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Kim L. Holzmann

@kimholzmann.bsky.social
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Postdoc @Universität Würzburg, Dep. of Animal Ecology & Tropical Biology | Biodiversity, elevational gradients, thermal limits, climate change, caves 🪲🐆🏔️🔥❄️ Adventure seeker & mountain lover kimleaholzmann.wordpress.com

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 09/09/2026
Are you a researcher, policy maker or industry leader with an interest in the conservation of tropical forests? Register now to join our upcoming Science+ meeting in London on 5-6 October. royalsociety.org/science-even...
Promotional banner for a Royal Society event titled "Safeguarding Anthropocene tropical forests" (5–6 October 2026), listing organisers, set alongside an aerial photograph of a mist‑shrouded tropical rainforest.
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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am looking for potential candidates interested in applying for an external postdoctoral fellowship in my lab at Uppsala University. If you want to work on buzz pollination please get in touch. Reach me by email. More about our current work here: plant-evolution.org/wp/
Buzz pollinating beeThe Gustavianum museum at Uppsala
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
First field tests completed! I spent the last 10 days in Mauritius, selecting suitable study caves. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
If you‘re at ATBC 2026 in China and interested in thermal limits: I will speak on „Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects linked to biotic attrition in Amazonian rainforests“ Thursday in Plenary C (A180, 10:15 am) 🌡️🪲🪰
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Sometimes, getting data is not easy! #biospeleology #CAVIN
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I’m looking for creative students for an exciting transdisciplinary project! Please share with potentially interested people 🎥🌴 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Fieldwork season of project #CAVIN has started! Let’s investigate the hidden world 🕷️🕸️🪰 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 13/04/2026
A large-scale experiment shows that warmth brings #bees and #wasps out of #hibernation earlier – leaving some of them with poorer starting conditions. New paper @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @funecology.bsky.social #climatechange ➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-...
A red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) in its winter quarters, a reed stalk. It has just hatched and is preparing to leave the nest. (Image: Cristina Ganuza / University of Würzburg)
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 15/04/2026
Zu trocken = zu wenig Nachwuchs 🐝 Eine Studie der Uni Würzburg zeigt: Bei Dürre entstehen kaum neue Hummelköniginnen. Ohne sie gibt es keine nächste Generation. Klimawandel trifft auch kleine Tiere. 👉 go.uniwue.de/hummel #Hummel #Klimawandel #Artenvielfalt 📷 Hanno Korten
Eine Ackerhummel vom Typ "Bombus pascuorum" sitzt auf einer Blüte. An ihren Hinterbeinen ist ein dickes Pollenpäckchen zu sehen.
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Interview with National Geographic on climate change effects on tropical insects www.nationalgeographic.com.es/mundo-animal...
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wrote a news article about our recent study on thermal limits🌡️
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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg @uni-wuerzburg.de · 25/03/2026
Insects in the #Amazon could reach their heat thresholds. Rising temperatures already threaten dung beetles. A study conducted by scientists from #Würzburg and #Bremen shows this trend. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @kimholzmann.bsky.social ➡️ www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-... 📸 Kim Lea Holzmann
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Our paper on the drivers of dung beetle diversity along a tropical elevational gradient is now out in #ProcB @royalsocietypublishing.org 🪲🪲🪲 doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @royalsociety.org @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social
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Johanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
5 years ago I joined a field work campaign in the stunningly beautiful Swedish primary forests, still one of my all-time favourite fieldwork experiences!🌲🌿 Now there is a new study out lead by Didac Pascual and Anders Ahlström from Lund University www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Higher carbon storage in primary than secondary boreal forests in Sweden
Boreal forests provide considerable global land carbon storage and uptake, but they are being rapidly transformed to managed secondary forests, with poorly quantified implications for ecosystem carbon...
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Really happy that a moth made it to the cover of @nature.com! Thanks to my co-author Gunnar Brehm for this great photo 📸 Find our study on thermal limits in this week's issue: www.nature.com/nature/volum... @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de
The photo shows the cover of the nature journal, displaying a colorful moth sitting on moss. The caption says: Heat Sensitive. Tropical insects show limited ability to cope with a warming world.
