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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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Ryan Gutenkunst @ryangutenkunst.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The 2026 Genomic History Inference Strategies Tournament is live! This year we have demographic history inference, sweep detection, and genealogical inference challenges. Learn more at ghist.bio. The 2024 paper is at doi.org/10.1093/molb..., and the 2025 paper is being drafted. Join the fun!

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Jeff Spence @jeffspence.github.io · 22/06/2026

Excited to see @jonj-udd.bsky.social's fantastic work out @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. Selection in _heterozygotes_ is the primary force shaping allele frequencies of loss-of-function mutations in humans, even in genes only associated with purely recessive diseases. 🧪🧬 doi.org/10.1093/gene...

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Allele Frequencies at Recessive Disease Genes are Mainly Determined by Pleiotropic Effects in Heterozygotes

Abstract. The classic theory of mutation-selection balance predicts the equilibrium frequency of genetic variation under negative selection. The model pred

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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Excited to share our review on alternative splicing evolution, with @peterinnes1.bsky.social and Nolan Kane!

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Julia Saltz @juliasaltz.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

my lab has moved to @iubiology.bsky.social! We're getting the #newlab set up here and excited to interact with @iu-cisab.bsky.social, @bdsc.bsky.social, and more! I'd love to hear from prospective lab members, especially prospective PhD students, postdocs, and technicians. more info: saltzlab.com

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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Weekend encounters in the middle of the trail in Kentucky

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

IU biologist Roger Innes, newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is advancing research on plant immune systems that could increase crop yields and reduce costs for farmers. @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social Read more: go.iu.edu/8tDD

IU Bloomington Distinguished Professor of Biology Roger Innes.

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Anton Suvorov @antonsuvorov.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

My very first post on here. I am stoked to share lab's latest paper led by @ethantolman.bsky.social. Ethan developed a highly scalable pipeline to differentiate between various gene flow models, including ghost introgression in phylogenomic datasets. Check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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GhostParser: A highly scalable phylogenomic approach for the identification of ghost introgression

A growing body of empirical research shows that interspecific gene flow is a widespread biological force that shapes evolutionary histories across the Tree of Life. Computational approaches designed t...

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Stacey D. Smith @iochromaland.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution

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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Hello bluesky community! I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics. Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position. Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The department of Biology is a large, unified department with strong undergraduate degrees, nationally-ranked graduate programs, and world-class research spanning the breadth of biological questions a...

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