Charles Michie
charlesmichie.bsky.social
Charles Michie
@charlesmichie.bsky.social
Oxford Brookes PhD Student - Studying ERVs in slow lorises
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LAST CHANCE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION!

SMBE IDEA 2026
Supporting intiatives tackling inequities in evolutionary biology

We have funding in:
💡 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access ($25k)
🪂 Non-Parachute Science ($10k)
🗣️ Outreach ($10k)

📅 Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
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SMBE IDEA 2026 call for proposals
SMBE, through the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access) task force, aims to address systemic racism, sexism, colonialism and other exclusion in our SMBE society. With this in mind, SMBE has m...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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📢 Call for proposals - SMBE IDEA 2026

@smbe-idea.bsky.social invites all SMBE members to propose initiatives for 2025/2026 to reduce inequities in our field.

Categories:

💡 IDEA ($25k)
🪂 Non-Parachute Science ($10k)
🗣️ Outreach ($10k)

Deadline: Oct. 10 2025

More info: smbe.org/idea-initiatives
September 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Charles Michie
🌍✨ SMBE IDEA 2026 – Call for Proposals!

We support initiatives that tackle inequities in evolutionary biology.

Funding available:
💡 IDEA ($25k)
🪂 Non-Parachute Science ($10k)
🗣️ Outreach ($10k)

📅 Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/1we2...
IDEA Initiatives
SMBE, through the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access) Task Force, aims to address systemic racism, sexism, colonialism, and other exclusion in our society. SMBE DIVERSITY STATEMENT Our goa...
smbe.org
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Reposted by Charles Michie
@charlesmichie.bsky.social poster shows how endogenous retroviruses can aid in species identification- check out his poster! #smbe2025
July 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
First paper of my PhD just got published! We identified a full length endogenous retrovirus in slow lorises; with a twist ending regarding the current labelling of reference genomes 🧬 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A novel endogenous retrovirus in slow lorises (Nycticebus) and its role in species identification
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are the result of an exogenous infectious retrovirus becoming integrated within the host genome through infection of ge…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM