Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬
@BehrensKristen
she/her | postdoctoral fellow of fisheries bioinformatics @ UMich | corigonine genomics and cichlid sex chromosomes | bioinformatician | 🖤🩶🤍💜
Katılım Nisan 2020
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
It's been hard for early career biologists looking for postdocs, so I created a sheet where we can all compile fellowships/job boards/postdoc opportunities in one place. PLEASE SHARE WIDELY! If you're a PI looking for postdocs, you can add to the 4th tab! docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
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I’m not presenting since I literally just started my postdoc, but I will be at Evolution!
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Just published - Researchers have discovered that five large chromosomal inversions contributed to Lake Malawi cichlid diversity, akin to finding Mother Nature's cookbook for a "Quick Colourful Fish Salad!"
🔒 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
Sci-comm post - myscience.org/en/news/2025/h…
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Job announcement! 📢The GLFC's Fishery Mgmt Directorate is hiring a program associate to support the facilitation of "A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries" and work closely with partners. Full details: bit.ly/4iYjy3i Applications due May 20!
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
#DidYouKnow that in the #GreatLakes region, we are fortunate to enjoy valuable and well-managed #fisheries which comprise one of the most important freshwater resources on Earth? Learn more: glfc.org/pubs/factsheet…
#fishing #DYK
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
New from the Near Lab, @ChaseBrownstein & @yalepeabody
"The many origins of extremophile fishes"
We explore the phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the lovely and bizarre eelpouts, ronquils, pricklebacks, and wolffishes (Zoarcoidea).
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
🐟Ciscoes are a key member of the Great Lakes food chain, acting as prey for top native predator fish. The Great Lakes are home to eight species of cisco, three of which are extinct. Today, fishery managers work to restore their declining populations.
#FishFriday
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
New from the Near Lab, a super collaboration led by @ChaseBrownstein
Phylogenomics and evolutionary history of the iconic reef fish clade wrasses and parrotfishes (Labridae)
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Research touches lives in countless ways, from life-saving breakthroughs to everyday inventions to profound discoveries that build humanity’s collective scientific progress.
The importance of public research cannot be overstated. The #UMDImpact is clear: umd.edu/research
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Time to start thinking about harmful algal bloom (#HAB) season in the #GreatLakes.🌊
#CIGLR '23-24 Fellow & @UMich PhD student Emma Johnson is studying how lake sediments may influence hydrogen peroxide levels—& how that could affect bloom toxicity.🧪
🔗 ciglr.seas.umich.edu/march-2024-e-n…
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Where did the Y chromosome in the spiny rat go, and how did it get there? academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-ar… @MolBioEvol
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
(1/11) Genomics databases, like the SRA, host tons of data. But data access is challenging, driven largely by tooling. Below is a brief history on genomics data access. 🧵
Noam Teyssier@noamteyssier
Extracting @NCBI SRA files with fasterq-dump can require 17x the size of the accession while decompressing. Our new tool xsra extracts sequences at 5x throughput with significantly less disk usage, built-in compression, and optional BINSEQ outputs github.com/arcInstitute/x…
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#CIGLR Director @GreatLakesGreg and Associate Director @mshriberg are among the @UMich experts offering insights on the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term. Read more: news.umich.edu/trumps-100-day… @UMSEAS @umichLSA
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
🌊💧 Supporting Lake Erie Communities with NOAA Tools! John McClure and Nayethzi Hernandez from #CIGLR visited North Cape Yacht Club to talk HABs, share decision-support tools developed with @NOAA_GLERL, and gather feedback from local boaters and recreators.🌿🚤 #GreatLakes
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
New study - Evolutionary history of the polymorphic Coatzacoalcos River endemic 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑡ℎ𝑦𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑖 (Cichliformes: Cichlidae). #Mexico
🔒 mapress.com/zt/article/vie…
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Follow this 🧵: Each spring, biologists head to Lake Michigan’s shores to monitor juvenile lake whitefish—one of the most commercially important (and delicious) fish in the #GreatLakes. But recent data show a sharp decline in their numbers. 🐟⬇️
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🗣️ “I’ve never quite seen a moment like this…” @UMich’s Mike Shriberg talks w/ @GreatLakesNow about threats to the #GreatLakes Restoration Initiative, fading regional consensus & why core protections are at risk. 🎥 Full episode: youtube.com/live/G9LHmcC0q…
#GLRI #CleanWater
YouTube
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
Mapping the Structure and Evolution of Fish Bio- and Ecoacoustics; From Single Species Studies to Biodiversity Monitoring. Fish Fish. doi.org/10.1111/faf.12…
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Kristen Behrens, PhD 🐠🧬 retweetledi
This goes out to all the humans that have called their representatives in Washington DC today. Thank you 🌊🌊
See post below for phone number
Lake Michigan@LakeMichigan13
Humans. @RealGLOS is critical to safety for fisherman, boaters, freighters and beachgoers/swimmers. These buoys &weather towers give public real-time data about what is going on near & off shore. Call your federal representative NOW (202) 224-3121 mlive.com/environment/20…
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