Rob Denton
@rddenton.bsky.social
Bio Professor | scientist (genomics, evolution, conservation), educator, perpetual student | he/him | posts don't represent employer
Your lab isn't a home until you've hung up your prized Tiktaalik. My Live, Laugh, Love wall decals gotta be in a box somewhere.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Your lab isn't a home until you've hung up your prized Tiktaalik. My Live, Laugh, Love wall decals gotta be in a box somewhere.
Genome assembly fresh of the supercomputer, total size = 29,892,519,935 base pairs 🦎🧬
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Genome assembly fresh of the supercomputer, total size = 29,892,519,935 base pairs 🦎🧬
I have a new office and am delighted to have worked my way up to "has windows" status.
September 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I have a new office and am delighted to have worked my way up to "has windows" status.
In case this is helpful to someone out there: I'm moving to Ball State University this August, and I'll have a support for MS students over the next three years (RAs/TAs)
If your lab has talented students graduating this spring, I welcome them to reach out and talk about the opportunities.
If your lab has talented students graduating this spring, I welcome them to reach out and talk about the opportunities.
April 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In case this is helpful to someone out there: I'm moving to Ball State University this August, and I'll have a support for MS students over the next three years (RAs/TAs)
If your lab has talented students graduating this spring, I welcome them to reach out and talk about the opportunities.
If your lab has talented students graduating this spring, I welcome them to reach out and talk about the opportunities.
Monday - NSF grant due
Friday - Government shutdown (maybe)
Friday - Government shutdown (maybe)
March 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Monday - NSF grant due
Friday - Government shutdown (maybe)
Friday - Government shutdown (maybe)
New NSF FAQs: new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
February 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
New NSF FAQs: new.nsf.gov/executive-or...
How I think I look when teaching / How I actually look [bring ur sick kid to work]
February 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
How I think I look when teaching / How I actually look [bring ur sick kid to work]
Proud to keep rocking the One True Dr. Snail
February 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Proud to keep rocking the One True Dr. Snail
Is this new, important information? Active awards can't be stopped based on actual/potential compliance with executive orders?
February 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Is this new, important information? Active awards can't be stopped based on actual/potential compliance with executive orders?
Some days things are great
November 21, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Some days things are great
Me and my adult kids entering the room before my final lecture.
March 4, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Me and my adult kids entering the room before my final lecture.
I'm returning as an instructor for AMNH's Field Herpetology course this year, 7/27-8/4. Come see all the Sky Islands of the Southwest have to offer (~60 species!) and stay at the legendary Southwestern Research Station. Open to everyone, please share!
bit.ly/3O1RtLE
bit.ly/3O1RtLE
January 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
I'm returning as an instructor for AMNH's Field Herpetology course this year, 7/27-8/4. Come see all the Sky Islands of the Southwest have to offer (~60 species!) and stay at the legendary Southwestern Research Station. Open to everyone, please share!
bit.ly/3O1RtLE
bit.ly/3O1RtLE
Hiring a postdoc to work on NSF-funded polyploid salamander genomics/evolution. ~$55k/year, 3 years, teaching opportunities built in. Start as early as May 2024.
Great team of students + @Itgenm right now. See the PUI life. Indy is hugely underated.
marian.peopleadmin.com/postings/2368
Great team of students + @Itgenm right now. See the PUI life. Indy is hugely underated.
marian.peopleadmin.com/postings/2368
January 4, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Hiring a postdoc to work on NSF-funded polyploid salamander genomics/evolution. ~$55k/year, 3 years, teaching opportunities built in. Start as early as May 2024.
Great team of students + @Itgenm right now. See the PUI life. Indy is hugely underated.
marian.peopleadmin.com/postings/2368
Great team of students + @Itgenm right now. See the PUI life. Indy is hugely underated.
marian.peopleadmin.com/postings/2368
Over the moon about this new frog office art! From Oscar Silva (Strange Magic Tattoo), all the way from Chile 🐸🚀
December 15, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Over the moon about this new frog office art! From Oscar Silva (Strange Magic Tattoo), all the way from Chile 🐸🚀
No me talking to a bunch of silent faces, allows students of all comfort levels a way to participate, gets people outta chairs, leans on peer teaching. Here is one from Evolution class today on
@davetoews.bsky.social 's great paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) (2/2)
@davetoews.bsky.social 's great paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) (2/2)
November 2, 2023 at 9:32 PM
No me talking to a bunch of silent faces, allows students of all comfort levels a way to participate, gets people outta chairs, leans on peer teaching. Here is one from Evolution class today on
@davetoews.bsky.social 's great paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) (2/2)
@davetoews.bsky.social 's great paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...) (2/2)
Me:
"Please, I want this to be about the students"
University communications folks:
"Absolutely, we know just what to write"
🫣
"Please, I want this to be about the students"
University communications folks:
"Absolutely, we know just what to write"
🫣
October 4, 2023 at 6:12 PM
Me:
"Please, I want this to be about the students"
University communications folks:
"Absolutely, we know just what to write"
🫣
"Please, I want this to be about the students"
University communications folks:
"Absolutely, we know just what to write"
🫣
Administrative work is to the point where I do a fist pump if someone send me a fillable form instead of some wonky word doc
September 29, 2023 at 6:41 PM
Administrative work is to the point where I do a fist pump if someone send me a fillable form instead of some wonky word doc
These automatically generated wordclouds from my recorded lectures are funny.
"Sim Patrick"
"Sim Patrick"
September 19, 2023 at 6:17 PM
These automatically generated wordclouds from my recorded lectures are funny.
"Sim Patrick"
"Sim Patrick"
These are the only two gifs saved to my phone, the only images core enough to my personality to keep close at hand.
September 11, 2023 at 8:34 PM
These are the only two gifs saved to my phone, the only images core enough to my personality to keep close at hand.