🌿 Postdoc opportunity in plant evolutionary ecology/genetics! My lab in the Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to start Fall 2026. We study plant adaptation, using weeds as model systems. #Postdoc #EcoEvo Pls RT!

Orthologous synteny provides robust structural evidence for the ancestral angiosperm ε-WGD https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03.05.709955v1

the "lost" species Monarda mexicana is still out there! Known from just 2 historical collections (most recent from the 1950s). Imagine my joy in stumbling on a picture of it on @inaturalist.bsky.social !!! We've now documented the first known modern populations and revived the species name:

Taxonomists: If you liked the old TAXACOM mailing list, we've restarted it. You can sign up, here: groups.google.com/g/taxacom Please share widely! We don't have access to the old lists. If you know any taxonomists, let them know, and pass it on. #science #academia #taxonomy

Origin of subgenomes in the circumboreal, allopolyploid, carnivorous plant #Drosera anglica New #AJB research by Rebekah Mohn & @yangyayy.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Caryophyllales #Droseraceae #Hawaii #phylogenomics #polyploidy #sundew

Terrific essay on unavoidable complexity by @philipcball.bsky.social "It is not yet clear what a curriculum—not to mention both a public and a professional narrative—that begins [w/pleiotropy + polygenicity] would look like. But it would surely look more like real biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

I am hiring a Postdoc (18 months contract in Montpellier, France) to study how polyploidy affects sex chromosomes in the plant Silene latifolia, using bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq and DNA-seq data. Deadline for applications March 24th. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/412961

A centromere but not just a centromere: structure and evolution of a selfish chromosomal supergene in monkeyflowers https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.23.707561v1

All BHL staff have been secured! 🧪 As we enter our next chapter, the team who steward BHL’s collections & infrastructure remain in place, led by Colleen Funkhouser in her new role of Managing Director. Meet the team guiding BHL forward: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/celebrating-bhl-team.html

My good friend and director of the natural history museum of Denmark is looking for a curator for #bryophytes. Thus, if you like these small #plants, you should really apply. Great place to work, great city and amazing plants. #sciencejobs #plantscijobs www.linkedin.com/posts/nina-r...

Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!

Do you have undergrads interested in collections-based research? Have them apply to go work with @jmheberling.bsky.social at CMNH! I cannot imagine a better place to work over the summer

We’re excited to share the Pan-genomes Doorstep Meeting @ #PEQG26! Join this 3-hour workshop on evolutionary applications of pangenomics, covering construction, analysis, phylogenetics, annotation & graph QC. Register separately or as an add-on to PEQG: genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/do...

Cool backstory to this paper: it started as an REU project with co-author Luke Sparreo. Luke was one of those students who makes you work hard because he finishes your 7-week stretch goal in week 1. He did a lot of the work on connecting language phylogenies to maps. Come join this REU!

Interested in working to apply ARGs to real data in messy plant genomes? (Yeah it sounds hard). DM or email!

Register for the Smithsonian's National Botanical Symposium, “American Botany: 250 years of Discovery” 29 May '26. I'll be speaking on American oaks, w/ several greats: @barbarathiers.bsky.social, Caroline Strömberg, Wes Knapp, & Rose Bear Don't Walk. Join us! naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

Pollinator-mediated fitness differences do not fully explain the maintenance of #gynodioecy in Sidalcea campestris New #AJB research by Brooklyn Richards, Thomas Kaye & F. Andrew Jones doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Malvaceae #pollen #pollinator

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob PhD position: Physiology + evolution of photosynthetic types. In Systematics, Biodiversity & Evolution of Plants lab @lmumuenchen.bsky.social Deadline: 15 February 2026 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

New paper with @smishra677.bsky.social! How many different trees can be generated by just one duplication event? It turns out A WHOLE LOT, if you consider the coalescent process. 1/ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen... #botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics

Our new commentary on @blackrim.bsky.social et al's fascinating work in @newphyt.bsky.social, using simulation and analysis of empirical data to scale microevolutionary process to macroevolutionary patterns. Punchline: death rate and max age are driving. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#Sweet! Raspberry is an economically valuable #fruit and medicinal #crop. This #OpenAccess #multi-omics study highlights #genetic intricacies of the species and provides tools for #horticultural improvement at the #genomic level. doi.org/10.1111/jipb... @wileylifesci.bsky.social #PlantScience

Looking for a new 📕 to read about plants?? I highly recommend the brilliant book ‘Ferns, Lessons in survival from Earth’s most adaptable plants’ Written by @fernway.bsky.social and Jacob Suissa with amazing illustrations by Laura Silburn 🌿 #FernFriday 🌿

Please RT: we are looking for a PhD student to work on macrogenetics and quantitative genetics of South African proteas. Amazing collaborative project with @plantecology.bsky.social @debbiemleigh.bsky.social & others, embedded in @terra-cluster.org. Dream project if you love molecular biodiversity!

An exciting PhD project in conservation genetics? Check out the one below @uni-freiburg.de that will survey genetic diversity across species to understand the big picture - very important! In collaboration with many others (incl. our group) and the @bexplo.bsky.social community.

