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Dr. K. Lotterhos

@drk-lo.bsky.social
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evolutionary and marine biologist, mountain biker, amateur ceramicist, and mom sites.google.com/site/katielotterho…

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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Position: 6 month, full-time molecular genetics and aquatics lab tech in Rhinelander, WI at USDA Forest Service Research & Development Application open until 10/05/2026 Start date: Winter 2026/2027 Apply via USAJobs and select Location as Rhinelander, WI. www.usajobs.gov/job/886148100 #popGen 🧪💻🧬
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Forestry Technician (Recreation, Timber, Range)
This position is located within a National Forest. This position is established to perform a variety of routine and frequently complex tasks involving techniques and practices relating to natural reso...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Scientists - be careful what ideas and data you share with chatbots in the name of "productivity" 🧪
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Original study that found ocean acidification affects fish behavior officially retracted after 16 years due to poor data practices onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧪🦑
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<fc>RETRACTION</fc>: Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Innate Ability of Fish to Detect Predator Olfactory Cues
Retraction: D.L. Dixson, P.L. Munday, G.P. Jones, “Ocean Acidification Disrupts the Innate Ability of Fish to Detect Predator Olfactory Cues,” Ecology Letters 13 no. 1, (2010): 68–75, https://doi.or...
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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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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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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New survey results show the harm done by Trump policies to US science capacity, research, training future scientists www.firsthandaccounts.org/home Led by @drk-lo.bsky.social on behalf of @asn-amnat.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social and other organismal biol societies.
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Impacts on Science
This website hosts information about the impacts of federal and state policies since January 20, 2025 on the fields of ecology, evolution, marine science, and environmental science in the USA. Partici...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
2026 report on the impacts on federal policies on the fields of ecology, evolution, and marine science 🧪 www.firsthandaccounts.org/home with @asn-amnat.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @official-bweems.bsky.social @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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Impacts on Science
This website hosts information about the impacts of federal and state policies since January 20, 2025 on the fields of ecology, evolution, marine science, and environmental science in the USA. Partici...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Graduate student studies oyster genomics to preserve biodiversity news.northeastern.edu/2026/08/26/o...
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Graduate student studies oyster genomics to preserve biodiversity
Oyster genetics research at Northeastern is helping scientists identify traits that could save declining oyster populations.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just a reminder that Researcher Community Engagement Awards from the American Genetics Association are due August 31! www.theaga.org/rce-awards-f.... Support activities that fall outside typical research funding, ie extended stays, cultural participation, gift-giving, etc. @theaga.bsky.social
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Does anyone out there have experience with AVITI or Ultima sequencing? How does the quality compare to Illumina? Are there any differences in the downstream bioinformatics? 🧪🧬💻 #NGS #bioinformatics #PopGen
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New from my lab! #popgen #evolution 👨‍🔬🧪
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New from my lab! #popgen #evolution 👨‍🔬🧪
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🧪 @aibsbiology.bsky.social
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Ted Pavlic (he/him/his) @tedpavlic.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
To help a student understand how to handle right-censored data, I built this survival (and recurrent-event) analysis explorer that demonstrates the approach and provides some basic derivations. Applications to compartmental models from epidemiology too. tpavlic.github.io/topic_visual...
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Survival & Recurrent-Event Analysis Visualizer
Interactive visualizer for survival analysis, recurrent-event survival analysis, exponential transition rates, censoring, and state-transition models.
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Bonnie Fraser @bfraser.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📣📣Out today, our special issue on Negative Frequency Balancing Selection! Co-edited by Helen Rodd, Kim Hughes, and me. It's got it all: NFDS in organismal biology, behaviour, genomics, and ecology. @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...
