Jeffrey R Thompson
@echinerd
Morphological evolution, Echinoderms, fossils, evo-devo. Lecturer and Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow @sotonbiosci and @OceanEarthUoS (He/Him)
Ever wondered how those sea urchins you see at the seashore make their skeletons? Well check out our new manuscript in @EvoDevo_BMC with @OliveriLab and @PaganosPeriklis to find out how: rdcu.be/cgTn7 1/n
Another job opening! I am hiring a postdoc in my lab at University College London to work on developing new phylogenetic comparative methods for modeling the evolution of complex phenotypes! Details here: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…
Taphonomic controls on a multi-element marine skeletal fossil record onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pa… @echinerd @datadryad @wileyearthspace #FossilFriday
Interested in skeletal development? Biomineralization? Invertebrate body plans? Imaging? Then this three year postdoc @sotonbiosci is for you! There are still ~2 weeks left to apply. Details are here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… and please reach out to me if you're interested!
CEE Spring Symposium 2025, "Evo Devo Palaeo: Using developmental biology to interpret evolution and palaeontology, and vice versa."
ONE WEEK to sign up: We want ~100 schools to grow 6 types of beans in their gardens (and if your school does't have gardens we have a small amt of £). Sign up here (you must be a school not an indiv): research.soton.ac.uk/sotonbeans/ pls RT funded by @RoyalSocBio
In the field at Culver (Isle of Wight), with @chiahsinhsu2313 and @echinerd. We were looking at the #Cenomanian - #Turonian chalks, including several important climate change intervals that our project will be sampling. Plenty of #fossils to keep everyone happy too!
New preprint out with @echinerd et al. on total-evidence dating showcasing: 1) Sea urchins (the best clade) 2) Lyrics by Peter Gabriel-era Genesis (the best prog band) 3) Extreme effects of the type of relaxed clock on phylogenetic and macroevolutionary inferences (a bit scary)
But the clock, tick-tock: the preeminence of relaxed clock models in total-evidence dated phylogenetics biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #biorxiv_evobio
It is time to talk about peer review bullying. In a new paper, I discuss why this type of bullying is prevalent and how to prevent it. Editors and reviewers, please read this. @CellCellPress @Trends_Ecol_Evo @FGSE_UNIL @unil @snsf_ch authors.elsevier.com/a/1jy2FcZ3X056k
:) @unisouthampton is in the Top 20 of @DailyMailUK league table: @OceanEarthUoS a "notable Gem" "home to the school of ocean and earth science, which has a coral reef laboratory for testing environmental effects on reefs in a controlled setting, as well as a research vessel.”
Reminder that I'm looking for a MSc student to work on morphological diversification in fossil crinoids. Please share w/ any students who may be interested & FYI I'll be at the @geosociety GSA meeting next week
I'm recruiting a MSc student to work on an NSF project focusing on morphological disparity in crinoids from Anticosti Island. My lab at @OU_Paleo uses fossils, fieldwork, & phylogenetic modeling to study macroevolution in extinct invertebrates. Feel free to reach out & please RT!
This year's BES Award, made in recognition of exceptional service to the Society, goes to @tomezard from @OceanEarthUoS
Excited to share our new paper on Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean, led by Sarah Becker and @cassandrafish. doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1…
Join us in Southampton for the next BES Movement Ecology Special Interest Group Annual Meeting! More details soon.
Our super popular annual Movement Ecology meeting will happen in Southampton this year! Registrations will open soon.
PhD opportunity @TelfordLab. Join the Pan-European ZooCELL Doctoral Network (zoocell.eu). Study evolution of animal sensory cells/larvae/life cycles. Learn cutting edge electron microscopy. Be part of a fantastic training network. Please RT. bit.ly/3Ur06Dj
Life and Planet 2024 registration is open!! We’re so excited to be building on the success of last year and inviting everyone interested in the coevolution of life and Earth to join us in London in July.
Registration is open for Life and Planet 2024! Talks, posters, workshops, discussion and time to connect and collaborate. Head to lifeandplanet.com to see the programme and register!
Hey, I’m Paul (he/him) and I’m a researcher @NHM_London, working on dinosaur biology & evolution. Outside work I’m a singer, birder, watch rugby and am a bit of a foodie. Fun fact: I’ve walked with pangolins
Yearly Pride Month call out for science twitter! Reply with the following information: - Name and Pronouns - Field - A picture of yourself - Hobbies outside of science - A random Fact about yourself Follow each other and find new interesting people and tag others!
We're hiring a #Lecturer (= #AssistantProfessor) in climate science @OceanEarthUoS, closing 10 June: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… Come and join a great department!
Has anyone ever published all the results of a project during the lifetime of a grant??? With open access becoming the expectation for funded research, granting bodies really must start to allow use of publication funds, if they are costed in a grant, after a project's end date.
I am extremely happy to share with all of you that I have accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Phylogenetics at Colorado State University 1/6 @ColoradoStateU @csubiology