Dan Weinberger and I @yalesph.bsky.social are hiring multiple research positions in microbial/virus sequencing and bioinformatics workflows with respiratory pathogens, including Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, RSV, and/or hMPV.
See 👉 forms.gle/xpmzTtNqHFqK...
🆒 new pub!
Rapid evolution of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms in vitro -> adaptations selected during infection by @gretazabo.bsky.social & Linus Sandegren
*hypermucoidy evolves via 📈c-di-GMP, overlaps w/ mutations in UTI and wound isolates.
*pleasure to advise this!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The 'eyelashes' on a southern ground hornbill would make a model envious, but here's a neat trick:
Those AREN'T eyelash hairs. They're modified FEATHERS.
Let's take a look at these specialized structures & why the southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) needs these long velvet veils.
New Evolution Digest out! 🎉
Does balancing selection maintain fitness variance? Yes, when drift and environmental fluctuations are in play!
I discuss why this matters for plant adaptation to climate change. 🌱🌡️
doi.org/10.1093/evol...
@sse-evolution.bsky.social
@journal-evo.bsky.social
The UC Center for Public Engagement with Science @ucpews.bsky.social is hiring a postdoc! Anyone who will earn a PhD in a related discipline with interest in public engagement is encouraged to apply.
Please share widely! More details and apply here: jobs.uc.edu/job/Postdoct...
#SciComm #philsci 🧪
REMINDER - Abstract submission deadline for MEEHubs2026 is April 19! Get you abstract in and present at one of the hubs August 3-5, 2026✨You'll be in great company! We have a fantastic lineup of speakers‼️
Links and more info here: meehubs.org
Can’t stop thinking about how time may be the largest constraint in Eco-Evo. If a career is 30 years max, and you’re tracking group dynamics and evolution in large mammals… that’s basically your entire academic life just gathering the data but never actually get to see the "ending" yourself 🥲. 🧬⏳
🚨 Why can’t mammals regenerate limbs like frog tadpoles or salamanders?
In our new paper in @science.org , we show that species-specific oxygen sensing acts as a gatekeeper for initiating limb regeneration 🐭🐸
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #EvoDevo
Virtual and in-person talk submission for #Evol2026 closes April 15!
Talks and posters are filled on a first-submitted, first-filled basis, and spots may fill before the deadline. Learn how to submit your talk or poster here: www.evolutionmeetings.org/instructions...
@evolmtg.bsky.social
Visual description: The figure features two schematics of an unassembled and assembled DOAC platform. The text reads 'New article: Anaerobic microbiota promote pathogen association with the airway epithelium' which has been published in 'Journal of Medical Microbiology'.
🔍Researchers describe a novel method to study environments cohabited by both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. The technique is employed in their latest study investigating anaerobe-pathogen relationships in chronic rhinosinusitis.
Read the full article here🔗 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.002149
Save the date! The SORTEE Conference 2026 will be held virtually on Oct 13-14. Engage in sessions on open, reliable ecology and evolutionary biology practices. More details at https://www.sortee.org/past #conference
Our study on complex cryptic co-infections of Spiroplasma in European Myrmica ants is now published with @tparmentier.bsky.social @emmavanreempts.bsky.social @selfishmeme.bsky.social Tessa, Wouter and Diego doi.org/10.1111/mec.... .
From @belenfadrique.bsky.social & Selene Báez in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten simple rules for postdoctoral #mums to stay competitive in #academia | #Education #PLOSCBTSR #OpenScience #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #MumsInSTEM #STEMMamas | 🧬 🖥️ 🧪 🔓
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journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Headshot of Judith Mank. Text: The Use of AI and LLMs in Scientific Publishing with Dr. Judith Mank. The Evolution Exchange, a monthly conversation series from the Society for the Study of Evolution.
💬 Don’t miss the latest Evolution Exchange, in which SSE President Dr. Gina Baucom talks with Evolution Letters EIC Dr. Judith Mank about the use of AI and LLMs in scientific publishing: www.evolutionsociety.org/the-evolutio...
