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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD
@jhancsalazar.bsky.social
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#Portejadeño, Cauca (🇨🇴) #Black, #Latino, and Proud ✊🏿 | Ph.D. | PostDoc at Mayo Clinic - Neurogenesis and Brain Tumors Lab | Brain cancer evolution | U. Icesi - Alma Mater http://jhansalazar.weebly.com
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · Nov 13
A couple of years ago, the School of Education Sciences at Universidad Icesi published a book that shares a small part of my academic and personal history. In Colombia, the Black community makes up approximately 10% of the country's population—around 4.6 million Afro-Colombians. (1/3)
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 3d
📣CALL FOR PAPERS!

Upcoming SPECIAL ISSUE: Evolution at species range edges

Guest Edited by Shengman Liu, John Pannell and Sophie Karrenberg

More information here: academic.oup.com/jeb/pages/ca...
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Fausto Rodríguez Zapata @minorallele.bsky.social · Aug 17
Who would have thought.
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Tim Curran @timcurran.bsky.social · Aug 17
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity

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Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
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Adrián García-Rodríguez @adriangarcia-r.bsky.social · May 29
🚨🔊Our new paper is out @commsbio.nature.com! 🔥We explore the global variation in speciation rates across >7,000 amphibian species-& the environmental factors that might drive it 🌎⛰️🌡️
Dive into what we found: rdcu.be/eogmd

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The latitudinal variation in amphibian speciation rates revisited
Communications Biology - A synthesis examining the global patterns of geographic variation in amphibian speciation rates and assessing some of the factors that may underlie them.
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · Aug 15
A few weeks ago, I had the joy of speaking at the Linnean Society about my research on anole lizards 🦎 and how they handle the wild temperature changes of Neotropical mountains.

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Mountains, Lizards, and the Battle with Temperature
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · Jul 28
After nearly 10 years studying the evolution of thermal physiology in Anolis lizards, I defended my PhD a few months ago! Now, I’m happy to start a new chapter: a postdoc in the Neurogenesis & Brain Tumors Lab, studying glioblastoma evolution; the most aggressive brain cancer.
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jun 26
The Andes are a biodiversity hotspot & research led by @jhancsalazar.bsky.social‬ has studied how one inhabitant - the anoles lizard - adapts to habitats from tropical lowlands to chilly mountaintops.

Rosie Ryland has written about the work published in @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social‬
Anoles on the Edge: Adapting to the Andes
Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jun 24
Catch up on last week's fascinating talk from @jhancsalazar.bsky.social‬ about anoles lizards, and how they react to temperatures at different elevations in their mountain habitats.

Jhan's research was recently published in @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social‬.
Mountains, Lizards, and the Battle with Temperature
In this talk, Jhan Salazar explores how anole lizards adapt to the extreme temperature variations found in Neotropical mountains. Using climatic and distribu...
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · Jun 18
We've just wrapped up two gripping talks this week:

🦉 Photo 1: Richard Preece uncovered the notebooks of Leonard Jenyns - the naturalist who passed on Darwin’s Beagle voyage.

🦎Photo 2: @jhancsalazar.bsky.social revealed how Anolis lizards evolved to survive mountain cold.

Recordings coming soon!
Richard Preece uncovers Leonard Jenyn
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James T. Stroud @jameststroud.bsky.social · May 19
What's new in the world of adaptive radiation?!

Here's what we think!

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Out now in @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social! Wonderful writing this with Julia Day, @fishspeciation.bsky.social, and María del Rosario Castañeda
A global perspective on adaptive radiation: Advances, issues, and future directions
James T Stroud, Julia J Day, María del Rosario Castañeda, Christopher H Martin; A global perspective on adaptive radiation: Advances, issues, and future di
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jun 5
If you want to hear more about this, then come along to our Lunchtime Lecture on Wednesday 18th June, where Jhan will be delving into more detail about his research behind the paper! Sign up below (3/3) 🌍🧪👇

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Mountains, Lizards, and the Battle with Temperature
Jhan Salazar explores how anole lizards adapt to the extreme temperature variations found in Neotropical mountains.
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jun 5
Ever wondered how temperature affects species in mountain ranges such as the Andes? Our guest blogger Rosie Ryland has written a great blog about this, shining a spotlight on how temperature shapes life in one of Earth's most complex ecosystems! (1/3) 🌍🧪🦎

