RokasLab

The Laboratory of Antonis Rokas at Vanderbilt University. Tweets should be interpreted as bookmarks, not as endorsements. All opinions are Antonis'.

[RokasLab @RokasLab]

A decade or two ago we could only dream of having genomes for all species of a major branch of the tree of life. Thanks to the Y1000+ Project, the dream is now reality! Kudos to @HittingerLab @DOpulente @Lab_LaBella @MarizethGroene1 & the whole TEAM https://t.co/LdjEQy2BXH

[RokasLab @RokasLab]

Took much longer than it should have, but we've finally made the jump. Please follow us there!

https://t.co/hRCtXa68MO

[Dialogue Vanderbilt @DialogueVU]

Did you miss the conversation on evolution with @RichardDawkins & @DavidAFrench? The @VanderbiltU has got you covered!

https://t.co/yNwg7a5mae

Also, check our website for Scopes events, including one featuring a Star Trek: The Next Generation star!

https://t.co/xzCS7Gpa6V

[Genetics Society of America @GeneticsGSA]

A primer on subfunctionalization.

A commentary article by James Birchler in #G3journal helps make an informed decision about subfunctionalization occurring with a duplicate gene pair and what caution should be exercised in concluding when they occur.

https://t.co/WokhOxQx0X

[Dialogue Vanderbilt @DialogueVU]

We kicked off our public Scopes Centennial programming at @VanderbiltU with a thought-provoking conversation between @RichardDawkins and @DavidAFrench! You can find more great events here: https://t.co/uJ1RMkAaCH

[Vanderbilt University Chancellor @VU_Chancellor]

In opening remarks at @DialogueVU's Darwin Day Lecture, Chancellor Diermeier welcomed renowned evolutionary biologist @RichardDawkins and Open Dialogue Visiting Fellow David French of the @NYTimes for a thought-provoking discussion at the crossroads of science and philosophy.

[National Center for Science Education @NCSE]

We've just hit a Project Steve milestone on this fine Darwin Day! Steven A. Wernke, Professor of Anthropology at @VanderbiltU makes Steve #1500! https://t.co/PY1lUTHEXj #projectsteve #darwinday2025

[National Center for Science Education @NCSE]

In honor of #SuperBowl Sunday, we bring you ""Coach Scopes"" - about John T. Scopes's little-known life as a football coach.
https://t.co/jyjWtnmPe9

#ScopesSunday #ScopesTrial #History

[Julian F Hillyer @VandyBugs]

I’ll share a positive. We had a great lab lunch this week. I am super proud of my team for their scholarship, dedication, collaborative spirit, and coming together to form a family. I’m very fortunate to lead this team! ⁦@VanderbiltU⁩ ⁦@vuartsci⁩ ⁦@EvolutionVU⁩

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

This sounds like a neat conference! https://t.co/3kDymd1gzb #evolution #medicine @ISEMPH

[ISEMPH @ISEMPH]

Will this be the best ISEMPH ever? Nashville, Tennessee is calling for #EvMed! The tenth anniversary of the best conference for researchers and clinicians to meet and find the cutting edge. Abstract deadline Feb 3! https://t.co/wZO66po60c
@EvolutionVU

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

Had a wonderful time at the first Scopes Festival event - American Religious Landscape During the Scopes Trial! Drs. @JamesPByrd & Hudnut-Beumler gave great recaps of prevailing religious thoughts of the early 1900s. @DialogueVU. #Evolution #Fundamentalism

[ISEMPH @ISEMPH]

The Evolutionary Studies Initiative of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, will be hosting ISEMPH 2025!

We are very excited to see you all in such a unique location!

Details here: https://t.co/wZO66po60c
@EvolutionVU

[Joseph Schacherer @jo_schacherer]

Looking for fun in a nice place for next summer?
Then, join us at the Yeast 2025 meeting!
Save the date: 21-24 July 2025
Registration and abstract submission are now open!

[🧬Jacob L Steenwyk @jlsteenwyk]

I have no words. My sister lost her house to the SoCal fire, leaving her family of four with a handful of suitcases and no home.

If you are feeling particularly generous, please consider this gofundme https://t.co/748NGvqHCX

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

We had a great ESI retreat last week Thursday at @FatBottomBrews! #TBT We heard talks from Martha Munoz, @AmyAGoldberg, and @caitismuheil and had lightning talks from many folks in our group! Ended with trivia from @NerdyTalkTrivia

[🧬Jacob L Steenwyk @jlsteenwyk]

NEW preprint!🥳 Orthogroups are a prerequisite for comparative genomics and Tree of Life inquiries

Introducing #OrthoHMM, software that improves orthogroup inference, which may refine our understanding of genome evolution and the Tree of Life

🔗 https://t.co/pd3NQFRe5X

[The Gibbons Lab @UMassAmherst @GibbonsGenomics]

Come be our colleague! @UMassfoodsci and @UMassIALS are co-hiring an Assistant professor for Foods for Precision Nutrition. 🍲 🥘 Questions? Ask away!

Please share widely and retweet.

https://t.co/xj7odXvtke

[EvolutionVU @EvolutionVU]

We are excited about next summer! Along with #ScopesSymposium, we're hosting #ISEMPH2025. We are so grateful for folks like @PaulTurnerLab, Nicole Bender & Michelle Blythe. We hope you'll join us in Nashville. Registration sites will be live soon! @ISEMPH

[Sophien Kamoun @KamounLab]

We're looking for a predoc in molecular evolution. Basic computational skills desired. Minimum 1 year. Send me DM.

Wanna know what a predoc is? Check👇

[PLOS Biology @PLOSBiology]

Pleiotropy has long been assumed to hinder adaptation. @EvolSys explores a #PLOSBiology study that instead suggests that regulatory networks may evolve to ensure mutations are beneficial in correlated environments. Primer: https://t.co/BP6WkM7LSN Paper: https://t.co/1kYZ6pIXi0