Tom L Schmidt
@identitybydissent.bsky.social
Lecturer and DECRA Fellow at the University of Sydney
Invasion genomics || Wolbachia || Dispersal
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ipvZJRQAAAAJ&hl
Invasion genomics || Wolbachia || Dispersal
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ipvZJRQAAAAJ&hl
Pinned
Very excited to announce that I’m going to be joining the University of Sydney (SOLES) faculty later this year! #USYD
I'll be further developing my research program that uses genomic data to understand adaptation and dispersal, with applications in biosecurity and conservation.
I'll be further developing my research program that uses genomic data to understand adaptation and dispersal, with applications in biosecurity and conservation.
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Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Fairly alarming language prefiguring my move to a new position
September 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Fairly alarming language prefiguring my move to a new position
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César, Galactic Insect, 1956 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136098
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136098
August 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
César, Galactic Insect, 1956 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136098
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136098
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I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
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August 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
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Calling all evolutionary biologists!
**AES 2025 Conference**
📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct
**Talks close 1 Sept**
Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community!
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
**AES 2025 Conference**
📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct
**Talks close 1 Sept**
Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community!
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
August 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Calling all evolutionary biologists!
**AES 2025 Conference**
📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct
**Talks close 1 Sept**
Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community!
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
**AES 2025 Conference**
📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct
**Talks close 1 Sept**
Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community!
aes.corsizio.com/event/685405...
#AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
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Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!
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August 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!
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I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
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📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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'Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath pulled off an enormous coup by coming out of poverty and profiting against the odds within a hugely overpowered music industry, despite being endlessly ripped off and almost losing their minds along the way'
#OzzyOsbourne Remembered
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#OzzyOsbourne Remembered
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July 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath pulled off an enormous coup by coming out of poverty and profiting against the odds within a hugely overpowered music industry, despite being endlessly ripped off and almost losing their minds along the way'
#OzzyOsbourne Remembered
buff.ly/bd88ute
#OzzyOsbourne Remembered
buff.ly/bd88ute
Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case
July 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case
@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence
July 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence
🦟New paper out in Evolutionary Applications🦟
The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers
doi.org/10.1111/eva....
@evolappjournal.bsky.social
The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers
doi.org/10.1111/eva....
@evolappjournal.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🦟New paper out in Evolutionary Applications🦟
The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers
doi.org/10.1111/eva....
@evolappjournal.bsky.social
The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers
doi.org/10.1111/eva....
@evolappjournal.bsky.social
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We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...
Post Doctoral Research Associate in statistical ecology Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK
The Population Biology and genomics Group is seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate.
www.seek.com.au
June 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...
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📣 📣 Calling genomics-y and ecology friends, three permanent faculty positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social in Melbourne, Australia! See job listings here.
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
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Genomics:
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Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
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June 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📣 📣 Calling genomics-y and ecology friends, three permanent faculty positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social in Melbourne, Australia! See job listings here.
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The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
June 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Four AI-generated "articles" have now disparaged me, "Colleagues and experts in the field have expressed concerns about the consistency and scientific integrity of his work"
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gripeo.com/02/vincent-l...
June 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Four AI-generated "articles" have now disparaged me, "Colleagues and experts in the field have expressed concerns about the consistency and scientific integrity of his work"
gripeo.com/02/vincent-l...
gripeo.com/02/vincent-l...
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We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social
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May 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social
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I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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Are you interested in the genomic basis of repeated adaptation? The RepAdapt group now has >70 members working to re-run their whole genome shotgun datasets through a common SNP calling pipeline, sharing VCFs, and working together to analyse data. Please contact me if you'd like to contribute!
May 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Are you interested in the genomic basis of repeated adaptation? The RepAdapt group now has >70 members working to re-run their whole genome shotgun datasets through a common SNP calling pipeline, sharing VCFs, and working together to analyse data. Please contact me if you'd like to contribute!
Our new paper on the parallel evolution of insecticide resistance is online now at @elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Pest: the two spotted spider mite
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Pest: the two spotted spider mite
May 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our new paper on the parallel evolution of insecticide resistance is online now at @elife.bsky.social
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Pest: the two spotted spider mite
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
Pest: the two spotted spider mite
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John Maynard Smith meets Alan Turing.
In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.
In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.
April 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
John Maynard Smith meets Alan Turing.
In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.
In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.
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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
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
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It's GRFP season again, so I thought I'd share my rejection letter (from 1999!). Hang tough--it doesn't determine your future.
April 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's GRFP season again, so I thought I'd share my rejection letter (from 1999!). Hang tough--it doesn't determine your future.
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BRB gonna make some diremosquitoes
April 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
BRB gonna make some diremosquitoes