A post bacc can be a critical stage in a career pathway towards an independent researcher. Many don’t have the opportunity to be exposed to research as an undergrad and want more exposure before applying to grad school.
A post bacc is a TRAINEE and as such should be given some level of ownership in their research. In addition they should be provided mentoring and professional development opportunities to help them launch into grad school.
🧬 New genome alert! We’ve generated a chromosome-level assembly for the hydrozoan Podocoryna. With both polyp and free-swimming medusa stages, Podocoryna is a powerful model for exploring the evolution of complex traits in early animal lineages.
We started by studying gene reuse in eyes over deep time -- but were astonished to find adaptive molecular convergence to be rampant and not directly related to important traits, including eyes. Led by PD Cory Berger www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A chromosome-level genome assembly of the cnidarian Podocoryna is just out. Well done @pcart.bsky.social , @baxevanislab.bsky.social and the other authors
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
