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Jason Stajich @hyphaltip.bsky.social · 16d

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology & Fungal Biology, UC Davis. 🍄🌱 recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339 Deadline Dec 1, 2025. 👀 "Primary teaching responsibilities will be teaching Introductory Mycology, an upper-division lab class, and SAS 30, Mushroom, Molds & Society"

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Genetics Society of America @genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 19d

🚨 Just over one week left! Apply for GSA’s Peer Review Training Program by Sept 30.

Gain hands-on experience, learn what editors look for, & build skills to boost your research career.

🔗 buff.ly/MHmDxEF

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Sep 7

tragic story. read the NYT coverage of risks to firefighters. also striking is the rejection of the risks posed to health --> "“I’m very skeptical,” said Lee Miller, whose Miller Timber Services is among the largest U.S. firefighting companies."

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

www.nytimes.com

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · Sep 3

Science has already saved countless lives and will save many more if we let it. Hearing firsthand from patients whose lives have been saved by medical research (tinyurl.com/m65339fh) shows how vital this funding is, even for those lucky enough not to have needed it yet.
Please share
#ScienceSavedMe

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Sep 4

wonderful story (from a fellow Pittsburgher)!

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Stephen I Wright @stepheniwright.bsky.social · Aug 27

Please share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with ‪‪@shaky-dingo.bsky.social‬ and colleagues

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Aug 15

@faseborg.bsky.social works hard to ensure a sustained commitment to investment in research. The FY26 budget is up for a full Senate vote, then next to the House. I know we're all tired, but contacting your reps still matters. Nothing happens without funding.

FASEB @faseborg.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank the Senate for rejecting the drastic cuts to NSF and NIH! Recommended NSF receive $9 billion and NIH $48.7 billion to continue investment in research. Though these levels fall short of FASEB’s recommendations, their commitment to research is critical. Send a letter ➡️

Legislative Action Center

We advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members.

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

careers.uoguelph.ca

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Ewan Birney @ewanbirney.bsky.social · Aug 13

Got a PhD in nearly any science? Want to do a postdoc? Are you interested in biology, genomics and computers? Perhaps you are computational/maths-ey and want to get closer to the lab? or experimental and want to get a bit more geeky? Want to work with global leaders in genomics and comp. bio? =>

EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · Aug 13

Recruitment is now open for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral Programme.

ESPOD builds on the collaborative relationship between EMBL-EBI and the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social, offering projects that combine experimental and computational approaches.

www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

🧬🖥️🔬#postdocjob

ESPOD, the EMBL-EBI/Sanger postdoctoral fellowship. Applications deadline 30 September. Image credit: Karen Arnott / EMBL-EBI

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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

sc.edu

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Aug 12

"...science loses meaning if it comes at the cost of human potential, and mentorship is, at its core, about nurturing that potential."

Wise words from Brandon Gaut, whose essay is worth a read for mentors and mentees alike. We're so glad he is the recipient of our inaugural GSA Mentorship Award.

PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · Aug 10

Wonderful (and humble) essay on mentorship by Brandon Gaut, on occasion of Brandon receiving the inaugural Mentorship Award of @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. I hope this will be widely read!

academic.oup.com/genetics/art...

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Aug 12

gorgeous, but looks like they're sold out already online! hope you print more.

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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

jobs.colorado.edu

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Aug 7

congratulations Needhi!!

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Aug 6

great observations. i've been struggling with Zimmer's article, esp after reading the PNAS paper. i'm also concerned that bad actors are going to run with some of these conclusions as a "see, much research is not reproducible and it's all fraudulent! what a terrible investment".

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Eileen Furlong @eileen-furlong.bsky.social · Jul 30

To all post-docs: The Genome Biology dept ‪@embl.org
has an Independent faculty position. Fantastic place to set up your lab –great package: core funding, fantastic Ph.D. students, cutting edge core facilities & great colleagues. Closing date Sept 19th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

Group Leader - Genome Biology Unit

Are you ready to lead groundbreaking research in Genome Biology? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking a motivated scientist to lead an independent research group addressing exciting and original biological...

embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Jul 29

i know right? strange days.

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Jul 27

PA folks - This is Senator McCormick's first term. High stakes: University of Pittsburgh (at ~$685.3M ranked 6th in NIH funding) and Penn (at ~$691.2M ranked 5th in NIH funding) FY24. Plus Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, others.

Maureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · Jul 26

From @aaas.org check-in with Sudip Parikh: a letter by 14 Republican senators urge the Office of Management and Budget to release NIH funding. If this includes your state (AL, ME, WV, SC, KY, KS, AR, PA, NC, IN, AK), Sudip recommends contacting & thanking them for being American science leaders.

Director Vought:
We write to ask you to fully implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, including funds appropriated for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The continuing resolution supp011s NIH initiatives across a range of critical research areascancer, cardiovascular disease, rare pediatric disorders, and more. These vital efforts are not only necessary to Make America Healthy Again, but also have a direct impact on American families, biomedical innovation, our economy, and competing with Communist China.
We are concerned by the slow disbursement rate of FY25 NIH funds, as it risks undermining critical research and the thousands of American jobs it supports. Suspension of these appropriated funds - whether formally withheld or functionally delayed - could threaten Americans' ability to access better treatments and limit our nation's leadership in biomedical science. It also risks inadve11ently severing ongoing NIH-funded research prior to actionable results.
We share your commitment to ensuring NIH funds are used responsibly and not diverted to ideological or unaccountable programs. We are confident Secretary Kennedy and Director Bhattacharya are well positioned to uphold gold standard research by ensuring that NIH awards are grounded in transparency, scientific merit, and a clear alignment with national interests. Our shared goal is to restore public trust in the NIH precisely because its work is focused on results, accountability, and real-world impact. Withholding or suspending these funds would jeopardize that trust and hinder progress on critical health challenges facing our nation. Ultimately, this is about finding cures and seeing them through to fruition.
We respectfully request that you ensure the timely release of all FY25 NIH appropriations in accordance with congressional intent. Doing so will ensure continued momentum in curing disease, supp011ing American innovation, and delivering result…

Sincerely,
Katie Boyd Britt
John Boozman
Shelly Moore Capito
Bill Cassidy
Susan Collins
Lindsey O. Graham
David H. McCormick
Mitch McConnel
Jerry Moran
Lisa Murkowski
Thom Tillis
Todd Young
Dan Sullivan
Tim Scott

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C. Brandon Ogbunu @cbo.bsky.social · Jul 27

Biologist folk (especially in evolutionary biology and/or ecology, but it don’t matter):

Can you give me your favorite examples of trade offs in biology? Organism or system don’t matter. Primary literature or reviews preferred.

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Jul 24

Advocacy is hard these days! @genetics-gsa.bsky.social is publishing stories highlighting the devastating impacts behind recent policies.

What can you do? Amplify these stories & tell your own. As lawmakers head into discussions for the FY 2026 budget, your efforts are more important than ever.

How policy changes are driving top researchers abroad and what that means for the U.S.

The U.S. has long been a global leader in science, but that position is at risk. As research funding drops and political pressures rise, scientists, particularly in academia and research institutes, a...

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · Jul 23

Very pleased to say we have an Assistant Professor job opening (tenure track) in the Department of Genetics at Trinity College Dublin! 😀
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOA399/a... - deadline is August 19th! Please repost!

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Dr. Jessica Vélez 🍄 🇵🇷 @microbiojess.bsky.social · Jul 23

Check out my incredible colleague @snickclunk.bsky.social's new @genetics-gsa.bsky.social Leadership Dialogue interview on her journey across diverse academic environments! You are such an inspiration and represent #worm25 so well! youtu.be/_4rQZ-ho2GM?...

Leadership Dialogue Series: Teresa Lee

YouTube video by Genetics Society of America

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Jul 19

ya! this year's marque is the Lotus. pvgp.org

Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix | Home

The PVGP is one of the nation's premier Motorsports Festivals with two weekends of racing and 10 days of events.

pvgp.org

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tracey depellegrin @traceydepellegrin.bsky.social · Jul 19

glad you made it here! hope you can have a bit of a rest. the pgh vintage grand prix is this weekend at schenley park if you're in the city (though i'm sure you'll be busy settling in).

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Jul 17

🧪Have a terminated NSF grant? Or been impacted by such a termination? Call your Senators, esp if they're Repub!!

An amendment to restore killed NSF grants will later be debated on the *full Senate* floor, after it narrowly failed in committee today.

🧵 Brief thread 1/4

Senate panel raises hopes that NSF will restore killed grants

Republicans promise to work with Democrats to salvage defeated amendment

www.science.org

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