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Claudia Lange
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(she/her) 🇩🇪 🇳🇿 Molecular ecologist from Ōtautahi in Aotearoa New Zealand. Likes microbes, insects, plants, and their DNA. #microbiomes #biodiversity #biocontrol #biosecurity
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🎉 Congrats to Dr Jessie Prebble of the Bioeconomy Science Institute on receiving a Mana Tūāpapa Fellowship from Royal Society Te Apārangi! Her research will explore how plants support climate-resilient peat bogs. #BioeconomyScience #RoyalSocietyNZ #ClimateResilience

🔗 bit.ly/49bepnm/
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
claudiala777.bsky.social
✨ ✨ ✨ #PhD POSITION ✨ ✨ ✨
Insect microbiomes and their role in biocontrol: a journey from field collection to invasive weed management. @aimeeemac.bsky.social @cescomartons.bsky.social
Scholarship: $37,000 (tax free) (2025/26 rate) up to three and a half years. Based at AgriBio, the Centre for AgriBiosciences, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Successful applicants must meet the La Trobe University entry requirements for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Check your eligibility here: https://www]atrobe.edu.au/study/apply/research/doctor For enquiries and to apply, please forward a covering letter, your curriculum vitae (please include evidence of research writing) and academic transcripts to: Kendra Whiteman Higher Education Manager Agriculture Victoria Research kendra.whiteman@agriculture.vic.gov.au Closing date for applications: until filled Title: Insect microbiomes and their role in biocontrol: a journey from field collection to invasive weed management PhD Project Aims • Explore the microbiome composition of biocontrol insect/s and host plants collected from the field in their native range • Understand the impact of lab quarantine protocols, mass rearing, and release under conditions on insect microbiome and fecundity • Develop methods to preserve or supplement beneficial microbes to cultured insects The successful candidate will be supervised by A/Prof Paul Cunningham, Dr Aimee McKinnon and Dr Francesco Martoni and Dr Raelene Kwong. With potential opportunities to travel internationally and collaborate with experts at the Bioeconomy Science Institute, New Zealand, this PhD will shape the future of biocontrol programs in Australia and internationally.
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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meshedlight.bsky.social
Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: for
d/Deaf/HOH community - this talk will be NZSL interpreted

STEM Communication Trust has full subsidised (free to you) tickets to give away to d/Deaf/HOH community, can message me for info
bwbnz.bsky.social Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social · Jun 25
Event announcement!

Author Shaun Hendy will be speaking with Professor Jemma Geoghegan, Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu and Professor Sir David Skegg at SciFest!

🏠 Te Whare o Rukutia, 20 Princes St Dunedin
📊 Wednesday 2 July, 5.30pm!

Read more and register here: scifest.org.nz/programme/lif...
Life after Covid: Lessons, challenges and the road ahead | NZ Science Festival
A discussion between Professor Shaun Hendy, Professor Jemma Geoghegan, Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu, and Professor Sir David Skegg.
scifest.org.nz
June 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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The working dead 🧟‍♀️: not just a metaphor for PhD students but also an enzymatic strategy!

If you are curious how a pseudoenzyme (aka the “dead” version of an enzyme) produces indole in plants 🌱check out our preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

#PlantBiology#natprod @oconnorlab.bsky.social
Highjacked by a pseudoenzyme: How eudicot plants make indole
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
www.biorxiv.org
August 27, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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#NZpol Now available for anyone to read -
newsroom.co.nz Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · Jun 15
New Māori research funding came alongside cuts to a pre-existing pathway, leaving the three projects already halfway through the process in the lurch.
Govt cuts Māori research projects that don't fit with 'growth agenda'
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June 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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nzbatman.bsky.social
Our Environment Services team has an opportunity for 2 experienced Senior Biosecurity Advisor Plants to join the team! Be a part of leading the delivery of regional biosecurity projects to improve Auckland's biodiversity!
www.seek.co.nz/job/84841937
@imogenbassett.bsky.social #pestfreeAKL
Senior Biosecurity Advisor Pest Plants Job in Auckland CBD, Auckland - SEEK
You would work on developing and managing biosecurity projects to minimise the adverse impacts of pest plants across the region
www.seek.co.nz
June 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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nzscientists.bsky.social
📢 Applications open for the 2025 Science Medals from the New Zealand Association of Scientists. scientists.org.nz/how-to-apply

