Henry Arenas-Castro
@henryarenas.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist, speciation genetics, PMPZ, pollen-pistil interactions. Postdoc at Yale University 🇨🇴
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🚀 Exciting Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists! 🚀
Join AGA SEA Awardee RADCamp for a hands-on bioinformatics workshop in Monterrey, Mexico, July 20-27, 2026! Over 8 days, you'll prepare your own samples, run dual digest RAD-seq libraries, & analyze your data using ipyrad.
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Join AGA SEA Awardee RADCamp for a hands-on bioinformatics workshop in Monterrey, Mexico, July 20-27, 2026! Over 8 days, you'll prepare your own samples, run dual digest RAD-seq libraries, & analyze your data using ipyrad.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
🚀 Exciting Opportunity for Early-Career Scientists! 🚀
Join AGA SEA Awardee RADCamp for a hands-on bioinformatics workshop in Monterrey, Mexico, July 20-27, 2026! Over 8 days, you'll prepare your own samples, run dual digest RAD-seq libraries, & analyze your data using ipyrad.
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Join AGA SEA Awardee RADCamp for a hands-on bioinformatics workshop in Monterrey, Mexico, July 20-27, 2026! Over 8 days, you'll prepare your own samples, run dual digest RAD-seq libraries, & analyze your data using ipyrad.
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Pangenomics in the Mimulus guttatus species complex, by Maddie James
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great perspective piece about the recently released monkeyflower genomes. Love the collision of my two academic worlds: Mimulus research through the lens of a Senecio scholar 🌼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great perspective piece about the recently released monkeyflower genomes. Love the collision of my two academic worlds: Mimulus research through the lens of a Senecio scholar 🌼
December 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pangenomics in the Mimulus guttatus species complex, by Maddie James
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great perspective piece about the recently released monkeyflower genomes. Love the collision of my two academic worlds: Mimulus research through the lens of a Senecio scholar 🌼
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Great perspective piece about the recently released monkeyflower genomes. Love the collision of my two academic worlds: Mimulus research through the lens of a Senecio scholar 🌼
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🎉 Help us celebrate Natalia Pabón-Mora (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia), the 2025 BSA Corresponding Member!
This recognition is given to distinguished international scientists who have made major contributions to the plant sciences.
botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
This recognition is given to distinguished international scientists who have made major contributions to the plant sciences.
botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
September 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
🎉 Help us celebrate Natalia Pabón-Mora (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia), the 2025 BSA Corresponding Member!
This recognition is given to distinguished international scientists who have made major contributions to the plant sciences.
botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
This recognition is given to distinguished international scientists who have made major contributions to the plant sciences.
botany.org/home/awards/...
#BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist
Wendy Valencia is the epitome of the 21st century naturalist. She enriches our community with her sensibility to natural phenomena and generosity. Looking forward to reading this highly integrative study about cycads pollination!
Wendy Valencia-Montoya and team uncover thermal infrared as one of the most ancient pollination signals uniting plants and animals. From the field to single proteins.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Wendy Valencia is the epitome of the 21st century naturalist. She enriches our community with her sensibility to natural phenomena and generosity. Looking forward to reading this highly integrative study about cycads pollination!
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I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
Successfully added a few letters to my name last month!!! Truly could not have done this with our villages upon villages 🫶🏼
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
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Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
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November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology url: academic.oup.com/jeb/article/...
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I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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Our NY area population genetics meeting is back and "upgraded", as Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org generously agreed to host. Please save the date: March 9, 2026. Look forward to seeing many of you from NY and beyond.
SAVE THE DATE: the yearly NY Population Genetics meeting will be back on March 9 2026, generously hosted by the
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
@simonsfoundation.org. Details to follow. Please RT.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our NY area population genetics meeting is back and "upgraded", as Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org generously agreed to host. Please save the date: March 9, 2026. Look forward to seeing many of you from NY and beyond.
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Anyone looking for a Australia-based postdoc? Like animal behaviour / coding / birds? My fantastic collaborator, Iliana Medina, is advertising a position researching bird nests:
unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex...
