John Nguyễn
@johnv-nguyen.bsky.social
PhD Student at University of Houston | Stuckert Lab | E3BColumbia '23 | herps (especially caecilians) & color evo 🐸🦎🧬 | #FirstGen | he/him 🏳️🌈
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Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
GitHub - hadley/genzplyr: dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap
dplyr but make it bussin fr fr no cap. Contribute to hadley/genzplyr development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Do you teach #rstats? Do your students complain about how lame and old-fashioned dplyr is? Don't worry: I have the solution for you: github.com/hadley/genzp....
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
genzplyr is dplyr, but bussin fr fr no cap.
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Evolutionary and ontogenetic shifts from aquatic to terrestrial light environments in frogs provide new insights into the vertebrate phototransduction cascade https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685797v1
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Evolutionary and ontogenetic shifts from aquatic to terrestrial light environments in frogs provide new insights into the vertebrate phototransduction cascade https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.31.685797v1
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I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
October 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.
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Evolution is survival of the fittest, right? Sometimes.
Sometimes, it's survival of the pluckiest. You'd think a lizard that lost a limb would not survive long. And yet... Now a 🧵of adorable lizards living their best life. 🧪🦎
source.washu.edu/2025/10/pira...
Sometimes, it's survival of the pluckiest. You'd think a lizard that lost a limb would not survive long. And yet... Now a 🧵of adorable lizards living their best life. 🧪🦎
source.washu.edu/2025/10/pira...
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: The luck and pluck of three-legged lizards
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and the Georgia Institute of Technology study lizards who have lost limbs to understand how omnipresent the forces of natural selection can be, and ...
source.washu.edu
October 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Evolution is survival of the fittest, right? Sometimes.
Sometimes, it's survival of the pluckiest. You'd think a lizard that lost a limb would not survive long. And yet... Now a 🧵of adorable lizards living their best life. 🧪🦎
source.washu.edu/2025/10/pira...
Sometimes, it's survival of the pluckiest. You'd think a lizard that lost a limb would not survive long. And yet... Now a 🧵of adorable lizards living their best life. 🧪🦎
source.washu.edu/2025/10/pira...
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The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.
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Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
Finally got around to uploading some of artwork to my website! Tbh, this is how I've been keeping the PhDemons at bay (best viewed on desktop): www.johnvnguyen.com/art
Art
www.johnvnguyen.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Finally got around to uploading some of artwork to my website! Tbh, this is how I've been keeping the PhDemons at bay (best viewed on desktop): www.johnvnguyen.com/art
Excited to share that our new chytrid paper is out in Herpetologica! We find evidence that West Africa may not be the ‘safe haven’ for amphibians it was once thought to be. 🦠🐸
Historical Prevalence of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in West Africa
Abstract: . The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is implicated in global declines and extinctions of amphibian species. Although Bd is found on all continents where amphibians persis...
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August 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Excited to share that our new chytrid paper is out in Herpetologica! We find evidence that West Africa may not be the ‘safe haven’ for amphibians it was once thought to be. 🦠🐸
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Philly squid biologist @sarahmackattack.bsky.social brings science to the masses – in classrooms, through burlesque performances, at forest meet-ups and on telephone poles. Meet one of our nominees for “Rad Girl of the Year.”
2025 Rad Awards: Dr. Sarah McAnulty
Philadelphia biologist Sarah McAnulty brings science to the masses in classrooms, through burlesque, at meet-ups and on telephone poles
thephiladelphiacitizen.org
July 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Philly squid biologist @sarahmackattack.bsky.social brings science to the masses – in classrooms, through burlesque performances, at forest meet-ups and on telephone poles. Meet one of our nominees for “Rad Girl of the Year.”
I'm not procrastinating.... making #Pride caecilian DNA stickers is a requirement of my dissertation. Schistometopum thomense and S. ephele, the iconic duo of my PhD work.
July 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm not procrastinating.... making #Pride caecilian DNA stickers is a requirement of my dissertation. Schistometopum thomense and S. ephele, the iconic duo of my PhD work.
