David Lowry
@davidlowry.bsky.social
Professor of Plant Evolutionary Genetics at Michigan State University.
Preparing a traditional coastal Northern Californian Christmas Dinner.
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Preparing a traditional coastal Northern Californian Christmas Dinner.
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Congrats @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al. Some avocado trees open female-phase flowers in the morning & then male in afternoon. Others show complementary pattern (m->f), to synchronize pollination of two types. Jeff show this to be a >45Mya polymorphism at a transcription factor across 100s of species.
Balanced polymorphism in a floral transcription factor underlies an ancient rhythm of daily sex alternation in avocado https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.22.695989v1
December 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Congrats @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al. Some avocado trees open female-phase flowers in the morning & then male in afternoon. Others show complementary pattern (m->f), to synchronize pollination of two types. Jeff show this to be a >45Mya polymorphism at a transcription factor across 100s of species.
There are some magic little lands out there in the world.
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There are some magic little lands out there in the world.
Happy Solstice to all who experience the joy of the tilt of the Earth.
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Happy Solstice to all who experience the joy of the tilt of the Earth.
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New special issue in Molecular Ecology on Conservation Genomics #popGen #evolution 🧪🧬🖥️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Special Issue: CONSERVATION GENOMICS ‐ MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Molecular Ecology: Vol 34, No 23
Molecular Ecology is an international journal for research using molecular genetic techniques to address questions in ecology, evolution, behavior and conservation.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New special issue in Molecular Ecology on Conservation Genomics #popGen #evolution 🧪🧬🖥️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Unpopular opinion: biologists are still the ones who understand biology best
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We’re excited to share the MSU Plant Resilience Institute’s 2025 Annual Report!
From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.
🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.
🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We’re excited to share the MSU Plant Resilience Institute’s 2025 Annual Report!
From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.
🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.
🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
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My essay on Bill Burger's contribution to ecological species / syngameon concepts is in revision for International Oak Society.
Preprint here, comments appreciated.
@roderickcameron.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @roblanfear.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Preprint here, comments appreciated.
@roderickcameron.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @roblanfear.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
My essay on Bill Burger's contribution to ecological species / syngameon concepts is in revision for International Oak Society.
Preprint here, comments appreciated.
@roderickcameron.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @roblanfear.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Preprint here, comments appreciated.
@roderickcameron.bsky.social @davidlowry.bsky.social @roblanfear.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
Nice new review on my favorite topic. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Genomic insights into the origin of ecotypes
A century after Turesson introduced ecotypes as locally adapted subunits of species,
their origins and nature remain debated. Recent advances in molecular ecology have
breathed new life into the ecoty...
www.cell.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Nice new review on my favorite topic. www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Second time in a row being stuck at the Westchester Airport (HPN) for 5+ hours waiting for a Delta flight. I do not recommend.
December 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Second time in a row being stuck at the Westchester Airport (HPN) for 5+ hours waiting for a Delta flight. I do not recommend.
Cool!
December 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Cool!
Rapid adaptation follows experimental assisted gene flow in subset of annual monkeyflower populations
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Rapid adaptation follows experimental assisted gene flow in subset of annual monkeyflower populations
Assisted gene flow, the human-facilitated movement of species within its range, has the potential to increase genetic diversity and facilitate adaptation for climate-threatened populations. However, c...
www.biorxiv.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Rapid adaptation follows experimental assisted gene flow in subset of annual monkeyflower populations
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) for Outstanding Investigators new NOFO is available!!
Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028.
See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...
Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028.
See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
NIGMS R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) for Outstanding Investigators new NOFO is available!!
Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028.
See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...
Submission dates starting in January 2026 through May 2028.
See link below: simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/...
Frozen Delaware Water Gap.
December 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Frozen Delaware Water Gap.
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A resurrection study of scarlet monkeyflower populations across the species' range finds relatively little adaptive response to a seven-year drought event, showing that evolutionary rescue is not as predictable as we might hope 🌿
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December 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
A resurrection study of scarlet monkeyflower populations across the species' range finds relatively little adaptive response to a seven-year drought event, showing that evolutionary rescue is not as predictable as we might hope 🌿
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UNC-Wilmington is hiring 3 faculty positions:
Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38056
Distinguished Professor of Marine Science:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37951
Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38009
Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38056
Distinguished Professor of Marine Science:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37951
Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38009
Assistant Professor – Invertebrate Biology
The Department of Biology and Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Invertebrate Biology starting in Aug...
jobs.uncw.edu
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
UNC-Wilmington is hiring 3 faculty positions:
Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38056
Distinguished Professor of Marine Science:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37951
Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38009
Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38056
Distinguished Professor of Marine Science:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/37951
Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology:
jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38009
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Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.
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Our plant-focused REU program, led by Prof Nagel, is open for applications, please forward to undergrads and reskeet etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o... 🌱 🧪
NSF Education & Training Application | ETAP
etap.nsf.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Our plant-focused REU program, led by Prof Nagel, is open for applications, please forward to undergrads and reskeet etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o... 🌱 🧪
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The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at BIOEDGE@nsf.gov if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
Enabling Discovery Through Genomics (EDGE)
www.nsf.gov
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The new Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) Program page is posted. Please contact us at BIOEDGE@nsf.gov if you have questions. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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Are we trying too hard with overly complex models? Alex Lipka and Reeka Howard argue that we do when it comes genomic prediction!
🧬🧪
Open Access:
G3 Genes Genome Genetics, jkaf244, doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
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Open Access:
G3 Genes Genome Genetics, jkaf244, doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Genomic selection and reproducibility: are complex models distracting us from true scientific validity in the presence of genotype-by-environment interaction?
Genomic selection has revolutionized plant breeding by dramatically accelerating the pace of genetic improvement. By utilizing genome-wide markers, it allo
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Are we trying too hard with overly complex models? Alex Lipka and Reeka Howard argue that we do when it comes genomic prediction!
🧬🧪
Open Access:
G3 Genes Genome Genetics, jkaf244, doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
🧬🧪
Open Access:
G3 Genes Genome Genetics, jkaf244, doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Reposting this as a reminder that we will continue to accept applicants for this postdoctoral position until December 23rd.
I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
careers.msu.edu
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Reposting this as a reminder that we will continue to accept applicants for this postdoctoral position until December 23rd.
In this new study, we provide evidence that switchgrass evolutionary adaptations to fungal pathogens led to shifts in concentrations of saponins, which in turn interfere with the downstream industrial process of fermentation by yeasts to make biofuels. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In this new study, we provide evidence that switchgrass evolutionary adaptations to fungal pathogens led to shifts in concentrations of saponins, which in turn interfere with the downstream industrial process of fermentation by yeasts to make biofuels. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Ecology, Evolution, and Working Landscapes
ecoevoreu.ucdavis.edu
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!
“Zaha Hadid Was an Architectural Visionary. Here’s Where to Find Her Most Iconic Buildings.” We are lucky to have one of them right here in East Lansing, MI. www.afar.com/magazine/zah...
Zaha Hadid Was an Architectural Visionary. Here's Where to Find Her Most Iconic Buildings.
The late architect was nicknamed “the Queen of the Curve.”
www.afar.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“Zaha Hadid Was an Architectural Visionary. Here’s Where to Find Her Most Iconic Buildings.” We are lucky to have one of them right here in East Lansing, MI. www.afar.com/magazine/zah...