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Mike Grillo

@mikegrillo.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago. Plant evolutionary genetics, plant-microbe interactions, evolutionary ecology. grillolab.weebly.com

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Jennifer Bell @jbell-soil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Come work with me! UW and ESM are a great place to work. We also have a growing and young soil science community which we can grow together! eeik.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Assistant Professor - Soil Microbial Ecology
Assistant Professor of Soil Science – Microbial Ecology
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Glad I was able to sneak out today to a remnant oak savanna in central Illinois today.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Apply by November 1 to receive funding to travel internationally to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Learn more: www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
The San Juan coastline. Text: Evolution 2027, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29. Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: November 1.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SSE is forming a new committee to develop guidelines and recommendations to reduce SSE’s environmental footprint and support sustainable research practices. Want to get involved? Appy by October 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Environmental Impacts and Sustainability Committee, Deadline extended: October 15, evolutionsociety.org.
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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology @jipb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Medicago #seed pod morphology is highly variable, ranging from standard legume-like pods to spiral and spiny forms, and this shape variation has led to the adaptive radiation of the genus. doi.org/10.1111/jipb... @wileylifesci.bsky.social #PlantScience #FreeAccess #systematics #evolution
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Key innovation triggers adaptive radiation of the genus <i>Medicago</i>
Reconstruction of a robust phylogeny of Medicago using genome-scale nuclear data from the Angiosperms353 probe set sheds light on the origin of the genus and provides evidence that pod morphological ...
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Norm Douglas @ringstem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We are hiring a tenure-track Plant Ecologist at the University of Florida! Please share with interested colleagues. explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54...
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University of Florida - Details - Assistant Professor - Biology Department
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#plantsci Assistant Professor position in Canada🇨🇦 www.academicwork.ca/jobs/tenure-... Heard from a colleague that it is a very supportive department!
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Plant Biology
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UNR Biology Buzz @unr-biologybuzz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We are hiring! 🧪 Tenure-track position in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Great colleagues, nearby mountains, and of course a certain lake... Application info: nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external... www.unr.edu/biology #evolution #EEB #ecoevo #evolsky #academicjobs
A winter view of Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains with snow on the ground and trees
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Scott P. Egan @scottpegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rice University invites applications for multiple tenured and tenure-track positions at the senior and junior levels in #EnvironmentalHealth. Join our team! apply.interfolio.com/193813
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Nick Smith @nickgregsmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I am hiring a Postdoc on Plant Ecophysiology to join our new group at U Nebraska. The link below has the full ad and instructions for applying. Please share widely! #botany #botanyjobs #ecophysiology #ecophysjobs #globalchange employment.unl.edu/postings/102...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Plant Ecophysiology
A postdoctoral position examining plant physiological responses to environmental variability is available in the lab of Dr. Nick Smith in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebrask...
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Garden Club of America’s Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany is now taking applications and provides at least one grant award of $4,500 annually to support a one-year research project related to medicinal plants. Deadline: January 31, 2027 Learn more here: botany.org/news/display...
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Anne S. Chatham Fellowship
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Kelly Dawe @corncolors.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The UGA Genetics Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Associate Professor/Professor in Genetics, Synthetic Biology, and Biological Engineering. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos about doing a PhD or postdoc abroad. www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @dortizba.bsky.social @gbaucom.bsky.social
Headshots of Dr. Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Ortiz-Barrientos. Text: What Nobody Tells You About Doing Your PhD Abroad with Dr. Stacy A. Krueger-Hadfield and Dr. Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos. The Evolution Exchange, a monthly conversation series from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The SSE Education and Outreach Committee is seeking speakers for the Evolution 2027 Education and Outreach Symposium titled “Evolution in a Changing World.” Nominations are due November 1! Learn more: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display...
SSE logo. Evolution meetings logo. text: Education and Outreach Symposium Call for Speakers, Deadline: November 1.
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Chris Smith @chriscrsmith.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm hiring a postdoc in population and evolutionary genetics at Indiana University Bloomington! We're a computational lab working on spatial demographic inference using genomic data and machine learning. You can apply here: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/34508
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Indiana University Academic Positions
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Just a reminder that #Botany2027 Symposia and Colloquia proposals are due October 16th! Learn more here: mailchi.mp/botany.org/b...
