EvolTree
A dynamic European research group linking #genomics #genetics #ecology #evolution. Evolution of trees as drivers of terrestrial biodiversity. evoltree.eu
- After a long break, IUFRO Population & Conservation Genetics conferences are back! Happening now, in Coimbatore (India), organized by IUFRO Unit 2.04.01 and APFORGEN, and hosted by ICFRE. Live streaming in the conference website: icpcgindia2026.in @iufro.bsky.social @bioversityciat.bsky.social
- Reposted by EvolTreeTeaching is fun! The ETH @evoltree.bsky.social block course "Genomics of Environmental Adapation" at @wslresearch.bsky.social is in full action now.
- Reposted by EvolTree⚡️Abstract submission has been extended to 15 December! ➡️ icpcgindia2026.in
- Reposted by EvolTreeLast week was a blast! Attending the @evoltree.bsky.social - @forgenius-eu.bsky.social conference hosted by INIA CSIC on "Integrative Diversity of Forest Ecosystems" was unforgettable.
- Reposted by EvolTreeToday's field trip: selecting continental site for @optforests.bsky.social project in cooperation with local forest managers and representatives of Slovenian state forests. Found a great candidate in the Kočevsko region.
- Reposted by EvolTreeThis week was one of my favourite conferences #evoltree in Madrid. I was happy to chat with a lot of people about our work and to present our beech pangenome. As always I heard and learned from a lot of great speakers. Thanks @evoltree.bsky.social 💚
- Final words from Delphine and Beppe, and the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS Conference is closed. It was great fun to discuss science with all you! Enjoy your weekend! And don't miss the next #EVOLTREE Conference in 2027 (venue to be announced soon)!
- Reposted by EvolTreeAmazing field trip with the #EvolTREE conference. Wonderful to learn of the new breeding efforts in Cork oak and Holm oak, integrations of new technologies, and degree of monitoring for conservation that has leveraged, expanded, and established leadership in genetic conservation
- Reposted by EvolTreeSome key moments of my EVOLTREE experience. Always a pleasure to join the EVOLTREE conference and be part the community! 🌳🧬 #EVOLTREE
- Marija Kravanja, one of the PhD students supported by an #EVOLTREE grant to attend the conference, presented an original study using FORGENIUS data on the correlation between genetic diversity and resilience, as estimated by restoration rates obtained from satellite data.
- Victoria Sork from UCLA opened the session 5 on genetic conservation by presenting common garden and landscape genomics approaches to study maladaptation and guide conservation in Californian oaks #EVOLTREE
- Genomic selection and genomics in tree breeding - Keynote from Fikret Isik for session 4 of the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS in Madrid
- Modelling the ideal loblolly pine for climate change. Fascinating keynote from Marylou Mantova for Session 3 of the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference
- Mona Schreiber‘s graphical summary of Session 2 keynote of Silvia Matesanz at the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference
- We had a magical night at the #EVOLTREE conference dinner, with live folk music, excellent food, and a warm tribute to Beppe Vendramin, a very dear member of our community ❤️
- Visit to one of the Spanish National Breeding Centres. Spain has 327 Genetic Conservation Units (GCUs) involving 20 main tree species, 228 of which have been genetically characterised! #EVOLTREE
- A creative way of taking notes at the EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference. Mona Schreiber‘s graphical summary of David O‘Brien‘s keynote from yesterday.
- Santiago González-Martínez from @inrae-france.bsky.social, our own #EVOLTREE coordinator, gave a talk on the connections between genetic diversity, historical demography, and rates of adaptive evolution in 4 species of conifers. He also cautioned on the applicability of genomic forecasting methods.
- Second Day starts with an amazing keynote talk on genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity by Silvia Matesanz from URJC. Great talk Silvia! #EVOLTREE
- Reposted by EvolTreeSo happy to be with European colleagues in Madrid for #EvolTREE to share new ideas, technologies, and applications of forest genetics to conservation, restoration, breeding, and much, much more
- Christian Rellstab (WSL, Switzerland) presented how hybridisation and admixture enhance drought tolerance in oaks. This work was supported by an #EVOLTREE Opportunity grant, a program that provides niche funding for research in forest genetics and genomics. www.evoltree.eu/funding-init...
