Shahinur S. Islam
@ecoevogen.bsky.social
Delta Science Postdoc Fellow @ UC Davis. Applying genetic/genomic tools into Evolutionary Ecology & Conservation. Into hiking, soccer and tennis.
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Pleased to see published today: the Molecular Ecology special issue on "Genomics of Speciation"; many interesting papers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Included in this issue is our paper on "The Distribution and Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies":
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Included in this issue is our paper on "The Distribution and Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies":
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Pleased to see published today: the Molecular Ecology special issue on "Genomics of Speciation"; many interesting papers: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1365294x...
Included in this issue is our paper on "The Distribution and Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies":
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
Included in this issue is our paper on "The Distribution and Dispersal of Large Haploblocks in a Superspecies":
doi.org/10.1111/mec....
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I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
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Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Our department @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social is hiring! We welcome research that diversifies or complements existing strengths in gastrointestinal, neuroimmune, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
systems and/or developmental biology. @socdevbio.bsky.social @ascbiology.bsky.social
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Very excited to share that our work assessing the genomic diversity of snow leopards has come out today in PNAS! Spoiler alert - they have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats!
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Exceedingly low genetic diversity in snow leopards due to persistently small population size | PNAS
Snow leopards (Panthera uncia) serve as an umbrella species whose conservation benefits
their high-elevation Asian habitat. Their numbers are belie...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Very excited to share that our work assessing the genomic diversity of snow leopards has come out today in PNAS! Spoiler alert - they have the lowest genetic diversity of all big cats!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
@petrovadmitri.bsky.social @elliecat.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
@petrovadmitri.bsky.social @elliecat.bsky.social
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My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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September 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339
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1 week left to get your image in for Evolution 2026 logo contest! www.evolutionmeetings.org/2026-logo-co...
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
1 week left to get your image in for Evolution 2026 logo contest! www.evolutionmeetings.org/2026-logo-co...
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DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function. #DNAmethylation #Centromere @natgenet.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
DNA methylation influences human centromere positioning and function. #DNAmethylation #Centromere @natgenet.nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Why do males and females often differ in traits?
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
August 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Why do males and females often differ in traits?
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
The expected answer: selection.
But our new paper in GENETICS shows that genetic drift alone can generate sexual dimorphism — even when male & female optima are the same
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Excited to share our new paper on genetic rescue in the Pacific pocket mouse! To conserve this endangered species, we sought to understand whether small populations at risk of outbreeding depression are better managed in isolation or with gene flow. @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse
Two-thirds of Earth’s species have undergone population declines, leaving many vulnerable to genomic erosion and inbreeding depression. Genetic rescue can boost the fitness of small populations, but p...
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August 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Excited to share our new paper on genetic rescue in the Pacific pocket mouse! To conserve this endangered species, we sought to understand whether small populations at risk of outbreeding depression are better managed in isolation or with gene flow. @science.org
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Thrilled to have a new paper out where we use 12+ years of monitoring data to document the impacts of inbreeding on fitness in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Inbreeding reduces fitness in spatially structured populations of a threatened rattlesnake | PNAS
Small and fragmented populations are at high risk of local extinction, in part because
of elevated inbreeding and subsequent inbreeding depression....
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August 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Thrilled to have a new paper out where we use 12+ years of monitoring data to document the impacts of inbreeding on fitness in eastern massasauga rattlesnakes! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
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August 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species
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Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
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August 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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New additions in fellowships, industry, and academic jobs! If you've recently gotten a fellowship or a job (research, industry, PUI) please consider contributing your application materials. It's a helpful resource for those on the job market! github.com/RILAB/statem...
GitHub - RILAB/statements: Successful Job Applications and Grants
Successful Job Applications and Grants. Contribute to RILAB/statements development by creating an account on GitHub.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New additions in fellowships, industry, and academic jobs! If you've recently gotten a fellowship or a job (research, industry, PUI) please consider contributing your application materials. It's a helpful resource for those on the job market! github.com/RILAB/statem...
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If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Ecological and evolutionary consequences of changing seasonality
Climate change and other anthropogenic drivers alter seasonal regimes across freshwater, terrestrial, and marine biomes. Seasonal patterns affect ecological and evolutionary processes at different eco...
www.science.org
May 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right.
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
4 recent preprint/published papers #Salmonid #Transcriptomics #Stress #Conservation
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doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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May 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Muhammad Yunus, an economist and Nobel peace laureate, is now the interim leader of Bangladesh. He has the expectations of his country’s students on his shoulders. Yunus is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. 🧪
The revolutionary economist who became the unlikely leader of Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024.
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January 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Muhammad Yunus, an economist and Nobel peace laureate, is now the interim leader of Bangladesh. He has the expectations of his country’s students on his shoulders. Yunus is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2024. 🧪
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The Detroit Lions being good now is really weird for someone who was born and raised in a Lions home. I'm still not sure how to react.
It's like your dad told you he is going out for cigarettes and actually comes back.
It's like your dad told you he is going out for cigarettes and actually comes back.
December 9, 2024 at 6:42 PM
The Detroit Lions being good now is really weird for someone who was born and raised in a Lions home. I'm still not sure how to react.
It's like your dad told you he is going out for cigarettes and actually comes back.
It's like your dad told you he is going out for cigarettes and actually comes back.