Christopher Cousins

A rubber boa - Charina bottae - found on a talus slope in the Columbia River Gorge.

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The AGC kicked off the year with a seminar from W. Chris Funk @fieldgenomics on @AmphibiaGen. If you're not already a member, you should join us to watch Chris's talk and the many other exciting talks we have lined up for 2024 🐸🧬🐸🧬 Join the AGC: mvs.unimelb.edu.au/amphibian-geno…

Check out Dr. Brenna Forester's seminar today at Oregon State University or on Zoom 4 PM PST at beav.es/eecb!

@CNyeScienceGuy Congrats Charles!!

First first-authorship 🥳

⏰ ICYMI Applications for the 2024 #HannaGrayFellows Program are now open!📢 At HHMI, we believe in 'People, not projects.' Join the Hanna Gray Fellows Program & be part of a community where every scientist's journey and contribution matters. Apply here: hhmi.news/3HixCnT

JOB on my team Scientific technician studying torrent/giant salamanders, tailed frogs, toads, and mussels in Washington's Chehalis Basin Pretty spots and good people! $3,376 - 4,497/mo governmentjobs.com/careers/washin…

Check out this new paper by @adriantalaver on the third salamander species to have its genome sequenced and Europe's most threatened salamander. It provides evidence of current and historic population bottlenecks and explores likely causes of declines: doi.org/10.1016/j.isci…

Our Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Seminar is free and open to the public. We'll start with @ChrisDarimont next Wednesday 4pm PST. Chris will present "Bears, salmon, and people: Applied conservation science in the Great Bear Rainforest" Zoom: beav.es/eecb

Do you know a budding young herpetologist? Encourage them to apply for the 2024 @ssarherps Pre-College Scholars Program and Founders' Fellowship. Applications are due on January 3rd. More details here: dropbox.com/scl/fi/8lv5ykz…

A great, fully-funded MS position to work on patch-nosed salamanders @ Clemson University with Dr. Cathy Jachowski, but also working closely with our lab here at KSU. Share with folks who might be interested! wfscjobs.tamu.edu/jobs/m-s-assis…

The Amphibian Genomics Consortium (AGC) is looking for speakers for our symposium at the World Congress of Herpetology in 2024. If you're interested in presenting, please complete this form by September 28th 🎙️🐸🧬🐸🧬

JOB - Environmental Justice Coordinator for WA Dept. Fish & Wildlife ($90-103k) Join our growing social science team, integrate EJ our conservation actions, help with EJ research, develop/support policies & legislation, & more Truly a great team governmentjobs.com/careers/washin…

I'm beyond excited to be annouce that I'm a 2023 HHMI Gilliam Fellow. Thanks to my advisor @TiffanySGarcia for supporting me in all my endeavors, like our bilingual children's book (nuestrabooks.com), or my work with torrent salamanders. #gilliamfellows @HHMINEWS

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What an amazing opportunity this was... I learned so much, got to ask the brightest minds in the field questions, and met some really great people!

JOB: Molecular wildlife biologist for Washington state Come do 🧬conservation science on 🐟🐻🐸🦢 $63,216.00 - $85,020.00 governmentjobs.com/careers/washin…

@KKiemnec That'd be great, I'm looking forward to it!

@KKiemnec @BonesawBronson I'd love to hear more about this! I'm doing similar work with cascadae, would love to chat sometime!