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Evolutionary biologist in Philly 🧬🐭🥽
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman
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Headed to
#PEQG26
next week? The Sethuraman Lab will be presenting a buncha recent work! Come find us at both poster sessions, and DM/message me if you'd like to chat about the open postdoc position in my lab.
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Ben Sheldon
1 day ago
Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in
@biology.ox.ac.uk
here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding
www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships | All Souls College
https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctoral-research-fellowships
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Ben
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If anyone sees this dumb lil guy in West Philly lmk Pogo got out yesterday. He's a former street cat and has been known to follow people several blocks and try to invite himself inside so we're not ruling out that someone brought him in, but most likely he's wandering around looking for shade
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Dr. Carly Kenkel
3 days ago
The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here:
forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY...
students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Please share widely! 🧪
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Ecology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027
Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab...
https://forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoYmeUB8
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Abigail Kabaker
5 days ago
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is hiring for a Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea)
trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
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Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea), IS-0410-12
Job Opening: Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea), IS-0410-12 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
https://trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/270d9694-1b18-490d-b7a2-83b5b596ff5d
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Marc Johnson (he/him)
4 days ago
Excited to share our new paper: Predictions from evolutionary theory for urban environments. We brought together empiricists and mathematical theorists to find common ground on where and how we can work together to better understand urban evolution
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Predictions From Evolutionary Theory for Urban Environments
Urbanization drives rapid and extreme environmental change, profoundly shaping the ecology and evolution of populations. In this Perspective, we call for the integration and development of evolutiona...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eva.70275
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UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute
26 days ago
The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at
@ucdavis.bsky.social
is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity! Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the
#MarineScience
community. Details and Apply ➡️:
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
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Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute (CMSI) Postdoctoral Fellowship
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
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gavin jones
8 days ago
The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague!
jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...
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Faculty Requisition Details - Jobs@UIOWA: Search and Apply for Jobs at The University of Iowa
Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.
https://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view/75951
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Jeremy Berg
10 days ago
So... I got more information about this plan. The most important points follow on the next posts. 1/3
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Jeremy Berg
10 days ago
(2) The plan is, indeed, to have an RFI to collect input. THIS IS A HUGE SHIFT IN NIH PRACTICES. FOLKS NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND PREPARE TO WEIGH IN. 3/3
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Martin Taylor
11 days ago
Interested in DNA damage and the mechanisms of mutagenesis? We are hiring post-doctoral scientists as part of the amazing CAUSE Cancer Grand Challenge team. Biochemistry, genomics and computational biology...
tinyurl.com/yc5xs3wa
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CAUSE
www.cancergrandchallenges.org/cause
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Teresa O'Meara
14 days ago
Our paper on examining sequence-structure-function relationships and constraints on protein evolution is now published!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Deep homology and design of proteasome chaperone proteins in Candidozyma auris - Nature Communications
Protein structure modeling can generate hypotheses about sequence-structure-function relationships. Here, the authors used modern computational methods and experimental characterization to explore the...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71206-4
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Teresa Lee
17 days ago
One last piece of news to cap off the year.... the Lee lab is now funded by an ✨NSF CAREER✨!!! We'll explore how transgenerational inheritance affects the earliest decisions in C. elegans embryos AND build new CUREs for our first-gen students. 🪱🧬 This is how we feel about being funded! 👇
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Ipsita Agarwal
18 days ago
I am delighted to share new work with Simon Myers (
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
), on how genetic variants that influence binding patterns of PRDM9 and slow down the repair of meiotic double-strand breaks impact mammalian spermatogenesis and fertility. 1/n
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.14.724910v1
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Very relieved that a very competent technician is at my house fixing my AC. I have a history of working on grants in heatwaves with no AC, but more than happy to end the practice.
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Dr. K. Lotterhos
17 days ago
I'm giving a talk today in virtual
@evolmtg.bsky.social
#evol2026
on federal impacts on ecology, evolution, and marine science. 🧪2:45pm ET, followed by a panel discussion on how scientists can inform policy led by Liz Alter. Will be presenting data from our survey
www.firsthandaccounts.org
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Impacts on Science
This website hosts information about the impacts of federal and state policies since January 20, 2025 on the fields of ecology, evolution, marine science, and environmental science in the USA. Partici...
https://share.google/gjrqJYsekn4otKqRO
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marina alberti
23 days ago
Evolving nature-based solutions for urban resilience | Science: A wonderful collaboration across ecology, evolution, urban science, and urban design and planning
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Evolving nature-based solutions for urban resilience
Despite growing investments in nature-based solutions for urban resilience, their design often overlooks a fundamental biological process: evolution. Populations of organisms that sustain nature-based...