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Research Fellow in Behaviour and Ecology
Role type: Full Time; Fixed Term for 2 years Faculty: Faculty of Science Department/ School: School of Biosciences Salary: Level A: $87,266 - $118,416 (PhD Entry Level - $110,319) plus 17% super Colla...
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November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Anyone looking for a Australia-based postdoc? Like animal behaviour / coding / birds? My fantastic collaborator, Iliana Medina, is advertising a position researching bird nests:
unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex...
unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/UoM_Ex...
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"Okay, But… Birds" 🐦🦆🐣 🦉🦜🦩
Listen/watch this science-meets-storytelling podcast about the weird, brilliant, & surprisingly dramatic lives of birds. Hosted by evolutionary biologist Scott Taylor. Premiers Dec 4th www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUV...
Listen/watch this science-meets-storytelling podcast about the weird, brilliant, & surprisingly dramatic lives of birds. Hosted by evolutionary biologist Scott Taylor. Premiers Dec 4th www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUV...
Podcast Trailer — Okay, But Birds…
Okay, But Birds… is a weekly science-meets-storytelling podcast hosted by evolutionary biologist Dr. Scott Taylor. Each episode dives into one weird-but-true bird question through smart, funny…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Okay, But… Birds" 🐦🦆🐣 🦉🦜🦩
Listen/watch this science-meets-storytelling podcast about the weird, brilliant, & surprisingly dramatic lives of birds. Hosted by evolutionary biologist Scott Taylor. Premiers Dec 4th www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUV...
Listen/watch this science-meets-storytelling podcast about the weird, brilliant, & surprisingly dramatic lives of birds. Hosted by evolutionary biologist Scott Taylor. Premiers Dec 4th www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUV...
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My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
apply.interfolio.com/177547
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November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.
apply.interfolio.com/177547
apply.interfolio.com/177547
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The new system hasn't been rolled out for every Wiley journal yet, but I am not going to submit papers to any journal that uses the new system until significant changes are made. Meanwhile, if your society journal uses Wiley, I would start looking for new publishers right now.
October 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The new system hasn't been rolled out for every Wiley journal yet, but I am not going to submit papers to any journal that uses the new system until significant changes are made. Meanwhile, if your society journal uses Wiley, I would start looking for new publishers right now.
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New paper published together with John Welch on hybrid fitness and how it depends on ploidy and # of distinct ancestries, incl some remarkable fits of data & theory 😶. Keen to hear any thoughts/comments/questions! doi.org/10.1093/gene... Thanks to the team @ Genetics for the smooth experience :)
Predicting Hybrid Fitness: The Effects of Ploidy and Complex Ancestry
Abstract. Hybridization between divergent populations places alleles in novel genomic contexts. This can inject adaptive variation – which is useful for br
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November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
New paper published together with John Welch on hybrid fitness and how it depends on ploidy and # of distinct ancestries, incl some remarkable fits of data & theory 😶. Keen to hear any thoughts/comments/questions! doi.org/10.1093/gene... Thanks to the team @ Genetics for the smooth experience :)
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¿Hiciste tu doctorado en México? ¿Quieres hacer un postdoc en California? ¿Te interesa la genética evolutiva? ¡Checa esta beca y mándame un mensaje! alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/research-and...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships - University of California Alianza MX
Submitting an Application Current Fellows 2025 Cohort Additional Information Humberger Toggle Menu Interested in applying for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship? Eligibility The program seeks applican...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
¿Hiciste tu doctorado en México? ¿Quieres hacer un postdoc en California? ¿Te interesa la genética evolutiva? ¡Checa esta beca y mándame un mensaje! alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/research-and...
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Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Amy Angert and I are recruiting a #postdoc to participate in a collaborative NSF-funded study of demographic responses to climate across the geographic range of the scarlet monkeyflower. Please repost! jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/224...
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We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We have TWO post-doctoral fellowships in the Biodiversity Centre at UBC next year! Am happy to chat if you might want to be hosted in my lab. biodiversity.ubc.ca/training-and... Deadline January 15th!
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Science is intertwined with eugenics; eugenic ideologies continue to negatively impact #Indigenous communities to this day.
