#Pseudogenes

New paper by Chris on dental gene loss in xenarthrans published in Peer Community Journal

Frederic Delsuc

Aug 28, 20232 min read

New paper by Chris on dental gene loss in xenarthrans published in Peer Community Journal

Chris' work on the evolution and loss of function of dental genes across the xenarthran radiation has been published in Peer Community...

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Second publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium

Frederic Delsuc

Jul 15, 20231 min read

Second publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium

As a member of the recently created European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), Frédéric participated to the second paper of the consortium...

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Frédéric presented a talk on chitinase gene family evolution at the ALPHY/AIEM meeting

Frederic Delsuc

Mar 15, 20221 min read

Frédéric presented a talk on chitinase gene family evolution at the ALPHY/AIEM meeting

After two years of virtual meetings, Frédéric was especially delighted to attend the ALPHY/AIEM annual meeting of the evolutionary...

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First publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium

Frederic Delsuc

Jan 23, 20221 min read

First publication of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) consortium

As a member of the recently created European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA), Frédéric participated to the first paper of the consortium...

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Chris' new paper on gene loss in the melatonin pathway published in Open Research Europe

Frederic Delsuc

Dec 12, 20212 min read

Chris' new paper on gene loss in the melatonin pathway published in Open Research Europe

Chris' study on the molecular evolution and loss of function of the genes involved in the melatonin pathway in vertebrates has been...

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Two ConvergeAnt talks presented at the virtual Evolution 2021 meeting

Frederic Delsuc

Jun 25, 20212 min read

Two ConvergeAnt talks presented at the virtual Evolution 2021 meeting

Chris and Frédéric presented talks at the Virtual Evolution 2021 meeting the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, the...

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Book chapter describing the OMM_MACSE pipeline

Frederic Delsuc

Jan 12, 20211 min read

Book chapter describing the OMM_MACSE pipeline

Together with Vincent Ranwez and Nathalie Chantret, Frédéric participated in the writing of a book chapter on the practical use our...

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Frederic Delsuc

Feb 28, 20191 min read

Good bye Kathleen!

Kathleen Garland successfully defended her six-month Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology. For...

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New paper on the molecular evolution and loss of function of the ODAM gene in mammals

Frederic Delsuc

Jan 24, 20191 min read

New paper on the molecular evolution and loss of function of the ODAM gene in mammals

Chris and Frédéric participated in a study on the molecular evolution and loss of function of the ameloblast-associated gene ODAM in...

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Outreach article in French on the evolution of chitinase genes in placental mammals

Frederic Delsuc

Jan 23, 20191 min read

Outreach article in French on the evolution of chitinase genes in placental mammals

Frédéric wrote a short scientific outreach article in French in Médecine/Sciences (doi:10.1051/medsci/2018317) giving some general...

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Sérgio's first PhD paper published in Current Biology!

Frederic Delsuc

Jan 17, 20191 min read

Sérgio's first PhD paper published in Current Biology!

So proud of Sérgio's first PhD paper on the evolution of mandibular innervation after tooth regression in placental mammals just...

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New updated version of our frameshift-aware alignment MACSE program

Frederic Delsuc

Oct 1, 20181 min read

New updated version of our frameshift-aware alignment MACSE program

We published an updated and augmented version our multiple alignement program MACSE accounting for frameshifts in protein-coding...

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Frederic Delsuc

Sep 1, 20181 min read

Au revoir Chris !

After a busy year investigating convergent gene loss and actively gaining some French language skills, Chris is returning to his beloved...

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The ConvergeAnt team participated to a successful Evolution 2018 Congress in Montpellier (France)

Frederic Delsuc

Aug 23, 20182 min read

The ConvergeAnt team participated to a successful Evolution 2018 Congress in Montpellier (France)

Members of the ConvergeAnt project participated to Evolution 2018, the 2nd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology held in this year in...

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Frederic Delsuc

Jun 28, 20181 min read

Congratulations Kathleen!

Kathleen Garland successfully defended her three-month Master project from the Erasmus Mundus Master Programme in Evolutionary Biology....

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Study on the evolution of chitinase genes in placental mammals published in Science Advances

Frederic Delsuc

May 16, 20181 min read

Study on the evolution of chitinase genes in placental mammals published in Science Advances

Our study on the evolution of chitinase genes and pseudogenes in placental mammal genomes is published in Science Advances...

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Frederic Delsuc

Oct 1, 20171 min read

Welcome to Rémi Allio!

Rémi Allio joined the ConvergeAnt project as a PhD student following from his Master degree at the University of Montpellier. Rémi's PhD...

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Frederic Delsuc

Sep 2, 20171 min read

Welcome to Chris Emerling!

Chris Emerling from the Nachman Lab at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley (USA) started his post-doc within the ConvergeAnt...

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Chris Emerling will join the ConvergeAnt project as a Post-Doc

Frederic Delsuc

Jun 14, 20171 min read

Chris Emerling will join the ConvergeAnt project as a Post-Doc

Chris Emerling, currently in the Nachman Lab at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at Berkeley (USA), has been awarded a post-doc...

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