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Jenny Tung

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Scientist @ the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and Duke University

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Genevieve Housman @gahousman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Excited to share our new preprint on primate gene expression evolution, made possible through a great collaborative effort with @amandalea.bsky.social, @arundurvasula.bsky.social, and others!
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Dmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United States
The Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que...
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’m looking to hire an NIH funded postdoc to join our lab here at Davis (please RT). Ongoing areas of interest include: 1) polygenic signals of selection from time series, ARGs, GWAS, etc 2) The interpretation of GWAS, polygenic scores, & sources of confounding
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 11/09/2026
We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation...
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Michelle Facette @mfacette.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
UMass Amherst Dept of Biology is hiring a TT faculty member in Evolutionary Biology! careers.umass.edu/jobs/assista... We have a diverse and wonderful dept - please consider joining us!
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Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology - Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Title: Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Biology Executive Area: Academic Affairs College/School/MBU: College of Natural Sciences Department: Biology Work Location: Amherst Schedule: Full Time Work A...
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I am delighted to announce that The Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah is continuing a multi-year recruiting initiative for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor. Please share and consider applying! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/208...
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Vlad Demartsev @animal-sounds.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Who wants to spend 6 months at the Kalahari Research Centre?
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I wanted to like QED's new 1% preprint ranking. I really did. But the more I looked at the data, the more uncomfortable it made me. Here is my full peer review. open.substack.com/pub/blekhman...
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My Peer Review of The 1%
I wanted to like QED's new 1% ranking. I don't.
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Beniamino Tuliozi @btuliozi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Lifetime fitness (lifetime reproductive success) and annual survival are heritable and genetically correlated in wild female baboons! Moreover, nearly all of the genetic variance in LRS can be attributable to survival to first reproduction. Out at Evolution now: academic.oup.com/evolut/advan...
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Lifetime fitness and annual survival are heritable and highly genetically correlated in a wild primate population
We estimated the additive genetic variance (VA) and heritability of lifetime and time-limited fitness in a wild female baboon population in Kenya. We found
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Molly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Please share widely! We will imminently be posting a technician position in our lab group since @rheasood.bsky.social is off to grad school 🙌! If you know of anyone excited about molecular biology, evolution, and functional genomics please have them reach out (schumer at stanford). Start date ~June
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 17/04/2026
Many wild populations are fragmenting and declining, leading to inbreeding. We are studying how animals avoid inbreeding and the consequences of inbreeding an in a >20 year study of >20,000 wild mice with whole genomes. We are recruiting a postdoc at Columbia and two PhD students in U Zurich.
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Fichtel-Kappeler-Lab @kirindy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Seeking a motivated postdoc (2+3 yrs) to study links between cognition, behavior, and fitness in lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. Join an interdisciplinary team working on wild populations. @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu
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Aaron Quinlan (he/him) @aaronquinlan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Brent Pedersen, Mitchell Vollger and I have "posted" our preprint of the manuscript describing bedder, a complement to the functionality of bedtools. The "preprint server" we have chosen is google docs because it was rejected by biorxiv. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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bedder-manuscript.v10
Bioinformatics, 2026, 0–0 doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/xxxxx Advance Access Publication Date: DD Month YYYY Genome Analysis Genome Analysis bedder: flexible genome interval intersection with user-defi...
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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🚨Job alert!🚨 The Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS announces 2 junior Professor (W1) positions: A W1 Tenure track Professorship in Evolutionary Modelling (shorturl.at/FN102) and a W1 Professorship (non Tenure-track) in Primatology (shorturl.at/sH0Mk) Deadline: April 6 2026! Please share! 🔄
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Amy Goldberg @amygoldberg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The Goldberg lab at UCLA is hiring one or more postdocs. Flexible start date. We develop methods to study population genetics of humans, our primate relatives, and our pathogens. www.goldberglab.org/join
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Amy Goldberg, PhD - Join
The Goldberg lab is moving to UCLA summer 2025, and recruiting postdocs and graduate students. We are a computational lab with occasional wet lab or field collaborators. We will be located in the Depa...
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Jenny Tung @jennytung.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Leipzig U and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology (MPI-EVA) have an open faculty position (W2) in evolutionary population genetics! This position is tenured and comes with generous core funding. We are eager to welcome a new colleague! Deadline March 11. www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsdetai...
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Professorship in population genetics in the field of evolutionary anthropology and medicine (W2)
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Nandita Garud @nanditagarud.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I am seeking a postdoc to join my group at UCLA -- ideally the candidate would have some experience in either population genetics or microbes/microbiome (computational background needed). We have a range of projects and are happy to tailer to your interests. Please dm/email me if interested.
