Greg Copenhaver
@copenhaverlab.bsky.social
Geneticist at UNC Chapel Hill interested in how meiosis and recombination work. Editor at PLOS Genetics.
Just a reminder that the application deadline for the @uncbiology.bsky.social tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology position closes in a week (Nov 17). Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just a reminder that the application deadline for the @uncbiology.bsky.social tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology position closes in a week (Nov 17). Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Beautiful day for some @uncchapelhill.bsky.social football.
October 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Beautiful day for some @uncchapelhill.bsky.social football.
The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
The Dept of Mathematics @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for 2 Teaching Assist./Assoc. Prof positions. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place & the Math Dept is a vibrant community. Job ads at UNC or @amermathsoc.bsky.social.
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...
October 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Dept of Mathematics @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for 2 Teaching Assist./Assoc. Prof positions. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place & the Math Dept is a vibrant community. Job ads at UNC or @amermathsoc.bsky.social.
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27...
I’m happy, particularly for lead student author Wanyue (Diane) Yu, to see our collaborative review on plant cross-over patterning in #meiosis published in @biochemsoc.bsky.social Transactions.
doi.org/10.1042/BST2...
doi.org/10.1042/BST2...
September 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I’m happy, particularly for lead student author Wanyue (Diane) Yu, to see our collaborative review on plant cross-over patterning in #meiosis published in @biochemsoc.bsky.social Transactions.
doi.org/10.1042/BST2...
doi.org/10.1042/BST2...
Innovate Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill is hiring a PhD level Commercialization Fellow. The fellow will help @uncchapelhill.bsky.social researchers conceptualize & commercialize novel technologies. The Innovate Carolina team is fabulous - check out the job posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/301...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/301...
June 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Innovate Carolina at UNC Chapel Hill is hiring a PhD level Commercialization Fellow. The fellow will help @uncchapelhill.bsky.social researchers conceptualize & commercialize novel technologies. The Innovate Carolina team is fabulous - check out the job posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/301...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/301...
@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & I give huge thanks to Frank McNally, Christoph Haag, Andy Kern, Bengt Hansson, @takashiakeralab.bsky.social & @scienceleah.bsky.social for being guests in our #Meiosis, Recombination, & Evolution of Sex class at UNC. A pic from our final session w/ students
April 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & I give huge thanks to Frank McNally, Christoph Haag, Andy Kern, Bengt Hansson, @takashiakeralab.bsky.social & @scienceleah.bsky.social for being guests in our #Meiosis, Recombination, & Evolution of Sex class at UNC. A pic from our final session w/ students
Huge congratulations to my @uncchapelhill.bsky.social colleague Bob Goldstein for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bob is a brilliant developmental biologist who works on #Celegans, & on tardigrades (water bears). As if that's not enough, he's an amazing artist too!
April 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Huge congratulations to my @uncchapelhill.bsky.social colleague Bob Goldstein for being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Bob is a brilliant developmental biologist who works on #Celegans, & on tardigrades (water bears). As if that's not enough, he's an amazing artist too!
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @scienceleah.bsky.social about her lab's @plos.org Genetics paper on a unique chromosome segregation mechanism in holocentric moths. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
April 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @scienceleah.bsky.social about her lab's @plos.org Genetics paper on a unique chromosome segregation mechanism in holocentric moths. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @takashiakeralab.bsky.social about his lab's @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social on meiotic cohesin errors & sterility in hybrid mice. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
March 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ @takashiakeralab.bsky.social about his lab's @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social on meiotic cohesin errors & sterility in hybrid mice. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ Bengt Hansson from @lund-university.bsky.social about his lab's #G3journal paper on bird male-biased CO patterning + new work: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
March 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking w/ Bengt Hansson from @lund-university.bsky.social about his lab's #G3journal paper on bird male-biased CO patterning + new work: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Hard copies of my father’s latest book arrived. Champagne tonight!
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
March 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hard copies of my father’s latest book arrived. Champagne tonight!
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social , Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking with Any Kern @uoregon.bsky.social about his lab’s @currentbiology.bsky.social paper on octopus ZZ, ZO sex chromosome system: www.cell.com/current-biol...
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social , Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class @uncchapelhill.bsky.social loved talking with Any Kern @uoregon.bsky.social about his lab’s @currentbiology.bsky.social paper on octopus ZZ, ZO sex chromosome system: www.cell.com/current-biol...
The Biology Dept @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor. We're a vibrant community with fantastic colleagues and students. Apply and tell all your friends too! Here's the job posting link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
February 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Biology Dept @uncchapelhill.bsky.social is searching for a Teaching Assistant Professor or Teaching Associate Professor. We're a vibrant community with fantastic colleagues and students. Apply and tell all your friends too! Here's the job posting link:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/297...
