PhD candidate in Theoretical Biology at Utrecht University Interested in mathematical and computational models of microbial ecology and evolution. Working on phages/viruses. sultannazir.github.io 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸✊🏾https://bsky.app/profile/sultannazir.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sultannazir.bsky.social/post/3msimfisvw22e🚨 New paper with @bramvandijk.bsky.social, out now in Genome Biology and Evolution! Why do accessory genes so often hitch a ride on temperate phages? We show that spatial structure alone can tip selection toward a prophage locus over a chromosomal one. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag181 🧵 Two mechanisms:07 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:sbtxxtmiy3pk735asdpipaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3msimfisvw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sultannazir.bsky.social/post/3mmv2egwndk2cSome snaps from trails around the SFU and UBC campuses from the last 2 months. Vancouver is beautiful 😭28 May 2026 03:11 +0000at://did:plc:sbtxxtmiy3pk735asdpipaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmv2egwndk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sultannazir.bsky.social/post/3lxamccb57k2rExcited to present work from my preprint at #SMBI2025 @uni-jena.de on September 18th. I will be speaking on how spatial structure can explain the association of microbial accessory genes with inducible prophages. asb-conference.hki-jena.de/schedule/ https://asb-conference.hki-jena.de/schedule/25 Aug 2025 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:sbtxxtmiy3pk735asdpipaev/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxamccb57k2r