Kai (he/him) 🍉
@kaiwalton.bsky.social
MS student in the Bronson Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt. Larval fish taxonomist & aspiring ichthyologist. Huge hagfish enjoyer 🐟
All views my own.
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https://sites.google.com/view/larvalfishguy/about
All views my own.
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https://sites.google.com/view/larvalfishguy/about
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Kai (he/him) 🍉
@kaiwalton.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Trans Awareness Week spotlight on Kai – Aspiring ichthyologist & fish taxonomist
by guest blogger ICB’s X follower- Kai Walton My name is Kai, I’m a marine biologist, I’m a graduate student, and I’m transgender. When I think of myself and my identity, these are the three …
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com
It's Trans Awareness Week! I worked with the Integrative and Comparative Biology blog to write a piece about my experiences being trans in marine biology.
Give it a read!
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2024/11/12/t...
Give it a read!
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2024/11/12/t...
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
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Border Patrol has shot two people in Oregon close to Portland. The shooting occurred near East Burnside and 141st Avenue. The two who were shot allegedly drove to this location for further help and are now en route or at hospital. Their condition is unknown.
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Border Patrol has shot two people in Oregon close to Portland. The shooting occurred near East Burnside and 141st Avenue. The two who were shot allegedly drove to this location for further help and are now en route or at hospital. Their condition is unknown.
Anyone know of any job boards for international (non-US) ichthyology, marine bio, or research jobs? Definitely interested in going abroad with recent news
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Anyone know of any job boards for international (non-US) ichthyology, marine bio, or research jobs? Definitely interested in going abroad with recent news
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he’s prepared to deploy the National Guard if necessary in case of unrest.
ICE officer kills a Minneapolis driver in a deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation
www.stripes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said he’s prepared to deploy the National Guard if necessary in case of unrest.
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300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library www.openculture.com/2026/01/3000...
300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library
Are we truly in the midst of a human-caused sixth mass extinction, an era of “biological annihilation”?
www.openculture.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
300,000 Wondrous Nature Illustrations Put Online by The Biodiversity Heritage Library www.openculture.com/2026/01/3000...
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
www.importantcontext.news/p/experts-wa...
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Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 6, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Finally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I‘m discontinuing my social media use for the foreseeable future and I want to explain why.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
I woke up in the new year to discover that some guy on here had saved photos I took on New Year’s Eve and used Grok to remove my clothes. I know this because he showed me.
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Deep metatranscriptomic sequencing data of wastewater from Los Angeles, USA, 2023–2024 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
Deep metatranscriptomic sequencing data of wastewater from Los Angeles, USA, 2023–2024 - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Deep metatranscriptomic sequencing data of wastewater from Los Angeles, USA, 2023–2024
www.nature.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Deep metatranscriptomic sequencing data of wastewater from Los Angeles, USA, 2023–2024 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs
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We are recruiting for a number of PhDs in the HPRU in Public Health Genomics, based at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, in collaboration with UKHSA. 🦠🧬
Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
(1/7)
Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
(1/7)
December 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We are recruiting for a number of PhDs in the HPRU in Public Health Genomics, based at @unibirmingham.bsky.social, in collaboration with UKHSA. 🦠🧬
Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
(1/7)
Apply below to work on cutting-edge science and public health priorities! (NB deadline of 9th January / UK only due to funding restrictions)
(1/7)
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This could be your dream job: working full time at the Friday Harbor Labs on marine invertebrate organismal biology. Nine month salary from an endowment, teaching and research faculty position.
apply.interfolio.com/178804
apply.interfolio.com/178804
Apply - Interfolio
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December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This could be your dream job: working full time at the Friday Harbor Labs on marine invertebrate organismal biology. Nine month salary from an endowment, teaching and research faculty position.
apply.interfolio.com/178804
apply.interfolio.com/178804
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Deadline soon (end of Nov) for this PhD position in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics in my group.
PhD position available in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics (hoehnalab.github.io/job_adverts/...). Topic: analyzing gene expression evolution across several firefly species and linking expression changes to genomic architecture. The position is jointly supervised with @anaevolcatalan.bsky.social
hoehnalab.github.io
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Deadline soon (end of Nov) for this PhD position in evolutionary genomics/bioinformatics in my group.
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🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
ShoalBase | Join, Explore, Contribute Now
ShoalBase offers a global database on fish social behaviour, supporting research, conservation, and ecology through community contributions and visual data mapping.
ShoalBase.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🧵1/9 There are 35,000+ fish species, but we have formal social-behaviour classifications for a tiny fraction. Most knowledge lives in the experience of researchers, fishers, divers, aquarists, naturalists, and Indigenous communities, but almost none of it is centralised. So we built ShoalBase.org.
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NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Today's biggest science news: Doomed comet explodes | Comet 3I/ATLAS course alteration | Dark matter detected?
Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.
www.livescience.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW from me - NSF cancels grant scheme for social science research.