In the October issue of #GENETICS, @jazlynmooney.bsky.social and colleagues offer a timely and important reminder on the perils of eugenics. buff.ly/1Q5r3XF
In the October issue of #GENETICS, @jazlynmooney.bsky.social and colleagues offer a timely and important reminder on the perils of eugenics. buff.ly/1Q5r3XF
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Science is intertwined with eugenics; eugenic ideologies continue to negatively impact #Indigenous communities to this day.
In the October issue of #GENETICS, @jazlynmooney.bsky.social and colleagues offer a timely and important reminder on the perils of eugenics. buff.ly/1Q5r3XF
In the October issue of #GENETICS, @jazlynmooney.bsky.social and colleagues offer a timely and important reminder on the perils of eugenics. buff.ly/1Q5r3XF
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Brilliant use of gfp-tagged transposons & automated scoring of kernels, combined with differential style-lengths along maize ear, to screen for genes underlying pollen competition in maize. Diana gave a banger of a presentation on this in #Zeavolution this morning. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Brilliant use of gfp-tagged transposons & automated scoring of kernels, combined with differential style-lengths along maize ear, to screen for genes underlying pollen competition in maize. Diana gave a banger of a presentation on this in #Zeavolution this morning. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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We are seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Comparative Genomics (loosely defined). I'd be happy to answer any questions (like teaching load etc) - feel free to DM me. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We are seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Comparative Genomics (loosely defined). I'd be happy to answer any questions (like teaching load etc) - feel free to DM me. cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...
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We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We have an open PhD position (application deadline 9 January 2026) in "Theory of fitness landscapes" at @unibe.ch 🤓⛰️📊👩💻🎓: banklab.github.io/positions/
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
Please share widely!
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED
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I posed recently about my recent obsession with Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and the incredible feather drawings it has. I really wanted to see an original copy and luckily, Yale has two! So, earlier this week, I headed down to the Beinecke Library with @mylestogo.bsky.social to check it out
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I posed recently about my recent obsession with Hooke's Micrographia (1665) and the incredible feather drawings it has. I really wanted to see an original copy and luckily, Yale has two! So, earlier this week, I headed down to the Beinecke Library with @mylestogo.bsky.social to check it out
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Proud of the latest edition of my free intro biostats book.
gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/
Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable
dm me with comments , ideas etc
gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/
Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable
dm me with comments , ideas etc
Applied Biostatistics
ybrandvain.github.io
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Proud of the latest edition of my free intro biostats book.
gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/
Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable
dm me with comments , ideas etc
gitrepo: github.com/ybrandvain/b...
book: ybrandvain.github.io/biostats/
Not complete but at a good point to take a break, and I think its quite usable
dm me with comments , ideas etc
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My latest paper, Cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation, with @servedio.bsky.social and Suzanne Alonzo is now out in the October issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social ! (1/3)
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Cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation
Abstract. Sexual selection has long been considered an important mechanism of speciation. Despite growing empirical evidence that postmating sexual selecti
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October 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My latest paper, Cryptic female choice can maintain reproductive isolation, with @servedio.bsky.social and Suzanne Alonzo is now out in the October issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social ! (1/3)
academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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Published by Elsevier through the end of the year, JMSACL is the first existing journal to transition from a commercial publisher to SUP’s nonprofit program and will officially reside on SUP+PKP’s Open Journal Systems starting January 1, 2026.
September 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Published by Elsevier through the end of the year, JMSACL is the first existing journal to transition from a commercial publisher to SUP’s nonprofit program and will officially reside on SUP+PKP’s Open Journal Systems starting January 1, 2026.
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7/9 Wheatear coloration thus illustrates that by a modular architecture phenotypes can be decoupled within the constraints of a monogenic architecture, provided enough time for recombination. In this context, hybrid zones represent important melting pots for evolutionary tinkering.
October 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
7/9 Wheatear coloration thus illustrates that by a modular architecture phenotypes can be decoupled within the constraints of a monogenic architecture, provided enough time for recombination. In this context, hybrid zones represent important melting pots for evolutionary tinkering.