Day 4 of #PhotosOfMyLife: One photo a day for a week, no people, no explanation 🐦

Day 5 of #PhotosOfMyLife: One photo a day for a week, no people, no explanation 🌳

Day 6 of #PhotosOfMyLife: One photo a day for a week, no people, no explanation 🛠️🪚🪵

Day 7 of #PhotosOfMyLife: One photo a day for a week, no people, no explanation 👀

As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, I’ve heard many ask how we can sustain momentum to bring about real change.

BOOK LOVERS, I need your help, you’ll thank me. The interest in Black voices is phenomenal & I need you to help make HISTORY. Can you PLEASE buy these books & help keep or get these four amazing Black Women to number 1 in the Sunday Times Bestseller lists in all 4 categories?

My first contribution to science 😃🎉

There are even a few colour-blind-proof birds 😃🐦

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We're campaigning to get a song about evolution into the Dutch Top2000! 💃🕺🧬🦠🪱🪳🐝🦦🐨🦒🦑🐦 #Top2000Evolution

I voted for "Endless Forms Most Beautiful" by Nightwish, and then some other bangers while I was at it 😎#Top2000Evolution stem.nporadio2.nl/top2000-2020/s…

”I think we simply need to tell the truth. We should be adult enough to handle the truth. And the truth can be quite frightening in some ways – but it is also hopeful.” Last week I had a long conversation with David Attenborough. You can read it here: dn.se/kultur/greta-t…

My first ever paper just dropped, fresh from the press 😱😁🤓🥳 nature.com/articles/s4159…

My research was covered by a national news paper 😱😃🤓🥳 Thanks to everyone involved! The Roslin Institute HighlanderLab Gregor Gorjanc Gus McFarlane @ChrisGaynor11 Ivan Pocrnic @ Bruce Whitelaw @bartpannebakker Wageningen U&R

Check out our new preprint if you're into Varroa mites and gene drives 🐝😁

Want to see what evolution research is taking place at GELIFES in Groningen? Join the first Lab Visit organized by the Junior Board of NLSEB on December 9th! #junior_NLSEB

My first ever first-author paper has now officially been published!!! Thank you Gregor Gorjanc for the opportunity, and thank you Nicky Faber, Benjamin Taylor 🐝, and Catherine Harpur for your vital contribution! Read our improvements at: nature.com/articles/s4159…

Save the date: 15 May PhD/postdoc day, before the main NLSEB conference. Time to meet your peers through flash talks and workshops!👩‍🔬#junior_NLSEB

Xuechun Feng Nicky Faber and I are hosting a session at the International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, Japan 24-28 August 2024. Our session is “Genetic Population Engineering for Pest Management” under the “Pest Management” topic.

New preprint! :-D With Xuejiao Xu Jingheng_Chen @ Shibo Hou @ Jie Du @bartpannebakker @ Bas Zwaan @ Joost van den Heuvel Jackson Champer