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La Sapienza University in Rome Postdoctoral Position in Environmental DNA assays! Dear colleagues, Please see below this opportunity offered in my group in Rome. Contact me directly if interested. Laura Parducci ——————— Postdoctoral position Deadline : April 13, 2024 One-year research grant with possibility of extension until October 2025 with Prof. Laura Parducci, Environmental Biology Department,, Italy and Cristiano Vernesi (Fondazione Mach di Trento, Italy) . Project Title : Using ancient environmental DNA to assess Volcanic lakes reference condition, biodiversity, and long-term ecological response to climate variability and anthropogenic pressure . Tasks : Apply metabarcoding and shotgun capture on lake sediment DNA, identify organisms, and develop ecological indicators. Bioinformatics skills are required for the development of molecular probes for shotgun capture sequencing. Link to the application: https://web.uniroma1.it/trasparenza/sites/default/files/BANDO%2060%20AR%20B1_P

https://www.utu.fi/en/university/turku-campus  From  Elina Salmela, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher | FT, Tutkijatohtori University of Helsinki | Helsingin yliopisto University of Turku | Turun yliopisto Finland Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig, Germany Dear all, I wish to advertise a set of PhD positions that are currently open in University of Turku, Finland. Across multiple disciplines, there is a total of 25 positions which broadly relate to the theme "Green and Digital Transition". Specifically, one of the potential projects relates to "Human genomic changes due to past epidemics and environment in north-eastern Europe" (project #18, co-supervised by me) and another one to "Evolution of human health in past and modern environments" (project #19). I have copied the detailed descriptions of these two projects below. All the project descriptions can be found in https://sites.utu.fi/utugredit/research-projects/ . Further information

Eurasian Shrew  https://www.sci.news/biology/eurasian-shrews-skulls-shrink-season-05358.html The Corthals Lab is excited to announce two new publications, written in collaboration with  Dr. Liliana Davalos  lab (Stony Brook University) and  Dr. Dina Dechmann  lab (Max Planck - Radolfzell) currently in review, posted on BioRXiv:  Publication 1 , led by Dr. William Thomas (Stony Brook):  Molecular mechanisms of seasonal brain shrinkage and regrowth in Sorex araneus Citation: William R. Thomas, Dina K. N. Dechmann, John Nieland, Cecilia Baldoni, David Carlson, Dominik von Elverfeldt, Julie Holm-Jacobsen, Marion Muturi, Angelique Corthals, Liliana M. Dávalos,  Molecular mechanisms of seasonal brain shrinkage and regrowth in Sorex araneus bioRxiv 2023.10.02.560485; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.02.560485   Abstract Human brains typically grow through development, then remain the same size in adulthood, and often shrink through age-related degeneration that induces cognitive decline

The Evolution of Antimicrobial Peptides in Chiroptera This new publication is part of Dr. Corthals' NSF collaborative grant with Dr. Liliana Davalos (Stony Brook University) and Dr. David Ray (Texas Tech): immunological adaptations in bats to moderate the effect of coronavirus infection .  Congratulations to PhD student Francisco Castellanos (Texas Tech University) and Postodoctoral Researcher  Diana Moreno-Santillan (University of California, Berkeley) for spearheading and leading this research! Link:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1250229   Abstract: High viral tolerance coupled with an extraordinary regulation of the immune response makes bats a great model to study host-pathogen evolution. Although many immune-related gene gains and losses have been previously reported in bats, important gene families such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) remain understudied. We built an exhaustive bioinformatic pipeline targeting the major gene families of defensins and cathelic

Macaulay   Research   Assistantship Program Are you looking for excellent student Research Assistants this Fall? Macaulay Honors College is very pleased to continue the Macaulay Research Assistantship Program, matching faculty with students looking for research opportunities. If you are interested in finding a student for a research project for Fall 2023, please complete the online application at the bottom of this message. We’ll post a description of your research opportunity and announce to students through our Career Services tool, Handshake.  There is no deadline but we recommend posting opportunities at least a month before the desired start date. Expectations: It is essential that faculty make clear expectations to students in regards to type of work, schedule, duration, etc. We recommend a schedule of 10-12 weeks minimum, 10-20 hours maximum per week during the academic year and 6-10 weeks minimum. All materials necessary for the work must be supplied by the faculty.  To avoid m

Funding and Fellowships for Graduate Students The Corthals Lab Blog now has a page dedicated to a list of research fellowship for students at all levels, including fellowship for PhD positions. See here:  https://thecorthalslab.blogspot.com/p/list-of-funding-and-fellowships-for.html   Like this post? 

Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research Grants Pic credit Website https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/mellon-mays-predoctoral-research-grants/ Funder Mellon Mays Social Science Research Council (SSRC) - USA Funder Type Private Foundation or Non-Profit Country of Funder United States Amount Upper:  $8,000 USD Graduate Studies Enhancement (GSE) Grant: Available for up to $2,000 per academic year May be received up to four times Funds travel, equipment, books, journal subscriptions, and software Predoctoral Research Development (PRD) Grant: Available for up to $3,000 once during a fellow's graduate school career Funds small-scale, preliminary research and other activities Dissertation Completion Grant (DCG): Available for up