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Dr. Miles Roberts
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PhD | NSF PRFB Fellow | UC Berkeley | Michigan State University | Genomics | Population genetics | k-mers | cats | math | pangenomics wannabe | 🏳️‍🌈
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Dr. Miles Roberts @milesroberts.bsky.social · Mar 5
Our review on k-mers + pop gen is now published!

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Hey #Botany2025 folks -- Asia Hightower @puffballove.bsky.social will be talking about leaf shape G x E x Development in Capsella bursa-pastoris. Tuesday Jul 29 at 9:15 in Mesquite B!!
July 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Got this email today that NSF is canceling the annual meeting for plant genome research (PGRP) awardees. I’m really sad that I’ll miss out on this amazing networking opportunity :(
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July 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Hi #evol2025, our paper came out yesterday and I'd love to chat about it. We used an underused tool for studying parasite local adaptation, the Host Reciprocal Transplant, to study switchgrass and its fungal rust.

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June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Proud to share my first first-author paper out this week!
Can we leverage environmental data from germplasm banks to improve climate adaptation in maize breeding? journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... (1/3)
Environmental data provide marginal benefit for predicting climate adaptation
Author summary Populations of natural and cultivated plant and animal populations will be affected by more extreme climate events such as drought and flooding in the future. We explore whether charact...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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gbaucom.bsky.social
Last lab presentation today! Grace Zhang will be talking about her chapter 2 work examining the context dependency of tolerance in common morning glory. Put it on your list, Grace always gives a great talk!
June 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead

Very inspired by @evophd.bsky.social's talk at #Evol2025 today! @ncse.bsky.social
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June 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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"Science depends on K-12 education."

Kenneth Miller #Evol2025

The Scopes Symposium was excellent and timely.
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June 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Hey, Miles' @milesroberts.bsky.social beautiful paper showing that sequence diversity missed by standard methods contributes to Lewontin's paradox is officially published in @evolletters.bsky.social. academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
k-mer-based diversity scales with population size proxies more than nucleotide diversity in a meta-analysis of 98 plant species
Abstract. A key prediction of neutral theory is that the level of genetic diversity in a population should scale with population size. However, as was note
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June 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Grateful to be chosen by the Genetics and Genome Sciences program for the Outstanding Student Award alongside my friend @milesroberts.bsky.social
Huge thanks to my PI, Eric Patterson, and my committee member, Ning Jiang, for nominating me.
May 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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emjo.bsky.social
Lots of gloom this week but I'm so excited to be celebrating new Drs Pizza & Roberts with @lars-brudvig.bsky.social @rileypizza.bsky.social @milesroberts.bsky.social
Four smiling scientists in graduation robes.
May 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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arunsethuraman.bsky.social
Crazy times, but I'll be advertising for a 2 year postdoc to work with me on new comp. methods to estimate evolutionary history soon - specifically to develop methods to handle missing data (e.g. ascertainment bias, allele dropout). Are you a comp. biologist graduating with a PhD soon? Reach out!
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April 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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The first session is on May 7, at 1:30 pm EDT. Space is limited so sign up now: buff.ly/lpRvLNP

Find a full workshop schedule on the signup page!

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April 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Congratulations Dr. @rileypizza.bsky.social!

Amazing seminar, fantastic defense, and well done adding a new (champagne cork) dent to the lab ceiling.

Congrats!!!!!!!
Dr. Riley Pizza presenting a dissertation on restoration seed sourcing Dr. Riley Pizza signing a champagne cork dent in the ceiling A signed champagne cork dent: RBP 2025
April 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Life update
April 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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gbaucom.bsky.social
Are you a member of the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE)? I'm holding zoom chats during which I will get your feedback and thoughts about what the society can do for you and for the field! Everyone is welcome to join -- sign up for a time and pls RT this!!
Join the conversation with incoming SSE President! Have thoughts about the future of evolutionary biology? Want to provide feedback on how the Society for the Study of Evolution can best serve its members? Join one of our guided chats with SSE President-Elect Regina Baucom! Upcoming Sessions: 4/4, 4/11, 4/25, 5/2, 5/23, 5/30 Where: Zoom (link provided upon RSVP) Who: SSE members of all career stages Topics include: Vision for SSE's future How SSE can best advocate for evolutionary biologists Ways to get involved in SSE, build community, & network! RSPV Now! https://forms.gle/ef6adb9rtUTHVoPv8
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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arunsethuraman.bsky.social
Eduardo and I are teaching our 2nd version of this course in September 2025. Do join us, and share deets with your trainees.
physaliacourses.bsky.social Physalia-courses@Online @physaliacourses.bsky.social · Mar 12
🧬 Interested in Population Genomics and working with ancient DNA?

Don’t miss the 2nd edition of our "Population Genomics using aDNA data" course this September — led by @cegamorim.bsky.social & @arunsethuraman.bsky.social

www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...
Population genomics using ancient DNA data
22nd-26th September 2025
www.physalia-courses.org
March 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🔥🌾🦬New Pub in @botsocamerica.bsky.social ! We show that the flammability–palatability trade‐offs that operate in Africa also explain correlated suites of traits in #Texas #grasses.
@tamu.bsky.social
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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas
Premise Understanding relationships among grass traits, fire, and herbivores may help improve conservation strategies for savannas that are threatened by novel disturbance regimes. Emerging theory, ...
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March 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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rileypizza.bsky.social
I am thrilled to announce that I have accepted a postdoc offer to work with Dr. Sara Brownell at Arizona State University on a project to understand the challenges faculty face when implementing accommodations for students with disabilities. Excited to dig deeper into Biology Education research!🧪🏫♿
March 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Science funding is not government waste - see my opinion piece in the Lansing State Journal about why cuts to science funding are bad for Michigan. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinio...
Viewpoint: Scientific research is not waste. Funding cuts will harm Michiganders, economy
In 2024, over $1 billion in NIH funding went to Michigan, supporting $2.57 billion in economic activity, according to United for Medical Research.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Nearing 400 members on our Zeavolution slack! Want to interact with other members of the maize genetics community? We have a weekly webinar on maize diversity/evolution as well. DM me and I'll share a link to join the slack.
March 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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The recording of this past week's #PolyploidyWebinar is now up on youtube! Join us on April 2 for the next one!

youtu.be/nBLwF_vgGe8
March 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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emjo.bsky.social
Standing up for science in Lansing MI
A group of protestors in front of the Michigan State Capitol
March 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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#standup4science
A protest sign that in large words states “Science saves lives” with different diseases that have vaccines scattered around the larger words
March 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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rileypizza.bsky.social
Catch me at the Michigan state Capitol this afternoon repping my intersectional identities! Trans people do science and science is better because of it! #StandUpForScience 🌱🧪
A poster that reads "Science Needs Diversity" and the "ER" in diversity are colored to represent the trans flag
March 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Our paper is out, and it is distressing.

Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
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March 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM