Nicole Gerardo

Nicole Gerardo

@ngerardo.bsky.social

Evolutionary ecologist interested in species interactions, particularly symbioses. Symbiosis makes me happy

47 Followers 26 Following 1 Posts Joined Jan 2025
10 months ago
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🎉 We’re hiring! Two ERC-funded #PostdocJobs on insect–phytopathogen mutualisms are available in my lab. Explore the chemical and molecular evolution of symbioses!
🧪Chemical ecology: tinyurl.com/chem-ecol-symb
🦠Phytopathology & mutualisms: tinyurl.com/symb-plantpath
#SymbioSky #PlantPathology

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A Message From the Editors-in-Chief We have been Co-Editor-in-Chiefs of Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE) for 2 years now. In that time, we have learned a great deal about the science of

This Editorial by Brandon S. Gaut and Claudia A. M. Russo provides some nice insight into how #SocietyJournals work, and why it pays for Scientists to publish with #SocietyOwned Journals. 👇

A Message From the Editors-in-Chief
academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

#PlantScience #SciencePublishing

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Early Career Travel Funds Purpose

Are you an early career systematist needing a little extra funding for conferences this year? Check out SSB’s new Early Career Travel Fund!

www.systbio.org/early-career...

Deadline is coming up soon - March 31 to accommodate travel for summer meetings such as #Evol2025

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A little late, but here is a reminder to keep standing up for science! @standupforscience.bsky.social

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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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It’s been buried in all the news today, but every scientist in the US should pay attention to this:

Mike Lauer went out on a limb for us all, sending out a memo saying institutes should start awarding grants. And it looks like Trump/Musk fired him for that. 🧪

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It’s Evolution as We Know It (And We Feel Fine)!

(With apologies to REM)

Registration for Evolution 2025 is now open! Join us virtually May 29-30, in-person June 20-24.

www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...

@sse-evolution.bsky.social @systbiol.bsky.social @asn-amnat.bsky.social #Evol2025

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Dear federal scientists: If you have been affected by the probationary firings and would be willing to speak with Science, please reach out to me by email (klangin@aaas.org) or on Signal. We can guarantee annonymity.

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Symbiotic #bacteria ride along with single-celled #protists in ocean's upper layer phys.org/news/2025-02...

#Symbionts of predatory protists are widespread in the oceans and related to animal pathogens www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

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