Congratulations to former PhD student Dr. Samarth Mathur! Samarth won the Outstanding Dissertation Paper award from the Society for the Study of Evolution for his 2023 paper in Evolution. Great job, Samarth! academic.oup.com/evolut/article…

Call for papers for a new special issue in Molecular Ecology: 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. The submission deadline is 31 December 2024. For more information see: buff.ly/3WaG6pR 1/3

Meet Erangi Heenkenda, who is graduating with her PhD this week. Erangi, who is a member of Dr. J. Andrew DeWoody's lab, is joining the National Veterinary Sciences Laboratory as a postdoc. For this, she received the ORISE Fellowship. Congrats Erangi! #nextgiantleap

"Dear Editor, I have incorporated all suggestions from reviewer 2, and I hope you find the changes an improvement to the manuscript as a whole."

Thank you SSE presidents for honoring my dissertation work with such great recognition. Looking forward to attending the Evolution Meetings in Montreal and celebrating with everyone. 🥳 For those who are interested, article link (it’s open access): doi.org/10.1093/evolut…

The latest paper from our lab is a whole genome resequencing assessment of >400 prairie grouse: “Discordance between taxonomy and population genomic data: An avian example relevant to the United States Endangered Species Act” academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

This is not a trick question, I honestly don’t know the answer…

Current and former lab members/affiliates at #Evol2024, we’re planning an informal lab social on Sunday evening; please feel free to join us! Details TBD but likely ~6-9ish somewhere with food and drinks Andrew Mularo Samarth Mathur

Super excited to see our Montezuma Quail cover on the Evolution and Evolution Letters banner at #Evol2024. Thank you Melinda and SSE for printing these cute quail stickers. Anyone and everyone who picked up these stickers at the booth, thank you too!! #evolution2024

Whole genome sequencing reveals the complexity of the relationships between populations of prairie-chickens in a study that highlights the increasing dissonance between static conservation policies and dynamic species boundaries. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/nNpJ50SOhjA

#Evol2024 was fun (and educational, too!) Samarth Mathur Andrew Mularo

Reminder to apply to Walder postdoc award in biodiversity. Contact me if you are interested in doing a postdoc in conservation, restoration, or genetics of threatened species especially trees! I have ideas of possible projects. Applications due October 8. walderfoundation.cmail20.com/t/t-l-euhitit-…

Opportunities for postdoc funding in biology from NSF: nsf.gov/publications/p…

DNA-based studies and genetic diversity indicator assessments are complementary approaches to conserving evolutionary potential link.springer.com/article/10.100…

I have a fully funded postdoc position open in my lab. The postdoc will get to work on a whole genome sequence based population genetics project focused on several Greenlandic land mammals. For details see tinyurl.com/2zae8zym. Application deadline is September 27. Please RT.

I wholeheartedly agree that treating students like children in the name of safety is a real problem on college campuses in the USA. nytimes.com/2024/09/03/opi…

Understanding prairie chicken speciation became critical as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the lesser prairie chicken as endangered in 2022. A study led by Purdue Forestry & Natural Resources 's @andrewdewoody helps assess genetic health and manage conservation efforts. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/09/g…

Are you a vertebrate evolutionary biologist finishing your PhD or within three years? If so, please contact me (DM) or email about the YIBS Donnelley Postodoctoral Fellowship at Yale University and Peabody Museum!