I am so very honored to receive this award from @sse-evolution.bsky.social, @asn-amnat.bsky.social , and @systbiol.bsky.social !!!

We @iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social celebrate science each year, in 2026 showcasing vaccines w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social , @aetiology.bsky.social & support from @vaxyourfam.bsky.social, @uiowabiology.bsky.social, etc. We made 🔥 shirts w/ @raygunsite.com; buy & support ICDD! tinyurl.com/3jtpyj3w

I am so honored to partner with this amazing and impactful vaccine advocacy organization to share JJ’s story. 💉💜💉

Former Ph.D. student Dr. @briante-najev.bsky.social worked incredibly hard to develop new methods for our snail system, revealing fascinating differences in resource investment between snail babies and moms. 🐌 Co-authors include multiple undergraduate students supported by @uiowaour.bsky.social. 🙏

Nice highlight of new genome paper. ❤️ emphasis on leadership of ECR Potamomics team members @kylemcelroy.bsky.social @chelseahiggins.bsky.social @jsharbro.bsky.social Genome Duplication in a New Zealand Snail Holds Clues for the Persistence of (A)sexual Reproduction: academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

I am so proud & happy to see our Potamo genome assembly finally out there in the world! The process ended up being way more challenging than expected, but for some really cool reasons. ❤️🐌🧬 TLDR: Surprise! A VERY recent WGD. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/... Photo: C. Böck, ILIM, Mondsee, Austria)

🚨 Just over one week left! Apply for GSA’s Peer Review Training Program by Sept 30. Gain hands-on experience, learn what editors look for, & build skills to boost your research career. 🔗 buff.ly/MHmDxEF

Only 38% of ecology and evolution journals mandate data sharing and just 27% mandate code sharing New paper out today on how to fix this! Thnx to @eivimeycook.bsky.social @asanchez-tojar.bsky.social @nickmoran-sci.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org 👉 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Guns kill kids, and state firearm laws make a difference: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The J.J. Neiman-Brown Academic Caretaking Fund was established in memory of UI Biology Professor @maurineneiman.bsky.social's son J.J., a kind & inquisitive child who brightened the day of everyone he met with his smile. The fund supports child or other caretaking costs for UI faculty...

Preprints in comparative physiology – a guide for the preprint curious url: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

The recording of my IDEA talk is up on the #Evol2025 YouTube channel, and I've thrown that together with a PDF copy of the slide deck and a bibliography: lab.jbyoder.org/2025/06/21/a...

Excellent resource for engagement with vaccine hesitancy, with concrete and actionable advice: 💉❤️ What I’m learning from MAHA open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Genome size is surprisingly variable even WITHIN species. Dunja Lamatsch, Martin Haase, Maria Pilcher, and I use flow cytometry to show a nice example of this variation in this new paper, perhaps connected to a resolving whole-genome duplication, in our snails. 💜🐌🧬 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

If you're a new PI within 5 years of your first faculty position, here are two fantastic grants to help develop your research: the Kickstart Travel Grant and ECR Visiting Fellowships Find out more at biologists.com/grants/#jeb The next application deadline is 6 June Please repost

New genomic & genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes, including previously uncharacterised alleles 159 years after Mendel published his work, this is a real delight (especially for a geneticist) 🧪 @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How did the #COVID-19 pandemic shape scientific productivity? Stephanie Meirmans, @maurineneiman.bsky.social, Shalene Singh-Shepherd @royalsocietypublishing.org and I crunched the submission and acceptance data for 25 journals in #Ecology&Evolution: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... @uniexecec.bsky.social

US measles outbreaks & abysmally low vaccination rates in some communities motivates recommendation to give infants 6-11 months old at risk of domestic exposure early first dose of MMR vaccine. I’d be first in line if I had a child in this age group. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How & why do we celebrate science, especially when it’s under attack? Check out discussion featuring Iowa City Darwin Day keynote speaker Tyrone B Hayes on @iowapublicradio.org! www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk...

Understanding the value of science & scientists is more important than it’s ever been. The wonderful Charity Nebbe will be talking about the state of science w/Iowa City Darwin Day’s keynote speaker Tyrone Hayes (and me) on @iowapublicradio.org’s Talk of Iowa @10 AM April 3. Please tune in!

Iowa City Darwin Day 2025 is fast approaching! Join us in Biology Building East this Friday (4/4) at 3:30 PM for two phenomenal seminars from Chris Jones, PhD, and Tyrone B. Hayes, PhD! Cookies from Nodo and coffee will be available beforehand. All Darwin Day events are free and open to the public.

