Evolutionary Genomics of Sex

Host PI Polina Novikova for DBIO seminar

🌟 An very interesting and inspiring seminar on how polyploid evolves and potential adaptive to extreme environment in both plants and animals, by Dr. Polina Novikova from PSB VIB-UGent and Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research.

DBIO Seminar 2025-12-15 FINAL

Very excited that our FWO research grant is awarded

🌟 Very excited to share that our FWO research grant has been awarded!

Over the next 4 years, we will investigate the evolutionary and genetic drivers of rapid sex chromosome turnover in frogs, aiming to understand how and why sex chromosomes change so frequently across lineages.

Grateful to FWO for the support, thanks for the team efforts and all collaborators to make this happen! Excited to get started on the fun journey!

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Fun lab hiking trip

🌟A fun hiking trip from our recent lab retreat: to Marche les Dames trail close to Namur in Wallonia! A little chill but nice weather and great view and conversations. We missed a few folks whom unfortunately would not make it.

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