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Somehow I managed a mid-semester escape with my son - who is extremely curious about ruins - to Mesa Verde NP!

On Sunday I invited my lab over for a backyard bonfire and bioblitz. My favorite find was this marbled orb weaver (upside down), which retreated from its sizable web into this rolled up hackberry leaf - a refuge presumably of its own crafting.

Looking for a postdoc? I know a really good candidate who's seeking a position. Great abstract thinker, strong evo/popgen background and CPU & statistical skills, some math & wet lab exp. Boundless curiosity, scholarly, helps everyone. High impact paper from PhD so far. Message me for details!

@siyuan-feng.bsky.social led this project developing a new statistical framework that leverages replication to better estimate quantitative trait differentiation (QST) and identify potential locally adaptive traits. Next goal is to apply it to multi-omic data (chromatin/RNA/protein). Stay tuned!

Bet you didn't have "John Pool starts youtube channel" on your 2026 bingo card! Emphasis on native landscaping / sustainability, & evolution/genetics for a general audience. If you watch, please let it play through (else youtube thinks it's bad). Feel free to share! www.youtube.com/channel/UCj8...

"In mid-August, as Britain emerged from its 5th heatwave of the summer, I visited a government building and doused it with a fire extinguisher. You might think that’s a strange thing for a scientist to do, and I’d completely agree with you. But these are strange times, desperate times..."

A friendly and entertaining reminder to please kill your lawn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqTE...

Remember this Great Lakes mnemonic from school? *H*uron *O*ntario *M*ichigan *E*rie *S*uperior At this point, it's gonna have to be: *S*uperior *H*uron *A*merica *M*ichigan *E*rie

Here's a quick and cool cheat-sheet on all the competitions, eligibility, deadlines (just realizing the dates I wrote above were the opening dates, not the deadlines: please consult the links I posted for the correct dates and more details of why you should absolutely apply)

Moroccan takeout - chicken pastilla and zalook (🍆) - by Lake Michigan ahead of Midwest Population Genetics in Chicago #MWPG2026 #MWPG26

My lab has an open staff position. It's for 1 year; could be nice for a recent grad building up their experience. But please share promptly: apps due by end of Thursday! The focus is on variation among labs' copies of common lab stocks like Canton-S & Oregon-R. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/researc...

New NSF BIO solicitation is live.... this replaces the previous IOS, MCB, DEB solicitation www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

Climate change haiku time: In thirty-six years, Have we really even tried? Summer scorches now. 36 years is referencing to the first report in 1990 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which warned of the future we're now inhabiting. Want to add your own climate change haiku?

I am one of today’s 10000 - because I’ve only just seen this @xkcd.com comic & it is simply brilliant.

The 2 of us are in CPH ahead of #SMBE2026, currently staying on a docked boat! Special thanks to SMBE for offering child care - without that and caregiver support in '23, I wouldn't have made it to either of these meetings. Also, I'm extending this postdoc opening until 7/7: tinyurl.com/mtwx7te3

Big news this week from The Rogers Lab. We will be moving to GW University in Washington DC, starting August 1st. We will be hiring postdocs and recruiting new students! Email me if interested or come find me at SMBE!

Had the best conference experience at #PEQG26 with my lab @pool-lab.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy. Truly enjoyed hanging out with great science and people here. Thanks to @genetics-gsa.bsky.social, organizers and the awesome community who made it special!

Just start writing. My new post: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Loved PEQG - lots of great science, yet everyone's in one space, and so many old friends to catch up with. Amazing pre-conference travel too... Dramatic coast, giant redwoods, marine mammals galore (elephant seals, otters, ORCAS, etc). If you're really curious: photos.app.goo.gl/qiXngo1exh8E...

So good to be at #PEQG26 ! * Congrats to PhD student @siyuan-feng.bsky.social on giving 2 talks (DNA->music and evol. multi-omics) within ~16 hours! * Look for posters by Jamie Freeman and Myron Child. * Searching for a postdoc! Glad to talk here at PEQG, online, or later this month at #SMBE2026

It is SO good to be getting some coast and redwood time in ahead of PEQG!

My lab at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is searching for a postdoc! Multiple project directions are possible based on applicant interests. We have a really nice group of population / evolutionary genetics labs in Madison, and it's also a great place to live. www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

A bit of caution for those who attended #DROS26 - although I ran into a lot of great people, unfortunately I also ran into COVID. The people who were wearing masks in crowded poster sessions look pretty smart about now!

I had a really nice time in Chicago catching up with old friends at #Dros26, and also meeting new people - like blues legend Buddy Guy! (OK not at the conference itself, but still pretty crazy)