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Benjamin Freeman @benjaminfreeman.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change? I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out. but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible" new paper here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
In December 2025, my research grant got accepted - meaning, we can now explore a hidden, dark and fascinating world... To find out more about the evolution of thermal tolerances in insects. #CAVIN
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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Another highly relevant article putting tropical insects into the spotlight @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/m...
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Most Insect Species Call the Tropics Home. But Climate Change Is Pushing Many of the Critters There to Their Heat Limits
Insects in the lowlands will have an especially hard time with rising temperatures, a new study suggests
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Conservation Biology Göttingen @consbiogoe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Ready to start your own lab? Interested in #GlobalChange,#Biodiversity and #Ecosystem#Resilience? Join us in Göttingen - we are looking for a (female) Junior Research Group Leader in #EcologicalNovelty. Attractive conditions, see euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/415857 - please share widely if you can!
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Another great article featuring our research published in @nature.com Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... @science.org
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Many heat-stressed tropical insects are reaching their limits
Vast study in Peru and Kenya confirms limited defenses against rising temperatures, redoubling climate concerns
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
There is also an amazing news article in @nature.com on our recent paper in the same journal. Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Rising temperatures pose a threat to tropical insects
An assessment of sensitivity to increasing temperature for thousands of insect species in mountainous terrain reveals a risk of insect biodiversity loss in tropical lowlands.
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Big effort, exciting results - our paper on the constraints of thermal limits in tropical insects is now out in @nature.com! 🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de
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Society for Tropical Ecology @soctropecol.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
🌿 Save the Date: ECTE 2026 in Passau! 🌿 We’re excited to announce that the European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE) will take place from February 23–27, 2026 at the University of Passau, Germany. 🔗 More information: gtoe2026-passau.de 📬 Contact: ecte26@uni-passau.de
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Johanna Asch @johannaasch.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New paper out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social! We investigated how forest structural heterogeneity and climate influence temperate dung beetles in production forests. 🪲
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MERGE - Master of Global Change Ecology @merge-master.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
🌿 Turn your passion for nature into action: Study Global Change Ecology where ecosystems meet cutting-edge science — in Germany 🇩🇪 and Norway 🇳🇴. 🧭 Fieldwork 🌍 Global impact 🎓 Double degree At MERGE, you don’t just learn about change — you become part of the solution. 🔗 Ready to start? Link in bio.
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Joseph Gaudard @jogaudard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#NatuRAproject #ecosystemgasfluxes in the #drakensberg with a custom made tent setup and a @li-corenv.bsky.social LI-7810. @anna-dam.bsky.social on the chain ladder to the high site. @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social @cesam-uib.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu @vvandvik.bsky.social @audhalbritter.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Fieldwork in the #Drakensberg mountains in South Africa with @btwnthefjords-uib.bsky.social. While learning a lot about #ecosystemgasfluxes, I have been exploring the potential for an exciting future #insect project along the gradient. @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
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Patrick Jansen 🐾 @patrickjansen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Are you a PhD-level #wildlife ecologist committed to research and education for #biodiversity and nature restoration? Our group at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social has a #vacancy for an assistant professor! Deadline for applications is February 19. Please spread the word. www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
Restoring nature and reversing biodiversity loss are urgent societal challenges. Utrecht University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Nature Restoration. In this role, you contribute to help solve these challenges through research and education by linking fundamental wildlife ecology to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration.

