Michael Landis
@landismj.bsky.social
Evolution, phylogenetics, biogeography, epidemiology, computational biology, statistical models, machine learning, scientific software — 🌵🕰️🌎🎲🖥️📈 — https://landislab.org
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Today at WashU’s EEB seminar, I presented a new species diversification model that incorporates regional species diversity into rates of evolution through time (a joint work w/ @landismj.bsky.social).
Slides here: sites.google.com/view/albert-...
Preprint hopefully will be here this month #evobio
Slides here: sites.google.com/view/albert-...
Preprint hopefully will be here this month #evobio
September 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today at WashU’s EEB seminar, I presented a new species diversification model that incorporates regional species diversity into rates of evolution through time (a joint work w/ @landismj.bsky.social).
Slides here: sites.google.com/view/albert-...
Preprint hopefully will be here this month #evobio
Slides here: sites.google.com/view/albert-...
Preprint hopefully will be here this month #evobio
Reposted by Michael Landis
What a blast attending my first in-person Evolution meetings!
Had the opportunity to present our work on:
1. A new biogeographic model of species diversification that accounts for species richness.
2. Phylogeography model for infectious disease transmission with visitor dynamics.
#Evol2025
Had the opportunity to present our work on:
1. A new biogeographic model of species diversification that accounts for species richness.
2. Phylogeography model for infectious disease transmission with visitor dynamics.
#Evol2025
June 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
What a blast attending my first in-person Evolution meetings!
Had the opportunity to present our work on:
1. A new biogeographic model of species diversification that accounts for species richness.
2. Phylogeography model for infectious disease transmission with visitor dynamics.
#Evol2025
Had the opportunity to present our work on:
1. A new biogeographic model of species diversification that accounts for species richness.
2. Phylogeography model for infectious disease transmission with visitor dynamics.
#Evol2025
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EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
EEB Mentor Match
Visit the post for more.
eebmentormatch.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
Today is the last day to register for the SSB Mentorship Program!
We're looking for a few more mentors to volunteer. Mentoring only takes one hour each month, and is a great way to support the next generation of biodiversity researchers!
#evobio 🧪 @systbiol.bsky.social
We're looking for a few more mentors to volunteer. Mentoring only takes one hour each month, and is a great way to support the next generation of biodiversity researchers!
#evobio 🧪 @systbiol.bsky.social
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Today is the last day to register for the SSB Mentorship Program!
We're looking for a few more mentors to volunteer. Mentoring only takes one hour each month, and is a great way to support the next generation of biodiversity researchers!
#evobio 🧪 @systbiol.bsky.social
We're looking for a few more mentors to volunteer. Mentoring only takes one hour each month, and is a great way to support the next generation of biodiversity researchers!
#evobio 🧪 @systbiol.bsky.social
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Our members will find this morning’s phylogenetic methods session interesting. Phenomenal talks across all career stages of researchers: www.xcdsystem.com/evolution/pr...
May 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our members will find this morning’s phylogenetic methods session interesting. Phenomenal talks across all career stages of researchers: www.xcdsystem.com/evolution/pr...
Please share!
We need a few more folks (esp. mentors) to join the SSB Mentorship Program for 2025. Help the next generation of systematists take flight!
Past mentors say: "really satisfying", "extremely gratifying", "optimism-inspiring", "just do it!"
www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
#evobio 🧪
We need a few more folks (esp. mentors) to join the SSB Mentorship Program for 2025. Help the next generation of systematists take flight!
Past mentors say: "really satisfying", "extremely gratifying", "optimism-inspiring", "just do it!"
www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
#evobio 🧪
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Please share!
We need a few more folks (esp. mentors) to join the SSB Mentorship Program for 2025. Help the next generation of systematists take flight!
Past mentors say: "really satisfying", "extremely gratifying", "optimism-inspiring", "just do it!"
www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
#evobio 🧪
We need a few more folks (esp. mentors) to join the SSB Mentorship Program for 2025. Help the next generation of systematists take flight!
