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).

The typical PhD lasts over 5 years. The new rule limiting international students to 4 years will absolutely devastate graduate degree programs in the US.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 3w ago

The new rule, which will be formally published Friday, will limit their stay in the U.S. to just four years unless they receive an extension, as well as limiting students’ ability to change majors and institutions once in the country. (2/2) Read the full story ➡️ bit.ly/4pmMoiC

"No one’s Ph.D. journey is the same, and no one deserves to be shamed for how long it takes." #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4gaZ4GS

🧪 New from @dataforprogress.org: Federal research grants are awarded on scientific merit judged by panels of scientists and outside experts. Trump has moved to change that. Voters don't approve. www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2026/7/...

Big news this week from The Rogers Lab. We will be moving to GW University in Washington DC, starting August 1st. We will be hiring postdocs and recruiting new students! Email me if interested or come find me at SMBE!

Postdoc search update! I am continuing to solicit applications for a postdoc opening in the lab, and probably around the beginning of July I will start selecting applicants to interview. See evoldir ad here: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi... Please RT or whatever!

People. @ksamuk.bsky.social and others have made this argument before. There’s good software to do this right. Here’s the argument again: Invariant sites matter! They’re not in your standard vcf and many programs pretend they are anyway. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

A Recipe for a Good π. How to Properly Estimate Population Genetics Summary Statistics and Why we Should Systematically Report Them

Abstract. Many long-standing questions in population genomics can now be addressed through comparative analyses and by leveraging the vast amount of genomi

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~15 years after we published the first chelonian genome (Chrysemys picta), I'm going back to my turtle roots! We now have an excellent assembly, annotation, & evo-history study for the spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata), led by the amazing @cheloevo.bsky.social, out in JOH: doi.org/10.1093/jher...

An annotated, chromosome-level genome for the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata

Abstract. The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is the sole extant member of the genus Clemmys and can be found in shallow wetlands across eastern North Ame

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New preprint from the last portion of my PhD! Despite low masked load, we found evidence for strong inbreeding depression in Devils Hole pupfish. The reason? A recessive lethal haplotype that causes a heart defect among developing embryos. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Long-term small effective population size, inbreeding, and a recessive lethal haplotype drive premature death in the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

As anthropogenic habitat fragmentation and population decline accelerate globally, growing numbers of species face compounding demographic and genetic threats to long-term survival. Many populations a...

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Wherein we developed a new phylogenetic method to demonstrate well-supported linkages between diet, plumage, and breeding system, and further linked all of this to a bevy of research on taste receptors, fruit toxins, digestion, and genetics in manakins. Press release: www.mpg.de/26796412/evo...

Alice Boyle@birdfiddler.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#NewPaperAlert! This one has a massive author list and has been a LONG time in coming, but is SO COOL! First, check out the first figure to get you interested! Manakins! Fruit! Sexual-selection in action (displays and Z:A chromosomal diversity)! Read on for the back story & link 1/n

#NewPaperAlert! This one has a massive author list and has been a LONG time in coming, but is SO COOL! First, check out the first figure to get you interested! Manakins! Fruit! Sexual-selection in action (displays and Z:A chromosomal diversity)! Read on for the back story & link 1/n

In a new study published in @currentbiology.bsky.social, researchers uncover how a dietary shift may have set the stage for one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: the elaborate courtship displays of manakins. 🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-06...

Headed to #PEQG26 next week? The Sethuraman Lab will be presenting a buncha recent work! Come find us at both poster sessions, and DM/message me if you'd like to chat about the open postdoc position in my lab.

Looking forward to the start of #PEQG26 later today! I'll be presenting some cool results of our barnacle spatial popgen project at tomorrow's Evolutionary Genetics poster session. Come check it out! Keep an eye out for other really cool presentations from the Kern-Ralph colab.

