Canadian evolutionary ecologist studying aquatic ecosystems (mostly in Greenland and Switzerland), focusing on stickleback, isopods, and zooplankton (copepods).
Switzerland
Joined February 2009
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Three new evolutionary ecology PhD positions are open in Switzerland (Eawag, and Bern) to work on Greenland lake ecosystems. We are interested in how stickleback and copepods evolve, and how their evolution affects lake ecosystem development. apply.refline.ch/673277/1403…
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Foundations and future directions for causal inference in ecological research now out in @Ecology_Letters with @kjohannetsiegel - full thread on bluesky
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Thrilled to share that our project to rebuild ancient proteins has been awarded the W. M. Keck Foundation award!
We will explore 3+ billion years of molecular diversity to uncover how nitrogenase endured Earth's shifting atmosphere and temperatures. (1)
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For students interested in evolution & DNA sequence variation: At Stockholm University we are offering a Masters programme in Evolutionary Genomics from fall 2025. Application deadline soon - Jan 15, 2025! su.se/english/search-courses…
#evolution #genomics #masters #HigherEd
I am very grateful for funding from the Swiss Polar Institute @SwissPolar and SNF @snsf_ch to support a field campaign in Southern Greenland this past summer... Here is a short field note that summarises the trip @EawagResearch
swisspolar.ch/2024/12/the-ev…
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Come work with us. A permanent prof position with lots of freedom in the heart of Europe
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Thankyou @MasahitoTsuboi for leading this author team behind this paper in @JEvBio!
I am very excited about this and a proud member of the team. We now hope that we have made colleagues aware of an important bridge between micro- and macroevolution:
academic.oup.com/jeb/advance…
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"Widespread Evidence for Rapid Recent Changes in
Global Range and Abundance of Threespine Stickleback."
Check out our assessment of the "global" take-over by stickleback currently underway. This will be a useful resource for the species - and beyond.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
A Swiss call for fellowships that support early career researchers from Bulgaria just opened up: snf.ch/en/ybWTNmWVwRizN9V4/f… . I have hosted postdocs under this program before and they have been fantastic experiences for those involved.
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Quote: "It is very hard to interpret big data in ecology in meaningful ways if you do not know anything about who the organisms are and what they do in the environment." [1/2] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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We're looking for an enthusiastic experimentalist PhD student to join our interdisciplinary group interested in the ecology & evolution of microbial communities unil.ch/mitrilab. Apply tinyurl.com/mu5swnk8 before Aug 31! Bonus: Lausanne is a beautiful place to live!
Fieldwork season in Greenland 🇬🇱 this year has taken us to the retreating ice sheet, studying the origin of lakes and the evolutionary community assembly of their communities. Funded this year by the Swiss Polar Institute @SwissPolar and @EawagResearch and @snsf_ch
Posing for the cover of @eawagresearch news… Greenland aquatic research team 2024 (part 1) newly featuring phytoplankton profi @ajtnarwani (in the red hat!)
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It's no secret, but it's worth spreading the word:
@Oikos_Journal , a leading journal in general ecology with an 80-year legacy, is proudly society-owned by
@NordicOikos. Plus, we have no page charges and no page limits!
I have an internship open in my group: apply.refline.ch/673277/1178…
The prerequisite for the application is enrollment at a university or college over the entire period of employment (i.e. in a bachelor's or master’s degree program in progress but not yet completed).
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Hey there!
The next Oikos Finland meeting will be held in Jyväskylä in 2025.
The conference includes a group of international keynote speakers, oral presentations, posters, and workshops.
More information in: jyu.fi/en/events/oikos-finla…
#Ecology #Evolution
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We are thrilled to announce that in 2026 ASLO will join together with @SIL_Limnology in Montréal, Canada 12-16 May 2026 for an exciting joint #aquaticscience meeting. We hope to see you there! #ASLO24 #ASLOSIL26
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Fine-scale contemporary recombination variation and its fitness consequences in adaptively diverging stickleback fish nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
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"You don’t want to be dead… You want to maintain an off-equilibrium state.”
SFI Professor David Wolpert discusses the meaning of information, and how that information influences the viability of #complexsystems such as living organisms, on an episode of “Metamodern Spirituality” with @brendangrahamD1
youtube.com/watch?v=r7pHYxco…
ALT Poster for "The Thermodynamics of Meaning" with David Wolpert showing his photograph and the title.
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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED! Don't miss out on the opportunity to participate in the Summer School on Blue-Green Biodiversity.
Join us in Davos to explore the linkages between aquatic & terrestrial ecosystems!
The extended deadline is Tuesday, May 21.
biodiversitycenter.wsl.ch/en…