Past mentors say: "really satisfying", "extremely gratifying", "optimism-inspiring", "just do it!"
www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
#evobio 🧪
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Prez-Elect and council election season may be over, but student rep elections are just around the corner!
Get your application in by May 31. Details in the link.
Get your application in by May 31. Details in the link.
May 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Prez-Elect and council election season may be over, but student rep elections are just around the corner!
Get your application in by May 31. Details in the link.
Get your application in by May 31. Details in the link.
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More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
May 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
More details coming soon, but mark your calendars ...
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
Breakout meeting for @systbiol.bsky.social The Society of Systematic Biologists - will be Jan 9-11 in Baton Rouge!
Topic is 'The Importance of Natural History Collections'
@jembrown.bsky.social is primary host/organizer
ssb2026.github.io
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Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Hey folks going to #evol2025 in Athens. The SSE #DEI committee is sponsoring a workshop on how to avoid bias in writing T&P letters. Registration is required and the workshop is open to all career stages! Please share and help spread the word @sse-evolution.bsky.social @evolmtg.bsky.social
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It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
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A few spots more for this workshop if you didn't get to register. Notice that there are some participant support costs that will go to attendees! @tropicalbotany.bsky.social
Interesado en aprender conceptos basicos de estadística durante #Evol2025? Este taller es para tí. @tropicalbotany.bsky.social y yo estaremos hablando de la importancia de estos conceptos. Regístro en la página oficial del congreso. Gracias @systbiol.bsky.social por el apoyo!
May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A few spots more for this workshop if you didn't get to register. Notice that there are some participant support costs that will go to attendees! @tropicalbotany.bsky.social
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's back! The Society of Systematic Biologists is running Year 3 of the Mentorship Program!
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
Find community, support your colleagues, and talk trees. Apply by June 10th, 2025.
Program info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p...
Application form: forms.gle/QtD22C9dtfRF...
@systbiol.bsky.social
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Join us July 27th the day before #Botany2025 for a free phylogenetic biogeography workshop in RevBayes!
Taught by @landismj.bsky.social +Sarah Swiston (WUSTL), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), and myself, with surprise guests!
Details: www.botanyconference.org/workshops/wo...
Taught by @landismj.bsky.social +Sarah Swiston (WUSTL), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), and myself, with surprise guests!
Details: www.botanyconference.org/workshops/wo...
🌵 #Botany2025 Field Trips & Workshops are open for registration! 🌴
Explore alpine meadows, desert oases, and beyond! Student field trip waivers available (see website for details).
Workshops cover 3D printing, data analysis, graphic design, plus much more.
Register now! www.botanyconference.org
Explore alpine meadows, desert oases, and beyond! Student field trip waivers available (see website for details).
Workshops cover 3D printing, data analysis, graphic design, plus much more.
Register now! www.botanyconference.org
April 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join us July 27th the day before #Botany2025 for a free phylogenetic biogeography workshop in RevBayes!
Taught by @landismj.bsky.social +Sarah Swiston (WUSTL), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), and myself, with surprise guests!
Details: www.botanyconference.org/workshops/wo...
Taught by @landismj.bsky.social +Sarah Swiston (WUSTL), Felipe Zapata (UCLA), and myself, with surprise guests!
Details: www.botanyconference.org/workshops/wo...
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NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
February 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
NIH indirects case update:
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Hearing ongoing now, and I'll try to live tweet some notable exchanges.
Prior to more detailed arguments, Judge Kelley starts off with a few point questions to both sides:
(I'm paraphrasing here)
Familiar expression from whiteboard, earlier. Seems about right.
February 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Familiar expression from whiteboard, earlier. Seems about right.
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Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
Workshop on Molecular Evolution | Marine Biological Laboratory
The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetic...
www.mbl.edu
January 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Applications are now open for the 2025 Workshop on Molecular Evolution (MOLE) at the Marine Biological Laboratory in *beautiful* Woods Hole, MA!