- David O'Brien opens the first session ("New Tools for Science to Reach Practice") of the Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS conference with an entertaining talk on how to communicate to politicians, practitioners and the public.
- Delphine Grivet from the host organisation INIA-CSIC opens the Joint EVOLTREE- FORGENIUS Conference in Madrid! About 200 researchers, including many early-career scientists in the room.
- The EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS Joint Conference starts tomorrow in Madrid, so much excitement in the air! It is already our 3rd Conference and we continue growing. Thanks for supporting #EVOLTREE
- Reposted by EvolTreeHamilton Lab members are excited for the upcoming #EvolTREE meeting! Kyra will present our genetic conservation program in black ash , Michelle will discuss climate, hybridization, and stomatal evolution (tinyurl.com/y5rwu8eu), and I will discuss genomics-driven monitoring. Hope to see you there!!
- Reposted by EvolTree#OnThisDay, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize was born: Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Today, the MSCActions 🇪🇺 fellowship carries her name, supporting young scientists in their research. Together, we’re building a brighter future for generations to come.
- Reposted by EvolTreei am offering a post-doc position in my brand-new project TreeGD that will investigate genomic diversity of trees species in switzerland, with a special focus on gene conservation units, rare species (but not only), and seeds stands. apply.refline.ch/273855/1782/...
- Reposted by EvolTree🌲 On 6–7 Nov 2025, @euforgen.bsky.social & #OptFORESTS will host a webinar on detecting genetic decline. Learn how to detect risks, preserve forest genetic diversity and strengthen climate adaptation. 👉 Register: www.optforests.eu/news-and-med... #Forestry #Genetics #Webinar #HorizonEU
- Reposted by EvolTree⚡️The Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre is recruiting a PhD Student in climate change adaptation of forest ecosystems. 🕒 4-year full-time PhD position 📅 Application deadline: 8 October 2025 🔗 www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #ForestScience #ForestResearch #AssistedMigration #ClimateChange
- You have a good research idea in the field of evolutionary genetics and genomics of forest trees, but lack funding to carry it out? Leap into action with the network's research initiative, OPPORTUNITY! The new call has been launched, deadline is 16.11.2025. More information here:
- Reposted by EvolTreeThe first talk was from our guest speaker Santiago González-Martínez on 'Adaptation to Climate in European Conifers: Lessons Learned' 🌱 @evoltree.bsky.social #ESEB2025
- Reposted by EvolTreeIt begins!! Welcome to #forestgenetics2025 - where all the cool kids are hanging! #trees4everyone @michellezavala.bsky.social @diegodelorbe.bsky.social @krlopicc.bsky.social
- Reposted by EvolTreeHonored to be appointed a Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences Leadership Fellow position. I am deeply grateful and thrilled to provide creativity and leadership within interdisciplinary spaces, emphasizing graduate training and evolutionary biology. www.psu.edu/news/faculty...
- Reposted by EvolTreeRocky Mountain Douglas-fir in Lombardy? DNA markers will answer this question soon #CONIFIR project #PRIN2022
- Reposted by EvolTreeSo excited to host the upcoming Forest Genetics 2025 meeting in State College, PA! Over 100 abstracts from across the globe, amazing keynotes, career panelists, field trips, and much more! Registration deadline is June 2nd! Join us in Happy Valley June 23-27, 2025!! forestgeneticsconference2025.com
- Reposted by EvolTree📚| Climate Appropriate Portfolios of Tree Diversity (CAPTD) ensure tree species are environmentally matched to planting sites & purpose-matched to planting needs—helping address climate change & restoration challenges. Learn how to operationalize CAPTD➡️ t.co/iosYtsKufu #TreesPeoplePlanet
- Reposted by EvolTree📢 PhD #opportunity in #ForestGenetics & #ClimateAdaptation! @inrae-france.bsky.social’s Mediterranean Forest Ecology Research Unit with Aix-Marseille University is offering two fully funded PhD positions on genetic adaptation in European forest trees! Learn more ➡️ www.forgenius.eu/news/post/tw...
