Jenni Prokkola
Salmon scientist and an angry optimist. Evolution & Physiology 🐟🌡️🧬
Senior scientist & Research Fellow @luke.fi. Lohitutkija. She/her.
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- Hieno artikkeli vitamiinipuutoksesta, joka on aiheuttanut massakuolemia lohenpoikasilla myös Itämerellä -90-luvulla. Silloin syyksi arvioitiin kilohailin suhteellisen isoa määrää silakkaan nähden, ja on mielenkiintoista että silakkaa ehdotetaan ”vitamiinipilleriksi” myös Tyynen valtameren lajeille.
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- Going down a rabbit hole of TX special elections on a Sunday morning was not what I expected, but it’s great news! Hope the wave continues in November…
- Good times to be had in Finland this summer, submit an abstract now 👇 #restoration #science 🧪
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaJoin us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaWith #Gemini hallucinating #GoogleSearch, #Grok hallucinating in its own encyclopedia, and #ChatGPT increasingly drawing on that exact #Grokipedia, we are continuously enshittifying the information space. This has already become a huge mess that will be increasingly difficult to clean up.
- Have you ever wondered what’s going on in birds’ eyes? They’re bizzarre! 🧪🐦👀 Damsgaard et al. describe the role of a structure, which function was not properly understood until now, in @nature.com. Amazing work. In this N&V, Michael Berenbrink and I highlight the study (gift link): rdcu.be/eZ6EC
- Laajempaa taustatietoa silakan ja lohien yhteyksistä @suomenluonto.bsky.social jutussa:
- Uusi tiedotteemme: Itämeren lohitilanteessa elpymisen merkkejä Onhan se kiva pitkästä aikaa kertoa hyviäkin uutisia ☺️ @luke.fi
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaA plea from an editor: postdocs & grad students who want to review manuscripts, please (!) have an online presence with your current email. I try to solicit reviews from ECRs, but we all move a lot, and it's hard to know if we'll be able to reach you at the email address on your last paper 🧪🌍
- Uusi tiedotteemme: Itämeren lohitilanteessa elpymisen merkkejä Onhan se kiva pitkästä aikaa kertoa hyviäkin uutisia ☺️ @luke.fi
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaInterested in fish tracking? VLIZ is hiring!! 🐟
- VLIZ is hiring: a Fish Behavioral Ecology Researcher 🐟 Ready to make an impact on healthy fish populations and marine biodiversity? Join our vibrant research team and work on cutting-edge European projects. 👉 Apply no later than 25 January. More info viavliz.pulse.ly/dfkavmwxh1
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaMy lab is seeking a #postdoc for a 3-year project on Pilbara leaf-nosed #bat 🦇 conservation, addressing climate change vulnerability using physiological, ecological, & modelling approaches. Apply now: murdoch.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/MurdochCaree...
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- Sadly, the amazing research station where also this experiment was done was shut down a few days ago. Cheers to all the research ever done in Paltamo🥂!
- In this new study that emerged from a great collaboration led by @morganefrapin.bsky.social and Ehsan Pashay Ahi, we dig into the molecular mechanisms of density-dependent effects in Atlantic salmon, specifically in their hypothalamus (a key site for endocrine regulation). A couple of points below👇
- In this new study that emerged from a great collaboration led by @morganefrapin.bsky.social and Ehsan Pashay Ahi, we dig into the molecular mechanisms of density-dependent effects in Atlantic salmon, specifically in their hypothalamus (a key site for endocrine regulation). A couple of points below👇
- •appetite- and stress regulating genes showed interesting paralogue-specific responses to density (also in interaction with genotype of six6 and vgll3)
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- Reposted by Jenni Prokkola“All evolutionary biologists know that variation itself is life’s only irreducible essence”—Gould Evolutionary biology is the study of how complicated and diverse life can be; the field has its jerks, but a good evolutionary biologist learns pretty fast that life doesn’t like boundaries or binaries
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaIf you can't be bothered to actually write the peer review yourself why should the reviewee have to listen to it? Why write anything at all, ever? If you don't have enough time, fight for better working conditions instead of faking your work
- New @nature.com, ever feel like it takes way too long for you to peer-review a manuscript? AI, plus some voice-control tools, may be able to help. By Dritjon Gruda 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Hienoa nähdä, että valuma-alueen kunnostuksiin tartutaan kunnolla Simojoella. Tämä on tärkeää lohikannan ja koko jokiluonnon tulevaisuuden kannalta. tapio.fi/projektit/si...
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaAs we get close to the end of the year I thought I'd repost some of my favorites. These aren't in any particular order, but how could I not start with my absolute favorite of the Kingbird riding on the osprey while carrying a fish? #photography #birds
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaHere at SLU Aqua (Uppsala campus, Sweden), we have an exciting 2 yr postdoc open for an ECR with a background in aquatic ecosystem ecology. The position focuses on investigating how land–sea interactions and climate change affect aquatic food webs. Great lab - apply! 🦑🧪🌎🐠 www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
- Abstract submission is open 📝! Deadline is 15 Feb 2026 Please see the website details, and don’t forget to apply for the @icesmarine.bsky.social sponsored travel grant if you’re an early career scientist ☺️
- 🔈 🐟❓🎣 Save the date for an exciting event next summer! Our symposium, co-sponsored by @icesmarine.bsky.social, is titled Habitat restoration for diadromous fishes – best practices and impacts on stock assessment Date: 30 June - 2 July 2026 Website: lnkd.in/dBwSC_cV @luke.fi @unioulu.bsky.social
- Hyvä aika osallistua, ja saada myös itselle joulumieltä. hyvajoulumieli.fi
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaPlease help! We are looking for tissue-specific RNA-seq datasets or pubs with both male and female individual gene expression data, not pooled, from animal species. If you know of any relevant resources, please drop a link in the comments or send me a DM. Also, please help spread the word - thanks!
