The Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution (TiBE) conference is an annual meeting organized by BIOPOLIS-CIBIO providing a platform for senior researchers, as well as post-graduate and graduate students, to present and discuss the latest developments in evolutionary biology and related fields. Topics covered include speciation, molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and population and conservation genetics, among others. Held in an informal yet stimulating atmosphere, the conference fosters learning, exchange and collaboration within the scientific community.

TiBE 2026 special edition is a special edition organized by CIBIO together with the STRiVE Network on structural variation devoted to the theme The evolutionary role of structural genomic variation across the Tree of Life.

Over three days, we will explore the knowledge about Structural Variation featuring cutting-edge science, foster interdisciplinary discussions, and initiate collaborative projects spanning the breadth of structural variant research.

We will bring together evolutionary biologists, including genomicists, theoreticians, and experimental researchers aiming to address the evolutionary role of structural genomic variation. The wide participants’ expertise, including population genomics, ecology, chromosome biology, cytogenetics, bioinformatics, and evolutionary theory, will foster exchange across disciplines, providing a platform to develop concepts, methods, and people needed to advance structural variant research in evolutionary biology.

By connecting researchers and students interested in structural variants and across a wide range of taxa, TiBE-STRiVE aims to identify general principles governing how structural genomic variation shapes the origin and maintenance of biodiversity across the Tree of Life.