Kavita Jain and I are organizing a symposium entitled "Genomic diversity in nonequilibrium populations" in the AsiaEvo Conference (phylorf.org). Come hang out with us in Singapore in December! Submit an abstract by Sep 15th!!!

Our paper on alternative splicing evolution in Great Sand Dunes sunflower ecotypes is now published in Heredity ! 🌻 Chris Smith Kaylee Rosenberger @nckane doi.org/10.1038/s41437…

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/ Individual-based simulations are a great way to model populations with less abstraction and more realism. But there hasn't been a thorough guide on how to set up a continuous-in-space simulation, what emergent behaviors to expect, and why.

Out in MER! 𝑚𝑎𝑝𝑁𝑁: a SNP-based inference tool for estimating geographic maps of population density and dispersal, by Chris Smith Gilia Patterson Peter Ralph Andrew Kern. Wiley Ecology & Evolution Read more: buff.ly/3X652Pj

🚨I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics! Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position. Apply with the below link indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325