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Clare Venney

@clarevenney.bsky.social
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Assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Molecular ecologist. Evolutionary epigenomics, phenotypic plasticity, multi-omics. She/her. 🐟 🧬 clarevenney.weebly.com

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Paula Escuer @pescuer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New opinion piece out! Happy to see it out in @royalsociety.org Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in ecology and evolution🧬 Great collaboration with colleagues from the epigenomics symposia in the 3rd Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology. royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
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Long-read sequencing for epigenomic studies in the fields of ecology and evolution
Abstract. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, play crucial roles in regulating gene expression, influencing phenotypic variation and facilita
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Frances Stewart @stewartresearch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Employment Opportunity: Biologist - fRI Research
The Biologist will be part of a team working on applied research questions linked to moose and other ungulates in Alberta. The Biologist will lead a project building multi-scale habitat selection/occupancy models. The position consists of desk-based work (data analysis, report writing) as well as travel and engagement with shareholders, project partners, and Indigenous communities, and fieldwork often in remote locations. The Biologist must be an effective problem-solver, be capable of working in a small team, managing their own research, and managing their own time to meet project deliverables. The Biologist will work under the supervision of a Senior Biologist and Program Lead. There will also be opportunities to develop your own research ideas and analysis approaches that fall within the project scope.
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Evolutionary Applications @evolappjournal.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Captive rearing can alter phenotypes & reduce fitness. This review summarizes how DNA methylation is linked to changes in behavior, color & development across salmonids. It proposes using epigenetics for monitoring and to boost survival 🐟🧬 w/@clarevenney.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/eva.70210
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
My lab’s first publication is out now! MSc student Tia Attfield reviewed the current captive rearing literature in salmonids and provides perspectives on how epigenomics can help. Huge thanks to all our co-authors for their expert insights! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Epigenetics in Captivity: Restoring Wild Phenotypes in Captive‐Reared Salmonids
Captive rearing is a common practice for the stocking, conservation, and supplementation of fish species worldwide, but captive-reared fish can exhibit altered phenotypes leading to reduced fitness i...
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The first Venney lab manuscript was accepted this morning, led by MSc student Tia Attfield! 🥳
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Jérôme Marty (he/him) @freshwater.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Today is the last day to register to IAGLR/SCAS 2026!! iaglr.org/iaglr-scas26/
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2026 IAGLR-SCAS Joint Conference
The 2026 joint conference of IAGLR and SCAS-SCAS.
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ntherk.bsky.social @ntherk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html
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The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...
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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 06/11/2025
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp.... genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Fabrice Jean-Pierre @fabricejpierre.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We should be paying more attention to this situation. An online letter has been put together and is being circulated to stop this data from being disclosed. Please sign the online letter here, if you are comfortable: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
**Edited to add: we have received more than 4000 signatures for our letter but adding any more than 2000 names to this public page seems to be causing our Form to crash! Rest assured that we have all ...
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
