Evolutionary Biologist 🧬 Associate Researcher (CONICET 🇦🇷) & International Fellow at the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social 🇬🇧, studying genomics of Patagonia’s biodiversity. Trying to replace X 😊. She/her.https://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3mq7h5w7sxc2jBiogeographical costs and opportunities of thermal adaptation https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347(26)00155-2?rss=yes&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter09 Jul 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7h5w7sxc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3mddkz45nnc2oThe Tree of Life @sangerinstitute.bsky.social is recruiting at the Group Leader 2 (equivalent to associate professor) or Group Leader 3 (equivalent to full professor) level. More info: https://sanger.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WellcomeSangerInstitute/job/Group-Leader---Biodiversity-Genomics_JR10342326 Jan 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddkz45nnc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3m76tpevgmk2q📢 SNPs2CF v1.7 just released! R functions used to compute concordance factors from SNP data for phylogenetic network inference using PhyloNetworks. Version 1.7 now considers multiple SNPs in a window, boosting informative sites. 🔗 https://github.com/melisaolave/SNPs2CF04 Dec 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76tpevgmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3m2h5cagkns22@nature.com is starting an AI assistant to read, summarize, and comment on papers, and (I think) it’s free 👀 👉 natureresearchassistant.com?lid=nmw8nz2v... https://natureresearchassistant.com/?lid=nmw8nz2vkkuh&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CONR_NONE1_ATT1_GL_PBOK_069AO_NRA-INV-PA_05.10_Berit%27s%20version&cep-id=67c2160ed812570057cec4f105 Oct 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2h5cagkns22https://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lygdw3ild226Mutation in a splicing enhancer of the DNA repair gene Aplf & an intronic deletion in Dna2 drive chromosomal fission and accelerate speciation in zokor mammals https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adt228209 Sep 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygdw3ild226https://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3ly3qj6xnxk2tReview: A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102723-05531105 Sep 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3qj6xnxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lxzso5u37s2y-Me: OK, I'm ready to accept a single unified species concept. -@nature.com: Two ants, two species, one mother: Iberian harvester ants can produce males that are genetically different species 🤯 Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09425-w04 Sep 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzso5u37s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lx7whirdc22zLast days to apply! and remember that @evoargentina.bsky.social is offering 2 scholarships of up to ARS 150,000 each to cover travel costs for the Biodiversity Genomics course 🧬 (Nov 24–28, 2025, Mendoza, Argentina). [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2025 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx7whirdc22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lwbvjjrljc2g📢 La @evoargentina.bsky.social ofrece 2 becas de hasta ARS 150.000 cada una para cubrir traslado al curso Biodiversity Genomics 🧬 (24-28 nov 2025, Mendoza). ⏳ Postulá hasta el 3/9/25 📄 Formulario: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NWCWdd4kYUbXSVsz7hjO5JM3L3UoMmETjeRwPu0NpAw ℹ️ Info del curso: biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com13 Aug 2025 13:09 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvjjrljc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lub64mo6jk2iIntroduction to Biodiversity Genomics Course 📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis. 📝 Pre-registration open 🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com @joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social18 Jul 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub64mo6jk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3lub64mo6jk2iIntroduction to Biodiversity Genomics Course 📅 Nov 24–28, 2025 | 📍 Mendoza, Argentina In-person course for Latin Americans starting with genomic data analysis. 📝 Pre-registration open 🔗 biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com @joanameier.bsky.social @evoargentina.bsky.social18 Jul 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub64mo6jk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/melisaolave.bsky.social/post/3ljfqz26eqc2eExcited to be at the Speciation Conference GRC this week! On Wednesday, I'll be presenting on the mechanisms driving the fastest speciating lizards on Earth: the rapid radiation of Liolaemus lizards. See you there! 🙂02 Mar 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:idydmk6272kbdqq7zeummfp5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfqz26eqc2e