Rees Kassen
@reeskassen.bsky.social
Every which way but loose. Mostly #science and #evolution, also #sciencepolicy
Congrats to both of you. The GRS is in good hands.
Excited to get to work on GRS 2027 with @duhitasant.bsky.social!!
Hit me up here or via email if you have any feedback or ideas for the next Micro Pop Biol GRS!
Hit me up here or via email if you have any feedback or ideas for the next Micro Pop Biol GRS!
Still winding down from the Microbial Population Biology GRS/GRC!🦠 It was a great experience to be GRS co-chair with @mikeblazanin.bsky.social, and congrats to the newly-elected GRS chairs @noahhoupt.bsky.social and @duhitasant.bsky.social!💃 #GRCMicroPop #MicroSky
July 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Congrats to both of you. The GRS is in good hands.
Reposted by Rees Kassen
For those who saw this earlier, make sure to follow the most recent additions! For those who'd missed it, follow all these amazing folks!
This was such a great meeting this year, thanks to everyone who organized and attended, already looking forward to the next one!
This was such a great meeting this year, thanks to everyone who organized and attended, already looking forward to the next one!
Looking forward to seeing everyone, new and old, at the Microbial Population Biology GRS + GRC in just a couple days!
go.bsky.app/GGxRjzC
go.bsky.app/GGxRjzC
July 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For those who saw this earlier, make sure to follow the most recent additions! For those who'd missed it, follow all these amazing folks!
This was such a great meeting this year, thanks to everyone who organized and attended, already looking forward to the next one!
This was such a great meeting this year, thanks to everyone who organized and attended, already looking forward to the next one!
Reposted by Rees Kassen
One week left to submit your abstract to @microbiologysociety.org meeting on “Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics” at Liverpool 26-27 November
Lots of spaces for ECR talks and posters!
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Lots of spaces for ECR talks and posters!
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
microbiologysociety.org
June 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
One week left to submit your abstract to @microbiologysociety.org meeting on “Understanding and Predicting Microbial Evolutionary Dynamics” at Liverpool 26-27 November
Lots of spaces for ECR talks and posters!
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Lots of spaces for ECR talks and posters!
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
Still evolving after all these years. Thanks for making this an amazing meeting - outstanding science and incredible people. Awesome. @lcatherines.bsky.social @mikeblazanin.bsky.social @drhhnz.bsky.social and Christina Burch.
July 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Still evolving after all these years. Thanks for making this an amazing meeting - outstanding science and incredible people. Awesome. @lcatherines.bsky.social @mikeblazanin.bsky.social @drhhnz.bsky.social and Christina Burch.
It maybe a joint project @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social ?
Are you a recent PhD (or soon to be PhD) from outside Canada looking to do a postdoc in Quebec?
Get in touch if you are excited about microbes, evolution, ecology, genomics (or all of the above!) and I'd be happy to help develop a project together!
www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...
Get in touch if you are excited about microbes, evolution, ecology, genomics (or all of the above!) and I'd be happy to help develop a project together!
www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...
PBEEE/Quebec Merit Scholarship for Foreign Postdocs and Visiting Research Student and Visiting Researchers
**Note that the FRQ is in the process of revamping their webpages. We will update links soon as we can with the current 2025 year's information. Be sure to check back to see if any eligibility or docu...
www.mcgill.ca
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It maybe a joint project @bjesseshapiro.bsky.social ?
With thanks the Cheryl Andam www.albany.edu/biology/facu... for the opportunity to collaborate.
May 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
With thanks the Cheryl Andam www.albany.edu/biology/facu... for the opportunity to collaborate.
And are hopefully now corrected (trying to feverishly remember if the edits were done)
It, um, turned out that (some of) the published calculations were incorrect.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
And are hopefully now corrected (trying to feverishly remember if the edits were done)
Reposted by Rees Kassen
It, um, turned out that (some of) the published calculations were incorrect.
February 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It, um, turned out that (some of) the published calculations were incorrect.
Application review for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Population Biology begins on Jan 20. Maximize your chance of acceptance and $ support by submitting your application with a poster abstract before that date! Details: www.grc.org/microbial-po...
