Dr. Yander L. Diez

PhD in Biology. Postdoctoral Researcher at the Zoology Museum of Hamburg.

[Ocean Census @oceancensus]

This #BiodiversityDay, we ask the question "Why should we care about species discovery?".

Watch the video below to find out why it is critically important that we understand more about our marine biodiversity 👇

#SpeciesDiscovery #EveryDiscoveryCounts @UNBiodiversity

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

Meet Caprellidae, the skeleton shrimp! 🦐💀 These spindly amphipods cling to algae, swaying like eerie sea ghosts. Some change color to blend in, while others wield massive claws for battle! Tiny but mighty, they keep marine ecosystems in check. 🌊👀
#SmithsonianMarineStation

[Iker Irisarri @IkerIrisarri]

¿Quieres iniciarte en el mundo de la investigación?

Buscamos candidatos para JAE ICU 2025 para el proyecto "Filogenómica de peces de la familia Blenniidae: radiaciones y transiciones evolutivas"

Solicitud: https://t.co/OKqiVDQNFU...

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

Creature Feature Friday: The Spoon Worm!
Meet Ochetostoma sp., a burrowing marine worm! Once thought to be its own phylum, it’s actually an annelid that lost segmentation!
Check out instagram for more info:@smithsonianbenthicecology
PC📸: Justin Scioli
#SpoonWorm #Echiura

[The Crustacean Society @CrustaceanSoci]

🔬 Workshop: Confusing Crustaceans II 🦐

📍 Wilhelmshaven, Germany
📅 Oct 6–10, 2025

Hands-on species ID training for grad students, postdocs & professionals! Work closely with senior taxonomists.
Apply by May 15, 2025

🔗 More info: https://t.co/GJdMlrRZEA
#crustaceans

[Dr. Yander L. Diez @yander102]

I received a Reviewer Certificate from @WileyGlobal for my review of a paper for Freshwater Biology. I appreciate the recognition, but for future reviews—if there is a next time—a complimentary copy of the manuscript would be far more useful. Now I have to pay to read the paper!

[Dr. Yander L. Diez @yander102]

@BenthicBrigade Don’t miss the fantastic opportunity to joint SMS Benthic Ecology Lab.

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

📢JOB ALERT!
The SMS Benthic Ecology Lab is looking to hire an independent research technician contractor.
Interested in applying?
Visit https://t.co/v2NR0usiYg to see the full job description.

Applications should be sent to Holly Sweat ([email protected]) by 5pm on 2/21/25.

[John Pfeiffer @mud_Iark]

NMNH is looking to contract a museum technician for up to 2 years to lead a project with USFWS to grow collections-based freshwater mussel genetic resources. See more info here - https://t.co/NZF0LJtZjB

Gov contracting process can seem intimidating, please reach out w questions

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

Meet our newest lab member, Yander L. Diez!
Yander joins us as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and passionate taxonomist.
Yander’s research integrates both morphological and molecular approaches to explore the diversity of molluscs, crabs, and microturbellarians.

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

Congrats to Iris Schmeder, one of our '24 summer interns, on her first co-authorship! This paper investigated of utilizing riparian spiders as sentinels of mercury contamination in aquatic environments. Interested in learning more? Read the full paper 🎉https://t.co/NgsauTioGx.

[Felix “Javi” Berrios @FelixJBerrios]

Post-Bacc Opportunity!

Participate in a full year of research and receive a stipend of $32,000. Additionally, a roundtrip ticket to Panama and lodging at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute facilities are included.

Link Below ⬇️

[CMK UHasselt @CMK_Uhasselt]

It's time to present Prof. Natalie Beenaerts’ team on our socials.
PhD Mario Gordillo and Cuban collaborators explore how thermal stress affects stunning Cuban painted snails, with insights into survival strategies under climate change. 🌍✨ @BiTE_UHasselt @FRC_UHasselt @uhasselt

[Evolutionary Systematics @EvolSystematics]

🪱 New data on the free-living aquatic flatworms of Hamburg, Germany, including new city and country records and molecular phylogenetic analyses: https://t.co/Gdn8WGvVsx

#biodiversity #worms @yander102 @uhasselt

[Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @VLIZnews]

🚨 BMRI grants 2025: Call for proposals opened! 🚨

Are you a PhD student or junior postdoc with an innovative idea in marine research? Apply for a EUR 5,000 BMRI grant to support your project! 🌊

📅 Apply by January 17, 2025.

👉 More info: https://t.co/TaSb0XoEl6

#BMRI2025

[SMS Benthic Ecology Lab @BenthicBrigade]

📢Internship Announcement!
We are offering a year long, part time paid internship. Do you have experience with or interest in eDNA techniques? Send your CV and a brief statement of interest to [email protected] to apply!

[Zoosystematics and Evolution @Zoosyst_Evo]

Two #newspecies of schizorhynch have been collected from the intertidal zone of Japanese waters.

🔗 https://t.co/ru6pXBBy5K

#flatworms @yander102

[Ludwik Gąsiorowski @L_Gasiorowski]

ZOOLOGY JOB ALERT!🚨🪱

Are you interested in microscopic worms, asexual reproduction, or EvoDevo?

We are hiring a post-doc (18 months) in our newly established group @IBE_Warszawa @BiolUW funded by @NAWAPoland

Apply by 15.12.24
More details here: https://t.co/BKx63JyWVc

[WoRMS @WRMarineSpecies]

The World Marine Stations Atlas https://t.co/NnDOTNv3ko

[Dr. Yander L. Diez @yander102]

My first described mollusc species of Achoclidea. It is a rare freshwater slug from Cuba, the second described in the family Tantulidae and in the Caribbean. It was a pleasure to collaborate with other German researchers.
#molluscs #biodiversity

https://t.co/CIVsRjr1Xb