markcbitter.bsky.social
Postdoc at Stanford University. Interested in pop. gen., adaptation, and a wholesome scientific community. he/him
👤 Joined on 20 September 2023
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@markcbitter.bsky.socialI’m excited to share our new preprint, where we ask: to what extent can evolution in fluctuating environments be predicted? Spoiler: far more than the strong history-dependence of fitness would suggest! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Show PostOur paper on detecting (or not) balancing selection is now out, in all its typeset beauty, in the October issue of @molbioevol.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Show Postthe Perspective is a super interesting read. I haven't waded into the arcana of evolutionary theory since my days as an EEB major in college but this new data is a tremendously interesting intervention in the field and really shows how technology and statistics can overdetermine questions of theory
Show PostI'm excited to share that I recently started a postdoc at NYU with Joy Bergelson! I will still be working on microbes, but will be trading poop for plants. Although I'll miss the CA eco/evo communities, I'm looking forward to connecting with folks in the NY area :)
Show PostI am hiring a postdoc! Are you interested to work on population genetics/ drug resistance/ data? Want to work in Montpellier, France? Fastq files don't scare you? PhD required, start date hopefully Nov 1! (end date Sep 30 2028) Please share! abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2026/09/29/p...
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