Idag var det boksläpp för Bengt Olle Bengtssons och Torbjörn Sälls bok Understanding Population Genetics. Författarna bjöd på förfriskningar och tilltugg i Biologihuset för (mer …)
10 år från idé till färdig bok
Stressade växter och flyttande fåglar
Blå hallen var nästan full på terminens första Tandem talk med Olivier Van Aken och Staffan Bensch som (mer …)
Tobias Hartman – new intern
I am a 22 year old from the Netherlands. My research interests mostly focus on evolutionary biology, taxonomy and systematics. I am currently doing the Master specialisation “Evolution, Biodiversity and Conservation” at the University of Leiden. My second year of this Master consists of a research project here at the University of Lund concerning a multiplex PCR approach on unresolved relationships of moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) under the supervision of Niklas
Wahlberg and co-supervision of Hamid Ghanavi.
Humberto Itriago – new PhD student
Hello to everyone reading this blog. My name is Humberto Itriago, I am a 24 years old and come from Caracas, Venezuela. I recently graduated from Simón Bolívar University’s Biology degree and within the program I have gathered knowledge from different areas of biology but focused in Molecular Biology studies, having my Master’s dissertation in Telomere Biology. I will now continue my studies working with Docent Marita Cohn (Molecular Cell Biology Unit, Genetics Group) in different projects related to the maintenance of yeast telomeres and the genetic requirements for alternative lengthening of telomeres.
Rachel Thomson – new intern
My name is Rachel and I’m currently on a Placement year here in Lund, for the third year of my Bachelors degree. In England, I am studying Biology at the University of Manchester. I have a wide range of interests, including Evolution, Development and Neuroscience. I will be an intern with Erik Svensson.
Matilda Pembury Smith – new intern
My name is Matilda Pembury Smith. I am currently in my third year at The University of Manchester in the UK reading Zoology. My main areas of interest are sexual selection and mimicry between organisms. I will be an intern with Erik Svensson.
Aivar Cirulis – new PhD student
I am a 25 year old guy from Riga, Latvia. I did my Bachelor at the University of Latvia and my Master at Uppsala University. I am interested in studying sex differences, sexual selection and evolution and development of sex.
My PhD project ”The genomic basis of the response to sex-limited selection in a hermaphrodite” will be conducted at the Section for Evolutionary Ecology under supervision of Dr. Jessica Abbott and co-supervised by Prof. Bengt Hansson and Dr. Nils Cronberg. The aim of this project will be to investigate the genetics of sex differences using experimentally evolved populations of the hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum ligano that have been selected for male or female fitness.
Illiam Jackson – new postdoc
I’m Illiam Jackson and have just started my position as a post-doc with the Uller Group after completing my PhD at Uppsala University. My PhD was an investigation into morphological evolution in the Cambrian. It focused on exploring concepts in evolutionary theory not previously examined in a palaeontological context such as stabilizing selection and genetic assimilation.
Using a morphometric approach to quantifying and analyzing changes of shape between closely related species as well as within a single species through time, the project illustrated the potential for new modes of analysis that quantify morphological variation along continuous spectra rather than into discrete units and characters.
The interpretation of the project’s results was conducted in the conceptual framework of the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis and identified patterns of phenotypic plasticity and subsequent accommodation, or genetic assimilation, consistent with those predicted by a model of evolution that incorporates a reciprocal relationship between development and environment. In other words, the results suggest that developmental bias and phenotypic plasticity may play very important roles in evolution even, or especially, across geological timescales.
My work with the Uller Group will continue the study of these topics as well as working towards synthesizing this deep-time perspective with the fields of evolutionary biology and theory. I will also be collaborating with other group members by employing and developing the morphometric methods mentioned above in the study of extant organisms.
I have a broad background in evolutionary biology and even broader interest so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’d like to discuss or ask anything, or have ideas for potential collaboration!
Traditionell slåtter runt Ekologihuset
Gårdagens slåtter av ängarna runt Ekologihuset blev av trots vädret. Regnet upphörde i lagom tid till det var dags att sätta igång med SACTs slåttergille. Själva gillet bestod (mer …)
Gustaf Ekelund Ugge – new PhD student
My name is Gustaf Ekelund Ugge, and I have now returned to the Aquatic Ecology group to do my PhD. I did my bachelor and master studies at Lund University, with a main focus on ecotoxicology. In 2015 I gained a Master’s degree in biology and ecology, and have since been working for Toxicon, an environmental consultant agency, with ecotoxicological testing and environmental risk assessment.
My research will focus on application of transcriptomics in assessment of environmental pollution, and will be part of a collaboration project involving Lund University and University of Skövde, as well as two private companies, Toxicon and TATAA Biocenter.
Sommarvärme på sommarmöte
När forskarskolan GENECO hade sommarmöte i Malmö igår blev det äntligen sommarvärme. På gott och ont. Värmen i föreläsningssalen på St Gertruds konferensanläggning var lite (mer …)
Frida Rosengren – ny bibliotekarie
Mitt namn är Frida Rosengren och jag är ny bibliotekarie i Biologibiblioteket. Jag disputerade 2015 i ämnet växtekologi och systematik. Nu har jag tagit bibliotekarieexamen och återvänder till Ekologihuset i en ny roll. Som bibliotekarie kommer jag att arbeta med exempelvis inköp, användarstatistik och undervisning. Välkommen till biblioteket med dina frågor! Jag bor i Dalby med min man och två barn. På min fritid tycker jag om att leta strandfynd, botanisera, spela rollspel, rita samt läsa, främst science fiction och serier.
My name is Frida Rosengren, I am the new librarian in the Biology library. I finished my PhD thesis in 2015 within the subject plant ecology and systematics. Now I have a degree in library and information science and have returned to the Ecology building in a new role. As a librarian, I will work with for example acquisition, user statistics and teaching. Welcome to the library with your questions! I live in Dalby with my husband and two kids. On my spare time I like beachcombing, botanizing, role playing games, drawing and reading, foremost science fiction and graphic novels.
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