Aaron Liston

We are hiring a Tenure-track Assistant Professor and Curator in Bryology at the National Natural History Museum Denmark, in central Copenhagen. Duties are collection-based research, curation of a… ... We are hiring a Tenure-track Assistant Professor and Curator in Bryology at the National Natural History Museum Denmark, in central Copenhagen. Duties are collection-based research, curation of a h...

My good friend and director of the natural history museum of Denmark is looking for a curator for #bryophytes. Thus, if you like these small #plants, you should really apply. Great place to work, great city and amazing plants.

#sciencejobs #plantscijobs

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Davis Summer Population Genomics Program Want to learn population genetics? Please fill out this form to indicate your potential interest in a 2-week intensive online summer population genetics course taught by Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra and Graham...

Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!

Do you have undergrads interested in collections-based research? Have them apply to go work with @jmheberling.bsky.social at CMNH! I cannot imagine a better place to work over the summer

Pan-genomes Meeting - 2026 Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference Visit our website to learn more.

We’re excited to share the Pan-genomes Doorstep Meeting @ #PEQG26! Join this 3-hour workshop on evolutionary applications of pangenomics, covering construction, analysis, phylogenetics, annotation & graph QC. Register separately or as an add-on to PEQG: genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/do...

Cool backstory to this paper: it started as an REU project with co-author Luke Sparreo. Luke was one of those students who makes you work hard because he finishes your 7-week stretch goal in week 1. He did a lot of the work on connecting language phylogenies to maps. Come join this REU!

Interested in working to apply ARGs to real data in messy plant genomes? (Yeah it sounds hard). DM or email!

Register for the Smithsonian's National Botanical Symposium, “American Botany: 250 years of Discovery” 29 May '26. I'll be speaking on American oaks, w/ several greats: @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Caroline Strömberg, Wes Knapp, & Rose Bear Don't Walk.

Join us!

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A comparison of female and hermaphrodite flowers of meadow checkermallow (Sidalcea campestris).

Pollinator-mediated fitness differences do not fully explain the maintenance of #gynodioecy in Sidalcea campestris

New #AJB research by Brooklyn Richards, Thomas Kaye & F. Andrew Jones

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#botany #plantscience #Malvaceae #pollen #pollinator

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

PhD position: Physiology + evolution of photosynthetic types.

In Systematics, Biodiversity & Evolution of Plants lab @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

Deadline: 15 February 2026
www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

New paper with @smishra677.bsky.social!

How many different trees can be generated by just one duplication event? It turns out A WHOLE LOT, if you consider the coalescent process.

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We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen...

#botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics

Our new commentary on @blackrim.bsky.social et al's fascinating work in @newphyt.bsky.social, using simulation and analysis of empirical data to scale microevolutionary process to macroevolutionary patterns. Punchline: death rate and max age are driving.

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The appearance of R. ellipticus, R. niveus, and R. sachalinensis at different stages during flower and fruit development.

#Sweet!
Raspberry is an economically valuable #fruit and medicinal #crop. This #OpenAccess #multi-omics study highlights #genetic intricacies of the species and provides tools for #horticultural improvement at the #genomic level.

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@wileylifesci.bsky.social

#PlantScience

Book front cover with illustrations of fern leaves and the title: Ferns, lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants Written by: Fat-Wei Li and Jacob S. Suissa Illustrated by Laura Silburn

Looking for a new 📕 to read about plants??
I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’
Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn
🌿 #FernFriday 🌿

Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

An exciting PhD project in conservation genetics? Check out the one below @uni-freiburg.de that will survey genetic diversity across species to understand the big picture - very important! In collaboration with many others (incl. our group) and the @bexplo.bsky.social community.

Rapid evolution of synteny associated with multiple origins of dioecy and XY sex determination Chromosomal rearrangements are a major driver of evolutionary innovation, shaping processes including local adaptation, speciation, and sex chromosome evolution. Multispecies synteny datasets are rich...

Very excited to share the capstone of my postdoc work with @stepheniwright.bsky.social, co-led by Wright lab grad student Cassandre with contributions from many others.

We combined new methods with high-quality Rumex assemblies to dive into the remarkable history of rearrangement in this genus.

We are pleased to announce the official release of PLAZA 5.1, our plant genomics platform, which comes with a major front-end redesign. This results in improved performance, enhanced visualization tools, and refined Toolboxes. Src: www.vandepoelelab.be/plaza/news#28

Graduating college soon or recent college graduate? Looking to advance your career in botany, plant conservation and similar topics? Apply to the RAMP program at one of four premier botanic gardens!...

Edible plant families:
Actinidiaceae🥝
Apiaceae🥕
Arecaceae🥥
Bromeliaceae🍍
Ericaceae🫐
Fagaceae🌰
Lauraceae🥑
Musaceae🍌
Oleaceae🫒
Vitaceae🍇
Amaryllidaceae🧄🧅
Asteraceae🥬🌻
Fabaceae🥜🫘
Poaceae🌽🌾
Rutaceae🍊🍋
Cucurbitaceae🥒🎃🍉🍈
Solanaceae🍆🥔🍅🌶️🫑
Rosaceae🍏🍎🍐🍓🍑🍒

Biolojical is now on BlueSky!

(not promising anything new, but moved some of my favorite posts over from the other site)

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program | REU | The Morton Arboretum Learn more about Center for Tree Science research experiences for undergraduates at The Morton Arboretum.

Are you an #undergrad interested in #phenology, #trees, #herbarium & #livingCollections? Join our @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Herbarium / Systematics Lab as a summer NSF REU participant for a great project with my staff & me!

Apply today: mortonarb.org/science/oppo...

Message w/ Qs, & pls share!

The biodiversity, genomics, ecology and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Mushroom-forming fungi have along evolutionary history and a suite of important ecological roles. This Review highlights advances in understanding of Agaricomycetes evolution and ecology driven by gen...

Everything you always wanted to know about mushroom-forming fungi! Great collab with amazing mycologists. Thanks Laszlo Nagy for leading this effort!

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life)

Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on.

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I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026.

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Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Variant Calling in the Goldilocks Zone: How Reference Genome Choice and Read Mapping Stringency Impact Heterozygosity Estimates and Phylogenetic Analyses The increasing numbers of published reference genomes and affordability of whole genome resequencing have enabled multispecies population genomic and phylogenomic studies on non-model organisms, but ...

This just out from @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Rebekah Mohn: reference genome and read mapping method both affect phylogenetic inference & heterozygosity estimates across species.

Punchline? Use a closely related but not conspecific reference.

Open-access!

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Undergrads visiting @PuckerLab during the summer of 2025. Details: https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de

We are looking for undergrads to visit us over the next summer!

If you study in the UK, USA, or Canada, you might be eligible for the DAAD-RISE program 🇩🇪🧬

Learn more 👉 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#DR

Do excellent science in Bonn next summer!

@puckerlab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

I am looking to hire a postdoc interested in combining genetics and evolution to understand why telomeres vary so much in plants. My group has been developing Mimulus a genetic model for studying plant telomeres and we have really cool research brewing. Please check ad for detail. Deadline is 12/31.

Consider this your sign from the universe, your future self, and your unfinished Google Doc. We want your cool ideas, your weird ideas, or your ‘is-this-crazy-or-brilliant’ ideas!

Just over two weeks left to submit a proposal for this special issue. Reach out if you have any questions ☺️