If you're an undergraduate in a STEM discipline interested in a PAID research opportunity for next summer, apply to Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) or similar programs! @AcademicChatter
Most applications are due in January/February 2021. A thread on applying: (1/20)
I need everyone in STEM...EVERYONE...especially white folks, to watch all 25 minutes of this.
It is critical that you hear all of it. @DNLee5, thank you, THANK YOU for sharing a wealth of wisdom and honesty.
PLEASE WATCH.
https://t.co/mh1jTBl7Dg
I haven't seen a thread specifically highlighting Black parasitologists so I wanted to start one (sorry if I missed 1). Please add anyone that I have missed! Also if you are a Black parasitologist & you have a paper/project that you want amplified please share & I will retweet!
Have I gotten a lot done today?
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Have I spent a good amount of time thinking about arthropods in the context of Lizzo’s “Boys”? Well...
I. LIKE-
BIG BOYS
The Fisheries Ecology Lab at DISL is looking for enthusiastic and driven recent graduates for their 2020 Internship. Applications are open until 11:59PM (CST) on February 2nd, 2020.
Find more information and submit your application here
https://t.co/whDZdGQ1jK
The Directorate Fellowship Program applications through @USFWS opened today! A PAID 11-week summer fellowship (grad & upper level undergrads) that can get you direct hire once completed! A great opportunity - feel free to ask me any questions about it! https://t.co/ouVcVrPRPn
Excited to finally share this research with the world - Empirical evidence of host community dynamics and populations being altered by parasites, demonstrating parasites role in community structuring!
https://t.co/w08tr5j6nV
@JnlParasitology @Zoology_Otago
ASP is expanding its database of reviewers with experience in diverse areas of parasitology.
If you are willing to review manuscripts for the Journal of Parasitology, please provide your information and the following website:
https://t.co/pCTVBPlM4y
Finalizing the short list of applicants in Nov.
If you have students that are interested or you’re interested, contact me within the next week!
Come join my lab filled with amazing people:
Eg @Gracevaziri @_jessgutie @mianahom @sharan_ghai@uconneeb@UConnResearch@uconn
85-95% of helminth endoparasites of vertebrates are undescribed! This is why we need more taxonomists and more funding for taxonomy!
#parasites#parasitology#sciencetwitter
A predator meets it's match. An arrow worm is one of the most voracious predators in the plankton. But this one has been caught by a tiny Obelia medusa (just 1 mm diameter) as jellyfish are predators too. @zeiss_micro
Looking for a faculty position or postdoc in ecology or evolutionary biology? This is a really helpful and informative community populated resource! Share widely and check back often https://t.co/u1MT7jwfq7