Check out this thread for the medals available - including one NEW this year.
May 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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nancy-moran.bsky.social
Looking for a postdoc on bacterial-insect symbiosis, combining evolution and molecular mechanisms? I'll have one open in my lab starting Sept 2025. If interested contact me (or find me at the GRC on Animal-microbe symbiosis if you'll be there). #SymbioSky
May 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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afprobert.bsky.social
Two academic (lecturer) positions available at the University of Otago in Aotearoa/New Zealand! One in Conservation Biology, another in Evolutionary Ecology. Links for positions below:
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
May 26, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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emclaereboudt.bsky.social
💡 Submit your abstract here:
👉 scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...
Abstracts - 2025 Joint Conference of the International Society of Chemical Ecology and the Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists - Christchurch Town Hall
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May 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
claudiala777.bsky.social
🚨The ISCE-APACE abstract submission deadline is 30th May🚨 With a wide variety of symposia themes, there is something for everyone to explore and contribute to. Also, consider nominating deserving individuals for the APACE awards! scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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The state of NZ science and research. Grossly underfunded. Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...
Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.
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May 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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cpaintingnz.bsky.social
Wanna come work with me? We're advertising a fixed term Lecturer in Animal Behaviour at Waikato. We're especially keen on someone who works on birds, reptiles, bats etc. Let me know if you have questions!
www.seek.co.nz/job/83279795...
Lecturer - Animal Behaviour Job in Hillcrest, Waikato - SEEK
Seeking an enthusiastic Lecturer in Animal Behaviour to teach, research, and supervise in ecology, biodiversity, and animal behaviour.
www.seek.co.nz
April 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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nonresidentdesi.bsky.social
Excited about microbiomes and want to study them at the single-cell level? Join our team to pioneer research using microfluidics paired with automated timelapse microscopy. We're hiring motivated postdocs to push the boundaries of microbial ecology!

Apply now: apply.interfolio.com/165601
March 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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emclaereboudt.bsky.social
🚨Registration & abstract submission is open for this years International Society of Chemical Ecology Conference! scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...
🎙️ I am also happy to share that I will be chairing the “Aquatic Chemical Ecology” session! 🌊👃👅🧫 Hope to see heaps of you in beautiful NZ 🏔️🇳🇿
Registration - 2025 Joint Conference of the International Society of Chemical Ecology and the Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists - Christchurch Town Hall
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March 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Home - 2025 Joint Conference of the International Society of Chemical Ecology and the Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists - Christchurch Town Hall
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January 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Chemical Ecology Conference in New Zealand, Aug 2025: scienceevents.eventsair.com/isce-apace-2...
Home - 2025 Joint Conference of the International Society of Chemical Ecology and the Asia-Pacific Association of Chemical Ecologists - Christchurch Town Hall
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January 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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We are excited about our new call for applications - we offer 8 cool projects and 5 doctoral positions in Chemical Ecology! Have a look at the projects and apply!
www.ice.mpg.de/296576/adver...
jobs.ice.mpg.de/en/jobpostin...
March 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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We offer a PhD project within our International Max Planck Research School "Chemical Communication in Ecological Systems" on "Metabolic exchanges, regulation and equilibrium of an ancient insect symbiosis" (Project 5). Please share, inform & apply here: www.ice.mpg.de/129183/imprs
IMPRS
www.ice.mpg.de
March 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Excited about structural biology & chemical ecology?!? We are looking for PhD/PD researchers for two collaborative projects with @yukoulrich.bsky.social l & @oconnorlab.bsky.social
🦠🌱🐜🧪

The 2025 project call with the IMPRS of the @mpi-ce.bsky.social is out! www.ice.mpg.de/296548/curre...
Current Call
www.ice.mpg.de
March 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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mongoosekiwi.bsky.social
Sharing our recent paper for those interested:

"Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland" royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
March 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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We’re going to be left with people who go: ‘You know what, my uncle or my brother or my cousin died from bowel cancer. And it should have been picked up in a screening programme.’ Make no mistake, these deaths are unnecessary.” — Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen.

Bowel screening change ‘totally unethical’
Bowel screening change 'totally unethical' | E-Tangata
“We’re going to be left with people who go: ‘You know what, my uncle or my brother or my cousin died from bowel cancer. And it should have been picked up in a screening programme.’ Make no mistake, th...
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March 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We have three postdoctoral fellowships in complex systems available → www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/2025/03/07/p... #movingtonewzealand 🧪
Postdoctoral fellowships in complex systems
We're looking for three postdoctoral fellows to join our newly created Modelling for Impact Hub.
www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz
March 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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testeeves.bsky.social
Beyond humbled for #KindnessInScience & @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social to feature in @nature.com Careers with @climateadam.bsky.social.

For more see @aisrayne.bsky.social et al. in @naturehumbehav.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3XpnD8V

🎨 @jobailey.bsky.social
Images shows a flipchart that says "Our (institutional) values, underlined. Parts of the following te reo Māori words are visible: whanaungatanga, manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, tikanga. But the flipchart is being peeled a way to reveal an excel spreadsheet that reveals our actual values. the column starts with <ourvalues> followed by: individualism (highlighted yellow), exclusivity (highlighted green), hypercompetition (highlighted orange), productivism (yellowed yellow). There is part of a red stamp visible that says "Internal document. Not for public release."
March 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM