Thrilled to see our collaborative paper led by Phillip Morin (he/him) featuring the use of GTseq & microhaplotypes on poor‐quality samples to resolve population genetic structure in the North Pacific harbor porpoises onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…

Our paper using epigenetics to assess stress in killer whales came out today! Check it out: rdcu.be/cvdzN

It was wonderful getting to meet with everyone in person Saint Mary’s University last week to discuss recent updates on the #RightWhale #GenomeProject. Lots of exciting research happening with this group! Genome Atlantic Genome Canada New England Aquarium

Support Our Science Nationwide Walkout is TODAY! This is a protest to Chrystia Freeland & Justin Trudeau's #budget2023! SOS is advocating for increased federal investments in scholarships, fellowships & grants to support increased pay for grad students & postdocs #SupportOurScience 1/5

Walkouts for better early career researcher funding are happening across Canada! Inflation has eaten away at the scholarships, fellowships, and grants over the last 20 years. It’s time for change Chrystia Freeland Justin Trudeau #SupportOurScience

Excited to announce the first paper from the Right Whale Genome Project Project in collaboration with Mika Fontaine now on @[email protected] providing evidence of long-term small effective population size & low genetic diversity in North Atlantic right whales based on WGS data in @MolEcology doi.org/10.1111/mec.17…

Congratulations to Carla Crossman, Mika Fontaine now on @[email protected], and @tfrasierDNA on their newest publication! Check out our website for a summary of the paper as well as answers to some FAQ's about this research! rightwhalegenomes.ca/crossman-ca-20… Genome Atlantic Genome Canada Saint Mary’s University Molecular Ecology

Very sad news for science and Canada in in particular. One could not go through grad school in EEB in Canada and not somehow be influenced by #LouBernatchez. My condolences to those near him.

PSA, since I've now seen problems arising from this: As of Sept 2023, GATK no longer makes missing genotypes explicit in VCFs (i.e. "./." as in the VCF spec). Missing genotypes are instead coded as "0/0" with a DP=0 format field. See attached for examples.

#Budget2024 💰 makes the largest investment in 20+ years for grad students & postdocs! It will support financial needs, boost mental well-being, allow focus on research, & promote diversity by easing barriers for underrepresented groups. 🎉💪🏽#SOSBudget2024

GATK 4.6.0.0 reverts back to ./. for no-calls instead of 0/0 with DP=0 github.com/broadinstitute…

Excited to share our new paper on the impacts of inbreeding on North Atlantic right whales doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2… Right Whale Genome Project Genome Atlantic @tfrasierDNA and thanks to Rush Dhillon for the amazing artwork

Happy to have this side project out reporting on aneuploidy in a Southern right whale. Check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Detectability of runs of homozygosity is influenced by analysis parameters and population-specific demographic history journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…