Sofia Sheikh
@sofsheikh
eco evo phd candidate at uchicago studying the regulatory architecture of adaptations; she/her
we (uchicago e&e) are back it at! for anyone who is considering the idea of getting a phd in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution): join us for a casual discussion with current grad students on what a phd entails and whether or not it's a good fit for you 🧬🌱🪰
These babies won’t be included in Gaza’s official death toll, proving once again how 45,000 is a severe undercount. Yet they’re dead because Israel displaced them, destroyed Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure, and insists on punishing millions with no end in sight. Merry Christmas.
happening tomorrow!
Interested in applying to PhD programs in biology? Come (virtually) join grad students from UChicago's Department of Ecology & Evolution and ask your burning questions about the application process! 🌍🦖🦆🌿
our second session of the q&a panel series is in a few weeks! this one will focus on the technicalities and tacit rules of applying to phd programs. open to anyone, but focus will be on biology programs. please share widely with your networks of potentially interested folks ✨
come join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a casual discussion around what a PhD entails and how to figure out if it’s a good choice for you! anyone who is vaguely or actively considering the idea of getting a PhD in biology (or specifically ecology & evolution) is welcome!
New preprint out on @biorxiv! I propose a model for the stability of sex chromosome systems based only on the operation of stabilizing selection on polygenic traits. This will be a short thread on the main results 1/ biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Ilhan Omar: "If you really wanted a ceasefire, you'd just stop sending the weapons. It is that simple" Spot on.
A delegation from the UN finally made it into North Gaza. The video footage from the car shows a harrowing level of destruction.
If I’m following, Israel’s logic is that nothing justifies Oct. 7 but Oct. 7 justifies everything.
One day after marking the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, Blinken’s State Dept. approves $20 billion in new weapons to Israel, the world’s worst violator of international humanitarian law:
Today we commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The United States reaffirms our steadfast commitment to respecting international humanitarian law and mitigating suffering in armed conflict. We call on others to do the same.
This morning, people in Gaza were left to gather the charred remains of those incinerated by Israel's bombs at Al-Tabi’in. Since bodies cannot be normally recovered, people have been collecting groups of 70 kilograms of dismembered and unrecognizable body parts. Each 70 kilograms…
Are you interested in scientific research or graduate school in ecology and/or evolution? Join UChicago’s E&E PhD students in a virtual discussion about deciding to go to graduate school! This panel is open to anyone interested - please share widely! 🦋🦎🔬🪻
one fascist’s ear grazed by a bullet evoked more sympathy from the Democratic Party within two hours than the innumerable Palestinian deaths from decades of settler-colonial violence and months of genocidal warfare that they directly enabled