Brock Wooldridge
@tywooldr.bsky.social
NSF-OCE Postdoc in the Paleogenomics Lab at UCSC.
Population & Conservation Genomics, Museum-omics of abalone (and bears (and mice)).
Website: https://www.brockwooldridgephd.com/
Population & Conservation Genomics, Museum-omics of abalone (and bears (and mice)).
Website: https://www.brockwooldridgephd.com/
Reposted by Brock Wooldridge
@tywooldr.bsky.social et al. present assemblies for three bear species — the sun, sloth, and Andean bears — and use a whole-genome alignment of all bear species and other carnivores to reconstruct the evolution of Ursidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf188
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf188
#genome #evolution
Chromosome-scale Genomes Show Rapid Diversification and Ancient Gene Flow Among Bear Species
Abstract. Reconstructions of evolutionary history can be restricted by a lack of high-quality reference genomes. To date, only four of the eight species of
doi.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
@tywooldr.bsky.social et al. present assemblies for three bear species — the sun, sloth, and Andean bears — and use a whole-genome alignment of all bear species and other carnivores to reconstruct the evolution of Ursidae.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf188
#genome #evolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf188
#genome #evolution
Reposted by Brock Wooldridge
I am recruiting PhD students to join my lab at MSU starting Fall 2026! Please spread the word and reach out if you are interested and/or want to learn more!
July 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I am recruiting PhD students to join my lab at MSU starting Fall 2026! Please spread the word and reach out if you are interested and/or want to learn more!