Luis Santiago-Rosario, Ph. D.
@saltyecoevo.bsky.social
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at EEB UMN and @msp-lter.bsky.social. Ecological stoichiometry, life histories, and eco-evolutionary dynamics. Co-founder of @ecoevolatam.bsky.social.
Hey All! I wanted to share with you! I had all the organisms that I work with during my PhD commissioned by a Mexican artist (Instagram Le.Mont.ilustracion). They are colored pencil and the detail is amazing. Please contact him if you want your very own illustrations done!
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Hey All! I wanted to share with you! I had all the organisms that I work with during my PhD commissioned by a Mexican artist (Instagram Le.Mont.ilustracion). They are colored pencil and the detail is amazing. Please contact him if you want your very own illustrations done!
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I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽🎓🇵🇪
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I’m so proud of my grad student @evoyeyo.bsky.social for defending his @lsubiosci.bsky.social PhD thesis on macroevolution of #Brachyotum and the broader Andean flora today. Felicidades, Dr. Paredes-Burneo!! ⛰️🧬🌻🥳👨🏽🎓🇵🇪
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Wonderful talk by @saltyecoevo.bsky.social about his exciting work on chemical ecology and urban biodiversity patterns across the Americas #DataObservatory #UMayor
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Wonderful talk by @saltyecoevo.bsky.social about his exciting work on chemical ecology and urban biodiversity patterns across the Americas #DataObservatory #UMayor
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Fully funded PhD in #Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver! 🍁 Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, and more. Start Sept 2026/Jan 2027. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
September 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fully funded PhD in #Ecophysiology at UBC in Vancouver! 🍁 Possible topics include leaf physiology, thermal ecology, microclimates, scaling, tree physiology, forest ecology, and more. Start Sept 2026/Jan 2027. michaletzlab.org
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Please share!
#PlantEcoPhys #Ecology #Botany #PhDposition #GradSchool
Hey All!!! Take a look at this awesome highlight on our recent paper on sodium and its influence on butterfly behavior published in @royentsoc.bsky.social Ecological Entomology!
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/salty-s...
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/salty-s...
Salty suitors: High larval sodium intake reduces adult lifespan and influences reproductive behaviour in a lepidopteran herbivore - Journal Highlight - Royal Entomological Society
First published: 19 July 2025. Sodium is a crucial element for animal physiology, yet its effects on behavior and lifespan remain understudied, especially in insect herbivores. The amount of sodium a ...
www.royensoc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey All!!! Take a look at this awesome highlight on our recent paper on sodium and its influence on butterfly behavior published in @royentsoc.bsky.social Ecological Entomology!
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/salty-s...
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/salty-s...
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Insightful talk by @saltyecoevo.bsky.social on the ecological stoichiometry of mistletoe #Botany2025
July 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Insightful talk by @saltyecoevo.bsky.social on the ecological stoichiometry of mistletoe #Botany2025
University of Florida - Details - Postdoctoral Associate
explore.jobs.ufl.edu
July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Grateful for the journey with Chlosyne lacinia, a butterfly that’s taught me so much about nutrient ecology. Our latest paper shows how sodium limits larval development + survival and adult mate choice! Check it out: resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Salty suitors: High larval sodium intake reduces adult lifespan and influences reproductive behaviour in a lepidopteran herbivore
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Grateful for the journey with Chlosyne lacinia, a butterfly that’s taught me so much about nutrient ecology. Our latest paper shows how sodium limits larval development + survival and adult mate choice! Check it out: resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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📣 The Mendes Lab is recruiting PhD students in statistical phylogenetics! Interested, or know someone who might be? Details here 👉 tinyurl.com/542wyfb9 — please share!
July 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣 The Mendes Lab is recruiting PhD students in statistical phylogenetics! Interested, or know someone who might be? Details here 👉 tinyurl.com/542wyfb9 — please share!
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Too poor to science: how wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
Thought-provoking read, especially in these times of questioning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
🧪
Thought-provoking read, especially in these times of questioning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
🧪
From student to researcher, a #career in #science can come with a high price tag. @drcraigmc.bsky.social explores how wealth shapes opportunity in #STEM and proposes structural changes to support #equity and inclusion. 🧪
plos.io/4edGlY4
plos.io/4edGlY4
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
plos.io
June 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Too poor to science: how wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
Thought-provoking read, especially in these times of questioning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
🧪
Thought-provoking read, especially in these times of questioning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
🧪
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NYT story on today’s lawsuit:
“[NSF] has worked to broaden participation of women and minorities in science and technology since at least 1980, upon direction from Congress. [Per] the lawsuit, that directive has been substantively amended only to also explicitly include people with disabilities.”
“[NSF] has worked to broaden participation of women and minorities in science and technology since at least 1980, upon direction from Congress. [Per] the lawsuit, that directive has been substantively amended only to also explicitly include people with disabilities.”