First team costume: Gandalf and the hobbits (minus a hobbit who left campus)
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Just Gandalf taking the Mines of Moria (the light rain train tunnels) to do his grey wizard business on campus today
Gandalf in front of a light rail train
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Adding to my extreme dislike of AI: Google AI suggests testing just how explosive a combustible substance is before trying to weigh it in the lab
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The Venney lab gathered for a fall photo today, and to share a spiced honey cake (made with Rueppell lab honey) to celebrate Tia's first manuscript submission! We've started the tradition of "paper pastries" (manuscript morsels?) where we all share a treat for manuscript submission 🍰
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
First manuscript of the lab submitted this morning! 🥳 super proud PI moment, and right before the long weekend!
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
I can't solve all the problems of the world But I can treat some students to dinner every once in a while, and maybe some days, it's enough to solve the problems of just a few folks
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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
3 DAYS LEFT! Propose a session for the 2026 joint conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research and the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences. The conference will be held May 25–29, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as a hybrid event. bit.ly/4lpMJNK
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
First time at Mill Street in YYZ since I flew back from my U of A interview. Today I’m proud to be flying back to Québec to give a presentation at Université Laval’s Journée Étudiante de l’IBIS (my postdoc department). What a whirlwind 19 months!
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
There is a strong positive correlation between my stress levels and my urge to watch true crime documentaries.
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Wes Larson @wes-larsonak.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
We're hiring! Technician position in Juneau, AK to support fisheries genetic work at NOAA. The technician will assist with various projects including eDNA, GBS, epigenetic aging. We are looking for someone with a strong background in molecular biology. Apply here by August 10: shorturl.at/4JgPV
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
I took a week and a half off to tackle some minor repairs and painting of our new (first!) house. Today is my first day back to work and the living room walls are looking particularly inspiring compared to my overflowing inbox
Kombucha girl frowning in digust with text: "going through my email inbox"
Kombucha girl intrigued with text: "sanding the living room walls"
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12/07/2025
We seriously need a crowdfunding campaign to put a billboard up like this everywhere
Billboard beside road with text that reads: WHEN DID FIRING PARK RANGERS, SCIENTISTS, AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS BECOME A BETTER IDEA THAN SIMPLY TAXING BILLIONAIRES?
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Sometimes a slow morning and a bit of exercise does wonders. I went on a much-needed 6 km run this morning to touch grass and admire the flowers. ☀️ 🌺 now to get to work and finish that grant proposal!
Part of a garden with dark blue Delphinium flowers
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International Association for Great Lakes Research @iaglr.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Save the date for next year's 2026 IAGLR-SCAS Joint Conference to be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba from May 25-26. Stay tuned for information about session proposals, presentations, and registration as we begin the countdown for a week of terrific aquatic science and more.
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Lucas Eckert @lucaseckert.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
I’ll be at #CSEE2025 talking about patterns of collaboration in the Canadian eco/evo research community 🇨🇦 If you’re a eco/evo prof in Canada, odds are you were one of my data points… so come check it out! Wednesday - 4:30 - Science in action @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social
A little teaser of some collaborative network graphs
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Bill 26, a UCP effort to deny lifesaving gender affirming care to young Albertans, has been blocked by the courts! One piece of good news amidst all the bad in the world these days. 🌈
Excerpt of an email: “To our wonderful community!

