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Anish Kirtane

@dnasaur.bsky.social

eDNA Scientist at ETH Zurich

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Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 2w ago

1/10 I spent my PhD at ETH Zürich building pieces of an eDNA puzzle. Now I see them fit together in our new paper! Years of method development, fieldwork and ideas that once seemed out of reach. Here is what we found, and what I think comes next.

Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 2mo ago

1/ Six years ago, during my master's, I developed one of the early prototypes of passive eDNA samplers.Now I find myself coming back to it, asking a slightly different question: What actually happens to eDNA once on these samplers?

Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A small piece of happy news: two papers we published in 2024 ended up in the top 10% most-read papers in their respective journals. It's so gratifying to know that our work is having an impact!

Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Most days I do my science at the University, and my art at home. Sometimes, I get to bring the art with me to the University. Great 2-day workshop with students from @ethz.ch and @uzh-ch.bsky.social. I was amazed to see how naturally everyone was able to pick up watercolor techniques and vision.

WSL Umweltforschung @wslresearch.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🌿 #PostDoc Alert! PhD in #EnvironmentalSciences? Proficient in #bioinformatic, #EcologicalModelling and good knowledge of trait-based #ecology🦋? Our #ConservationBiology group offers a PostDoc position in biotic and trophic interactions🐜: apply.refline.ch/273855/1769/... #UrbanEcology #ScienceJobs

Job offer: PostDoc in biotic and trophic interactions 90% (f/m/d)
As part of the interdisciplinary PAPPUS project, which explores how plant communities and urban green space management support biodiversity and residents' quality of life, you will work with existing data. Your focus will be on analyzing biotic and trophic interactions between plants and arthropods, including predators, herbivores, pollinators, and detritivores. The data were collected from 60 public and private green spaces in Zurich. Your first task will be to analyse metabarcoding data from over 1200 invertebrate samples to generate a species lists. You will then examine the structure of mutualistic and antagonistic multitrophic networks, including food webs, and model their responses to urbanisation, management intensity, and plant preferences among residents. The position offers flexibility to develop your own research ideas within the scope of PAPPUS. You are expected to publish your findings in high-impact journals and present them at international conferences. Engagement with practitioners, especially through presentations and outreach in French, is also an important part of this PostDoc.
You have a PhD degree in environmental science or in a related field. You have a good publication record as well as a background in ecological sciences and quantitative analyses. Proficiency in bioinformatic, metabarcoding, multitrophic ecology (food web), and ecological modelling is required, as is good knowledge of trait-based ecology. Practical and interdisciplinary experiences (e.g., with urban engineers) and knowledge of the principles and theories of urban ecology are helpful. You are ambitious, motivated and communicative. You are used to a high standard of independent, structured and you demonstrate a high level of team spirit. Proficiency in English and French, as well as good knowledge in German is required.

Ricardo León-Sampedro @rleonsampedro.bsky.social · 2y ago

We kicked off this semester's #SMEE with two great talks by @dnasaur.bsky.social and @phagemuffin.bsky.social. @usyseth.bsky.social

Luke E Holman @lukeeholman.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚀 Excited to share our new paper: “Navigating Past Oceans: Comparing #Metabarcoding and #Metagenomics of Marine Ancient Sediment eDNA” DOI: doi.org/10.1111/1755... We dive into 8,000 years of marine life from Skagerrak sediments to show what different tools tell us about past #oceans! 🌊🧬

Navigating Past Oceans: Comparing Metabarcoding and Metagenomics of Marine Ancient Sediment Environmental DNA

The condition of ancient marine ecosystems provides context for contemporary biodiversity changes in human-impacted oceans. Sequencing sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) is an emerging method for gene...

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Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 2y ago

How, what, and where of environmental DNA #eDNA 🤔 Happy to share our newest publication exploring how volume of water processed and the pore size of the filter impacts the diversity of plant and animal communities captured via metabarcoding. (1/8) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection

This study evaluates the impact of two eDNA capture methods—grab samples and tow nets—on species detection and diversity assessment in various aquatic environments in Minnesota, Florida, and Switzerl...

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Anish Kirtane @dnasaur.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last year, biologists and hydrologists met at #eDNA4Hydro workshop in Bern, Switzerland to learn from each other and explore the intersection of our fields via eDNA. What we found was a new flow path (1/n) wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

A new flow path: eDNA connecting hydrology and biology

Genetic material collected in environments such as water is known as environmental DNA (eDNA) and is revolutionizing biodiversity assessment. However, eDNA also has untapped potential to solve hydrol....

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