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 11/02/2026
A position with prospects! We offer excellent researchers again the possibility to apply for a position as a Leader of a Lise Meitner Research Group in all areas of #science. Applications are possible between February 11th and April 15th, 2026. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #lisemeitnergroups
The Lise Meitner Excellence Programme is designed to attract and specifically promote exceptionally qualified female scientists.
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
My daughter Maya, who had to wear a scoliosis brace for 2 years, wants to connect with other teens who live with invisible diseases. www.under-the-iceberg.com/about
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About | Who We Are — Under the Iceberg
Learn about Under the Iceberg, a youth organization dedicated to nurturing future leaders through education and growth. Contact us to join or collaborate.
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Jenny Tung @jennytung.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Very excited about this year’s Biology of Genomes meeting, especially keynotes from @jkpritch.bsky.social and @janetk.bsky.social. A great venue to see what’s new and upcoming in genomics, writ broadly. Abstract submissions due in 1 week!
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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We can't help but agree with @jrossibarra.bsky.social—you don't want to miss #PEQG26! Join us at beautiful Asilomar grounds for a dynamic scientific program and plenty of opportunities to meet or reconnect with the PEQG community. 🫶 Plus, it's not too late to submit an abstract: buff.ly/S6WhQGj
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Jan Gogarten @jangogarten.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Come work with me and Anna Obiegala in Greifswald at the @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social and Friedrich Loeffler Institute! A PhD position working on ticks and their microbiomes and how those interaction with the environmental microbiome, and tickborne diseases. Fieldwork in the @bexplo.bsky.social!
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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
New 2-year Postdoc: Ancient #Metagenomics & #Microbiome Sciences! 🧬🦷 Join Prof. @christinawarinner.bsky.social ’s group at @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social to study the evolution and ecology of ancient oral microbiota. 📅 Apply by Jan 20, 2026: www.microverse-cluster.de/en/career/jo...
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Jobs - Balance of the Microverse
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Peter Sudmant @psudmant.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The registration deadline is fast approaching for probgen 2026! Abstracts due by January 15, registration by January 31 probgen2026.github.io
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Elin Videvall @elinvidevall.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Looking for someone interested to apply for a postdoc grant with me on reindeer microbiomes. 🦌🦠🧬 Please email for details.
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Jan Gogarten @jangogarten.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
A PhD Position! Aim is to use pop-scale metagenomics to map global phage diversity and uncover evolutionary signatures that could point to new antimicrobials. Work with @lucyvandorp.bsky.social + Joanne Santini - two creative scientists who are also very fun to work with! tinyurl.com/phagehunt
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Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Mapping Phage Diversity through Population-Scale Metagenomics in the Hunt for Novel Antimicrobials at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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arsweeny.bsky.social @arsweeny.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Interested in how life history may shape the gut microbiome of a wild mammal? Keen on getting to work with an iconic long-term study system in Scotland? Check out this PhD opportunity with me, Josephine Pemberton and @gfalbery.bsky.social Reach out to chat more! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
📢Two fully-funded #PhD opportunities to work with us: Topic: Social monitoring & manipulation UK-domiciled black-heritage scheme: tinyurl.com/aja54nr6 NERC DLTP: tinyurl.com/4jfy47pp Cosupervisors: #PatrickKennedy @ljnbrent.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #bioacoustics #mammals #fieldwork
Meerkat pups in the Kalahari, South AfricaRhesus macaques in Cayo Santiago
Dwarf mongoose staring at a camera, South Africa.
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
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Alec Downie @aedownie.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Two weeks ago now @jennytung.bsky.social and I published a new review in Current Opinion in Genetics and Development, entitled “Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems.” www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... A thread below...
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Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems
Immune genes show remarkably consistent evidence of selection, modification, and diversification across the tree of life. Parasites are a key force in…
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Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · 13/11/2025
My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. apply.interfolio.com/177547
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Hakhamanesh Mostafavi @hakha.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My center at NYU SoM is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in human genetics and genomics. It's a wonderful place to do science. Please apply or pass along. apply.interfolio.com/177375
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Dom Cram @domcram.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity in my group🚨 🧬How does parental ageing shape the next generation?🐾 Find out by studying meerkats! 🧪Epigenetic clocks ✨Bioinformatics 📊Long-term data 🌍Kalahari fieldwork 💡Big evolutionary questions Get in touch or APPLY NOW Please share! www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
A collage featuring some laboratory analyses, a schematic of the structure of DNA, a pocket watch in an elderly person's hand, and a family of wild meerkats.
