Danai Kontou

Postdoc Research Fellow in Aquatic Invasions @ScienceLeeds 💧🐠 👽 | #Ecology #Conservation #Genetics 🧬🌎 | Nature enthusiast 💚 | 🇪🇺🇬🇷🇨🇦🇬🇧

[Anastasia Aliferi @anastasialiferi]

Just a few sleeps left until @SoapboxScience lands on the Southbank this Saturday and the speaker line up is making me starstruck 🤩🤩🤩 See you there 👩🏼‍🔬🥼📢
https://t.co/XZs8j2BGoF

@TheCrick @ucl @KingsCollegeLon @imperialcollege @ZSLScience @QMUL @UniofOxford

[BES Invasion Science @BESInvasionSci]

A reminder that registration is now open for our exciting annual group meeting!👾
Sign up, submit your abstract to share your research & join us this June in Edinburgh to talk about #invasivespecies #ecology #policy #conservation #research #priorities!👇

https://t.co/WXUkXokR7O

[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

There is still time to share your workshop ideas💡by filling in the form: https://t.co/UgZwpFIY1W 📝
#ecology #conservation #invasivespecies

[BES Invasion Science @BESInvasionSci]

📢CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Are you thinking of joining our SIG Meeting in June?👾
Do you have an exciting #workshop idea you would like to share?💡Can it be delivered in 1 hr?⏱️
If you answered YES, let us know using our form:📝 https://t.co/7rtO2Zm6gA

[BES Invasion Science @BESInvasionSci]

📢CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
Are you thinking of joining our SIG Meeting in June?👾
Do you have an exciting #workshop idea you would like to share?💡Can it be delivered in 1 hr?⏱️
If you answered YES, let us know using our form:📝 https://t.co/7rtO2Zm6gA

[BES Invasion Science @BESInvasionSci]

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[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

Come and join us in beautiful Edinburgh!💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Details soon 👀

[BES Invasion Science @BESInvasionSci]

📆❗️Save the date for the BES Invasion Science Group 2025 meeting to discuss all things #invasive #species #science, #management & #policy 🌍👾
📆When? Tue 10th June
📍Where? The Scotsman Hotel, Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Registration & Abstract submission to open 🔜

[Anastasia Aliferi @anastasialiferi]

🚨 Last few days to apply for the @SoapboxScience London 2025 event 👩🏼‍🔬📢 #scicomm #womeninscience

[Ecosystems and Global Change Group @ecochangegroup]

What happens when 300+ scientists analyse the same data? Not the same answer! Lessons about staying open to alternate explanations, don't rush to judge, more than one "truth" in nature🤔 Grateful to contribute to this amazing initiative. Read it for free: https://t.co/7CTgqzSziS

[Womanthology @WomanthologyUK]

The new Women in Science issue and podcast are out now! 🔬🧬🧪🥽🔭🚀🩺🌍

📱💻https://t.co/sZmd46qJil

🎧 https://t.co/PSqgnoEDz5

📲 https://t.co/N8FcuFpThy

Featuring Dr Katie Perry, Dr Shalaka Patil, Isla Watton and Emma Brass.

#STEM #WomenInSTEM #IDWGIS #IDWGIS2025 #BSW25

[Ecosystems and Global Change Group @ecochangegroup]

🚨Our new paper @RSocPublishing is online! Led by ⭐️ @KontouD + colleagues @queensu @LizLoveLake, we discovered how one of the most important species in lakes has been evolving to outsmart a formidable introduced predator. Read the paper for free: https://t.co/9OBhd3VJCc 🧵1/n

[Ecosystems and Global Change Group @ecochangegroup]

ICYMI our @src_rsc Dialogue on Climate Action and Health Resilience is now online! Watch it here: https://t.co/rgppUDl6JX

[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

@jstgerlach @Peterhouse_Cam Thank you Justin! 😊 It was lovely sharing my PhD progress with fellow @Peterhouse_Cam bioscientists!

[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

We also found evidence of higher genomic differentiation in regions associated with embryo development and environmental stress responses, across multiple invaded lakes, suggesting a repeatable adaptive response of a native prey species to an invasive predator! 🧬

[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

Delighted to share the first of 3 exciting #PhD chapters, in collaboration with incredible colleagues @ecochangegroup, @LizLoveLake et al. from @plantsci @Trent_TSE @LaurentianU, @QueensUBio and Ontario MECP, published today @RSocPublishing :👇
https://t.co/UPriTCbGHM

[Danai Kontou @KontouD]

We discovered that embryo size consistently increased across lakes that have been invaded by the spiny water flea, and those changes were often accompanied by significant genetic differentiation between core tops/bottoms aka before/after spiny water flea establishment.

[SSE @sse_evolution]

Proposals are due Feb. 19 for the R.C. Lewontin Early Awards, which provide funds for beginning Master’s and PhD students. Check your eligibility and review the proposal requirements here: https://t.co/IuVYniUUIA

[Josie South @josie_south]

Adapting to climate change on subtropical reefs at University of Leeds on https://t.co/Gjf5DAOWxV https://t.co/1qRlDSYI78