Very excited to share the capstone of my postdoc work with @stepheniwright.bsky.social, co-led by Wright lab grad student Cassandre with contributions from many others. We combined new methods with high-quality Rumex assemblies to dive into the remarkable history of rearrangement in this genus.

We are pleased to announce the official release of PLAZA 5.1, our plant genomics platform, which comes with a major front-end redesign. This results in improved performance, enhanced visualization tools, and refined Toolboxes. Src: www.vandepoelelab.be/plaza/news#28

Graduating college soon or recent college graduate? Looking to advance your career in botany, plant conservation and similar topics? Apply to the RAMP program at one of four premier botanic gardens!...

Edible plant families: Actinidiaceae🥝 Apiaceae🥕 Arecaceae🥥 Bromeliaceae🍍 Ericaceae🫐 Fagaceae🌰 Lauraceae🥑 Musaceae🍌 Oleaceae🫒 Vitaceae🍇 Amaryllidaceae🧄🧅 Asteraceae🥬🌻 Fabaceae🥜🫘 Poaceae🌽🌾 Rutaceae🍊🍋 Cucurbitaceae🥒🎃🍉🍈 Solanaceae🍆🥔🍅🌶️🫑 Rosaceae🍏🍎🍐🍓🍑🍒

Biolojical is now on BlueSky! (not promising anything new, but moved some of my favorite posts over from the other site)

Are you an #undergrad interested in #phenology, #trees, #herbarium & #livingCollections? Join our @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Herbarium / Systematics Lab as a summer NSF REU participant for a great project with my staff & me! Apply today: mortonarb.org/science/oppo... Message w/ Qs, & pls share!

Everything you always wanted to know about mushroom-forming fungi! Great collab with amazing mycologists. Thanks Laszlo Nagy for leading this effort! www.nature.com/articles/s44...

I am procrastinating on writing by reading this interview of one of the true pioneers in evolutionary biology (and one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life) Why we should be thinking of Welwitschia. What is Welwitschia you might ask (I did!)? Read on. www.edge.org/conversation...

I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026. jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

This just out from @mortonarboretum.bsky.social Rebekah Mohn: reference genome and read mapping method both affect phylogenetic inference & heterozygosity estimates across species. Punchline? Use a closely related but not conspecific reference. Open-access! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are looking for undergrads to visit us over the next summer! If you study in the UK, USA, or Canada, you might be eligible for the DAAD-RISE program 🇩🇪🧬 Learn more 👉 www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/news#DR Do excellent science in Bonn next summer! @puckerlab.bsky.social @unibonn.bsky.social

I am looking to hire a postdoc interested in combining genetics and evolution to understand why telomeres vary so much in plants. My group has been developing Mimulus a genetic model for studying plant telomeres and we have really cool research brewing. Please check ad for detail. Deadline is 12/31.

Consider this your sign from the universe, your future self, and your unfinished Google Doc. We want your cool ideas, your weird ideas, or your ‘is-this-crazy-or-brilliant’ ideas! Just over two weeks left to submit a proposal for this special issue. Reach out if you have any questions ☺️

Another Primer in Plant Sciences! 🎉 🌱 Fantastic topic, lots of nuances reviewed here to clear up misconceptions. Check out the appendix for an extended glossary and some questions you can use to assess student understanding. Please consider writing a primer in your area of expertise!

The UW Herbarium @ Burke Museum is hiring a Research Mycologist! 🍄 Focus: fungal systematics & evolution, collections-based research, and outreach. Initial 3-year appointment, renewable pending funding. Apply here! wd5.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u... Please share widely!

Very happy that our research on TE dynamics accross cotton evolution at @cragenomica.bsky.social and in collaboration with @jonathanfwendel.bsky.social et al. is now published in Genome Biology!: genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

The 5th of 6 faculty positions in UNC Biology is posted. We're working with the @ncbg.bsky.social to fill a joint position as Director of the UNC Herbarium at @ncbg.bsky.social and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology (BIOL). Please share 1/n unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/308...

We are seeking speakers for #pag33 hosted in San Diego: Jan 9th at 10:30am. Talk to us about your current/planned efforts to develop genomic resources for threatened/endangered species! @ebpgenome.bsky.social - hosted by @uconneeb.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com Abstracts by Oct 27th! 🧬 🦜 🌱 🐛 🐢

#PhD Position: Interested in the evolutionary and ecological impacts of whole genome duplication? Join Dr. Tia-Lynn Ashman @drtialynn.bsky.social and I at the U. of Pittsburgh, to test what drives the competitive outcomes between diploids and #polyploids Details: shorturl.at/nQ8UW

Phylogenomic analyses of the diverse desert-alpine plant lineage Cistantheae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.10.680062v1

Mapping-based genome size estimation doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Genomics #Python #Sequencing #PlantSci #BigData #DataScience

My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Very important paper and resource. Bryophyte genomes expanded by one order of magnitude. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Honoring the 2025 Ecological Section Student Presentation & Poster Award Recipients! 🏅 Graduate Presentation: Brooklyn Richards 🏅 Graduate Poster: Alex Arena 🏅 Undergraduate Posters: Bjoyrn Domst & Sarah Jones Learn more: botany.org/home/awards/... #BSA2025AwardsBlitz #IamaBotanist