Reposted by Zoe DellaertDerrick Kamp @kampamycin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Learning about science is always rad. But as the Animal-Microbe Symbiosis GRC wraps up, I'm most excited about whom I get to do that science with. 3175
Reposted by Zoe DellaertJonathan Magnolia Gilligan @jmgilligan.org · 19/06/2025Science has published a letter I helped write, as part of Advancing Queer & Trans Equity in Science (AQTES), about why it's important for universities & other institutions to protect trans and gender-nonconforming scientists, and some practical things they can do. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgProtect transgender scientistsTransgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba... 17142
Reposted by Zoe DellaertTaylor Lindsay @t-lindsay-sci.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Less than one week until I defend my PhD! If you’d like to learn about coral biology, isotopes or temperate ecosystems please join us on zoom! 0124
Reposted by Zoe DellaertJill Ashey @jillashey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025my first blue sky post! and fitting that it is my dissertation defense annoucement!! Come learn about the importance of ncRNAs in coral biology on Wednesday (4/9) at 1pm EST: uri-edu.zoom.us/j/97189503831 173
Reposted by Zoe DellaertJacob Pawley 🧽 🦠 🦕 @pawley.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I was a member of the Crazy Ant Strike Team on Johnston Atoll in 2019 It is sickening that Elon & SpaceX are planning to decimate decades of SUCCESSFUL invasive species eradication, and a truly remarkable rebound of several species of critically endangered seabirds, all for 10 rocket missions 1/nreuters.comSpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardyA project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent more than a decade working to protect them. 153
Reposted by Zoe DellaertAyana Elizabeth Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social · 21/03/2025ICYMI an environmental news roundup. A downer, but it's important to know what's going on. Important: Most of this isn’t final. It will be litigated in the courts. Stay tuned... Keep speaking up! Keep pushing your members of Congress! It's making a difference. open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...open.substack.comTrump to Americans: F*ck Clean Air and Clean Water and Clean Energy 🥸An environmental news roundup of the 1st two months. 17024
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDerrick Kamp @kampamycin.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I made a website! Come check it out! Get to know me! See cool pictures! Learn that I'm looking for a post doc in fall 2025! www.derrickkamp.comderrickkamp.comHome | Derrick Kamp 1124
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDarby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science. 12652769415654
Reposted by Zoe DellaertSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This is how you do it. Thank you @sicbjournals.bsky.social Read their whole email to membership here mailchi.mp/sicb.org/sic... 141152292
Zoe Dellaert @zdellaert.bsky.social · 29/01/2025A reminder to US scientists: yes, your research is at risk. It's terrifying. But these efforts are systematically targeting programs meant to broaden access to science. This is the time to check in with BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and international students and colleagues in your departments. 173
Reposted by Zoe DellaertKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...usa.govFind and contact elected officials | USAGovUse USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials. 11635001829
Reposted by Zoe DellaertHuman Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 28/01/2025NEW: President Trump announced an executive order targeting health care for trans people under 19 — a disturbing attempt to put the federal government between families and their doctors. This is NOT implemented yet. We will provide updates and ways to fight back as we learn more: hrc.im/equalityhub 1025068
Reposted by Zoe DellaertJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Gender affirming care saves trans and non-binary youths lives. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comMental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming CareThis cohort study investigates whether gender-affirming care is associated with decreased depression, anxiety, and suicidality among transgender and nonbinary youths. 07126
Reposted by Zoe DellaertACLU @aclu.org · 28/01/2025BREAKING: President Trump signed an executive order threatening to override families with transgender youth and shut down access to gender-affirming care for trans people under the age of 19 nationwide. This order will not take immediate effect, and we will not allow this policy to stand. 6243361054
