Emma Torija

PhD student @UaDeptBSC

[Kevin Kocot @kmkocot]

Interested in low-input genomics? @RNickellaus et al. posted a pre-print showing a simple MDA-based method to get HiFi reads and nice assemblies from e.g., 1/2 C. elegans with negligible coverage bias or chimeras. @fez_nhm @UaDeptBSC @QIAGEN @PacBio
https://t.co/DqoQMo9FcW

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

My toxic trait is that I'm toxic.

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

Our Observation of the Day is this Middle Eastern Short-fingered #Gecko (Stenodactylus doriae, برص قصير الأصابع الشرق أوسطي in Arabic), seen in the #UnitedArabEmirates by m_burger!

More details at: https://t.co/sPKpxmZcPn #nature #biodiversity #reptiles #lizards #herptology

[Emma Torija @EmmaScience]

🌿🏈 Join the #MarbleBowl2023 🏆
🔬Alabama vs Auburn
📊 Unique observers, observations, species
📌 Rules:
📍 Alabama
⏰ Sept 2 - Nov 26
Let's make nature count in the biggest rivalry! 🌱📷🦋 #CitizenScience #MarbleBowl #RollTide #AlabamaNature
🔗 Join: https://t.co/ND43AHk5nZ

[Alabama Museum of Natural History @UAMNH]

AUGUST 12: From 10:30 am until 12 pm, our Junior Naturalist program will teach young naturalists (Grades K-5) about pollinators and their importance in the ecosystem and on agriculture! $5 per child and adult pair.

REGISTER HERE: ➡️ https://t.co/4NN0ntrgLT

#Tuscaloosa #Alabama

[American Malacological Society (AMS) @AMS1931]

#AMS2023

[American Malacological Society (AMS) @AMS1931]

We hope you are excited about #AMS2023! We sure are! The program and abstract book for AMS 2023 has been uploaded to the AMS 2023 website. https://t.co/ItXhSF1m34

[Chandler Olson @ChandlerSnails]

Check out these really cool amphipod we encountered on our recent research expedition to Eastern Antarctica! https://t.co/fPcGEJPX9K

[Chandler Olson @ChandlerSnails]

My Seashell ID guides are getting bigger! 130 New Species have been added to the guides! You can learn more about it here: https://t.co/QD13IZEv49

[Wes Neely @wesleyjneely]

Proud of my undergrad Jamie for giving her first presentation on data she generated!
@kmkocot

[Nickellaus Roberts @RNickellaus]

"Blue of Distance" - ICY INVERTS https://t.co/nyY3sok5qp

We are on our way to the Antarctic! Check out my blog post and check in for updates from other members of the science team at https://t.co/jGM0gg6Er0.

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

iNat user nataliaa001 saw this Polycladus gayi land planarian #worm (Lengua de vaca in Spanish) consume a Macrocyclis peruvianus #snail in #Chile - it's our #TwoferTuesday Observation of the Day!

More details at: https://t.co/wlLPqyd2Vu #nature #biodiversity

[Kevin Kocot @kmkocot]

Friendly reminder that the next @UA_ALLELE talk is tomorrow (Thursday, February 16). Because of the possibility of inclement weather, please keep an eye out for announcements from UA. @UaDeptBSC @UAMNH @uamuseums @BamaAnthro @AL_GeoSurvey @UAgeology

[Vanessa Marshall @v_m_marshall]

.@wesleyjneely PhD final defense is Feb. 24th! "Effects of environmental stressors on amphibian disease dynamics and microbiome assemblages across diverse species and habitats" 🐸🦠🌳🎉

[UA Dept. of BSC @UaDeptBSC]

SupER Bio!
Wednesday, Feb 15th at 1PM in Bevill 009. Grad student Meghan Yap-Chiongco and postdoc Carmen Cobo will be talking about their work!
Pizza and drinks will be provided, so please RSVP:
https://t.co/uXqp71QtSW

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Shoutout to all the snailblazers! While you may not be moving swiftly, you're still making a difference in the world.

📷 USFWS

[Chandler Olson @ChandlerSnails]

Stop by my #SICB2023 poster today at 3:30 to learn about some cool mollusks! (poster 230)

[Chandler Olson @ChandlerSnails]

I’m super excited to announce that seashell identification guides for the Gulf Coast States are officially live on my website! These include ID guides for Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas!
https://t.co/GM2LS78Z6B

[Chandler Olson @ChandlerSnails]

Got to stop by the ANSP malacology collection while I was home for Thanksgiving and photographed some more species for my East coast Identification guides!
https://t.co/Bk6dOEnFGK

[Emma Torija @EmmaScience]

Stenotrema deceptum! An exciting find today, this snail is listed critically imperiled in Alabama on NatureServe! (w/ @ChandlerSnails)