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Volume 381 Issue 1952 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | The Royal Society
Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/o... Resources for US scientists concerned about the proposed OMB ruling to curtail peer review, limit conference travel, and limit scientific inquiry 🧪👨‍🔬
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Opinion | Trump’s Assaults on Scientific Research Just Got Worse
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
AIBS Statement on OMB Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance www.aibs.org/news/2026/26... via @aibsbiology.bsky.social
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AIBS Statement on OMB Proposed Rule on Federal Financial Assistance
AIBS is profoundly concerned by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rule to revise federal financial assistance regulations.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
For those of you registered for Evolution, I highly recommend watching the video for @maurineneiman.bsky.social IDEA award seminar. It's an amazing story of overcoming obstacles and creating opportunities for others.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I'm giving a talk today in virtual @evolmtg.bsky.social #evol2026 on federal impacts on ecology, evolution, and marine science. 🧪2:45pm ET, followed by a panel discussion on how scientists can inform policy led by Liz Alter. Will be presenting data from our survey www.firsthandaccounts.org
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Impacts on Science
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Breaking news from Boston - intertidal algae spawning this week! 🦑 Ascophyllum nodosum
Picture of seaweed (brown algae) with little orange spots on nodules. The orange spots are gametes
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Evidence of declining awards at the National Science Foundation to date in 2026🧪
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... looks interesting - "when controlling for regression to the mean is worse than no regression at all" 🧪
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When correcting for regression to the mean is worse than no correction at all | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium apnews.com/article/lobs... 🦑
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Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium
A Cape Cod seafood company has donated a rare two-colored lobster to a science center, sparing the critter from the kettle because of its remarkable coloration.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation apnews.com/article/nati... 🧪
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Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation
The Trump administration has fired members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Looks interesting: When Does the Probability of Evolutionary Rescue Increase with the Strength of Selection despite a Potential Demographic Cost? | The American Naturalist: Vol 207, No 5 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1... #popGen 🧪
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When Does the Probability of Evolutionary Rescue Increase with the Strength of Selection despite a Potential Demographic Cost? | The American Naturalist: Vol 207, No 5
Abstract Populations may be rescued from extinction via sufficiently rapid adaptive evolution. Evolution is faster with stronger selection, but this may come with a demographic cost, creating opposing...
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 18/04/2026
In its 2025 PhD survey, Nature asked more than 3,700 doctoral candidates around the world a simple question: what is the best thing your supervisor has done for you during your studies? Nature highlights several moments when good supervision made the difference. #Academicsky 🧪
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14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered
PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
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Madeline G. Eppley, PhD @madeline-eppley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
New paper out in ecology letters! with @andylee.bsky.social @allydefduf.bsky.social We synthesized the active debate on how scientists define sex, including limitations and assumptions. We believe this discussion will lead to more accurate science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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There is No Consensus on Biological Sex
At this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Deadline for symposium proposals at the @asn-amnat.bsky.social American Society of Naturalists stand alone meeting on long island due April 30 www.amnat.org/announcement... Plus check out this cool meeting logo of a snail shaped like long island
A snail shaped like long island
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Seasonal job available in Burlington, VT in invasive pest ecologcal genomics! The successful candidate will work with myself and @jcbnunez.bsky.social on seasonal adaptation in Drosophila susukii. #popGen #evolution #genomics 🧪🧬🖥️ Apply by April 7: northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Research Assistant
About the Opportunity JOB SUMMARY The Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University, in collaboration with the Nunez lab and the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont (UVM), invites applic...
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Emily Trytten @emily-trytten.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I’m really excited to have recently published my first chapter of my dissertation, which is also my first ever first author paper! 🌟 We identified a basin-wide pathogen candidate for white band disease in the Caribbean! 🪸🧪 doi.org/10.1093/isme...
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Tank-based bacterial profiling identifies basin-wide white band disease pathogen candidate and no bacterial associations with coral disease resistance
Abstract. White band disease (WBD) has decimated the Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, since its emergence in 1979, but its etiology remains
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The American Genetic Association has a new grant opportunity for Research Comunity Engagement Award (RCE). Funding covers activities that strengthen trust and foster between researchers and the communities where they work. www.theaga.org/rce-awards-f... Apply by May 1
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Informal survey of published or unpublished Marine Population Genomics Datasets due March 23. We aim to develop a resource that researchers can use to find collaborators, develop grant proposals, and find datasets. 🦑🧪🧬🖥️ forms.gle/baUNh1s8gapG...
