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Rita M Graze

@ritamgraze.bsky.social

Drosophilist, STEMinist, gadget enthusiast and highly caffeinated.

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I taught Genetics again this year. We need to include discussion of the problematic history of our field, especially as the claims of eugenics are once again centered in our political discourse. Last year I wrote this piece, explaining my reasoning and approach πŸ§ͺ 1/n
www.cell.com/trends/genet...

08.12.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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Team Leader – Genomics Core Facility and Method Development Are you ready to lead a cutting-edge Genomics Core facility while developing state of the art genomics methods? Join us at EMBL! We are seeking talented scientists to develop and lead a cutting-edge G...

Open Team Leader position @embl.org to head & reshape our Genomics Core facility. Interested in providing & developing state-of-the art omics tech to a wide community? A very vibrant, dynamic place to work with fantastic colleagues. Closing Sept 30th
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...

11.08.2025 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Net-casting spider stretching it net

Net-casting spider stretching it net

enlarged forward facing eyes of Asianopis subrufa

enlarged forward facing eyes of Asianopis subrufa

🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu

22.11.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
A picture of a frog on a leaf with the SICB and Skype a Scientist logos on the bottom right with the following words on top: "Call for Artists!" Learn about the latest animal research adn create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Portland, OR. Deadline to apply: dec 12, Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000"

A picture of a frog on a leaf with the SICB and Skype a Scientist logos on the bottom right with the following words on top: "Call for Artists!" Learn about the latest animal research adn create art inspired by the science at the SICB meeting in Portland, OR. Deadline to apply: dec 12, Project dates Jan 3-7, Stipend $1000"

ARTISTS!
I need your help!

In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.

Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...

22.11.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 524    πŸ” 432    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 30

Time to vote for our GSA officers!

Please repost

19.11.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Ichetucknee Springs State Park, a short drive from Gainesville, FL

Ichetucknee Springs State Park, a short drive from Gainesville, FL

The Hopkins Lab (hopkins-lab.com) at the University of Florida is looking to recruit a postdoc to work on the genetics of organ function and evolution across Drosophila and beyond. Please visit tinyurl.com/vcsjpmzz or email me for more info. And please RT or send to anyone who might be interested!

15.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint:
β€œSexual dimorphism in the complete connectome of the Drosophila male central nervous system” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We describe the #connectomics reconstruction and analysis of an entire adult #maleCNS #drosophila central nervous system. 1/10

15.10.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

We're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT

15.10.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 172    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

we are recruiting a postdoc with interest in using genomics and molecular biology to study transcription factors. We have an R35 to fund the project/salary.

15.10.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍 Want to fund your research abroad?
Join GSA’s Grants and Funding in Europe panel to hear how to secure international support for your work.

πŸ“… Oct 20 | 11 a.m. EDT
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@limor-zwi-dantsis.bsky.social

13.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon illustration depicting a sick Drosophila melanogaster surrounded by different viruses, symbolizing the impact of persistent viral infections on the model organism. Image credit RubΓ©n GonzΓ‘lez.

Cartoon illustration depicting a sick Drosophila melanogaster surrounded by different viruses, symbolizing the impact of persistent viral infections on the model organism. Image credit RubΓ©n GonzΓ‘lez.

Persistent viral #infections in #insects are not as harmless as once believed. @salehlabparis.bsky.social &co show how such infections in #FruitFlies alter survival, reproduction, behavior & gene expression, revealing the hidden costs of #viral persistence @plosbiology.org πŸ§ͺ plos.io/4olpuXm

13.10.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Evolutionary Genomics The postdoctoral researcher will work in Dr. Michael Grillo’s plant evolutionary genetics lab. The goal of this research project is to understand the genomic basis of plant-microbiome variation in leg...

I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word.
share.google/gukbzS1zdIx6...

10.10.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

If you are a current PRFB fellow, we have a slack where all of this and more is discussed.

Current fellows, please send me a message and I can add you.

