Chris Fiscus
evolutionary geneticist, former postdoc @UCIrvine. Views my own. allmylinks.com/fiscuscj
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusFriends, please help spread the word about our microbiology REU program at Montana State University. www.montana.edu/mbi/reu/ Each student receives a stipend ($7000 for 10 wks). Travel compensation, room, and board are also provided. Details in the attached pic--Feb 14 deadline 🧫🧪🦠#microsky
- Reposted by Chris FiscusCongrats @jeffgroh.bsky.social et al. Some avocado trees open female-phase flowers in the morning & then male in afternoon. Others show complementary pattern (m->f), to synchronize pollination of two types. Jeff show this to be a >45Mya polymorphism at a transcription factor across 100s of species.
- Balanced polymorphism in a floral transcription factor underlies an ancient rhythm of daily sex alternation in avocado biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Check out our new paper! :)- Differential expression of flavonoid biosynthetic pathway genes drives the production of transgressive pigments in #Nicotiana section Repandae allotetraploids New #AJB research by @emccnicotiana.bsky.social, @jlandisbotany.bsky.social, et al. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #polyploidy
- Reposted by Chris FiscusOur plant-focused REU program, led by Prof Nagel, is open for applications, please forward to undergrads and reskeet etap.nsf.gov/award/7573/o... 🌱 🧪
- Reposted by Chris FiscusHello bluesky community! I'm hiring a postdoc to do machine learning in population genetics. Starting to build up a lab at Indiana University Bloomington where I just started a faculty position. Apply with the below link: indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/30325
- Reposted by Chris FiscusLooking forward to my lecture on Wednesday @ucriverside.bsky.social in the Botany & Plant Sciences seminar series! I’ll present some of our recent work on forward time whole genome sims & demographic inference in the polyploid continuum. See y’all there? plantbiology.ucr.edu/seminars
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- This pkg is bussin() hadley.github.io/genzplyr/
- In @elife.bsky.social: The genetic control of rapid genome content divergence in Arabidopsis thaliana doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusI'm recruiting a postdoc for my group (based in beautiful Eugene, OR). Please get in touch if you're interested, esp if you'd like to chat at #ASHG25!
- Reposted by Chris FiscusWe're excited to be recruiting an NIH funded postdoc to work in the Coop lab at UC Davis. We're specifically interested in candidates who are want to work at the intersection of human genetics, GWAS, and population genetics modeling. Please RT
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusPEQG website live! genetics-gsa.org/peqg-2026/
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusPlease share! I'm looking for a postdoc. The position is to lead one of the following projects: 1) regulation of plant specialized metabolism by cell fate, or 2) foliar embryogenesis in the succulent plant Kalanchoe. Learn more abt projects: cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/res...
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusThe GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
- Reposted by Chris Fiscus*Postdoc in Evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University* We are recruiting a postdoc for a large interdisciplinary project to investigate evolutionary drivers and genomic consequences of pollen evolution in response to pollination mode shifts in flowering plants. 1/5 su.varbi.com/what:job/job...
- Reposted by Chris FiscusPlease share broadly: I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to work on a collaborative project on the temporal population genomics of invasive Capeweed (using contemporary and herbarium genomics), with @shaky-dingo.bsky.social and colleagues
- @emccnicotiana.bsky.social @jlandisbotany.bsky.social any thoughts on this?
- Reposted by Chris FiscusDon’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.
- Reposted by Chris FiscusWonderful (and humble) essay on mentorship by Brandon Gaut, on occasion of Brandon receiving the inaugural Mentorship Award of @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. I hope this will be widely read! academic.oup.com/genetics/art...
- Reposted by Chris FiscusI am seeking a postdoc for my group at UCLA. We work at the intersection of population genetics x microbiome (garud.eeb.ucla.edu). If interested, please message me!
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusPlease share! Our lab is recruiting a PhD student to join us starting fall 2026. Our group is broadly interested in plant molecular evolution and comparative genomics. More info about our lab and grad programs at Colorado St. is available on our lab website. sites.google.com/site/danielb...
- Reposted by Chris FiscusPlease RT! I'm hiring a postdoc to work in my new lab at UCSB (!) on an NSF-funded project investigating the phenotypic consequences of WGD for photosynthesis and respiration. Check out the full posting here: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02986 And more info about the lab here: sharbroughlab.com
- Very cool walkthrough showing how a LLM works… I think I’m going to have to go through this at least 10 more times: bbycroft.net/llm
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- Excited to share our new paper in @molbioevol.bsky.social , led by @galenm.bsky.social !!! We show that mutations affecting RNA secondary structure in *Arabidopsis thaliana* are shaped by selection and linked to gene expression and the environment. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusPresidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
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- Our work on the landscape genomics of *Vitis arizonica* is now published in @newphyt.bsky.social !!! Big thanks to Jonás Aguirre-Liguori, Garren Gaut, and Brandon Gaut (all sadly not on bsky) for making this possible!
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusAccording to a 2021 report, the University of California system: • generated $82B in economic activity in California • supported 529K jobs in the state • generated $21 in economic output for every $1 received Public divestment from higher ed makes no sense, even in the narrowest economic terms.
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- Absolutely thrilled to see Dr. Brandon Gaut receive the inaugural @genetics-gsa.bsky.social Mentorship Award! 🏆🎉 Brandon brings humanity back to science, supports inclusive training, and pushes back on the publish-or-perish culture. So well deserved—congrats! 👏🙌 genestogenomes.org/distinguishe...
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusBears repeating that Congress has not passed a budget or any other legislation that has asked the NSF to do this downsizing, they're dismantling the agency in anticipation of cuts that as of yet have no basis in law
- NSF officials announced they are essentially abandoning the use of “rotators”— scientists on leave from academic positions who help the agency choose the best research to fund. NSF also plans to reduce the number of administrators classified as senior executive service employees. scim.ag/3EKnxmc
- Reposted by Chris Fiscus🧪 Ranking member Lofgren and 11 other House dems sent a fiery 7-page letter to acting NSF director today "The cancelation of these awards suggests instead that NSF is willing to apply political censorship of awards under direction from President Trump and the DOGE teenagers" Share widely #SaveNSF
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- @emccnicotiana.bsky.social any idea on this?
- Reposted by Chris FiscusWe begin reviewing applications next week!
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- Reposted by Chris FiscusMy NSF postdoctoral fellowship was one of the grants terminated yesterday. Devastating is an understatement. Thankful for a supportive admin with a plan to support me for now.
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