Senay Yitbarek
@hoipoilloi.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UNC Chapel Hill
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Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers?
peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html
We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern.
Are you lecturing in the Spring?
Contact me to receive the survey link!
peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html
We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern.
Are you lecturing in the Spring?
Contact me to receive the survey link!
January 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers?
peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html
We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern.
Are you lecturing in the Spring?
Contact me to receive the survey link!
peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html
We're running an ethics-approved, pre-registered study thanks to funding from the University of Bern.
Are you lecturing in the Spring?
Contact me to receive the survey link!
Reposted by Senay Yitbarek
Evolutionary game theory researches: Join us for the ‘Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights’ workshop at NITMB!
Travel applications are due Wednesday, March 11th - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
Travel applications are due Wednesday, March 11th - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Evolutionary game theory researches: Join us for the ‘Evolutionary Games: Mathematical Theory and Biological Insights’ workshop at NITMB!
Travel applications are due Wednesday, March 11th - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
Travel applications are due Wednesday, March 11th - www.nitmb.org/evolutionary...
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Is there a mathematics of discontinuous behavior? Christopher Zeeman was a leading proponent of Catastrophe Theory, a topological approach to sudden change that underpins much of today’s work on tipping points. This is his beautiful 1976 paper in @sciam.bsky.social www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Is there a mathematics of discontinuous behavior? Christopher Zeeman was a leading proponent of Catastrophe Theory, a topological approach to sudden change that underpins much of today’s work on tipping points. This is his beautiful 1976 paper in @sciam.bsky.social www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2...
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Can microbial partners reduce agrochemical harm? In clover–rhizobia mutualisms, herbicide effects depend strongly on rhizobial strain, highlighting symbionts as potential buffers against stress. Image Matt Lavin @wikimedia
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academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Can microbial partners reduce agrochemical harm? In clover–rhizobia mutualisms, herbicide effects depend strongly on rhizobial strain, highlighting symbionts as potential buffers against stress. Image Matt Lavin @wikimedia
academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
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Thanks to Barry Sinervo for leading decades-long research on the amazing side-blotched lizards. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
This Diminutive Reptile Plays Rock-Paper-Scissors
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Thanks to Barry Sinervo for leading decades-long research on the amazing side-blotched lizards. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/s...
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If at precisely 11.35am on New Years eve you start working on your slides for next year's course, as the clock chimes for new year you'll still be working on your slides.
December 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If at precisely 11.35am on New Years eve you start working on your slides for next year's course, as the clock chimes for new year you'll still be working on your slides.
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@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing
These fungi boost plant growth and restore depleted ecosystems, but federal funding for a library housing them has been cut – and it may be forced to close
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
@invam.bsky.social collection, prairies, and AMF all featured in the awesome article
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defunding fungi: US’s living library of ‘vital ecosystem engineers’ is in danger of closing www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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An incredible ICTP initiative is our Postgraduate Diploma Programme. Rigorous one-year pre-PhD training for students from the Global South. I have personally seen this program transform the lives of those in the quant life sciences.
Due Feb. 28 2026. Please share widely.
www.ictp.it/news/2025/11...
Due Feb. 28 2026. Please share widely.
www.ictp.it/news/2025/11...
Call for Applications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme | ICTP
Are you a student who dreams of earning a PhD in physics or mathematics, but who lives in a country lacking such opportunities? ICTP could be your first step on the path to attaining a PhD.
www.ictp.it
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
An incredible ICTP initiative is our Postgraduate Diploma Programme. Rigorous one-year pre-PhD training for students from the Global South. I have personally seen this program transform the lives of those in the quant life sciences.
Due Feb. 28 2026. Please share widely.
www.ictp.it/news/2025/11...
Due Feb. 28 2026. Please share widely.
www.ictp.it/news/2025/11...
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JFC. UNC’s Centers for:
European Studies
African Studies
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies.
The Asia Center.
The Institute for the Study of the Americas
All prestigious National Resource Centers. Incomprehensible from an institution of UNC’s caliber.
European Studies
African Studies
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies.
The Asia Center.
