I successfully defended my dissertation yesterday! Thank you everyone for supporting me through it! In this work, I combine comparative genomics & deep learning to study rapid adaptation, allopolyploid evolutionary history, & gene regulation in plants. Half is published. Other half will be out soon.

Our review on k-mers + pop gen is now published! doi.org/10.1093/molb...

k-mer-based approaches to bridging pangenomics and population genetics

Abstract. Many commonly studied species now have more than one chromosome-scale genome assembly, revealing a large amount of genetic diversity previously m

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Emily Josephs@emjo.bsky.social · 2y ago

New review on kmers and pop gen led by Miles Roberts & Olivia Davis w/ Robert Williamson from Rose Hulman: arxiv.org/abs/2409.11683

Lots of gloom this week but I'm so excited to be celebrating new Drs Pizza & Roberts with @lars-brudvig.bsky.social @rileypizza.bsky.social @milesroberts.bsky.social

Grateful to be chosen by the Genetics and Genome Sciences program for the Outstanding Student Award alongside my friend @milesroberts.bsky.social Huge thanks to my PI, Eric Patterson, and my committee member, Ning Jiang, for nominating me.

Improving interpretability of transcription factor binding models with DNA shape features https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.01.646034v1

Open PhD position in Biomechanics and Anatomy of Hominin Hearing at University of Zurich. Applicants with relevant backgrounds invited. Deadline: April 20, 2025. Details: www.msanchezlab.net. #phd

The University of Tennessee invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in animal behavior, starting Aug 1, 2025. Submit application… https://fa-ewlq-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/1992/?utm_medium=jobshare&utm_source=External+Job+Share #postdoc

Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Collaborative for Animal Research Center - UTK

The Collaborative for Animal Behavior Center (CoLAB) at the University of Tennessee invites applications for a post-doctoral research associate position starting August 1, 2025. This position offers recent Ph.D. graduates the opportunity to conduct independent, cutting-edge research in animal behavior while collaborating with faculty and students in a dynamic academic environment.

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PhD position in Yeast Evolutionary Genomics at Stockholm University. Research focuses on climate adaptation, genetic architecture, and pathogenicity. Apply by April 22, 2025. More info: https://su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:798314/ #phd

Rising MSU weed science 🌟s Kaddi Gewirtz and Hannah Johnson did a great job on their poster presentation & single slide talk, respectively! Go Green! #WSSA2025

Another great MSU showing, Michael Ozolins presented at the NonTarget Site Resistance (NTSR) symposium 👏 #wssa2025

Limited to 4 pics, so here are Kyle & Christy

A packed day of learning here at @wssaweeds! Here are some more of our MSU Weedsters sharing their great work through poster presentations. Pictured here are @connor_purvis_ , @jacob.felz, Ian Waldecker, Hannah Johnson, Kyle Elizalde, and of course Dr. Christy Sprague 💚🌱 (I think I got everyone 🤞)

And we’ll round out our MSU Weedsters at WSSA with Dr. Sara Alvarez-Rodriguez showcasing her awesome mode of action work 😃

Had a great time talking about our scalable computational pipeline to analyze evolutionary selection pressures at #WSSA2025 #IWGC #dnds #weeds

Only 3 days left to submit an application to this summer's #REU - BLINKS program! We're excited to have so many awesome projects lined up.☁️ Diversity VALUED! Please pass this along and check out our website for project descriptions and application info: fhl.uw.edu/research/sum... 🧪 Please boost!

🌱 @aspbofficial.bsky.social Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Application deadline is February 7, 2025 https://aspb-surf.secure-platform.com/a #PlantScience

American Society of Plant Biologists - SURF Information

Applications accepted December 2, 2024 - February 7, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)

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Rapid convergent evolution of herbicide resistance in agronomic weeds threatens global food security. Our new review summarizes the role of genomic structural variation in herbicide resistance. Will weeds outpace herbicides? 🧪🧬🌿 cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

Genomic Structural Variation and Herbicide Resistance

The coinciding increase in genomics resources for weedy plant species and herbicide resistance evolution has led to a rapid expansion of our understanding of the relationship between genomic structura...

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Interested in a PhD position where you contribute to forest restoration in a biodiversity hotspot? We have a position available with fieldwork in Madagascar @w-u-r.bsky.social More info & how to apply: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/phd-position-tree-based-restoration-in-biodiversity-hotspot-madagascar.htm

PhD position - Tree-based restoration in biodiversity hotspot Madagascar

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