Armin Moczek
@ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social
Overpaid beetle collector, father, immigrant, department chair, obsessed w/ origins of novelty in evolution, parallel lives in science outreach and increasing diversity in STEM ecoevodevo.com
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Armin Moczek
@ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Thanks everyone for welcoming me here. I missed this!
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Proud to share a new paper with @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social - this one feels extra special because I have two undergrad women in STEM as my coauthors! Check it out to learn more about pre- and post-metamorphic Hox expression & function in beetle heads!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lOdU2mzTk...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lOdU2mzTk...
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Proud to share a new paper with @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social - this one feels extra special because I have two undergrad women in STEM as my coauthors! Check it out to learn more about pre- and post-metamorphic Hox expression & function in beetle heads!
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lOdU2mzTk...
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lOdU2mzTk...
Everybody please come visit Wally our resident Titan arum who is about to bloom in the Indiana University Biology Building Greenhouse any day now! You do not want to miss this! And if you really can’t visit check out Wally Cam at iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_fc... for 24h coverage!
June 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Everybody please come visit Wally our resident Titan arum who is about to bloom in the Indiana University Biology Building Greenhouse any day now! You do not want to miss this! And if you really can’t visit check out Wally Cam at iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_fc... for 24h coverage!
A great time was had! Shout-out to Natascha Turetzek for hosting and all who took time to meet with me!
June 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A great time was had! Shout-out to Natascha Turetzek for hosting and all who took time to meet with me!
Something rather important happened last week, but I didn’t quite have the bandwidth to let it fully sink in. But no more! I hereby present to the world: Dr. Joshua Allen Jones!
May 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Something rather important happened last week, but I didn’t quite have the bandwidth to let it fully sink in. But no more! I hereby present to the world: Dr. Joshua Allen Jones!
For all in need of a break, an example of IU Biology at its best, fostering growth, knowledge, and opportunity through the agency of science and science education biology.indiana.edu/news-events/... @iubiology.bsky.social @ncse.bsky.social @drmilks.bsky.social
Mentorship at IU leads to published study, career shift for high school senior
IU Biology News: Mentorship at IU leads to published study, career shift for high school senior
biology.indiana.edu
May 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
For all in need of a break, an example of IU Biology at its best, fostering growth, knowledge, and opportunity through the agency of science and science education biology.indiana.edu/news-events/... @iubiology.bsky.social @ncse.bsky.social @drmilks.bsky.social
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Our #societyjournal is built on the work of our dedicated Editorial Board. Over the next few weeks, in no particular order, we will introduce all of them to you on Bluesky
Firstly, please join us in welcoming @patrickrohner.bsky.social who joined us this year:
Firstly, please join us in welcoming @patrickrohner.bsky.social who joined us this year:
April 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Our #societyjournal is built on the work of our dedicated Editorial Board. Over the next few weeks, in no particular order, we will introduce all of them to you on Bluesky
Firstly, please join us in welcoming @patrickrohner.bsky.social who joined us this year:
Firstly, please join us in welcoming @patrickrohner.bsky.social who joined us this year:
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Excited to share our first @iubiology.bsky.social review of a preprint on a new anti-phage defense system
prereview.org/reviews/1519...
Thanks! #PreprintReview via @prereview.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social for the FAST principles and @fraserlab.bsky.social for the inspiration!
#phage
#phagesky
prereview.org/reviews/1519...
Thanks! #PreprintReview via @prereview.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social for the FAST principles and @fraserlab.bsky.social for the inspiration!
#phage
#phagesky
PREreview of “A prophage-encoded anti-phage defense system that prevents phage DNA packaging by targeting the terminase complex”
Authored by Alizée Malnoë, Madaline McPherson, Mandkhai, Sally Abulaila, Octavio Origel, Warren Wilson, and 4 other authors of the IU Bloomington Biology Club
prereview.org
April 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Excited to share our first @iubiology.bsky.social review of a preprint on a new anti-phage defense system
prereview.org/reviews/1519...
Thanks! #PreprintReview via @prereview.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social for the FAST principles and @fraserlab.bsky.social for the inspiration!
