Matthew Wersebe

PhD @ou_biology, Doctor of Daphnia | Resurrection Ecology | Urban Limnology | Secondary Salinization | Ecological & Evolutionary Genomics | 🏳️‍🌈

[Science Museum of Minnesota @sciencemuseummn]

We're #hiring 🙌

Lab Dog Carl his fellow researchers are searching for a #LabManager to join the @scwrs_mn team!

Learn more and apply 👉 https://t.co/oJwVX89ONQ

[Matthew Wersebe @MWersebe]

@JLDudycha FDR or bust, all the cool kids are doing it

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💯 Correct! Further, you can’t develop a single undergraduate degree that trades off depth & breadth in subjects collectively known as ‘biology’ and effectively prepares students for the modern job market.

[Phillip Compeau @PhillipCompeau]

Every biology undergraduate degree in the United States has been obsolete for 30 years, serves its students poorly by failing to prepare them for the realities of the job market, and should be completely overhauled.

Bring it on

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Officially passed my doctoral defense this morning @OU_Biology!

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@dale_masc https://t.co/sSgTXfZehH

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You think this is a joke but it’s reality @UofOklahoma

[Associate Deans @ass_deans]

We are a world-class institution with significant funded research where everyone empties their own garbage can! Well, not everyone, but we are working on that guy.

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@rmwaterhouse Curious, have enough high-quality assemblies been published to develop a Daphnia-specific BUSCO set?

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@IslandGenomics *Lamarck has entered the chat*

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@JanaIsanta @PNASNews Thanks!

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Another new #salinization paper out today in @PNASNews! This paper represents the final portion of my dissertation. https://t.co/jztzN6I2ol

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@mattschulerbio @PNASNews Thanks, Matt!

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@Fish_Fetisher @PNASNews Thanks, Emily!

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While the salinization aspect is really interesting my favorite aspect of this project was pairing resurrection ecology and whole-genome sequencing. We were able use these together to demonstrate evolution in action in a really convincing way.

[Matthew Wersebe @MWersebe]

We used resurrection ecology, whole-genome sequencing, and phenotypic assays to demonstrate evidence for rapid #evolution to increasing salinity in a #Daphnia population.

[Undark Magazine @undarkmag]

Unlike other pollutants, chloride doesn’t break down in water over time. In other words, once it’s in, there’s no getting it out. (via Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk)

https://t.co/6qUxhHegfm

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Very deceiving- many different types of federal public lands are managed by the @US_NPS & provide recreation activities. For instance in NY there is @FireIslandNPS or in OK @ChickasawNPS. If these were included I suspect this map would be very different looking.

[Todd Jones 🦊 @toddrjones]

Distance to the nearest National Park.

[Matthew Wersebe @MWersebe]

@mike_feigin Aka not near the Woodbury Commons!

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@mike_feigin I think Goshen is a bit random. I would put this at either exit 116 on 17 (Bloomingburg/17K) or exit 131 (Harriman/Thruway).

[Daniel Gould, MD, PhD @DJGould94]

Such a vibe

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Now do graduate students!

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: College athletes are employees who have the right to organize, NLRB officials determined in a case brought by USC football players.

Agency staff found that the NCAA, PAC-10, and USC are violating players' rights by misclassifying them as "student-athletes."