Glyphosate-based herbicides and parental effects, new paper out in Scientific Reports!Ruuskanen S, Rainio MJ, Uusitalo M, Saikkonen K, Helander M. 2020. Effects of parental exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides on embryonic…
An funded PhD position, starting autumn 2020! Application deadline 2nd April 2020A funded PhD position in host-microbiome associations in wild birds (University of Turku, Finland) We are seeking an…
Tom’s first PhD paper is accepted in PBZ!Tom’s first PhD paper is accepted in PBZ! Sarraude T, Hsu BY, Groothuis AGG, Ruuskanen S. Manipulation of prenatal thyroid…
Welcoming new MSc student Kaisa Merimaa!Kaisa will study the association between diet and microbiome across bird species.
New research visitor in the group, Dr. Amanda Pettersen (Lund University) during February 2020: maternal effects as mediators of adaptation to novel climatic regions in wall lizards?We welcome Amanda Pettersen from Lund University (Uller Group) for a research visit in our group for a month in…
New MSc students in the group: Kalle working on how thyroid hormones may modulate behavior, Mikaela figuring out whether early-life stress influences DNA methylation, Natascha studying associations between stress and physiology in king penguins
New collaboration grant for studying ultradian variation in human intracellular thyroid hormones with Stafford Lightman (University of Bristol)
New preprint on ecological epigenetics available! Early-life metal pollution influences DNA methylation in a wild bird populationNew preprint on ecological epigenetics available! Early-life metal pollution influences DNA methylation in a wild bird population. See: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/851998v2
2 MSc positions for spring 2020Call for 2 masters students, Department of Biology, University of Turku TOPIC 1. Comparative analysis of blood thyroid hormones and…
29.11.2019 Nina Cossin-Sevrin was granted 9 months from EDUFI for her PhD on the causes and consequences of variation in mitochondrial function in wild populations