#phage
#phagesky
prereview.org/reviews/1519...
Thanks! #PreprintReview via @prereview.bsky.social
@asapbio.bsky.social for the FAST principles and @fraserlab.bsky.social for the inspiration!
#phage
#phagesky
Last week something special happened but I didn’t have the quiet to be able to let it sink in. The intrepid Josh Jones defended an outstanding thesis, advancing our understanding of the biology that binds dung beetles and their microbial partners in ways I did not think was possible in….
March 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Last week something special happened but I didn’t have the quiet to be able to let it sink in. The intrepid Josh Jones defended an outstanding thesis, advancing our understanding of the biology that binds dung beetles and their microbial partners in ways I did not think was possible in….
Dung beetles as models to study the effects of pollutants on development and cognition, pursued by the intrepid Miranda Towse at IU’s Animal Behavior Conference! @iubiology.bsky.social @iu-cisab.bsky.social
March 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Dung beetles as models to study the effects of pollutants on development and cognition, pursued by the intrepid Miranda Towse at IU’s Animal Behavior Conference! @iubiology.bsky.social @iu-cisab.bsky.social
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The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
March 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
Please all come! Thursday March 6th 3:30 PM Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall - you do NOT want to miss this!
March 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Please all come! Thursday March 6th 3:30 PM Indiana Memorial Union Alumni Hall - you do NOT want to miss this!
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Also from @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social on the life cycle dynamics of #microbiota (in dung beetles, so lots of microbes, ya) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Microbiome composition and turnover in the face of complex lifecycles and bottlenecks: insights through the study of dung beetles | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
As the influence of symbionts on host ecology, evolution, and development has become
more apparent so has the importance of understanding how hosts facilitate the reliable
maintenance of their interac...
journals.asm.org
February 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Also from @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social on the life cycle dynamics of #microbiota (in dung beetles, so lots of microbes, ya) journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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#Hox genes-- not just embryonic patterning! Here's a fascinating look at their influence on adult head structure in dung beetles. From the lab of @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
February 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#Hox genes-- not just embryonic patterning! Here's a fascinating look at their influence on adult head structure in dung beetles. From the lab of @ecoevodevo-lab.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Have you ever wondered how 🦋butterflies🦋 change their color patterns according to seasons? Robert Reed, professor of biology at Cornell University, will discuss “Seasonal Wing Pattern Plasticity in Butterflies” Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Bldg., A100.
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8syq
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8syq
IU Biology and EEB Seminar Series present Robert Reed, Cornell University, Feb. 28
IU Biology News: IIU Biology and EEB Seminar Series present Robert Reed, Cornell University, Feb. 28
go.iu.edu
February 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Have you ever wondered how 🦋butterflies🦋 change their color patterns according to seasons? Robert Reed, professor of biology at Cornell University, will discuss “Seasonal Wing Pattern Plasticity in Butterflies” Feb. 28 at 3:30 p.m. in Biology Bldg., A100.
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8syq
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8syq
Indiana University Undergraduate students please take note!
@iubiology.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Indiana University Undergraduate students please take note!
@iubiology.bsky.social
@iubiology.bsky.social
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We are recruiting two new colleagues at the department of Molecular Biology. Come join us! Denmark is a great place to live, science funding is really good, and the people are nice. Message me if you have any questions
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
Two Faculty positions (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark. Molecular Medicine and/or Molecular Biology - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Institut for Molekylærbiologi og Genetik, Aarhus Universitet
mbg.au.dk
February 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
We are recruiting two new colleagues at the department of Molecular Biology. Come join us! Denmark is a great place to live, science funding is really good, and the people are nice. Message me if you have any questions
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
mbg.au.dk/aktuelt/ledi...
Concerned Scientists @ IU (& its student affiliate Advocates for Science @ IU) is organizing a TOWNHALL to discuss how to confront current threats to Science this Wednesday Feb 19, 4PM IMU Stateroom East - all are welcome, whether IU affiliated or not!
