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Iliana Bista
@ilianabista.bsky.social
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Group leader, Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt.
Former Sanger Institute, and Naturalis Biodiversity Center
#Biodiversity #genomics, #eDNA biomonitoring, comparative genomics, transposon evolution
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Iliana Bista @ilianabista.bsky.social · Apr 30
Drivers of cold adaptation and genome evolution in Antarctic fish, and a haplotype resolved assembly for an important model notothenioid species 🐟 🧬
Our new paper available on BioRxiv
#BiodiversityGenomics #ColdAdaptation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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ebpgenome.bsky.social
🧬 The VGP Phase I preprint is out! 🎉

The Vertebrate Genomes Project has completed Phase I, delivering 816 of the highest-quality vertebrate reference genomes ever produced.

Explore this major new resource for vertebrate genomics:
📄 tinyurl.com/VGPphase1

@vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
#Genomics
Graphic featuring a collage of diverse vertebrates, including a chameleon, sea turtle, frog, whale, bat, duck, axolotl, shark, echidna, salamander, bird, tropical fish, leopard, crocodile, cassowary, clownfish, Komodo dragon, snake and deep-sea fish. Text reads: “A New Milestone for Vertebrate Genomics.” The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) has completed Phase I, delivering 816 high-quality reference genomes spanning 95% of vertebrate orders. Underwater photograph of a humpback whale swimming beneath the ocean surface. Text reads: “Why Vertebrates? More than 70,000 vertebrate species inhabit our planet.” High-quality reference genomes help researchers understand evolution, biodiversity, conservation and adaptation.
August 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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mbmg.pensoft.net
🧬 #iBOL2026 is heading to Bangkok, Thailand, from 2 to 6 November!

⏰ Early bird registration has been extended to 14 August, so register now to save.

🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: mbmg.pensoft.net/news/1428
August 10, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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subtbiol.pensoft.net
In memoriam of Prof. William (Bill) F. Humphreys, the father of subterranean #biology in Australia, who demonstrated that Australian groundwater harbors a wide variety of ancient relict taxa and put Australia on the world map of subterranean biology.

doi.org/10.3897/subt...
August 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Reposted by Iliana Bista
tobybarilbio.bsky.social
EarlGrey ParTEA v0.2.0 is out!

Pangenome TE annotation across multiple genomes just got a major upgrade — now fully compatible with RepeatMasker 4.2.4, RepeatModeler 2.0.9, RMBlast 2.17, and Dfam 4.0 / FamDB 3.0.0 🧬

🔗 github.com/TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA

#TEworldwide #TEsky #genomics #transposons
GitHub - TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA: 2+ genomes make a parTEA! This pangenome TE annotation pipeline extends EarlGrey for multi-genome comparative analysis
2+ genomes make a parTEA! This pangenome TE annotation pipeline extends EarlGrey for multi-genome comparative analysis - TobyBaril/EarlGreyParTEA
github.com
July 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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jessicaglass.bsky.social
I recently rewatched Jurassic Park and was so excited to share this clip with my Genomics and Bioinformatics class to teach how critical it is to understand Unix/Linux after Lex saves everyone from the velociraptor by rebooting the security system! 😂🦖🦕👩🏼‍💻
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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moosblom.bsky.social
⏰⏰⏰ 6 days more to apply!! Don't be shy if you feel like you don't fit all criteria; motivation, curiosity and fun to work with, are the most important traits that we are looking for! ⏰⏰⏰
moosblom.bsky.social Mozes Blom @moosblom.bsky.social · Apr 27
🚨 Wanted: PhD student excited about population genomics, Natural History Collections and birds!
📍 Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
🕒 3 Years, funded by the Leibniz Junior Researchgroup program

Details and Application portal 👇

jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin/jobposting/d...
12/2026 PhD student (f/m/d)
jobs.museumfuernaturkunde.berlin
May 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Happy to join the team @mbmg.pensoft.net
May 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Drivers of cold adaptation and genome evolution in Antarctic fish, and a haplotype resolved assembly for an important model notothenioid species 🐟 🧬
Our new paper available on BioRxiv
#BiodiversityGenomics #ColdAdaptation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
April 30, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Reposted by Iliana Bista
biorxiv-genomic.bsky.social
A new phased assembly of the Antarctic spiny plunderfish provides novel insights into the evolution of the notothenioid radiation. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.21.719633v1
April 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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ergabiodiv.bsky.social
#ERGAReads | Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses—A comprehensive guide 🧬
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@ilianabista.bsky.social @sgn.one @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org

#longreads #sequencing #guide #biodiversitygenomics #genomics
April 8, 2026 at 8:01 AM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Highlight of our review paper on long-read sequencing for biodiversity analysis by the EBP @ebpgenome.bsky.social

#BiodiversityGenomics #eDNA #Biodiversity
#PacBio #ONT

Read @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/2041...
ebpgenome.bsky.social Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · Feb 9
Choosing between PacBio and ONT starts with the question — not the platform.💻🧬
Long-read sequencing is here — and the key is matching the technology to the biodiversity question. 🧬🌍
👉 Read the full roadmap: Bista & Lino (2026)
🔗 tinyurl.com/BistaLino2026