Genetics Society of America@genetics-gsa.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#PEQG26 is ready for you! We can't wait to get started creating connections, building networks, and of course, sharing research. 🧬 📲 Download the Conference App to navigate the conference, plan your schedule, and chat with fellow attendees! Let us know, are you already at Asilomar?⬇️

The new OrthoFinder paper is out now! In this new work, we introduce major advances in accuracy and scalability, allowing analysis on much larger datasets www.nature.com/articles/s41... github.com/OrthoFinder/...

OrthoFinder: improved phylogenetic orthology inference with enhanced accuracy and scalability - Nature Methods

The updated OrthoFinder v3 software boosts accuracy and scalability in phylogenetic orthology inference with massive and diverse datasets.

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The MKado paper is now available in @genetics-gsa.bsky.social G3. Check it out! academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...

Angel G. Rivera-Colón@arcolon14.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Check our new preprint from the KR-colab with @ramencult.bsky.social and Andy Kern: MKado: a toolkit for McDonald-Kreitman tests of natural selection doi.org/10.64898/202...

Exclusive: The National Science Foundation’s Office of Inspector General watchdog role over research misconduct has ended. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4vIVFnl

Very happy to announce a big new paper from the lab, led by grad students @smishra677.bsky.social and Laia Pomar-Pallarès (in collaboration with @roblanfear.bsky.social). We introduce a new way to study introgression, with accompanying software (DAFT) 1/n 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Echoing @mufernando.bsky.social's post, check out our new preprint from the Kern-Ralph co-lab showcasing a new Python package for calculating population genetics statistics using GPUs: GPU accelerated population genetics statistics using pg_gpu www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/2

Murillo R.@mufernando.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Check out our new paper presenting pg-gpu, a GPU-accelerated population genetics python package: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/3

postdoc alert 🚨! NIH-funded postdoc in my lab to work on Ancestral Recombination Graphs in space. Please spread the word widely in your networks, and please reach out if you're interested! (2-3yr position, start date flexible, pay/benefits good!). details here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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GPU accelerated population genetics statistics using pg_gpu https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.29.728868v1

Antonson et al. show that cowbirds’ neck muscles are unusually fatigue-resistant, suggesting muscular innovation for exaggerated begging as a key driver for how brood parasites outcompete hosts. Available now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Our octopus population genetics preprint is up! This is Gabby Coffing’s final PhD chapter, and turned out pretty cool. Here’s a little explainer. 1/n

bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Diversity and divergence of two sympatric, sibling octopus species https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.30.721928v1

Diversity and divergence of two sympatric, sibling octopus species https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.30.721928v1

The deadline for submitting nominations to the 2026 Molecular Ecology Prize has been extended! Nominations are now due by Tuesday, 5 May 2026. @wileyecology.bsky.social

Molecular Ecology@molecology.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Last day to submit nominations for the Molecular Ecology Prize! The award recognizes the work of outstanding scientists for their contribution to the field of molecular ecology. Nominations are due tomorrow, 24 April 2026. For more information see: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Congratulations to @jrossibarra.bsky.social on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! We'll be popping some corn in his honor www.ucdavis.edu/news/nationa...

National Academy of Sciences Elects UC Davis Maize Geneticist Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra

The National Academy of Sciences has elected Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at University of California, Davis, as a member. His election was announced April...

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The barnacles are on the loose! Check out my preprint with @stsmall.bsky.social, @johnwares.bsky.social, Erin Jezuit, and Andy Kern: The genome of the Pacific acorn barnacle provides insights into the evolution of extremely large populations doi.org/10.64898/202... 1/n

The genome of the Pacific acorn barnacle provides insights into the evolution of extremely large populations https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.27.721231v1

Over the moon for @jrossibarra.bsky.social ! A great scientist, colleague, and friend. Still terrible puns though.

The 2026 awardees of SMBE's Faculty Award are now known. We start by presenting the SMBE Early-Career Excellence Award winner - Leo Speidel - working at RIKEN, Japan. @leospeidel.bsky.social Visit our website to learn more about the SMBE Faculty Awards 🔗 smbe.org/faculty-awards #society