01.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is anyone willing to share a successful GRFP they wrote along with the reviews with me? I didn’t know what they were when I was eligible and have some students that are thinking of writing them. Please and thank you.

29.09.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Please spread widely and quickly - the more signatures we get the better chances we have of cajoling NSF into changing course on this small but very impactful item

29.09.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Job Posting: CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator

 
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Department of Fish and Wildlife

JC-493311  -  CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 
$4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 10/13/2025

Job Posting: CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator State Seal Logo Department of Fish and Wildlife JC-493311 - CESA Five-Year Review Coordinator ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST $4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable. Final Filing Date: 10/13/2025

CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

25.09.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

Wood tiger moth on leaf. Photo: Juhani Maamela.

Funded PhD position available πŸŽ‰ Come and work with me in Helsinki to uncover the pathways producing colourful tiger moth wings. Lots of options for genomics, CRISPR, fieldwork, behaviour experiments… Email with questions! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

24.09.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

Quant Ecology positions opening:

Both a PhD student + postdoc available with @lifenonlinear.bsky.social in Biology at UMD, embedded in a growing network of labs interested broadly in quantitative ecology and evolutionary dynamics, with backgrounds spanning bio, computing, math, physics + more.

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17.09.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sex chromosome evolution Dates 6-10 October 2025 To foster international participation, this course will be held online

Join our online course on Sex Chromosome Evolution (6–10 Oct) with @astridboehne.bsky.social & @idarolti.bsky.social to gain hands-on experience in genomic and transcriptomic analyses.
www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

#SexChromosomes #GenomeEvolution #Transcriptomics #ComparativeGenomics

17.09.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Two weeks are left to apply for a 5 year Postdoc position in #neuroscience, #behavior, #neuroethology in collaboration with @puh23.bsky.social from Flinders University. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ🐝 πŸ‘€

17.09.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

hey bluesky πŸ‘‹ visa hurdles mean I’m looking for opportunities outside the US. I’m a computational biologist (bacterial + phage genomics, postdoc in Koonin’s group @ NIH). I am interested in teaming up on funding apps. reach out if this resonates!

15.09.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Assistant Professor-Neurobiology All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

Our department @lsu.bsky.social LSU Biological Sciences is hiring an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology.

Our department is amazing - come join us...

lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0202...

12.09.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Contact View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

12.09.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Dept. of BioSciences at #RiceUniversity, in Houston, Texas, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position inΒ Evolutionary Biology, with a preferred focus onΒ organismal responses to environmental change. Please RT!

Apply: apply.interfolio.com/173889

12.09.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

We are looking for a postdoc to study single-cell transcriptional heterogeneity in the human skin microbiome.

We have a new protocol mostly developed, but need someone to see it through. Experience with protocol dev or RNAseq appreciated.

Funded by a new grant from MIT-HEALS.

12.09.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Chair Search Chair, School of Biological Sciences Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta The School of Biological Sciences of the Georgia Institute of Technology (β€œGeorgia Tech”) invites applications for the pos...

Come and be our new Chair of Biology at @gtsciences.bsky.social! We are growing an incredibly exciting ecology and evolution group here at GT and would love a visionary eco-evo minded person at the helm to help us do that. Please spread the word!

biosciences.gatech.edu/chair-search

05.09.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

My lab cannot afford donating at the moment, so I donated privately. Even if you don’t work on flies we all owe so much to FlyBase. Consider donating, and importantly, let’s strive to make the more official funding bodies aware of how much is at stake.

27.08.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just in case you needed another reason to donate in support of @flybase.bsky.social! wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

27.08.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Flybase in fact is a key resource for people working on ANY #insects! So many folks developing non-model organisms get an idea of what a gene does based on what’s known in the closest model organism like flies. Help support this database for everyone interested in genes in πŸ¦‹πŸͺ²πŸπŸ¦ŸπŸͺ°πŸœ … or ANY organism!

24.08.2025 01:58 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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