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
More info here: molevolworkshop.github.io
Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
Application deadline: Jan. 29th
Workshop dates: May 22nd - June 1st
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Do you know these three Russian agronomists? If you're interested, you're in for a real #ScienceDrama in four acts! 🧪🎭 Their story is the central piece of my Short History of Vernalization, but let me tell you about them here: 👇🧵🧵🧵🧵
#PlantScience #ScienceHistory
#PlantScience #ScienceHistory
January 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Do you know these three Russian agronomists? If you're interested, you're in for a real #ScienceDrama in four acts! 🧪🎭 Their story is the central piece of my Short History of Vernalization, but let me tell you about them here: 👇🧵🧵🧵🧵
#PlantScience #ScienceHistory
#PlantScience #ScienceHistory
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The result of that 2 months work was a 71 (single-spaced) page paper that I thought could fill the Bayesian phylogenetics primer niche. For years I hosted it on my website at various institutions (yeah, I was an OA hipster). It (dated & naive) is now on @figshare.com figshare.com/articles/jou... 18/
The State of Bayesian Phylogenetics: Bayes for the Uninitiated
The bulk of this paper is aimed at an audience that has been exposed, however tangentially, to Bayesian inference of phylogeny; who feel the excitement and intuit its promise, but are intimidated by b...
figshare.com
December 28, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The result of that 2 months work was a 71 (single-spaced) page paper that I thought could fill the Bayesian phylogenetics primer niche. For years I hosted it on my website at various institutions (yeah, I was an OA hipster). It (dated & naive) is now on @figshare.com figshare.com/articles/jou... 18/
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Hey All, plz repost, and share with grads, post-docs and disease folks! We are hiring a post-doc to work on mechanisms of immune responses of frog hosts to Bd infections. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Details for the position can be found at the link below. 🐸🐸🐸
zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
Post-Doc position in the KZLab! Immune responses to pathogen infections in frogs
We are looking for an NSF-funded post-doc in our lab in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. The work will examine immune mechanisms that potentially underlie…
zamudiolab.org
December 18, 2024 at 2:07 AM
Hey All, plz repost, and share with grads, post-docs and disease folks! We are hiring a post-doc to work on mechanisms of immune responses of frog hosts to Bd infections. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Details for the position can be found at the link below. 🐸🐸🐸
zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
zamudiolab.org/2024/12/17/p...
Missed connections: that coy RNG seed who sent me debugging last night, call me
December 13, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Missed connections: that coy RNG seed who sent me debugging last night, call me
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#Botany help needed
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 10, 2024 at 12:54 AM
#Botany help needed
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A raceme of spikes is shown this way in this book
Simpson, M. G. (2010). 9 - Plant Morphology. In Plant Systematics (pp. 451–513). Elsevier. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New pre-print from recent Slater lab graduate Dr David Černý and me, from David's dissertation work - a bayesian least squares supertree method for inference of time-calibrated phylogenies. Feedback much appreciated but here's the motivation.... 🧵
Bayesian Least-Squares Supertrees (BLeSS): flexible inference of large time-calibrated phylogenies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.29.625936v1
Bayesian Least-Squares Supertrees (BLeSS): flexible inference of large time-calibrated phylogenies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.29.625936v1
Time-calibrated phylogenies are key to macroevolutionary hypothesis testing and parameter inference,
www.biorxiv.org
December 5, 2024 at 7:41 PM
New pre-print from recent Slater lab graduate Dr David Černý and me, from David's dissertation work - a bayesian least squares supertree method for inference of time-calibrated phylogenies. Feedback much appreciated but here's the motivation.... 🧵
Done teaching #bioinformatics for the semester! Every year it's a joy to watch students learn to write regex, assemble genomes, and exit vim.
December 5, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Done teaching #bioinformatics for the semester! Every year it's a joy to watch students learn to write regex, assemble genomes, and exit vim.