16 States Sue Trump Over $1.4 Billion in Science Cuts
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
NYT story on today’s lawsuit:
“[NSF] has worked to broaden participation of women and minorities in science and technology since at least 1980, upon direction from Congress. [Per] the lawsuit, that directive has been substantively amended only to also explicitly include people with disabilities.”
“[NSF] has worked to broaden participation of women and minorities in science and technology since at least 1980, upon direction from Congress. [Per] the lawsuit, that directive has been substantively amended only to also explicitly include people with disabilities.”
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🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
May 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday
📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful
Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj
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The US NSF decimation is overwhelming. And certainly things change rapidly + and -.
But…
For those among us consoling ourselves that we can *at least* spend the next 3.5 years writing up already-collected data…
With academic page charges at min $1.5K each…
But…
For those among us consoling ourselves that we can *at least* spend the next 3.5 years writing up already-collected data…
With academic page charges at min $1.5K each…
May 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The US NSF decimation is overwhelming. And certainly things change rapidly + and -.
But…
For those among us consoling ourselves that we can *at least* spend the next 3.5 years writing up already-collected data…
With academic page charges at min $1.5K each…
But…
For those among us consoling ourselves that we can *at least* spend the next 3.5 years writing up already-collected data…
With academic page charges at min $1.5K each…
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The news is out! The CapituLab is moving to Clemson University this fall 🌻 We are excited to get there and get started!
May 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The news is out! The CapituLab is moving to Clemson University this fall 🌻 We are excited to get there and get started!
Reposted by Luis Santiago-Rosario, Ph. D.
This how you can use plotmath expressions for special characters in #tidyplots 🔥
Just surround your string by "$" characters.
Plotmath syntax: stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-d...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
Just surround your string by "$" characters.
Plotmath syntax: stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-d...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
![library(tidyplots)
study |>
tidyplot(x = treatment, y = score) |>
add_data_points() |>
add_mean_bar(alpha = 0.4) |>
add_sem_errorbar() |>
rename_x_axis_labels(new_names = c(
"A" = "$IFN*gamma$",
"B" = "$TNF*alpha$",
"C" = "$H[2]*O$",
"D" = "$C[8]*H[10]*N[4]*O[2]$"))](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yolg3q2o73vqu4djfit5dslo/bafkreibuyamqmcrorn7aute5hswvqtybsksjnblqvfbwar5zzzz4w4mbfm@jpeg)
April 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This how you can use plotmath expressions for special characters in #tidyplots 🔥
Just surround your string by "$" characters.
Plotmath syntax: stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-d...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
Just surround your string by "$" characters.
Plotmath syntax: stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-d...
#rstats #dataviz #phd
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🧪 Tip: You have the right to contest a grant termination, even though NSF says you don't. 🧵
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
Here's a copy of an NSF grant termination notice that went out today. "NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant...on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities." Not subject to appeal. #HigherEd #AcademicSky
![Text of email: Dear [redacted],
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has undertaken a review of its award portfolio. Each award was carefully and individually reviewed, and the agency has determined that termination of certain awards is necessary because they are not in alignment with current NSF priorities. Effective immediately, the following are terminated: [redacted]
NSF is issuing this termination to protect the interests of the government pursuant to NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1) term and condition entitled Termination and Enforcement; on the basis that they no longer effectuate the program goals or agency priorities. This is the final agency decision and not subject to appeal. Costs incurred as a result of this termination may be reimbursed, provided such costs would otherwise be allowable under the terms of the award and the governing cost principles. In accordance with your award terms and conditions, you have 30 days from the termination date to furnish a summary of progress under the award and an itemized accounting of allowable costs incurred prior to the termination date.
Sincerely, [redacted] Division Director
Office of Budget Finance and Award Management (BFA)
Division of Grants and Agreements (DGA)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:l3jbgdl7a5rtsfyrgjw7spkz/bafkreif3rmsl6htpibxg3loqsuazljaekd636abaavvfm4nkjplr5e6itu@jpeg)
April 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🧪 Tip: You have the right to contest a grant termination, even though NSF says you don't. 🧵
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
On Friday, NSF terminated 402 grants (per Musk's DOGE).
The notification letters had one of the most egregious violations of fed regulations I've seen so far in these cases:
"not subject to appeal"
Reposted by Luis Santiago-Rosario, Ph. D.
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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Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost!
@EsaSeeds
@EsaSeeds
April 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost!
@EsaSeeds
@EsaSeeds
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Reposted by Luis Santiago-Rosario, Ph. D.
🌴 #Botany2025 Registration is OPEN! 🌵
Join us in Palm Springs, July 26-30!