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My first first-author paper came out yesterday online-first in #Oecologia! We reported that neotropical swollen-thorn acacias increased their investment in mutualism with ants during an El Niño drought event. Mutualism may indeed be strongest during tough times.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Swollen-thorn acacias increased their investments in resident ants during an El Niño event - Oecologia
Species interactions are frequently context-specific. Climate fluctuations can inflict stress on individuals, inducing plasticity in their behavior or changes in resource allocation. Obligate mutualis...
link.springer.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
My first first-author paper came out yesterday online-first in #Oecologia! We reported that neotropical swollen-thorn acacias increased their investment in mutualism with ants during an El Niño drought event. Mutualism may indeed be strongest during tough times.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
It was an honor to facilitate sessions at the #SRI2025 Congress with @gsscholars.bsky.social, @belmontforum.bsky.social, and @futureearth.bsky.social! My heart is full after catching up with STRI friends, making new friends within the GSS community, and learning how to live in harmony with Earth 🌎.
June 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It was an honor to facilitate sessions at the #SRI2025 Congress with @gsscholars.bsky.social, @belmontforum.bsky.social, and @futureearth.bsky.social! My heart is full after catching up with STRI friends, making new friends within the GSS community, and learning how to live in harmony with Earth 🌎.
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Check out our deep dive into the molecular genetics of male-specific cell type : the gorgeous UV-iridescent scales of Sulphur Butterflies
by lab wizards 🦋🔬 🖥️ 🧬
Ling Sheng Loh
@hanliconius.bsky.social
and a big team
1/n
by lab wizards 🦋🔬 🖥️ 🧬
Ling Sheng Loh
@hanliconius.bsky.social
and a big team
1/n
Wiring the sexes: @evolvwing.bsky.social &co use CRISPR knockouts & single-nucleus transcriptomics to decipher the regulatory logic of #SexualDimorphism in sulphur #butterflies, where males display bright UV colors thanks to specialized iridescent scales @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/445Iz7d
June 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Check out our deep dive into the molecular genetics of male-specific cell type : the gorgeous UV-iridescent scales of Sulphur Butterflies
by lab wizards 🦋🔬 🖥️ 🧬
Ling Sheng Loh
@hanliconius.bsky.social
and a big team
1/n
by lab wizards 🦋🔬 🖥️ 🧬
Ling Sheng Loh
@hanliconius.bsky.social
and a big team
1/n
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EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
EEB Mentor Match
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eebmentormatch.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
EEB Mentor Match for 2025 is now open!
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
This is an opportunity for students applying to graduate school in Ecology, Evolution, or Behavior to be matched with a mentor to guide them through the application process. Mentors can sign up too!
eebmentormatch.com
It's a worm... It's a snake... It's a caecilian! I just wrapped up my very first field season in São Tomé and Principe 🇸🇹. Caecilians, grilled fish, and fresh cajamanga juice.. pretty sweet place to do fieldwork I gotta say. @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's a worm... It's a snake... It's a caecilian! I just wrapped up my very first field season in São Tomé and Principe 🇸🇹. Caecilians, grilled fish, and fresh cajamanga juice.. pretty sweet place to do fieldwork I gotta say. @uh-ecoevo.bsky.social
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And PIs, don't tell your students/postdocs to do it, even if *you* did and were okay in the past! They may not feel like they can push back if they're not comfortable, and the stakes have gotten a lot higher.
STOP TRYING TO BRING IN SHIT WITHOUT PAPERWORK
The time for everyone to be cute with the rules is over, especially if you are not a U.S. citizen. By the book, people.
And honestly for the time being, maybe decide if you need those specimens or if a colleague outside the U.S. can do the work.
The time for everyone to be cute with the rules is over, especially if you are not a U.S. citizen. By the book, people.
And honestly for the time being, maybe decide if you need those specimens or if a colleague outside the U.S. can do the work.
Yunqing Jian is a postdoc at UM Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction Working Group & has been arrested on suspicion of.. you know, being an international scholar of plant-microbe interactions??
until proven otherwise, this is probably Sinophobic bs
sites.lsa.umich.edu/mpmi/research/
until proven otherwise, this is probably Sinophobic bs
sites.lsa.umich.edu/mpmi/research/
June 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
And PIs, don't tell your students/postdocs to do it, even if *you* did and were okay in the past! They may not feel like they can push back if they're not comfortable, and the stakes have gotten a lot higher.
