Comparative genomics group IRB-BSC Barcelona (PI: Toni Gabaldón)
Comparative genomics group at IRB and BSC (Barcelona, Spain)
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- Congratulations to @paucarazo.bsky.social and the other organizers of the #sesbe2026 meeting of the @sesbe-org.bsky.social . It has been a wonderful conference with nice talks, posters and networking, I the wonderful city of Valencia, my home town.
- This has been my last meeting as president of @sesbe-org.bsky.social and I wish all the best for the new board, led by the excellent newly elected president @isabelalmudi.bsky.social . I am sure they will do amazing things.
- Moisès Bernabéu from the group presented our work on the origins of the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor at #sesbe2026. Multiple interacting partners shaped our ancestor’s genome
- Now Edu Ocaña Pallarès, previous postdoc in the group, now PI at UOC presenting the timetree of fungi, calibrated with fossils and HGT. Nice to see #fungi at the paleobiology session in #sesbe2026
- Several of us are attending #sesbe2026 in Valencia. Today Saioa Manzano @microbiobits.bsky.social presented her work on evolution of Asgard archea genomes, showing they show a blend of eukaryotic-like and prokaryotic like processes.
- 📣 #paper "Uncovering actionable trade-offs of antifungal resistance in a yeast pathogen" Check out our new publication in @molsystbiol.org where we systematically map stress-related trade-off associated with drug resistance in Candida glabrata (N. glabratus) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- 1- Massive phenotyping enabled by Q-Phast to find stress-related growth defects in hundreds of drug-resistant strains 2- Drug adaptation is not for free: 98% of strains acquired some fitness trade-off in stress conditions. 3- Fluconazole and anidulafungin resistance linked to specific stress
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- This work didn't happen in a vacuum and benefited by wonderful collaborators in our lab, namely Elsa Iliopoulou and Claire Julliot de La Morandière, as well as the labs of @jsb-ucla.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social.
- Evolutionary dynamics of temporal transcription factor series in the insect optic lobe biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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- Our group just finished two exciting and productive days during our annual retreat. We looked back and forward, we assessed, discussed and planned. We also enjoyed our time together.
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- #Review: “Quest for Orthologs in the era of Data Deluge and AI: Challenges and Innovations in Orthology Prediction and Data Integration” in JME We reflect on how data explosion, new structural/AI tools, and complex features impact how we think about orthology link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- I'm really excited to help organize this workshop on #phylogenomics and #genome #evolution in the Czech Republic! The instructors are world-class! Register to be part of the #phylogenomics and #genome #evolution workshop in Czechia! Registration closes November 15! evomics.org/apply-worksh...
- Bernabeu, @microbiobits.bsky.social and @tonigabaldon.bsky.social use simulations to test for the robustness of inferred relative timings of gene transfers in the lineage leading to the ancestor of eukaryotes 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf190 #genome #evolution
- #paper: "Identification of a Differential Microbiological Signature of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Producing Escherichia Carriers in Spanish Community Children." Differential gut microbiota signature in children carrying ESBL-producing E. coli compared to non-carriers. #AMR #GutMicrobiome
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- Phylogeny-aware simulations suggest a low impact of unsampled lineages in the inference of gene flow during eukaryogenesis Excellent paper from @tonigabaldon.bsky.social and @microbiobits.bsky.social and Moisès Bernabeu. academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
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- Happy to share the Biodiversity Cell Atlas white paper, out today in @nature.com. We look at the possibilities, challenges, and potential impacts of molecularly mapping cells across the tree of life. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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- 📢 EvoMG-DN PhD applications are now open! Join our EU-funded MSCA network and explore evolution, ageing, and disease. 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu 📅 Apply by 30 November 2025 #PhD #DoctoralTraining #MSCA #HorizonEurope #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #BiomedicalResearch#EarlyCareerResearchers
- Including a position in my group to work on Evolutionary Genomics of Fungal pathogens
- 📢 EvoMG-DN PhD applications are now open! Join our EU-funded MSCA network and explore evolution, ageing, and disease. 👉 www.evomg-dn.eu 📅 Apply by 30 November 2025 #PhD #DoctoralTraining #MSCA #HorizonEurope #Genomics #EvolutionaryBiology #BiomedicalResearch#EarlyCareerResearchers
- #eseb2025 has started. So many friends and colleagues around. This is amazing. Welcome everyone to Barcelona!
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- Ahead of #eseb2025 we had a nice reunion of some ex- and current members of the group! Nice to see you all!
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- Manuscript accepted just in time for #ESEB2025 @eseb2025.bsky.social @julielebris.bsky.social will present phenotypic heterogeneity in some #ESKAPE pathogens 🧫 ! S34.01 - Mechanisms of adaptation to changing conditions in microorganisms Those not going to Barcelona, stay tuned for details!
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- Only a couple of weeks till the @eseb2025.bsky.social conference! I’m so honored to be one of the keynote speakers, and incredibly excited about the amazing scientific program and the opportunity to meet up with old friends and make new ones! #eseb2025
- 📢 Meet the speakers: Charissa de Bekker 📢 Charissa de Bekker is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Read about her here: eseb2025.com/team/chariss...
- We are exited to share our story just out in @natcomms.nature.com on how the yeast Candida albicans can exploit human albumin to engage an alternative pathogenicity pathway, not relying on previously uncovered virulence factors. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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