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaPROFESSOR OR ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ARCTIC ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY Open position at the University of Helsinki jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
- Uusi politiikkasuositus @luke.fi’n kovilta asiantuntijoita: Priorisoi, pura, kompensoi ja rahoita – vaelluskalojen palauttaminen vaatii vaikuttavia toimia www.luke.fi/fi/uutiset/p...
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- Hieno blogikirjoitus siian monimuotoisuudesta ja haasteista joita se asettaa sekä tutkimukselle että siikakantojen hoidolle. Suomen kalakirjaston sivuilla myös paljon muuta pohdintaa ja asiaa kaloista, kannattaa tutustua🙌
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaWe're hiring! Post-doctoral fellow in evolutionary ecology w/focus on ecophysiology. Uncover why global warming and heatwaves reduce reproductive success and cause excess mortality in wild birds. Work with @cyanistesnord.bsky.social 👏 Please apply no later than 25 November. 👉 lnkd.in/dkAh9jnc
- Several PhD positions open at University of Jyväskylä including one on #salmon! If it will be funded, I look forward to collaborating with the project: Interactions between thermal performance and parasite resistance in genetically distinct salmon populations 🐟🪱🔎 🧪 Apply by 14 Dec 2025👇
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaA Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death. Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written." Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating. 🧪🧬🧫
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaScientists still have a very limited understanding of #marine #biodiversity. Jonathan Belmaker explores a new @plosbiology.org study that uses unprecedented global environmental DNA #eDNA sampling to reveal the extent of our ignorance 🧪 Paper: plos.io/47yRnEk Primer: plos.io/3XeJ2kl
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- I’m also really tired of seeing AI art. I don’t care if your diagram looks ugly or your photo is basic, it is instantly more interesting if it was made by a human!
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaThe University of Hamburg has opened 14 PhD positions focused on ecological and evolutionary research, including climate change impacts on aquatic populations. Details here: biologie.uni-hamburg.de/en/forschung/grk253… #phd
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaNo Kings protest - San Francisco
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaHi - I'm Jaana - a Finn in Brussels. Is there anybody out there? I will share thoughts from time to time on working with policy @euclimateaction.bsky.social and science @luke.fi @ipcc.bsky.social. Hoping to connect around climate change, adaptation, just resilience, Arctic and all things related.
- Seeing my timeline FULL of NoKings posts and videos is giving so much hope, for the first time this year! 💗
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaOne week to apply for our fully funded PhD position in Norway! This is a really exciting project in collab. with University of Helsinki and Benchmark Genetics. Samples are ready - you do (read: learn) everything - functional genomics, bioinformatics, genotype-phenotype associations 🤩 Please RT!
- How do regulatory genes control alternative life histories? We have an open PhD position to answer this question using functional genomics in Atlantic salmon. Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaOpen position: Professor or Assistant / Associate (tenure track) Professor in Plant Ecology (U. Turku Finland) Please share ats.talentadore.com/apply/kasvie...
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaOne week to go! I am recruiting a postdoc, call ends October 7 🍃🌿☘️ In ecology, University of Helsinki is the leading university in Finland and the Nordics and the fifth-best in Europe (ShangaiRanking's 2024). And for 8 years in a row, Finland is still the happiest country in the world :-)
- I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to conduct experiments on tundra plants and microclimates 🌱🌡️💧❄️ Call ends October 7! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaTämä ei ole hyvän mielen postaus, mutta ehkä syksyn tärkein postaukseni. Suosittelen kaikille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille: käsitelkää törkyriskejä ja suunnitelkaa toimenpiteitä etukäteen yhdessä. Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaSurprise 🤗 So many uncharacterized transcripts in Atlantic salmon, including super interesting long non-coding RNAs! Proud to share the 1st publication of Xindi Huang: link.springer.com/article/10.1... With @fishcongen.bsky.social 🖥️🧬🦑
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaSome people think ChatGPT has a place writing things like news briefs, stuff written to a specific style and tone and, y'know, kinda boring. So Science did a study. ChatGPT failed. Why? It got stuff wrong. "Also, extensive editing for hyperbole was needed." www.science.org/content/blog...
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaTwo new papers about diversity and genetic structure of Atlantic salmon populations in two sub-arctic rivers in the northernmost Finland and Norway doi.org/10.1007/s105... doi.org/10.1111/jfb.... @fishcongen.bsky.social @andersfoldvik.bsky.social @alamarins.bsky.social @luke.fi @helsinki.fi
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaYou can now add people to a Starter Pack directly from their profile. Starter Packs make it easy to recommend accounts to follow. They already drive nearly 20% of all follows on Bluesky!
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- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaHow do regulatory genes control alternative life histories? We have an open PhD position to answer this question using functional genomics in Atlantic salmon. Apply by October 15th through www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Please share widely! 🧬🦑🖥️
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaAssociate Professor position in animal physiology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (to replace me basically). An amazing permanent position at a great university! Please spread widely 🙏 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
- 🔈 🐟❓🎣 Save the date for an exciting event next summer! Our symposium, co-sponsored by @icesmarine.bsky.social, is titled Habitat restoration for diadromous fishes – best practices and impacts on stock assessment Date: 30 June - 2 July 2026 Website: lnkd.in/dBwSC_cV @luke.fi @unioulu.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jenni ProkkolaCome work with us! 2-year postdoc position open at SLU Aqua, on the role of herring in coastal food webs of the Baltic Sea. Applications due August 25. www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...
- Uutta tutkimustietoa luvassa vaellussiikojen liikkeistä @luke.fi. Tornionjoen siikojen vatsoihin asennetaan nyt lähettimiä – merkin löytäjälle maksetaan palkkio
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