- Joint EVOLTREE-FORGENIUS Conference 2025 Call for Abstracts is now open! Deadline 30 June 2025 We invite submissions on evolutionary ecology, genomics, and adaptation in trees and associated organisms. For more information: www.evoltree.eu/conferences/...
- Reposted by EvolTreeDo not miss the @evoltree.bsky.social–@forgenius-eu.bsky.social Joint Conference! 📅 18–21 November 📍 Madrid, Spain Are you a researcher, practitioner, or policy-makers working on forest #biodiversity, #genomics, & #climate adaptation? Join this multidisciplinary forum ➡️ mailchi.mp/5873c66e6b7f...
- We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming EvolTree-FORGENIUS Joint Conference "Integrative Diversity of Forest Ecosystems" , which will take place in Madrid, Spain, from 18 to 21 November 2025. You can find all information and the registration here: www.evoltree.eu/conferences/...
- The 2024/2025 EVOLTREE Opportunity grant has been awarded to Eduardo Vicente Bartoli (INRAE, @inrae-france.bsky.social), for a project on: 'Unraveling intra-specific variation in Black pine seed dormancy and its link with seedling fitness.' Our most sincere congratulations to Eduardo!
- Reposted by EvolTree📢 INRAE is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the #OptFORESTS project! Focus on forest genetic diversity, simulations, and long-term conservation strategies. Based in Orléans, France. Apply by 30 April 2025. #ForestScience @evoltree.bsky.social www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
- Reposted by EvolTree#HappeningTomorrow - Webinar "Mechanisms of Natural and Anthropogenic Selection on Trees in the Forest". Organised in collaboration with @euforgen.bsky.social. There's still time to register! www.euforgen.org/euforgen-web...
- Call for Abstracts (deadline April 30, 2025) for the "Climate Crisis: Conifer Forests at Risk 2025" Conference, taking place in Jeju (Republic of Korea), September 14-20th ➡️ More info at www.cccf2025.com
- Reposted by EvolTree📢 Reminder to send abstracts to the Evolutionary Genomics symposium co-organized by EvolApp and MolEcol at #ESEB2025 in Barcelona! 🎤 Featuring outstanding guest speakers: Cameron Ghalambor and Santi González-Martinez 📅Deadline: 25 Apr 2025 w/ @cam-g.bsky.social @evoltree.bsky.social
- Reposted by EvolTreeFORGENIUS is working to enhance EUFGIS, introducing new technologies and interfaces, strengthening climate and environment data characterisation, & more 💡🧬🌲 Read more on this training on the redesigned EUFGIS organised with @euforgen.bsky.social ➡️ www.forgenius.eu/news/post/tr... 2/2 🧵
- Reposted by EvolTree📢 Join the OptFORESTS & @euforgen.bsky.social webinar! 🌳 "Mechanisms of natural and anthropogenic selection on trees in the forest" 🗓️ 11 April | 🕚 11:00–12:00 CEST How does #silviculture affect #genetic diversity?👉 Register now! www.optforests.eu/news-and-med...
- 🔬At a time when #science is the subject of worrying criticism in the United States 🇺🇸 (censorship, shutdowns of major programs and announcement of massive layoffs in public research), INRAE @inrae-france.bsky.social supports the #StandUpForScience movement ✊
- 🔬A un moment où la #science fait l’objet de mises en causes préoccupantes aux Etats-Unis 🇺🇸 (censure, arrêts de grands programmes et annonce de licenciements massifs dans la recherche publique), INRAE soutient le mouvement #StandUpForScience ✊ (1/2)
- Reposted by EvolTreeStarting in Bluesky with a new experiment underway on drought resistance and thermal stress in Quercus ilex populations.
- Reposted by EvolTreeThe deadline⌛️ for submissions is exactly one month from now!
- Reposted by EvolTreeNow almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...
