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Jonathan Eisen

@phylogenomics.bsky.social

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Prof at #UCDavis Interests: evolution, ecology, function & phylogenomics of host-microbe/microbiome symbioses; #openscience; #birds; baseball; T1D Lab phylogenomics.me Pics jonathaneisen.smugmug.com Links linktr.ee/jonathaneisen TED go.ted.com/6WPm .. more

Jonathan Andrew Eisen is an American evolutionary biologist, currently working at University of California, Davis. His academic research is in the fields of evolutionary biology, genomics and microbiology and he is the academic editor-in-chief of the open access journal PLOS Biology. .. more

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Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gratitude. Just made a little video while out for a walk on my birthday to express my gratitude to all the people and organizations that help protect and preserve the natural world and make it accessible. Thanks to all of you. #gratitude #nature #birds #hiking #birthday #california #yolobypass

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4h

I did the exact same thing when I first tried sushi. Well, the swallowing part. Not the acid part.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 4h

2111 days and counting.

Posted observations to iNaturalist.org every day for last 2111 days.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 5h

Maybe they don't like how fish taste

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 5h

Great egret having a fishy snack.

Two pics. Zoomed out and zoomed in.

#birds

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 14h

Nice - I want to hear it sometime

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James McGann @scienceish.bsky.social · 15h

Lazy Susan, but, like, literally

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 1d

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

Stopping to get lunch and pie first

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 1d

Heading back to #DavisCA after an excellent @ucdavis.bsky.social Host Microbe Interactions meeting at Granlibakken

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Ted Daley @teddaley.bsky.social · 2d

Hey buddy my eyes are up here

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Janet D. Stemwedel @docfreeride.bsky.social · 2d

You, sir, have no leg to stand on!

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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄️ @mu-peter.bsky.social · 2d

Table reserved for CPR mannequins.

Upcoming CPR assessment
When you spend more time with the CPR mannequin than with your actual friends

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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 2d

“First time I’ve had a Muppet as a waiter.”

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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 2d

If, after assembly, this is how your Umlaut table looks, please call our emergency number 1-800-SOS-IKEA.

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Janet @relfal.bsky.social · 2d

"This is going to make it hard to play footsie."

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Katie L. Burke @klburke.bsky.social · 2d

"'Tis but a scratch! I'm invincible!"

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RainOrShine99 @rainorshine99.bsky.social · 2d

No hands, no feet, no legs, no problem, everyone is welcome.

Self serve.

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nanoprof.bsky.social @nanoprof.bsky.social · 2d

I can, however, correct the lack of tangency on your right hand/arm interface.

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nanoprof.bsky.social @nanoprof.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry, it is too medically complex to perform an armpit symmetrization, even with my unnaturally long arms and legs.

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Tai Viinikka @eastpole.bsky.social · 2d

But Anakin, you have to admit I DID have the high ground.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Nice

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 2d

That storied evening when Hannibal Lecter finally met a meal his appetite could not master.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Caption contest

A sign showing a cartoony person who appears to be sitting but on air. This person is leaning on a table and there is the top half of a person on top of the table.

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 2d

Pynchon

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Black Microbiologists Assoc (Black In Micro) @blackinmicro.bsky.social · 2d

We've had a blast sharing stories, kickstarting careers and guiding the next generation. To help keep #BlackInMicro alive, Donate here: tinyurl.com/GiveBiM and Pre-register to secure your spot: linktr.ee/BlackInMicro. (all links in bio)

A flyer with a dark blue and black gradient background, with faint microbes decorating it. In the middle is a large yellow glowing "5" and underneath it reads "years of #BlackInMicro"

Jonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 3d

NY NY

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 3d

Y'all. I just got ChatGPT to do everything in R for this manuscript. I mean EVERYTHING. And it's all legit and reproducible. I'm shook.

How are we mentoring our trainees in statistics now? Who needs to learn coding in R line by line, and who doesn't?

scienceforeveryone.science/statistics-i...

Statistics in the era of AI

How do we mentor, teach, and do stats when AI can do so much of the work?

scienceforeveryone.science

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 3d

A hero can be anyone. Even someone doing something as simple and reassuring as making ICE stormtroopers look like pathetic little bitches by dancing around Portland in an inflatable frog costume.

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents