Brandon Chan
@bwchan.bsky.social
PhD student | UConn EEB | Marine Microbiology | Community Ecology | NSF GRF
Got to go back to Austin to celebrate a friend’s wedding but also got to see my prof who taught my first class in marine science! From learning about oceanography, to TAing the course and applying to grad school, I wouldn’t be here without Dr. Min! feat. the cool medals for marine science grads
October 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Got to go back to Austin to celebrate a friend’s wedding but also got to see my prof who taught my first class in marine science! From learning about oceanography, to TAing the course and applying to grad school, I wouldn’t be here without Dr. Min! feat. the cool medals for marine science grads
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🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
October 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🚨GRFP DEADLINE ALERT!🚨 I missed this in my original solicitation read-through, so FYI 📣LETTERS ARE DUE BEFORE PROPOSALS📣 this year!
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
"Reference letters are due Friday, November 7 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)."
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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The UNIDE Student Advisory Board (SAB) is now recruiting for 2025. Undergraduate and graduate students in ecology or environmental science fields are eligible to apply.
This paid, remote opportunity ($1000 stipend) runs Nov–June, 2–4 hrs/month! unidecology.org/sab-applicat...
This paid, remote opportunity ($1000 stipend) runs Nov–June, 2–4 hrs/month! unidecology.org/sab-applicat...
October 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The UNIDE Student Advisory Board (SAB) is now recruiting for 2025. Undergraduate and graduate students in ecology or environmental science fields are eligible to apply.
This paid, remote opportunity ($1000 stipend) runs Nov–June, 2–4 hrs/month! unidecology.org/sab-applicat...
This paid, remote opportunity ($1000 stipend) runs Nov–June, 2–4 hrs/month! unidecology.org/sab-applicat...
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Meet our August #BSASpotlight, Sarita Munoz-Gomez!
Sarita is a graduate student at Clemson University investigating sex determination in Baccharis species using genomic and developmental approaches.
🌱 Learn more about Sarita on her BSA Spotlight page: botany.org/home/careers...
#IamaBotanist
Sarita is a graduate student at Clemson University investigating sex determination in Baccharis species using genomic and developmental approaches.
🌱 Learn more about Sarita on her BSA Spotlight page: botany.org/home/careers...
#IamaBotanist
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Meet our August #BSASpotlight, Sarita Munoz-Gomez!
Sarita is a graduate student at Clemson University investigating sex determination in Baccharis species using genomic and developmental approaches.
🌱 Learn more about Sarita on her BSA Spotlight page: botany.org/home/careers...
#IamaBotanist
Sarita is a graduate student at Clemson University investigating sex determination in Baccharis species using genomic and developmental approaches.
🌱 Learn more about Sarita on her BSA Spotlight page: botany.org/home/careers...
#IamaBotanist
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CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
CA Biology job alert
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
My unit at the CA Dep of Fish and Wildlife is hiring a permanent position to write 5 year reviews for species listed under the CA Endangered Species Act.
Based in West Sacramento, currently 2x week in office.
I am happy to answer questions
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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The 1st annual Southern Geobiology Symposium will be hosted at UTMSI in fall 2026
Please fill out this interest form (forms.gle/znTuXQuxh9D2...)
Questions may be directed to co-chairs, Penny Demetriades (pdemetriades@disl.org) and John Hinkle (john.hinkle@utexas.edu)
Please fill out this interest form (forms.gle/znTuXQuxh9D2...)
Questions may be directed to co-chairs, Penny Demetriades (pdemetriades@disl.org) and John Hinkle (john.hinkle@utexas.edu)
Southern Geobiology Symposium Interest Form
Please fill out this form to indicate interest in attending the Southern Geobiology Symposium, to be held at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (Port Aransas, TX) in October/November of ...
forms.gle
September 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The 1st annual Southern Geobiology Symposium will be hosted at UTMSI in fall 2026
Please fill out this interest form (forms.gle/znTuXQuxh9D2...)
Questions may be directed to co-chairs, Penny Demetriades (pdemetriades@disl.org) and John Hinkle (john.hinkle@utexas.edu)
Please fill out this interest form (forms.gle/znTuXQuxh9D2...)
Questions may be directed to co-chairs, Penny Demetriades (pdemetriades@disl.org) and John Hinkle (john.hinkle@utexas.edu)
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My PhD student @leonielorenz.bsky.social (with Eva Geissen) has made this nice (free) online course to introduce mathematical modelling for biology:
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
Including both molecular and epidemiological examples
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
Including both molecular and epidemiological examples
Mathematical modelling for biologists - Modelling concepts in biological research
Mathematical modelling for biologists - Modelling concepts in biological research
www.ebi.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
My PhD student @leonielorenz.bsky.social (with Eva Geissen) has made this nice (free) online course to introduce mathematical modelling for biology:
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
Including both molecular and epidemiological examples
www.ebi.ac.uk/training/onl...
Including both molecular and epidemiological examples
Finished up my presentation at @aslo.org and ready to enjoy hearing all the cool science the rest of the week! If you missed it, happy to chat about phytoplankton, bacteria, and context-dependent interactions
March 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Finished up my presentation at @aslo.org and ready to enjoy hearing all the cool science the rest of the week! If you missed it, happy to chat about phytoplankton, bacteria, and context-dependent interactions
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I am looking for a PhD student to start in fall of 2025 at MSU. Potential topics include trait-based approaches to plankton community resilience, temperature effects on communities, harmful algal blooms and many others. Please get in touch if interested. More info: www.kl-lab.group.
Klausmeier-Litchman Lab
Welcome to the Klausmeier-Litchman lab! We study empirical and theoretical community ecology, biodiversity and climate change, focusing on phytoplankton, other microbes and general theory. We use obse...
www.kl-lab.group
November 26, 2024 at 6:48 PM
I am looking for a PhD student to start in fall of 2025 at MSU. Potential topics include trait-based approaches to plankton community resilience, temperature effects on communities, harmful algal blooms and many others. Please get in touch if interested. More info: www.kl-lab.group.
Wins of the week:
- submitted my first first author paper!
- finally got my code to work on the cluster and made some neat figures
- hosted friends for dinner and made a bomb rib roast (in my humble opinion)
- submitted my first first author paper!
- finally got my code to work on the cluster and made some neat figures
- hosted friends for dinner and made a bomb rib roast (in my humble opinion)
November 23, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Wins of the week:
- submitted my first first author paper!
- finally got my code to work on the cluster and made some neat figures
- hosted friends for dinner and made a bomb rib roast (in my humble opinion)
- submitted my first first author paper!
- finally got my code to work on the cluster and made some neat figures
- hosted friends for dinner and made a bomb rib roast (in my humble opinion)