Emmarie Alexander
@emistasis.bsky.social
sex chromosomes & speciation of mammals, focused on felids 🐅 PhD candidate with the Murphy lab @ Texas A&M 🧬 NSF GRFP fellow 🐾 either coding or rock climbing.
Posts and opinions are my own.
Posts and opinions are my own.
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I am recruiting graduate students to my genomics-focused lab in EEB at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Please spread the word if you know any students with an interest in a computational focus to genomics research! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
https://evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldir/GradStudentPositions//UIllinois.EEB.Genomics
The Catchen Lab (https://catchenlab.life.illinois.edu/), in the Department
of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign is recruiting graduate students to join...
evol.mcmaster.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am recruiting graduate students to my genomics-focused lab in EEB at Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Please spread the word if you know any students with an interest in a computational focus to genomics research! evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
an angel loses its wings every time there is a publication that lists what software was used without specifying any flags or options
like… HOW dare you say “we used standard parameters” for a program that doesn’t even have ANY! 😭
like… HOW dare you say “we used standard parameters” for a program that doesn’t even have ANY! 😭
October 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
an angel loses its wings every time there is a publication that lists what software was used without specifying any flags or options
like… HOW dare you say “we used standard parameters” for a program that doesn’t even have ANY! 😭
like… HOW dare you say “we used standard parameters” for a program that doesn’t even have ANY! 😭
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Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
sites.google.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
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🚂 The T2T train keeps rolling: "The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes" with Gerton and Garrison labs is out! What's a Robertsonian chromosome? Let Jen tell you herself in this great video, or read our paper: [1/3]
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How Stowers Scientists Found the DNA Site Where Robertsonian Chromosomes Fuse
YouTube video by Stowers Institute for Medical Research
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🚂 The T2T train keeps rolling: "The formation and propagation of human Robertsonian chromosomes" with Gerton and Garrison labs is out! What's a Robertsonian chromosome? Let Jen tell you herself in this great video, or read our paper: [1/3]
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📺 youtu.be/JmlY5omxQVc
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.
Got to spend this morning teaching R to a bunch of excited students & faculty!
Feels nice to come back as an instructor for the same software carpentry workshops I attended as a first year PhD :’)
many thanks to @dwbapst.bsky.social & Heather Baldi for being awesome and organizing this event.
Feels nice to come back as an instructor for the same software carpentry workshops I attended as a first year PhD :’)
many thanks to @dwbapst.bsky.social & Heather Baldi for being awesome and organizing this event.
September 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Got to spend this morning teaching R to a bunch of excited students & faculty!
Feels nice to come back as an instructor for the same software carpentry workshops I attended as a first year PhD :’)
many thanks to @dwbapst.bsky.social & Heather Baldi for being awesome and organizing this event.
Feels nice to come back as an instructor for the same software carpentry workshops I attended as a first year PhD :’)
many thanks to @dwbapst.bsky.social & Heather Baldi for being awesome and organizing this event.
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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!
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Longdust, a new tool to identify highly repetitive STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions (LCRs). Similar to SDUST but for long regions.
github.com/lh3/longdust
github.com/lh3/longdust
GitHub - lh3/longdust: Identify long STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions in a genome
Identify long STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions in a genome - lh3/longdust
github.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Longdust, a new tool to identify highly repetitive STRs, VNTRs, satellite DNA and other low-complexity regions (LCRs). Similar to SDUST but for long regions.
github.com/lh3/longdust
github.com/lh3/longdust
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I'm recruiting students / postdocs to join my new lab at the University of Rochester for Fall 2025 onwards! If you're interested in phylogenetic comparative methods, genome evolution, and/or computational biology, please get in touch! More info:
mhibbins.github.io
mhibbins.github.io
Hibbins Lab
mhibbins.github.io
October 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
I'm recruiting students / postdocs to join my new lab at the University of Rochester for Fall 2025 onwards! If you're interested in phylogenetic comparative methods, genome evolution, and/or computational biology, please get in touch! More info:
mhibbins.github.io
mhibbins.github.io
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There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
There is one month left to apply for our Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution! These awards provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in #ecology and #evolution. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons... #science
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The @sse-evolution.bsky.social public policy committee is organizing folks to send postcards to Congress from #Evol2025, stop by the booth in the exhibition hall
June 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The @sse-evolution.bsky.social public policy committee is organizing folks to send postcards to Congress from #Evol2025, stop by the booth in the exhibition hall
Really great group of scientists working on really cool stuff! Come say hi and learn more about the project.
Good to see some of our US-based ToS members at #Evol2025! If you're at the meeting and interested or just curious about the project, say hi to @ajmongue.bsky.social @nicolevalenzuela.bsky.social @ideaspermatheca.bsky.social @emistasis.bsky.social, Mike White or Louise Heitzmann!
June 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Really great group of scientists working on really cool stuff! Come say hi and learn more about the project.
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My heart is with my Iranian friends and their families. May everyone live.
June 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My heart is with my Iranian friends and their families. May everyone live.
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Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
www.simonsfoundation.org
June 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Check out this brand new fellowship from the Simon’s Foundation in Ecology and Evolution. Incoming grad students this year are eligible to apply. No citizenship restrictions. www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
TBH I’ve been overwhelmed, and occasionally discouraged, by the world recently.
I was awarded best talk at a symposium last week. One of the judge’s comments was “presenter’s enthusiasm and passion for her research is contagious.” 🥲
‘Twas a much needed win. My love for science will not falter!
