Evolution and population genetics https://www.websterlab.net/https://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3mpddcaxktc2hHeading to #smbe2026 get in touch if you want to chat!28 Jun 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpddcaxktc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3meeqfhzmf22tHappy to share our latest preprint, which started with me driving around the countryside collecting samples from dozens of beekeepers and ended in mapping genes that control recombination rate variation in honeybees. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.03.702590v1 Thanks so much to everyone involved!08 Feb 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeqfhzmf22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3m5e26m2e3s2vWhy do queens bees live so much longer than workers? Apply for a postdoc position in my lab to figure it out! Please get in touch if you want to know more. link to job: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=873377 lab website: www.websterlab.net11 Nov 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5e26m2e3s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3m4smrumk422iLatest research from the lab where we mapped the sex-determining gene in the red mason bee. Surprisingly it turned out to be the same gene used by ants, suggesting an ancient origin >150 million years ago. Thanks to the many people involved! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Nov 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4smrumk422ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3ltealhtulc2lI'm happy to share our new study where we mapped the sex-determining locus in the red mason bee. It maps to the ANTSR lncRNA discovered in ants, suggesting that this gene determines sex widely in Hymenoptera. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.03.662907v107 Jul 2025 07:17 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltealhtulc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3lplzdgroa222Fascinating work [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lplzdgroa222https://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3londkczpis2wI enjoyed the first installment of MAYosis yesterday. Highly recommended seminar series for those interested in recombination and evolution! http://meiosis.cornell.edu/mayosis2025/index.html08 May 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3londkczpis2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3llgjw7l75k24Great opportunity to become a PhD student in Urban Friberg's lab in Linköping Uni studying somatic mutations and ageing: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/2647928 Mar 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgjw7l75k24https://bsky.app/profile/mwbstr.bsky.social/post/3lkxhkbajkc22Our paper on recombination rate in termites is out! Our findings suggest that crossover rates are not universally high in social insects. We also find evidence for active PRDM9 and hotspots in an insect. https://genome.cshlp.org/content/early/2025/03/19/gr.279180.124.abstract22 Mar 2025 09:55 +0000at://did:plc:op6o5kblq5datf6dw74gpgdg/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkxhkbajkc22