@wcresko
Lorry Lokey Chair & Professor of Bioengineering, Knight Campus, University of Oregon. evolution | ecology | genetics | genomics | evodevo | systems biology | epigenetics | host-microbe. Educational empowerment & increasing opportunities for all in science.
snputils (snputils.org): A High-Performance Python Library for Genetic Variation and Population Structure www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... ๐งฌ๐ป๐งช github.com/AI-sandbox/s...
Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB). Hundreds of kids ready to match their reading chops. So cool.
Nice talk in the IE2 seminar series at UO about carbon in soils by @katerinageorgiou.bsky.social from Oregon State.
Evolution 2026 meeting logo. Clilp art of a globe and laptop showing a virtual presentation. Text: Society for the Study of Evolution Global Meeting Participation.
SSE is pleased to offer free virtual #Evol2026 registration to all SSE members residing in 152 countries and territories around the world including India, Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia. Request your free registration code today! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...
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The award recognizes the work of outstanding scientists for their contribution to the field of molecular ecology. Nominations are due on ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
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My awesome colleague, @yarimura.bsky.social, is recruiting a postdoc to start at the end of 2026 or early 2027! His lab uses cryo-EM to uncover structural basis of key chromatin events using native complexes isolated from human cells or Xenopus egg extracts!
careers-fhcrc.icims.com/jobs/30706/p...
I was sad to learn that my postdoctoral mentor, David Botstein, died yesterday. I started with David as a postdoc in 1998, and he had a profound effect on both my life and scientific career. He was a giant in the field of genetics, making seminal contributions in both yeast and human genetics. 1/
We are all Claude.
Shakshuka.
An image of a large protest in Eugene.
Several thousand patriots speaking up and protesting peacefully in downtown Eugene.
๐ก๐งต Excited to release an updated version of our preprint: Zebrahub-Multiome: Uncovering Gene Regulatory Network Dynamics During Zebrafish Embryogenesis
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A tour-de-force by @yangjoonkim with an unexpected discovery!
PEQG! My favorite conference ever*. Single session, fantastic talks, great discussions. Only once every 2 years. And in the best conference location too! Abstract deadline coming up Feb 5!
*Disclosure: I am required to say it's the best conference because it is and I told my mom I wouldn't lie.
Well put grasshopper.
Yum
I love when the prep is all done for dinner and everything is laid out and ready to go. Oregon sole with olives and rosemary and garlic and wild rice.
Cool bay pipefish exhibit at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport Oregon.
๐ gift link to #science funding article about cuts to research grants ๐งช๐งฌ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅผ
โFundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone,โ Dr. Kornbluth wrote.
Follow the lead the rest of you.
Excellent piece from a former NIH colleague and #BethesdaDeclaration co-signer.
She highlights the ongoing censorship at NIH and calls for the following three actions:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Mmm- I asked in my browser what one dollar of Apple stock purchased in 1999 would be worth today. The AI answer - โ
If you had $1 in Apple stock bought in 1999, it would be worth approximately $1.04 trillion today based on the average annual growth rate of Apple's stockโ real answer ~ $160
Holy cow this was an amazing race at Hayward at @uoregon.bsky.social He started running 3 years ago โ as a 7th grader - and now owns the U16 and U18 world records and I think the 18th fastest 800 of all time by anyone. He starts 12th grade in the Fall.
www.runnersworld.com/news/a655851...
Thanks everyone, itโs been fun being a scientist in the US. ๐
I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability).
The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid.
The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%.
15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!)
www.kff.org/global-healt...
SCOOP
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The "unitary executive theory" is a fancy name for a strategy used by authoritarians worldwide, rebranded for the US. Itโs a legal blueprint for a power grab, and my new article explains how it turns the law itself into a tool for undermining democracy:
Franklin W. Stahl, 95, Dies; Helped Create a โBeautifulโ DNA Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/s...
Reflecting on how lucky I am to have watched hands the best womenโs 5k of ever yesterday. Beatrice Chebet breaks the world record and is the first woman under 14min. And Ngetich and Tsegay are right there with what would have been world records only recently. And Chebetโs beautiful and awesome kick.
Photo of Hayward field.
50th anniversary Pre meet about to kick off. Awesome.
So irresponsible and cruel. The bill in the Senate will take money and healthcare from poor and middle class Americans to pay for even more tax breaks to the rich and to pile more debt on our children (and us frankly). Itโs important to provide a clear message about the truth of what is happening.
