Carsten Grupstra
@cgrupstra.bsky.social
Assistant professor of biology @ Florida Atlantic University studying coral reef holobionts 🪸🐠.
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Carsten Grupstra
@cgrupstra.bsky.social
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Check out this amazing research led by @cgrupstra.bsky.social !
I'm still learning how to use this platform but I wanted to share!
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I'm still learning how to use this platform but I wanted to share!
dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Holobiont Traits Shape Climate Change Responses in Cryptic Coral Lineages
Rising seawater temperatures threaten reef-building corals; yet some genetically distinct but morphologically similar (i.e., cryptic) coral populations can be specialized to extreme (high-temperature...
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New paper out in GCB Today! We leveraged a system of typical (“classic”) and high-temperature “extreme” reef sites in Chelbacheb (Palau) to study the diversity in symbiotic partners, holobiont traits, and thermal tolerance among cryptic lineages of massive Porites.
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Excited to share JK Da'Anoy's first dissertation chapter published in @sicbjournals.bsky.social! What started off as a side project morphed into great work!
"Microbial depletion is associated with slower cnidarian regeneration"
LOTS of wondergrads made this happen!
Go team :)
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
"Microbial depletion is associated with slower cnidarian regeneration"
LOTS of wondergrads made this happen!
Go team :)
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Microbial Depletion Is Associated with Slower Cnidarian Regeneration
Synopsis. Microbiomes play an important role in physiology and development in cnidarians, but how these communities influence tissue regeneration is poorly
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April 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Excited to share JK Da'Anoy's first dissertation chapter published in @sicbjournals.bsky.social! What started off as a side project morphed into great work!
"Microbial depletion is associated with slower cnidarian regeneration"
LOTS of wondergrads made this happen!
Go team :)
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
"Microbial depletion is associated with slower cnidarian regeneration"
LOTS of wondergrads made this happen!
Go team :)
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
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Ever wonder what role corals play in tropical reef ecology? Find out by taking up the mantle of Team Coral 🪸! Cover the reef with colonies clad in sturdy calcium carbonate 🧪 and fend off dastardly, quick-growing algae!
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
March 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ever wonder what role corals play in tropical reef ecology? Find out by taking up the mantle of Team Coral 🪸! Cover the reef with colonies clad in sturdy calcium carbonate 🧪 and fend off dastardly, quick-growing algae!
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
What is your favorite #reef creature you’d love to see in #benthosgame?
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It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏
March 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
It’s been a devastating 24 hours with 3 NIH grants terminated…all focused on the health and wellbeing of trans or intersex youth. If folks have any ideas of foundations that may be interested in supporting the completion of these projects so years of work aren’t wasted, please let me know. 🙏
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Rapid butterfly declines across the US during the 21st century
Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rapid butterfly declines across the US during the 21st century
Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Total butterfly abundance fell by 22% across the 554 species & species richness fell by as much as 28% across 7 regions.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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“Genuinely care and act for a better world.” @aoc.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“Genuinely care and act for a better world.” @aoc.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor (TT) in Computational Biology at U of North Georgia. Broadly defined, biostatistics and bioinformatics included. Come work with me in a wonderful department!
Rolling reviews start March 21st until filled.
Please share widely!
careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/...
Rolling reviews start March 21st until filled.
Please share widely!
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March 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Assistant Professor (TT) in Computational Biology at U of North Georgia. Broadly defined, biostatistics and bioinformatics included. Come work with me in a wonderful department!
Rolling reviews start March 21st until filled.
Please share widely!
careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/...
Rolling reviews start March 21st until filled.
Please share widely!
careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psc/careers/...
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February 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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To understand how climate change affects natural ecosystems we need to know how warming influences species interactions. In our newest paper we show that predator-prey interactions fundamentally change across latitude leading to context dependent effects of warming. 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
January 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
To understand how climate change affects natural ecosystems we need to know how warming influences species interactions. In our newest paper we show that predator-prey interactions fundamentally change across latitude leading to context dependent effects of warming. 🧪
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
doi.org/10.1111/oik....
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Upcoming dates of protests:
2/28: Economic blackout
3/4: 50501 protests AND @aftunion.bsky.social's #ProtectOurKids day of action
3/7: March for Science protests
2/28: Economic blackout
3/4: 50501 protests AND @aftunion.bsky.social's #ProtectOurKids day of action
3/7: March for Science protests
February 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Upcoming dates of protests:
2/28: Economic blackout
3/4: 50501 protests AND @aftunion.bsky.social's #ProtectOurKids day of action
3/7: March for Science protests
2/28: Economic blackout
3/4: 50501 protests AND @aftunion.bsky.social's #ProtectOurKids day of action
3/7: March for Science protests
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Globally important marine protected areas like World Heritage Ningaloo and Shark Bay are under severe heat stress 🔥 . Corals are bleaching.
🗣️We must cut climate-harming carbon emissions now if we are serious about protecting these wild places. #RealZero
🗣️We must cut climate-harming carbon emissions now if we are serious about protecting these wild places. #RealZero
February 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Globally important marine protected areas like World Heritage Ningaloo and Shark Bay are under severe heat stress 🔥 . Corals are bleaching.
