Officially recruiting postdocs at GW. If you are interested in genetic novelty, structural variation, or evo genetics please get in touch! We have data sets on mulitple organisms with large population sizes (Drosophila, Megalonaias nervosa) and species in decline (fireflies, mussels, elephants).

How much of you is actually "you?" 🤔 In this week's SoS episode, we sit down @amyboddy.bsky.social to talk about microchimerism, the phenomenon in which foreign cells enter, persist in, and sometimes even benefit our bodies. on.soundcloud.com/PYPXJo9rlaWt...

SoS 284: Dr. Amy Boddy Explains Microchimerism: How Much of You Is Actually You?

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Amy Boddy, Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara and head of the Boddy Lab, a human evolutionary biologist whose work asks why cancer varies across the anim

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What a wonderful Cretan ISEEC Conference that was! Four days bouncing around ideas about evolution, ecology, cancer, translational tech, the future of AI, and much more. See you again in two years!

Day #2 of the International Conference on Microchimerism. We have shifted from calling Lee and Diana “pillars of the fields” to queens 👑👑

Lise Barneoud showing how microchimerism inspires the arts 🎭 💙

Lise Barneoud showing all the ways cells can wander across generations

Lise Barneoud shows the first evidence of fetal/placental cells was discovered by George Schmorl in 1893.

Whoa!! Microchimerism inspired painting by local artist Tom Lohner

Thomas Kroneis (our team leader) introducing our public event

First conference on Microchimerism about to start here in Graz!!

Jill Gallaher's plenary kicks off day two of the International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer in Crete. Lovely venue for it

Great to have @srishtipatil.bsky.social presenting her new research on early-onset tumours, here at ISEEC 2026. Tomorrow I'll be talking about her previous work with me

ISEEC keynote speaker Viktor Müller discusses his research on the threats of evolvsble AI and lessons from evolution in cancer

Now at ISEEC 2026 Jona Kayser is presenting his group's research using "Reinforcement Failing" to guide the discovery of emergent physical dynamics in adaptive tumor therapy www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🌴🌞🌊 We are recruiting 🌊🌞🌴 UCSB seeks a lecturer broadly trained across anthropological fields to teach anthropological approaches to health. More info: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03100 UCSB is an Equal Opportunity Employer Expected salary range: $70,977–$98,249

Lecturer (Health Track), Anthropology

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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Highlights include a keynote by Viktor Müller "On the threats of evolvable AI - with lessons from evolution in cancer" and plenaries by Martin Schaefer (European Institute of Oncology) and Jill Gallaher (Moffitt Cancer Center). Register and apply for a flash talk: www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec...

2026 ISEEC Conference

Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer

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The programme for this month's ISEEC Conference is now live! www.evocancer.com Four days featuring 28 talks on all aspects of cancer ecology and evolution, panel discussions, flash talks, a workshop, and excursions. Last chance to register and submit a late breaking flash talk by May 10th

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The International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer

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Last chance to register for our lovely conference, starting in Crete in three weeks! Deadline is TODAY. The registration form will remain active but if you miss the deadline then we cannot guarantee your place.

Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Registration for the 2026 ISEEC Conference is now open via www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec.... The registration fee is only $250 for faculty members and professionals and $150 for students and postdocs, and we can offer some need-based discounts and small bursaries.

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future

The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...

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🚨Job Alert!🚨 Please share widely! We are hiring *two* postdocs (one ASAP, one Oct '26) using models and data to identify pathways involving the gut-brain axis that link the infant microbiome with neurodevelopment and Autism Spectrum Disorder. 1st review date: April 24! recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03089

Postdoctoral Researcher-- Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome (2 Positions)

University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!

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Don't forget to register ASAP for our cancer evolution and ecology conference taking place in lovely sunny Crete next month!

Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Registration for the 2026 ISEEC Conference is now open via www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec.... The registration fee is only $250 for faculty members and professionals and $150 for students and postdocs, and we can offer some need-based discounts and small bursaries.

International #Society for #Evolution, #Ecology and #Cancer's (ISEEC) 2026 meeting in Hersonissos, Crete. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec-conference-tickets-1985409579498

2026 ISEEC Conference

Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer

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“I came away feeling a pleasant discomfort at how complicated the topic is, but enlightened all the same.” Many thanks to @cbo.bsky.social for the kind review of The Paradox of the Organism.

Nature@nature.com · 4mo ago

Book review 📚 Dawkin’s paradox: dissecting the body’s battle to keep selfish genes in check go.nature.com/4uZ4rxD

Registration for the 2026 ISEEC Conference is now open via www.eventbrite.com/e/2026-iseec.... The registration fee is only $250 for faculty members and professionals and $150 for students and postdocs, and we can offer some need-based discounts and small bursaries.

2026 ISEEC Conference

Leveraging human-tech cooperation for the evolutionary management of cancer

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Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Save the date! On behalf of the Society, I’m delighted to announce that the next International Society for Evolution, Ecology and Cancer conference will be taking place in Hersonissos, Crete, on May 21-24, 2026. Abstract submissions will open soon. More details: www.evocancer.com

There is still time to apply for the Evolutionary Medicine Summer Institute. This year’s theme is Climate Change and Health. May 11-15 in Chapel Hill, NC. sites.duke.edu/emsi/

It’s #moleratmonday, where we bring you a fun fact about the naked mole rat, every Monday 🐀 Last week we mentioned their long lifespans, but saved the best part for this week: The current record for the oldest naked mole rat is 40 years old! It lived in the care of the Rochelle Buffenstein lab ❤️

This week, we talk to @amyboddy.bsky.social about the weird and wonderful world of microchimerism. youtu.be/pFi5DGFpavA podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... epthepod.podbean.com/e/amy-boddy/

Microchimerism with Amy Boddy

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A 🆕 episode of Genetics in Your World is live! @ecoevogal.bsky.social interviewed @srishtipatil.bsky.social & @robjohnnoble.bsky.social about their work testing a new approach to cancer treatment rooted in theory from evolutionary & conservation biology. Listen now: buff.ly/B2YyByg

🧬 Museums + zoos = a rapid ID pipeline. Using a local network in Ecuador, we genetically identified trafficked olingos (Bassaricyon), revealed a likely new country record, and shared a recipe for accessing high-quality samples from the wild. url: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...

Join Us in Graz for the first "International Conference on Microchimerism" in May 2026! Meet researchers from around the world exploring how exchanged cells shape human biology and become part of the growing microchimerism community. Sign up here: www.microchimerism.info