Emmarie Alexander

I am recruiting graduate students to my genomics-focused lab in EEB at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Please spread the word if you know any students with an interest in a computational focus to genomics research! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...

an angel loses its wings every time there is a publication that lists what software was used without specifying any flags or options 🫩

like… HOW dare you say “we used standard parameters” for a program that doesn’t even have ANY! 😭

Mammals & Lice We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...

Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...

YouTube video by Stowers Institute for Medical Research How Stowers Scientists Found the DNA Site Where Robertsonian Chromosomes Fuse

🚂 The T2T train keeps rolling: "The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes" with Gerton and Garrison labs is out! What's a Robertsonian chromosome? Let Jen tell you herself in this great video, or read our paper: [1/3]
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

a large audience sitting in a lecture hall, watching a presenter demonstrate how to use R.

Got to spend this morning teaching R to a bunch of excited students & faculty!

Feels nice to come back as an instructor for the same software carpentry workshops I attended as a first year PhD :’)

many thanks to @dwbapst.bsky.social & Heather Baldi for being awesome and organizing this event.

felt this to my core ngl

I’d love to know your entire reading list for the course if you wouldn’t mind sharing!

I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!

GitHub - lh3/longdust: Identify long STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions in a genome Identify long STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions in a genome - lh3/longdust

Longdust, a new tool to identify highly repetitive STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions (LCRs). Similar to SDUST but for long regions.
github.com/lh3/longdust

I'm recruiting students / postdocs to join my new lab at the University of Rochester for Fall 2025 onwards! If you're interested in phylogenetic comparative methods, genome evolution, and/or computational biology, please get in touch! More info:

mhibbins.github.io

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science

great talk! 👏

the pour over coffee analogy is so clever and cute! love this concept.

The @sse-evolution.bsky.social public policy committee is organizing folks to send postcards to Congress from #Evol2025, stop by the booth in the exhibition hall

Really great group of scientists working on really cool stuff! Come say hi and learn more about the project.

My heart is with my Iranian friends and their families. May everyone live.

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Paper certificate of award for best oral presentation at a research symposium.

TBH I’ve been overwhelmed, and occasionally discouraged, by the world recently.

I was awarded best talk at a symposium last week. One of the judge’s comments was “presenter’s enthusiasm and passion for her research is contagious.” 🥲

‘Twas a much needed win. My love for science will not falter!

Awesome, that’s what I figured! ;-) I’m sure a few herpetologists will certainly find this helpful too!

Neat, can’t wait to read!

Have y’all tested to see if MicroFinder can assemble micros (or just generally tiny chromosomes) from non-avian genomes?

two cats sitting on their owner’s lap while the owner is writing on their laptop.

my research assistants will be acknowledged in my dissertation without a doubt 😤 they have provided so much guidance (ie snuggles).

@thomsanger.bsky.social really enjoy the wording of your “biological truths” statement.

excited to catch your presentation at #Evol2025!

Biosciences Computing Manager Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level D Job Title Biosciences Computing Manager Department Administrative Leadership | Dep...

We are looking for new manager for our computing unit! If you have experience in both biology and computers, this might be the perfect job for you! UBC is a lovely place, and Zoology is a fantastic, collaborative and kind department. Apply by May 4th at ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs...

I immediately recognized the HMNS exhibit! Such a cool piece in a great museum.

omg how exciting! I can’t tell you how many times I cited Presgraves 2010 for my candidacy exams - it endeared itself to me after a while. 🙈 I’m certain this paper will too!

godspeed!!!! 💪

Hello graduate students! Volunteer travel award applications are due March 21, 2025. In return for working two ~4h shifts, graduate student members of one or more of our societies can receive a rebate equal to 100% of the regular early student member registration fee.

Texas State Parks posted this on the other site. It's four identical armadillos on a grassy open area. Each leathery armored dillo is facing a different direction.

Besides being adorable tactical assault possums, ALMOST ALL ARMADILLOS ARE BORN AS IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS. (sorry, I *have* to shout this)

It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus.

Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.

"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"

apnews.com/article/nih-...