@gbaucom.bsky.social
@judithmank.bsky.social
@evolletters.bsky.social
Multiple fully funded PhD/postdoc positions available: experimental evolution of tumour suppression, egalitarian & fraternal ETIs, jumbo phage ecology & genetics. Related EoIs welcome.
Email CV/statement of motivation written in own words. Open until filled.
Grateful for reposting 🙏
Yes, scientists and museum visitors are missing out every time one of these exemplar specimens are sold and hidden away in private collections.
JOB ALERT: Two 4.5 year postdoctoral positions to work on my Wellcome-funded project 'Conserving Global Health: Biodiversity Protection and the Prehistory of Planetary Health'. Please share widely!
CLOSING DATE: 23 April (the date on Jobs.ac.uk is apparently incorrect)
📣 A perspective with @allydefduf.bsky.social @madeline-eppley.bsky.social and others out in @ecol-evol.bsky.social 📣
Drawing from queer lived experiences, we offer new perspectives to confront existing biases in #ecology and #evolution.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Insightful summary of an extraordinary person being extraordinarily fired: "you don't silence a woman of color who raised concerns about racism by silencing her...The fingerprints are distributed perfectly across the system." www.linkedin.com/pulse/uclas-...
youtu.be/Oakgh52SZTI?...
🔊 Looking for a Research Assistant in Bacterial Evolution to join my lab 🦠
🥼Main duties: Research (AMR + microbiome) + lab assistance.
⏲️ Post duration: 30 months
🗓️ Closing date for applications: 20th April 2026
💰 Salary: ~£35k
Details and how to apply: tinyurl.com/2a3v66y7
Please share!
Some difficult news from the team: In NSF's FY25-26 Budget Request to Congress, we learned that our program will take a whopping 50% cut - meaning that in September, we'll be $1.25m short of an operating budget that currently supports a cohort of seven PhD students, four postdocs, and three full-time staff. Verena is one of the largest and last pandemic prevention-focused programs in the United States: since 2020, we've supported the training of over 60 postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates. Our researchers have established unique laboratory resources for studying animal immune systems, and discovered new antiviral immune adaptations in bats; developed risk assessment algorithms for wildlife and livestock viruses, and diagnostic algorithms for viruses like dengue, Ebola, and Zika; and quantified the effects of climate change, deforestation, and factory farming on spillover risk. Everything we develop is 100% open source, and our data has supported the research of nearly 150 external researchers in 21 countries to date. We have three months to make up our budget shortfall. Every dollar spent on Verena supports not just our team, but the community of researchers who use our data, code, and resources. You can help us by sharing this post, and reaching out if you're able to support a unique and vulnerable program. Or just head over to viralemergence.org, and take a look at what we do. 🦟 🦇 🦠
An update from the team on the uncertain future of our program and the impact of NSF budget cuts. Please share and reach out 🦠
Also we just published this review on Nutritional Symbiosis Between Ants and Their Symbiotic Microbes!
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
WE GOT COCKROACHES.
Learn to love them -- I promise -- with #Blattodeologist Dr. Dominic Evangelista.
STUNNING emerald green ones, glowing roaches, teeny ones that ride flying ants, clean-up helpers, and medical mysteries.
They just want love & garbage. 🖤
www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...
Image of the cover of the 1st volume of ISME Host Microbe a new official journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. Cover images shows a plant stomata with bacteria around and entering.
Excited to announce our new journal from @isme-microbes.bsky.social ISME Host Microbe is live and now accepting submissions. Look forward to receiving your papers! #Microsky 🧫 🦠
Interesting study showing the ranking and power dynamics of different sex in wild mountain gorillas www.cell.com/current-biol...
The ESEB Equal Opportunities Committee invites proposals for activities addressing inequalities in evolutionary biology. Deadline: June 1, 2026. Info: eseb.org/prizes-funding/equal-opp...
A composite photo of a puffin taking off left-to-right with multiple images of the bird in flight.
Puffins are back in numbers on the cliffs at @rspb.bsky.social Bempton Cliffs. Took this at early o'clock this morning and hand-stacked the composite in Photoshop #birds #ukbirds #wildlife #photography #seabirds
