Postdoc at @dee-unil.bsky.social interested in the theoretical study of plant evolution 🌺 | I also like badminton 🏸, chess♟️, beer 🍺 and raccoons 🦝 !
SNSF Ambizione fellow at @unifrbiology.bsky.social starting Sept 2026
https://thomas-lesaffre.github.io/
Thomas Lesaffre 🌱
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🌺 PhD position in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology! 🌺
There is about two weeks left to apply to come work with me on the evolution of plant reproductive strategies at @unifr.bsky.social ! Contact me or visit here or for more info: tinyurl.com/monoecy
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Why do sex chromosomes stop recombining? New models show even weak sexual antagonism can strongly drive recombination suppression, with mating systems shaping the outcome. By @ewanflintham.bsky.social and @charlesmullon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evle...
📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣
We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at [email protected] 🙂
Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
PhD position in Theoretical Evolutionary Biology @ University of Fribourg
Deadline: 24 Apr 2026
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Abstract. The suppression of recombination between sex chromosomes is a widespread feature of genetic sex determination systems. Competing explanations for
Ever wondered what makes some alleles dominant (A) and others recessive (a) ?
In our new paper, we explored how a series of recently discovered "dominance modifiers", genetic elements that have long remained elusive, achieve their regulatory function. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...
So happy to see the 2nd chapter of my PhD out! doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Here, we studied populations sampled from their local elevational edges and centers on mountain slopes, and characterised the variation in G-matrices (comprised of growth and leaf investment traits) among these populations. 1/5
Applications now open for the UNIL Summer School on Modelling for Evolutionary Biology (31 Aug–5 Sep 2026, Lausanne)!
For PhD & postdocs interested in formal approaches to evolutionary ecology (incl. social evo, life-history, species interactions).
Scholarships available, Pls RP! shorturl.at/fo1GA
New paper with the brilliant @ewanflintham.bsky.social
How fast does recombination suppression evolve among sex chromosomes? We show that even weak sexual antagonism (so hard to detect) makes this fast, often via inversions fixing on X/Z depending on mating system:
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Some weeks ago I read a post here on biases in the selection of plants for research. In particular, it pointed out that researchers seem to prefer to work on species with large, showy flowers. I forgot to write it down, and now it would be useful for something I'm writing. Does anyone remember it?
1 week left to apply for scholarships ! If you are based at an institution in an ODA recipient country (e.g. Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico; full list: tinyurl.com/5dv7vvs8), you can get all expenses covered to attend the summer school in Lausanne for a week.
