Brian Atkinson
@habitualb.bsky.social
Associate Prof in EEB and Curator of Paleobotany of the Biodiversity Institute at the University of Kansas
Haven’t posted on here in a while but recent grad from my lab, Dr. Keana Tang made the front cover of AJB ✨
Botanical Society of America@botsocamerica.bsky.social · 4w agoCheck out these highlights from the latest American Journal of #Botany! botany.org/file.php?fil... Find the issue Table of Contents at bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15372197.... #plantscience
#TansleyReview: Homology and heterochrony in the evolution of #conifer #SeedCones Kelly K. S. Matsunaga 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue
Was happy to be greeted by inky caps this am. This mushroom excretes enzymes to digest itself to spread more spores. When the dark spores mix with the digestive fluids, it gives the mushroom an inky appearance. So goth, I love it.
The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.
Thanks to all the authors and reviewers who are contributing to this special issue! 🌿⛏️ Many papers are still in review/in revision but some are already available online: academic.oup.com/aob/search-r... #paleobotany #FossilFriday
Annals of Botany@annbot.bsky.social · 2y ago⛏️🌍 Annals of Botany announces a new special issue on "Milestones and trends: the role of the fossil record in reconstructing plant evolution", edited by AoB editor Alexandru (Mihai) Tomescu and guest editors Anne-Laure Decombeix, Alexander Hetherington and Brian Atkinson. (1/3)
A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025 Reach out! www.martinezgomezlab.com
Martinez-Gomez Lab
Plant Evo-Devo
martinezgomezlab.com
New logo(s) just dropped. Self expression in my research endeavors has been important for me lately. Low key, Tony Hawk pro skater logo was an inspo for these
I'll have more info in a few weeks when I get back from fieldwork but I'll be recruiting 2 graduate students to begin in 2026 (1 PhD, 1 MS). My lab investigates macroevolutionary dynamics using phylogenetic methods & the fossil record. Please share with students having strong research interests!
Was greeted by this massive slime mold in my garden this morning. One of my fav organisms
Recently installed a cassette player in my 94 Chevy c1500. Physical media brings me so much joy
KUPB scoured central KS for 100 million year old plants. Prospects ahead
Some good news: I’ve officially been awarded tenure with promotion in rank to Associate Professor and Associate Curator Thanks to all those who supported me along the way ❤️
This is something I’ve done with @briladwig.bsky.social as broader impact activities for grants. I’d love to see more academics make zines.
Liz Neeley@lizneeley.bsky.social · last yr.This thread is a brilliant idea and I hope academics in my circles hire @ambikamath.bsky.social to bring your work to life in zines
Im so bummed to see this. Cipres had been an incredible computational resource to my research program. As an ECR I depended on it to run so many phylogenetic analyses, many if which ended up in my publications. I’m really sad to see it go. Much gratitude for the people who kept Cipres running
Mario Coiro@lepidodendron.bsky.social · last yr.Most of my work would have been much harder or impossible without CIPRES. Very sad to see it shutting down so soon...
Please share this opportunity widely! Instructors: @fmachado.bsky.social @alencarlrv.bsky.social @joelmcglothlin.bsky.social Jacqueline Sztepanacz, Patrick Carter & Joe Felsenstein (virtually)
Josef Uyeda@pseudacris.bsky.social · last yr.Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
@briladwig.bsky.social is finally on bluesky! It’s been a blessing to collab with her on paleo inspired zines. Check her out
As a horror fan, I have to share (with permission) this student made zine. It def gives some Junji Ito vibes imo
Brian Atkinson@habitualb.bsky.social · 2y agoLately ive been really into zines. They are a great alt medium to convey info and community happenings. This semester I made a EC activity in my biodiversity class that had students make their own zines focusing on their favorite organism in class. Check this out (shared with permission)
Lately ive been really into zines. They are a great alt medium to convey info and community happenings. This semester I made a EC activity in my biodiversity class that had students make their own zines focusing on their favorite organism in class. Check this out (shared with permission)
There aren't many paleobotanist over here yet, but here's a Starter Pack of people who I follow because they're either paleobotanists🌿, do paleobotanical art🪷, or post about plants in a way relevant to #paleobotany🍁. It's currently a small list, so lemme know who needs adding. go.bsky.app/HkFEbfL
We're hiring a curator of Botany! The University of Nebraska State Museum is looking for a botanist (broadly concieved) to head the Bessey Herbarium. Good collection (350k specimens/3k types), good people! Please apply or share: The UNL application site link is: employment.unl.edu/postings/93856
I am recruiting graduate students this year to join my lab in Tucson! If you are interested in studying the evolution of plant diversity, polypoidy, and chromosomal evolution, please reach out about opportunities in my lab! Details about applying to EEB and our new CAMBIUM NRT in the thread below! 🧪
University of Arizona EEB@uofa-eeb.bsky.social · 2y agoIf you are looking for a graduate program in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, please considering joining us in Tucson, AZ! Our deadline is December 2 this year for admission to our Fall 2025 cohort. You can find out more about EEB and applying to our program here: eeb.arizona.edu/graduate/pro...
Reminiscent of a random beach beach day on James Ross Island, Antarctica This one is for you @jdwitts.bsky.social #fossilfriday
Blue sky for Bluesky! This #FossilFriday enjoy expansive views of the López de Bertodano Formation on Seymour Island, Antarctica. Taken early 2024 during @antarcticsurvey.bsky.social fieldwork. I'm standing ~on top of the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary.
Mongolian oak (Q. mongolica) buries its embryo deeply betw the cotyledons. Good move! Squirrels nip off the tips of the acorns to keep them from germinating in the cache. Of 6 taxa studied, only Q. mongolica germination was unaffected by artificial clipping. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Students/postdoc told me this was the result of a lab bonding activity
