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Michael Metzger

@metzgerm.bsky.social

Assistant Investigator at the Pacific Northwest Research Institute. Clamcer and other things. Opinions my own.

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Michael Emerman@memerman.bsky.social · last wk.

My very last, last author paper now published a year since retirement. All credit to grad Caroline Langley who did brilliant work, super tech Michelle Lily who finished the experimental work after Caroline graduated, and my ever wise collaborator (and Caroline’s co-mentor) @harmitmalik.bsky.social

@JohnGrossSF@johngrosssf.bsky.social · 2w ago

Strain-specific epistasis shapes fitness landscapes of APOBEC3G antagonism by HIV-1 Vif proteins | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Congratulations on this beautiful work!

Aris Katzourakis@ariskatzourakis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Completed our work on reconstructing the viral histories of human, simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across multiple evolutionary timescales, with @mghafari.bsky.social & @psimmond.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Reconstructing the viral histories of human, simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses across multiple evolutionary timescales

Abstract. The evolutionary history of simian and prosimian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs and pSIVs) remains difficult to resolve, because divergence-time

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Dr. Carly Kenkel@drcarl.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪

Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027

Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...

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Michael Metzger@metzgerm.bsky.social · last mo.

I am excited to present our newest report on a severe outbreak of transmissible cancer in clams in the Pacific Northwest, with a lot of unexpected twists. Led by Sydney Weinandt and Zach Child. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2611852123 1/14

Atlantic to Pacific: Outbreak of bivalve transmissible neoplasia detected in hybridizing soft-shell clams and eDNA in Puget Sound | PNAS

Bivalve transmissible neoplasias (BTNs) are transmissible cancers that have arisen in multiple bivalve species, including Eastern soft-shell clam (...

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Michael Metzger@metzgerm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

For the second time this week I wish I could just run over to City People’s to pick something up. But alas, they didn’t make it after too many switched to buying things online. Support your local shops, folks. You never know when you will need to buy a replacement toilet flapper quickly!

Michael Metzger@metzgerm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Anyone have any advice when trying to email a new NIH PO for a new submission and they literally never reply (multiple emails over months)? When is it time to ask for help from POs you do know? Are there some POs that just never talk to scientists as a rule?

Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Julie Dragon announces a fourth type of transmissible cancer at ISEEC 2026! Brown bullhead transmissible melanoma. Two lineages so far identified in the northeast US. Seems to be more widespread and >100 years old. Paper under review.

Gina Baucom@gbaucom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Head's up SSE members: Virtual Evolution is next week! Join us for the SSE Presidential Symposium on May 21 for talks from SSE leaders and past presidents on sustaining research, supporting trainees, navigating funding uncertainty, and strengthening evolutionary biology. Pls RT!

SSE Presidential Symposium – Navigating Uncertainty: Individual Resilience and Collective Action in Evolutionary Biology May 21, 9:15 AM - 12:30 PM This year’s SSE Presidential Symposium will consist of two linked sessions designed to address the current climate of uncertainty surrounding federal funding and its implications for evolutionary biology. Together, these sessions are designed to move from personal grounding to community-level strategy, offering both immediate support and longer-term vision. Part 1: Recommendations for the Community Lightning Talks from Past SSE Presidents and Leaders in the Field May 21, 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM EDT This session will feature past SSE Presidents and leaders in the field, each giving a 5-minute lightning talk offering concrete, actionable ideas for maintaining research programs, supporting trainees, and strengthening the field during periods of funding constraint. The emphasis will be on practical recommendations at multiple scales—individual researchers, departments, universities, the society, and the field as a whole. There will be a 30-minute Q&A following the talks. Prothama Manna Postdoctoral Fellow at Clemson University, SSE GSAC Chair “What Trainees Need in Uncertain Times: Paths to Resilient Science” Mohamed Noor Executive Vice Provost and Professor of Biology at Duke University, 2014 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief “How to ask for help in uncertain times” Ruth Shaw Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota, 2020 SSE President and former Evolution Editor-in-Chief “Realigning scholarly evaluation to support scientists' agency” Joseph Graves MacKenzie Scott Endowed Professor of Biology at NC Agricultural and Technical State University “What Departments Can/Must Do to Support Junior Faculty in an Anti-Science Climate” Scott Edwards Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Ornithology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard Universit…
Michael Metzger@metzgerm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My 9 year old has asked me to come present at her school science fair, after they asked kids to invite their parents if they did science. Here is her draft of my presentation. Let’s see if I can live up to it.

Kid’s drawing of a person with a beard marked “you” in front of a table with “clam cages” and a poster marked “how it spreads”.
@tafesselab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We’re hiring! Our department is recruiting for a tenure-track faculty position. We seek outstanding candidates working broadly in molecular microbiology, immunology, and host–pathogen interactions. Please share widely! @jnpruneda.bsky.social @rauchlab.bsky.social www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Faculty Position in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology - Portland, Oregon job with Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) - Molecular Microbiology and Immunology | 12858852

The Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position.

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John Ryan@heyjohnryan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What's that old equation, 1 picture = 1,000 words? Great to have Megan Farmer's amazing drone shot atop my latest @npr.org story. Farmland, levee, wetland, river, all right there.

Why this tribe is buying up hundreds of acres of farmland — and flooding it

The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon...

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NPR@npr.org · 3mo ago

The Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington state has been buying land in its traditional territory and removing levees. The goal is to turn farmland into wetlands with the hopes of restoring Chinook salmon. n.pr/4tciGx0

Richard Lenski@relenski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Barrick & Lenski Labs in Dept of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology at Michigan State Univ seek a Research Assistant II to manage their research operations and participate in projects related to microbial evolution and synthetic biology. See details below. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Research Assistant II - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Position Summary The Barrick and Lenski Labs in the Department of Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology at Michigan State University are seeking a Research Assistant II to manage their research ope...

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Holly Moeller@mixotrophe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Simons Graduate Fellowship Applications are open! If you're applying to Ph.D. programs in ecology and/or evolution this year, or if you're an incoming Ph.D. student who won't start your degree program until Fall 2026 or later, apply! www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution

The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...

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Rob Noble@robjohnnoble.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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.