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Matthew D. Pollard
@pollardmd.bsky.social
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PhD graduate in the Puckett Lab at the University of Memphis. Studying the evolution of diet within Mammalia and bear-specific traits in Ursidae.
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Erika R Moore-Pollard @erikarmoore11.bsky.social · Sep 2
So excited to be co-leading this special issue! Cannot wait to see all the innovative ways target enrichment sequencing is being used!

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ☺️
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Sep 2
SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data,” led by @emcassey.bsky.social, @erikarmoore11.bsky.social, Mafe Torres Jimenez & ‪@yannickwoudstra.bsky.social‬

Deadline 30 Nov 2025

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The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
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W M @sorrywm.bsky.social · Dec 23
Super excited that @pollardmd.bsky.social made the cover of @genomeresearch.bsky.social for his work linking genomic variation to continuous changes in animal/plant-eating in mammals! It was such a pleasure to work with Matthew and @eepuckett.bsky.social on this. More here: bsky.app/profile/eepu...
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Matthew D. Pollard @pollardmd.bsky.social · Dec 23
I am so incredibly excited to announce that we made the cover of Genome Research! Check out our work on diet evolution across mammals in the latest issue! @genomeresearch.bsky.social @eepuckett.bsky.social @sorrywm.bsky.social
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Genome Research @genomeresearch.bsky.social · Dec 23
The new issue of Genome Research is now live! Follow the link to new research on enhancers in muscle development, worm and fly transcription factor binding profiles, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
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Matthew D. Pollard @pollardmd.bsky.social · Dec 23
I am so incredibly excited to announce that we made the cover of Genome Research! Check out our work on diet evolution across mammals in the latest issue! @genomeresearch.bsky.social @eepuckett.bsky.social @sorrywm.bsky.social
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Genome Research @genomeresearch.bsky.social · Dec 23
The new issue of Genome Research is now live! Follow the link to new research on enhancers in muscle development, worm and fly transcription factor binding profiles, and more! tinyurl.com/Genome-Res-3...
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Emily Puckett @eepuckett.bsky.social · Dec 15
Biggest congratulations to @pollardmd.bsky.social on his PhD graduation!!
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Emily Puckett @eepuckett.bsky.social · Dec 1
Huge congratulations to @pollardmd.bsky.social on the publication of his first 1st author paper!

Our paper with @sorrywm.bsky.social is out at @genomeresearch.bsky.social
I'll do a thread of the main results. 🧪🧬 #evolution #evosky
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Convergent relaxation of molecular constraint in herbivores reveals the changing role of liver and kidney functions across mammalian diets
An international, peer-reviewed genome sciences journal featuring outstanding original research that offers novel insights into the biology of all organisms
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