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Azwad Iqbal

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PhD Candidate @Cornell | Population Genomics of Invasive Fish 🐟🧬 | NSF Graduate Research Fellow | Princeton '19 | 🇧🇩 ➡️ NH 🌲⛰️ | he/him azwadriqbal.github.io

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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc in population and evolutionary genetics at Indiana University Bloomington! We're a computational lab working on spatial demographic inference using genomic data and machine learning. You can apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34508
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Indiana University Academic Positions
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Ellie Armstrong @elliecat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you saw me talk at PEQG or PAG and want to try out a new method for assembling sex chromosomes, our paper and pipeline are live! Biggest shoutout to @scarey.bsky.social for pioneering this method and happy to have played a part in its application and deployment!
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bioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Recombination accelerates adaptation across genetic architectures and demographic histories www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Noelle Held @proteocean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are still looking for a postdoc to work on molecular underpinnings of nitrogen fixation in the South Pacific, with potential to inform approaches to mCDR. Please share! proteoceanlab.github.io/assets/img/2...
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Jenn Houtz @jhoutz175.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My first post is to tell you to come be my colleague at Allegheny College! Our Biology Department is hiring a tenure-track geneticist. Allegheny champions undergraduate teaching and research mentoring. Applications are due Oct 1, 2026. alleghenycollege-ibwwjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Assistant Professor of Biology
This is a tenure-track faculty position at the academic rank of Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. Primary responsibilities include teaching, scholarship, and service. This position report...
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
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Nicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I love overly honest READMEs
Screenshot of GitHub README saying known issues: coding style only a mother could love
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm hiring a bioinformatician! Review of applications starts October 1 with a start date as soon as possible. 🧪 #Genomics #popGen #CompBio northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Bioinformatician - Lotterhos Lab
About the Opportunity About the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics The successful candidate will be based at the Lotterhos Lab and the Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern Marine S...
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Dr. Paige Duffin @paigeduffin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m excited to share the 🌷🪻 "meadow plot" 🌻🌷, a new pop genomics visualization tool I created to ID putative selective sweeps across the genome using windowed π & FST estimates from pixy. User-friendly tutorial here: paigeduffin.github.io/meadow_plot_... Please help spread the word by sharing! 🧬
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Meadow Plot Tutorial
A step-by-step tutorial for creating meadow plots and candidate peak summaries from pixy output.
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Stephan Schiffels @stschiff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Principal Components Analysis of flags: observablehq.com/@stschiff/pc... I have made this for a class once and now beefed up to a proper tutorial/blog post, written on the literate programming environment Observable, all data-loading and computation happening live in your browser! Enjoy.
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Natalie Allen @natalieallen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Paper out! We found evidence that western North Pacific gray whales experienced ghost introgression from a historical stock: academic.oup.com/jhered/advan...
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The contemporary Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) gene pool includes ancestry from a potential ghost population: Inferences from population genomics
Abstract. Local extirpations and extreme bottlenecks can deplete genetic variation and obscure population dynamics, especially in highly mobile species. Th
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Maria Akopyan, PhD @akopyan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📣 I'm recruiting PhD students to join the Akopyan Lab at Rice University! If you're passionate about evolutionary genomics, I'd love to hear from you. Details: akopyanlab.org/opportunities Please share widely! 🙏
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Opportunities
We are recruiting PhD students in Evolutionary Genomics for Fall 2027 at Rice University!  Projects in the lab include investigating the causes and consequences of recombination rate variation, the...
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm looking to hire a postdoc to work on the RepAdapt + MacroMar projects, analysing genomic data from >130 species of plants, animals, and fungi (VCFs are processed, ready to go). Lots of potential for creativity and collaboration! yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ...
A poster featuring the T-Rex at the cognitive natural sciences, which says save the Academy natural sciences, museum rally in front of the academy 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Tuesday, September 8 10 AM. The T-Rex is saying tell Drexel keep the museum open. There’s an RSVP QR code and then the logos of Philly Science Action Skype scientist In Philly on the bottom.
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
SweepLink: Joint Inference of Demography and Linked~Selection from Time-series Data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Hoff Crab is neither a crab nor is it David Hasselhoff. It is a Yeti Crab, which is neither a Yeti nor a Crab but a sub-group of Squat Lobsters, which are not lobsters, they're Anomurans, like Mole Crabs, which are neither moles, nor crabs.