2025 Microbial Population Biology Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Population Biology will be held in Andover, New Hampshire. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
January 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Application review for the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Microbial Population Biology begins on Jan 20. Maximize your chance of acceptance and $ support by submitting your application with a poster abstract before that date! Details: www.grc.org/microbial-po...
Hard copies, finally. What little things tell us about evolution and biodiversity. Thanks to Chris Griffin for the cover. Check out his work at www.christophergriffin.ca
June 20, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Hard copies, finally. What little things tell us about evolution and biodiversity. Thanks to Chris Griffin for the cover. Check out his work at www.christophergriffin.ca
Reposted by Rees Kassen
Not that anyone here wants my views on SARS-CoV-2 origins, but just in case, letting experts like @eddieholmes.bsky.social and the f'ing DNI speak on this:
1. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
2. www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
(as opposed to crazy 8chan stuff and sloppy op-editors)
1. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
2. www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
(as opposed to crazy 8chan stuff and sloppy op-editors)
The Emergence and Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 | Annual Reviews
The origin of SARS-CoV-2 has evoked heated debate and strong accusations, yet seemingly little resolution. I review the scientific evidence on the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and its subsequent spread throug...
www.annualreviews.org
June 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Not that anyone here wants my views on SARS-CoV-2 origins, but just in case, letting experts like @eddieholmes.bsky.social and the f'ing DNI speak on this:
1. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
2. www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
(as opposed to crazy 8chan stuff and sloppy op-editors)
1. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
2. www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
(as opposed to crazy 8chan stuff and sloppy op-editors)
What little things tell us about big questions (in biology). New edition of ‘Experimental Evolution & the Nature of Biodiversity’ out today. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Human Verification
global.oup.com
May 7, 2024 at 4:35 PM
What little things tell us about big questions (in biology). New edition of ‘Experimental Evolution & the Nature of Biodiversity’ out today. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Reposted by Rees Kassen
Registration and abstract submission for the 3rd Joint Congress (@eseb.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social, SSB) on Evolutionary Biology is now open!
To register: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...
Further details: www.evolutionmeetings.org
To register: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...
Further details: www.evolutionmeetings.org
February 21, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Registration and abstract submission for the 3rd Joint Congress (@eseb.bsky.social @sse-evolution.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social, SSB) on Evolutionary Biology is now open!
To register: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...
Further details: www.evolutionmeetings.org
To register: www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...
Further details: www.evolutionmeetings.org
Using little things to answer big questions. Second edition of Experimental Evolution and Nature of Biodiversity due out in April 2024 from OUP. Thanks to Chris Griffin www.christophergriffin.ca for the cover.
November 17, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Using little things to answer big questions. Second edition of Experimental Evolution and Nature of Biodiversity due out in April 2024 from OUP. Thanks to Chris Griffin www.christophergriffin.ca for the cover.
Hey @noahhoupt.bsky.social you’re in the news!
As populations diversify, what kind of interactions evolve? In this paper, Houpt & Kassen investigate how the evolution of interactions in microbial communities depends on environmental complexity.
Read now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
November 8, 2023 at 4:28 AM
Hey @noahhoupt.bsky.social you’re in the news!
Can spatial subdivision of a population accelerate adaptation? Yep. Check out our new study with @ppc_bio & @BiophysicsFL for more details: doi.org/10.1093/evle... @EvolLetters
October 19, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Can spatial subdivision of a population accelerate adaptation? Yep. Check out our new study with @ppc_bio & @BiophysicsFL for more details: doi.org/10.1093/evle... @EvolLetters
Rees here. Evolutionary biologist with a focus on microbes. I also do things at the science-society interface. In Montreal and Ottawa, with a toe in BC
Science on Bluesky is growing rapidly!
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
Science friends, introduce yourselves below and I’ll share! Who are you? What do you work on? Where are you based?
I’ll go first. I’m David, and I study sharks and their conservation. I’m based in the Washington, DC area.
🧪🦑🌎🦈🐡
October 19, 2023 at 12:46 AM
Rees here. Evolutionary biologist with a focus on microbes. I also do things at the science-society interface. In Montreal and Ottawa, with a toe in BC