Join the Plant Computational Genomics Lab and the Institute for Systems Genomics @uconnresearch.bsky.social ! Currently seeking 2 full-time onsite research assistants, one of whom will be our Molecular Lab Manager. Apply by June 26th. 🌲 🌳 🧬 @uconneeb.bsky.social
jobs.hr.uconn.edu/en-us/job/49...
Deadline to submit an abstract for the 3rd Biennial Conference of North American Forest Genetics Society (NAFGS) has been extended by one week! New deadline: March 9th
June 15th–19th, 2026 | Université Laval, Québec City, Canada
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
How it started / how it’s going — Jay Bhattacharya edition.
2025: “We will never use this agency to censor scientists who disagree"
2026 : Bhattacharya “has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits”.
Special Feature: A new special issue explores genomic forecasting, a promising, but developing tool for conservation. The verdict: it's a useful approach, but its reliability often depends on the context.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics?
1) Write NSF
2) Write your Congressperson
3) CC us at [email protected] so we can compile + follow up
Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to [email protected] to request re-consideration;
North American Forest Genetics Society #NAFGS26 🌲 🌳 🧬! Abstracts due Mar 1 | Travel Awards Mar 8 | Early Reg ends Mar 31 | Looking forward to welcoming you & our invited speakers in Québec City: @jillahamilton.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social @jeansebmoore.bsky.social @arthurouaknine.bsky.social
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
Jill Wegrzyn
Jill Wegrzyn
Carl T. Bergstrom
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