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Ina Satokangas @inasatok.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A cool bunch of new speciation papers out recently in Molecular Ecology, looking at divergence, hybridisation, recombination, genome architecture, and so on! Genomics of Speciation special issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #speciation #divergence #hybridisation #recombination #genomics
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Special Issue: Genomics of Speciation: Molecular Ecology
Molecular Ecology is an international journal for research using molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.
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Becky Taylor @beckystaylor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Been wondering how well runs of homozygosity can predict inbreeding depression? Read our new meta-analysis where we show a significant relationship between ROH and fitness across taxa #popgen #consgen: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Runs of Homozygosity Predict Inbreeding Depression Across Taxa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Measuring inbreeding via runs of homozygosity (ROH) captures realized autozygosity and can infer inbreeding timing through ROH length. A growing body of literature links the proportion of the genome ....
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Ellie Armstrong @elliecat.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
fellowships.si.edu/opportunity/... Please reach out if you are interested in developing an independent application for this postdoc opportunity with myself and Michael Campana. We have a lot of great bear genomics data that could be leveraged!
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Smithsonian Biodiversity Genomics Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (BioG)
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Itai Yanai @itaiyanai.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Advice for new PhD students: choose a mentor who is committed to your training, not just your project. The most important product of your PhD - even more important than the science - is YOU, a newly trained scientist.
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George O'Toole (he/him/his) @geiselbiofilm.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pls share: We have a new position for an Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology at UNLV. tinyurl.com/4uhpav4j
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, School of Life Sciences [R0153361]
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...
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Hannah E. Marx, PhD @hannahmarx.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I’m excited to announce that we are looking for a Curatorial Associate to join our team and help lead the L. H. Bailey Hortorium Herbarium at Cornell University 🌿 Please help share with interested botanists! jobs.hr.cornell.edu/us/en/job/WD...
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Curatorial Associate in Ithaca, New York, United States of America | Library & Museum at Cornell University
Apply for Curatorial Associate job with Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, United States of America. Library & Museum at Cornell University
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Ontari'io iyaatsih. Ontario is her name. Waⁿdat ⁿdekyǫmętsateh. Our yǫtareʔ (lake) is Waⁿdat land.
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Dr. Scott Hartman - but not THAT kind of doctor @skeletaldrawing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Have you ever wanted to visually compare the size of your favorite extinct animals? Now you can, as I'm launching an interactive size comparison tool on my website. Give it a try and let me know what you think: www.skeletaldrawing.com/compare/
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For folks interested I just posted my keynote on ARGs from #PEQG26 on youtube (with permission). Thanks again to @genetics-gsa.bsky.social and organizers for what was a wonderful conference (except for the 24hrs prior to my talk when I was too nervous to sleep or think straight) youtu.be/ntJOdZd0mwc
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PEQG Keynote 2026
YouTube video by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
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Fredrik Jutfelt 🐠 @jutfelt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Come join us, PhD and postdoc positions! Please spread! Supervisor @patricepottier.bsky.social (patricepottierlab.com), me as co-supervisor. Impacts of climate change on different life-stages in fish.🐟🧪 PhD web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... Postdoc web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...
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Rob Denton @rddenton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
[JOB!] I'm hiring for a really exciting postdoc position. A combination of breeding experiments, conservation genomics, and student mentorship. Room/board at the @amnh.org Southwestern Research Station each summer, 40 months of support, new science building at BSU. Share broadly! ad: bit.ly/4hKaUIL
A human hand holds a medium sized green frog with distinct gray spots and yellow eyes. This is a Chiricahua Leopard Frog, a threatened species native to the southwest US and Mexico.
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Jessica R. Glass, PhD @jessicaglass.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
1 month until we review the next round of applications for the EMERGE Alaska program at the UAF College of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences! Students who got an Honorable Mention on the NSF GRFP are eligible to apply. We're recruiting 8 PhD students for 2027! Deadline is 9/15. www.uaf.edu/cfos/academi...
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EMERGE Alaska | College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
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E. Anne Chambers @chamberea.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We're hiring! The Chambers Lab is recruiting grad students interested in landsacpe & conservation genomics or species delimitation of reptiles & amphibians. Find more info here (or reach out with questions!): chamberslab.org/opportunitie...