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Marine population genomics datasets
The Center for Marine Ecological Genomics at Northeastern University is conducting an informal survey of published, unpublished, or planned population genomic datasets in marine and coastal species. W...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Special Feature in AmNat @asn-amnat.bsky.social just out on Genomic Forecasting. "Collectively, the articles underscore both the promise and the limitations of genomic forecasting while [showing] predictive performance is context dependent" 🧬🧪👨‍🔬🖥️🌲🐋🌿 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
This graph shows exponentially increasing publications for the term genomic offsets from 2015 to 2024
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The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Registration will open soon! Our current president, Michael Nachman (www.nachmanlab.org), has put together a great line up of speakers covering various topics in polygenic adaptation. Full list of speakers can be found on our homepage: theaga.org #AGA2026
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In an era of highly partisan politics in the US, I want to highlight this promising bi-partisan bill to study biodiversity genomics in US National Parks. Consider sending a letter of support to these reps for the Living Library Act! www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Padilla, Young, Bice, Khanna Introduce America’s Living Library Act to Strengthen U.S. Biotech Innovation - Senator Alex Padilla
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), along with U.S. Representatives Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.-05) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.-17), Commissioners on the N...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The American Society of Naturalists @asn-amnat.bsky.social will be holding our next meeting in Glen Cove, New York on 8-12 January 2027! Have an idea for a special symposium? We want to hear it! #ecology #evolution #behavior 🧪 #popgen 🧬 Applications due Apr 30: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Call_Long Island 2027[16].docx
The American Society of Naturalists Proposals for Symposia at the ASN stand-alone meeting in Long Island 2027 Due April 30, 2026 The American Society of Naturalists will be holding an East Coast m...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
My department is hiring a Teaching Professor in Marine Biology! northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... Application review will begin on March 31, 2026 #EcoEvoJobs #EvolJobs #PhDjobs @ecoevo.social.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
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Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Marine Biology
About the Opportunity About the Opportunity: The Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts invites applications from qualified candidates for ...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Jim O'Neill, former hedge fund and venture capital firm manager, is expected to be nominated as the next Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Would be the first NSF Director without a background as a scientist or engineer or formal research credentials.
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The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This recently-accepted study highlights the critical need to incorporate genomic erosion—the loss of genetic diversity, accumulation of harmful mutations, maladaptation, and introgression—into conservation assessments. 1/3
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Cynthia Riginos @seaprof.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Three-way hybridization of table corals in the Acropora hyacinthus group from the southern Great Barrier Reef results in parallel adaptive introgression. Check out our new preprint: doi.org/10.64898/202... #CoralSky #MarEvol #coral #popgen #consgen #genomics
Table coral
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Know your rights: ICE enforcement in Massachusetts www.mass.gov/doc/ago-ice-...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
BEACHES (Bridging Each Applicant’s Chances for Higher Ed Success) will run this summer, June 7-10! all-expense paid, 3-day boot camp on demystifying the graduate school application process. cos.northeastern.edu/beaches/. Applications due March 13. #STEM #marineScience 🧪👩‍🔬
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BEACHES - Northeastern University College of Science
College of Science BEACHES aims to demystify the process of applying to graduate schools in various STEM fields including marine science.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Genomic approaches to accelerate American chestnut restoration | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧬🧪
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Genomic approaches to accelerate American chestnut restoration
More than a century after two introduced pathogens killed billions of American chestnut trees, introgression of resistance alleles from Chinese chestnuts has contributed to the recovery of self-sustai...
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!
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Davis Summer Population Genomics Program
Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...
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Nicolas Dussex @nicolasdussex.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Interested in👇 ? - museomics: genome erosion, adaptation 🦌 🦜 🐬 - marcogenomics of sea warming (methods dev. or empirical data) 🌊 🐟🦭🐋 Check this call (2 y. postdoc) and get in touch to discuss potential projects (deadline 31.03.26) #popgen #consgen #evolbiol 👉 www.scilifelab.se/data-driven/...
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DDLS Research School Postdoc call 2026
Call for Academic and Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowships in Data-Driven Life Science 2026 Generic Description of the DDLS Postdoc Program The SciLifeLab and Wallenberg National Program for Data-Drive...
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 02/02/2026
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Slim 5 can now simulate genomes with multiple chromosomes like autosomes, sex chromosomes, mitochondria and chloroplast dna academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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SLiM 5: Eco-evolutionary Simulations Across Multiple Chromosomes and Full Genomes
Abstract. Evolutionary simulations of multiple chromosomes, even up to the scale of full-genome simulations, are becoming increasingly important in populat
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