Tahir Ali, Ph.D.
@tahirali-biomics.bsky.social
🌱 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭:
- Speak up early.
- Manage up with intention.
- Prepare for tough conversations.
- Build support beyond your PI.
- Let mentorship grow naturally.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭:
- Speak up early.
- Manage up with intention.
- Prepare for tough conversations.
- Build support beyond your PI.
- Let mentorship grow naturally.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
My PI is not offering any support or guidance on my PhD project, what should I do?
A safety engineer feels abandoned by their principal investigator. How should they find support?
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February 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM
🌱 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭:
- Speak up early.
- Manage up with intention.
- Prepare for tough conversations.
- Build support beyond your PI.
- Let mentorship grow naturally.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭:
- Speak up early.
- Manage up with intention.
- Prepare for tough conversations.
- Build support beyond your PI.
- Let mentorship grow naturally.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Tahir Ali, Ph.D.
In this study, we analyzed the demographic histories of 280 plant pairs and 61 animal pairs using genomic data describing both intraspecific polymorphism and interspecific divergence
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
In this study, we analyzed the demographic histories of 280 plant pairs and 61 animal pairs using genomic data describing both intraspecific polymorphism and interspecific divergence
Reposted by Tahir Ali, Ph.D.
Hybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Hybridization and introgression are major evolutionary processes. Since the 1940s, the prevailing view has been that they shape plants far more than animals. In our new study (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants
), we find the opposite: animals exchange genes more, and for longer, than plants