Today, on June 27, 2025, Egale Canada and Skipping Stone are thrilled to share that the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta has granted our injunction request to block the Government of Alberta’s denial of gender-affirming care for gender diverse young people in the province from coming into effect.

This is an historic win, affirming that young people in Alberta and across Canada deserve to live authentically in safety and freedom.

On the basis of expert evidence, the Court concluded that Bill 26 would cause irreparable harm to gender diverse young people in Alberta.”
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Janay A. Fox, PhD @janayf.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I am excited to announce that the last paper from my PhD is now out! In this paper, we tested how early-life predation stress shapes adult behaviour in Trinidadian guppies and whether DNA methylation in the brain plays a role. Read all about it here: doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Edmonton’s magpies are fearless. We just watched 15-20 magpies (and a few crows) chase a skunk down the street. Nature!
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The last of the trout alevin were moved to their new homes today! The epigenetic inheritance experiment continues @britneyfirth.bsky.social
A fish tank with gravel, a fake plant, and PVC pipe tunnelsTwo women checking fish tanksTrout alevin with rocks in a bowlA rack of tanks with some barren and some enriched
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Dear fish people: is there a way to differentiate fin clips based on the type of fin (e.g., through microscopy)?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%.

The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751.

Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations:

Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%"

Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%"

Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%"

The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."
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Sarah Salisbury @salisburyfish.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
🚨🚨🚨Funded PhD position in my lab‪ @exeter.ac.uk: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... 💪🐟 Project will investigate sea lice resistance in salmonids 🗓️Deadline: June 20 🔁Please share widely, I appreciate any re-posts! ✉️Feel free to reach out with any questions. #academicJobs #PhD #phdposition 🧬🐟🧪💻
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Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
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Russell Dinnage @rdinnager.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
For more details on graduate opportunities in my lab see: rdinnager.github.io/dinnage_lab_...
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Prospective Students
Graduate Student Opportunities: AI Foundation Models for Organismal Biology Fully Funded MSc and PhD Positions with Dr. Russell Dinnage Department of Biological Sciences, University of…
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Russell Dinnage @rdinnager.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I am also actively recruiting graduate student for my new Assistant Professor role starting in July at the University of Alberta. If you will be at #Evol2025 and are looking for opportunities to study at the intersection of AI/ML and biology (especially evolution), let's talk in Athens!
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I had an amazing time at EPIMAR2025 talking about aquatic epigenomics for 4 days - so much fun that I forgot to take pictures! Thanks to the organizers for a great conference, and for the honour of giving a plenary talk. Can’t wait for Chilé 2027!
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Just boarded a 9.5 hour redeye to Barcelona and they have the entire LOTR trilogy (9.2 hours). The probability of sleeping on this flight has reduced considerably
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Stephanie Carlson @fishteph.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
This threat represents an immeasurable loss to community-driven research and to the training pipeline for the next generation of collaborative conservation leaders
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Louise Chavarie @chavarie.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
It's unbelievable to me that the jobs of USGS scientists—who are essential to understanding and protecting fish and fisheries—are at risk. Their work is absolutely critical.
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
All of the USGS ecosystems folks I know are amazing scientists and humans. The Great Lakes and their fishes would be lost without them
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Happy to live in a city with great cycling infrastructure, including protected bike lanes 🙌 I only drive once or twice a month and do not miss the commute
Bike lane barrier says “you save $1370 a month by not driving”
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
A few photos from spring runs in Edmonton 🌺 🌱
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Dr. Catie Ivy @catieivy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Are you searching for a postdoc in Saskatchewan? I have a 1-year opportunity (with possible extension), effective immediately! This opportunity is a Mitacs Elevate with the Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange! Reach out if you're interested! 🐦🔥
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Proud of the trout team for spawning our first fish for an epigenetic inheritance experiment today! Fingers crossed we have surviving eyed eggs in a few weeks 🤞
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We need you--every single one of you-- in the US to stand up, right now, and fight for NSF, NIH, USGS, NASA, USDA. Agencies Congress empowered to serve the public with impactful science and innovation. This is not a drill. This is our last stand. After this, there will be nothing left to fight for.
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Ming Tommy Tang @tommytang.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
4/ Competition over collaboration. That mindset slows science. Makes labs toxic. And crushes the curious before they get a chance.
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cars-afs.bsky.social @cars-afs.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
‼️ Calling All Students ‼️ 🪼 2025 Peter A. Larkin Awards for Excellence in Fisheries 🪼 Applications are being accepted $200 Cash & Travel to @scas-scsa.bsky.social #2026 Email YOUR application to kyle.wellband@dfo-mpo.gc.ca today!
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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Before any more people reply to my post above, insisting that the brain drain can be a thing, look at this and have a good think about what it means. bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Epigenomics of panmictic eels! Gabriela Ulmo-Diaz's new paper on American eel epigenomics, salinity acclimation, and geography is out now 🧬🐍 (there are no eel emojis) doi.org/10.1093/eep/...
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DNA methylation patterns linked to salinity and geography in the American eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Abstract. The panmictic American eel (Anguilla rostrata) displays a wide range of intraspecific phenotypic variation as well as geographical sex bias and d
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
So this doesn’t end? 🥲 Last week I was asked to introduce myself and which PI I was representing during a meeting. “I’m Clare Venney and I’m here representing myself.”
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Clare Venney @clarevenney.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Another great trip to the Allison Creek Hatchery in Crowsnest Pass in the books, this time with @britneyfirth.bsky.social ! I didn’t realize how beautiful the area was last time with the snowstorm and cloudiness
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