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Jack Scanlan
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Genomics, metabarcoding and databases; insects and agricultural pests | Research Scientist at Agriculture Victoria (academic-turned-public-servant) | 🐘@jacklscanlan@ecoevo.social | 🐦@jacklscanlan | jackscanlan.com
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📣 Fully funded PhD position -- help protect Australia's wine industry!

🍇 My team at Agriculture Victoria is looking for a keen student to study the genomics of virulence in phylloxera, a nasty insect pest of grapevines.

Reach out to me for more info, or contact the email in the attached flyer.
Macro image of an adult phylloxera along with many smaller offspring insects. Source: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/pest-insects-and-mites/priority-pest-insects-and-mites/grapevine-phylloxera Project title: Exploring the genomic basis of virulence in grape phylloxera The successful candidate will receive: • A $37,000 p.a (tax-free) scholarship up to three and a half years • Training in Australia’s first integrated agricultural systems biology research centre, AgriBio • Professional development programs • International travel opportunities For enquiries and to apply, please forward a covering letter, your curriculum vitae (please include evidence of research writing) and academic transcripts to: Kendra Whiteman, Higher Education Manager, Agriculture Victoria Research (kendra.whiteman@agriculture.vic.gov.au)
March 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Any fans of insects, gene family evolution or functional genomics on here yet? I've got a new preprint out that might be of interest... 🧪

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.29.546846
A phylogenetic tree of genes in the ecdysteroid kinase-like (EcKL) gene family, showing 13 subfamilies (named A–M)
July 7, 2023 at 12:55 AM