Reposted by Zoe DellaertJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 29/01/2025Make them tell you, specifically, what you're not allowed to do. Don't make changes you guess that they want. Don't offer them a menu of things that you infer they might be telling you not to do. Do the work you proposed, and received funding to do, unless instructed otherwise in specific detail. 2582220
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDerrick Kamp @kampamycin.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Give me the .CSV file, Spotify. I wanna make ggplots. 0184
Reposted by Zoe DellaertAnthony M. Bonacolta @ambonacolta.bsky.social · 03/12/2024🚨New Preprint🚨: A Single-cell Atlas of Coral Bleaching! 🪸🦠🔥. We show the microbial ecology of coral bleaching from the gene expression of host and symbiont cells to the shifts in the bacterial and protist communities within the holobiont! #ProtistsOnSky #SymbioSky #MicroSky 🧪researchsquare.comA Single-Cell Atlas of Coral BleachingThe symbiosis between corals and dinoflagellate algae is disrupted by heat stress, leading to bleaching. Recurring bleaching events, driven by the climate crisis, are causing massive coral mortality a... 48630
Zoe Dellaert @zdellaert.bsky.social · 02/12/2024How does environmental variability affect coral calcification? 🪸🪸🪸 Check out our new paper: 0112
Reposted by Zoe DellaertAmanda Alker @atp-alker.bsky.social · 30/11/2024🚨 The Alker Lab is starting at the University of Rhode Island in early 2025 and we will be hiring! 🚨 If you are interested in marine microbiology, bacterial genetics and/or symbiosis, please consider reaching out! Repost to help spread the word 🪸🧪🧬🌊 79451
Reposted by Zoe DellaertGeo Santiago-Martínez @geosantiagom.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Is your institution hiring? Please read these guidelines proposed by members of our Advancing Queer and Trans Equity in Science (AQTES) Consortium to have inclusive hiring processes. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002919 Please share it with your colleagues! #MicroSky 0188
Zoe Dellaert @zdellaert.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Out today, open access: Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora doi.org/10.1186/s128... From @ibaums.bsky.social Lab, led by Nicolas Locatelli, Sheila Kitchen, and Kate Stankiewiczdoi.orgChromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora - BMC GenomicsBackground Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to rapid change. Genome structu... 0103
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDerrick Kamp @kampamycin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Folks who are mentoring undergrads looking into PhDs: Encourage them to pursue programs with Grad Student Unions. Healthcare and other benefits are union granted. In the next few years, collectivist action is going to be vital, and the encouragement that others are on your side is indelible. 062
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Reposting this due to the large number of new people here. Join our growing Native American and Indigenous Studies group! This is a broad call for a tenure track faculty position at UConn. The call is based on discussions with Native tribes in CT, and will be the first new hire in our new dept, SCI. 09856
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDr. Torrance Hanley @torrancehanley.bsky.social · 10/11/2024Many of the (great) starter packs focus on faculty in different fields. In an effort to help #EarlyCareerResearchers in #marine biology, ecology, evolution, & related fields (re-)connect, here is a list of ECRs. Please give them a follow (and reply to be added or suggest people). go.bsky.app/KhWvT4u 6115290
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDr. Liza M. Roger @pandora47.bsky.social · 09/11/2024🪸 Recruiting a postdoc to work on coral cell cultures, oxidative stress and 3D bioprinting (NSF funded project 👌), more info ➡️ sms.asu.edu/About/Employ... Coral NanoBio #coral #postdocsms.asu.eduEmployment Opportunities | School of Molecular Sciences 1311
Reposted by Zoe DellaertDr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 17/10/2023I'm looking to hire a postdoc in coral genomics - $66k/yr plus benefits - follow link for more info - review of apps begins Nov 10 usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... 05253
Zoe Dellaert @zdellaert.bsky.social · 16/10/2023Really excited to share the first paper from my PhD! We use corals 🪸 to examine the variability in biological responses of marine inverts to climate change, focusing on high-resolution methods of measuring environmental parameters and biological responses journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...journals.biologists.comReconciling the variability in the biological response of marine invertebrates to climate changeSummary: Quantifying biological responses is key for conservation and management decisions. Reconciling the inconsistencies between external signals and organismal perception/memory by studying tissue... 183