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Drew Sauve (he/him)

@sauvedrew.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at Ontario Tech University Applied Quantitative Genetics Conservation Biology | Evolutionary Ecology | Forensics https://sauvelab.github.io/

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Matthew Hahn@3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 5d ago

Very cool pair of papers demonstrating little link between amount of additive genetic variation and amount of nucleotide variation within species: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Levels of additive genetic variation vary substantially between species

Adaptive potential determines how populations respond to environmental change. This study compiles evolvability estimates from over 170 multicellular species, revealing substantial variation across th...

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Drew Sauve (he/him)@sauvedrew.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Sauve Lab is recruiting students! Please share! Interested in conservation, forensics, or evolutionary ecology? Email your research interests, CV, and info for two references to sauve.drew@ontariotechu.ca! While Fall 2027 is the primary intake, there may be some flexibility in start dates.

Poster for the Sauve Lab at Ontario Tech University recruiting graduate students for Fall 2027. The poster includes the Sauve Lab and Ontario Tech logos, photos of an eastern loggerhead shrike, a flock of black-legged kittiwakes, and human chromosomes, along with scientific illustrations. Text: "The Sauve Lab is recruiting graduate students. We run a research program focused on using genetics, primarily quantitative genetics, and statistical modelling to answer questions and solve problems in evolutionary ecology, conservation, and forensic science. We're excited about family trees in their various forms, from zoo population registries to pedigrees in long-term wild populations and genealogical records. We collaborate broadly with government, non-profit, and industry partners. We're looking for students from all backgrounds who want to be part of a welcoming, supportive research group. Our lab believes everyone belongs, and we work together to create projects that fit graduate requirements and individual strengths. Interested? Email sauve.drew@ontariotechu.ca with your research interests, a CV, and contact information for two references. For a Fall 2027 start, please email by August 25. Learn more about the Applied Biosciences programs at Ontario Tech University.
Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · 2w ago

📣 Spread the news to any recent graduates who dare to dream big: Only 10 days left to apply to join #Mast-EER, a cohort of MbyRes students based at the @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall funded by @aria-research.bsky.social. Places are limited, so apply now!

Erik Postma@erikpostma.bsky.social · last mo.

Spread the word! 📢 Funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall is creating a cohort of 20 (!) MbyRes students that will tackle some of the biggest questions in order to bring about a step-change for ecosystem resilience. For more information, see 👇!

Katie Abson@katieabson.bsky.social · last mo.

Our paper is out! 📣 we find that molecular measures of genetic variation do not predict heritable genetic variation across species - important implications for the application of genomic data for conservation! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Nucleotide diversity is a poor predictor of short-term adaptive potential | PNAS

The capacity to adapt is essential for a population to avoid extinction in a changing world and is recognized as a global conservation priority. Ad...

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Susan Johnston@susanjohnston.bsky.social · last mo.

Still some time to apply to our postdoc position - deadline 3rd July. I'll be at #SMBE2026 if anyone would like to chat about it 😊

Susan Johnston@susanjohnston.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣🧬 Postdoc Alert🧬📣 We are hiring a 2+ year NERC-funded postdoc at Edinburgh Uni investigating causes and consequences of sex differences in recombination in house sparrows in Norway. Informal enquiries welcome at Susan.Johnston@ed.ac.uk 🙂 Details here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

A female and male sparrow stand on a wooden post. Photo by Peter S. Ranke.
Jon Slate@jon-slate.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fancy working with a massive amount of cool genomics, life history and TB-infection status data from a couple of thousand badgers? Here's the project for you then. careers.exeter.ac.uk/vacancies/84... New project and very multi-disciplinary team.

Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Cornwall | University of Exeter

View details and apply for this Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow vacancy in Cornwall. Postdoctoral Research Associate / Fellow in Evolutionary Genomics This NERC Large Grant- funded ...

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Miguel Bastos Araújo, PhD@miguelbaraujo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are launching the Biodiversity Futures Working Groups. The call supports small, focused synthesis groups addressing frontier questions in biodiversity science. We welcome proposals from researchers at any career stage. Deadline: 30 June 2026, 23:00 CET www.maraujolab.eu/2026/05/09/2...

2026 Announcement - Biodiversity Futures Working Groups -

At a glance Up to €10,000 in catalytic support per working group Two in-person meetings (3-5 days each) […]

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Council of Canadian Academies/Conseil des académies canadiennes@cca-reports.ca · 4mo ago

🐜BugQuest, a nationwide community science project run by the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data. news.uoguelph.ca/2026/04/got-...

U of G Collecting Insects to Track Biodiversity

BugQuest invites participants to learn more about insect biodiversity in their local community while contributing to national data.

news.uoguelph.ca

Paul Cuchot@paulcuchot.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I’m excited to share the final chapter of my PhD published in #ProceedingsB @royalsocietypublishing.org ! 🌳🏙️🪺 We compared Great tit laying date responses to spring temperature between urban and forest habitats across five study systems : royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Facing rising temperatures in urban environments: the role of phenological plasticity in an urban-dwelling passerine, Parus major

Abstract. The capacity for birds to adjust their breeding time to variation in spring temperature via plasticity is crucial for insectivorous passerines in

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽@needhibhalla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

“We’ve lost out on the ability to continue to improve this work to make it more effective, and to explore how to apply it to other areas…There are a lot of different ways that genetics has been used to justify prejudice and…that human-made social categories interface with biological categories“🧪

A star scientist showed that better genetics lessons could reduce racism. It was the death knell for his career

Brian Donovan had persuaded high school teachers and education researchers that prejudice might be ended by changing how genetics is taught.

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Susan Johnston@susanjohnston.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hello BlueSky 🌞 my group has a large project growing arms and legs, and we've decided to graduate from post-its to a project management software (kanban or similar). Any recommendations from academics? Ideally with clear project roles, a task tracker, and as lo-fi as possible!

Drew Sauve (he/him)@sauvedrew.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@gingerelliott.bsky.social 's new paper published in Zoo Biology. Congratulations!🎉 Elliott measured the degradation of gray ratsnake sperm at 4°C in different extenders. An important step for understanding how we can best preserve samples during transport from the field. doi.org/10.1002/zoo....

Short‐Term Cold Storage of Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis spiloides) Sperm

We collected sperm samples monthly from 17 gray ratsnake in the ex situ population from May to October, 2023. We assessed concentration, motility, rapid progressive motility, and membrane integrity (...

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Drew Sauve (he/him)@sauvedrew.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Organizing an intensive writing day for a group of experienced & junior scientists!Goals are to outline manuscript, agree on questions/hypotheses, draft sections, start analysis. Team will be split into outlining/writing + stats/analysis group. Tips for max progress & momentum after?