Patrick Dolan
Virologist, Evolutionary Biologist, IT guy, PI @ #QVEU
big on mentorship, supporter of scientists.
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanHepatitis C virus replication fitness as a determinant of antiviral therapy outcome biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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- Reposted by Patrick Dolan🚨 Requesting help: I am looking for an agent who can facilitate more speaking gigs, podcast appearances, and interviews with journalists I want to more widely share my story and expertise as a trans geneticist who understands the reality and complexity of "biological sex" 🏳️⚧️🧬 Please signal boost?
- Reposted by Patrick DolanWe're looking for a full-stack developer! Help us build the best open data platforms for pandemic prediction in the world. Probably a short-term contract, but if you're looking for a full-time gig, let's talk. Inquire within: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
- Reposted by Patrick DolanRegistration deadline is fast approaching for the "Host adaptations to viral infections” Meeting May 10th-13th, 2026, at the CNRS Station Biologique de Roscoff, Brittany, France! JOIN US and the many amazing speakers! JOIN US! sites.google.com/berkeley.edu...
- Went to school for 20+ years. Just spent 30 minutes trying to assemble a door lock incorrectly because I didn’t realize “dn⬇️” was actually “⬆️up”.
- Post-doc job alert! Please share with anyone who might be interested! @amersocvirology.bsky.social #virology #virosky #evolution
- My first #QVEU postdoc, William @williambakhache.bsky.social is off to start his group at labex-netrna.cnrs.fr/presentation... in Strasbourg, FR. We’ll miss his leadership and friendship, but I’m so excited to see what he’s got planned. If you want to book a ticket on this rocketship, reach out! 🦠🧪
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanPhD-position vacancy in Jan Hrcek's lab lab.hrcek.net, Czech Academy of Sciences: Exploring how rapid evolution in communities allows maintenance of genetic variation and species diversity. @erc.europa.eu 🪰 🧬 🌏 🧪Application deadline: January 7th 2026
- www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic... Out now in its ultimate form! Congrats to Nathânia and the rest of the team! 🦠 #virosky
- Reposted by Patrick DolanThrilled to finally share the magnum opus of my PhD that focuses on the genetic basis of evolutionary change! Specifically, we know we can map the genetic basis of a trait, but can we tell which genes will underlie the trait shift when it evolves? doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanMy department at UT Austin is looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology, broadly defined. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. apply.interfolio.com/177547
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanAn empirical approach to evaluating the prevalence of long-lived balancing selection in humans--and important limitations. Work by @hannahmm.bsky.social
- Revisiting the evidence for long-lived balancing selection in humans. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
- Reposted by Patrick DolanI recently moved my lab to Purdue University and am looking for graduate students. We are working at the interface of population genomics, quantitative genetics and functional genomics to understand how plants adapt to extreme environments. Reach out if you would like to discuss potential projects.
- Reposted by Patrick DolanConrad Hal Waddington was born OTD in 1905. His “epigenetic landscape” is a diagrammatic representation of the constraints influencing embryonic development. On his 50th birthday, his colleagues gave him a pinball machine on the model of the epigenetic landscape. 🧪 🦫🦋 🌱🐋 #HistSTM #philsci #evobio
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanOur new preprint is out 🥳🥳🥳 Henipaviruses, like Nipah and Hendra, package their genomes inside helical shells built by thousands of nucleoproteins. These nucleocapsids are essential to protect the viral RNA, but how do they ever let the polymerase in to read the sequence? 👇
- New in ‘Virus Evolution’ from #QVEU! PhD student Jack Dorman used deep mutational scanning to measure evolutionary constraints on the Envelope protein of West Nile Virus in human, mosquito, and bird cell lines, doing a lot of work to put it into a structural context #VirEvol
- Jack also estimated how much evolutionary potential WNV E might have available for future adaptation, and compared our DMS data to natural diversity of flaviviruses to examine how well DMS data predicts evolution of related viruses. Very cool, comprehensive analysis!
- National Guard giving out Halloween candy at the U street metro if you are interested!
- Reposted by Patrick DolanThe Johri Lab has an open postdoc position. Please send me an email, if interested. Start date is flexible. Please do share! Thank you in advance.
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- Reposted by Patrick Dolan🚨 Systems Virology Journal Club – 8th Series! 🚨 #BillSchneider and I are delighted to announce another round of cutting-edge talks in #SystemsVirology! 🦠💡 Join us and an outstanding lineup of speakers, starting Oct 30. Free registration: shiraweingartengabbay.com/systems-viro... 🔬✨
- Reposted by Patrick DolanUMass Amherst Microbiology is hiring a tenure-track virologist. Come work with me! 🦠🧪 careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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- New #QVEU preprint! @williambakhache.bsky.social used our #EV71 mutational scanning library to dissect replication complex function with a collection of inhibitors against specific host and viral factors. Then used the data to validate structural predictions! Super cool #virosky #virus #evolution
- Reposted by Patrick Dolan🚨 Microbiologists! We are recruiting Assistant / Associate Professors in 3 collaborative areas of our U. Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 1) MMG (my dept): fundamental research in med micro 2) Peds ID / I4Kids institute 3) Center for Vaccine Research 🔗 to all 3 w/info: www.linkedin.com/posts/vaughn...
- First ever #QVEU lab “field trip” during group meeting as @orrwalk.bsky.social told us all about his summer research on powdery mildew! Fascinating!
- Reposted by Patrick DolanThe constant barrage of terrible news on bluesky has made me feel weird about promoting papers, but people in the lab have been doing so much amazing work over the past few months that I want to share a few brief teasers/links:
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanHow can we understand the earliest events in evolution of eukaryotic immunity? @yao-li.bsky.social reports incredible molecular fossils of complete bacterial-like operons in eukaryotes that illuminate how animal immunity was first acquired from anti-phage defense www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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- Reposted by Patrick Dolan🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 Assistant Professor in Global Change and Disease Ecology at Stony Brook University, Department of Ecology & Evolution. Deadline: October 1. #AcademicJobs #tenuretrack #facultyjobs apply.interfolio.com/171403 (I love being here. Come join!) @stonybrooku.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanFaculty search announcement 2025: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Microbiology at UT Southwestern. We seek candidates working in microbial pathogenesis (some preference may be given to bacterial pathogens). Come join our community! (1/5) www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/...
- Reposted by Patrick DolanNew preprint: we developed a method that uses phosphoproteome-derived peptide libraries (PhosPropels) for deep specificity profiling of phosphatases and phospholyases www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Check out (and support!): “The Orphan Race”, the Illustrated Science Fantasy Debut by #friendofthelab and fellow virologist, Jenny Jones, on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jen...
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanThree months ago I wrote about how there has never been a more important time for private philanthropy to support the junior scientists and invest in maintaining the talent pipeline previously supported by federal funding. Here's the thread: bsky.app/profile/carl... But instead:
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanNew JCI paper led by postdoc Mikal Woods Acevedo shows immune cell infiltration—not viral load—drives paralysis in mice infected with enterovirus D68. Points to new targets for AFM treatment. 🔗 doi.org/10.1172/JCI1... #Virology #NeuroImmunity #PostdocSpotlight #AFM
- A or B? Yes!
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanKnow an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanWe are excited to announce the SMBE Fellows Program! ✍️ Designed to provide networking and mentorship opportunities to early-career researchers through scientific writing in evolutionary biology for @molbioevol.bsky.social and @genomebiolevol.bsky.social 📆 Aug. 31 🔗 smbe.org/smbe-fellows-program
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanKenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
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- Reposted by Patrick DolanWe are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome. See thread for more information and reach out!
