Gergely J Szöllősi

Model-Based Evolutionary Genomics Research Unit @ OIST, phylogenomics, HGT, somatic evolution (

[Roberto Feuda @RobertoFeuda]

Very nice and timely paper on phylogenomic model choice.
Strong evidence that mixture models outperform homogeneous and partitioned approaches, with CAT-GTR showing robust performance across conditions.
Highly relevant for difficult phylogenetic problems. https://t.co/e0KHBu67Kz

[Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) @OISTedu]

Today we celebrated OIST’s 8th Graduation Ceremony, honoring 37 new PhD graduates.

Congratulations to the graduates - we can’t wait to see where your research takes you next.

[Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) @OISTedu]

Applications are now open for the Buribushi Fellowship 2026!
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.

Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://t.co/XiM0QNAJn4
#Fellowship

[Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) @OISTedu]

OIST is one of 11 institutions selected for JST’s EXPERT-J program, which recruits and supports outstanding early-career researchers—Japanese and international—in an internationally competitive environment. We look forward to welcoming new talent. https://t.co/yMnCHhBhA1

[Gergely J Szöllősi @sllsi]

@sama You do understand that the tradeoff here is dissolving the Department of Education, right?

[Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome]

😻 HUGE NEWS! We've done it! One of the "Magnificent 8" – key missing lineages for understanding animal origins – is ALIVE in our lab!
Previously just DNA whispers, Maop 2 could now open a new chapter for research. 📖 We will soon formally "introduce" it to the scientific world.

Watch our team’s excitement in the video!

Massive thanks to @Luisjagago (isolation wizard!) & @beaplab_ibe (crucial throughout!).

@IBE_Barcelona @the_prbb @CSICdivulga @CSIC @ERC_Research

#AnimalOrigins #Biodiversity #holozoans #Magnificent8

[Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) @OISTedu]

🦠🌍 @ScienceMagazine study reveals oxygen-using bacteria existed 900M years before Earth's atmosphere had significant oxygen. This suggests some bacteria could use trace oxygen before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis. @sllsi 👇 https://t.co/eETUHTm4sh

[Gergely J Szöllősi @sllsi]

@OISTedu is now on bluesky, not just X! Give us a follow https://t.co/ljKQYN3cEf

[Andrew J. Roger (@andrewjroger.bsky.social) @andrewjroger]

New Canada Postdoctoral Research Award and international candidates can apply! https://t.co/Ud9TncCimw

[Arnau Sebé Pedrós @ArnauSebe]

We offer three new positions to join BCA @MooreFound:
1. A full-stack developer to work on the BCA database with @emblebi
2. A senior research technician to develop sc methods
3. A bioinformatician to analyze new atlases with @SangerToL

Details below.

Please, share and repost.

[Michael 英泉 Eisen @mbeisen]

LOL. FAFO.

[Arnau Sebé Pedrós @ArnauSebe]

One month left to apply!

[Gergely J Szöllősi @sllsi]

@sama cute, how you pretend this is the same thing and you're not in fact trying to get in on the new pay for play oligarchy 🤭

[Sheppard Lab @sheppard_lab]

Vacancy Alert ! !
Interested in #genomics, #bioinformatics and #AMR and working in an interdisciplinary team based at @UniofOxford? We have a PostDoc position open now in our lab ‼️

Apply at https://t.co/c6SzbSFjAP
Please RT and share !

[Ziheng Yang's Group @zihengyang]

If you have ever wondered whether the PAML documentation could be more interactive... We have good news for you! The PAML GitHub repository has been updated and a fresh PAML Wiki is now available for you to navigate the PAML documentation! 📄💻 (1/n)
https://t.co/pJXmmwrL8i

[Sandra Álvarez @sabifo4]

An interactive PAML Wiki is now available! Please read the thread published by Ziheng's Lab to learn more about the PAML discussion group & the PAML GitHub. Hope you enjoy the Wiki as much as I enjoyed working on it 💫 P.S.: The Wiki is still a work in progress, more to come! 😄

[Arnau Sebé Pedrós @ArnauSebe]

We have two open PhD positions in my group at @CRGenomica.
We are seeking candidates with a background in comp. and/or molecular biology, and with a broad interest in evolution, gene regulation, and comparative genomics.

🗓️Apply before Jan 12 here: https://t.co/VJm2ETKJ7l

[ignacio quintero @ignacioqevo]

Please share if you can! I will give a second, revamped workshop on Probabilistic inference of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods (PCM) using Julia:
https://t.co/wvEynReIyS

[Andrew J. Roger (@andrewjroger.bsky.social) @andrewjroger]

Very useful!

[Alex Cagan @ATJCagan]

🦍Postdoc in Somatic Evolutionary Genomics🦍
Join my team @GeneticsCam on a pioneering project mapping somatic mutations across primates!
🌍Collaborate with experts @UCBerkeley & @sangerinstitute.
🔍Experience in genomics? Apply by Nov 16!
Details: https://t.co/1pDO1tzzcP