W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 09/05/2026A big congratulations to Funk Lab PhD students Elena Newmark, Kat Stroh, and Scott Monahan on winning multiple awards and grants this spring, including a Rupel Family Scholarship (Scott and Kat), a GDPE Research Grant (Kat), a Grad School Council Travel Grant (Elena), a Reed Fellowship (Elena)... 120
Reposted by W. Chris FunkMarty Kardos @martykardos.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Very cool work based on an amazing long term study of bighorn sheep: No Pedigree, No Problem: Genomic Inbreeding Tracks Genetic Rescue With High Resolution - Mitchell et al: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comNo Pedigree, No Problem: Genomic Inbreeding Tracks Genetic Rescue With High ResolutionWith increasing habitat fragmentation and population isolation, inbreeding becomes a pressing concern for the persistence of wildlife populations. Detailed inbreeding monitoring is crucial for assess... 01711
Reposted by W. Chris FunkGenetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Congratulations to Joe Felsenstein on being awarded the 2026 Mendel Medal! 010131
Reposted by W. Chris FunkKelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social 03829
Reposted by W. Chris FunkKelly Zamudio @kzutaustin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Congratulations to lab member Gabi Alves Ferreira who lead us in this fun project! She modeled how range shifts of neotropical frogs with climate change will change phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the new communities. So great to see this published #ProudPI 💪🐸 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comClimate change is projected to shrink phylogenetic endemism of Neotropical frogs - Nature CommunicationsClimate change is a major threat to biodiversity. This study predicts that climate change will reshape Neotropical frog diversity, causing losses in phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism, w... 15320
Reposted by W. Chris FunkBennett Hardy @finderofrogs.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Amidst *everything* going on, I'm still proud to see my 2nd chapter of my PhD out in full in the latest special issue of @animalecology.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1111/1365... (1/4)doi.orgQuantifying intraspecific variation in host resistance and tolerance to a lethal pathogenOur study highlights the importance of considering intraspecific variation in host tolerance and resistance to pathogens. We apply a multistate model as a new way to quantify host tolerance and resis... 1286
Reposted by W. Chris FunkDan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025These NIH applications have the same materials and the same scoring criteria. Panels were postponed more than a month. Hopefully enough time to make the common-sense decision to reclassify these as standard applications and give full consideration this cycle! www.chronicle.com/article/nih-...chronicle.comNIH Again Tosses Grant Applications for Program That Funds Minority ResearchersThe agency, for the second time this year, has withdrawn applications for the F31 diversity fellowship, which is designed to “promote diversity in health-related research.” 021
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Congratulations to my PhD student Shanelle Wikramanayake for being awarded a Rufford Small Grant and a HCI Michael Dee Grant to support her super cool research on the effects of fragmentation and climate change on rainforest lizards in her home country of Sri Lanka! #rainforest #ClimateChange 1130
Reposted by W. Chris FunkLeslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 02/03/2025The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state. 11391232
Reposted by W. Chris FunkKatie Langin @klangin.bsky.social · 18/02/2025"I’m feeling betrayed, gutted, lost, anxious, and furious." Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMass firings decimate U.S. science agenciesWhite House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits 211560
Reposted by W. Chris FunkJoachim Mergeay @jmergeay.bsky.social · 10/02/2025New analyses of Italian wolves across time confirms they are genetically and morphologically distinct from other European wolves. Also, there’s as tiny rebound of genetic diversity relative to the 20th century bottleneck. Conservation works! #consgen www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMuseomics and morphological analyses of historical and contemporary peninsular Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) samples - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Museomics and morphological analyses of historical and contemporary peninsular Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus) samples 0408
Reposted by W. Chris FunkDr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Bluesky has not yet had any Rhombophryne testudo. Let’s fix that. I think it will do all of us some good. 🐸🟤 29912182
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Congratulations to @robynshaw.bsky.social, @cegrueber.bsky.social, and too many other friends to list here on this important paper in @nature.com on the global extent of genetic diversity loss. It was a pleasure discussing it w/ Elizabeth Pennisi from @science.org. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgWide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversityThe loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors 24716