The Institute for the Study of the Americas
All prestigious National Resource Centers. Incomprehensible from an institution of UNC’s caliber.
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
JFC. UNC’s Centers for:
European Studies
African Studies
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies.
The Asia Center.
The Institute for the Study of the Americas
All prestigious National Resource Centers. Incomprehensible from an institution of UNC’s caliber.
European Studies
African Studies
Middle East & Islamic Studies
Slavic, Eurasian & East European Studies.
The Asia Center.
The Institute for the Study of the Americas
All prestigious National Resource Centers. Incomprehensible from an institution of UNC’s caliber.
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Article about scientists leaving (or not leaving) the US - including me!
I landed in a truly great spot - but what's happening in the US is messed up.
@isemevol.bsky.social @sfstatebio.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
I landed in a truly great spot - but what's happening in the US is messed up.
@isemevol.bsky.social @sfstatebio.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave U.S. behind www.statnews.com/2025/12/17/r...
Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave U.S. behind
“A large part of what we loved about the United States is no longer there”: Amid talk of a brain drain, some scientists leave the U.S. behind.
www.statnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Article about scientists leaving (or not leaving) the US - including me!
I landed in a truly great spot - but what's happening in the US is messed up.
@isemevol.bsky.social @sfstatebio.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
I landed in a truly great spot - but what's happening in the US is messed up.
@isemevol.bsky.social @sfstatebio.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social
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Can ecological network theory explain the transition from health to disease in microbiome-related processes? Yes, and this outstanding new paper led by Miguel A. Muñoz shows exactly how. An exceptional contribution that moves the field forward: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @vmaull.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Can ecological network theory explain the transition from health to disease in microbiome-related processes? Yes, and this outstanding new paper led by Miguel A. Muñoz shows exactly how. An exceptional contribution that moves the field forward: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @vmaull.bsky.social
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Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
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We published a new paper in Ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social entitled "Measuring competition coefficients in an ant community: Implications for intraspecific adaptation load" doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Measuring competition coefficients in an ant community: Implications for intraspecific adaptation load
Understanding the stable coexistence of species despite resource competition has been a central topic in ecology. Ant communities are particularly enigmatic as various species coexist despite resourc....
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We published a new paper in Ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social entitled "Measuring competition coefficients in an ant community: Implications for intraspecific adaptation load" doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Circulating a petition against a proposal to force UNC system faculty to share their syllabi publicly, a move that would potentially exposing faculty to bad faith actors without necessarily improving student access to syllabi (which are already accessible in the course catalog) #AcademicFreedom
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Circulating a petition against a proposal to force UNC system faculty to share their syllabi publicly, a move that would potentially exposing faculty to bad faith actors without necessarily improving student access to syllabi (which are already accessible in the course catalog) #AcademicFreedom
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Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026
November 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026
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This is incredible - even now in the US - this story of a tenured prof losing her job over protests is worse than I have come to expect.
She participated in a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
She participated in a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This is incredible - even now in the US - this story of a tenured prof losing her job over protests is worse than I have come to expect.
She participated in a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
She participated in a peaceful protest against the genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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On scientific "style" for @undark.org:
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
Science Needs to Embrace the Idea of Style
How do individual scientists approach their work? These stylistic differences can influence the process of discovery.
undark.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On scientific "style" for @undark.org:
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
"[Style] is a positive feature of science that facilitates different routes to solving problems.....We can embrace differences in our approaches while still promoting rigor and clarity."
undark.org/2025/12/04/o...
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Hi everyone! I'm co-organizing this retreat/workshop June 15-19 for those looking to get started in mathematical/computational modeling of biological processes. Location is a beautiful farm in NC. Please share with students and others who want to build modeling skills. Interdisciplinarity welcome!
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hi everyone! I'm co-organizing this retreat/workshop June 15-19 for those looking to get started in mathematical/computational modeling of biological processes. Location is a beautiful farm in NC. Please share with students and others who want to build modeling skills. Interdisciplinarity welcome!
