Andrew Davinack
@vermiformes.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Biology (Wheaton College Massachusetts).
Marine Parasitologist | Ailurophile | New Yorker | Horror-writer
Davinack Lab: https://davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinacklab
Marine Parasitologist | Ailurophile | New Yorker | Horror-writer
Davinack Lab: https://davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinacklab
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The Natural History Museum Denmark seeks a Tenure-track Assistant Professor & Curator in Bryology. Applications due by Mar 23, 2026. More info: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=156070 #job
211-0251/25-2N - Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Bryology
211-0251/25-2N - Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Bryology
employment.ku.dk
February 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
The Natural History Museum Denmark seeks a Tenure-track Assistant Professor & Curator in Bryology. Applications due by Mar 23, 2026. More info: https://employment.ku.dk/tenure-track/?show=156070 #job
Environmental DNA is cool but to make a giant inferential leap from biodiversity monitoring to population-level inferences is fool's gold. Technological novelty is killing pure science. #popgen #randomthoughts
February 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Environmental DNA is cool but to make a giant inferential leap from biodiversity monitoring to population-level inferences is fool's gold. Technological novelty is killing pure science. #popgen #randomthoughts
I know NSF has been gutted in terms of personnel but FFS...I didn't know how bad it was. Literally no one in the IT Help Desk can help me solve a simple problem with research.gov. SMFH...UGH.
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I know NSF has been gutted in terms of personnel but FFS...I didn't know how bad it was. Literally no one in the IT Help Desk can help me solve a simple problem with research.gov. SMFH...UGH.
Also, as an added bonus, the program pulls the geographic location of each sequence (if available) and puts into the FASTA header for each entry.
February 10, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Also, as an added bonus, the program pulls the geographic location of each sequence (if available) and puts into the FASTA header for each entry.
In #popgen, I have students work with short DNA barcodes. They hate having to fetch them from GenBank using the "front door" and none of them code. So, I created a GUI that retrieves COI data for any species and compiles it into FASTA file. I'll be hosting the installer on my github account.
February 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
In #popgen, I have students work with short DNA barcodes. They hate having to fetch them from GenBank using the "front door" and none of them code. So, I created a GUI that retrieves COI data for any species and compiles it into FASTA file. I'll be hosting the installer on my github account.
So sorry :( My condolences John...
February 10, 2026 at 7:06 PM
So sorry :( My condolences John...
Python has a quantum simulator (Qiskit) that you can play around with but getting time on actual quantum hardware is insanely expensive and I doubt NSF would ever fund something as wild as what I'm proposing. So this is a huge deal for my lab. Thanks to #IBM for taking a chance on this!
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Python has a quantum simulator (Qiskit) that you can play around with but getting time on actual quantum hardware is insanely expensive and I doubt NSF would ever fund something as wild as what I'm proposing. So this is a huge deal for my lab. Thanks to #IBM for taking a chance on this!
Woke up this morning to an email from IBM stating that my proposal was accepted. Essentially I get to analyze population genetic data on an actual quantum computer---and compare those results with what we find using classical computing. #popgen #bravenewworld #quantumcomputing
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Woke up this morning to an email from IBM stating that my proposal was accepted. Essentially I get to analyze population genetic data on an actual quantum computer---and compare those results with what we find using classical computing. #popgen #bravenewworld #quantumcomputing
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Chris Madel Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor: “I can’t look my daughters in the eye & say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics & Asians because of the color of the skin — I did not sign up for that”
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Chris Madel Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor: “I can’t look my daughters in the eye & say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics & Asians because of the color of the skin — I did not sign up for that”
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It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
Snowstorm, a cat and his favorite author #rhodeisland #sundaymorningblues
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Snowstorm, a cat and his favorite author #rhodeisland #sundaymorningblues
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Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
If you find any of them, let me know!! We still don't know the extent of their range....
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
If you find any of them, let me know!! We still don't know the extent of their range....
Proctoeces maculatus. Their sporocysts are these germ balls that eventually rupture into cercaraiae which go on to infect a fish host where it becomes an adult fluke. Except that we've found both sporocysts and adults in the same mussel (autoinfection).
January 24, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Proctoeces maculatus. Their sporocysts are these germ balls that eventually rupture into cercaraiae which go on to infect a fish host where it becomes an adult fluke. Except that we've found both sporocysts and adults in the same mussel (autoinfection).
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If you are considering doing genomic research on children... don't. We are not yet able to prevent significant harm to participants and society.
Fantastic article on the current state of race science (with a guest appearance from @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social)
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM
If you are considering doing genomic research on children... don't. We are not yet able to prevent significant harm to participants and society.
Yup and in some populations they can complete their entire life cycle in mussels. I’ve gotten push back on that but we’ve found both sporocysts and adults in mytilus edulis although the latter is rarer.
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Yup and in some populations they can complete their entire life cycle in mussels. I’ve gotten push back on that but we’ve found both sporocysts and adults in mytilus edulis although the latter is rarer.
We found a population of them teeming with trematodes up here on the cape
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 PM
We found a population of them teeming with trematodes up here on the cape
Remember that article that came out sometime last year in Frontiers in Psychiatry, where the author claimed that #parasites can cause heightened sexual aggression in humans? It moved around on social media even though it was nonsense. Here's my response:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Questioning claims of parasite-induced sexual aggression in humans
www.sciencedirect.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Remember that article that came out sometime last year in Frontiers in Psychiatry, where the author claimed that #parasites can cause heightened sexual aggression in humans? It moved around on social media even though it was nonsense. Here's my response:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
hahahahah! the chain reaction begins.
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
hahahahah! the chain reaction begins.
The lab looks like a pigsty which is clearly a reflection of my personality since all my research students are working on bioinformatics projects…so there is no reason to be on the bench. #springsemester #davinackmarineinvertebratelab
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The lab looks like a pigsty which is clearly a reflection of my personality since all my research students are working on bioinformatics projects…so there is no reason to be on the bench. #springsemester #davinackmarineinvertebratelab
But then I experienced first hand the proficiency of Massachusetts drivers and I finally understood.
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
But then I experienced first hand the proficiency of Massachusetts drivers and I finally understood.
It’s been three years since I moved to New England and it’s still weird that people are still so freaked out about incoming snow. There are notifications everywhere warning people of wintry conditions. Like bro, it’s January….
January 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
It’s been three years since I moved to New England and it’s still weird that people are still so freaked out about incoming snow. There are notifications everywhere warning people of wintry conditions. Like bro, it’s January….
Also if you want the instructions on how to run it. It's all here. Literally a single line you run on the terminal.
davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinackl...
davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinackl...
Hapnet | Davinacklab
davinackdrew.wixsite.com
January 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Also if you want the instructions on how to run it. It's all here. Literally a single line you run on the terminal.
davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinackl...
davinackdrew.wixsite.com/thedavinackl...