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Botany 2027 Call for Symposia, Colloquia, and Workshop Proposals!
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Lars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join us through the Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in EEB! Conduct your own research, mentored by 2+ EEB faculty. $65k salary + research/moving $. All areas of EEB welcome. Apply by 11/1 I co-chair this search and am happy to field questions Spread the word! eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...
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Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
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Ben Tumolo @bbtumolo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Are you interested in an MS position and stream ecosystems? My lab (www.benjamintumolo.com) @bionmu.bsky.social is recruiting an MS student to join a collaborative NSF-funded project to study positive species interactions in streams. Apply by Nov 2, 2026 See here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
pretty forest stream
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 29/09/2026
Applications are now open for the UC President's Postdoc Fellowship Reach out if you want to submit an applicaiton focused on environmental/soil sciences, biogeochemistry, climate change, & related areas As a former fellow, this is a program I highly recommend 4 ECRs interested in academic careers
screenshot of the call for applications for the UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship program
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Christine Sprunger @sprunger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
MSU is looking for the next Director of AgBioResearch! This position is an upper admin admin position and the successful candidate will report to the Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. wittkieffer.com/positions/a1...
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Director, AgBioResearch
Michigan State University (MSU) seeks a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as the next Director of AgBioResearch. Applications, nominations, and expressions of interest are invited.  Michigan...
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Emory Biology department is hiring a tenure-track ecologist at any rank. Deadline is Nov 1, link below! As I've said many times before, I couldn't ask for a more supportive department. Our faculty colleagues, dept chair, and admin staff are truly awesome ❤️ apply.interfolio.com/191783
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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Early career faculty in Evolution? I would love to chat with you!
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Applications are now open for the International Travel Stipends to attend the 2027 Evolution meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Funds cover registration, travel, meals, and lodging. Submit your application by November 1st! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci... @evolmtg.bsky.social
The San Juan coastline. Text: Evolution 2027, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 25-29. Society for the Study of Evolution International Travel Stipends, Deadline: November 1.
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Super interesting conversation.
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Evolution Students @ssegrad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Seems like the previous link didn't work. Here is the updated link: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Funding opportunities.xlsx
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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Looking for collections experience? Love plants? Living in the Chicago region? If YES! then be an @mortonarboretum.bsky.social short-term research technician position in the Herbarium and Forest Ecology Lab's wood collection. Msg with questions, apply today: careers.hireology.com/themortonarb...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The incredible vulnerability that reproduction poses for plant species in a warming world. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The incredible vulnerability that reproduction poses for plant species in a warming world
Generalized plant responses to heat stress across whole-plant and reproductive scales.
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman @arunsethuraman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey team - it’s looking very likely that I’ll be hiring not one but two four year postdocs! We’re a fun lab with tons of theoretical and applied pop gen projects - broadly in polyploid, conservation, and human evo. Competitive salary, sunny San Diego! Do share with your about to defend grads!
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Sara Lipshutz (she/her) @jacanamama.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Fun 'Out of Office' feature of PhD candidate Madi Chudzik's research in Chicago, by Duke Trinity Comms @madichudzik.bsky.social, in collaboration with @windycitybirdlab.org.web.brid.gy @migrationbio.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reels/DalUvF...
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Duke Trinity College of Arts & Sciences on Instagram: "Out of the Office, and into the Windy City 🌃 This summer, #Duke biology PhD student Madi Chudzik is researching how Chicago’s light pollution af...
4 likes, 0 comments - duketrinitycollege on July 9, 2026: "Out of the Office, and into the Windy City 🌃 This summer, #Duke biology PhD student Madi Chudzik is researching how Chicago’s light pollutio...
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I'm ordering a heatsink from Dell for my lab server and this "intended product use" caught my eye. Perhaps some of my students feel that bioinformatics has caused them mass destruction??
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Bald eagles nested this spring at Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side. I visited several times starting May 17 and took these videos. Storms wrecked nearby trees, but the nest survived. On June 27 I saw a young eagle fly out of the nest.
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Cool! I'll try to go to this meeting.
