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@mollyschumer.bsky.social

Genetics & Evolution, Faculty at Stanford & Freeman Hrabowski Scholar at HHMI. My views do not reflect those of my employer. schumerlab.com

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PhD and Postdoc Transition Program | Gilliam Fellows | HHMI The Gilliam Fellows Program supports PhD students and their faculty thesis advisors to advance cutting-edge research, facilitate the transition to postdoctoral scientist, and foster the development of...

2nd- or 3rd-year PhD student? Applications for @hhmi-science.bsky.social's #GilliamFellows Program open 9/1! Robust dissertation support, an incredible community of scientists, tailored professional development (for you *and* your faculty thesis advisor), & so much more. Bookmark bit.ly/4qQArRh!

04.03.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Postdoctoral Researcher - Evolutionary Genomics and Population Genetics Position Title: Postdoctoral Researcher - Evolutionary Genomics and Population Genetics Appointment Type: Post Doc/Trainee Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: We are seeking a Pos...

Postdoc in evolutionary genetics with @mbhufford.bsky.social isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

03.03.2026 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UCL – University College London UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Come join us!

We are looking for a Professor or Associate Professor of Computational Genomics in Health and Disease at University College London.

Details πŸ‘‰ www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Post funded by UCL Health Strategy.

02.03.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Efficient genome editing using CRISPR–Cas9 in reef-building corals - Nature Protocols In this protocol, the authors present straightforward and efficient methods to genetically modify corals and study gene function throughout various life-history stages using CRISPR–Cas9-based mutagene...

To increase the use of gene editing in corals, we have made a comprehensive methods paper describing the protocol. We hope this helps the field of functional genetics in corals. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Society for the Study of Evolution Site description

Are you a grad student attending #Evol2026? Submit your talk for the SSE Hamilton Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation! Finalists will present their talks during the virtual portion of the meeting. Apply during registration. Deadline April 15! shorturl.at/qDIP4 @evolmtg.bsky.social

02.03.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Call for Applications - Max Planck Postdoc Program, apply now!

Call for Applications - Max Planck Postdoc Program, apply now!

The Max Planck #PostdocProgram offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities.Β The current call for applications is openΒ from March 1stΒ until April 13th, 2026.Β Please share or consider applying! πŸ™
www.mpg.de/en/max-planc... #careerinscience #sciencecareer

02.03.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
STANFORD 
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
RALLY LOCATION
WHITE MEMORIAL PLAZA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

STANFORD STAND UP FOR SCIENCE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION RALLY LOCATION WHITE MEMORIAL PLAZA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

STANFORD!!! Visit this link:
fight2win.standupforscience.net/Stanford-Mar...
to learn more about your local SATURDAY MARCH 7TH RALLY
to TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE!

See map for location! Rally starts at 11am!!

#March7Stanford
#standupforscience
#science
#savescience

02.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Sam Wang Show your support with a contribution.

It's a crime and a violation of the U.N. charter to attack another nation when you're not in imminent danger.

Congress must reassert itself: it alone has the power to declare war. I am running to make Congress the dominant branch of government. Help me do that: secure.actblue.com/donate/sam4nj

01.03.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...

25.02.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Flatlining of US Science. Massive self inflicted wound.

01.03.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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πŸ¦‹βœ‚οΈπŸ§¬ πŸ§ͺ New preprint! Led by @donyaniyaz.bsky.social CRISPR‑Cas9 knockouts of ABCG transporters across butterflies & moths reveal how pigment pathways shape color during development. #CRISPR #Lepidoptera #pigmentation
Feedback welcome πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

27.02.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congrats to @reginafairbanks.bsky.social who was just awarded a Chicago Fellows postdoctoral position to go work with @jmkreiner.bsky.social on the population genetics of adaptation in Amaranthus!

27.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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White House stalls release of approved US science budgets The US Congress rejected sweeping cuts to science agencies. But the NIH, the NSF and NASA have had their spending slowed.

Congress rejected massive cuts to US science budgets for 2026, but much of the money still isn’t flowing to researchers.

The culprit? The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is quietly slow-walking the release of funds. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡

27.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1047    πŸ” 709    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 75

Not spending money that is appropriated for science is a tricky subject to explain, but for people in limbo (like myself, as I mentioned yesterday), it can have cause serious career harm.

Many celebrated the NIH budget bill. It’s not supporting science when an unchecked bottleneck still remains.

27.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@annaryba.bsky.social's paper on the neural underpinnings of intraspecific behavioral variation is now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social

Highly recommend! -> Paper identifies neural substrate for variation in promiscuity among Drosophila melanogaster strainsπŸ§ͺ

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

27.02.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful to have worked with such an incredible team on this project. Excited to finally share this story about Top2 evolution and hybrid incompatibility in Drosophila. More to come!

24.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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DEADLINE APPROACHING!

Apply to Zebrafish Development and Genetics by March 2. This two-week course is designed advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and independent investigators.

Financial aid is available.

πŸ”—More info here: go.mbl.edu/zebrafish

25.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

This is the true State of the Union, such as it is

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I sat down with Dr. Jenna Norton, an NIH employee & my guest at the People’s State of the Union. She was put on leave by the Trump Admin after speaking truth to power.

Dr. Norton told me Trump’s actions risked creating a super-bug that would endanger us all.

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Read this article if you want to be even more infuriated.

25.02.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

So well deserved! Congratulations @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social!

26.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...

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The 2026 Evolution meeting logo. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Student and Postdoc Registration Waiver, Apply by March 15.

The 2026 Evolution meeting logo. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Student and Postdoc Registration Waiver, Apply by March 15.

Are you a grad student or postdoc who needs financial assistance to attend #Evol2026 in person? SSE offers registration waivers for the early registration rate - apply by March 15! www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...

25.02.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Society for the Study of Evolution Site description

Proposals due Monday, March 2 for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach! This program awards up to $1,000 USD for a variety of evolution education and outreach projects, workshops, and events. Apply now! shorturl.at/I8HqO

23.02.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We have a postdoc position available. Please forward to anyone who may be interested.

23.02.2026 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Cara Brand Department of Genetics at Rutgers University

Cara will continue her work on coevolution between DNA satellites and essential host proteins in her new lab in the Dept of Genetics at Rutgers! See: genetics.rutgers.edu/people/facul...

23.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So excited to share this manuscript led by the inimitable Cara Brand, who discovered that Topoisomerase II evolution causes hybrid female lethality in Drosophila.

Congrats to Cara, @nickbr0wn.bsky.social, Anirban, and
@buszczaklab.bsky.social!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

23.02.2026 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

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