iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Amy Webster @amywebster.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I’m looking to hire a bioinformatics postdoc! The broad goal of the lab is to understand the genotype-phenotype map, with a focus on how variation in gene expression and chromatin modifications can drive differences in phenotypes. (1/3)

hr.fsu.edu

Careers at Florida State | Office of Human Resources

177

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Kevin Bird @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your CV? Genomicist: I tried to save money by skipping HiC scaffolding, but T2T assemblies are really overrated for most use cases anyway

0195

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All detectable ancient whole-genome duplications involve hybridization www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

03320

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Recruiting students to your Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD program? Make sure your stipend information is up-to-date in the Biology PhD Stipend database: mlgaynor.com/BiologyPhDSt...

mlgaynor.com

Biology PhD Stipends

Biology Ph.D. stipend database with live summaries from the shared Google Sheet.

02224

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Recruiting students to your Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD program? Make sure your stipend information is up-to-date in the Biology PhD Stipend database: mlgaynor.com/BiologyPhDSt...

mlgaynor.com

Biology PhD Stipends

Biology Ph.D. stipend database with live summaries from the shared Google Sheet.

02224

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Spread the word! I’m looking to recruit a PhD student to grow the Paulinella project. Some details can be found here: www.vanettenlab.org/join

vanettenlab.org

Join! — Van Etten lab at UMD

26145

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Kayla Stoy @kaylastoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New paper with my postdoc advisor @wcratcliff.bsky.social. I love his creativity in putting together this video to summarize the work. Happy we had the chance to collaborate with each other!

02712

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Will Ratcliff @wcratcliff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

New paper out with @kaylastoy.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

812558

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Andrew Willoughby @andrewilloughb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Loved being an AFE and thank you!!!

171

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Early career faculty in Evolution? I would love to chat with you!

24136

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Landscape Stewardship Collective @landscollective.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hello, Bluesky! 🌱 We’re Landscape Stewardship Collective, a new nonprofit connecting science with practical conservation & restoration. We translate genetic, ecological & climate information into practical decisions for land managers, seed growers & partners. landscollective.org

landscollective.org

Landscape Stewardship Collective | Restoration & Conservation

Landscape Stewardship Collective provides research and practical guidance for native plant restoration, seed sourcing, species conservation, and land stewardship.

0158

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌿 Congratulations to two 2026 BSA sectional award recipients! Margaret Menzel Award (Genetics & Genomics): Keyi Feng (University of Michigan) 👏 Maynard Moseley Award (Dev. & Structural / Paleobotanical): Araya Andersen (Oregon State University) 👏 #BSA2026AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist #PlantPeopleFTW

0196

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Julia Van Etten @couchmicroscopy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

You all have been asking me for years if James Van Etten, discoverer of giant viruses, is my dad or uncle. He is not and we had never met until a month ago. Listen to this podcast episode to learn about Jim’s fascinating 60+ year career, why chloroviruses are cool, and if we are indeed related!

open.spotify.com

Giant Algal Viruses with The J Van Ettens

Tiny Living Beings · Episode

1285

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

WGDip @wgdip.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What an incredible few days at the International Polyploidy Conference 2026! 🧬 Great to have discussions with such a fantastic #polyploidy community! Huge thanks to the organizers, speakers, and everyone who presented for making it such a great meeting. #WGD #IPC2026

Image of attendees of the International Polyploidy Conference 2026.

062

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

André Marques @amarques.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Out today in Nature: sex without crossovers. Rhynchospora tenuis makes pollen, fertilises and sets seed, yet 0 crossovers in 10,997 pollen nuclei. Chromosome drive and ~87% seed abortion rebuild the mother's genotype, so the offspring are clones. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

916572

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Had a great time sharing my research at #Polyploidy2026 in the Netherlands!