UNC Chapel Hill's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation is searching for a Public Communication Specialist. They are exciting team driving strategic, economic & societal value at UNC, NC and beyond. Here's the posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296...
February 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
UNC Chapel Hill's Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation is searching for a Public Communication Specialist. They are exciting team driving strategic, economic & societal value at UNC, NC and beyond. Here's the posting:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/296...
The flora on UNC’s campus are doing their best to make me optimistic that spring is on the horizon.
February 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The flora on UNC’s campus are doing their best to make me optimistic that spring is on the horizon.
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social,Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC loved talking w/ Christoph Haag @cnrs.bsky.social about his lab’s @journal-evo.bsky.social paper on recombination and asexuality in #Daphnia plus some unpublished work: doi.org/10.1093/evol...
February 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social,Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC loved talking w/ Christoph Haag @cnrs.bsky.social about his lab’s @journal-evo.bsky.social paper on recombination and asexuality in #Daphnia plus some unpublished work: doi.org/10.1093/evol...
Our (@mei_newt, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC had a great talk w/ Frank McNally from UC Davis on his lab’s #GENETICS paper showing C. elegans can correct trisomy and triploidy during female meiosis using spindle asymmetry: doi.org/10.1534/gene...
January 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Our (@mei_newt, Corbin Jones, & me) #Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC had a great talk w/ Frank McNally from UC Davis on his lab’s #GENETICS paper showing C. elegans can correct trisomy and triploidy during female meiosis using spindle asymmetry: doi.org/10.1534/gene...
What a lovely holiday treat to see my father's new book come out at @oxunipress.bsky.social
82 years old and still setting the pace for the rest of the family!
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82 years old and still setting the pace for the rest of the family!
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December 24, 2024 at 3:13 PM
What a lovely holiday treat to see my father's new book come out at @oxunipress.bsky.social
82 years old and still setting the pace for the rest of the family!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
82 years old and still setting the pace for the rest of the family!
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
A reminder: UNC Chapel Hill’s Biology Dept will start evaluating applications for a cluster of tenure track Assistant Professors: two in Plant Molecular Biology and one in Plant Evolutionary Biology this Friday so get your applications in and tell your friends!
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
October 10, 2024 at 12:22 PM
A reminder: UNC Chapel Hill’s Biology Dept will start evaluating applications for a cluster of tenure track Assistant Professors: two in Plant Molecular Biology and one in Plant Evolutionary Biology this Friday so get your applications in and tell your friends!
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
UNC Chapel Hill’s Biology Dept is hiring a cluster of tenure track Assistant Professors: two in Plant Molecular Biology and one in Plant Evolutionary Biology. We're a vibrant community of awesome colleagues and an idyllic place to live. Please repost! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
September 25, 2024 at 1:11 PM
UNC Chapel Hill’s Biology Dept is hiring a cluster of tenure track Assistant Professors: two in Plant Molecular Biology and one in Plant Evolutionary Biology. We're a vibrant community of awesome colleagues and an idyllic place to live. Please repost! unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/288...
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC Chapel Hill was abuzz talking w/ Matthew Webster from at Uppsala U on his lab’s @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint showing surprisingly low recombination in termites: doi.org/10.1101/2024...
April 19, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, & me) Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC Chapel Hill was abuzz talking w/ Matthew Webster from at Uppsala U on his lab’s @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint showing surprisingly low recombination in termites: doi.org/10.1101/2024...
Super happy to see this review published - the first author, Cong Wang was co-advised as a graduate student by Yingxiang and I, and is a really fabulous independent scientist now.
doi.org/10.1080/1949...
doi.org/10.1080/1949...
March 18, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Super happy to see this review published - the first author, Cong Wang was co-advised as a graduate student by Yingxiang and I, and is a really fabulous independent scientist now.
doi.org/10.1080/1949...
doi.org/10.1080/1949...
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, and me) Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC was honored to have Scott Hawley from the Stowers Institute join us to talk about his super cool paper on achiasmate meiosis in Bombyx mori: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
January 26, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Our (@jeffsekelsky.bsky.social, Corbin Jones, and me) Meiosis, Recombination & Evolution of Sex class at UNC was honored to have Scott Hawley from the Stowers Institute join us to talk about his super cool paper on achiasmate meiosis in Bombyx mori: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Psyched to see collaborative PNAS article between my @UNC_Biology lab and Yingxiang Wang's lab on how liquid-liquid phase separation mediates activity of HEI10 during meiotic recombination.
www-pnas-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/doi/10.1073/...
www-pnas-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/doi/10.1073/...
December 28, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Psyched to see collaborative PNAS article between my @UNC_Biology lab and Yingxiang Wang's lab on how liquid-liquid phase separation mediates activity of HEI10 during meiotic recombination.
www-pnas-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/doi/10.1073/...
www-pnas-org.libproxy.lib.unc.edu/doi/10.1073/...