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We had a great Data Nuggets @datanuggets.bsky.social workshop for Chicago teachers as part of my joint NSF and Walder Foundation program to provide research experiences for preservice teachers. It's been a joy hosting the Data Nuggets creators the past 5 years for this workshop.
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@monique-vdor.bsky.social @sofiorellanar.bsky.social @yestuart.bsky.social
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We had a big crew from Loyola at #Evol2026 in Cleveland this past week. So many great talks and poster presentations from our postdocs, grad students, and undergrads across 4 labs @loyolachicago.bsky.social
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Brian J. Enquist @bjenquist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Four postdoc positions - Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology (BCI EDGE)integrating population & evolutionary genomics, community ecology, metabolomics, & long-term forest dynamics to investigate the evolutionary processes maintaining tropical forest diversity stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... 🧪 🌐 🌾
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BCI Evolutionary Dynamics and Genomic Ecology project
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Emily Bruce @brucelab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My friend's NSF CAREER received the highest possible score (Excellent, Excellent, Excellent: High Priority) and it was rejected today. This would have been my friend's first extramural award, 5 years after starting their lab, exactly when grant $ is make or break for an Assistant Professor's career.
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When in Cleveland at #Evol2026 Cheers!
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My student Josh Melnick did a great job presenting his masters research at #Evol2026 on comparative population genetics between Astragalus lentiginosus and rhizobia. This was his first conference talk. He is off to Florida State for a PhD this fall.
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Casey terHorst @ecoevolab.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Job ad is not out yet, but we're going to be hiring an Asst Prof at Cal State Northridge who works on either birds or mammals (area of research is broadly defined). Track down @jbyoder.org, @mutualismecology.bsky.social, or me at #Evol2026 with questions!
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Jill M. Love, PhD 🏳️‍🌈 @jillmlove.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
🎉 PUBLISHED!!!! Out now in @newphyt.bsky.social 🎉 We found positive selection on leaf shape plasticity in a Monkeyflower species. This experiment used two big field transplants, greenhouse, AND growth chamber work. It was hard, but awesome. With @ferrisifolius.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Phenotypic plasticity is broadly adaptive across an elevation gradient in the Cutleaf Monkeyflower
Leaf shape plasticity expression is variable in Mimulus laciniatus.
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Dr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
My new postdoc Akash Datta and grad student Nick McNutt @loyolachicago.bsky.social have been busy homogenizing lots and lots of field soil for our GWAS of microbiome variation in Medicago.
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Laura Alencar 🇧🇷🐍🦎 @alencarlrv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interested in #macroevolution, #macroecology, and mountain biodiversity? I'm recruiting a #postdoc for an NSF-funded project at Yale, in collaboration with Martha Muñoz (Yale) and Maya Stokes (Florida State University). I'll be at #Evol2026 and happy to chat! Link below
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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Congrats to my USRE (summer undergrad research intern) student Jens on presenting his research on plant microbe interactions in a cool native legume Lespidiza. It was great having Jens in the lab! @loyolachicago.bsky.social
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Erol Akcay @akcay.theoretical.bio · 28/05/2026
Check out this exciting new paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social from my friend and collaborator @stephaniesimone.bsky.social’s lab on the genomics of novel rhizobium endosymbiosis www.cell.com/current-biol...
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The evolutionary genomics of novel endosymbiosis in wild rhizobia bacteria
Resolving early steps in how hosts and microbes unite in novel endosymbiosis is critical for understanding key evolutionary innovations and ecosystem functions. Montoya et al. reveal how mobile geneti...
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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
💬 In the latest Evolution Exchange, SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Dr. Andrea Betancourt and Dr. Gideon Bradburd about how to train PhD students for careers outside of academia. www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio... @gbradburd.bsky.social
Text: Training PhDs for Non-Academic Careers in E&E wit Dr. Andrea Betancourt and Dr. Gideon Bradburd. The Evolution Exchange, a monthly conversation series from the Society for the Study of Evolution. Headshots of Andrea and Gideon.
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Thom Sanger @thomsanger.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you are around Chicago on June 16th, come have a beer and learn about the evolution and development of sexual diversity.
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