Jill Wegrzyn
@jillwegrzyn.bsky.social
Associate Prof @UConn, Computational Biology Core Director, TreeGenes Database, Plant Computational Genomics, Conservation Genetics, Forests
Artist, Foodie, Tree Hugger
Artist, Foodie, Tree Hugger
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Join us Feb 20–Apr 24 for a 10-week Introduction to R Workshop! 🔢 Learn data import, wrangling, visualization, functions, pipelines, and basic stats with R and the tidyverse. No prior experience needed.
🕐 Fridays, 1–2 PM EST
📍 UConn Storrs (room TBD)
💰 $600 ($500 UConn affiliates)
🕐 Fridays, 1–2 PM EST
📍 UConn Storrs (room TBD)
💰 $600 ($500 UConn affiliates)
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Join us Feb 20–Apr 24 for a 10-week Introduction to R Workshop! 🔢 Learn data import, wrangling, visualization, functions, pipelines, and basic stats with R and the tidyverse. No prior experience needed.
🕐 Fridays, 1–2 PM EST
📍 UConn Storrs (room TBD)
💰 $600 ($500 UConn affiliates)
🕐 Fridays, 1–2 PM EST
📍 UConn Storrs (room TBD)
💰 $600 ($500 UConn affiliates)
Reposted by Jill Wegrzyn
Special Feature: A new special issue explores genomic forecasting, a promising, but developing tool for conservation. The verdict: it's a useful approach, but its reliability often depends on the context.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Special Feature: A new special issue explores genomic forecasting, a promising, but developing tool for conservation. The verdict: it's a useful approach, but its reliability often depends on the context.
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Read now ahead of print!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons:
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress
2) Write to your congressional reps.
3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
Calling all @uconn.bsky.social undergrads! Integrated @uconnresearch.bsky.social training program for #biodiversity #genomics! Sum2026-Spr2027: Research how species respond to environmental change. Gain experience w/ #genetics & #bioinformatics: generate a reference genome for a threatened species
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Calling all @uconn.bsky.social undergrads! Integrated @uconnresearch.bsky.social training program for #biodiversity #genomics! Sum2026-Spr2027: Research how species respond to environmental change. Gain experience w/ #genetics & #bioinformatics: generate a reference genome for a threatened species
Biennial Conference of the North American Forest Genetics Society: Université Laval in Québec City, QC - June 15-19th!
Abstract submission & registration are open!
Deadline for abstract submission (posters & talks): March 1st
Early registration closes: March 31st
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
Abstract submission & registration are open!
Deadline for abstract submission (posters & talks): March 1st
Early registration closes: March 31st
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Biennial Conference of the North American Forest Genetics Society: Université Laval in Québec City, QC - June 15-19th!
Abstract submission & registration are open!
Deadline for abstract submission (posters & talks): March 1st
Early registration closes: March 31st
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
Abstract submission & registration are open!
Deadline for abstract submission (posters & talks): March 1st
Early registration closes: March 31st
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
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SCBNA strongly opposes the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from more than 60 international scientific, environmental, and cultural organizations.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
SCBNA strongly opposes the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from more than 60 international scientific, environmental, and cultural organizations.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Full statement: tinyurl.com/5n7s9wk8
Join us Sat night (Jan 10th) at #PAG33 for our #CartograPlant workshop: integration of genotype, phenotype, and environment for georeferenced plant populations @agbiodata.bsky.social @usdagov.bsky.social @uconnresearch.bsky.social Presentations by @meghanmyles.bsky.social & @brandonlind.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Join us Sat night (Jan 10th) at #PAG33 for our #CartograPlant workshop: integration of genotype, phenotype, and environment for georeferenced plant populations @agbiodata.bsky.social @usdagov.bsky.social @uconnresearch.bsky.social Presentations by @meghanmyles.bsky.social & @brandonlind.bsky.social
Improve the accuracy and efficiency of the structural and functional #genome annotation! Learn more from lead developer, @cynthiawebster.bsky.social at the #EASEL and #EnTAP session at #PAG33 on Jan 11th! Demonstration + invited talks! @ebpgenome.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Improve the accuracy and efficiency of the structural and functional #genome annotation! Learn more from lead developer, @cynthiawebster.bsky.social at the #EASEL and #EnTAP session at #PAG33 on Jan 11th! Demonstration + invited talks! @ebpgenome.bsky.social
Excited to host our @nanoporetech.com Org.one workshop: #Genomes for the #Conservation of Endangered Species at #PAG33 on Fri Jan 9th 10:30am! Join us for a set of biodiverse talks 🌳🦜 🐸 🧬 @uconnresearch.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Excited to host our @nanoporetech.com Org.one workshop: #Genomes for the #Conservation of Endangered Species at #PAG33 on Fri Jan 9th 10:30am! Join us for a set of biodiverse talks 🌳🦜 🐸 🧬 @uconnresearch.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social
#PAG33 marathon! Trees 🌲🌳: MichelleNeitzey, @vuruputoor.bsky.social, EmilyLesinski, @cynthiawebster.bsky.social, KristianaStover
CartograPlant📍: @brandonlind.bsky.social @meghanmyles.bsky.social Pangenomes 🧬: @airianna-mcguire.bsky.social Deep-sea inverts: SamiraObbu
Birds & parasites: RuiwenLin
CartograPlant📍: @brandonlind.bsky.social @meghanmyles.bsky.social Pangenomes 🧬: @airianna-mcguire.bsky.social Deep-sea inverts: SamiraObbu
Birds & parasites: RuiwenLin
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
#PAG33 marathon! Trees 🌲🌳: MichelleNeitzey, @vuruputoor.bsky.social, EmilyLesinski, @cynthiawebster.bsky.social, KristianaStover
CartograPlant📍: @brandonlind.bsky.social @meghanmyles.bsky.social Pangenomes 🧬: @airianna-mcguire.bsky.social Deep-sea inverts: SamiraObbu
Birds & parasites: RuiwenLin
CartograPlant📍: @brandonlind.bsky.social @meghanmyles.bsky.social Pangenomes 🧬: @airianna-mcguire.bsky.social Deep-sea inverts: SamiraObbu
Birds & parasites: RuiwenLin
North American Forest Genetics Society (NAFGS) 2026 Conference | June 15–19, Quebec City 🇨🇦
Abstracts open now (deadline March 13) | Registration opens Jan 26th
Theme: Connecting Research Across Scales & Disciplines for Evolutionary Potential & Forest Resilience 🌳 🌲
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
Abstracts open now (deadline March 13) | Registration opens Jan 26th
Theme: Connecting Research Across Scales & Disciplines for Evolutionary Potential & Forest Resilience 🌳 🌲
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 AM
North American Forest Genetics Society (NAFGS) 2026 Conference | June 15–19, Quebec City 🇨🇦
Abstracts open now (deadline March 13) | Registration opens Jan 26th
Theme: Connecting Research Across Scales & Disciplines for Evolutionary Potential & Forest Resilience 🌳 🌲
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
Abstracts open now (deadline March 13) | Registration opens Jan 26th
Theme: Connecting Research Across Scales & Disciplines for Evolutionary Potential & Forest Resilience 🌳 🌲
www.nafgs.org/conference2026
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Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Cancer research costs too much but we have the money to run Venezuela
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DOGE did NOT yield savings, but DID harm vulnerable people around the world
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
DOGE did NOT yield savings, but DID harm vulnerable people around the world
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - December 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art #SciArt
Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RADSeq - spaces available Jan 13-16th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn #NGS read QC, #variant detection, and data analysis via common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
December 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RADSeq - spaces available Jan 13-16th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn #NGS read QC, #variant detection, and data analysis via common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RadSeq - spaces available still for next week - Dec 16-18th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn QC through data analysis using common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Virtual workshop on #genomics analysis for #RadSeq - spaces available still for next week - Dec 16-18th! Live instruction by @noahreid.bsky.social Learn QC through data analysis using common #bioinformatic tools - #Stacks #Freebayes @uconnresearch.bsky.social @cbcuconn.bsky.social
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Excellent news:
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics' Web of Science, along with the Core Collection and Journal Citation Reports.
The CNRS is breaking free from the Web of Science
From January 1st 2026, the CNRS will cut access to one of the largest commercial bibliometric databases, Clarivate Analytics'
www.cnrs.fr
December 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Excellent news:
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🦣🧬🦣🤯💥We are pleased to share our new paper about ancient RNA expression profiles from the Woolly Mammoth, now published in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🦣🧬🦣🤯💥We are pleased to share our new paper about ancient RNA expression profiles from the Woolly Mammoth, now published in Cell @cellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
If you want to know more, read the 🧵 below:
Developing #genomic resources for species of #conservation concern? Submit an abstract for the upcoming #PAG33 conference! @ebpgenome.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @jgi.doe.gov @alliancegenome.bsky.social @genomecanada.ca @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social
We are seeking speakers for #pag33 hosted in San Diego: Jan 9th at 10:30am. Talk to us about your current/planned efforts to develop genomic resources for threatened/endangered species! @ebpgenome.bsky.social - hosted by @uconneeb.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com Abstracts by Oct 27th! 🧬 🦜 🌱 🐛 🐢
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Developing #genomic resources for species of #conservation concern? Submit an abstract for the upcoming #PAG33 conference! @ebpgenome.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @vertebrategenomes.bsky.social @jgi.doe.gov @alliancegenome.bsky.social @genomecanada.ca @canadianbiogenome.bsky.social
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No Kings protest at the State Capital, Hartford, CT
October 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
No Kings protest at the State Capital, Hartford, CT
We are seeking speakers for #pag33 hosted in San Diego: Jan 9th at 10:30am. Talk to us about your current/planned efforts to develop genomic resources for threatened/endangered species! @ebpgenome.bsky.social - hosted by @uconneeb.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com Abstracts by Oct 27th! 🧬 🦜 🌱 🐛 🐢
October 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We are seeking speakers for #pag33 hosted in San Diego: Jan 9th at 10:30am. Talk to us about your current/planned efforts to develop genomic resources for threatened/endangered species! @ebpgenome.bsky.social - hosted by @uconneeb.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com Abstracts by Oct 27th! 🧬 🦜 🌱 🐛 🐢
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15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
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Reposted by Jill Wegrzyn
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...