A fantastic experience working with the CBC as they produced a documentary for "The Nature of Things" on our annual large field research trip to study #bats. Now available to stream on CBC Gem or YouTube. Tune in for "Empire of bats" #WomeninSTEM, #academicSky 🧪 youtu.be/GhWKT2gUcks?...

It’s the colourful time of year

Disgusting inappropriate and nonsensicle comments on my post to 🧪. Comments hidden and account blocked. Keep an eye out….

Amazing full ark rainbow over campus today at sunrise 🧪

How about some #eDNA, bird biology and a murder mystery by Steve Burrows? A book i consulted on is now out - it's got our airborne #eDNA it in (watch for the cameo...) #WomeninSTEM #AcademicSKY 🧪 here's to my true partner in crime @jlittlefair.bsky.social - our research is now a plot point 🤣

Hi 🧪 Every text defines co-evolution as "reciprocal genomic changes between two species". Clever students in my class wrote about co-evolution of interacting genes, X and Y chromosomes, mt and nuc DNA. I agree with them this is co-evolution. Why do texts say "two species"? #academicSKY #womeninSTEM

Hardcore mosquito protection for field work! #WomenInStem #AcademicSKY 🧪

A new #beeDNA paper from the lab. Innovative Airborne DNA Approach for Monitoring Honey Bee Foraging and Health - Pepinelli - 2025 - Environmental DNA - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #eDNA #environmentalDNA #bee #WomenInStem #AcademicSKY 🧪

New paper from the lab onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Describes the extreme stress of the Lake Xochimilco ecosystem of Mexico. #eDNA #biodiversity #AcademicSky 🧪

And then we surveyed a country..... www.nature.com/articles/s41... #biodiversity #WomenInStem #AcademicSKY 🧪

www.npr.org/2025/05/22/g... My grad student and post doc, featured on NPR 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #scisky #biosky #academicsky

A handsome sheep frog - looks like a good leaf mimic out in our field site. 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #scisky #biosky #academicsky

Walking back from our field location at night we ran into this lovely neotropical porcupine 🧪 #WomenInSTEM #scisky #biosky #academicsky

Field work! #WomenInSTEM #academicsky 🧪 #scisky #biosky

Found this friend in our field lab. Sitting in someone’s N95 mask. Stunning under black light #WomenInSTEM #academicsky 🧪 #scisky #biosky

Ever wonder how we date ancient events (or ever need to explain it to your class?) Today on the BioAudio Podcast we're talking about dating (the ancient kind). It's Fossils, Rocks and Radioactive Clocks! #WomenInSTEM #academicsky 🧪 #scisky #biosky www.buzzsprout.com/2234324/epis...

All right biology students following along here... this week we are learning about isolating barriers and speciation. Start with this podcast made with a former student from my class - just like you! #academicsky #WomeninSTEM 🧪 www.buzzsprout.com/2234324/epis...

Ok Students who follow me... a reminder - you should have listened to Darwin's evidence for natural selection on BioAudio for Friday. www.buzzsprout.com/2234324/epis... #womeninSTEM #AcademicSky 🧪 And for my older listeners I have 3 new recordings I'm editing now! new content on the way.

Ok Students in my class that are on here... You should have already listened to last week's podcast episode on the life of Darwin. Here www.buzzsprout.com/2234324/epis... #womeninstem #academicsky 🧪

Hay students in my class (i know some of you are now following here). A reminder that this week's podcast to accompany lectures is www.buzzsprout.com/2234324/epis... I've had three requests for an episode on taxonomy. I haven't done that topic. What a good idea. I'll see what I can do.

www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/dont... 🧪

phys.org/news/2025-01... 🧪

Very pleased that my students were able to work at SAFE and contribute. #AcademicSKY 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Calling all #EnvironmentalDNA people. The journal eDNA is now having a special issue on airborne #eDNA Do you have something interesting to submit? #AcademicSKY #WomeninSTEM 🧪 Details are found here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

New year, new manuscript accepted. #academicsky #womenINStem

Need something new for biology next term? I host the BioAudio podcast rather than use textbooks. Students love it and even help me make it. Free on apple, spotify etc. Feel free to use it. Have an idea? contact me to help make an episode. #womeninStem #academisky 🧪 bioaudio.buzzsprout.com/2234324

Job Alert: Post doc in environmental genomics #academicsky 🧪 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

I am sure students are using AI to write emails to me. All of a sudden every email i get has the exact same ultra polite opening. Dear Professor, I hope you are well... No student has ever written a letter this way. We are seeing it in all sorts of classes. It is creepy. #academicSKY #womenINstem 🧪

Well done admins. I reported an account impersonating someone and likely engaged in fraud through DMs. it is now suspended.

End of year lab trip… time to teach some grad students form south and Central America how to ice skate. Took the entire team. Experienced skaters teamed up with those who’d never seen a rink. What a blast! 🧪 #academicsky #womeninstem

So I’ve discovered my first fraud/fake/impersonation. Reported to moderators but any idea if there is more I should do? Followed me, then offered an odd service… I did a quick google and discovered the impersonation.

Finally… some of the white stuff

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Just cited a paper I wrote 16 yeas ago. How has so much time gone by....

My lab and I are profiled in York University Magazine for our work on airborne #eDNA #environmentalDNA and #biodiversity #WomenInStem #AcademicSKY 🧪 magazine.yorku.ca/issues/fall-...

‪ Another very good profile of my student Gliselle who is working on #bats and #conservation in her home country of Belize. #WomenInStem #AcademicSky 🧪 www.yorku.ca/yfile/2024/1...

Very kind! I love getting to talk about exciting science with a fun audience.

A great 24 hour visit to Concordia University to give a seminar. Very well attended, great questions. Lots of enthusiasm. Excellent hosts! #womenInSTEM #AcadrnicSky 🧪

Old but good….

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Acer in fall

With all the new people I just realized i've been on blue sky just over a year.. back when I needed an invite. Nice to see it growing.

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With new people on BlueSky... older users should reintroduce ourselves. I'm a #biodiversity scientist, interested in #bats #molecularecology and airborne #eDNA #environmentalDNA mostly posting research updates. I host a podcast for teaching in biology. #AcademicSky #womenInStem 🧪