🗣️We must cut climate-harming carbon emissions now if we are serious about protecting these wild places. #RealZero
🗣️We must cut climate-harming carbon emissions now if we are serious about protecting these wild places. #RealZero
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
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New paper out led by Ilaria Greco in @plosbiology.org : Landscape-level human disturbance results in loss and contraction of mammalian populations in tropical forest. A huge effort with a global team! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Landscape-level human disturbance results in loss and contraction of mammalian populations in tropical forests
Tropical forests hold most of Earth’s biodiversity and a higher concentration of threatened mammals than other biomes. This study uses a standardized pan-tropical dataset of 239 mammal species from 37...
journals.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New paper out led by Ilaria Greco in @plosbiology.org : Landscape-level human disturbance results in loss and contraction of mammalian populations in tropical forest. A huge effort with a global team! journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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🦑🧪 Three days left to apply for the postdoctoral position in my lab. We're looking for a population geneticist/ecologist/evolutionary biologist who is interested in studying tiny fishes in the Indo-Pacific! Come join us! 🤗
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
February 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🦑🧪 Three days left to apply for the postdoctoral position in my lab. We're looking for a population geneticist/ecologist/evolutionary biologist who is interested in studying tiny fishes in the Indo-Pacific! Come join us! 🤗
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
fishandfunctions.com/s/Postdoc_Ad...
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I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
February 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I think it's worth repeating plainly that a federal judge halted Musk's federal funding freeze nearly two weeks ago but funds are still very much being frozen in violation of the court order.
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📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
February 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
📣 JOB ALERT📣
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
The Silbiger Lab is hiring a full time research tech @ University of Hawai’i at Mānoa to support research on intertidal ecology in Hawai’i & coral reef/coastal oceanography in Okinawa, Japan. RCUH ID: 225085 application link below. 1 year to start, but have several years of funding.
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[Ayo!]: I have a 2-year #postdoc available for an ecologist Florida Atlantic University. Apply by Dec 1, here: t.co/XwMgMKnUYJ
November 12, 2024 at 1:46 PM
[Ayo!]: I have a 2-year #postdoc available for an ecologist Florida Atlantic University. Apply by Dec 1, here: t.co/XwMgMKnUYJ
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Marine Protected Areas really do work. My news to me good news for Feb 9 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
The Great Barrier Reef's Marine Reserves Supply Half of Local Trout Catch
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has shown that the network of no-take marine reserves supply nearly half of the region's trout fishery catches.
www.technologynetworks.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Marine Protected Areas really do work. My news to me good news for Feb 9 #OceanOptimism #EarthOptimism #BeyondTheObituaries www.technologynetworks.com/applied-scie...
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Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.
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New paper on cryptic coral lineages in St. Croix, USVI 🪸🧬 The first five authors are undergraduates- very proud of these rising scientists 🎉 This work was done in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy @nature.org and @heatshok.bsky.social. Check it out! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
February 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New paper on cryptic coral lineages in St. Croix, USVI 🪸🧬 The first five authors are undergraduates- very proud of these rising scientists 🎉 This work was done in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy @nature.org and @heatshok.bsky.social. Check it out! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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“Panama communicates to the world my absolute rejection of this method of managing bilateral relations on the basis of lies and falsehoods.” —President Mulino
(gift link) wapo.st/3WTA50b
(gift link) wapo.st/3WTA50b
Panama rejects U.S. claim it dropped canal fees after Rubio visit
Panama’s president said the State Department’s declaration that tolls have been eliminated was a “falsehood.”
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February 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Panama communicates to the world my absolute rejection of this method of managing bilateral relations on the basis of lies and falsehoods.” —President Mulino
(gift link) wapo.st/3WTA50b
(gift link) wapo.st/3WTA50b
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"Since 1980, Congress has mandated that the [NSF] seek to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, including women and other minorities, within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪👨🔬 executive orders are at odds with this mandate
Exclusive: how NSF is scouring research grants for violations of Trump’s orders
The US National Science Foundation has unfrozen grant funding, but it continues to scrutinize research projects, sowing turmoil.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
"Since 1980, Congress has mandated that the [NSF] seek to broaden participation of underrepresented groups, including women and other minorities, within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪👨🔬 executive orders are at odds with this mandate
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🐠🧪🎓 New position alert: I am looking for a full-time research technician to work on my NSF CAREER project. Perks:
✅ SCUBA-based fieldwork in Belize 🤿
✅ Chemistry labwork 🧪
✅ Lots of fish and fun(ctions) 🐠📈😀
Deadline: Feb 21st
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
Please share widely.
✅ SCUBA-based fieldwork in Belize 🤿
✅ Chemistry labwork 🧪
✅ Lots of fish and fun(ctions) 🐠📈😀
Deadline: Feb 21st
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
Please share widely.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🐠🧪🎓 New position alert: I am looking for a full-time research technician to work on my NSF CAREER project. Perks:
✅ SCUBA-based fieldwork in Belize 🤿
✅ Chemistry labwork 🧪
✅ Lots of fish and fun(ctions) 🐠📈😀
Deadline: Feb 21st
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
Please share widely.
✅ SCUBA-based fieldwork in Belize 🤿
✅ Chemistry labwork 🧪
✅ Lots of fish and fun(ctions) 🐠📈😀
Deadline: Feb 21st
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
Please share widely.