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Save The Date for Science on Tap!

Science on Tap on Tuesday December 9th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Maris Cinelli talking about his research on “Potions & Poisons: The Alkaloids All Around Us". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments.

Make sure to attend Science on Tap at Blackrocks Brewery on Tuesday 11/11 @7pm to listen to the awesome research from Dr Ben Tumolo on "Underwater Architects: Stream Insects Engineer an Ecosystem". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments

Science on Tap continues!

Save The Date: Science on Tap on Tuesday November 11th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to Dr Ben Tumolo talking about his research on "Underwater Architects:
Stream Insects Engineer an Ecosystem". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments

Next #WilhelminenbergSeminarTalk: 5.11. | 2:00 PM with Marcus Clauss/ University of Zürich
📍@KLIVVWien, 1160 Wien or online 👩‍💻
→ vetmeduni.ac.at/fiwi/seminar...
📢 Tip for students: The participation is recognised as an elective! (KV 128 804) @fiwivienna.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology - Uppsala University Postdoctoral researcher in molecular ecology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University

Uppsala University seeks a postdoc in Molecular Ecology to study antimicrobial resistance in urban invertebrates. Position lasts 2.5 years, starting Feb 2026. Application due by Dec 5, 2025. More info: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/jobs-and-vacancies/job-details?query=867654 #postdoc

The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Hans-Otto Pörtner to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Hans-Otto Pörtner Hans-Otto Pörtner is a comparative physiologist who served as one of the IPCC co-chairs overseeing the sixth assessment cycle between 2015 and 2023. This included overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prof. Pörtner is a prolific author in JEB and was a plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference. #100biologists #biologists100

Our next extraordinary biologist is Hans-Otto Pörtner, a prolific @jexpbiol.bsky.social author, who also presented as a plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference. #100biologists

Social media card stating: Special Issue The Integrative Biology of the Gut Guest Editors: Carol Bucking, Matt Regan and John Terblanche. The Journal of Experimental Biology logo is in the bottom left hand corner. The Integrative Biology of the Gut logo (featuring a stylised gut overlaying an image of the environment, including the sun, a tree, hills, soil and bacteria) is on the right side of the card.

If you're interested in the integrative biology of the gut, don't miss our fantastic special issue dedicated to the topic, edited by Carol Bucking, John Terblanche and Matthew Regan

journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Read their introductory Commentary
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

⏰ Deadline today!

Nominate an outstanding scientist for the SEB Plenary Lecture Award, to be presented at the 2026 Annual Conference in Florence 🇮🇹.

Submit here:
www.sebiology.org/grants/award-listing/seb-plenary-lecture-award.html

PSA: Before this "dislike" thing gets out of hand, because I've seen some very big accounts misinforming people, here's what it actually is.

It's a private option that lets you see less of topics you're not interested in on certain feeds. That's it.

It's not a downvote, thumbs down, etc.

Please visit: www.energetics-lab.com/in-the-news

Interested in a Graduate Assistantship?

The Energetics Lab (Giroud) at Northern Michigan University is now accepting applications for a motivated individual to obtain a Master in Biology and work on seasonal changes of the cardiac proteome & heart function in hibernating species.

YouTube video by Elle Cordova For our scientists

youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...

Introduction to Processing and Analysis of Spatial Multiplexed Proteomics Data | PR Statistics This 5-day live online course provides a comprehensive introduction to processing and analysing spatial multiplexed proteomics data from imaging platforms such as CODEX, MACSIMA, and CycIF. Participants will learn the complete workflow, from raw image tiles through cell segmentation, phenotyping, and neighbourhood analysis, using state-of-the-art open-source tools. Practical training covers image formats (.tif, .ome.tif, .ome.zarr), scalable pipelines with Nextflow/MCMICRO, single-cell segmentation with Cellpose, Mesmer, and Stardist, and cell-type annotation with Napari and scimap. The course also introduces batch processing, multi-resolution image visualization, and methods for quantifying spatial cell-cell interactions. By the end of the programme, participants will be able to evaluate multiplex imaging datasets, choose appropriate analysis pipelines, and apply reproducible workflows for spatial omics research in cancer biology, immunology, and systems medicine.

