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Jeff Maltas

@jeffmaltas.bsky.social
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Studying therapy resistance through the lens of complex systems, ecology, and evolution. Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Maryland www.maltaslab.com

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Scott Juntti @scottjuntti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This matters because visual input must be transformed into coordinated motor output, moment by moment. Comparing cichlids and zebrafish reveals that similar behavioral goals can be achieved through different movement strategies—linking evolutionary diversity to the organization of behavior.
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Jeff Maltas @jeffmaltas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Only 1 month into the job and already has a NYT featured about her research? And I hear she's recruiting graduate students this cycle?!
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John McEnany @johndmcenany.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just preprinted my work on rapid evolution in fluctuating environments! When many linked mutations with different environmental tradeoffs compete, I found that mutations with stronger tradeoffs systematically outcompete beneficial “generalist” mutations. Read more here: doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Simon W Davis @woodforbrains.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Ho-LEE fuck democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...
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Defense Officials Attempt to Raid NIH Funds to Cover Department of Defense Activities
House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has learned that officials at the Department of Defense (DoD) are working to divert billions of dollars from the National Institute...
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Alvaro Sanchez @asanchezlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New preprint from the lab: The Latent Simplicity of Microbial Ecological Interactions www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... We're excited about this one. We find that high-order microbial interactions often obey simple linear laws, making microbial communities far more predictable than one might expect.
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Paper Skygest Team @paper-feed.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Juan Angueyra @juanonyme.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Preprint for the first manuscript of the Angueyra Lab is out! We delve deep into cell-fate decisions during photoreceptor development and discover that the 𝘵𝘣𝘹2 paralogues play multiple roles to control the fate of the five photoreceptor subtypes in zebrafish.
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 28/05/2026
President of MIT not mincing words today in @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/05/27/s...
So let me say it as clearly as I can: Without basic scientific research, supported by the kind of farsighted public investment that allows large-scale, undirected, curiosity-driven inquiry, the scientific pipeline will run dry.
In daily life, people may not feel the effects right away, or even in 10 years. But we will feel it. And when someone we love needs therapies that could have emerged but didn't or when other countries now
investing in science can launch new science-based industries or run their societies on vast resources of fusion energy or reap the benefits of quantum computing power or advanced medical breakthroughs, America will wish it sustained its leadership in scientific research here and now.
Sally Kornbluth is the president of MIT.
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Guim Aguadé-Gorgorió @guimaguade.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Excited to announce Eco-Onco Exchange — a virtual seminar series bridging mathematical ecology and oncology. Each session pairs two speakers from each field around a shared theme, followed by joint discussion. First three sessions coming soon! Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I have a new review out in TiG titled, “The ecology of horizontal gene transfer”! I’ve been thinking about these ideas for years and this field is growing so fast it’s becoming impossible to review it. I hope this paper sparks discussion on different ways we can look at DNA transfer!
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The ecology of horizontal gene transfer
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) generates genetic variation in populations across all domains of life; however, most studies focus on individual transf…
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Trevor Graham @trevorgraham.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New preprint: evolution of cross-resistance between two cancer drugs inferred from lineage barcoding data from single drug exposures. Removes need for complex combinatorial exposure experiments. Another tour de force from brilliant Freddie Whiting @icr.ac.uk www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Jeff Maltas @jeffmaltas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
My Department at the University of Maryland is offering three postdoctoral fellowships in quantitative biology as part of a new Quantitative Biology Initiative! Best consideration date: 3/14 Job Ad: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 24/02/2026
I'm constantly trying (/failing) to get this point across. If you're a trained expert in a field, then it may be worthwhile to question the scientific consensus of your peers. If you're not, the scientific consensus is absolutely the best you can do and it's arbitrary foolishness to disregard it.
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Jeff Maltas @jeffmaltas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Really cool work from Kimberly Kline and others! In the too little talked about E faecalis!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
79. American citizen.
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 23/09/2025
🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
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Faculty Professor Associate - Full-Time | Vaughn Cooper
We are recruiting Faculty microbiologists in three (3) different, complementary, and collaborative areas at the University of Pittsburgh associated with the School of Medicine. 1) Fundamental researc...
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MathOnco @mathonco.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Interested in doing a PhD in #MatOnco next year? Our department at @moffittnews.bsky.social is a great place to do research and we offer fully-paid tuition and fees. Apply before the deadline 12/1 at Moffitt.org/CancerPhD
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Daniel Cooney @danielcooney1.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
I am really happy to share that there will be a @nitmb.bsky.social workshop next year on mathematical and biological features of evolutionary game theory. It was really fun to co-organize this workshop with Olivia Chu, Alex McAvoy, and @jplotkin.bsky.social. www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
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Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights
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Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
1/27 We have a new paper out! Turns out that snowflake yeast have been hiding a secret from us - they've evolved a (very!) crude circulatory system. Not with blood vessels or a heart, but through spontaneous fluid flows powered by their metabolism. 🧪🔬 www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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Vaughn Cooper @vscooper.micropopbio.org · 21/01/2025
I'm incredibly honored by this opportunity to serve as President-Elect of @asm.org starting this summer. Looking forward to working with the Board, ASM leadership ,and staff to help advance the microbial sciences. I'm also glad to share my Vision statement, please join us! asm.org/Press-Releas...
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Andrew Steele @statto.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
WhatsApp is owned by Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram and, most recently, firing all their content moderators for political expediency. So this is a reminder to download Signal, a free messenger run by a nonprofit which is like WhatsApp but more secure and private: signal.org
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Signal Messenger: Speak Freely
Say "hello" to a different messaging experience. An unexpected focus on privacy, combined with all of the features you expect.
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Jeff Maltas @jeffmaltas.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Really great new work from the always interesting @csabapallab.bsky.social lab!
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Jeff Maltas @jeffmaltas.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Very excited to have this paper officially out. This one is pretty special... Unfortunately, @kevinwoodum.bsky.social passed away when this paper was in its final stages. He was my biggest supporter, and I miss him deeply as a mentor and friend.
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Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
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NSF COA | Jordan Matelsky
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C. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Incredibly honored to have participated! Thank you @seanmcarroll.bsky.social .
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