Kevin Kocot
@kmkocot.bsky.social
Assoc. prof. in Biological Sciences at Alabama & Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the ALMNH. #invertebrates #aplacophora #systematics #genomics #blacktshirts #beer #faceblindness. He/him/his. 🏳️🌈
Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA
This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th.
See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...
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Time to celebrate! The @sicb-diz.bsky.social auction at the #SICB2026 meeting raised $4790 for student and postdoctoral support!!!! This will be the basis for the John and Vickey Pearse Fund being established by DIZ! Thanks to @kmkocot.bsky.social for being our exuberant auctioneer and all donors!!!
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Time to celebrate! The @sicb-diz.bsky.social auction at the #SICB2026 meeting raised $4790 for student and postdoctoral support!!!! This will be the basis for the John and Vickey Pearse Fund being established by DIZ! Thanks to @kmkocot.bsky.social for being our exuberant auctioneer and all donors!!!
#IcyInverts presenters from this morning's #SICB2026 Antarctic Invertebrates session. @sicb-diz.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 AM
#IcyInverts presenters from this morning's #SICB2026 Antarctic Invertebrates session. @sicb-diz.bsky.social
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📢 NEW GENOME ALERT
In #G3journal, @kmkocot.bsky.social and colleagues present a chromosome-level assembly for the marine invertebrate Discradisca antillarum, expanding the resource to study their evolution. buff.ly/boHXays
In #G3journal, @kmkocot.bsky.social and colleagues present a chromosome-level assembly for the marine invertebrate Discradisca antillarum, expanding the resource to study their evolution. buff.ly/boHXays
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 NEW GENOME ALERT
In #G3journal, @kmkocot.bsky.social and colleagues present a chromosome-level assembly for the marine invertebrate Discradisca antillarum, expanding the resource to study their evolution. buff.ly/boHXays
In #G3journal, @kmkocot.bsky.social and colleagues present a chromosome-level assembly for the marine invertebrate Discradisca antillarum, expanding the resource to study their evolution. buff.ly/boHXays
Assistant Professor position in Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology at Friday Harbor Labs!
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December 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Assistant Professor position in Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology at Friday Harbor Labs!
apply.interfolio.com/178804
apply.interfolio.com/178804
Two open PhD positions in molluscan biomineralization with the amazing Dr. Victoria Sleight at U. Aberdeen! See:
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Two open PhD positions in molluscan biomineralization with the amazing Dr. Victoria Sleight at U. Aberdeen! See:
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
Marine Meiofauna Diversity field course
June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden
June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden
Marine Meiofauna Diversity – field course | slu.se
Exploring microscopic animals that shape marine ecosystems, June 8-18, 2026
at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory on the Swedish west coast.
www.slu.se
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Marine Meiofauna Diversity field course
June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden
June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden
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First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution
Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com
Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E
@jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social
I'm teaching an undergraduate course with a scientific writing component this semester. Your favorite memes about the state of things are welcome :) I've seen some hilarious ones in the past, but can never find what I'm looking for with a web search when I need it. Thanks!
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm teaching an undergraduate course with a scientific writing component this semester. Your favorite memes about the state of things are welcome :) I've seen some hilarious ones in the past, but can never find what I'm looking for with a web search when I need it. Thanks!
New pub by Chandler Olson, Chimpi Cobo Llovo, and yours truly describing 7 new species of solenogasters in the family Macellomeniidae! This more than doubles the number of described species in the family.
academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New pub by Chandler Olson, Chimpi Cobo Llovo, and yours truly describing 7 new species of solenogasters in the family Macellomeniidae! This more than doubles the number of described species in the family.
academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
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AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
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September 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack
The abstract submission deadline for 19th International #Meiofauna Conference (IMCO19) has been extended to September 30th! sites.google.com/view/19imco/...
Abstracts
Abstract submission form: https://forms.gle/TwWfeb4ZYvBtoBTx8
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30th September 2025
· Abstracts must be written in English and should not exceed 300 words.
· Clearly ...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The abstract submission deadline for 19th International #Meiofauna Conference (IMCO19) has been extended to September 30th! sites.google.com/view/19imco/...
Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in paleontology/biology at the University of Alabama Museums with @paleoadiel.bsky.social as part of the NSF-funded project “Energetic Controls on Marine Benthic Community Structure in Space and Time.” For more information see: careers.ua.edu/jobs/688232b...
August 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in paleontology/biology at the University of Alabama Museums with @paleoadiel.bsky.social as part of the NSF-funded project “Energetic Controls on Marine Benthic Community Structure in Space and Time.” For more information see: careers.ua.edu/jobs/688232b...