Join the SPMP01 course (Feb 9-13, 2026) on spatial multiplexed proteomics data analysis. Learn essential skills for handling complex datasets. Early bird rate of £400 availa… https://www.prstats.org/course/introduction-to-processing-and-analysis-of-spatial-multiplexed-proteomics-data-spmp01/ #course

I am really proud of this study! It was led by an amazing ECR, highlights the work of a wonderful team of co-authors, and has resulted in a database of mechanistic demographic models currently being expanded to include underrepresented taxa to do comparative forecasts: github.com/MariaPaniw/C...

Science on Tap resumes with this awesome intervention from Dr Kim O'Keefe on Fire Ecology. So make sure to join the event tonight, Tues October 14th, at 7pm at the Blackrocks Brewery on Third Str. in Marquette!

Before the brink: considering sublethal impacts of climate change on stingless bee flight performance Vulnerability to climate change is often predicted using species critical thermal limits (CTMAX), the temperature at which an organism experiences a l…

Sublethal impacts of climate change on stingless bees, check out our hot off the press publication in @thermal-biology.bsky.social 🔥

How is flight speed impacted by changes in temperature? We tested #TPCs in an arid and subtropical bee 🐝 @pipilika.bsky.social

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

The International Hibernation Society is happy to release the Seasonal Hibernation Highlights for the Fall 2025.

Enjoy reading the latest research on Torpor & Hibernation as Seasonal Adaptative Strategies and as Biomimicry Inspiration!

@sicbjournals.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social

An open fishing yawl with one person in it zooms across the glassy water in the dim peach coloured light of sunrise.

The dark wave of the wake of a boat closes in on the bow of a blue kayak. The wave is dark against the peach coloured light of the morning sky before sunrise.

Up with the fishermen this morning. An absolutely incredible paddle despite occasionally getting caught in their wake.

Science on Tap resumes!

Save The Date: Science on Tap on Tuesday October 14th @ 7 pm at Blackrocks Brewery! Come to listen to the awesome research from Dr Kim O'Keefe on "Fuel for Thought: Fire Ecology in a Warming World". Sponsored by Biology & EEGs Departments

YouTube video by International Hibernation Society Juila Nowack IHS seminar

Check out the last IHS research seminar by Dr Julia Nowack from Liverpool John Moores University. Great insights on adaptive thermoregulation in endotherms facing rapid environmental change.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkIJ...

@julianowack.bsky.social @sicbjournals.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social

Stijn Kouwenberg doing great presenting his first PhD poster at #EOU2025 collaboration @cyanistesnord.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social Cool work on #microbiome #heritability #physiology coming up

The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Carol Bucking to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Carol Bucking Carol Bucking recently co-edited the JEB Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of the Gut and has co-organised a Workshop focused on the comparative physiology of the vertebrate gut. Carol is a comparative physiologist at York University, Canada, whose research focuses on feeding, digestion and the gut microbiome of several fish species. #100biologists #biologists100

This week, we are also highlighting Carol Bucking, who recently co-edited @jexpbiol.bsky.social Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of the Gut, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists ‪

Photo Credit @ Angie Mohrman (NMU-Bio)

Glad to start this academic year as the new Biology Graduate Director at Northern Michigan University! We had great kickoff in this new year with all new Graduate Assistants. Looking forward to start new endeavors in leading this Graduate cohort with great support from colleagues at Biology & NMU 🤩🥳

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Science on Tap at Blackrocks Brewery will resume in October with a full schedule of scientific talks for the 2025-2026 academic year. Check on the poster below and stay tuned for further development of the "fun" scientific events!!

Quaterly Hibernation Highlights will be available on the IHS Website: hibsoc.com

The PDF of the 2025 Summer Hibernation Highlights are accessible from this link : hibsoc.com/wp-content/u...

Stay Tuned 😀 🙃 😁

The International Hibernation Society starts to release quaterly Seasonal Highlights on the Topic "Torpor & Hibernation as Seasonal Adaptative Strategies".

Here are the first Hibernation Highlights for the Summer 2025. Enjoy reading the latest research from the Torpor & Hibernation field!

Some truly amazing news: I've been appointed full Professor of Energy & Climate Policy at @ox.ac.uk.

Honestly have to pinch myself. It's been a non-traditional path to academia, and it feels like things have come full circle from starting an enviro group as a kid in the late 1980s.

Had such a great time at Colonge #2025ISMPMI
See you all next time! 🤗🤗