
Joana L. Rocha
@joanocha
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PostDoc @berkeleyIB | incoming Assistant Professor and PI @nyuniversity | views are my own & I can be wrong :) 🇵🇹&🇧🇷 she/ela @joanocha.bsky.social
Berkeley, CA
Joined August 2014
I am thrilled to announce that I will be starting my own lab at NYU Biology Jan 2026! Soon enough I will be recruiting postdocs and students! Please reach out if you are interested with a CV and description of your research or if you know of people who could be interested!🧬🦊.
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RT @CarollAdam: Our new paper is now out! 🥳 So excited to keep working on this project with these amazing collaborators 💻🐒🧬.
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Congratulations @gsbenegas <3 Can't wait to use it 🤩.
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RT @psudmant: Our paper on the evolution of structural variation at the amylase locus is out today in Nature! congr….
nature.com
Nature - The impact of structural variation on the evolution of the amylase genes is explored using human pangenome resources and ancient DNA data.
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It's finally online - @ssamvardhini masterfully handled the heat of writing the most touching article I've read on our work in North-African foxes for @BerkeleySciRev + Madeleine Snyder designed the most beautiful illustrations ever!
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Desert collaborations unveil the genetic history of how foxes have adapted to a warming climate
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RT @andrewhvaughn: Happy to share our new review on ARGs out now in @NatureRevGenet! @ras_nielsen, @YunDeng5, and I intend this to be both….
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RT @majonavarrete4: I got interviewed by @ligaze for Forbes magazine! I'm very grateful for the opportunity to share my work, and especiall….
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Thank you @bobthesciguy for such a great digest of our paper! 😉What a privilege to have worked with such a lovely group of kind curious generous bright people: @psudmant @erikgarrison Alma @NicolasLou10 @Raveancic @davidebolo93 @infoecho @nicolesoranzo @AndresGuarahino!🍕🌾😊.
How many genes for the starch-digesting enzyme amylase to you have? More than your non-agricultural ancestors. It may affect how many cavities you get. @UCBerkeley @uthsc @Nature.
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RT @davidebolo93: Amazing summary of our amylase paper from folks in Berkeley Cool application for the new pangeno….
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UC Berkeley study finds rapid increase over last 12,000 years in genes for enzymes that digest starch.
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RT @bobthesciguy: How many genes for the starch-digesting enzyme amylase to you have? More than your non-agricultural ancestors. It may aff….
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UC Berkeley study finds rapid increase over last 12,000 years in genes for enzymes that digest starch.
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Had so much fun writing this small review with @NicolasLou10 and @psudmant.about structural variation in primates in the era of T2T genomes and pangenomics :) .
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From Porto 🇵🇹 to Puerto Vallarta 🇲🇽! So nice to reconnect 😊 @MafaldaSFe @marinasdsilva #SMBE2024 let’s not wait 10 years to see each other again!
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Gracias por tanto 🥰🥹.
A big shout-out to all of wonderful people the scenes of #smbe2024: . Our indomitable, amazing, great-fun LOC!. i Gracias muchas vezes de SMBE!
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RT @dianaguilr: Joana Rocha taking about the Panpan genome 🦍 🦧 👤 highlighting the importance of more comprehensive references that includ….
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