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Peter Beerli

@peterbeerli.bsky.social
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population genetics, phylogenetics, Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood, genomics, art, mountains, herpetology, food, electric cars

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
year 1: there's still grant funding, but we may need to change how we talk about our work, or what we work on year 2: the government has disappeared one billion dollars of science funding. it is unclear why they did that or where that sits within concepts like "the rule of law"
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Can I just include this in paper reviews every time someone ignores invariant sites and calculates π incorrectly?
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Joseph W. Brown @josephwb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is pretty great (^_-)≡☆
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Mia Valentina Paz Faria
A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas 
Detained for 70 days

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by 
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Peter Beerli @peterbeerli.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
FSU Biology is searching for an assistant professor in evolutionary genetics: jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/675930/a...
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Assistant Professor, Evolutionary Genetics - Tallahassee, Florida job with FSU Biological Science | 675930
The Dept. of Biological Science at FSU invites applicants for a tenure-track Asst. Prof. in the broadly defined area of Evolutionary Genetics.
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
say it again: 4 million people work in higher ed, the largest employer in 10 states, second largest employer in 10 more, and in 60 of the 100 biggest cities demolishing higher education is economic sabotage
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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
It is not a political statement to note the fact that science enhances our well being, expands our knowledge of the world, and drives economic growth 🧪
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April Wright @wrightam.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
And if you can’t make it on the workshop day to come chat with NSF officers, join us for coffee on Tuesday, June 24 at #evol2025 No registration, just grab a coffee and come on by
NSF coffee break, June 24 at 10:30 am in Oconne River 1
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Ever wondered how the tree of life is pieced together? Species-level phylogenetic inference remains challenging, but here @sungsik.bsky.social & co have developed a composite likelihood framework that handles SNP & multilocus data, improving species tree estimation! academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...
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The promise of composite likelihood for species-level phylogenomic inference
Abstract. Species-level phylogenetic inference under the multispecies coalescent model remains challenging in the typical infe- rence frameworks (e.g., the
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Jeremy M. Brown @jembrown.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Yesterday was Bayes Day at #MOLE2025! Paul Lewis kicked things off with Bayes' Theorem, Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and many related topics. Afternoon and evening devoted to gene-tree inference (me) and divergence-time estimation (@trayc7.bsky.social‬) using graphical models and RevBayes.
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Anita Devineni @anitadevineni.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
The new leadership cancelled planned events for NSF’s 75th anniversary and tried to prevent staff from even taking a group photo to celebrate the landmark. These are the faces of the hardworking employees they’ve been treating as disposable. NSF, we appreciate you even if your own leaders don’t ❤️
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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
What happens to science under autocracy? The rise of the National Socialist Party in 1930s Germany provides an (admittedly extreme) example. Prior to the early 1930s, scientists at German institutions won a third of Nobels. 10 years later, that number was 5%, and has never recovered.
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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
“The entire landscape of American science, research, and engineering are under heavy attack,” the employee says. “It’s really critical that we all speak against it and be unified in our opposition.”
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NSF employees brace for major restructuring
Although paused by a court order, reorganization plan creates concern about the agency’s future
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Peter Beerli @peterbeerli.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Some of you may be interested in this: academic.oup.com/sysbio/advan...
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Estimating Genome-wide Phylogenies Using Probabilistic Topic Modeling
Abstract. Methods for rapidly inferring the evolutionary history of species or populations with, genome-wide data are progressing, but computational constr
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Today marks the beginning of OpenRxiv, which replaces bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world's largest preprint platform for life and medical science openrxiv.org/introducing-... @openrxiv.bsky.social
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Ragothaman Yennamalli @structbioinfo.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Today is the 100th bday of Margaret Dayhoff! She is the mother of bioinformatics. In her honor, some are celebrating it as Bioinformatics Day or Bioinformaticians' Day. H/T to Farzana! www.nature.com/articles/s43... Happy bioinformatics day to all!
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Celebrating a pioneer in bioinformatics - Nature Computational Science
In honor of the 100th birthday of Margaret Dayhoff, we spotlight her footprint in the field of bioinformatics.
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Seth Campbell @alpinesciences.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Please repost this government led survey to get this into every fired government employees hands! 🧪 democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings
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Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Public Statement on Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives Sincerely, the Executive Board of the ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists) #TeamFish #TeamHerps #ASIH www.asih.org/2025-asih-ex...
Public Statement on
Recent Attacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

On 10 February 2025, the ASIH Executive Committee voted in support of the following statement:

11 February 2025 

The Executive Board of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) is concerned about recent turmoil at the United States federal governmental agencies established to promote the advancement of science. Many of our members are supported by federal funds in their scientific pursuits, and this funding is paramount for better understanding the diversity of our natural world. Inquiries into amphibians, reptiles, and fishes have resulted in major breakthroughs in the medical industry, serve as models for our understanding of ecological and evolutionary processes, and have even been used to better prepare our armed forces for international conflicts. Federal funding has supported many of these endeavors. While we understand that funding models change over time, we adamantly condemn any model that does not incorporate cooperation between politicians and the greater scientific community. We also condemn any model that does not fairly provide funds to scientific investigators through peer review by experts in the scientific community. 

The suggested changes in governmental funding practices centered around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have resulted in confusion amongst members of ASIH, and the greater scientific community. The Executive Board of ASIH fully supports the idea that diversity and inclusivity of the scientific community leads to greater discoveries in ichthyological and herpetological research and ultimately strengthens us as a community of scholars. Similar to DEI initiatives at ASIH, these initiatives at the federal level are designed to foster and protect diversity in STEM education and research. 

We want to reaffirm our mission and commitment to all of you: ASIH condemns the recent attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion initia…
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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Just got confirmation from NSF that all review panel meetings scheduled for this week are canceled and will be rescheduled. Story coming.
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HBadger @hbadger.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Tracy Heath @trayc7.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
There is one week to apply for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA! More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad... Application deadline: Jan. 29th Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
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Workshop on Molecular Evolution
Since 1988, the Workshop on Molecular Evolution at Woods Hole has provided essential training in the theory and methods of molecular evolution.
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Peter Beerli @peterbeerli.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
This is my favored workshop -- look it up!
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scherenschnitte.bsky.social @scherenschnitte.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Are there www.societyofanimalartists.com members on Bluesky? #animal #art #papercutting
Time is fleeting -- a single sheet of paper cut with scissors
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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📣 📣 📣 Still lots of TT jobs being advertised: The 2024-2025 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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ecoevojobs.net 2024-25
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Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Just posting this to #popgen Here's a link to my notes on population & quantitative genetics: github.com/cooplab/popg... Hoping to extend it more after the winter holidays, as I'm just finishing up teaching the undergrad version of class.
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Releases · cooplab/popgen-notes
Population genetics notes. Contribute to cooplab/popgen-notes development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Leslie Rissler @ljrissler.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
NSF’s Mid-Career Advancement Program (NSF 22-603) is open to most Associate Profs in many fields, and even some Full Profs in BIO and GEO. The target window for submissions is Feb 1-Mar 3. Email MCA.info@nsf.gov for questions. QR code on postcard below.
MCA program from the National Science Foundation. Pic of Emily Lemmon (awarded from BIO).
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