AmphibiaGen harnesses genomics to identify amphibian species & populations at risk of extinction, & to design & implement conservation actions to recover them.
Fort Collins, Colorado
Joined June 2023
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Re-upping this ad after losing applicants to long-term gigs (🎉 for them!). Please share with any PhD/Postdoc who might be interesting in genomics, amphibians, bioinformatics, teaching, and mentoring. Reach out to learn more!
Hiring a postdoc to work on @NSF-funded polyploid salamander genomics/evolution. ~$55k/year, 3 years, teaching opportunities built in. Start as early as May 2024.
Great team of students + @Itgenm right now. See the PUI life. Indy is hugely underated.
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Are the genetic indicators of the Global Biodiversity Framework feasible? Yes.
Pre-print out. And THREAD! of major results:
#COP15 #SBSTTA25 #GBF @CoalitionConGen @seanmhoban @LindaLaikre @JMergeay @Conserva_Mas et al
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Despite the sobering results of the #GAA2, there is growing evidence that conservation efforts are positively impacting amphibians. The extinction risk of at least 63 species has been reduced, mostly due to improved protection and management of their habitats.
📸:Cybele Lisboa.
ALT The adult male of Alcatraz Snouted Treefrog Ololygon alcatraz sits on a leaf with a green background.
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Let's do a row call 😁
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Esp. (Agregue el nombre de cualquiera de los más de 100 coautores de nuestro artículo sobre la disminución global de anfibios).
We'll start @simonstuartSE
ALT Adult Müller’s Mushroom-tongue Salamander, Bolitoglossa mulleri . Shot by Todd Pierson.
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We are hiring #postdoc to join #GalapaGenomes to sequence/assemble whole genomes of Galapagos species from museum (aDNA) and modern samples. Bay Area/SF work @SFStateBIO @calacademy
Please apply and share!
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Details jaimechaves.weebly.com/ and 👇 – at Vallejo, CA
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The spectacular white-faced ibis with its colorful purple, crimson, teal and gold feathers and ruby-red eyes is sure to brighten your day!
Photo at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah courtesy of Leslie Scopes Anderson
ALT A tall, colorful bird with purple, crimson, teal and gold feathers cleans itself with its long beak.