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A challenge in epidemic forecasting is that ML models overfit while mechanistic models miss changing transmission conditions. Our new JR Soc Interface paper tests whether physics-informed neural networks—which embed an epidemiological ODE system inside a neural net—can address this.
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A challenge in epidemic forecasting is that ML models overfit while mechanistic models miss changing transmission conditions. Our new JR Soc Interface paper tests whether physics-informed neural networks—which embed an epidemiological ODE system inside a neural net—can address this.
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Two fully-funded PhD openings in my research group at the University of York.
If you’re excited about viromes, phage biology, Nanopore sequencing, soils and the odd bit of alpine or agricultural field sampling, we’d love to hear from you!
🌱🦠🏔️
tiny.cc/c4pv001
tiny.cc/e4pv001
If you’re excited about viromes, phage biology, Nanopore sequencing, soils and the odd bit of alpine or agricultural field sampling, we’d love to hear from you!
🌱🦠🏔️
tiny.cc/c4pv001
tiny.cc/e4pv001
A Farewell to Arms: The Trade-off Between Growth and Defence in Bacteria (York YBDTP Project) at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - A Farewell to Arms: The Trade-off Between Growth and Defence in Bacteria (York YBDTP Project) at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
tiny.cc
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Two fully-funded PhD openings in my research group at the University of York.
If you’re excited about viromes, phage biology, Nanopore sequencing, soils and the odd bit of alpine or agricultural field sampling, we’d love to hear from you!
🌱🦠🏔️
tiny.cc/c4pv001
tiny.cc/e4pv001
If you’re excited about viromes, phage biology, Nanopore sequencing, soils and the odd bit of alpine or agricultural field sampling, we’d love to hear from you!
🌱🦠🏔️
tiny.cc/c4pv001
tiny.cc/e4pv001
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One week left to apply to the UVA Biology PhD program! If you or someone you know are interested in contagion from a complex systems perspective, please reach out! I'm looking for a grad student! bio.as.virginia.edu/how-apply-gr...
How to Apply to the Graduate Program
bio.as.virginia.edu
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
One week left to apply to the UVA Biology PhD program! If you or someone you know are interested in contagion from a complex systems perspective, please reach out! I'm looking for a grad student! bio.as.virginia.edu/how-apply-gr...
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New preprint from our lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@aiswarya.bsky.social tested the role of priority effects in shaping the honeybee gut microbiota using an elegant combinatorial experimental design. A thread🧵....
@aiswarya.bsky.social tested the role of priority effects in shaping the honeybee gut microbiota using an elegant combinatorial experimental design. A thread🧵....
| bioRxiv
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New preprint from our lab! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@aiswarya.bsky.social tested the role of priority effects in shaping the honeybee gut microbiota using an elegant combinatorial experimental design. A thread🧵....
@aiswarya.bsky.social tested the role of priority effects in shaping the honeybee gut microbiota using an elegant combinatorial experimental design. A thread🧵....
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👀 Eco/evo tweeps teaching undergraduate courses ...
Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? Stephan Peischl's group is running an ethics-approved study. Learn more at: peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html Contact [email protected] to receive the survey link.
Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? Stephan Peischl's group is running an ethics-approved study. Learn more at: peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html Contact [email protected] to receive the survey link.
MEEW
peischllab.github.io
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
👀 Eco/evo tweeps teaching undergraduate courses ...
Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? Stephan Peischl's group is running an ethics-approved study. Learn more at: peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html Contact [email protected] to receive the survey link.
Can interactive web apps help biology students become better modellers? Stephan Peischl's group is running an ethics-approved study. Learn more at: peischllab.github.io/MEEW.html Contact [email protected] to receive the survey link.
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Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
The Ecology, Evolution and Behavior graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin is top-10 ranked.
integrativebio.utexas.edu
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Like math and plant community ecology?
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
I am recruiting one or two new Ph.D. students to work on theory and its integration with data in the areas of forest dynamics, species coexistence, or plant community ecology more generally.
Deadlines for the EEB and Plant Biology programs are Dec. 1.
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We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
jobs.charlotte.edu
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor.
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
Apps reviewed 12/15.
Please spread the word! 💚⛏️
#PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬
jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141