Jason Keagy

Postdoctoral Fellowship - Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Michigan State University, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship. eeb.msu.edu/initiatives/...

US-CAN Doctoral Excellence Award Western University, in vibrant London, Ontario, delivers an academic and student experience second to none.

I'm recruiting a US PhD student to come to Canada to work on the genetic and neural basis of female mating behaviour. Fellowship of ~$40k per year. Contact me if interested in submitting an application. Details of eligibility here!
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Threatened by warming waters, brook trout may be able to adapt to hotter weather | Penn State University Brook trout may have a genetic trick up their scales when it comes to adapting, with limitations, to heatwaves that threaten their existence. A novel study led by researchers at Penn State suggests th...

There’s a corresponding Penn State News article here: www.psu.edu/news/researc... (6/6)

Also from a personal side of things, this was a massive undertaking that, quite frankly, I still can’t believe we pulled off. Kudos to grad student Sarah Batchelor for leading the field and lab work and @marathon-rana.bsky.social for some creative analysis of a truly insane dataset. (5/n)

Landscape transcriptomics as a tool for addressing global change effects across diverse species Landscape transcriptomics is an emerging field studying how genome-wide expression patterns reflect dynamic landscape-scale environmental drivers, including habitat, weather, climate, and contaminant....

* Overall change in expression patterns was more intense during the second heatwave. We think the first heatwave "primed" response for the second heatwave.
* This is an example of the landscape transcriptomics approach we've been advocating: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... (4/n)

* Many of the genes we identified as responding to heatwaves have been identified in lab work as potential biomarkers. We show these likely have utility in wild pops where things are "messier". (3/n)

Some key points:
* Across the four pops of brook trout sampled we saw consistent and strong transcriptomic response to the heat waves.
* There was also some variability bw pops in gene expression response and some of this variability can be attributed to genetic differences between the pops. (2/n)

This is a bit delayed because I’ve been distracted by the world going to shit, but…

We published a paper that I am so very excited about: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

In this study we tracked brook trout response to heat waves in nature using gene expression from non-lethal gill biopsies. (1/n)

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

Poster of PhD advert about role gulls play in spreading disease and antimicrobial resistance. More info: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/what-role-do-gulls-play-in-spreading-disease-and-anti-microbial-resistance-nerc-gw4-dtp-phd-studentship-for-september-2025-entry-ref-5431/?p178297

Exciting PhD opportunity with @neeltjeboogert.bsky.social , @padpadpadpad.bsky.social (Exeter) and myself (Bristol) on gulls, their microbiomes, and role in transmitting disease.

Details below - deadline 13 January!

We have a postdoc position available in the lab on post-copulatory barriers in hybridizing crickets. We have genomic data ready to be analyzed and crickets ready for experiments. This is a great collaborative group and a study system with a lot of potential for new projects. Join us!

Join the lab MANUAL OF MUTUAL EXPECTATIONS Are you interested in joining the lab? Please read this document that details the role and expectations for the PI and all members of the lab.    GRADUATE ST…

Please share widely! We have two open postdoctoral positions in my lab: lopezuribelab.com/join-the-lab/ Some details below👇👇👇

Another (much longer than any of us suspected) project finished!

Every time I moved and transitioned to a new job, this paper got put on the backburner, and then it took awhile to find a journal that saw its potential (thanks Proc B!), but NEVER GIVE UP! (6/6)

This was my first foray into transcriptomics which has become an important tool for my current lab. It also was the first large grant I ever wrote AND received (thanks BEACON Center!) (5/6)

There’s a lot in this paper, but the most interesting result was that gene expression in the brains of female stickleback fish changed dynamically depending on the male traits the female was exposed to, and this response differed between sympatric closely-related species. (4/6)

We used the benthic-limnetic species-pair stickleback system to characterize gene expression in the brains of females making mate choice decisions. (3/6)

Mate choice plays a key role in the generation and maintenance of new species, but little is known about the molecular mechanisms influencing these important decisions. (2/6)

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I am so happy to (belatedly) share a paper that came out July 31st that I began just over 10 years ago! doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2… - With coauthors Hans Hofmann and Jenny Boughman🧵 (1/6)

Elated to announce that I’m starting as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at UT Austin, well today! We'll be recruiting for several positions soon & grad students for 2025. Interested in phenotypic evodevo, me too! Learn more here: sites.utexas.edu/beccayoungev...