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
Seems the NSF quietly archived ALL calls for DDRIG grants in the SBE directorate. This is a massive blow for PhD students wanting to do cutting-edge social science research. 🏺🧪
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Also @hannahgreich.bsky.social shared this great resource with me for anyone else on the hunt: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2026 (Responses)
docs.google.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Also @hannahgreich.bsky.social shared this great resource with me for anyone else on the hunt: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Foot in door! NPS paleontology seasonal positions! www.usajobs.gov/job/85081670... @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: <strong>April-May 2026</strong>
<p>For more...
www.usajobs.gov
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Foot in door! NPS paleontology seasonal positions! www.usajobs.gov/job/85081670... @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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共著論文が出ました。イブシクラノセナメハダカ。長いな。Stemonosudis fumea, a new barracudina (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from Japan, with taxonomic comments on the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Stemonosudis fumea, a new barracudina (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from Japan, with taxonomic comments on the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex - Ichthyological Research
A new barracudina, Stemonosudis fumea, is described on the basis of 12 specimens [78.7–235.2 mm in standard length (SL)], collected from Japan and adjacent waters. This new species belongs to the Stem...
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 AM
共著論文が出ました。イブシクラノセナメハダカ。長いな。Stemonosudis fumea, a new barracudina (Aulopiformes: Paralepididae) from Japan, with taxonomic comments on the Stemonosudis rothschildi species complex
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Way too much politics on my timeline right now, deploying weird marine life image. :) Here's up close and personal with an unusually cooperative Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans). Night dive, Ulua Beach Maui. 🌿📷🐟🦑
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Way too much politics on my timeline right now, deploying weird marine life image. :) Here's up close and personal with an unusually cooperative Flying gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans). Night dive, Ulua Beach Maui. 🌿📷🐟🦑
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Happy LGBT in STEM day!
I'm Kai (he/him), I'm a fish biologist & a MSc student with Dr. Bronson at Cal Poly Humboldt. I study larval fish taxonomy & diversity, & am interested in natural history and fish anatomy.
I'm trans & strive to create more welcoming scientific spaces for LGBT folks!
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I'm Kai (he/him), I'm a fish biologist & a MSc student with Dr. Bronson at Cal Poly Humboldt. I study larval fish taxonomy & diversity, & am interested in natural history and fish anatomy.
I'm trans & strive to create more welcoming scientific spaces for LGBT folks!
🐠🐡🐟
November 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Happy LGBT in STEM day!
I'm Kai (he/him), I'm a fish biologist & a MSc student with Dr. Bronson at Cal Poly Humboldt. I study larval fish taxonomy & diversity, & am interested in natural history and fish anatomy.
I'm trans & strive to create more welcoming scientific spaces for LGBT folks!
🐠🐡🐟
I'm Kai (he/him), I'm a fish biologist & a MSc student with Dr. Bronson at Cal Poly Humboldt. I study larval fish taxonomy & diversity, & am interested in natural history and fish anatomy.
I'm trans & strive to create more welcoming scientific spaces for LGBT folks!
🐠🐡🐟
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#Newport needs a big turnout to help prevent an ice facility opening on the Oregon coast. Oregonians, please spread the word.
@indivisibleoregon.bsky.social @50501salem.bsky.social @50501eugeneor.bsky.social @indivisible-inco.bsky.social #Corvallis #Eugene #Newport #Salem #PDX #Astoria #DepoeBay
@indivisibleoregon.bsky.social @50501salem.bsky.social @50501eugeneor.bsky.social @indivisible-inco.bsky.social #Corvallis #Eugene #Newport #Salem #PDX #Astoria #DepoeBay
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#Newport needs a big turnout to help prevent an ice facility opening on the Oregon coast. Oregonians, please spread the word.
@indivisibleoregon.bsky.social @50501salem.bsky.social @50501eugeneor.bsky.social @indivisible-inco.bsky.social #Corvallis #Eugene #Newport #Salem #PDX #Astoria #DepoeBay
@indivisibleoregon.bsky.social @50501salem.bsky.social @50501eugeneor.bsky.social @indivisible-inco.bsky.social #Corvallis #Eugene #Newport #Salem #PDX #Astoria #DepoeBay
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DHS/ICE sneaking to set up outpost on Oregon central coast
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Newport officials raise alarm about possible new ICE facility
Rumors have spread since last week that the Trump administration is planning an outpost on Oregon's central coast.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
DHS/ICE sneaking to set up outpost on Oregon central coast
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
Sounds like DHS is quietly trying to take over the Coast Guard air facilities south of Newport. They've already moved the rescue helicopter 100 miles south, to North Bend (near Coos Bay), which is not good for future rescues near Newport.
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It is a collaboration between my lab (Uppsala U) and the labs of @dudinlab.bsky.social (Geneva U) and @filiphusnik.bsky.social (OIST). More info and how to apply here:
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... (The use of AI for writing the motivation letter is discouraged and will be regarded unfavourably) 2/2
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... (The use of AI for writing the motivation letter is discouraged and will be regarded unfavourably) 2/2
PhD student in systematic biology
The Department of Organismal Biology teaches and explores the evolution, development and function on the organismal level. For more information see Department of Organismal Biology - Uppsala Universit
uu.varbi.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
It is a collaboration between my lab (Uppsala U) and the labs of @dudinlab.bsky.social (Geneva U) and @filiphusnik.bsky.social (OIST). More info and how to apply here:
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... (The use of AI for writing the motivation letter is discouraged and will be regarded unfavourably) 2/2
uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/.... (The use of AI for writing the motivation letter is discouraged and will be regarded unfavourably) 2/2
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Chenさんの研究室のAnthiadidae論文。すごい。A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy
Abstract. Anthiadidae, a family of shallow and deep-water reef-associated fishes, include about 250 species distributed widely from tropical to temperate r
academic.oup.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Chenさんの研究室のAnthiadidae論文。すごい。A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...