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BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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@johnv-nguyen.bsky.social spent a year in Panama with the Smithsonian, investigating color morphs in female anoles. His NSF RaMP Fellowship research uncovers the genetic and ecological drivers of phenotypic diversity in these charismatic lizards. Manuscript in progress!
#GradStudentHighlight 📣
#GradStudentHighlight 📣
April 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@johnv-nguyen.bsky.social spent a year in Panama with the Smithsonian, investigating color morphs in female anoles. His NSF RaMP Fellowship research uncovers the genetic and ecological drivers of phenotypic diversity in these charismatic lizards. Manuscript in progress!
#GradStudentHighlight 📣
#GradStudentHighlight 📣
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We are deeply concerned by the broad cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), outlined in a recent Executive Order. The IMLS is a beloved and trusted federal agency that plays a crucial role in helping cultural institutions educate, entertain, and engage visitors. 🧵
March 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are deeply concerned by the broad cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), outlined in a recent Executive Order. The IMLS is a beloved and trusted federal agency that plays a crucial role in helping cultural institutions educate, entertain, and engage visitors. 🧵
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🧵 IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH
March 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
🧵 IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH
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🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.
www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
Cancellation megathread
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February 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025.
www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
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Meet the masterminds behind the #pint25 Pint of Science USA! This amazing team is working hard to bring you fun, accessible, and mind-blowing science talks across the country.
Want to know more about them? 👉 pintofscience.us/team/ 👀🔬
📅May 19, 20 & 21— Stay tuned for updates!
Want to know more about them? 👉 pintofscience.us/team/ 👀🔬
📅May 19, 20 & 21— Stay tuned for updates!
February 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Meet the masterminds behind the #pint25 Pint of Science USA! This amazing team is working hard to bring you fun, accessible, and mind-blowing science talks across the country.
Want to know more about them? 👉 pintofscience.us/team/ 👀🔬
📅May 19, 20 & 21— Stay tuned for updates!
Want to know more about them? 👉 pintofscience.us/team/ 👀🔬
📅May 19, 20 & 21— Stay tuned for updates!
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Pint of Science is BACK for #pint25! 🍻
We’re bringing brilliant scientists to your favorite local bars and cafes to share their latest discoveries.
📅Save the dates! May 19, 20 & 21. Stay tuned for updates and visit us at pintofscience.us
We’re bringing brilliant scientists to your favorite local bars and cafes to share their latest discoveries.
📅Save the dates! May 19, 20 & 21. Stay tuned for updates and visit us at pintofscience.us
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Pint of Science is BACK for #pint25! 🍻
We’re bringing brilliant scientists to your favorite local bars and cafes to share their latest discoveries.
📅Save the dates! May 19, 20 & 21. Stay tuned for updates and visit us at pintofscience.us
We’re bringing brilliant scientists to your favorite local bars and cafes to share their latest discoveries.
📅Save the dates! May 19, 20 & 21. Stay tuned for updates and visit us at pintofscience.us
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@lizghoffman.bsky.social Tests differences in visual signaling in polymorphic male and female Slender Anoles, showing a really cool gradient in phenotype with environment and very fun study design! (I always love hearing about lizards on strings 🦎) #SICB2025
January 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@lizghoffman.bsky.social Tests differences in visual signaling in polymorphic male and female Slender Anoles, showing a really cool gradient in phenotype with environment and very fun study design! (I always love hearing about lizards on strings 🦎) #SICB2025
Some coverage of our work on reed frogs published in the Herpetological Journal! Huge thanks to @raynacbell.bsky.social and @calacademy.bsky.social 🐸🔉🧬🌴 www.calacademy.org/phenomena/sh...
Short & Sweet: 6 Science Snippets from 2024
A collection of under-the-radar (and over-the-top) Cal Academy moments, from frog findings to epic livestreams.
www.calacademy.org
January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Some coverage of our work on reed frogs published in the Herpetological Journal! Huge thanks to @raynacbell.bsky.social and @calacademy.bsky.social 🐸🔉🧬🌴 www.calacademy.org/phenomena/sh...