February 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Concerned Scientists @ IU (& its student affiliate Advocates for Science @ IU) is organizing a TOWNHALL to discuss how to confront current threats to Science this Wednesday Feb 19, 4PM IMU Stateroom East - all are welcome, whether IU affiliated or not!
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Congratulations to IU biology Ph.D. candidate Shefali Shefali on receiving the prestigious American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship! 📷 Pictured below: Shefali with her Ph.D. adviser, Associate Professor of Biology Jason Tennessen.
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Congratulations to IU biology Ph.D. candidate Shefali Shefali on receiving the prestigious American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship! 📷 Pictured below: Shefali with her Ph.D. adviser, Associate Professor of Biology Jason Tennessen.
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl
📖 Read more: go.iu.edu/8srl
Synergism on all levels, and special thanks to @drmilks.bsky.social and @ncse.bsky.social, you all rock! Thank you!
biology.indiana.edu/news-events/...
biology.indiana.edu/news-events/...
Biology professor and Bloomington High School science teacher advance STEM learning of human evolution nationwide
IU Biology News: Biology professor and Bloomington High School science teacher advance STEM learning of human evolution nationwide
biology.indiana.edu
February 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Synergism on all levels, and special thanks to @drmilks.bsky.social and @ncse.bsky.social, you all rock! Thank you!
biology.indiana.edu/news-events/...
biology.indiana.edu/news-events/...
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How many times do we need to repeat this?! "Intelligent design" is NOT science. ncse.ngo/north-dakota... #KeepDogmaOut #EdPolicy #SciEd
North Dakota bill would require inclusion of "intelligent design" in state science standards | National Center for Science Education
ncse.ngo
February 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
How many times do we need to repeat this?! "Intelligent design" is NOT science. ncse.ngo/north-dakota... #KeepDogmaOut #EdPolicy #SciEd
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How curious! References to climate change and evolution have mysteriously vanished from a proposed revision for Iowa's state science standards. 🤔
ncse.ngo/shenanigans-...
#EdPolicy #EduSky #ClimateSky
ncse.ngo/shenanigans-...
#EdPolicy #EduSky #ClimateSky
Shenanigans in Iowa's state science standards review | National Center for Science Education
ncse.ngo
January 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How curious! References to climate change and evolution have mysteriously vanished from a proposed revision for Iowa's state science standards. 🤔
ncse.ngo/shenanigans-...
#EdPolicy #EduSky #ClimateSky
ncse.ngo/shenanigans-...
#EdPolicy #EduSky #ClimateSky
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Lovely city & department where I spent 5 formative years
📣 We are recruiting! Please spread the word!
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
We look to hire an associate professor in animal ecology, specializing in evolutionary ecology. Apply by Feb 7 2025. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden!
Application page and contact info 🔗👇 #ecology #evolution #job
www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology - Uppsala University
Associate Professor in Animal Ecology with specialization in Evolutionary Ecology , Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
www.uu.se
January 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Lovely city & department where I spent 5 formative years
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. We're marking the occasion with a #ScopesSunday post a week. First up, a brief introduction from @aclu.org: www.aclu.org/documents/st...
#ScopesTrial #HistorySky
#ScopesTrial #HistorySky
State of Tennessee v. Scopes | American Civil Liberties Union
In March 1925, the Tennessee state legislature passed a bill that banned the teaching of evolution in all educational institutions throughout the state. The Butler Act set off alarm bells around the c...
www.aclu.org
January 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. We're marking the occasion with a #ScopesSunday post a week. First up, a brief introduction from @aclu.org: www.aclu.org/documents/st...
#ScopesTrial #HistorySky
#ScopesTrial #HistorySky
Two staff members learned that I like to take refuge in our awesome IU greenhouse to collect my thoughts and sometimes eat my lunch, especially in the winter - then they did this for me!
January 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Two staff members learned that I like to take refuge in our awesome IU greenhouse to collect my thoughts and sometimes eat my lunch, especially in the winter - then they did this for me!
Thanks everyone for welcoming me here. I missed this!
January 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Thanks everyone for welcoming me here. I missed this!