********************GradStudentPositions******************** PhD POSITIONS AVAILABLE - Population genetics, Genomics, Adaptive evolution, Extremophiles, Bioinformatics, Functional genomics, Quantitative genetics, Gene regulatory evolution The Hancock Lab invites applications for PhD Students to work on questions related to evolution of complex traits and adaptation to extreme environments in plants. Research in the lab aims to clarify the genetic bases and evolutionary histories of complex traits, with particular focus on adaptive evolution in response to challenging environments in plant systems. Research in the lab ranges from trait mapping (GWAS), population genomic analysis, modeling, functional genomic analysis and validation/investigation using CRISPR mutants. More information about work in the lab can be found at: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xv_ghYAAAAAJ&hl=en PhD students who join the lab have the opportunity to join the Purdue Computational Life Sciences (CLS) Program, part of the Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (CIGP). The lab is part of the Department of Botany at Purdue University and is affiliated with the Center for Plant Biology as well as Computational and Systems Biology and Plant Biology training groups of PULSE (Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program). Purdue is equipped with advanced genomics and bioinformatics facilities, through the Rosen Center for Advanced Computation. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, IN, an affordable college town with an active campus community situated next to the Wabash river with over 30 miles of bike trails. Across the river, vibrant Lafayette, IN offers a wide array of independent shops and restaurants. For weekend trips, Indianapolis and Chicago are reachable within 1-2 hours. Informal enquiries are welcome. For formal applications, please email a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of at least two references to Dr. Angela Hancock (ahancock@purdue.edu). Applications ultimately must be submitted to either the Department of Botany or PULSE graduate program. Deadline to apply: December 1, 2025. Botany PhD Program Computational Interdisciplinary Graduate Program Angela M. Hancock Botany and Plant Pathology 915 W. State Street Purdue University West Lafayette, IN 47907 https://ag.purdue.edu/directory/mahancoc https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xv_ghYAAAAAJ&hl=en https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4768-3377 Angela Hancock (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************GradStudentPositions******************** We have recently started a new graduate school at the University of Hamburg and are currently looking to fill 14 PhD positions. While many of them are more ecological than evolutionary in nature, some might also appeal to people interested in effects of climate change on aquatic populations, eco-evo, etc. This the link to the flyer and positions: https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grk2530/openpositions.html All the best Elisa -- Dr. Elisa Schaum Institute of Marine Ecosystem and Fishery Science (IMF) Centre for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN) Universit�t Hamburg Olbersweg 24 22767 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49(0)40 - 42838 6625 https://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/planktonecoevo My pronouns are she/her. Please do not hesitate to let me know how you would like to be addressed. "Schaum, Prof. Dr. Charlotte-Elisa Luise" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************GradStudentPositions******************** Within the Horizon 2020 funded project "ROTATES" (rotates.eu), we are looking for a PhD student to work on cassava and taro genomics hosted by the DEFI team (AGAP institute, CIRAD), Montpellier, France. Application Deadline: 15th of December 2025. How to apply: send a CV, letter of motivation, and two referees contact to hana.chair[at]cirad.fr and bertrand.fouks[at]cirad.fr Taro and cassava exemplify convergent evolution in response to human selection, despite wide phylogenetic and genomic divergence. Both plants have undergone convergent evolution to become starch-rich, clonally propagated crops suited to tropical agriculture. Indeed, both developed enlarged underground storage organs (corms in taro, tuberous roots in cassava), driven by human selection for carbohydrate yield. These two crops are primarily propagated vegetatively (taro via corms, cassava via stem cuttings), leading to clonality and reduced effective recombination. Domestication of those two crops led to changes in the regulation of starch biosynthesis genes, storage organ development genes, as well as changes in hormonal signalling (e.g., auxin and cytokinin). In addition, both crops show signs of domestication syndrome, with reduced toxicity (cyanogenic compounds in cassava; acridity in taro) and enhanced yield. Despite these phenotypic similarities, both crops have many different life-history traits. While taro (Araceae) is a monocot with a haploid genome size of ~2.5 Gb, displaying different levels of ploidy (2n$) (diploid or triploid), and with most likely two origins of domestication in South East Asia and in Oceania, cassava (Euphorbiaceae) is a eudicot with a haploid genome size of ~770 Mb diploid (2n = 36), domesticated in the Amazon basin- South America. Furthermore, taro is often sterile with limited sexual reproduction, while sexual reproduction is still more proliferative in cassava. To unravel the molecular basis and consequences of selection in both taro and cassava, a pangenome approach will be applied, allowing a holistic comparison of the molecular processes underlying their convergent domestication. The advent of sequencing technologies, along with the development of powerful bioinformatic tools, has led to a sharp understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying evolutionary processes, unveiling the significant impact of structural variants (copy number variations, chromosomal rearrangements, transposable elements, presence/absence variations …) (even) at the population level. The pangenome approach bears several advantages compared to the classic comparative genomics approach, allowing to unravel, among other things, gene family size variation within a single species, identify genomic regions and features that are shared by a whole species or those that are specific to some populations and account for both single nucleotide and structural variant polymorphisms. Using whole genome re-sequencing data of cassava (~ 100 accessions) and taro (~ 50 accessions) produced within the ROTATES project, the methodology will be as follow: - Pangenome Construction: to identify within each species core vs. accessory genes, gene presence/absence variations, and structural rearrangements, pangenome graphs will be constructed for each species using at least two already published high quality genome assemblies (from different accessions) for each species. Those graphs will then be augmented with the reads obtained from the sequencing of the different accessions collected during ROTATES, as well as accessions already sequenced (cassava > 300, taro > 5). - Comparative Genomics: To unravel the molecular basis of convergent evolution in cassava and taro, a phylogenomic approach will be applied using the target species (cassava and taro), their wild relatives, and sister groups, as well as outlier species. Those analyses will yield a wide phylogenetic reconstruction, the characterization of ortholog genes for the different clades and families, and the dynamics of gene family size variation and protein domains rearrangements. - Detection of Selection Analyses: To detect footprint selection, genome-wide inter- and intraspecific selection tests will be performed. Interspecific selection tests will be conducted with the detection of selection in phylogenies. At the intraspecific level, several population genetic metrics will be calculated to account for different types of selection. For all the approaches described above, the PhD student will adapt its workflow according to the literature and the development of new tools and algorithms, enabling state-of-the-art analyses to unravel the molecular basis underlying the convergent evolution of cassava and taro. The successful candidate will be hosted within our team (DEFI, part of the AGAP institute [https://umr-agap.cirad.fr/en] at CIRAD) in Montpellier, France. The successful candidate will have social benefits (french health care), a gross salary of  2300 euro , and company benefits from CIRAD (e.g. reduced prices for cultural events, ...). Best, Bertrand -- FOUKS Bertrand (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Jobs******************** Title: UOsnabrueck_BacterialMetabolism The Department of Ecology at the School of Biology/Chemistry is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant (m/f/d) (salary grade E 13 TV-L, 65%) to commence at the earliest possible date. The duration of the position is limited to three years. Your Duties: - Participate in the DFG-funded research project: "Emergence and self- organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria" - Generate and characterize bacterial mutants - Perform coculture experiments with different bacterial strains - Analyse the formation of clusters among bacteria using laser diffractometry and fluorescence microscopy - Investigate bacteria on a single-cell level using microfluidics and flow-cytometry - Quantify the production of amino acids and metabolic fluxes via mass spectrometry - Interact with collaboration partners (Alexander Grünberger, Bielefeld University; Vasily Zaburdaev, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg; Knut Drescher, University of Basel) - The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work towards a PhD Required qualifications: - Completed university degree (M.Sc. or comparable) in biology or a related field - Solid knowledge of molecular biological methods - Practical experience with microbiological working techniques - Excellent command in written and spoken English Desirable qualifications: - An excellent university degree - Strong motivation and curiosity - Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team - Structured and independent way of working - Experience in high-resolution fluorescence microscopy and microfluidics - Practical experience in the use of mass spectrometry - Good working knowledge in the application of statistical analysis procedures - Sound knowledge of ecological and evolutionary concepts - Basic knowledge in the use of programming languages (e.g., Python or R) We offer: - An exciting and highly topical research project - Supportive working atmosphere in an international research team - Collaboration with national and international partners within the DFG priority program SPP 2389 "Emergent functions of bacterial multicellularity" - Participation in the excellent graduate education programs at Osnabrück University (ZePrOS) - Access to state-of-the-art research infrastructure at the School of Biology/ Chemistry (CellNanOs) - Live and work in the vibrant and livable city of Osnabrück Osnabrück University is a family-friendly university and is committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives. Osnabrück University seeks to guarantee equality of opportunity for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments. If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status. Please submit your application (including a letter of motivation, CV, copies of certificates, as well as names and contact details of 3 referees) the latest by November 12, 2025 as one PDF file via email to the Dean of the School of Biology/ Chemistry (email: bewerb-bio@uni-osnabrueck.de). Please state the reference number 'ESO' in the subject of your email. Please contact Prof. Dr. Christian Kost (email: christian.kost@uni-osnabrueck.de) with any question regarding the position and check the website of the working group for further information ( www.kostlab.com). We are very much looking forward to receiving your application. Christian Kost (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Jobs******************** Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Comparative Genomics - (ad: https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/assistant-professor-of-biology-tenure-track-comparative-or-quantitative-genomics/ECBFB96692CF408193C0FC2D5DE81ABD/job/) POSITION DETAILS Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track) - Comparative or Quantitative Genomics FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The Department of Biology at The City College of New York (CCNY) seeks a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor whose research program incorporates Comparative or Quantitative Genomics. The successful candidate will develop a productive research program in genomics, broadly defined, bridging biological disciplines and working across levels of biological systems. The candidate should use cutting edge genomic approaches to address fundamental questions in biology, which may include immunology, bacterial pathogenesis, neurobiology, developmental biology, disease ecology, or evolutionary biology across any system including non-model organisms (animals, plants, or microbes). Preference will be given to candidates who develop modern genomic tools and statistical approaches that leverage artificial intelligence/machine learning to investigate the forces shaping biological diversity, evolutionary change, or gene interaction networks. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in the following areas: functional and regulatory genomics; comparative phylogenomics to reconstruct developmental and/or evolutionary histories; genome structure, such as structural variation or gene regulation; population genomics and conservation genetics; and/or genomic variation underlying adaptation, complex traits, or speciation. CCNY is the flagship campus of the City University of New York (CUNY), a public university system in New York City. CCNY offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Biology and co-grants Ph.D.s along with the CUNY Graduate Center. CCNY serves a broad range of students and has an exemplary record as an engine of social and economic mobility. The candidate's research should be conducive to interactions with one or more of the Department's research strengths in ecology/evolution, neuroscience, and molecular/cellular biology. Research that bridges these areas would be particularly appealing to the hiring committee. The candidate's research program at CCNY will be integrated into their teaching, mentoring, and advising of undergraduate and graduate students. They will contribute to the Department via service on departmental, college or university committees, and teaching in undergraduate or graduate courses. Candidates must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States. QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. in Biology or related field is required. Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral research experience in a relevant field. Demonstrated the potential to maintain an extramurally funded research program. Prior experience mentoring student researchers. Ability to contribute to service and teaching roles. COMPENSATION Salary Range: $90,838 - $102,017 CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development. HOW TO APPLY *Only applications submitted through CUNYfirst will be considered for this position.