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea9563
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Tami Gjorgjieva
19 days ago
Hi Genetics/Comp-Bio community 👋 Interested in mentoring a comp-bio research student in East Africa over the summer? Do you have any experience in bioinformatics, biostats, genome/RNA-seq analyses, ML, or metagenomics? We'd love to have you as a mentor in our new program! 🧵 (1/n)
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Jonathan Pritchard
19 days ago
This is a fantastic mentoring opportunity!
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Gina Baucom
22 days ago
Head's up SSE members: Virtual Evolution is next week! Join us for the SSE Presidential Symposium on May 21 for talks from SSE leaders and past presidents on sustaining research, supporting trainees, navigating funding uncertainty, and strengthening evolutionary biology. Pls RT!
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Society for the Study of Evolution
22 days ago
Proposals due Monday at 5 pm EDT!
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Teresa O'Meara
23 days ago
New preprint alert!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
from my lab and Evan Snitkin's lab Defining the Candidozyma auris pan-genome and essentiality
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.12.724661v1
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Michael Metzger
24 days ago
Simons Foundation has a new contest for Ecology and Evolution Graduate Fellowships! Due June 30th. Good luck everyone!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-graduate-fellowships-in-ecology-and-evolution/
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Jacquelyn Gill
25 days ago
I'm hiring a postdoc to lead sedimentary aDNA reconstructions of alpine plant biodiversity as part of a broader project exploring the mechanisms of alpine plant resilience. Come join a collaborative team working in beautiful places! Bonus: postdocs at UMaine are unionized!
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the stat...
https://fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2704
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Maureen Barr
25 days ago
POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!!! The Rutgers IRACDA program is phenomenal: 70% of postdoctoral fellows land faculty positions. Martha Soto (LinkedIn below) is the amazing director and leader of this program. Please apply or reach out if you have questions.
www.linkedin.com/posts/martha...
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INSPIRE is recruiting! Please share broadly with senior graduate students and beginning postdocs. INSPIRE, the NIH-funded Rutgers-IRACDA, offers postdoctoral training for individuals interested in… | ...
INSPIRE is recruiting! Please share broadly with senior graduate students and beginning postdocs. INSPIRE, the NIH-funded Rutgers-IRACDA, offers postdoctoral training for individuals interested in com...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/martha-soto-7b7bb322_inspire-is-recruiting-please-share-broadly-activity-7459968193344737280-fyga?utm_source=share
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Society for the Study of Evolution
26 days ago
One week left to submit your proposal for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! Please contact
[email protected]
with any questions about eligibility, formatting, or how to apply. Submit early to avoid the last-minute rush!
www.evolutionsociety.org/content/soci...
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Rachael Bay
26 days ago
The Coastal Marine Science Institute had a cool postdoc fellowship! Happy to chat with folks interested in writing an application!
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Teresa O'Meara
26 days ago
We are hiring
@umichmicroimmuno.bsky.social
! Tenure-track assistant professor position in our Microbiology and Immunology department. We are especially looking for someone working in bacterial pathogenesis
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Fiona J Whelan
26 days ago
📣 Whelan lab is hiring 📣 We are looking for an entry level technician to help us with our culturing and DNA sequencing prep of cystic fibrosis lung microbiome samples. Applications close 20 May 2026.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Research Technician in Microbiology and Molecular Biology:Oxford Road
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=35017
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Charlie Anderson
about 1 month ago
Penn State Biology is hiring! We have an opening for a tenure-line faculty position in plant biology - if you'd like to pursue awesome science in a supportive and interdisciplinary community of researchers, consider applying!
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Plant Biology
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Academic/job/Tenure-Track-Faculty-Position-in-Plant-Biology_REQ_0000077737-1
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Emilio M Bruna
about 1 month ago
Are you interested in tropical ecology, habitat fragmentation, plant-animal interactions, plant demography, and doing a PhD? Let's talk about your application for a Simons Graduate Fellowship:
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
No restrictions based on citizenship!
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-graduate-fellowships-in-ecology-and-evolution/
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Patricia Wallinga ⛵🎵
about 1 month ago
It's Tom Holland Umbrella Day, you know the rules
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Rob Salguero-Gómez
about 1 month ago
Hiring 3 postdocs in ecological resilience
@biology.ox.ac.uk
for my
@erc.europa.eu
CoG ResIntegrate project. Deadline May 29th. Details below. Pls share
@salgoteam.bsky.social
@evoldir.bsky.social
@britishecologicalsociety.org
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
@ecolsocaus.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology at University of Oxford
An academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecology is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ757/postdoctoral-research-associate-in-ecology
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Genetics Society of America
about 1 month ago
Please join us in congratulating 2026 GSA Early Career Medal recipient
@mexpositoalonso.bsky.social
of
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
!🎉 Recognized for pioneering research on plant adaptation, genetic diversity, & climate change, he is shaping the future of biodiversity science. 🔗:
buff.ly/7MBsZ4l
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
about 1 month ago
Conference friends: My voice is very loud. Almost certainly louder than yours. I always use the microphone during a conference presentation so that everyone can clearly hear me. And you should too.