As an Assistant Professor, you will join a young, enthusiastic team that is eager to make an impact. You will help strengthen the team’s mission to connect fundamental wildlife ecology with the challenges of nature restoration in human-dominated multifunctional forest landscapes, especially in north-western Europe. 

Your research will focus on restoration-relevant themes, such as wildlife responses to anthropogenic change, the effectiveness of conservation interventions, and the contribution of wildlife to biodiversity recovery and nature restoration. Close collaboration with colleagues within and beyond Utrecht University is an important part of this role, as well as building sustainable partnerships with conservation practitioners and policymakers. 

You will combine fieldwork, experiments and biomonitoring (e.g. using sensor technologies) with laboratory, statistical and theoretical approaches. There is ample opportunity to initiate research projects and to acquire funding. 

In education, you will teach in the Biology programs, develop and coordinate a new course, and supervise research projects of BSc, MSc and PhD students.
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Some weeks ago I submitted my first own research proposal. And now it got accepted! 😍 This means, @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social will go underground and start investigating the evolution of cave arthropods. So excited for this new chapter! 🦇 🪲🕷️ @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @merge-master.bsky.social
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Eva Katharina Engelhardt @ekengelhardt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Come work with us! 🪲For our new project bAImo we are searching for a PhD researcher combining modelling 💻 with ecological expertise, aiming to improve interdisciplinary approaches to insect monitoring 🔎🐝 please visit tinyurl.com/bAImo-PhDoffer for more details. Looking forward to your application 🦗😊
Job Offer: PhD Position
Project bAImo: artificial intelligence for insect monitoring
3 years (initially)
65% TV-L
Background: photo of a brown butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) on a purple flower
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
It's done - PhD thesis defended! Thanks to my creative and skilled colleagues for this awesome doctoral hat, which perfectly describes my project and hobbies! @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social
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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines 🪲🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔓 @idiv-research.bsky.social @natecoevo.nature.com
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Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Insects are declining in many regions. Here the authors show that arthropod biomass losses in Jena Experiment and Biodiversity Exploratories time series are driven more by species loss than by species...
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Next #expedition is coming closer! I'm grateful for the chance of joining a team from Norway and South Africa for field work along an elevational gradient in the #Drakensberg mountains 🇿🇦 Let's look for some insects!
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Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology III) @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Unsere Doktorandin @johannaasch.bsky.social hat beim Deutschlandfunk über den Waldmistkäfer und den Klimawandel gesprochen 🌳🪲 www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-mist-kl...
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Mehr Mist: Klimawandel könnte Bestände des Waldmistkäfers schrumpfen lassen
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Jean-Philippe Lessard @bugecology.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Our research group has an open PhD position! Please share widely! Possible topics include: Determinants of range limits Assembly of ecological networks (eg, plant-pollinator) The role of soil arthropods (eg, ants) in carbon storage Details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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PhD position opening in community and biogeography
PhD Position in Community Ecology & Biogeography, Montreal, Canada Our research group at Concordia University investigates the forces enabling the maintenance, and governing the distribution, of biol...
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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global! 🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A year ago I started with #cave #research in my free time. The idea came while reading a random book I found at a field station in Peru. I told my colleagues "I want to become a caver" - Well, I'm fully addicted now. My future research might turn towards cave insects. #speleology #biospeleology
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Malte Jochum @maltejochum.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Looking for a PhD / researcher position on #arthropods in #urban green spaces? Our colleague @nadja-simons.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de has a 3 year position advertised here: www.uni-wuerzburg.de/karriere/sin...
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Researcher Position at the Chair of Conservation Biology and Forest Exology
Universität Würzburg Sanderring 2 97070 Würzburg
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
New ANDIV paper published! 🐝🧬🧪What determines the insect microbiome along a tropical elevation gradient? Exciting study led by Andrea Pinos and Alexander Keller from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
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Frontiers | Host identity, more than elevation, shapes bee microbiomes along a tropical elevation gradient
Understanding how host-microbiome interactions respond to abiotic and biotic factors is key to elucidating the mechanisms influencing ecological communities ...
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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...
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What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers
Thirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career.
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
First day at #gfoe2025 was a great experience with a very exciting session on climate change effects on biodiversity, which Hendrik Mohr and I have the pleasure to chair. Looking forward to hearing more in the coming days! 🌎 📈 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
You're attending #gfoe2025? Want to hear what animals do when the tropical rainforest is suddenly freezing? 🥶 I will talk about this on Monday afternoon @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @gfoesoc.bsky.social
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Heute im Interview mit SWR! Es geht um spannende Feldarbeit in den Tropen, Biodiversität, und unvergessliche Momente 🌄 www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi... @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de
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Global Change Ecology group @uniwuerzburg.bsky.social @globalchangeeco.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Congratulations to our colleague @sabinenooten.bsky.social from the Chemical Ecology group at @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social on receiving the Marcella Boveri Prize of the @uni-wuerzburg.de Biocenter, and on her great presentation of her work on insect #ecology and #biogeography
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Check out this new, exciting opportunity, allowing you to specialize on a very "hot topic" and receive a prestigious MSc double degree. I loved my masters program, but this would've been such a perfect match considering my research focus nowadays!
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Next one added to the reading list 📚 sounds super interesting and nicely written!
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Cassie Speakman @cassiespeakman.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
4 year fixed term postdoc position in Tasmania, Australia. Drones, camera traps, population monitoring. careers.utas.edu.au/en/job/50114...
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Current Vacancies
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Are you a PI in a biology field looking for students to join your lab as a PhD student? I made a Starter Pack to help PIs and potential PhD students connect! If you would like to be added to this pack, please let me know! go.bsky.app/EFj87fi
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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV Great resource to connect early career folks with more senior scientists looking to hire postdocs! 🧪
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