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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to the IU Biology community, Julia! We're so excited you're here.

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Maria Paz Fernandez @mariadelapax.bsky.social · 7d

Come join us!
Applications to the GCDB Biology Doctoral program at IU are due December 1st.

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@alizeemalnoe.bsky.social @rhcalderon.bsky.social @lesleynweaver.bsky.social @hoosierflyman.bsky.social @tennessenlab.bsky.social @flyeyelab.bsky.social @briancalvi.bsky.social

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 15d

Microbiology societies from 5 continents have launched the first global strategy to harness microbial science in tackling climate change.

IU Biology’s Jay Lennon is lead author of the paper, co-published in 6 leading scientific journals.

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social !
🔗 go.iu.edu/8uZN

IU Biology Professor Jay Lennon is standing outside in front of leaves.

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 19d

📢 Joan Wood Lecture Series

IU Biology welcomes Dr. Sabeeha Merchant, (UC Berkeley).
Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m., Biology Building, room A100.

Talk: Tales of many algae: from fundamental discovery to applications
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8uX9

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · 29d

📢 James P. Holland Lecture
IU Biology welcomes David Pride, M.D., Ph.D. (UC San Diego) on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology A100 + via Zoom.

Talk: Developing phages to treat pathogen infections
Learn more about his work: thepridelaboratory.org
Join webinar: go.iu.edu/8uOo

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Aug 4

Big thanks to everyone who came out last week for the CISAB REU poster session in the IU Biology Atrium! It was amazing to see the work of 9 interns who spent their summer exploring animal behavior research.

Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting
Learn about REU in Animal Behavior: go.iu.edu/8u8i

Pictured: Madison Meschen presenting in the biology building atrium at IU.

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jul 28

Congratulations, Erica! 👏👏👏
@ericanadolski.bsky.social

EvoDevo PanAm @evodevopanam.bsky.social · Jul 25

Erica Nadolski @iubiology.bsky.social got the Best Student Talk award!! Congratulations! sexual dimorphism of horned beetles #PASEDB2025 #hornedbeetles #satellitesymposium

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jul 16

IU Biology grad students are bringing science to the community!
Anjaly Prasannajith (Walczak lab), Josy Joseph (Zelhof lab), and Siddhartha Yaddanapudi (Shaw lab) create hands-on outreach activities to spark curiosity about cell biology. ✨🔬🧫
Read more: go.iu.edu/8tXj

Siddhartha Yaddanapudi, Josy Joseph, and Anjaly Prasannajith engage visitors during Science Fest as part of IU Biology's outreach efforts.

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 30

Thanks for stopping by, @cody.im! 🪴🌸✨

Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · Jun 28

Visiting Wally, the corpse flower at @iubiology.bsky.social! Blooms only once every few years, lasting just a day or two. This is its fourth, the last was in 2023. (Bonus pic: it’s hot in a greenhouse.)

Thermometer reading 98 degrees Fahrenheit

IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 26

Exciting news from the IU Biology Greenhouse!

Wally, our corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), is officially preparing to bloom! 🪴🌸

🎥You can watch the livestream: go.iu.edu/8tM8

📷: Jessica L. Hooten, Department of Biology

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations, @jaytlennon.bsky.social!

ASM @asm.org · Jun 16

We’re pleased to announce Dr. Jay Lennon as the Chair of ASM’s Applied and Environmental Microbiology unit. He brings extensive leadership experience across ASM and a collaborative vision to this role. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Lennon! Learn more: asm.social/2sM

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 12

Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the IU Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse, may be preparing for another rare and spectacular bloom! You can watch Wally grow – and possibly bloom – live via the Wallycam livestream here: go.iu.edu/wally.
Learn more: go.iu.edu/8tEt

Photo of Wally, the resident Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at the Indiana University Bloomington Biology Building Greenhouse,

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Jun 10

IU biologist Roger Innes, newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences, is advancing research on plant immune systems that could increase crop yields and reduce costs for farmers. @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social

Read more: go.iu.edu/8tDD

IU Bloomington Distinguished Professor of Biology Roger Innes.

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Jun 3

URGENT: FlyBase has lost practically all its funding overnight; even user fees are tied up in denied grant funding. 🤬🤯

Any lab using @flybase.bsky.social please donate using the link in post below.

