Population geneticist, evolutionary biologist, perpetrator of biostats (he/him)
Joined June 2013
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
16 Mar 2024
Excited to share some new work from my PhD with @MikeWhitlock63 on the effects of background selection (BGS) on genetic diversity (π) and genetic differentiation, FST, in an island model.
16 Mar 2024
FST and genetic diversity in an island model with background selection biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_evobio
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
20 Oct 2023
I am very honored to have been invited to give a research talk within the Bengalaru Population Genetics and Evolution School this winter in Bangalore (India) among so many great names, like @sarperotto and @MikeWhitlock63!
Many thanks to @DeepaAgashe for this kind invitation!
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
18 May 2023
1/3 In the House today, I recognized this year’s laureates of the Killam Prize🍁, which acknowledges Canadian leaders whose work focuses on the biggest challenges of our time. #KillamTrusts @KillamTrusts
ALT The 2023 Killam Prize winners recognized in the House: Pieter Cullis, Sarah Otto, Ajay Heble, Praveen Jain, and Charles M. Morin.
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
This year’s Crafoord Prize is awarded to Dolph Schluter who has demonstrated that Darwin’s theories about natural selection are true in practice.
Watch the full film and read more: ow.ly/Gb3L50MERz0
@UBC @UMich @michiganalumni
#Darwin #biosciences #CrafoordPrize
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
25 Jan 2023
I just learned about Ballard and @MikeWhitlock63's Freshman Law of Selective Neutrality:
"If it’s important enough to learn about in first-year biology, it’s probably under strong selection.”
h/t @pacific_wren
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10 Oct 2022
Tenure-track teaching prof position in Biology at UBC for Biostatistics and data science. Please apply and retweet!
8 Oct 2022
Faculty position 📣 Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Teaching position in Biology - apply by 10 Jan 2023 - thanks for the RT!
@ZoologyUBC #AcademicTwitter #STEM #BiologicalSciences #Biology #Science #sciencejobs #facultyjobs #hiring ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/e…
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Please spread the word that we are recruiting 3 new members to begin their term on council this fall! If you have questions about what being on grad council entails or how you can apply, see our announcement here or email us at asngrads@gmail.com asngrads.com/home/recruiting… @ASNAmNat
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
15 Jun 2022
Symposium call for ASN @ASNAmNat Asilomar 2023 conference!! Have an idea? Accepting proposals *now* through July 1. amnat.org/announcements/ASN-…
See details in 🧵 or DM! (and RT!)
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
16 May 2022
.@Evol_mtg is now seeking an Assistant Meeting Officer to work on organizing the Evolution 2023 meeting and beyond. Want to get involved in planning future Evolution meetings? Submit your statement of interest and CV today! evolutionsociety.org/news/di… @ASNAmNat @systbiol
ALT White and dark blue background. Text: Now Seeking: Assistant Meeting Officer, Starting summer 2022 for the Evolution 2023 meeting in Albuquerque, NM. Logos: Evolution Meetings, Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, American Society of Naturalists.
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
12 May 2022
Attn *ALL* Canadian scientists & engineers! Sign open letter to @JustinTrudeau & @FP_Champagne (bit.ly/3vWWDQt) asking the CDN Gov to increase @NSERC_CRSNG graduate student funding to above the poverty line & #PDFs to a reasonable wage. Pls RT & spread the word!!
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
10 May 2022
Reminder: May 15th is the deadline for #Evol2022:
*in-person talk submission
*virtual talk submission
*early (i.e. discount) for in-person registration
Hope to see you virtually or in-person in Cleveland!
ALT 2021 Juneteenth Freedom Fest in Cleveland
ALT Dining out in Cleveland
ALT Cuyahoga Valley National Park - The Ledges Overlook
ALT Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
7 Apr 2022
Congratulations to @tjvision for receiving the @ASNAmNat Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community, for his role in the development of Dryad!
Read more about it here: amnat.org/announcements/Outs…
#uncbiology #unc #biology #asn #award #dryad
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
31 Mar 2022
Using PicMin, I got very clear results for my ongoing project on repeated adaptation to whole genome duplication in Arabidopsis with @RosiSchmickl. Can very much recommend!
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
18 Mar 2022
@mRoussy23 and I have been looking at the current state of Tri-Council awards for grad students. It's not great. For ex, the @NSERC_CRSNG PGS-D award has not changed in value since 2008. The red line is @StatCan_eng's poverty line (dashed is an estimate based on inflation).
ALT A plot with amount in Canadian dollars on the y-axis and years (since 2008) on the x-axis. One line shows the value of the NSERC PGS doctoral award since 2008 (it is flat). Another line shows the Canadian poverty line for a single individual living in cities with more than five hundred thousand people in Canada.
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
10 Mar 2022
Registration for #Evol2022, our 1st hybrid meeting, is open: evolutionmeetings.org
Join us in-person in Cleveland (Jun 24-28) or virtually (Jun 21 & 22). Lots of options & some diffs from our traditional meeting. Detailed info on our website. @sse_evolution @ASNAmNat @systbiol
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We are providing free virtual admission to Evolution 2022 and memberships to @ASNAmNat for ~100 graduate students and post-docs. To apply, please fill out the form below:
forms.gle/anRWiFaWj1MiE1Q27
4 Mar 2022
Check out the variety of financial support for participating (virtually or in-person) in #evol2022! Funding for these programs come from four different societies (ASN, SSB, SSE, ESEB). Deadlines for a few are fairly soon.
evolutionmeetings.org/partic…
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Michael Whitlock retweeted
8 Feb 2022
Please submit your questions and feedback by March 7! It’s so important to hear from the community this will serve.
8 Feb 2022
SSE, @ASNAmNat, and @systbiol invite your feedback on a proposed Code of Ethics for our societies. (1/3) evolutionsociety.org/news/di…
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