Deadlines:
• Early Registration – April 30
• Abstracts – April 14
• Sectional Awards – TOMORROW
• Hardship & Pro Travel Awards – April 15
Info: www.botanyconference.org
Register: www.botanyconference.org/registration...
Join us in Palm Springs, July 26-30!
Deadlines:
• Early Registration – April 30
• Abstracts – April 14
• Sectional Awards – TOMORROW
• Hardship & Pro Travel Awards – April 15
Info: www.botanyconference.org
Register: www.botanyconference.org/registration...
March 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🌴 #Botany2025 Registration is OPEN! 🌵
Join us in Palm Springs, July 26-30!
Deadlines:
• Early Registration – April 30
• Abstracts – April 14
• Sectional Awards – TOMORROW
• Hardship & Pro Travel Awards – April 15
Info: www.botanyconference.org
Register: www.botanyconference.org/registration...
Join us in Palm Springs, July 26-30!
Deadlines:
• Early Registration – April 30
• Abstracts – April 14
• Sectional Awards – TOMORROW
• Hardship & Pro Travel Awards – April 15
Info: www.botanyconference.org
Register: www.botanyconference.org/registration...
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¿Te interesa formar parte de un espacio de encuentro para ecólogos latinoamericanos? Únete a la conversación sobre los retos y desafíos de la ecología en la región.
📅 Regístrate aquí 👉 sites.google.com/view/elac202...
#EcologíaLatinoamericana #ColoquioEcología #CienciaLatAm
📅 Regístrate aquí 👉 sites.google.com/view/elac202...
#EcologíaLatinoamericana #ColoquioEcología #CienciaLatAm
ELAC2025
Te invitamos a ser parte de una experiencia única, un espacio dedicado a reflexionar sobre la historia, los retos actuales y los horizontes futuros de la Ecología en América Latina.
El propósito de es...
sites.google.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
¿Te interesa formar parte de un espacio de encuentro para ecólogos latinoamericanos? Únete a la conversación sobre los retos y desafíos de la ecología en la región.
📅 Regístrate aquí 👉 sites.google.com/view/elac202...
#EcologíaLatinoamericana #ColoquioEcología #CienciaLatAm
📅 Regístrate aquí 👉 sites.google.com/view/elac202...
#EcologíaLatinoamericana #ColoquioEcología #CienciaLatAm
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The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social
GUBIC: The global urban biological invasions compendium for plants
By integrating multiple data sources, we compiled a Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent ex....
bit.ly
March 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The global urban non-native flora is out! Seven years of work with amazing colleagues. GUBIC includes >8K species for 550 cities across the globe. bit.ly/3Fbj1wI. And the data available here zenodo.org/records/1455.... @djli.bsky.social @flamontano.bsky.social @smartenwinter.bsky.social
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Forty-seven scientific societies have signed a letter organized by the @ucsusa.bsky.social urging Congress to protect federally funded research and federal scientists:
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
48 Scientific Societies Representing Almost 100,000 Scientists Ask Congress to Protect the Future of Science
48 scientific societies representing almost 100,000 scientists signed on to a letter asking Congress to protect the future of science
www.ucsusa.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Forty-seven scientific societies have signed a letter organized by the @ucsusa.bsky.social urging Congress to protect federally funded research and federal scientists:
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
www.ucsusa.org/about/news/s...
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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🌟 Hola @esalatamcarib.bsky.social! 🌟
Welcome to our weekly member spotlight!
🌍 Meet Luis Santiago-Rosario🌍
Luis studies chemical ecology and is the co-founder of
@ecoevolatam.bsky.social!
📱 Follow Luis:
X: @saltyecoevo
Insta: @yadixsant
Bluesky: @saltyecoevo.bsky.social
Stay tuned for more! ✨
Welcome to our weekly member spotlight!
🌍 Meet Luis Santiago-Rosario🌍
Luis studies chemical ecology and is the co-founder of
@ecoevolatam.bsky.social!
📱 Follow Luis:
X: @saltyecoevo
Insta: @yadixsant
Bluesky: @saltyecoevo.bsky.social
Stay tuned for more! ✨
February 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🌟 Hola @esalatamcarib.bsky.social! 🌟
Welcome to our weekly member spotlight!
🌍 Meet Luis Santiago-Rosario🌍
Luis studies chemical ecology and is the co-founder of
@ecoevolatam.bsky.social!
📱 Follow Luis:
X: @saltyecoevo
Insta: @yadixsant
Bluesky: @saltyecoevo.bsky.social
Stay tuned for more! ✨
Welcome to our weekly member spotlight!
🌍 Meet Luis Santiago-Rosario🌍
Luis studies chemical ecology and is the co-founder of
@ecoevolatam.bsky.social!
📱 Follow Luis:
X: @saltyecoevo
Insta: @yadixsant
Bluesky: @saltyecoevo.bsky.social
Stay tuned for more! ✨