Charley Yen, PhD
Postdoc @QMUL @UMassAmherst applying genomics and epigenomics for sea turtle conservation 🌊🐢🧬 previously @CamZoology 🦋 she/her
- 🚨 New preprint alert 🚨 I’m excited to share our study presenting a non-invasive method for sexing sea turtle hatchlings via DNA methylation - the culmination of many years of work! Huge thanks to our fantastic co-authors, whose dedication made this possible doi.org/10.64898/202...
- Sea turtle sex is determined by incubation temperature 🌡️ Under climate change, populations are often modelled to become 100% female by 2100, risking demographic collapse. However, these projections have mostly relied on indirect proxies of hatchling sex ratio, raising questions about their realism
- We combined controlled laboratory and field experiments at the world’s largest loggerhead turtle rookeries, with 2 key results: (1) 🔬 DNA methylation provides a reliable, non-lethal way to identifying hatchling sex, avoiding invasive or destructive approaches that currently dominate the field.
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View full threadThis study reflects our broader vision for precision conservation: using molecular tools to move towards evidence-based, biologically realistic conservation strategies in a rapidly changing world.
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDDNA methylation reveals evolved buffering responses to climate-driven sex ratio skew in sea turtles biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhD1/9 New in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8005 How does genetic architecture constrain evolutionary trajectories? To address this question, we inferred the genetic architecture of convergent plumage coloration and its evolutionary history in wheatears.
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- Catch my talk tomorrow on all things nanopore and DNA methylation for sea turtle conservation! 🐢
- Our next guest seminar is happening on Friday, October 10th at 3.30pm GMT in the QM Innovation Centre, Clark-Kennedy LT. This will be a joint seminar with Oxford Nanopore @nanoporetech.com and QMUL. Please book your place here: nanoporetech.swoogo.com/QMUL_Epigene... or scan the QR code below.
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDRIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDThe ruling paves the way for whole-genome sequencing to be admitted as evidence in US criminal trials go.nature.com/4nQjENj
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDIf you want to know more about DNA methylation in conservation, especially temperature-sex dependent species, check this cool video & the paper tinyurl.com/yvspkzp6! It was a pleasure to be part of such cool collaboration, very well done for the intense work @eugeniecyen.bsky.social you're a queen!
- Thanks @gigascience.bsky.social for the cool video opportunity, and thanks again to all co-authors! @alicebalard.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social @qmulsbbs.bsky.social et al
- Thanks @gigascience.bsky.social for the cool video opportunity, and thanks again to all co-authors! @alicebalard.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social @qmulsbbs.bsky.social et al
- Watch this new explainer video from @eugeniecyen.bsky.social on her labs work on on conservation #genomics and #epigenomics of endangered Loggerhead Turtles youtu.be/3C4D43mEBBk?...
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhD📢We’re recruiting! 🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community. Deadline: 7 September. Apply here: bit.ly/3HKtNeZ
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDDid you know that fungi can have more sexes than you can imagine, slugs have both female and male reproductive organs, and many birds pair up into same-sex couples? Our special guided tour on 25 September will explore nature's diversity and its interpretation by scientists.
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- Great to see this published in @gigascience.bsky.social! Using @nanoporetech.com, we generated genome and methylome resources simultaneously to drive molecular insights for conservation of loggerhead sea turtles in Cape Verde 🐢🧬🇨🇻 doi.org/10.1093/giga...
- Huge thanks to all collaborators across @qmulsbbs.bsky.social @qmulsog.bsky.social @ProjectBiodiversity for making this happen! @alicebalard.bsky.social @chemamd.bsky.social
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The genomes of all sea-turtle species are now online and ready for use! Find the haplotype-resolved assemblies from our preprint below on ENA tinyurl.com/seaturtle-ge... 🐢 #genomes #turtles - Reposted by Charley Yen, PhD[Not loaded yet]
- Reposted by Charley Yen, PhDThere were remarkable updates presented at #PAG32 on incredibly accurate @nanoporetech.com sequencing for applications ranging from telomere-to-telomere plant & animal genome assemblies, to amplicon sequencing at massive scale. Here are some highlights in case you missed them (thread)
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- Excited to present at the #PAG2025 @nanoporetech.com workshop tomorrow! Come along to hear more about how we incorporate ONT methylation sequencing for sea turtle conservation! 🐢🧬