Thursday: Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa, 15 S. Dubuque St, Iowa City, 7 p.m. (Part of Darwin Day Festivities in Iowa City) Friday: University of Iowa, 101 Biology Building East, 30 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, 3:30 p.m. (Also part of Darwin Day Festivities) 2/

Photos include images of the speakers: Tyrone Hayes, David Cwiertny, Chris Jones, and details regarding time and location of the talks on April 4 and April 5 in Iowa City. All of this information can also be found on @iowacitydarwinday.bsky.social's website! iowacitydarwinday.org/events/

Celebrating science and scientists is more important than ever! Come join us for Iowa City Darwin Day's 2025 events! ❤️🧬🧫🔬🔭🥼🧪.

Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.

European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is blatantly illegal and dangerous beyond belief. Our national security is in the hands of complete amateurs. What other highly sensitive national security conversations are happening over group chat? Any other random people accidentally added to those, too?

For those interested, the assembly will be available at NCBI as soon as its done processing under accession JBMDTV000000000, but you can access it (and lots of other good stuff) at our Zenodo repo (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) and at our GitHub repo (github.com/jsharbrough/...)

After 15+ years, our wonderful Potamomics team has completed a lovely Potamo genome assembly. It was VERY challenging & also super exciting. Here’s why ❤️🐌🧬 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @jsharbro.bsky.social @johnlogsdon.bsky.social @kylemcelroy.bsky.social @peterdfields.bsky.social

We’ve looked at snails with one shell and slugs with no shells. Now let’s have a look at a snail with two shells, because Nature laughs at our puny attempts to pigeonhole. In today’s #AtoZ – J is for Julia (Juliidae) (1/9) Pic: © uwkwaj CC BY-NC

Check out the Preprint Team's 2021 paper summarizing preprint solicitation efforts, including the positive effects of Preprint Team membership! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @robinkbagley.bsky.social @dorotdesigns.bsky.social @fhillemann.bsky.social

VACCINES CAUSE ADULTS ❤️💉

Vaccine misinformation is driving a measles outbreak in the USA, with children as collateral damage. Measles is dangerous and incredibly contagious. It can even be deadly, especially for young kids & elderly. Protection against measles exposure is 93% after 1 MMR shot & 97% after 2 shots. 🧵1/n

"You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that." BRAVO to this student. While I am so disappointed we are still navigating misoogyny in our educational and professional spaces, I am so grateful we have a generation who name it so clearly and capably.

Alina Habbard posted: NOTHING CAN STOP THIS MAN FROM FIGHTING FOR HIS COUNTRY. David Simon had a succinct 2-word response: “Bone spurs.”

Congratulations Will, et al! Super cool!

In his confirmation hearing now, Bhattacharya was asked by Senator Cassidy whether he thinks there's a need for NIH to study the myth that vaccines cause autism. Bhattacharya says he doesn't believe there's a link, but leaves door open to wasting taxpayer money & scientists' time relitigating this.

We want to know—why are YOU standing up for science? Whether it's a commitment to evidence-based policy, a drive to protect our planet, or the personal impact of recent events on your career, we want to feature your story. Head to standupforscience2025.org/science-stor... to share yours ☀️

Mollusks are amazing!!! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/s...

"Medical tyranny"-- they're coming for all vaccine mandates.

ICYMI, I compiled some of the most compelling testimonies against the transgender discrimination bill that Iowa Republicans fast-tracked last week. (with video and partial transcripts) www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/02/t...

Iowans! Your government is coming for mRNA vaccines today. You can submit a comment here to let them know why this is wrong and why these vaccines are critical.

If you have experienced direct harm to your work/lab/job due to recent changes at US NSF, & are willing to share this on behalf of the Am. Society of Naturalists and NSF, please DM/ email me ASAP (this is time-sensitive) or submit story here sites.google.com/view/scienti... Please share widely

A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with fossils and morphology | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Want another reason to consider minimizing exposure to plastics? A terrific student-led team showed altered sperm & mating behavior in male snails exposed to a chemical that leaches from plastics used for everything from cosmetics and flooring to shampoo. 😱🐌 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

Today is a devastating reminder that infectious diseases don’t care what your ‘beliefs’ are. Everyone is likely to be affected directly or indirectly. Serious challenges require serious people at the helm. Protect your loved ones. Educate. Advocate. The cost of not doing so will be too much to bear.