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Emily Kopania

@ekopania.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist with a focus on genomics and developmental processes. Currently an NSF postdoctoral fellow in the Clark Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. Proud to be Asian American and a woman in STEM! she/her

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Nathan Clark@nclark.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our Annual Reviews article is finally out! We aimed to capture a lot of comparative genomics in mammals, while pointing out challenges and new directions. With @ekopania.bsky.social

Phylogenomic Approaches to Study Adaptive Evolution in Mammals: From Aging to Aquatic Lifestyles | Annual Reviews

The natural world is full of valuable lessons about genetic adaptation as organisms respond to changing conditions around them. Deciphering these changes is a major goal of evolutionary genetics. Adva...

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Emily Kopania@ekopania.bsky.social · 11mo ago

So excited to have received a Catalyst award in support of outreach! I'm looking forward to teaching others about the evolution of vision!

Nathan Clark@nclark.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Congrats to lab postdoc, Dr. Emily Kopania, on being selected for a Catalyst Award from the Center for Evolutionary Biology and Medicine! Her project will develop a Virtual Reality experience demonstrating to students how other species see the world through their differing visual systems.

Peter Williams@peterw-ecol.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m excited to share a new paper with @shannoncurley.bsky.social in Ecography! Winter & breeding bird communities in the NE USA have become more functionally & phylogenetically similar to one another over time. Check out which functions have changed! doi.org/10.1002/ecog... #Macroecology 🌎🦃🦆🦅

Functional and phylogenetic convergence of winter and breeding bird communities in the northeastern US

Around the world, ecological communities are becoming more similar to one another in a process known as biotic homogenization – an increase in similarity among communities over time. While biotic hom...

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

What happens when NIH is under threat? 📉 Fewer clinical trials. 💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases. And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research. NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death. Stand with them here⬇️ zurl.co/OArEE

Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

📣PRESSURE WORKS!📣 The Trump administration has reversed its termination of thousands of students’ U.S. visa registrations, reinstating their legal status after legal challenges and court orders deemed the mass cancellations unlawful. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, DORKS! www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Trump administration reverses abrupt terminations of foreign students’ US visa registrations

DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.

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Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · last yr.

ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years. 1/n

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · last yr.

Last one for Tax Day – NOAA 🌊 The average U.S. taxpayer contributes $21/year to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 💡 NOAA turns science into safety — for coasts, communities, & the climate. It helps safeguard lives, property, and ecosystems from rising seas and extreme weather.

A powerful ocean scene shows waves crashing against a row of buildings under a dark, stormy sky. Overlaid in bold white text: “How much would you pay to protect your coast?”A square graphic with an aerial view of swirling ocean currents in teal and blue. Bold white text reads: “Only $21/year from the average taxpayer helps fund NOAA.”A square infographic with a dark stormy ocean background. The white header text reads: “Your $21 funds these essential services.” Below are six dark blue boxes, each with a white icon and label: 1. Coastal Mapping – Detailed charts of shorelines, navigation hazards, and more 2. Weather Monitoring – Vital data for tracking storms, extreme heat, and drought 3. Marine Resource Management – Conservation of ocean life and sustainable fisheries 4. Coastal Resilience – Infrastructure that withstands storms and rising seas 5. Storm Research – Studies of severe weather patterns and impacts The graphic uses clean lines, oceanic tones, and emphasizes the small taxpayer cost for these vital environmental services.
Emily Kopania@ekopania.bsky.social · last yr.

Today is Day of Remembrance of the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. It's more important than ever to remember this history and defend the rights of immigrants and minorities.

Japanese American National Museum@jamuseum.bsky.social · last yr.

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which authorized the US military to forcibly remove over 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry and launched their mass incarceration into concentration camps during World War II.

Emily Kopania@ekopania.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm excited to share the first paper from my current postdoc work with @nclark.bsky.social on the evolution of the visual system, now out in Evolution Letters! I also wrote a blog post summarizing our findings and featuring some fun museum photos: evolutionletters.net/looking-forw...

Looking forward: Advancing our understanding of mammalian retina evolution - Evolution Letters | Editor's Blog

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Evolution Letters@evolletters.bsky.social · 2y ago

Vision is complex and requires coordination among cellular and morphological traits. How do these relationships shape ocular evolution? A new study in @evolletters.bsky.social by @ekopania.bsky.social and @nclark.bsky.social investigates this question: doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Two phylogenies shown facing each other with silhouettes of a sloth, wolf, goat, bat, mouse and gorilla at the tips of each. The left phylogeny shows orbit convergence (measured in degrees) and the right phylogeny shows relative position of high-acuity retinal specialization.
André K. Isaacs@drdre4000.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy to announce I will be guest editing a special issue highlight PUI research! Please share axial.acs.org/cross-discip...

Call For Papers: Undergraduate Research as the Stimulus for Scientific Progress in the USA | ACS Publications Chemistry Blog

This Special Issue will highlight the significant research activities at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs) in the United States and their unique focus on fostering student engagement in STEM...

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Mafalda S Ferreira@mafaldaferreira.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our work on the evolution of supergenes in Atlantic herring using long-reads and a distribution-wide dataset of Atlantic herring genomes is now out in @NatureComm! Lead by the long-read-queen Minal Jamsandekar and I. Work from my @MSCActions fellowship 😁 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The origin and maintenance of supergenes contributing to ecological adaptation in Atlantic herring - Nature Communications

The Atlantic herring has four megabase-sized inversions associated with ecological adaptation. This study untangles their evolutionary history, showing that considerable genetic exchange between allel...

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