Colin Kremer
Assistant Professor at UConn. Ecologist, math nerd, R monkey, plant lover, food enthusiast, parent.
- Reposted by Colin KremerDo nutrient pulses alter phytoplankton communities? Yes. What about short-term shifts in temperature? Well, it depends. New insights from a repeat microcosm experiment. doi.org/10.1002/lno....
- Reposted by Colin KremerIf you are a student whose NSF GRFP application was returned without review for vague 'eligibility' reasons: 1) Let your department chair & Graduate School know. Encourage them to contact NSF & congress 2) Write to your congressional reps. 3) Write to grfp@nsf.gov to request re-consideration;
- Reposted by Colin KremerNSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
- Reposted by Colin KremerYou want to go fast: go alone. You want to go far: go with others. You want neither: go with ecologists 😜 📸 @eatgrowlearn.withsophie on IG #ecology #naturelovers #earthygirl #hiking #ecologists
- Reposted by Colin KremerGrad student in lab just had their GRFP returned without review. But their proposal is not on ag/crops/health. What gives?? 😡
- Phytoplankton empiricists: anyone have a good protocol (or reference) for treating fungal contamination in stock cultures without re-isolating? 2026 continues bringing all the icks...
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- Incorporating realistic ecological interactions changes our understanding of which traits are optimal in different environments, including the temperature-size rule. Awesome paper by David Anderson, outstanding former postdoc with me and Mary O'Connor.
- Trophic Interactions Influence Thermal Adaptation of Phytoplankton Size and Stoichiometry by Anderson et al. Available now ahead of print! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
- Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- At the population level, when birth and death rates increase exponentially with temperature, net growth follows the expected *unimodal* shape (thermal performance curve, TPC), with properties that change predictably with resource limitation.
- At the community level, collections of many *unimodal* population-level TPCs yield maximum interspecific growth rates that increase *exponentially* with temperature (the Eppley curve). These, too, are altered predictably by resource limitation.
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- Reposted by Colin KremerBiology Dept at SUNY Geneseo invites applications for a tenure track Asst Prof to begin August '26. We're seeking a scientist w/ training in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology & a passion for teaching. Applications Due Nov 26. For full details jobs.geneseo.edu/postings/5406 Please share widely
- Reposted by Colin Kremer@raviranjan.bsky.social & I are teaching a free online workshop with on experimental design for environmental scientists on the 23rd. We'll focus on using simulations to evaluate how well different experimental designs help achieve your goals. Please sign up & share! forms.gle/MZTxeQs4UpMr...
- What was supposed to do: writing a talk. What I actually did: figure out that 'bananas' is a portmanteau for 'good pineapple' in French. Now you know. 🍍
- Reposted by Colin KremerKellogg Biological Station is searching for a new Director! KBS is unique in its ability to integrate lab and field research, as well as integrating fundamental research in ecology and evolution with applications to environmental problems. Questions to me or the search chairs. Please apply!
- Reposted by Colin KremerA starter pack of people working on thermal biology or metabolic theory. Presently a very short list, but I know y'all are out there - please tell me if you'd like to be added! (Or if you'd like to be taken off) go.bsky.app/nHLZbDat://did:plc:4g4sdwgumcmp7elol6b2rsc6/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3latyepjwgo2z
- Ever wondered how trophic interactions affect how phytoplankton adapt to warming? Check out David Anderson’s #ASLO24 talk on Wednesday (9:30 am, session CS26B). Stoichiometry, grazing, temperature, evolution, beautifully parameterized theory – something for everyone! davidmerrillanderson.weebly.com
- Excited to participate in the UN International Day for Biological Diversity by joining a global team sampling biodiversity using eDNA! Hanover Pond here we come!!! environmental-dna.ethz.ch/research/erc... #eDNA #BiodiversityDay #PartOfThePlan #ForNature
- Reposted by Colin KremerKnow any queer high school students in CT, MA, or RI that might be interested in a free one day Queer Science conference? This is organized by queer scientists (like me!) for future queer scientists. Registration and more information inclusion.engr.uconn.edu/queer-scienc...
- Reposted by Colin KremerPlease share widely! Matt Johnson (WHOI) is recruiting a postdoc to work on our newly #NSFfunded grant exploring the subcellular mechanisms of #kleptoplasty in #Mesodinium. Please join us! #unicornjob🦄 careers-whoi.icims.com/jobs/2305/po...
- Reposted by Colin KremerI am recruiting a PhD student to work on microbial communities in Arctic ecosystems. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in combining field, lab, and computational approaches. If you are interested, message me for more information.
- Reposted by Colin KremerPlease share: collaborative postdoc opportunity in microbial ecology and evolution at Indiana University Bloomington NSF Biology Integration Institute (BII) on "Genomics and Eco-evolution of Multi-Scale Symbioses (GEMS)” @GEMS_BII: tinyurl.com/4vyf6erd indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/23270
- Reposted by Colin KremerOur group in Geneva has a 2-year postdoc position to classify phytoplankton from images and analyse time series. We are specifically looking for experience with machine learning / image classification, not necessarily in ecology/phytoplankton. Please share!
- Reposted by Colin KremerThe #Biodiversity & #Conservation Genomics training program is accepting a new cohort of @uconn.bsky.social undergrads starting this Summer! Integrated research w/ @UConnMCB @uconneeb.bsky.social - sequencing IUCN Red List species @cgsg.bsky.social with @nanopore.bsky.social - apply by March 11th!
- Reposted by Colin KremerThis is a very cool program here at UConn, please share!
- WORD, STOP TELLING ME TO RELAX! (Also known as, how's your snow day going?)
- "Oh my, what a helpful kitty-narwhal!" he shouted down the stairs, while hiding in his bedroom, eating discount peanut M&Ms and reviewing unending proposals. #AcademicParenting
- Reposted by Colin KremerWe will run a weekly online seminar on resource competition theory and related ecological theories next semester (from the week of January 8 to the week of April 15, time noon-1:30PM Eastern, day TBD).
- Reposted by Colin KremerImagine our profession was built so that you could advance your career without moving all the time. Isn't this a huge piece of the equity and access problem? Yes, it is.
