Evolutionary geneticist at Cardiff University, Wales. Cardiff Molecular Ecology and Evolution @MolEcolCU Otter Project @Otter_Project Associate Editor, Heredity @heredityjournal.bsky.social https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=GEC8f5YAAAAJhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3mmy7jr72q22tHopefully this review by Alex Aylward, Daniel J. Fairbanks, Maria Kiladi & Gregory Radick will form an important contribution to the Genetics Society UK, but also the wider scientific community in wrapping our heads around how genetics and biology not only widely accepted, ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmy7jr72q22thttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3mlg3unly2k2aCongratulations to Dr. (!) Celia Vinagre-Izquierdo and the supervisors for this excellent scientific work. Really enjoyed contributed to the evaluation of the thesis, and a pleasure to be in Seville for the occasion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg3unly2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3mk3blcfoyc24The #IUCN Conservation Genetics Specialist Group (which I am proud to be part of) has a new website up, see below. Beginning to add resources, and also highlights our members across the globe. We hope this resource will help others reach out to us to input or advice. #conservation #genetics #SSC [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3blcfoyc24https://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3mhj4qjmpp22iVery glad about this new paper by former Cardiff Uni @one-cardiffuni.bsky.social PhD student Annalea Beard @annaleabeard.bsky.social come out in #MovementEcology. Documenting very different foraging behaviours and ranges in cool versus hot season breeding populations #stormpetrels from #StHelena. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj4qjmpp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3mgnootiz4k2h🚨New paper out Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251299 @sduplessis.bsky.social @otterproject.bsky.social @molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social09 Mar 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnootiz4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3memc573n2s2nNice to see Eurasian #otters increasing in coastal areas of the UK, as part of their ongoing Britain-wide recovery. We're currently studying coastal otters particularly. More on that in due course... 🦦 @otterproject.bsky.social @molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social BBC News https://share.google/iZkPpK5lV0jteBXaN11 Feb 2026 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3memc573n2s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3memasmeie22nDelighted to get to work with these brilliant women! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3memasmeie22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3me2tekzdj222Pleasure hosting Prof Carl Jones from #Durrell today for a seminar at @cardiffuni.bsky.social. Inspiring to hear first hand accounts of how he saved several nearly extinct species on #Mauritius. @molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social04 Feb 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2tekzdj222https://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3m7lmtnvdr226Undergraduates interested in developing a proposal to join my research group this summer: please get in touch! 🐻🦅🦦💦🐺🐦🐠🦠 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 22:47 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7lmtnvdr226https://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3m7kd6es6ac2yWell done, Lynne!! 🍄🌳 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kd6es6ac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3m3g5sedkds23Back to Cardiff, after serving as external #PhD examiner. Congrats to Stefano Porrelli from #QMUL for passing his viva with minor corrections. Fascinating work on #introgression and incomplete lineage sorting in Ruminants. Congrats also to supervisors @anneropiquet.bsky.social, Alexandre Hassanin17 Oct 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3g5sedkds23https://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3lu3wbufksk2f#Wanted: running and alive: Someone with an active #SEQUENCHER software license. I have a few old Sequencher project data files with #DNA sequence data (*.spf), but no access to the software. Anyone with access could perhaps help me export the files? Please RT16 Jul 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3wbufksk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/o-o-frank.bsky.social/post/3lo4whtfcbs2tSharing this thread by brilliant Dr @sduplessis.bsky.social about another chapter of her @cardiffuni.bsky.social PhD thesis published. Very pleased to see her museum DNA results looking so promising for us to find out more about #otters. More specimens currently in the pipeline, but 🤫 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:vdlxuujkfmdkxjokle3o7g7x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo4whtfcbs2t