1192

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Brian O'Meara @omearabrian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some resources and advice for those considering applying to the NSF GRFP this year (3 year grad school stipend: first year grad students, post-bachelor, and seniors might consider applying): brianomeara.info/posts/grfp_2... 🧪 #AcademicSky

22525

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 02/09/2026

To turbocharge evolution, some species duplicate their entire genomes. It’s a high risk, high reward endeavor. New genome sequencing technology reveals how this is even possible. www.quantamagazine.org/genome-dupli...

quantamagazine.org

Genome Duplication Is a Radical Evolutionary Gamble | Quanta Magazine

By doubling their entire genome, organisms can evolve extremely rapidly — or they can lose it all. New studies reveal how to survive the high-risk, high-reward evolutionary event.

0227

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Patrick McKenzie @patrickmckenzie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Can’t wait to read this!!!

094

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

At #Botany2026, I was hoping to start recruiting for my lab group. If you are interested in polyploidy and population genetics, please reach out.

Interested in Polyploidy and Population Genetics?

Florida State University, Join the Gaynor Lab. My lab is open to both Ph.D. and master students through the Ecology and Evolution area in Biological Sciences at FSU - applications are due December 1st!
I also have funding to support a postdoctoral researcher and a technician during my first three years at FSU. The postdoctoral researcher will focus on polyploidy population genomics. The technician will help with lab work including flow cytometry for genome size estimation and DNA sequencing preparation.

If you are interested in joining the lab, please send me an email with a CV/resume and a brief explanation of your research interests and your career goals

Find out more at mlgaynor.com and email me at shellyleegaynor at gmail.com

05963

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Brittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

When your flow data starts showing beautiful, beautiful garbage.

Part of a Cytek Aurora worksheet showing FSC/SSC dotplots with an odd swirling pattern of events. Gated events (far upper right) appear as clean and sharp peaks and in predicted ranges, despite the weird trash gated out.

2112

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Keyi Feng @fkyeeb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🥳Thanks, Shelly! Also, a lot of thanks to the Smith Lab and BSA. :) Honored to receive the award!

0114

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Extremely proud of @fkyeeb.bsky.social on receiving the Margaret Menzel Award for her #Botany2026 @botsocamerica.bsky.social talk! Keyi has accomplished so much this year, including finishing her PhD! Very proud to be part of her team! 🥳🎉

Keyi and her introduction slide, which reads "Improving Detection in Large-Scale Gene Family Expansions and Associated Phylogenomic Inference" by Keyi Feng, Shelly Gaynor, and Stephen Smith

1134

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Check out this new video with Doug of @soltislab.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/Rdliz...

youtube.com

The Tree Of Life: What is it?

YouTube video by LabX

143

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

jessamine finch @seedystudies.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📣Atlanta Botanical Garden is hiring a Field Biologist! Come be my colleague🌿 🎓 Bach. req'd, master's pref'd 🥾 2 years of post-degree fieldwork req'd 🏵️ familiarity with SE US flora & nat. communities 🗺️ proficient in ArcGIS #botanyjobs #conservationjobs recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

recruiting.paylocity.com

Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc - Field Biologist

The Field Biologist will be part of the Conservation & Research Department team within the Southeastern Center for Conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. They will work under the direction ...

02026

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

pop gen folks: i'm putting together the reading list for my 400/600-level pop gen class. what are your must-reads? 🧪

144022

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Annual reminder to not dwell in the venting tab too much here. Though it's awesome that the annual salary range is listed now!

13018

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Matt Koski @mattkoski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

webhome.auburn.edu/~lss0021/sep... Just registered for SEPEEG '26 (southeastern population ecology & evolutionary genetics) hosted by Auburn this year and pronounced 'seepage' /ˈsēpij/. Check it out!

webhome.auburn.edu

SEPEEG 2026 | Auburn University

021

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Haley A Branch @stressedbranch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

PSA to #faculty #SearchCommittees as you gear up for this year’s round. Send out questions in advance! This is #inclusive and levels the playing field. It is #equitable and easy to do. #academia #faculty #eeb #disabledinstem #hiring #evojobs #ecoevo #ecoevojobs #Botany2026 #Ecology #Evolution

13915

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I heard Shelly #1 and Shelly #2 gave a great talk on Monday! Im very lucky! Sad to miss #Botany2026, but glad to finally see some improvement for Mabel this morning. We still have a long way to go. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to check on me and her.

1233

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Bryan MacNeill @brythebotanist.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hi everyone make sure to get some good sleep after Julianna’s talk today, so you can see my talk bright and early at 8am tomorrow!

052

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Though I will not make it to #Botany2026, Doug Soltis and Jacob Landis will tag-team my talk on Monday at 2:15 pm in Population Genomics (San Ignacio)!

Evolutionary Trajectories of a Co-Occurring Mixed Cytotype Autopolyploid System, Galax urceolata by Michelle L. Gaynor, Jacob B. Landis, Douglas E. Soltis, Stephen A. Smith, and Pamela S. Soltis

0217

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Patrick McKenzie @patrickmckenzie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Major #Botany2026 FOMO, but the drive MA->OR starts this week. So, sharing from afar: I’m recruiting grad students for my new lab at OSU! Info: www.mckenzie-lab.org . We're going to have FUN with systematics, speciation genomics, methods, natural history, and more in North Am angiosperms. Reach out!

67748

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Cody Coyotee @wile-phylote.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Attn #Botany2026! If you see this guy (@emberts.bsky.social), be sure to high five him and welcome him to his first Botany! He isn’t a botanist, but he does know a 🫘legume🫛 when he sees one.

A man in a blue shirt standing with a name tag hanging around his neck.

1402

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

The Torrey Botanical Society @torreybotanical.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Come by the Torrey booth tonight during the All Society Mixer #botany2026

0124

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Chris Martine | Plant People FTW @martinebotany.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And 9% are postdocs. That's 96 amazing peeps at #Botany2026 who could turn up for Monday's Postdocs in Botany affinity group social in the Arizona Grand Ballroom. #plantpeopleFTW

0266

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Trinity Depatie @trinitydepatie.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wohoo! Yes, postdocs at #Botany2026, please come to the Postdocs in Botany affinity group on Monday from noon to 1:30pm. Arizona Grand Ballroom… @botanist-brooke.bsky.social and I will see you all there! :)

01811

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Looks like the @soltislab.bsky.social #Botany2026 workshop is going well! This would have been my 8th time helping teach it. If you are missing it, you can find all the material here: soltislab.github.io/BotanyENMWor...

soltislab.github.io

Botany ENM Workshops 2026

092

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

BCEENET @bceenet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

BCEENET is at #Botany2026 🌵 We invite you to stop by, connect with our team, and hear from BCEENET members presenting throughout the conference! #BCEENET #CURE #STEMEd #UndergraduateResearch

0103

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Though I will not make it to #Botany2026, Doug Soltis and Jacob Landis will tag-team my talk on Monday at 2:15 pm in Population Genomics (San Ignacio)!

0217

Shelly Gaynor @shellygaynor.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I was really excited to attend #Botany2026, but sadly my cat is very sick and I decided I couldn't leave her right now. I believe @jlandisbotany.bsky.social will be giving my talk. And luckily the @soltislab.bsky.social can do the workshop without me. Really sad to miss this year!

8412

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Try this? apps.apple.com/us/app/botan...

321

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Several folks noted this was unfair. some other unis also don’t top off or require PIs to. Also all the PIs I know are doing their best to resolve this. So perhaps instead of “don’t come to UCD” i should have said “make sure you figure this out no matter where you’re going”.

2194

Reposted by Shelly Gaynor

Rhett Rautsaw @reptilerhett.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New to HiFi sequencing? Come learn about the basics of analyzing PacBio data in our bioinformatics bootcamp featuring….me? Register now! programs.pacb.com/l/1652/2026-...

static.klipy.com

Pretends to Be Shocked

ALT: Pretends to Be Shocked

042