This incredible community, on whose backs our #Drosophila labs depend, can't be left out to dry.

Marc Dionne @marcsdionne.bsky.social · Jun 3

My lab studies bacterial infections. We spend a lot of time looking at (or for) species-specific genetic and genomic databases for hosts and microbes. FlyBase is the best of all—there is literally no comparison. Its existence is under threat. Please donate.
www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

Drosophila Genetic Database

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · May 27

Shefali @iamshef.bsky.social · May 22

Had a wonderful time @cshlmeetings.bsky.social #cshlmetab 2025 ! Grateful to everyone who stopped by and gave feedback on my work. Spl mention @americanheart.bsky.social for supporting us AHA predoc fellows with conference support !!

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@tennessenlab.bsky.social

#phdlife

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · May 22

#GLPSC2025 Speaker Spotlight: @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social, @iubiology.bsky.social ☀️🌱

Dr. Malnoë's groundbreaking research on plant photoprotection provides insights into improving photosynthetic efficiency and biomass production in crops. Catch her talk this September: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · May 2

Congratulations to all of our graduates! 🎓✨
🔗: go.iu.edu/8tiT

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Alizée Malnoë @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social · May 2

Thanks unbiased husband 😅 very happy how this article shares the love that we have for this job 👩🏼‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬👩🏽‍🔬#goscience #photosynthesis 🌞🍃
Thankful for the wonderful, supportive and brilliant community here at Indiana University Bloomington @iubiology.bsky.social and excellent journalism from Odessa Lyon!

Robert Calderon @rhcalderon.bsky.social · May 1

Pretty cool to see @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social get profiled by the Indiana Daily Student! @iubiology.bsky.social @idsnews.bsky.social #plantsky #PlantScience

Bigger, better plants: an IU researcher’s endeavor to understand photosynthesis

This research lab wants to decode the fundamentals of plants and photosynthesis.

www.idsnews.com

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congratulations, @rosvall-lab.bsky.social!

Kim Rosvall @rosvall-lab.bsky.social · Apr 28

Taking a moment to celebrate our new paper out today in Nature Ecology Evolution, led by the amazing @jacanamama.bsky.social Sara Lipshutz. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Repeated behavioural evolution is associated with convergence of gene expression in cavity-nesting songbirds - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The authors performed phylogenetically controlled behavioural assays and analysed brain transcriptomes across five avian families, identifying convergent patterns of gene expression associated with aggression and nesting behaviour in obligate cavity-nesting birds.

doi.org

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations to all of our award recipients!
🔗: go.iu.edu/8tfA

IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Apr 2

Congratulations, Zoe! 👏 @zoehert.bsky.social

The American Genetic Association @theaga.bsky.social · Apr 1

Our third #EECG2025 Awardee is Zoe Hert! You can find her on X at @Zoe_Hert or on Bluesky at @zoehert.bsky.social

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Mar 31

👏Thank you, Jeff and Jane Doyle, for your continued support of the IU Department of Biology! Their planned gift will support an existing fund named in honor of Jeff’s IU thesis advisor, the Charles B. Heiser Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Plant Evolution. 🪴
📖: go.iu.edu/8sVN

Love Grows: Alumni Spotlights: THE COLLEGE: Indiana University Bloomington

Planting Seeds for Marriage and the Future of Evolutionary Biology at IU

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Mar 28

Meet IU Student Body President Cooper Tinsley, a biotechnology major and political science minor, whose passion bridges science and public service.
📖: go.iu.edu/8sUC

IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Mar 27

In case you missed it! IU Libraries’ publishing service, Grey Literature, released ”Through the Looking Glass: I. Why Cross-Fertilize?” by biology prof Curt Lively and illustrated by Zoe Dinges. Their monograph examines a longstanding question in evolutionary biology. Curious?

📖: go.iu.edu/8sTs

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IU Biology @iubiology.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎉 Congrats to IU biology Ph.D. student Hunter Herriage (below w/thesis mentor Prof Calvi) for giving two talks at the 66th annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego! He presented his thesis research – a huge accomplishment at a major international meeting. 🙌

📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8sTr

Hunter and his thesis mentor, Prof. Brian Calvi, next to a giant fly vial at the annual fly meeting.

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