Two ECOGEN members among the 26 finalists for “Diary of a Scientist” in Público 🎉👏

Very proud of our PhD student Diogo Lima who was awarded “Best talk” by his PhD fellows at the BioDiv Meeting ‘24, with his work on lifestock guarding dogs 🐶🐕🧬 Exciting news about his work soon 🔜

ECOGEN members Raquel Godinho and Diana Lobo are at the mid-term meeting of Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) project WOLFNESS in Rome to present the progress of WP #wolves #hybridization #europeanprojects #biodiversa #biopolis

Relatedness-based mate choice and female philopatry: inbreeding trends of wolf packs in a human-dominated landscape go.nature.com/49E3FKR

Iberian wolf populations in human-dominated landscapes are unable to disperse as far as they did in the past. Avoiding inbreeding is important to coping with this change. With Dr Carolina Pacheco, Dr Raquel Godinho and Dr Francisco Álvares Carolina Pacheco ECOGEN lab BIOPOLIS-CIBIO

I am very happy to be at #SMBE2024 to receive the amazing news that we are bringing #SMBE2026 to Copenhagen!! Thanks for the vote of trust Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution

🚨NEW PAPER ALERT 🚨 Very proud of our PhD student Diogo Lima for his first paper! Check it out in iScience journal for a glimpse on the origin of livestock guardian dogs. BIOPOLIS-CIBIO 🐶🧬

🚀 Great news! Tomorrow we’re kicking off the #TheDiaryOfAScientist series - a joint initiative with Público. Stay tuned for articles, podcasts, and more, showcasing the work and personal journeys of our scientists throughout August! PÚBLICO news: bit.ly/4fnWXN5

Investigadores do BIOPOLIS-CIBIO desvendam a origem das raças de cães de gado na Eurasia cibio.up.pt/en/media/inves… ECOGEN lab Raquel Godinho

📖 #TheDiaryOfAScientist 10/26 Diana Lobo's life connects to wolves in many ways—from her last name ("wolf" in Portuguese) and growing up amid wolf tales, to her eureka moment studying Iberian wolves' genetic links to dogs. Diana Lobo ECOGEN lab bit.ly/3YBPELK

📖 #TheDiaryOfAScientist 19/26 Mariana Ribeiro’s research scrutinises how profit-driven captive breeding impacts the conservation of sable antelopes, unveiling the complex challenges involved in preserving this majestic species. ECOGEN lab bit.ly/3Xbot9t

We are happy to announce that the XXth edition of the Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Evolutionary Biology (ENBE) will be held in Vila do Conde on the 19th and 20th of December 2024. Check our website and spread the word 🧬🧬 More information coming soon.

🆕🚨Next week we will announce the first invited speakers for ENBE 2024!!! Stay tuned 👩🏻‍🔬👨‍🔬🧬

PARABÉNS à investigadora do ECOGEN Diana Lobo por ter o texto favorito do público no diário de um(a) cientista!! 🐺👩🏻‍🔬

🌟 PÚBLICO's readers have voted for their favorite 'The Diary of a Scientist' articles, here are the winners: 1. Diana Lobo 2. João Rosa 3. Beatriz Alves Huge congrats, and thank you to all the participating researchers who shared their inspiring stories! Read more about

Deadline to submit and abstract for XX ENBE ends this Friday. We have already received very interesting abstracts. Do not loose your chance to present your work in our community!

After 5 long years of work, I’m thrilled to share that the main paper from my PhD has finally been accepted in Genome Research 🎉 Exciting findings on Iberian wolves and dog introgression coming soon, stay tuned! 🐺🐶🔬

New Paper Alert 📋🚨 The main paper of Diana Lobo’s PhD is now available at Genome Research (accepted version). Major accomplishment for ECOGEN team and co-authors 🥳🐺🐶 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO

BIOPOLIS inaugurated its new headquarters today! An important milestone that reinforces Portugal's commitment to biodiversity research, environmental sustainability and global scientific collaboration. 🧬🏞️🔬 More details 👉 cibio.up.pt/en/media/biopo…

For #InternationalWolfDay, what could be better than diving into the latest book by David Mech and colleagues, sharing his life adventure with the Ellesmere wolves? 🐺 Check out my guest review of the book on the ICB blog …veandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/08/13/bri… [email protected]