Jessica Castellanos

PhD Candidate in Integrative Biology. Evolutionary Biology & Bioinformatics!

[Dani (she/her) @danimanitoba1]

We are seeking 3 Master’s students to join the Kitikmeot Biting Insect Monitoring Program at the University of Guelph. Fully funded! See poster for details.

Fill out this form if you are interested: https://t.co/vlLVVmu8uK

@dirch3
@JoeyBernhardt
@tadmcilwraith

[Stephen Henighan @StephenHenighan]

Last night, @uofg Senate, I spoke against the abolition of the BA Major in Spanish/Hispanic Studies. Most Senate resolutions pass w/ 95%+ support; my arguments reduced support for getting rid of Spanish to 50-51%. Plse RT if you support universities having Spanish programs!

[Henrietta Bennett @hennybennettphd]

Someone asked me to compare postdoc pay to the median Canadian wage, here it is after taxes:

TriAgency PDF: $32-36k/yr
Average PDF: $41k
Canadian median: $68.4k

Avg rent 1BR: $26k/yr

When rent is 60-80% of your income, can you afford a research career?

[College of Biological Science @UofGCBS]

Congratulations to Dr. Yoamel Milián-García, Research Associate @IntUGrativeBiol, who has been awarded the 2024 Innovation Award by @InvSp!

Milián-García developed methods to quickly detect invasive species using saturated salt traps and eDNA.

Read more: https://t.co/PzlV1dRAzx

[Dr. Corrie Moreau @CorrieMoreau]

Come work with us! We are hiring a TT Assistant Professor in Insect Biodiversity and Conservation in @CornellEnto! Applications are due Jan 26th. @CornellCALS is a great place to work! Apply here: https://t.co/MVx1tYWAY8

[Jessica Castellanos @caste_jess]

@DavierGG95 @UofG_MCB @JGMProteomics Congrats!!! Well done!

[David Nogues-Bravo @Noguesbravo]

Today we publish a new paper that sheds light on one of Darwin's "abominable mysteries" - the remarkable diversity of flowering plants, with a great international team of authors, lead by @spidersphylo @Carsten_Rahbek and @zwang2013 @Macroecology

https://t.co/ZnRaD83JnQ

[Jessica Castellanos @caste_jess]

First eDNA study from Cuba, which is also the first eDNA metabarcoding study for the detection of Cuban Crocodile, was just published!
@IntUGrativeBiol @CrocSpecGroup @TheWCS @projetmecistops @LucMilian @HannerLab

https://t.co/1uSpBWnoBZ

[Y Milián-García @LucMilian]

Check it out! Here, we show for the first time the potential of an eDNA metabarcoding approach to rapidly detect Cuban crocodiles and describe species richness (i.e., potential prey) found in their habitats:

https://t.co/ZKqWB9CWs6

[One Health - U of Guelph @OneHealthUofG]

U of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute is seeking emerging scholars who are academically outstanding and passionately committed to ensuring that future generations are well fed, that diets are nutritious & equitable, and that agriculture is sustainable: https://t.co/zzpvPbo4IN

[Arrell Food Institute @ArrellFoodInst]

A week ago, AFI held the 6th annual Arrell Food Summit, which brought together leaders with diverse perspectives to share insights on today’s most complex agri-food sector challenges and opportunities.

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[Jessica Castellanos @caste_jess]

Intersectional approach in research to advance Food security and sovereignty in Indigenous Communities @Silviasarapura1 insights at the @ArrellFoodInst Summit #AFoodSummit

[Jessica Castellanos @caste_jess]

“Food security is not being treated as the emergency it is” Professor Jennifer Grenz @Jennifer_Grenz and other panelists share their views on Food Security. #AFoodSummit @ArrellFoodInst

[Thelma Madzima, Ph.D @thelma_madzima]

I want to take a moment to acknowledge international students:

The constant worry & energy spent working on immigration documents

Being excluded from funding opportunities valued for postdoc & faculty positions

And the emotional toll of being away from family

[James B Dorey @JamesBeeDorey]

🚨New paper and R package thread🚨
I’m pleased to announce the culmination of 1.5 years of work trying to make occurrence data easier to reliably use!
The paper — https://t.co/cZEO9jN24W (+globally cleaned bee data)
The BeeBDC R package — https://t.co/PhbHIWVu3Q
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[Rachel Meyer @MsDomestication]

We are delighted to announce the launch of eDNA Explorer, a platform for exploring, analyzing and sharing eDNA data. We’ve developed this site to help practitioners, researchers, land managers, and policy makers. https://t.co/YiH3itbkIM

[Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo]

Job: Uppsala University is looking for an Associate Professor in Evolutionary Genomics! Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre. Please spread the word! https://t.co/KNS2xVAfGx

[Andrea Norris @NorrisAndrea]

#CeasefireNOW

[🧬Jacob L Steenwyk @jlsteenwyk]

BioKIT now supports Python versions 3.9 and 3.10

#software #bioinformatics #phylogenetics #evolution #phylogenomics #genetics #biology #bioinformatics