE editorial board as an Associate Editor, bringing expertise on phylogenomics, metagenomics, conservation, amphibians, and reptiles.
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New MBE Associate Editors Karen Siu Ting (Queen's University Belfast) Maria Anisimova (Zurich University of Applied Sciences) Tianqi Zhu (Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science) Miguel Arenas (University of Vigo) Shuhua Xu (Fudan University) Yichen (Serena) Dai (Fudan University) Yongfeng Zhou (Agricultural Genomes Institute at Shenzhen) Paschalia Kapli (Natural History Museum, London) Li Yu (Yunnan University) Suhua Shi (Sun Yat-sen University) Hie Lim Kim (Nanyang Technological University)
MBE is proud to welcome 11 new Associate Editors to its Editorial Board!
These researchers bring a wealth of experience across molecular and evolutionary sciences and will carry out a vital service to our SMBE community. We will be presenting them throughout the coming days.
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It’s that time of the year again: we are looking for a new cohort of @jevbio.bsky.social editors. Join our board and support your #SocietyJournal!
Editor-In-Chief for FEMS Microbiology Reviews of @femsjournals.bsky.social @femsmicro.org
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This week, we hit the mark of 3,000 followers on our Bluesky account!
Thank you to the community of researchers who follow us!
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