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opportunities – Chambers Lab
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Madeline G. Eppley, PhD @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I am excited to share that my first PhD chapter is out now! We surveyed wild eastern oysters across thousands of miles of seascape to characterize population structure, identify genomic targets for aquaculture breeding, and reveal complex patterns of human impacts 🌊🦪🧬 with @drk-lo.bsky.social 1/6
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Range‐Wide Genetic Population Structure and Environmental Adaptation in the Eastern Oyster <fc><fi>(Crassostrea virginica</fi></fc>) Provides Insight for Aquaculture
Selective breeding in aquaculture is necessary to establish food security and meet demand for sustainably produced protein. An informed selective breeding program requires understanding how populatio...
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Pavel Dimens @pvdimens.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
So happy to announce our preprint for BLink-seq linked-read sequencing is live! Tremendous work by Azwad, Jen, and Nina! We also launched a website that is slowly becoming the repository of general linked-read knowledge 🙂https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.08.03.742036 blinkseq.github.io
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Bead-Barcoded Linked-read Sequencing
Linking sequences and beyond
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Azwad Iqbal @azwadiqbal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
BLink-seq is out! Linked-read sequencing that brings phased whole-genome data to non-model species at population scale. We show it phases haplotypes and detects SVs, revealing previously undocumented structural complexity in an adaptive Atlantic silverside inversion. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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BLink-seq delivers population-scale haplotypes without long reads: a scalable framework for non-model genomics
Information about segregating haplotypes and structural variation (SV) can be extremely rich for a variety of applications in population genomics but remains largely inaccessible for many non-model sp...
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Rebekah Rogers @evolscientist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Officially recruiting postdocs at GW. If you are interested in genetic novelty, structural variation, or evo genetics please get in touch! We have data sets on mulitple organisms with large population sizes (Drosophila, Megalonaias nervosa) and species in decline (fireflies, mussels, elephants).
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Peiwei Chen @peiwei-chen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
How do transposons jump when they’re released from host control? I babysat two chromosomes for 2 years, making sure they are ok without most piRNAs. Here’s what we found & excited to share my 1st postdoc paper: “piRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition bursts” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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piRNA loss unleashes episodic transposition bursts
In Metazoa, transposon expression is suppressed by the piRNA pathway, and disruption of this pathway leads to rampant transposon expression. However, it remains unclear whether increased transposon ex...
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Red the Public Defender @redpubdef.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
No, that assumes they are solely stupid. They are not solely stupid, they are also deeply malicious. The point is specifically to try and destroy university funding via immigration. They accurately perceive of universities being places of dissent to their overall project.
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey team - it’s looking very likely that I’ll be hiring not one but two four year postdocs! We’re a fun lab with tons of theoretical and applied pop gen projects - broadly in polyploid, conservation, and human evo. Competitive salary, sunny San Diego! Do share with your about to defend grads!
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Jill Hamilton @jillahamilton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Schatz Center is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar with experience in whole-genome resequencing to study how demography, genetic variation, and selection interact to contribute to range expansion and adaptation. Come join us!! #evolutionarygenomics psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
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Postdoctoral Scholar - Adaptive Evolutionary Genomics
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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Dr. Stepfanie Aguillón 😷 @s-m-aguillon.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Interested in joining a growing lab in LA? We’re hiring a postdoc!! Please spread the word to folks in your network and feel free to get in touch with any questions recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF11142
Colorful advertisement for the position that reads:

We’re seeking a new Postdoctoral Scholar to lead the analysis and publication of whole-genome sequencing datasets from the northern flicker hybrid zone.

This is a two-year appointment based in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Start date is flexible and can begin as early as October 2026.