@sgn.one | @ilianabista.bsky.social
#PacBio
Split image showing field and lab work. On the left, a researcher wearing waders collects samples in a coastal wetland under a blue sky. On the right, a scientist in a lab coat and safety glasses works with a sequencing instrument in a laboratory. Overlaid text reads: “PacBio or ONT — when should you use which?” and “This new guide breaks down the trade-offs across eDNA, metabarcoding, and barcoding. A comprehensive guide (Bista & Lino, 2026).” A researcher wearing a headscarf and field badge collects a water sample from a shallow stream using a pink scoop. Vegetation lines the water’s edge. Overlaid text asks: “When should you use one over the other?” and lists considerations including field or lab work, eDNA metabarcoding, shotgun sequencing, DNA barcoding, and trade-offs between accuracy, speed, scale, and cost. The text concludes that choosing the right platform depends on the research question.
February 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Reposted by Iliana Bista
methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
📖 Published!

This review provides an overview of studies to date using long-read sequencing platforms for biodiversity analyses of eukaryotes, from eDNA and community metabarcoding, shotgun sequencing, and DNA barcoding🧪 🧬 🌍

Read more:
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Long-read sequencing can revolutionise the way we monitor #biodiversity.

A comprehensive guide for using #ONT & #PacBio for analysis of biodiversity through #eDNA, #metabarcoding, metagenomics

Just published in @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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physaliacourses.bsky.social
Many thanks to @ilianabista.bsky.social , @bfeldmeyer.bsky.social, Jacopo Martelossi, and all participants of the #AdaptationGenomics course.

We hope you enjoyed the week and that the methods and skills you’ve gained will be valuable for your data and research projects!
December 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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physaliacourses.bsky.social
Looking forward to kicking off the #AdaptationGenomics course in less than 20 minutes with @ilianabista.bsky.social , @bfeldmeyer.bsky.social , Jacopo Martelossi, and a truly international cohort joining us from across the globe — from Mexico to New Zealand!
December 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Our paper synthesizing discussions from the @embo.org lecture course on Evolutionary and Comparative #Genomics in now out @bioinfoadv.bsky.social
#ComparativeGenomics #GenomeEvolution
bioinfoadv.bsky.social Bioinformatics Advances @bioinfoadv.bsky.social · Oct 20
🧬 Now published in Bioinformatics Advances: “Advances and challenges in understanding evolution through genome comparison.”

Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbaf223
October 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Happy to see this work officially out at MBE. Great collaboration led by @snbogan.bsky.social looking into antifreeze gene evolution in Zoarcoidei fish genomes.
#Genomics 🐟
snbogan.bsky.social Sam Bogan @snbogan.bsky.social · Oct 9
Excited to share this work, out today in MBE! In polar fishes, we found that antifreeze protein genes expanded in copy number at low temperatures and contracted in the deep sea, highlighting a role of depth and pressure in AFP evolution.

🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
ilianabista.bsky.social
Thank you for the invitation to present our work and discuss all things #BiodiversityGenomics @mncn-csic.bsky.social in Madrid to our fantastic hosts @ikeririsarri.bsky.social, Aida Verdes! I enjoyed hearing from all the great speakers & interacting with the audience
@csic.es @sgn.one #biodiversity
ikeririsarri.bsky.social Iker Irisarri @ikeririsarri.bsky.social · Jul 18
Join us 15/09/2025 @mncn-csic.bsky.social for a symposium on various applications of #genomics to #biodiversity research

Registration required for in-person participation (www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museum-bio...); streamed through YouTube.

Thanks to generous support by Conexión Genoma @csic.es
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
ilianabista.bsky.social
We reviewed the use of long-read sequencing with both @nanoporetech.com and @pacbio.bsky.social data for analyses of eukaryote #biodiversity for environmental samples #eDNA and #barcoding, providing a complete guide for future applications #BiodiversityGenomics @sgn.one
doi.org/10.32942/X2J...
ecoevorxiv.bsky.social EcoEvoRxiv @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social · Aug 26
Long-read sequencing for biodiversity analyses - a comprehensive guide
doi.org/10.32942/X2J...
Diagram showing sample collection and processing for biomonitoring, followed by sequencing with ONT. Central at the bottom is displayed the structure of the nanopore and the movement of the DNA strand through the pore leading to data generation. In a box on the left side are listed the currently available ONT instruments: MinION, GridION, PromethION. This image was generated with BioRender.
August 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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physaliacourses.bsky.social
🚨 NEW EDITION–NEW TEAM! 🚨

Registrations are now open for the upcoming edition of our #AdaptationGenomics course!

Join Dr. @ilianabista.bsky.social, Dr. Barbara Feldmeyer, & Dr. Jacopo Martelossi for an intensive training on the genomic basis of adaptation.

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
July 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM