Our #BorderWildlifeStudy cameras in southeast Arizona recently documented a black bear at the wall — distressed and pacing over the course of 3 hours. It’s a reminder of why we do what we do. Stay tuned in 2024 as we continue to advocate for wildlife passages and no new wall.

The Bachelot Lab is still looking for new graduate students to join the lab in Fall 2024. Come study tropical community ecology and global change biology with us!

I am pleased to share our latest findings on the strigolactone receptor, D14. Our work reveals alternative mechanisms of SL-induced D14 degradation, independent of MAX2 and SMXL6/7/8. #strigolactones biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Diana Gamba discussion invasive cheatgrass in North America. There were multiple introduction events from diverse ancestries. Cheatgrass in the desert Southwest USA share ancestry with plants from desert Middle East, suggesting pre-adaptation. #PAG31

We are so excited to welcome Ana Caicedo from UMass Amherst to our Spring 2024 seminar series! 🌾 Hosted by Jesse Lasky #PSUBiologySeminar

Africanizing Genome Editing! Thank you nature for shining a light on our efforts!

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Vera Hesen

Maladaptation in cereal crop landraces following a soot-producing climate catastrophe biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_evobio

I am hiring a postdoc to work on sorghum resistance to the parasitic plant Striga. Gates Foundation funded project involving ecophys (especially roots) and genetics. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…

Wish I were at #wcpp2024 Postdoc on Striga:

Priyanga Amaresekares continued persecution pamarasekare.org

Penn State Biology is looking for a Tenure Track Evolutionary Genomicist. We are a welcoming and supportive community - come work with us! Penn State Eberly College of Science Read more here: tinyurl.com/599td3nj #blackinstem #latinxinstem #indigenousinstem #diversityinstem #lgbtSTEM #womeninstem

Africanizing genome editing for food sustainability sciencedirect.com/science/articl… I am pleased to share our new review article published in Global Food Security Global Food Security Highlights ⬇️

Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in Plant Evolution / herbarium curator. Though it's not my department, I'm on the search committee, and anticipate interacting a lot with the successful candidate—please reach out with questions! jobs.montana.edu/postings/42139

The heritability of fitness in a wild annual plant population with hierarchical size structure academic.oup.com/evolut/advance…

I am hiring a postdoc to work on genomics of parasite adaptation to different hosts #Evolution psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/j…

I'm recruiting a fully funded PhD student for a Fall 2025 start - see details below and learn more about my lab here: dornsife.usc.edu/carlslab/

University of Pittsburgh Department of Biological Sciences is hiring 2(!) Tenure Track Assistant Professors in Ecology and Evolution! Join us in a scientifically excellent and diverse community in beautiful and affordable Pittsburgh! cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/…