Luca Soldini
Evolutionary genetics in general, selfish genetic elements and genetic conflicts in particular 🔬🧬
- Reposted by Luca SoldiniNew paper with @vsudbrack.bsky.social. Using pop gen modelling, we show that partial selfing makes selection on tandem repeats more efficient, reducing the associated load across different scenarios. Thanks to @snsf.ch @dee-unil.bsky.social @fbm-unil.bsky.social ! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Are stick insects unique in their ability to transition to parthenogenesis? Our new review in @journal-evo.bsky.social covers intraspecific and hybrid origins, cytological mechanisms, and co-occurence of female-only and sexual populations, with comparisons to other taxa. doi.org/10.1093/evol...
- [Please RT] (1/3) Deadline extended to the end of the year for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies. Held in Bern, Switzerland, from 8 to 11 February 2026. meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel... #EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
- (2/3) Conference organized in five thematic sessions: (1) Repeats and transposable elements; (2) GRC, PSR, and other B chromosomes; (3) Subverting meiosis; (4) Maternal and paternal genome elimination; (5) Endosymbionts enforcing their own transmission.
- (3/3) Despite being held in Switzerland, registration fees remain within EMBO standards. Registration includes lunches, dinners, and two coffee breaks per day, making it quite affordable. Travel grants and registration fee waivers still available.
- Reposted by Luca SoldiniOrganisers - @lucasoldini.bsky.social | University of Lausanne - Tanja Schwander | University of Lausanne Invited Speaker - @levine-lab.bsky.social | @upenn.edu
- One week left to submit abstracts for the EMBO workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies! In Bern (Switzerland), from 8 to 11 February 2026. meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel... #EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
- Reposted by Luca Soldini(1/9) Join us in Bern, Switzerland (8–11 Feb 2026) for our EMBO Workshop on Molecular Mechanisms of Selfish Elements and Strategies! Organized with Tanja Schwander, Laura Ross (@laurarossevo.bsky.social) and Axel Imhof. meetings.embo.org/event/26-sel... #EMBOselfishElements #EMBOevents
- Reposted by Luca SoldiniSign up now for EMBO Workshop "Molecular mechanisms of selfish elements and strategies" in Bern, Switzerland, 8–11 February 2026. Abstract submission/Registration by: 15 December 2025/15 January 2026 meetings.embo.org/event/26-selfish-el… #EMBOselfishElements #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪
