Carrie Wessinger
@carriewessi.bsky.social
Associate prof in evolutionary genetics at University of South Carolina.
wessingerlab@github.io
wessingerlab@github.io
Don't forget to apply to our position in Evolutionary Genetics at U of South Carolina!
In my experience it is a fantastic place to start a new lab, with friendly and supportive colleagues and many junior faculty in EEB!
Review starts in 1 week (Oct 1)!
In my experience it is a fantastic place to start a new lab, with friendly and supportive colleagues and many junior faculty in EEB!
Review starts in 1 week (Oct 1)!
Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina
sc.edu
September 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Don't forget to apply to our position in Evolutionary Genetics at U of South Carolina!
In my experience it is a fantastic place to start a new lab, with friendly and supportive colleagues and many junior faculty in EEB!
Review starts in 1 week (Oct 1)!
In my experience it is a fantastic place to start a new lab, with friendly and supportive colleagues and many junior faculty in EEB!
Review starts in 1 week (Oct 1)!
Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!
August 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm hiring a postdoc to work in theoretical / computational phylogenomics! More info at tinyurl.com/63hb5ew8. Please share!
Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution
jobs.colorado.edu
August 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social
Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina
sc.edu
August 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Please repost and amplify !
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!
Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...
Deadline for applications is Oct 1
#AcademicJobs #EvoBio
This is an awesome summary of @trinitydepatie.bsky.social 's new paper!!! Thanks @aidanwshort.bsky.social ! Check it out folks!!!!
Just want to shoutout a new study from the Wessinger Lab by my colleague @trinitydepatie.bsky.social. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/.... She investigated the repeated evolution of personate flowers within Penstemon by examining patterns of introgression, topological discordance, and
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is an awesome summary of @trinitydepatie.bsky.social 's new paper!!! Thanks @aidanwshort.bsky.social ! Check it out folks!!!!
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Awesome Penstemon genetics work from @trinitydepatie.bsky.social !!! meticulous crossing design and such a clean result 🤯
July 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
🌸 Today's Graduate Student Excellence Award highlight is Aidan Short, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow @sc.edu
Aidan studies how divergent pollinator adaptation contributes to genome divergence and speciation.
More on Aidan ⬇️ and follow him: @aidanwshort.bsky.social
Aidan studies how divergent pollinator adaptation contributes to genome divergence and speciation.
More on Aidan ⬇️ and follow him: @aidanwshort.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🌸 Today's Graduate Student Excellence Award highlight is Aidan Short, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow @sc.edu
Aidan studies how divergent pollinator adaptation contributes to genome divergence and speciation.
More on Aidan ⬇️ and follow him: @aidanwshort.bsky.social
Aidan studies how divergent pollinator adaptation contributes to genome divergence and speciation.
More on Aidan ⬇️ and follow him: @aidanwshort.bsky.social
Does anyone in my network know of a recent rooftop research greenhouse project? We're looking for info, advice, schematics, plans, anything would be helpful! Thanks!!!
March 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Does anyone in my network know of a recent rooftop research greenhouse project? We're looking for info, advice, schematics, plans, anything would be helpful! Thanks!!!
Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
Love making maps
Here are some samples from Penstemon newberryi x davidsonii hybrid zone at Virginia Lakes trail in the Sierras
Color = flower color!
Here are some samples from Penstemon newberryi x davidsonii hybrid zone at Virginia Lakes trail in the Sierras
Color = flower color!
January 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Love making maps
Here are some samples from Penstemon newberryi x davidsonii hybrid zone at Virginia Lakes trail in the Sierras
Color = flower color!
Here are some samples from Penstemon newberryi x davidsonii hybrid zone at Virginia Lakes trail in the Sierras
Color = flower color!
My favorite answer to a final exam question: What is one thing you learned in this semester* that you found interesting or surprising?
(*required Ecology and Evolution course for Bio majors)
"That I actually liked this course."
lol
(*required Ecology and Evolution course for Bio majors)
"That I actually liked this course."
lol
December 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM
My favorite answer to a final exam question: What is one thing you learned in this semester* that you found interesting or surprising?
(*required Ecology and Evolution course for Bio majors)
"That I actually liked this course."
lol
(*required Ecology and Evolution course for Bio majors)
"That I actually liked this course."
lol
Check out the advance version of @trinitydepatie.bsky.social's first(!) paper on her VERY GROOVY personate penstemons!!!
The first chapter of my dissertation with @carriewessi.bsky.social is now available as a preprint!! Give it a read if you are interested in learning more about the evolutionary history of an EXTREMELY cool floral type called personate flowers!!
The unique morphological basis and parallel evolutionary history of personate flowers in Penstemon https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.02.626427v1
December 6, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Check out the advance version of @trinitydepatie.bsky.social's first(!) paper on her VERY GROOVY personate penstemons!!!
Our hero lorna
November 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Our hero lorna
Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
Our publication on the genomics of the firecracker penstemon is out. This was the result of a two-semester graduate class that I co-taught with David Jarvis. We wanted to sequence something meaningful to the western US, so we chose a penstemon species. doi.org/10.1093/jher...
Whole-genome assembly and annotation of the firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii)
Abstract. The penstemons are ornamental annual flowering plants native to the Intermountain West and Rocky Mountains and commonly used for urban landscapin
doi.org
November 19, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Our publication on the genomics of the firecracker penstemon is out. This was the result of a two-semester graduate class that I co-taught with David Jarvis. We wanted to sequence something meaningful to the western US, so we chose a penstemon species. doi.org/10.1093/jher...
Join us!! I'm recruiting a postdoc and grad student to work with us on parallel trait evolution, quant and pop gen, and speciation in penstemons. Find out more about our research interests here: wessingerlab.github.io . Informal inquiries welcome!
October 8, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Join us!! I'm recruiting a postdoc and grad student to work with us on parallel trait evolution, quant and pop gen, and speciation in penstemons. Find out more about our research interests here: wessingerlab.github.io . Informal inquiries welcome!
Join us!! I'm recruiting a grad student (Fall 2025) to work on parallel trait evolution, pop gen, quant gen, and/or speciation with us at beautiful U. of South Carolina! #evosky
More info here!: evoldir.tumblr.com/post/7594940...
More info here!: evoldir.tumblr.com/post/7594940...
August 26, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Join us!! I'm recruiting a grad student (Fall 2025) to work on parallel trait evolution, pop gen, quant gen, and/or speciation with us at beautiful U. of South Carolina! #evosky
More info here!: evoldir.tumblr.com/post/7594940...
More info here!: evoldir.tumblr.com/post/7594940...
Reposted by Carrie Wessinger
Hey #Botany2024 stop by my talk tomorrow morning to FINALLY hear about what @carriewessi.bsky.social and I have learned about the genetic architecture of Penstemon’s personate flowers!! Tuesday - 8:30am- Development & Structure - Grand Gallery B
June 17, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Hey #Botany2024 stop by my talk tomorrow morning to FINALLY hear about what @carriewessi.bsky.social and I have learned about the genetic architecture of Penstemon’s personate flowers!! Tuesday - 8:30am- Development & Structure - Grand Gallery B