Clare Holleley
@clareholleley.bsky.social
Head of Vertebrate Research Collections @CSIRO 🦎🥚🪶🧬 | Epigenomic Time-Machine | Evolution | Genomics | Reptile Sex Determination | Mother | STEMinist
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Century-old chromatin architecture revealed in formalin-fixed vertebrates - Nature Communications
Formaldehyde-preserved museum specimens have produced genetic data. Here, the authors generate chromatin profiles from museum specimens 117 years old and experimentally demonstrate chromatin profile p...
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So "Science Twitter" seems to have migrated over to this platform. What a lovely safe haven so far. I am re-posting some recent work, that I am hoping will now reach the right people!
Epigenetic time travel is now possible with the help of museums: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epigenetic time travel is now possible with the help of museums: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Join CSIRO as Collection Manager for the Australian National Fish Collection (Hobart) and help contribute to the future of biodiversity science in Australia:
jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
Collection Manager - Australian National Fish Collection
Collection Manager - Australian National Fish Collection
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September 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Join CSIRO as Collection Manager for the Australian National Fish Collection (Hobart) and help contribute to the future of biodiversity science in Australia:
jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
jobs.csiro.au/job/Hobart%2...
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🚨 Lecturer in Animal Science position at the University of Southern Queensland. Candidates with a strong teaching background in Animal Science are encouraged.
📷 Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025
🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
📷 Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025
🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
University of Southern Queensland hiring Lecturer (Animal Science) in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | LinkedIn
Posted 12:32:42 AM. $112,381 to $132,831 pa + 17% Super + Leave LoadingFull-time continuing appointment (37.5…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🚨 Lecturer in Animal Science position at the University of Southern Queensland. Candidates with a strong teaching background in Animal Science are encouraged.
📷 Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025
🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
📷 Toowoomba, Australia
Closes: 8th October 2025
🔗 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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![Comic. [Building with large sign in front of it[ SIGN: Welcome to the *Biology Department* It has been [changeable sign: 3] days since we discovered something existentially horrifying about bugs that makes you question your whole reality](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigvmzverlrjgqp4mazbkhm43fpvv2hdbkd2t2646dhihozrwdcy24@jpeg)
September 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Some of the news footage from yesterday's launch of the Diversity Building.
www.9news.com.au/national/csi...
www.9news.com.au/national/csi...
New $90 million facility to house millions of insect and wildlife samples
www.9news.com.au
August 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Some of the news footage from yesterday's launch of the Diversity Building.
www.9news.com.au/national/csi...
www.9news.com.au/national/csi...
Boy what a day. Our brand new collections building has officially launched. An amazing team helped us celebrate this landmark today: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
August 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Boy what a day. Our brand new collections building has officially launched. An amazing team helped us celebrate this landmark today: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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🚨 New paper led by ANWC postdoc @liviagerber.bsky.social!
We developed a high-yield 🧬 extraction method for FTA Elute cards - enabling long read AND epigenomic studies from field-collected nucleated blood 🦎 - even after 10+ years at room temp.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
We developed a high-yield 🧬 extraction method for FTA Elute cards - enabling long read AND epigenomic studies from field-collected nucleated blood 🦎 - even after 10+ years at room temp.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Stable preservation and recovery of methylation marks from FTA elute cards in species with nucleated red blood cells using a customized DNA extraction method
Specialized chemically-coated paper cards, such as Flinders Technology Associates (FTA) cards, provide simple and reliable storage of nucleic acids by protecting DNA from degradation. Owed to their si...
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August 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
🚨 New paper led by ANWC postdoc @liviagerber.bsky.social!
We developed a high-yield 🧬 extraction method for FTA Elute cards - enabling long read AND epigenomic studies from field-collected nucleated blood 🦎 - even after 10+ years at room temp.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
We developed a high-yield 🧬 extraction method for FTA Elute cards - enabling long read AND epigenomic studies from field-collected nucleated blood 🦎 - even after 10+ years at room temp.
🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
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careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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July 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My department has open positions at Level B (Lecturer) or Level C (Senior Lecturer), - one position in Genomics and two in Ecology. #PlantSciJobs
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Applications close on Thursday 7 August Aussie time
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
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Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
June 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Excited to be in Milan for #eshg2025! If you’re interested in leading analysis of large, diverse cohorts with WGS and cellular genomic data in Australia, I’d be keen to chat - we’re looking to fill a variety of senior comp bio roles: populationgenomics.org.au/careers/ #eshg25
Careers - Centre for Population Genomics
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May 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Excited to be in Milan for #eshg2025! If you’re interested in leading analysis of large, diverse cohorts with WGS and cellular genomic data in Australia, I’d be keen to chat - we’re looking to fill a variety of senior comp bio roles: populationgenomics.org.au/careers/ #eshg25
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We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social
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May 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social
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🚨 Permanent position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua) - Conservation Biology at @universityofotago.bsky.social. Candidates with strong wildlife management and conservation background are encouraged.
📍Dunedin, NZ Aotearoa
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📍Dunedin, NZ Aotearoa
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua) - Conservation Biology
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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May 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
🚨 Permanent position of Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua) - Conservation Biology at @universityofotago.bsky.social. Candidates with strong wildlife management and conservation background are encouraged.