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MPI-EVA Leipzig @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Why women live longer than men. A new study #ScienceAdvances by an intl. research team led by Johanna Stärk and Fernando Colchero @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social traces the evolutionary roots of the #lifespan gap between women and men. tinyurl.com/yrt4ju9u & www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Why women live longer than men
Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men
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Andres Bendesky @bendeskylab.com · 20/09/2025
Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computational Ecology and/or Evolution @columbiauniversity.bsky.social. Deadline to apply September 30. Reach out if you have questions. apply.interfolio.com/172496
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Chris Jiggins @chrisjiggins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Looking for a PhD? I am advertising two industry sponsored PhD projects. One on black soldier fly genetics with #betabugs and another on searching insect biodiversity for novel enzymes #Syngenta. Get in touch if you are interested!! bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/available-ic...
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Available iCASE projects | Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme
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Mary N. Chege @mchege.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
📢New Publication Alert 📢 I’m proud to share a major milestone in my PhD journey. My first paper has officially been published: “Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons”. animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Eukaryotic composition across seasons and social groups in the gut microbiota of wild baboons - Animal Microbiome
Background Animals coexist with complex microbiota, including bacteria, viruses, and eukaryotes (e.g., fungi, protists, and helminths). While high-throughput sequencing is commonly used to characteriz...
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Animal Models for Social Dimensions of Health and Aging Network @animalsocaging.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
📢Applications are OPEN for our Pilot awards! Individual or mentored projects available with up to $20,000 in total costs! Read the full RFA and apply at the link below! www.animalsocialaging-network.org/funding/pilo... @smacklab.bsky.social @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social
A graphic describing the details related to applying for the Pilot awards of the Animal Models Social Aging network. Visit animalsocialaging-network.org for details.
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Tuuli Lappalainen @tuuliel.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Postdoc opportunity! At National Genomics Infrastructure in Uppsala we're looking for a postdoc in genomics R&D. Cutting-edge methods dev in an excellent, international environment at the junction between academia and infrastructure. Deadline May 23! www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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Postdoctoral Researcher, NGI Uppsala, SNP&SEQ Technology Platform - Uppsala University
Postdoctoral Researcher, NGI Uppsala, SNP&SEQ Technology Platform, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University
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Jonathan Pritchard @jkpritch.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Elegant new theory on polygenic adaptation by Will Milligan, Laura Heyward, and Guy Sella.
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Alessandro Bartolomucci Lab @bartolomuccilab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Our NIA funded High Priority Research network on Animal Models for the Social Dimension of Health and Aging just landed on Bsky @animalsocaging.bsky.social - follow us for updates and new RFAs www.animalsocialaging-network.org @smacklab.bsky.social @jennytung.bsky.social
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Yoav Gilad @ygilad.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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Disease-associated loci share properties with response eQTLs under common environmental exposures
Many of the genetic loci associated with disease are expected to have context-dependent regulatory effects that are underrepresented in the transcriptomes of healthy, steady-state adult tissues. To un...
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Mikkel Heide Schierup @mikkelschierup.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Come join us at the Bioinformatics Research Centre at Aarhus University. Tenure track/associate professor position available with application deadline June 1, 2025. Application details here: international.au.dk/about/profil...
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Bioinformatics at Aarhus University, Denmark - Vacancy at Aarhus University
Vacancy at Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics - BiRC - Bioinformatics Research Center, Aarhus University
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Amy Goldberg @amygoldberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Last call—hiring for my lab moving to UCLA!
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Michael Yuan is recruiting graduate students and potential postdocs to join his new evolutionary ecology lab at TCU in Fort Worth (www.myuanlab.com). He has funds to fully support PhD students starting both this fall 2025 and fall 2026. Please RT.
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Yuan Evolutionary Ecology Lab
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Delphine De Moor @delphinedemoor.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So exciting to see MacaqueNet out into the world! 🤩 Learn about our global community & database centralizing standardized affiliative & agonistic data from 61 populations across 14 macaque species: doi/10.1111/1365... Explore >600 networks & request data: macaquenet.github.io/database/
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MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large‐scale collaboration
We present MacaqueNet, a global community of macaque researchers who developed the first publicly searchable, standardised database on affiliative and agonistic behaviour. This cross-species database...
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Tuuli Lappalainen @tuuliel.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
There's still time to submit an abstract to the legendary Biology of Genomes meeting! Come and present your work alongside the stellar lineup of invited speakers and keynotes. #BOG25
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Sri Kosuri @srikosuri.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
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