Basic Qualifications:
• PhD in evolutionary biology, ecology, genomics, or a related field by appointment start date
• Demonstrated ability to work with sequencing datasets
• Strong writing skills with a record of peer-reviewed publications
• Ability to lead independent projects and work collaboratively
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Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
#Postdoc #position (3 years) in spatial #genomics of aquatic #invertebrates opening up in my group. 🧬 🦐 🥼 🧑‍💻 ❗ More info: apply.refline.ch/673277/1363/... The project aims to establish & analyse #genomic #diversity of aquatic invertebrates (EPT & Amphipods) in a spatially explicit approach. 🌍 🌐 📈
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UC Davis Evolution and Ecology Graduate Preview Program @ucdaviseeprogram.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
🧬‼️ATTENTION‼️🐠 Our 2026 application for our virtual #Evolution & #Ecology #GraduateSchool Preview Program is live!🌱 Please refer to our website (link in bio) for more information! We especially encourage individuals from historically excluded groups to apply! 🎉 #phdchat #ecoevo #gradschool #phd
Graphic announcing that applications are open for the 2026 Evolution & Ecology Graduate Preview Program, a program run by UC Davis graduate students. The design features a cream-colored folded letter on a textured white paper background with large dark burgundy text reading “APPLY TODAY,” partially overlaid by a banner that says “APPLICATIONS OPEN.” At the top, smaller text reads, “Program run by UC Davis graduate students.” A red-and-black ladybug sits on the left edge of the letter, while two large red megaphones emerge from the bottom corners, pointing inward toward the announcement.

Centered on the letter, a bordered text box reads: “2026 Evolution & Ecology Graduate Preview Program.” Below, bold red text highlights program offerings: “One-on-one mentorship, Q&A panels, & Writing statements.” Additional text states: “Individuals from groups traditionally excluded from STEM are especially encouraged to apply.” At the bottom, the graphic reads: “Apply on our website: https://eegradpreview.weebly.com/” displayed inside a rounded burgundy button. The overall color palette uses warm cream, burgundy, brown, and bright red accents.
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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Job opportunity alert: the Smithsonian is hiring an #ornithology curator! www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000
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Research Zoologist
The Smithsonian Institution is the worlds largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major bureau of the ...
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The evolution of structural variation across 500 million years of vertebrate evolution www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Jeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 30/06/2026
It's as official as it can be: The Yoder Lab has been very lucky to receive NSF funding to develop our TARDIS method of modeling plants' flowering activity in varying environments. Watch for grad (MSci) opportunities in Fall 2027, and a postdoc position sooner than that 🌿 buff.ly/OHpbfB0
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The Yoder Lab is building the TARDIS, with new support from NSF
Chaparral whitethorn, Ceanothus leucodermis, bearing flowers and fruits near the Red Box Picnic Area along the Angeles Crest Highway in early May, 2026. (Flickr, jby) Why do Joshua trees grow only …
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Jessi Rick @jessi-rick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Headed to Copenhagen for my first @official-smbe.bsky.social conference! Excited to connect with old and new colleagues and hear about the amazing research everyone is doing. If you'll be at #SMBE2026 and want to connect, please reach out!
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Pavel Dimens @pvdimens.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
10 on-and-off months of learning #Golang later, I seem to have gotten my fork of the Lariat linked-read aligner, Arachne, working. If you got modern linked read data, I'd love for you to try it out and report back! #bioinformatics pdimens.github.io/arachne
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Arachne linked-read aligner | Arachne
Arachne is a fork intended to be a revival and [hopefully] continuation of Lariat, the linked-read aware aligner created by 10X Genomics and bundled in their LongRanger pipeline.
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1
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Asher Cutter @asherdcutter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Come to EEB! U. Toronto Schmidt AI in Science Postdoc Fellowship in natural sciences, $85k/yr (2 yrs). Experience with AI not a requirement, but must have desire to learn new AI methodologies to accelerate discoveries in their domain. schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/apply/
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Madeline G. Eppley, PhD @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
3 Scientists Talk Queer Ecology! 🐠🦋🪲 www.possibilities.news/scientists-t... thank you to @yessfun.com for interviewing me and my friends-coauthors. we chat about ecology, queer identities, biological sex, and the current science-policy landscape. #PrideInSTEM 🏳️‍⚧️
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3 Scientists Talk Queer Ecology
The federal government may shun research on queer ecology, but that's not stopping these three scientists.
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Wes Larson @wes-larsonak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We're hiring a genetics lab manager position at NOAA in Juneau, Alaska! The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day laboratory operations and contribute to the development of new molecular methods. Salary is $75-145k/yr. Email wes.larson@noaa.gov with questions www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewD...
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Biologist (Omics)
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vacancies may be available in each listed location. Additional duty lo...
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