Reposted by W. Chris FunkGernot Segelbacher 🪶 🧬 @gsegelbacher.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Our long term project has finally been published - genetic diversity is lost worldwide, but we can also make a difference and conservation actions matters. Find out more in the Science news here www.science.org/content/arti... #Consgenscience.orgWide range of Earth’s species are showing a decline in diversityThe loss of genetic variation means species may be less resilient to climate change and other stressors 14728
Reposted by W. Chris FunkJustin Waraniak @marathon-rana.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Diversity is pretty neat actually. #SundayFishSketch 127673
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 19/01/2025What do evolution and adaptation have to do with predicting vulnerability to climate change? Find out in our new paper led by the amazing Dr. @brennaforester.bsky.social and featuring the WORLD'S COOLEST 🐸 just published in Molecular Ecology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...! #congen 1369
Reposted by W. Chris FunkAnna Brüniche-Olsen @annabruniche.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Redlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comRedlisting genetics: towards inclusion of genetic data in IUCN Red List assessments - Conservation GeneticsGenetic diversity is critical for adaptation in response to changing environments and provides a valuable metric for predicting species’ extinction risk. The International Union for Conservation of Na... 03519
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 18/12/2024What can genome sequence data reveal about population viability? (And equally important, what CAN'T it reveal??) These are key questions that @martykardos.bsky.social, Lukas Keller, and I address in our new paper in a Molecular Ecology special issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... #congens 13011
Reposted by W. Chris FunkIPBES @ipbes.net · 24/11/2024“Experts and scientists are migrating to Bluesky in record numbers.” Welcome if you’re new (and if you’re not, please help by reposting) - here’s a starter pack for the #biodiversity science-policy community: go.bsky.app/LjV86zg 38373180
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Good morning from La Hacienda Águila on the Colorado Front Range. 1130
Reposted by W. Chris FunkDan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Did you know that orchids have a big chunk of fungal mtDNA stuck in their own mitochondrial genomes?? In this new preprint, we found that fungal-derived tRNAs are functional in the orchid mitochondria. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 1/4 618666
Reposted by W. Chris FunkPride in STEM @prideinstem.bsky.social · 18/11/2024November 18 is the International Day of LGBQTIA+ People in STEM! Today more than ever we want to stress the importance of communities, building connections, and raising each other up. Let's keep leaving our mark for the betterment of us all! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 #QueerinSTEM prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/ 8867369
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 17/11/2024VACANCIES! PhD and Postdoc Positions on🐟predator - 🐸prey responses to climate change as part of highly integrative #NSF collaboration. Postdoc ad: drive.google.com/file/d/1_Mbv... PhD ad: webpages.uidaho.edu/hohenlohe/UI.... Please RT! #ConservationGenetics #ClimateChange @sse-evolution.bsky.social 02515
Reposted by W. Chris FunkEmily Taylor @emilytaylorscience.com · 16/11/2024What an awesome paper. Hope!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comReintroduction of resistant frogs facilitates landscape-scale recovery in the presence of a lethal fungal disease - Nature CommunicationsThe pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has devastated amphibian biodiversity, and methods to reverse these impacts are lacking. This study shows that frogs collected from recovering populati... 18227
Reposted by W. Chris FunkAnna MacDonald @annamac.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Protection of the genetic diversity within species is a crucial component of biodiversity conservation. Recently, new indicators have been developed to help monitor #GeneticDiversity. We evaluated these indicators in >900 species from 9 countries, using existing genetic and non-genetic data #consgenonlinelibrary.wiley.comMultinational evaluation of genetic diversity indicators for the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity FrameworkWe assess two genetic indicators for 919 taxa, representing 5271 populations in nine countries, including megadiverse countries and developing economies. The majority of taxa assessed (83%) had data ... 24014
W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Postdoctoral position available on population and landscape genomics to inform host-pathogen co-evolution and conservation of wild 🦌and CWD as part of highly integrative, fun team!: drive.google.com/file/d/1qAyg.... Please RT! 06649