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Anoles on the Edge: Adapting to the Andes
Discover the latest news from The Linnean Society of London.
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Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society @evojlinnsoc.bsky.social · Jun 5
Rosie's blog was based on a paper by @jhancsalazar.bsky.social as part of our Special Issue on Adaptive Radiation. You can read the full paper here (2/3) 👇🌍🧪
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The Andes are a driver of physiological diversity in Anolis lizards
Abstract. The Andes, with its diverse topography and climate, is a renowned cradle for adaptive radiation, particularly for vertebrate ectotherms such as l
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Katie Martin, PhD @katiemartinevo.bsky.social · Jun 2
Congratulations to
@jenna-n-palmisano.bsky.social and the rest of the team on a really cool pub! This novel PCR assay majorly increases our ability to detect the invasive parasite Raillietiella orientalis in North American snakes from fecal samples and cloacal swabs.
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Title and author list of a new publication out in Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science, titled "A novel PCR assay and sampling techniques for the detection of Raillietiella orientalis"
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · May 30
Excitingly, @jhancsalazar.bsky.social also recently published his research on Anoles lizards in the Andes in our Evolutionary Journal (@evojlinnsoc.bsky.social). We're really excited to hear him share more about this work!

You can read the journal article here: academic.oup.com/evolinnean/a...
The Andes are a driver of physiological diversity in Anolis lizards
Abstract. The Andes, with its diverse topography and climate, is a renowned cradle for adaptive radiation, particularly for vertebrate ectotherms such as l
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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · May 30
On Wed 18 June, 12:30 to 1:30pm, join us online with @jhancsalazar.bsky.social (Washington University in St. Louis) as he explores the epic struggle of anole lizards battling extreme mountain temperatures - unlocking secrets of evolution, survival, and climate change.

Book here: bit.ly/3ZJcT6b
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · May 15
I’m beyond proud to share that I’ve officially earned my Ph.D. and served as Student Marshal for the School of Medicine at WashU! Grateful to my advisor, @jblosos.bsky.social, my committee, and everyone who supported me. And now, on to the next chapter!
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · May 7
Just defended my thesis and officially wrapped up my PhD! I’m incredibly grateful for all the support, the challenges, and the growth along the way. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of this journey!
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · Apr 30
Ancestral sequence reconstruction often assumes unrealistic homogeneous substitution models; however @rmuniztrejo.bsky.social et al. find that reconstruction accuracy is determined by phylogenetic signal, not model choice.

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Robustness of Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction to Among-site and Among-lineage Evolutionary Heterogeneity
Abstract. Ancestral sequence reconstruction is typically performed using homogeneous evolutionary models, which assume that the same substitution propensit
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · Apr 26
@katyamack.bsky.social @phiferrixey.bsky.social et al. studied GxE interactions in wild-derived inbred strains of house mice from N. and S. America, finding strain-specific responses to high-fat diets and widespread condition-specific gene regulation.

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Gene-by-environment Interactions and Adaptive Body Size Variation in Mice From the Americas
Abstract. The relationship between genotype and phenotype is often mediated by the environment. Moreover, gene-by-environment (GxE) interactions can contri
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Jhan C. Salazar, PhD @jhancsalazar.bsky.social · Apr 19
After 6 long years, lots of ups and downs, and being far from family, I’m defending my PhD thesis on May 6 at 12:00pm CT - just 16 days away! Still a bit to go, but wanted to share. De Puerto Tejada y Cali para el mundo.
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IUCN-SSC Galliformes Specialist Group @galliformesorg.bsky.social · Mar 26
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Once near extinction, native pheasant now recovering
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 12
The large increase in sea surface temperatures in 2023-24 was anomalous, but not completely unexpected when applying climate models, according to research in Nature. https://go.nature.com/3R5Hmqk 🧪 🌊
This is figure 4, which shows anomalies of record-shattering jumps in SSTs in observations and climate models are mostly localized in the equatorial Pacific, North Pacific and North Atlantic.
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Global Center for Species Survival @protectspecies.bsky.social · Mar 11
Calling all conservationists and nature enthusiasts! We have a Bluesky starter pack of IUCN SSC accounts. Use the link to quickly follow members, Specialist Groups, Committees and Task Forces in the IUCN SSC network. And if you know of anyone we should add, please reply! go.bsky.app/4mGN37B 🌍🧪
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Mar 10
The list is growing longer…
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD @minyaaa.bsky.social · Feb 23
There’s a google doc trying to keep track of funding/grad school admission/hiring freezes & status please share 🧪 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
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