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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 · 01/10/2026
Congrats!! It looks beautiful!
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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 · 25/08/2026
Am Nat could be good if you want to reach a broader audience. Plus it's a society journal
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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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The American Genetic Association
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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
Here is the link: www.regulations.gov/document/NSF...
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Regulations.gov
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Here is the link to download the new NSF guidelines: www.regulations.gov/document/NSF...
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Regulations.gov
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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
Example quote: "Disallows publication costs consistent with proposed revisions to 2 CFR 200."
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Update: NSF is requesting comment on the Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA, to replace the PAPPG). The GFA is available here: www.regulations.gov/document/NSF... - disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. Submit comments here: www.regulations.gov/document/NSF...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
To clarify, Russell Vought says that agencies are not moving to comply in advance to the OMB rule, they are just moving to comply with executive orders. But that doesn't seem to align with what is happening.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. In unusual move, NSF issued a request for information on plan to conform grant policies to the proposed (unfinalized) OMB rule. Plan includes changes to grant termination provisions & disallowing publication costs. Comments due August 24. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; National Science Foundation Proposal/Award Information-NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to renew and revise its collection for its financial assistance policies and procedures. In accordance with the requirements of the Paper...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Resources on the Proposed OMB Federal Grants Rule www.aibs.org/news/2026/26... via @aibsbiology.bsky.social 🧪
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Resources on the Proposed OMB Federal Grants Rule
AIBS is partnering with the American Physical Society (APS) on a commenting campaign regarding the proposed OMB rule on federal financial assistance. This is an important opportunity for the scientifi...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
American Physical Society has a dedicated online tool to help you submit comments on the proposed OMB rule to curtail scientific freedom in the US www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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Comment on OMB proposed rule for federal financial assistance
Make your voice heard on the Office of Management and Budget's proposed federal grant funding changes and defend the scientific community from this existential threat.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Advice from AIBS "Note that when multiple respondents submit identical language, OMB may count those submissions as a single comment regardless of how many people submit. We encourage individual responses that speak directly to the personal and institutional impact these changes would have... "
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
More resources on proposed OMB rule to curtail science in US: 🧪 National Council of Nonprofits have shared some guidance on commenting. www.councilofnonprofits.org/files/media/...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
More resources on proposed OMB rule to curtail science in US: 🧪 COGR summary www.cogr.edu/sites/defaul...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
More resources on proposed OMB rule to curtail science in US: Ropes & Gray have outlined some helpful takeaways for award recipient organizations www.ropesgray.com/en/insights/... 🧪
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OMB Proposed Revisions to the Uniform Guidance: Key Takeaways for Award Recipient Organizations | Insights | Ropes & Gray LLP
OMB proposes major revisions to Uniform Guidance, impacting federal grant management, DEI policies, foreign collaborations, and award compliance.
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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
This looks great! I'm always looking for examples of negative frequency dependence for teaching. Congratulations!
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Society for the Study of Evolution Letter Drafts in response to OMB rule 🧪 (only members sign on) letter a: docs.google.com/document/d/1... letter b: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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SSE Letter A to OMB
************************************************************************************************************* To sign the below letter (Letter A to OMB), fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/s...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Read the rule here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB.... I encourage you all to write letters to oppose this rule change. This page has the submission instructions: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20.... 🧪
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Regulations.gov
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/what-we-ne... Ginexi's advice on how to respond to OMB rule 🧪
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What We Need to do NEXT: OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule (OMB-2026-0034)
What OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule Means in Practice
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
www.aibs.org/news/2026/26... AIBS statement on proposed rule "a grants system redesigned to be easily redirected with each change in administration would be a death trap for American scientific innovation and leadership. " 🧪
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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 · 11/06/2026
www.aaup.org/news/omb-pro... AAUP letter on OMB rule "Forcing political allegiance that explicitly ignores scientific consensus will create a public research crisis." 🧪
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OMB Proposal Is the Latest Salvo in Trump’s War on Science
The AAUP and AFT urge the scientific community, university leaders, business leaders, and the public to fiercely resist the latest attempt to coerce the American scientific research sector.
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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
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 · 12/05/2026
#popGen
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Congrats on this study!
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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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