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Parul Johri @johriparul.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We are actively searching for a postdoc to join the lab! Details provided here - johrilab.org/join Please share. I will be at PEQG and will be happy to chat if you're interested!

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New from @gvbarroso.bsky.social in our lab: quantifying the relative importance of mutation rate variation and background selection to levels of diversity along the human genome.

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested. More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

New from our group, led by Nick Collier:

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bioRxiv Genetics @biorxiv-genetic.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

General moment closure for the neutral two-locus Wright-Fisher dynamics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Howell et al. used WGS of wild-caught deer mice from two islands and one mainland location in British Columbia to investigate chromosomal inversions and non-equilibrium demographic history of this species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf254 #evobio #molbio #peromyscus

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The Genomic Imprint of Chromosomal Inversions and Demographic History in Island Populations of Deer Mice

Abstract. Populations that colonize islands experience novel selective pressures, fluctuations in size, and changes to their connectivity. Owing to their u

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

In an earlier project simulating quantitative traits/stabilizing selection in a human-Neanderthal model, I became a bit curious about some observed fitness dynamics that I wasn’t expecting. I’m not sure if this is all that interesting or relevant, but at least it’s short.

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison. Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6

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Application to the UW-Madison Evolution Seminar Series - Early Career Scientist Awards.

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Elevated mutation near crossovers inhibits the evolution of recombination www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

A model for background selection in non-equilibrium populations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…

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Wisconsin Evolution - J.F. Crow Institute for Evolution @wisconsinevolution.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

The deadline for the Early Career Award applications has been extended to Dec. 7th! There is still time to apply 🧬🐝🐠🍄 If you are a graduate student or a postdoc interested in #evolution, apply today!

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

We are accepting applications for the 2025 Evolution Seminar Series Early Career Award here at UW-Madison. Deadline November 30. evolution.wisc.edu/seminars/ear... Please share with grad students and postdocs working in evolutionary biology!

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Early Career Award Seminar

The J.F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is inviting early-career evolutionary biologists from outside UW-Madison to apply to participate in an early-c...

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our paper on allele frequency transitions under polygenic selection, with a focus on evolve & resequence experiments, is up at Genetics. Led by grad student Nathan Anderson: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

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A path integral approach for allele frequency dynamics under polygenic selection

Abstract. Many phenotypic traits have a polygenic genetic basis, making it challenging to learn their genetic architectures and predict individual phenotyp

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

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Early Career Award Seminar

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Aaron Ragsdale @apragsdale.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

I wrote a review of the recent paper from Harris, Platt, Tishkoff et al. on early human-to-Neanderthal introgression, out as a Dispatch in Current Biology. Quick read, free link: authors.elsevier.com/a/1i7L53QW8S...

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