- Reposted by EvolTree"With the intensity of the challenges ahead of us, we can't do without the talent and creativity of half of humanity. Solutions to our global problems are better for all of us when women are part of the decision-making." ~ Anne Larson 🔗: bit.ly/3ZVS9Hq #WomenInScience
- Reposted by EvolTreenew paper in @evolappjournal.bsky.social with @felix-zimmermann.bsky.social ! Soil properties – water availability and pH – are strongly associated to the spatial distribution of two hybridizing and sympatric oak species (Quercus spp) at local stand scale. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Reposted by EvolTreeDetecting genomic signatures of environmental adaption, an ETH/ @evoltree.bsky.social block course, running now with full intensity at @wslresearch.bsky.social. Great students, motivated instructors, and hot computers.
- Reposted by EvolTreeMust read out in @science.org "Climate change extinctions" by @MarkCUrban (on X) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Big take home: "extinctions will accelerate rapidly if global temperatures exceed 1.5°C. The highest-emission scenario would threaten approximately one-third of species, globally."
- New edition of the IUFRO Branching out podcast, this time featuring IUFRO 🧬Division 2 on Tree Physiology and Genetics and with the contribution of 🎤Amanda de la Torre (Northern Arizona University, USA) and 🎤Santiago C. González-Martínez (INRAE, France)
- 🌲🎙️ New on Branching Out: Explore tree physiology & genetics with IUFRO Division 2 Co-coordinators! 🧬🌳 💡 Resilient forests, CRISPR tech, & amazing conifer adaptations await! Listen here: 🎧 spoti.fi/3Kzq69l 🎧 apple.co/3UAa0B1 More at: www.iufro.org/podcast #ForestScience #TreeGenetics #Podcast
- Reposted by EvolTree🚨 Coming soon! A brand new episode of Counting the Earth! Join Alice and Sue as they time travel to the future to explore what crops we might grow in the UK after 50 years of a changing climate. 📲 Don't miss out - subscribe now on your favourite podcast platform.
- Reposted by EvolTree🌿✨ ¡Descubre EcoFlor2025 en nuestra web! Puedes encontrarnos en www.ecoflor2025.es 🌸🌷💚 #EcoFlor2025
- Yesterday, we had our annual EVOLTREE Governing Board meeting. As always, it was really good to meet colleagues for planning next year activities! Many thanks all for attending the meeting and have an excellent festive season!
- Reposted by EvolTreeThere’s a surge of interest in #microclimate & #microenvironment + how they shape #plant and #vegetation ecology🌿My 1999 PhD work tackled this - how fine-scale variation in canopy dynamics, topography etc drives palm ecology in tropical #forests: www.researchgate.net/publication/... 🌴🌤️🍃#PlantEcology
- The December newsletter of OptFORESTS (an EU project dealing with forest genetic resources) is out, you can read it here: mailchi.mp/26f520a26bf9.... Also, you can visit www.optforests.eu for more information on the project!
- Reposted by EvolTreeOur society journal is looking for new editors - applications welcome from across the field of evolutionary biology!
- Opportunity! We are looking for new editors - application deadline is Monday 20th January. Positions available: Associate Editors Handling Editor Commissioning Editor Details here: jevbio.net/call-for-edi...
- Reposted by EvolTree@iufro.bsky.social sponsors an annual webinar on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science recognizing the contribution women make to forest research. The webinar will be held February 11-12, 2025. See here for more information: a-48350767.hubspotpagebuilder.com/en-us/
- For everyone interested in Forest Genetics, start here: go.bsky.app/JX3tZaD Hi @katrinheer.bsky.social - please can you add EVOLTREE?at://did:plc:5xneoyrceaop3izlvc5y2s7b/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbu6hjt6ah2k
- Don't miss the conference of our American sister network 🔊 Registration opening soon!
- Coming in December: Registration for the first joint conference between WFGA-SFTIC-NFGA June 23-27, 2025 in State College, PA - See you there!! #ForestGenetics2025 #climateadaptation #treebreeding #restoration #seedsourcing #biotechnology #conservation #foresthealth forestgeneticsconference2025.com
- Reposted by EvolTree📢Save the date! 🌲8th International Workshop on Resistance Mechanisms and Breeding in ForestTrees🌳 📍Vernon, British Columbia, Canada 🗓️2-6 June 2025 Registration: ➡️evoque.swoogo.com/iufro… Abstract Submission: ➡️evoque.swoogo.com/iufro… #ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests
