Heatmaps of climate variables in southwestern United States

The endangered Pacific pocket mouse

Climate change is a huge challenge for endangered species because genetic variation needed to adapt is often lacking.

Our new study in Science Advances highlights the potential for conservation breeding and reintroduction to boost resilience to climate change. @science.org

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The northern white rhino is effectively extinct. Can a healthy pop be restored from cryopreserved cells of only 12 inds? @arynwilder.bsky.social et al. show how restoration from biobanked cells eases constraints of a limited founder pool to enable recovery 🦏

📸 San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867

The Fish Behind Fish Feed: Rethinking Transparency Using DNA Tools Aquaculture is now the fastest growing food sector and may be a promising solution to increasing seafood demands. Yet, carnivorous aquaculture species such as salmon and seabass continue to rely on f...

Multiple generations of talented rising stars just serendipitously opened a needed discussion on the composition, #transparency and #sustainability of #fish #feed!
@marscicaf.bsky.social @giumaiello.bsky.social @rdowell.bsky.social
@wileyecology.bsky.social

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About 15-20 yrs ago, a bunch of reviews (inc. 1 by me) made predictions about the future of genomics in conservation. 1 yr ago at ICISB, Robin Waples assessed which of those predictions had been fulfilled. Sam May & Sam Rosenbaum now led the effort to turn this into a review:
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A Beginner's Guide to Structural Variants in Eco‐Evolutionary Population Genomics Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) has greatly expanded researchers' ability to study structural variants (SVs), that is, the variation in the presence, number, orientation or position of a DNA sequence. ....

New review!

Theory & a practical guide to structural variants in popgen🧬

Many thanks to my co-authors: @rebekahoomen.bsky.social
@annatigano.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social @janawold.bsky.social @dlfield.bsky.social @clairemerot.bsky.social

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Proud to see this paper from @akopyan.bsky.social's PhD published in Science, with co-first author @fishyomics.bsky.social

Silversides adapt across a steep temperature gradient through multiple chromosomal inversions that maintain continuous trait variation rather than simple ecotype switches

Congrats, Sarah! That's awesome!

Join Us The lab of Nina Overgaard Therkildsen in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at Cornell University invites applications for a PhD position starting in Fall 2026. Our group works...

Excited to recruit a new PhD student for Fall 2026 in my lab at Cornell! Looking for someone interested in evolutionary genomics + fisheries/conservation applications. Quick timeline this year—reach out soon. More details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html

#eDNA #metabarcoding #postdoc #genomics #aquaticecology #jobs #ecology

🚨 POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY @ CORNELL
Join our lab to push the frontier of DNA-based monitoring of aquatic ecosystems!

🔬 Metabarcoding + Metagenomics
🌊 Real-world monitoring impact
📍 Ithaca, NY | Start late summer 2025 (flexible)
📅 Apply by June 27

Full ad & details: www.therkildsenlab.org/join-us.html