Reposted by Kevin Kocot
Hey everyone! @sicb-diz.bsky.social is now here! Follow them for all your invertebrate science needs! 🧪🦑🌎
July 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hey everyone! @sicb-diz.bsky.social is now here! Follow them for all your invertebrate science needs! 🧪🦑🌎
Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet...
Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution
All eukaryotes other than animals, plants, and fungi are protists. Protists are highly
diverse and found in nearly all environments, with key roles in planetary health and
biogeochemical cycles. They ...
www.cell.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet...
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several years ago, the @ebpgenome.bsky.social sample collection and processing subcommittee ran a survey to understand more about people's successes and failures with HMW DNA extractions across the tree of life -- we planned to publish the results of this survey alongside the randomly drawn ...
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
several years ago, the @ebpgenome.bsky.social sample collection and processing subcommittee ran a survey to understand more about people's successes and failures with HMW DNA extractions across the tree of life -- we planned to publish the results of this survey alongside the randomly drawn ...
New pub on genome sample collection and processing: "Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation"
academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation
Abstract. The Earth BioGenome Project has the extremely ambitious goal of generating, at scale, high-quality reference genomes across the entire Tree of Li
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June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
New pub on genome sample collection and processing: "Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation"
academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
academic.oup.com/gigascience/...
New pub by Vicky Sleight et al. on genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures of ageing and cold adaptation in the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica (including a nice genome assembly and annotation for Laternula): royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New pub by Vicky Sleight et al. on genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures of ageing and cold adaptation in the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica (including a nice genome assembly and annotation for Laternula): royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Today's #IcyInverts blog post is about our efforts to take the best possible photos of live animals and meticulous data recording for each specimen we sample while in #Antarctica. @uofalabama.bsky.social
www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
#ConfusingCrustaceans #SweatTheSmallStuff
www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
#ConfusingCrustaceans #SweatTheSmallStuff
February 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today's #IcyInverts blog post is about our efforts to take the best possible photos of live animals and meticulous data recording for each specimen we sample while in #Antarctica. @uofalabama.bsky.social
www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
#ConfusingCrustaceans #SweatTheSmallStuff
www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
#ConfusingCrustaceans #SweatTheSmallStuff
Taxonomy training workshops are an incredibly valuable experience for everyone involved. The next #ConfusingCrustaceans workshop will be in Wilhelmshaven, Germany from Oct. 6-10, 2025. See peracarida.org for more details. #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff #IcyInverts
February 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Taxonomy training workshops are an incredibly valuable experience for everyone involved. The next #ConfusingCrustaceans workshop will be in Wilhelmshaven, Germany from Oct. 6-10, 2025. See peracarida.org for more details. #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff #IcyInverts
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ ICYMI: our #IcyInverts team will be blogging during the NBP25-01 cruise to the Ross Sea, #Antarctica. Check it out to see the amazing animals we 🫶 at icyinverts.com #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
February 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ ICYMI: our #IcyInverts team will be blogging during the NBP25-01 cruise to the Ross Sea, #Antarctica. Check it out to see the amazing animals we 🫶 at icyinverts.com #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
The Nathaniel B. Palmer leaves Lyttleton, New Zealand today to start steaming towards Antarctica. We'll be blogging as time permits here: www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
See where the ship is in real time here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
#IcyInverts #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
See where the ship is in real time here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
#IcyInverts #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
February 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Nathaniel B. Palmer leaves Lyttleton, New Zealand today to start steaming towards Antarctica. We'll be blogging as time permits here: www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl...
See where the ship is in real time here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
#IcyInverts #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
See where the ship is in real time here:
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
#IcyInverts #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff
Reposted by Kevin Kocot
1 DAY LEFT to nominate your favorite mollusc for the 2025 International Mollusc of the Year! Winner gets FREE genome sequencing!
More info & Nominate here: tinyurl.com/2025MOTY
@sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social
More info & Nominate here: tinyurl.com/2025MOTY
@sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social
Nominate the International Mollusc of the Year! ~ 2025 ~
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January 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
1 DAY LEFT to nominate your favorite mollusc for the 2025 International Mollusc of the Year! Winner gets FREE genome sequencing!
More info & Nominate here: tinyurl.com/2025MOTY
@sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social
More info & Nominate here: tinyurl.com/2025MOTY
@sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social
Applications for Unitas Malacologica Travel Grants to attend the World Congress of #Malacology in São Paulo, Brazil from August 4-8 2025 are now open! unitasmalacologica.org/projects.html
UM - Research
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January 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Applications for Unitas Malacologica Travel Grants to attend the World Congress of #Malacology in São Paulo, Brazil from August 4-8 2025 are now open! unitasmalacologica.org/projects.html