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Mike Grillo

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Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago. Plant evolutionary genetics, plant-microbe interactions, evolutionary ecology. https://grillolab.weebly.com

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Mar 24

Happy to share some good news! March has been a big month for me. I got tenure (thanks letter writers!!) and was awarded a NSF CAREER grant to study the genetics and evolution of plant-microbiome interactions. I'll be recruiting MS students and a postdoc.

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Michael Grillo Awarded $1.1. Million NSF CAREER Grant: Loyola University Chicago

Michael Grillo, assistant biology professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded a $1.1 million NSF CAREER grant to advance his research on microbiomes.

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing talk today by Andrea Case @andreacase.bsky.social on her fascinating work to understand how closely related Lobelia co-occur.

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Kirk Amundson @kirkamundson.bsky.social · 4d

UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!

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Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology

The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 8d

Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates

New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany

Some of the necessary equipment to build a Raspberry Pi powered imaging and temperature sensor system for research.

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 14d

Nominations are due September 30 for the Lifetime Achievement Award! This prize recognizes contributions to the field through research, mentorship, outreach, DEI work, and/or other service to the evolutionary biology community. Submit your nomination today!
www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...

Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Lifetime Achievement Award, Nominations due September 30. A background of gold star confetti and a gold trophy.

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 13d

Submit your nominations for the tri-society IDEA Award by October 15! This award recognizes a person at any career stage who has strengthened the ecology and evolutionary biology community by promoting inclusiveness and diversity in our fields. www.evolutionsociety.org/society-awar...

Background: A glowing lightbulb. Text: American Society of Naturalists, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, Access Award. Deadline: October 15, 2025.

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Corrie Moreau @corriemoreau.bsky.social · 19d

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

ecoevojobs.net 2025-26

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Elizabeth Bach @s0il0rgmatters.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us for Nachusa Grasslands' Fall Festival! Sat. Sep. 20, 10am-4pm. Bison tours, guided hikes, activity tents, food truck $5 donation requested for parking. www.nachusagrasslands.org/aotp-2025.html

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Elizabeth Bach @s0il0rgmatters.bsky.social · 29d

Reminder to recent/expected PhD grads looking for postdocs, this is a great opportunity from a non-profit foundation. Applications due Oct. 21.

Elizabeth Bach @s0il0rgmatters.bsky.social · Jul 10

Walder Foundation Biota Awards now accepting applications for 2026 Postdoctoral Fellowships. Supports postdoctoral researchers working at Illinois institutions with a focus on biodiversity and conservation work in Chicago or by Chicago institutions.
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Biota Awards

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 9d

I had a hot (91F) morning trying to navigate through the tall grass prairie at Nachusa Geasslands in search of Illinois Bundleflower. It was so cool exploring this incredibly rare habitat in its final glory at the end of the growing season.

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Megan Whitney @megwhit.bsky.social · Aug 19

Important read by @thomsanger.bsky.social for anyone in science.

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Communicating Science with New Purpose

Abstract. The scientific enterprise of the United States is facing challenges on a scale that many living scientists have never encountered. After nearly a

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · 10d

This is the second "Professor Oppressor" postcard that I have received. They aren't overtly threatening, but it's unsettling that "they" have my home address. Many faculty at Loyola have been receiving them. We live in interesting times...

Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Aug 19

Inspiring thoughts in the midst of challenging times by @thomsanger.bsky.social

Megan Whitney @megwhit.bsky.social · Aug 19

Important read by @thomsanger.bsky.social for anyone in science.

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Communicating Science with New Purpose

Abstract. The scientific enterprise of the United States is facing challenges on a scale that many living scientists have never encountered. After nearly a

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Carrie Wessinger @carriewessi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Please repost and amplify !

We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!

Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...

Deadline for applications is Oct 1

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina

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Stacey D. Smith @iochromaland.bsky.social · Aug 11

Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's that time of year...oh boy.

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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · Aug 11

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Aug 9

Had a blast catching brook and brown trout in northern Michigan and playing with the drone. youtu.be/rWyxmhlGZvA?...

Fly fishing upper Manistee

YouTube video by True North Trout

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Misha Matz @heatshok.bsky.social · Aug 4

up to three years of support for postdoctoral researchers in the broad area of the diversity of life and/or organisms in their natural environments cns.utexas.edu/research/res... 🧪🌎

Stengl-Wyer Scholars

Stengl-Wyer Scholars are postdoctoral scientists in ecology and the life sciences who study at The University of Texas at Austin

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Nick Haddad @nickhaddad.bsky.social · Aug 4

More bad news for butterflies. Our new paper led by Wendy Leuenberger shows common species are declining even more rapidly than rare ones. @ZipkinLab

Three decades of declines restructure butterfly communities in the Midwestern United States | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2501340122

Three decades of declines restructure butterfly communities in the Midwestern United States | PNAS

Insects are declining worldwide. These declines have been documented across taxonomic groups and are worrisome given ecosystem services provided by...

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Danae Wolfe | Chasing Bugs @chasingbugs.com · Aug 2

Did you know that firefly glow as larvae and pupae? I found this shrimp-like pupa in my garden earlier this summer. 🍤

A firefly pupa with glowing lantern rests on a brown leaf.

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Pat Schloss @patschloss.bsky.social · Jul 31

I'm offering a new workshop that's part instruction, part group coaching. This program will focus on the design principles we should consider when generating visuals. There won't be any coding so don't let that hold you back shop.riffomonas.org/products/tra...

Transform your data visualizations in 5 weeks - no judgement, no code

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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are hiring a full time lab technician to assist with several long-term richness/biodiversity/microbe/drought/restoration manupulation experiments at the KU field station. Applications due this week! Please share.

Job Posting - Research Technician share.google/GsSTtiW4rIm5...

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Mike Grillo @mikegrillo.bsky.social · Jul 30

Woohoo!

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Rachel Moran @rachelmoran.bsky.social · Jun 2

Our lab is moving! I’m thrilled to be joining the Department of Ecology & Evolution at the University of Chicago this fall. I’ll be recruiting PhD students so please spread the word and reach out if interested!

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