* If you are viewing this job posting in CUNYfirst, please click on "Apply Now" on the bottom of this page and follow the instructions. If you are viewing this job posting externally, please apply as follows: Go to https://cuny.jobs/ Search for Job Opening ID number: 31165 Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the instructions. Applications, including the following must be uploaded to the CUNYfirst job application website as a single PDF document: Cover Letter Curriculum Vitae including Publication List Research Statement (maximum 2 pages) Teaching Statement (maximum 2 pages) Names and contact information of three professional references who could provide Letters of Reference CLOSING DATE Open until filled with review of applications to begin on December 21, 2025. JOB SEARCH CATEGORY CUNY Job Posting: Faculty EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer. Job ID 31165 Location City College of New York Michael J Hickerson Professor, City College of New York - Biology Department; Chair, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior PhD sub-program; City University of New York and the Graduate Center New York, NY Research Associate - Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Research Profile Michael Hickerson (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Jobs******************** Dear All, The Department of Plant Protection Biology at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences is looking for a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Ecology with special focus on Disease Vectors. The department is an interdisciplinary constellation in which research in Resistance Biology, Integrated Plant Protection and Chemical Ecology develops the sustainable use and management of biological resources. Research on disease vectors include chemical ecology, ethology and evolution of the chemosensory systems of insects that transmit human and animal diseases. Through a multi-disciplinary approach, using functional genomics, studies are performed on how odour- and taste-mediated behaviours of disease vectors are modulated by external chemosensory cues and internal physiological states. Specific competence in the following, with relevance to the overall subject Chemical Ecology - Disease vectors is particularly meritorious: * Documented knowledge in functional genomics, for example genomic or transcriptomic analyses, regulation of chemosensory gene expression, or functional characterization of chemosensory proteins * Documented knowledge of chemosensory systems relating to ecology and evolution Find the full information about the position at the following link, and apply through the online system: https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/work-at-slu/jobs-and-vacancies/universitetslektor-i-kemisk-ekologi-med-inriktning-mot-sjukdomsvektorer/ Very welcome with your application! Best wishes, Kristina Karlsson Green Acting Head of Department of Plant Protection Biology Kristina.karlsson.green@slu.se N�r du skickar e-post till SLU s� inneb�r detta att SLU behandlar dina personuppgifter. F�r att l�sa mer om hur detta g�r till, klicka h�r E-mailing SLU will result in SLU processing your personal data. For more information on how this is done, click here Kristina Karlsson Green (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************PostDocs******************** We are seeking a postdoctoral researcher in Molecular Ecology for 2.5 years to join the program Animal Ecology at the Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, Sweden. They will join the lab group of Elin Videvall, who studies wildlife microbiomes, and also work closely with Frank Johansson, who studies aquatic invertebrates. The project involves collaboration with Richard Svanbäck and Katerina Guschanski. The host department is located adjacent to the facilities of the Swedish national resource for genome sequencing (https://www.scilifelab.se/) and has access to bioinformatic tools and computational resources through UPPMAX (https://www.uppmax.uu.se/). Project description The postdoc will lead the project "Invertebrates as vectors of antimicrobial resistance genes in urban landscapes". The overall aim is to provide insights into the role of invertebrates (Chironomidae: non-biting midges) in the spread and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from wastewater treatment plants. We will use a unique combination of field surveys and laboratory experiments. Fieldwork will document the spatial patterns of AMR in urban environments, while controlled laboratory experiments will help elucidate the mechanisms and processes of AMR transmission across food webs. The majority of the work will involve metagenomic analyses and laboratory experiments on chironomids. Duties Duties include assembly and binning of metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) from shotgun metagenomic data, perform taxonomic assignment and identify plasmids and antimicrobial resistance genes. The analyses consist of applying