I was awarded best talk at a symposium last week. One of the judge’s comments was “presenter’s enthusiasm and passion for her research is contagious.” 🥲
‘Twas a much needed win. My love for science will not falter!
May 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
TBH I’ve been overwhelmed, and occasionally discouraged, by the world recently.
I was awarded best talk at a symposium last week. One of the judge’s comments was “presenter’s enthusiasm and passion for her research is contagious.” 🥲
‘Twas a much needed win. My love for science will not falter!
I was awarded best talk at a symposium last week. One of the judge’s comments was “presenter’s enthusiasm and passion for her research is contagious.” 🥲
‘Twas a much needed win. My love for science will not falter!
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We are looking for new manager for our computing unit! If you have experience in both biology and computers, this might be the perfect job for you! UBC is a lovely place, and Zoology is a fantastic, collaborative and kind department. Apply by May 4th at ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs...
Biosciences Computing Manager
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level D Job Title Biosciences Computing Manager Department Administrative Leadership | Dep...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We are looking for new manager for our computing unit! If you have experience in both biology and computers, this might be the perfect job for you! UBC is a lovely place, and Zoology is a fantastic, collaborative and kind department. Apply by May 4th at ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcstaffjobs...
omg how exciting! I can’t tell you how many times I cited Presgraves 2010 for my candidacy exams - it endeared itself to me after a while. 🙈 I’m certain this paper will too!
With @hybridzones.bsky.social & @jenncoughlan.bsky.social, we have been working on an update to Daven Presgraves' influential 2010 review on hybrid incompatibilities (shorturl.at/cJndf). The preprint is available here (shorturl.at/DTC48) with an updated table of almost 100 incompatibilities!
The molecular evolutionary basis of species formation - Nature Reviews Genetics
Recently, several new speciation genes have been identified that have contributed to our understanding of the molecular details of the evolution of hybrid dysfunction. This Progress article describes ...
shorturl.at
April 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
omg how exciting! I can’t tell you how many times I cited Presgraves 2010 for my candidacy exams - it endeared itself to me after a while. 🙈 I’m certain this paper will too!
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Hello graduate students! Volunteer travel award applications are due March 21, 2025. In return for working two ~4h shifts, graduate student members of one or more of our societies can receive a rebate equal to 100% of the regular early student member registration fee.
March 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Hello graduate students! Volunteer travel award applications are due March 21, 2025. In return for working two ~4h shifts, graduate student members of one or more of our societies can receive a rebate equal to 100% of the regular early student member registration fee.
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Besides being adorable tactical assault possums, ALMOST ALL ARMADILLOS ARE BORN AS IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS. (sorry, I *have* to shout this)
It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus.
It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus.
May 7, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Besides being adorable tactical assault possums, ALMOST ALL ARMADILLOS ARE BORN AS IDENTICAL QUADRUPLETS. (sorry, I *have* to shout this)
It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus.
It's a quirk of their reproductive system called polyembryony, an adaptation to an incredibly small implantation site in the 'dillo uterus.
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"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.
apnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"When you hear about patients surviving stage 4 cancer because of immunotherapy, that was based on NIH research over many decades. When you hear about sickle cell disease being cured because of CRISPR gene editing, that was built on years of research supported by NIH"
apnews.com/article/nih-...
apnews.com/article/nih-...
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New @erc.europa.eu funded #ConvergeAnt preprint on using the evolution of pseudogenes to document the parallel regression of oral anatomy in myrmecophagous mammals posted at @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
February 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New @erc.europa.eu funded #ConvergeAnt preprint on using the evolution of pseudogenes to document the parallel regression of oral anatomy in myrmecophagous mammals posted at @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼🔬🧑🔬
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼🔬🧑🔬
Grad Admission Impacts Survey
It is grad admissions season and many postbacs are feeling the chilling impacts of the Trump administration's recent executive orders freezing and slashing extramural research funding. Dozens of gradu...
docs.google.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:51 AM
As a result of Trump’s slashes to research funding, dozens of graduate programs have announced reductions and cancellations of graduate admissions slots.
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼🔬🧑🔬
If you are an impacted applicant, please fill out this survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🧪🧠🧬🔬🥼👩🏼🔬🧑🔬
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Each piece of good news no matter how small is like a knife of light and we will need many to cut through this shroud.
There I no question we will need a concerted effort to help our colleagues who find themselves in a terrible situation through no fault of their own.
But we can do both. /2
There I no question we will need a concerted effort to help our colleagues who find themselves in a terrible situation through no fault of their own.
But we can do both. /2
February 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Each piece of good news no matter how small is like a knife of light and we will need many to cut through this shroud.
There I no question we will need a concerted effort to help our colleagues who find themselves in a terrible situation through no fault of their own.
But we can do both. /2
There I no question we will need a concerted effort to help our colleagues who find themselves in a terrible situation through no fault of their own.
But we can do both. /2
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New paper led by @glom.bsky.social!
"Unprecedented female female bias in the aye-aye, a highly unusual lemur from Madagascar"
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journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
"Unprecedented female female bias in the aye-aye, a highly unusual lemur from Madagascar"
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journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
February 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New paper led by @glom.bsky.social!
"Unprecedented female female bias in the aye-aye, a highly unusual lemur from Madagascar"
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journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
"Unprecedented female female bias in the aye-aye, a highly unusual lemur from Madagascar"
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journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...