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️
about 1 month ago
As someone who lost hearing in one ear for about a year and now has poor in that ear, I super appreciate anyone who uses a microphone.
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Laura Jones-Pettit
about 1 month ago
When I hear someone say "I don't need a microphone" I hear them centering themselves, mistaking their experience as universal. Meanwhile, I have full hearing and still can't hear people without mics in large spaces. Too much background noise, too much space.
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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them)
about 1 month ago
very important
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Dr. Arun Sethuraman
about 1 month ago
Hi everyone - I'm teaching this version of demographic inference using genomic data via Physalia. Do share with your grad students, and have them contact me if they want any additional info.
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Joshua Weitz
about 1 month ago
New opportunity for PhD fellowships at interface of ecology & evolution from the Simons Foundation. Application deadline June 30, 2026. My interpretation is that this applies to prospective PhD students & those accepted/not yet matriculated. Full details:
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
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Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution
The purpose of these awards is to provide support for students entering U.S.-based Ph.D. programs with a plan to perform research in ecology and evolution. While we will consider all projects in ecolo...
https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-graduate-fellowships-in-ecology-and-evolution/?utm_source=Simons+Foundation&utm_campaign=be8124a656-LS_FELLOWSHIPS_ECOLOGY_EVOLUTION+_2026&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-96108f0df1-746482601
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McSweeney's
about 1 month ago
"The recent change to our course-management system has meant that I need to re-upload every document and assignment and reassign every homework. I will be attending three two-hour training sessions to help me do this."
buff.ly/lv7w8kf
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Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job
4/29/26 Our most-read piece of 2024.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/class-is-canceled-until-further-notice-while-i-do-my-job
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Karolina Heyduk
about 1 month ago
Hi friends, does someone have an example of a cover letter for non-profits/government scientific positions (if these are a thing)? Looking to share with grad students!
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Society for the Study of Evolution
about 1 month ago
Congratulations to our 2026 Huxley Award recipient, Matheus Januario Lopes de Sousa, for the educational resource: “evolved: an open-source R package designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate instruction in evolutionary biology”! Read more:
shorturl.at/1ZdFE@mjanua...
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Rachael Bay
about 1 month ago
We're looking for a junior specialist to work on a fun project exploring seagrass local adaptation across the whole state of California! It should be a good mix of field and molecular work. Please share with folks you think would be interested!
recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07605
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Jr. Specialist - Stachowicz/Bay Lab
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07605
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Graham Coop
about 1 month ago
Over the moon for
@jrossibarra.bsky.social
! A great scientist, colleague, and friend. Still terrible puns though.
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Doc Edge
about 1 month ago
Please repost: My department at USC is hiring for a teaching-track faculty position. We are looking for someone principally to teach statistics for biologists, but there will be opportunities for other courses in statistics & algorithms applied to biology
usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
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Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
Learn more about applying for Full-Time, Teaching-Track Faculty Position in Quantitative and Computational Biology at USC
https://usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angeles/full-time-teaching-track-faculty-position-in-quantitative-and-computational-biology/1209/94300113920
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Asher Leeks
about 1 month ago
We're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details:
asherleeks.com/apply
#socialviruses
#evosky
#virosky
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Brian J. Enquist
about 1 month ago
So I have this monster living in a hole in my backyard.. only comes out this time of year. Likes to take a snooze on the deck midday. Not often can one contemplate a venomous reptile next to the porch furniture
#Heloderma_suspectum
#Tucson
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Annika Barber
about 1 month ago
Semi-regular reminder that if your Word docs are doing dumb things around page breaks that are messing up your ability to cram words into a grant - you probably need to turn off widow and orphan control!
#academicsky
typographyforlawyers.com/widow-and-or...
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Widow and orphan control | Typography for Lawyers
Typography for Lawyers
https://typographyforlawyers.com/widow-and-orphan-control.html
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Jason Rasgon
about 1 month ago
The RasgonLab is anticipating several postdoc openings to work on development & application of CRISPR in arthropods, dependent on final approval of funds and HR approval of positions. Candidates must already be physically located in the USA. H1B visa sponsorship is not possible. Email me for info
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