multivariate statistical methods. In addition, the postdoctoral researcher will design and conduct controlled laboratory experiments on chironomids and other aquatic insects to study the transfer of AMR across individuals, generations, and species. This part of the work involves rearing of aquatic invertebrates collected from the field, maintaining factorial experimental setups, and analyzing AMR transmission in these invertebrates using agar plate assays. Qualifications desired Ph.D. degree or a foreign degree equivalent required. We are looking for a highly motivated, independent, and proficient researcher to drive the project forward. The ideal candidate is a collaborative team player with a strong interest in microbial transmission in animals (horizontally and vertically). They should have experience in one or several of the abovementioned tasks, and demonstrated proficiency in academic English writing and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. The candidate should ideally have experience in the analysis of metagenomic shotgun data. Familiarity with metagenome-assembled genome (MAG) reconstruction and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene identification is highly desirable. Strong skills in scripting languages (e.g., Python, R, or Bash) and experience working in Unix/Linux environments are advantageous. Experience in laboratory culturing of aquatic invertebrates and in conducting controlled life-cycle and/or factorial laboratory experiments will be considered an asset. Experience with agar plate assays is also desirable. About the employment Temporary position for 30 months. Starting date 2026-02-01 or as agreed (flexible). Location: Uppsala. Please submit your application by 05 December 2025. Full details at: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=867654 For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Elin Videvall, elin.videvall@ebc.uu.se or Prof. Frank Johansson, frank.johansson@ebc.uu.se. När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy Elin Videvall (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Conferences******************** Dear all, Please find below an advertisement and invitation to attend the 4th edition of the colloquium "*Expanding evolutionary theories of ageing to take into account symbioses and interactions throughout the Web of Life*". Feel very free to advertise by forwarding this email to anyone you may think would be interested. The event is free, hybrid (attendees can join either in person or virtually) but upon registration by email before November 28th to : epbapteste@gmail.com. . When emailing, please let me know whether you would prefer to attend virtually or in person (40 seats, on a first serve, first come basis). It will take place within the University Jussieu, Jussieu Campus, on December 8th, 2025. Kind regards, Eric Bapteste Program: This colloquium will seek to explore traditional limits to the main evolutionary theories of ageing and to propose novel findings to improve our understanding of how, why and when organisms age in the Web of Life. It will question the explanatory scope and the phylogenetic scope of at least three leading, stimulating evolutionary theories of ageing, namely the Mutation Accumulation theory, the Antagonistic pleiotropy theory and the Disposable Soma theory. Indeed, these theories share a common blindspot. The first two have been developed under the traditional framework of population genetics, and therefore are logically centered on the ageing of individuals within a population or within a species. The third one is usually applied to explain ageing within a species. Consequently, these theories do not explicitly model the countless interspecific and ecological interactions, such as symbioses and host-microbiomes associations, however well-known to affect many organismal traits as well as organismal evolution. Moreover, these theories have been mostly developed with animal models in mind, mainly those with a neat germen/soma distinction, such as mice and humans, and for this reason all these theories may benefit from novel conceptual developments to further justify and possibly expand their application scope towards other taxa, such as unicellular organisms (protists, bacteria and archaea), which have long been considered, by default and probably erroneously, as non-senescent, and such as extremely long lived taxa, which owing to their unusual biology may still have some lessons to contribute to these theories. *Scientific program for the day:* *Provisional program (the speaker order is not truly in order yet)* *The current theoretical framework and some of its limits* *Pr. Annette Baudisch (University of Southern Denmark, DK) « Inclusive definitions of aging across scales of organization» * *Pr. Joao Pedro de Magalhaes - distancial- (University of Birmingham, UK) « Do we need (unifying) evolutionary theories of aging and what for?»