Postdoc in the Wessinger lab at USC studying hybridization in Penstemon! Previously at the University of Minnesota working on reinforcement and speciation. Views are my own. she/her.
Brooke Kern, PhD
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This is wild
I’m looking to hire one or two postdocs - possible projects include pop gen theory, methods development, and human evolutionary inference. Please share, and email if you are interested.
More info: evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...
First postdoc field season ✅ with the amazing Olivia & @picklejarech.bsky.social
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Chenxin Li, PhD
Brooke Kern, PhD
Aaron Ragsdale
Skipper with its proboscis all rolled up like a whip. Ready to deploy for tasty nectar
#invertebrates 🌿
This is why we fund basic science.
You never know from what little curiosity will derive the tools that enable greatness.
Our new paper out!
By comparing body pollen carried by diverse insect pollinators visiting the same Ligustrum flowers, we found striking variation not only among major pollinator groups, but also within them — even between males and females of the same bumble bee species.
Free view: rdcu.be/fj68l
Under the proposed rules, peer review will be advisory only; proposals will be required to align with "Gold Standard Science" which is never explicitly defined.
Peer review is the foundation of our entire federal funding system, dating back to the establishment of federal agencies after WWII. 6/n
How do you turn a purple flower white?
Another from lab, led by @damianmicroeco.bsky.social and Emily Glasgow, with big contributions from Martin Henry, Margaret Li, and Amanda Peake.
Mendelian Polymorphisms for the Win!
#evolbio #plantscience
Over the last month I saw that human editors are now stripped of control. I could no longer stop the system from auto-inviting "reviewers" with zero relevant expertise. Even worse - the AI began actively revoking the invitations I manually sent out to actual, qualified experts.
