‼️All researchers: Sign this petition‼️ 🔗aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe… Tell your colleagues, families & friends. PhD students do heavy lifting in Australian research. But they're struggling to even pay the rent. MINIMUM WAGE. Literally the least they should get! #RaiseTheStipend

Bringing back platypuses to their home in the Royal NP is an exciting step towards protecting this Australian icon from further declines. More commitment for monitoring and restoration is needed across Australia. UNSW Science Ecosystem Science tinyurl.com/2rfsvftm

My partner has been quietly studying the consequences of sexual and asexual reproduction. When should I start worrying..

Excited to announce I will be speaking about the #populationgenetics of my stick insects at the International Congress of Genetics in Melbourne this year!! 🧬 Thank you Genetics AustralAsia for the travel award that will fund this trip and International Congress of Genetics 2023 for hosting 😁

Want to know the latest about #LipidDroplet biogenesis and functions in health and disease? Check out our Nature Reviews Endocrinology paper published online today! rdcu.be/dcODg Thanks Hongyuan Rob Yang for the absolute privilege and joy of writing this with you and Ximing Du (Robin)!🧵

The detailed scientific program for the Congress is officially here! 🎉 📣 Our program features an amazing lineup of keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshops. 👉 Register here: icg2023.com.au #genomics #genetics #icg2023

Massive congratulations to Soleille Miller for winning the UNSW Faculty of Science 1 minute thesis competition! E&ERC UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences #Rollinstones Russell Bonduriansky

2/2 Congratulations to the overall 1MT winners: James Pham from the School of Psychology, Anthea Lee (Anthea Lee) from UNSW Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, & Soleille Miller (Soleille Miller) from UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. James, Anthea & Soleille will be representing Science at the 2023 UNSW 3 Minute Thesis competition!

At the Congress, speakers from 37 different countries will be sharing their unique perspectives, ideas, and research. 🌟✨ This Congress promises to be an extraordinary melting pot of ideas and inspiration. 🌎🔥 Attend in person, or online: icg2023.com.au

Soleille Miller making a case for more population genomics on native stick and leaf insects. More love needed for Australia's colourful critters. #ICG2023 #biodiversity #genomics International Congress of Genetics 2023

Reducing the costs of sex while maintaining the benefits, Soleille Miller shares her PhD work on the peppermint stick insect, a facultatively parthenogenic species that maintains some all-female populations throughout its range. #ICG2023

Dr. Josefa González Really interesting work from Soleille Miller, using population sequencing to understand the basis of parthenogenesis in stick insects; also shows you find out some great stuff even without sequencing whole genomes #ICG2023

Exploring genetic diversity, mechanisms of parthenogenesis, and genetic consequences of asexuality in peppermint stick insects, which have sexual and asexual populations. Soleille Miller at #ICG2023

This DNA model sat on a cake made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of discovery of the structure of #DNA at ICG 2003. It was publicly displayed, being pushed on a trolley by Francis Collins & David Botstein. It’s in the #icg2023 Exhibition Hall. 2003 delegates signed it.

Saving the day with a last minute talk - Kelton Cheung shares work on cane toads in their invasive Australian range compared with their home range in French Guiana where there are 2 ecotypes. #ICG2023

What roles do structural variants and transposable elements play in rapid adaptation of invasive species? Katarina Stuart shares new data on two avian invaders in AU and NZ 🐥

#ICG2023 has been a blast! I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to share work on kuaka Flying Penguin Force conservation genomics #ConGen and biodiversity #genomics data management with Jana Wold. It’s been great to make new connections and reconnect with others!

It's the start of our conference today, and we're super excited to see you all!!! Hope everyone attending in-person has arrived safely in Adelaide #AES2023

Asexual reproduction in stick insects: a dead-end or a new beginning? A recent study suggests that transitions to asexuality can come with genetic changes but may have little sudden effects on performance. Read a new study by Miller et al. ahead of print! journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…