* *Pr. Mark Mc Auley (School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford Manchester, Salford): Emerging ideas about the evolution of aging* *Ageing and regeneration * *Dr. Marina Shkreli (Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, Nice (IRCAN), France) « Aging and regeneration»* *Dr. Lucie Laplane (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne & Institut Gustave Roussy, France) « Philosophy of biology: Stem cells and the triad development/regeneration-aging-cancer »* *Dr. Elena Sergeeva (Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts UniversityUSA):* *Aging as a Default State* *Transcriptomics and aging* *Dr. Michael Rera (Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, Paris, France) « Rethinking ageing as a discontinuous process**»* *Dr. Eric Bapteste (CNRS, ISYEB, Paris, France) « Tracking inter- and intra-individual heterogeneity during aging using networks »* *Open issues* *Dr. Claudio Franceschi (University of Bologna, Italy) «What we still ignore about aging despite decades of research ? »* *Alternative models to study ageing* *Dr. Ido Pen (Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Groeningen, NL) « Ageing and cooperation/ageing in social insects » * *Dr. Sergi Munné-Bosch (Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain) « Aging and senescence in plants »* *Pr. Hanna Salman (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh,USA) & Pr. Zoltan Oltvai (Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, USA) -remote talk- « Bacterial ageing. »* *Dr. Giovanni Levi (MNHN, Paris, France) « How mutations on Dlx genes limited to GABAergic neurons in the brain affect metabolism, sociality, and aging. »* *Pr. Bjoern Schumacher (Institute for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease,University of Cologne, Germany) « Aging clocks based on accumulating stochastic variation »* *Pr. Vadim Gladyshev (Harvard Medical School, USA) « Epigenetic, aging and rejuvenation »* Dr. Eric Bapteste Department of Computational and Quantitative Biology, UMR 7238 Sorbonne Université-CNRS, Campus Pierre et Marie Curie, Building A - 4th floor, room 427, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris France - *Nouveaux livres* pour enfants et curieux: (*les Petits Darwin, https://sites.google.com/view/petitsdarwin *) *"Qui vit le plus longtemps?" (Collection les Petits Darwin, Amazon)* "Le monde surprenant des microbes: virus, bactéries, archées (2ème édition)(Collection: les Petits Darwin, Amazon) "Tout se transforme! Comment marche l'évolution" (2ème édition (Collection: les Petits Darwin, Amazon) Livres pour adultes: *"La Vie élastique. Révolutions dans le vieillissement?" (Belin, 2025)* "Tous entrelacés! Des gènes aux super-organismes, les réseaux de l'évolution" (Belin) "Les gènes voyageurs: l'odyssée de l'évolution" (Belin) "Conflits intérieurs: fable scientifique" (Editions Matériologiques) Bapteste Eric (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Conferences******************** Call for Abstracts Population and Conservation Genomics Workshop Plant and Animal Genome 33 (PAG 33) International Conference https://intlpag.org/PAG33/ January 9-14, 2026 Town and Country Convention Centre, San Diego, California The annual Population and Conservation Genomics workshop will be held at the Plant and Animal Genome 33 (PAG 33) International conference. You are invited to attend this Workshop and submit abstracts for oral presentations on any population and conservation genomics aspect of both plants and animals. The topics may include (but not limited to): population genomic diversity and structure; molecular evolution; pangenomes; phylogeography; landscape genomics; seascape genomics; natural selection and local adaptation; ecological and evolutionary genomics; population epigenomics; paleogenomics; eDNA; bioinformatics in population and conservation genomics; population genomics of speciation; metapopulation genomics; application of genomics in breeding, forensics, biogeography, demography inferences, and conservation and management of genetic resources; genomic effects of domestication, management practices, fragmentation, bottlenecks, climate and environment change, and transgenic deployment; and gene conservation; etc. The Workshop will have 2 sessions (10 and 12 January) with a provision for 12 invited speakers. Most of the invited presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts. Please send your abstract of no more than 250 words by e-mail to Om Rajora (Om.Rajora@unb.ca) as an attached Word file no later than October 31, 2026. Please make sure to include complete affiliations of all authors and email address of the corresponding author. You will be notified by November 7, 2026 whether your abstract has been selected for an oral presentation. Thereafter, the selected presenters will need to submit their abstract to the PAG website. Authors whose abstracts are not selected for oral presentations are highly encouraged to present a poster at the conference. Inquiries and Abstract Submission For information and questions regarding the Population and Conservation Genomics workshop, please contact Om Rajora at the following coordinates. Dr. Om P. Rajora University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada. E-mail: Om.Rajora@unb.ca Tel: (506) 458-7477 om.rajora@unb.ca (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)