Victoria Twort

Habitat degradation is a lead cause of biodiversity erosion around the globe. But how does it affect the microbial community associated with species leaving in degraded habitats? We investigate this point in our latest preprint. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Great to see this published, with some interesting topics from colleagues, including chapters with ex-postdoc @Federica__Vale , as well as @VTwort #Wolbachia #Methods #Screening #Sweep

2-year postdoctoral researcher position open in project on the evolutionary history of #Lepidoptera and #Trichoptera @luomus @helsinkiuni @SuomenAkatemia. Researchers interested in morphology and fossils are encouraged to apply! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki-P…

📣 #Researchers working with #metagenomics you don’t want to miss these amazing #guidelines on everything from designing #fieldwork to #bioinformatics analyses 🤩👏🧬🦠 Well done @OstaizkaAizpu, @anttonio, @RRobDunn et al!

Phylogenomics approach on geometrid moths solves the long-standing problem on Orthostixinae lineage! @leimurillo87 leading wonderful work that offers new insights on the origins of this megadiverse lineage @luomus @lepPhylo @VTwort @pasi_sihvonen

One week to apply and join us. We are looking for a #postdoc to work on #insect #biodiversity and #ecology using #MachineLearning to extract #trait information. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Postdoctor… Beetle sculpture by Bordalo II

With plenty of colleagues, we are happy to introduce bioconvert, a software to convert bioinformatics files from one format to another. bioconvert currently includes 50 formats and 100 converters.

We are unbelievably close to having 7000 silhouettes! phylopic.org/images

Only a few days to apply to this position in my group @helsinkiuni @OEB_Helsinki #Symbiosis #microbiota #Communities #insect

Big @batsgoviral week! In @PNASNews and @ScienceAdvances we test how to prevent zoonotic #spillover by interrupting virus transmission in bat reservoirs. Short story: culls didn’t reduce spillover but altered rabies spatial spread; transmissible vaccines may be a solution. A 🧵.

Welcome to Luomus seminar to hear the talk by post doc @VTwort from @BatLabFinland! - Unlocking the past: What can aDNA tell us about Myotis evolutionary history. 📅 Wed Feb 22 ⏲️ 10:00 AM (EET) Zoom link: helsinki.zoom.us/j/64317185928?… @LifeSciHelsinki #aDNA #bats #Collections

Lepakoita vaivaava valkokuonosyndrooma on eräs aikamme tuhoisimmista eläintaudeista. @annasofia_b havaitsi väitöstutkimuksessaan, että Euroopassa yleinen lepakkolaji on tolerantti taudille. Suomessa tautia ei tavattu lepakoilla lainkaan. #väitös #biologia utu.fi/fi/ajankohtais…

If you ever wondered how we do ancient DNA lab work... 😉 ✨🎄

Please #RT. Four positions @coastclim! 2 x researcher + 2 x postdoc in marine ecology and marine systems ecology working on #marinebiodiversity #climatechange in @CoastClim at @Tvarminne @BioEnvHelsinki @helsinkiuni Apply by January 15, 2023 More info: rb.gy/kakm8m

🔴 Postdoc opportunity 🔴 We have announced TWO, @ERC_Research -funded, very exciting #postdoc positions based at #CpgStlhm: 1 - Genomics of #WollyMammoths 🦣🦴🧬 ➡️nrm.se/en/ommuseet/jo… 2 - #Palaeogenomics of small rodents 🐁🧀🧬➡️su.se/english/about-… Please RT!!!

@evohologen makes an appearance at the @luomus #Bioinformatics club. Thanks @FernandoRVLopes for the interesting talk on Fur Seals. #CEHchallenge

A big thank you to all our followers and speakers from the organizing team @MiraKoski, @joukoin and @HeidiPeuraniemi! Hopefully you got interesting insights to your work with #eDNAforScience and #aDNAforScience! Looking forward to continuing the discussions!

1/10 Finnish Museum of Natural History = independent research institution under @helsinkiuni. The collections, botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological specimens from all over the world, serve research in fields of biology and geology and also educational purposes.

10/11 Latest proof highlighting the power: Rainwash #eDNA #metabarcoding – a simple & cost-effective monitoring tool using rainwater. Immense potential to uncover biodiversity beyond rivers🧬🌧️🌲🌳🦋🐞🪳🐛 Macher et al. 2022 doi.org/10.1002/edn3.3…

1/5 We are about to start @UniOulu ‘s Twitter conference “Emerging methods for environmental and archaeological studies: eDNA and aDNA”. Welcome to participate in this conference from anywhere in the world! 😊 #eDNAforScience #aDNAforScience #ForNature