School of Biological Sciences, Monash
@MonashBiol
The School of Biological Sciences has research strengths in Ecology and Ecosystems; Evolution; Form and Function of Life; Genetic, Genomics and Health
ID:986464391829716995
https://www.monash.edu/science/schools/biological-sciences 18-04-2018 04:40:13
1,5K Tweets
1,7K Followers
452 Following
Follow People
How much does reproduction really cost? Out today in Science Magazine we show that more energy is spent creating offspring than are in the offspring themselves. ๐งตscience.org/doi/10.1126/scโฆ
Wanted to commemorate #IDAHOBIT Day 2024 by re-sharing the link to a recent video developed by Monash Science
in which, together with colleagues Kay and Tanja, we discuss the topic of LGBTQIA+ in academia through our own personal stories ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yX6erRโฆ
Testing out the DJI H20N sensor over the Seal Rocks colony @phillipislandnp as part of PhD research with Monash University School of Biological Sciences, Monash. Long range thermal is epic, thanks Celestial Tech for kit!
Thanks funders @penguinfdn WIRES Australian Wildlife Society Ecological Society of Australia FooteTrust
Today - Pint of Science Festival THIS Tuesday 14 May 7pm at The Nott
Enjoy a big ol' glass of delicious science (and beer) at and hearย about the latest T cell insights in breast cancer treatment and genetic conservation of endangered species. Tickets $8 ย pintofscience.com.au/event/ease-my-โฆ
Had such a great time with these legends last night (Sean M Elliott, Dr Elodie Camprasse (she/her) ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐บ๏ธ๐คฟ๐ท, Jeff Hughes)! So glad my copious use of (extremely) old school memes and gifs to talk about #coolmicrobes and my work in the Smart Fertiliser Hub went down well! #scicomm Science at Melbourne Pint of Science AU
Check out our latest preprint which explains why endemic bee species richness is highest at high elevations in Fiji! #nativebee #climatechange #physiologicaltraits #speciation ๐
James B Dorey Bentomologist Vanessa Kellermann (and others not on Twitter)
biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shโฆ
Super excited to be back at Department of Zoology collaborating on a bunch of exciting student-led projects, including on these cool halfbeaks. School of Biological Sciences, Monash #BobWongLab
Post-translational modifiers are involved in the responses of plants to various environmental stimuli and a new study by @Sridevi Sureshkumar highlights the importance of post-translational modifiers and histone readers in epigenetic silencing. nature.com/articles/s4147โฆ
We know that DNAJB6 mutations cause skeletal myopathy but we know less about the function of DNAJB6 in muscle. Emily McKaige and co-authors have found that mitochondrial abnormalities contribute to muscle weakness in a Dnajb6 deficient zebrafish model academic.oup.com/hmg/advance-arโฆ
What do you know about intestinal permeability, how it is measured and what is the current evidence linking altered intestinal permeability with the development of hypertension? Matt Snelson A/Prof Francine Marques Tim Vanuytsel can tell you all. link.springer.com/article/10.100โฆ
dustin marshall Offers some sage advice on designing your next experiment! ๐ฉโ๐ฌ Suggestions are highly relevant to Soil Ecology!
Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution - Marshall - 2024 - Ecology Letters - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11โฆ
Had a great time earlier this week hanging out with wonderful colleagues from academia and industry sharing our career paths and advice with undergrads over ๐as part of a network in pride event organised by GLEAM Monash, a student group for Queer #STEMM students ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
A research briefing accompanying the article from โฆSridevi Sureshkumarโฉ providing a summary of the paper as well as behind the paper and expert & editors opinion. nature.com/articles/s4147โฆ
It was AWESOME! ๐คฉ
On Friday I gave a #SciComedy talk about the #HelmetedHoneyeater at the #MelbourneIntlComedyFestival ๐ฑ It was a full house and I had an absolute blast!!!
Thanks to Future Science Talks and everyone that came to support us
Monash University Monash Science School of Biological Sciences, Monash