📍Dunedin, NZ Aotearoa
🔗 otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
📍Dunedin, NZ Aotearoa
🔗 otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
May 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Choose Science. Choose Europe.
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
A new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 call is now open.
With a budget of €404.3 million, it will support around 1,650 researchers from Europe and beyond.
Apply by 10 September → europa.eu/!fBTMgF
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The results of The Chaser's Poll to Save Democracy are in and they suggest a real shock during tomorrow's election.
Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...
Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...
May 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The results of The Chaser's Poll to Save Democracy are in and they suggest a real shock during tomorrow's election.
Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...
Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4483...
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Postdoc in Avian Behaviour (2.5 yrs)
Study evolution of escape behaviour in threatened birds.
ARC-funded project w/ Matt Symonds & Mike Weston (Deakin), Lee Ann Rollins (UNSW).
Exp. in bird behavioural ecology required
Apply : careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
Study evolution of escape behaviour in threatened birds.
ARC-funded project w/ Matt Symonds & Mike Weston (Deakin), Lee Ann Rollins (UNSW).
Exp. in bird behavioural ecology required
Apply : careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
Careers
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April 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Postdoc in Avian Behaviour (2.5 yrs)
Study evolution of escape behaviour in threatened birds.
ARC-funded project w/ Matt Symonds & Mike Weston (Deakin), Lee Ann Rollins (UNSW).
Exp. in bird behavioural ecology required
Apply : careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
Study evolution of escape behaviour in threatened birds.
ARC-funded project w/ Matt Symonds & Mike Weston (Deakin), Lee Ann Rollins (UNSW).
Exp. in bird behavioural ecology required
Apply : careers.pageuppeople.com/949/cw/en/jo...
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Conservation position closing 12th May. Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science business unit- Science Leader of Ecological Sciences team. smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jnc...
Science Leader | Brisbane—West |
An amazing opportunity to step into strategic science leadership in Queensland government. We are looking for someone to set the direction and lead a team of scientists to deliver ecological products ...
smartjobs.qld.gov.au
April 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Conservation position closing 12th May. Queensland Herbarium and Biodiversity Science business unit- Science Leader of Ecological Sciences team. smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jnc...
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Excited to share our preprint on the molecular architecture of heterochromatin in human cells 🧬🔬w/ @jpkreysing.bsky.social, @johannesbetz.bsky.social,
@marinalusic.bsky.social, Turoňová lab, @hummerlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social
🔗 Preprint here tinyurl.com/3a74uanv
@marinalusic.bsky.social, Turoňová lab, @hummerlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social
🔗 Preprint here tinyurl.com/3a74uanv
April 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Excited to share our preprint on the molecular architecture of heterochromatin in human cells 🧬🔬w/ @jpkreysing.bsky.social, @johannesbetz.bsky.social,
@marinalusic.bsky.social, Turoňová lab, @hummerlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social
🔗 Preprint here tinyurl.com/3a74uanv
@marinalusic.bsky.social, Turoňová lab, @hummerlab.bsky.social @becklab.bsky.social @mpibp.bsky.social
🔗 Preprint here tinyurl.com/3a74uanv
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Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
🧪
A bit of insight into how our National Biological Collections are moving house:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The job isn't done yet, but we are well on the way.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The job isn't done yet, but we are well on the way.
'Small piece in a really big jigsaw': Penguin frozen in time finds home
The collections include 99 per cent of Australia's native birds as well as exotic bird species, skeletons, mammals, reptiles stored in ethanol, eggs and frozen tissue.
www.abc.net.au
March 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A bit of insight into how our National Biological Collections are moving house:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The job isn't done yet, but we are well on the way.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
The job isn't done yet, but we are well on the way.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA)- University of York - Department of #Archaeology #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML043/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA) at University of York
An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Ancient DNA)- University of York - Department of #Archaeology #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DML043/p...
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Come on folk, get off your butts! Let's thank @arc-tracker.bsky.social. 3500+ of you follow their posts about proposed changes in ARC funding & which schemes remain open for now. But only 135 of you have signed up to support their nomination for a Eureka prize. Sign!
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Letter of Support for nomination of @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
In signing this form you endorse the proposal to nominate @ARC_Tracker for a Eureka Prize in the category 'Leadership in Science'. The list of signatories will be appended to the nomination form. I wi...
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March 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Come on folk, get off your butts! Let's thank @arc-tracker.bsky.social. 3500+ of you follow their posts about proposed changes in ARC funding & which schemes remain open for now. But only 135 of you have signed up to support their nomination for a Eureka prize. Sign!
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It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally.
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
March 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
It actually exists! A few copies of my new book just arrived. Nice to see it in person, finally.
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
If you've ever wondered about the ecology or evolution of an invasive population, this one's for you. #evobio 🌏 #bioinvasions #ecoevo
A job going at our National Collections: jobs.csiro.au/job/Canberra...
Curatorial Technician (eucalypt specialist), Australian National Herbarium
Curatorial Technician (eucalypt specialist), Australian National Herbarium
jobs.csiro.au
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
A job going at our National Collections: jobs.csiro.au/job/Canberra...
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We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project).
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.
careers.adelaide.edu.au
February 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
We are hiring!! 🦎🧠🐍 2 year postdoc to work on on the evolution of brains in snakes and lizards (on our current ARC Discovery project).
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...
Applications close 25th March 2025!
careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...