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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 1d

The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 1d

The Dept of Mathematics @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for 2 Teaching Assist./Assoc. Prof positions. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place & the Math Dept is a vibrant community. Job ads at UNC or @amermathsoc.bsky.social.
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 6d

It’s humbling to see my father’s latest @harvardpress.bsky.social book in the @lrb.co.uk London Review of Books. Despite my best efforts, he always stays a step or two ahead of me in scholarly productivity and quality 😊.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Erin Maglaque · Thishereness: Pico in Purgatory

Pico’s Oration contravenes the very idea of human possibility that we think the Renaissance is about – yet we think...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 21d

Whoops...typo...Wanyue (Diane) Xu.

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 21d

I’m happy, particularly for lead student author Wanyue (Diane) Yu, to see our collaborative review on plant cross-over patterning in #meiosis published in @biochemsoc.bsky.social Transactions.
doi.org/10.1042/BST2...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Innovate Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill is hiring a PhD level Commercialization Fellow. The fellow will help @uncchapelhill.bsky.social researchers conceptualize & commercialize novel technologies. The Innovate Carolina team is fabulous - check out the job posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/301...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Apr 28

I'm psyched to see our latest collaborative paper come out in
@theplantcell.bsky.social in which we show that Aurora 1 kinase is an APC/C substrate that mediates spindle assembly and chromosome segregation in #Meiosis:
doi.org/10.1093/plce...

ANAPHASE-PROMOTING COMPLEX/CYCLOSOME coactivators maintain AURORA1 kinase homeostasis during meiotic chromosome segregation

The ANAPHASE-PROMOTING COMPLEX/CYCLOSOME coactivators CDC20.1 and CCS52s play distinct roles in maintaining AURORA1 kinase homeostasis during meiotic chrom

doi.org

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Apr 25

@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & I give huge thanks to Frank McNally, Christoph Haag, Andy Kern, Bengt Hansson, @takashiakeralab.bsky.social & @scienceleah.bsky.social for being guests in our #Meiosis, Recombination, & Evolution of Sex class at UNC. A pic from our final session w/ students

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Apr 23

Huge congratulations to my @uncchapelhill.bsky.social colleague Bob Goldstein for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bob is a brilliant developmental biologist who works on #Celegans, & on tardigrades (water bears). As if that's not enough, he's an amazing artist too!

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @scienceleah.bsky.social about her lab's @plos.org Genetics paper on a unique chromosome segregation mechanism in holocentric moths. doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Mar 28

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @takashiakeralab.bsky.social about his lab's @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social on meiotic cohesin errors & sterility in hybrid mice. doi.org/10.1101/2025...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Mar 11

Woo-hoo! My friend and colleague, Jeff Dangl, together with Jonathan Jones & Brian Staskawicz have been awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. Amazing recognition of even more amazing science:
college.unc.edu/2025/03/wolf...

Carolina biologist wins Wolf Prize in Agriculture - College of Arts and Sciences

Jeffery L. Dangl, a biologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, was part of an award-winning trio of researchers who received the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture “for groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system ...

college.unc.edu

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Mar 7

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ Bengt Hansson from @lund-university.bsky.social about his lab's #G3journal paper on bird male-biased CO patterning + new work: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Mar 6

Hard copies of my father’s latest book arrived. Champagne tonight!
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social , Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking with Any Kern @uoregon.bsky.social about his lab’s @currentbiology.bsky.social paper on octopus ZZ, ZO sex chromosome system: www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 28

The Biology Dept @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor. We're a vibrant community with fantastic colleagues and students. Apply and tell all your friends too! Here's the job posting link:

unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is awesome to see so many @uncchapelhill.bsky.social students becoming Fulbright Scholars - it is a fantastic program. My father had a Fulbright and it had truly transformational, transgenerational impact on our family.
www.unc.edu/posts/2025/0...

Carolina is No. 1 public for Fulbrights for first time | UNC-Chapel Hill

In 2024-25, the prestigious cultural exchange program accepted 27 applicants from the University.

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 13

UNC Chapel Hill's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation is searching for a Public Communication Specialist. They are exciting team driving strategic, economic & societal value at UNC, NC and beyond. Here's the posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296...

Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 12

A tribute to my friend R. Scott Hawley:
biologue.plos.org/2025/02/11/r...

R. Scott Hawley: A Pioneer in Genetics and Mentor to Many - PLOS Biologue

Authors: Gregory P. Copenhaver, Monica Colaiácovo, Giovanni Bosco, Julia Squarr We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. R. Scott Hawley…

biologue.plos.org

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 10

The flora on UNC’s campus are doing their best to make me optimistic that spring is on the horizon.

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 7

Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social,Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC loved talking w/ Christoph Haag @cnrs.bsky.social about his lab’s @journal-evo.bsky.social paper on recombination and asexuality in #Daphnia plus some unpublished work: doi.org/10.1093/evol...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Feb 7

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Driving Innovation: How University Research-Defense Collaborations Can Fuel North Carolina’s Growth | Innovate Carolina

North Carolina has deep-rooted connections to the military. With nearly 95,000 active-duty personnel serving across three branches, the state’s citizens benefit from strong collaboration between local...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Jan 24

Our (@mei_newt, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC had a great talk w/ Frank McNally from UC Davis on his lab’s #GENETICS paper showing C. elegans can correct trisomy and triploidy during female meiosis using spindle asymmetry: doi.org/10.1534/gene...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Dec 24

What a lovely holiday treat to see my father's new book come out at @oxunipress.bsky.social
82 years old and still setting the pace for the rest of the family!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · Oct 21

It is great to see that North Carolina's Board of Science, Technology & Innovation (BSTI) has supported 80 small business with $2.339M in funding (full disclosure, I am a BSTI board member).
www.commerce.nc.gov/news/press-r...

North Carolina Awards Science, Technology and Innovation Grants to 80 Small Businesses

The North Carolina Board of Science, Technology & Innovation has awarded 80 North Carolina innovation-based small businesses a total of $2.339 million in funding to develop groundbreaking new technolo...

www.commerce.nc.gov

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