Jeff Weinell

Check out our recent paper on the origin/evolution of a diverse snake group called Elapoidea doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2… which got excellent press coverage! Live Science: tinyurl.com/zc7etdy9 Science News: tinyurl.com/3em2s5mm #snake #evolution @kunhm @ResearchAtKU @AMNH

!Novel phylogenomic shows ‘Out of Asia’ history for elapoid snakes! by @jeffweinell et al. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

After six years of work with countless generous individuals and researchers, decades of work from previous researchers and communities, I am STOKED to announce the phylogenomics and #museomics of Homalopsidae has been published in the Bulletin @systbiol ! ssbbulletin.org/index.php/bssb…

We are hiring a full-time lab technician at the @VMNH to assist myself & the Curator of Mammalogy with preserving, documenting & studying our amazing natural history collection! If you are passionate about museums, natural history & biodiversity, see application link below!

Excited to announce our new paper in early view at @JAnatomy detailing phalangeal development in #Hemidactylus #geckos! #GeckoEvoDevo 
 Collab w: @tony_gamble1, AM Bauer, AP Russell onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…

For those of you at JMIH: interested in sequencing hundreds to thousands of mtGenomes for CHEAP? Or want to hear about the INSANE biogeography of Sulawesi’s Sphenomorpine Skinks? Then come to my talk Sunday 1:30, 206D!

Wish I was at #Evol2022

Captivated by convergence? Entranced by embryos? Love lizards? Come check out my talk on Sunday in the Parallel / Convergent Evolution session at 5:15pm! #Evol2022 #GeckoEvoDevo #AnolisEvoDevo #Toepads

@PseudohajeSci @VMNH Congrats!!

I wanted to share some exciting news: This fall I will be starting at the @VMNH as the new curator of herpetology! Excited to explore the fantastic salamander diversity this region has to offer, and can't wait for the snake adventures and new collaborations on the horizon.

@Choosy_Female Open Science Framework osf.io

Broad call: besides dryad, data nuggets, and the CDC website, anyone got any other favorite data repositories?

Our paper on phylogenomics of South American Liolaemus lizards is out now in Systematic Biology. We show that fast radiation and extreme levels of reticulation hamper the reconstruction of their evolution. academic.oup.com/sysbio/article…

The LSUMNS is hiring a postdoctoral researcher! Conduct research in collaboration with one or more of our vertebrate curators (fish, herps, mammals, birds) on systematics and/or population genomics Apply via link below and direct questions to @nick_mas0n tinyurl.com/LSUMNSpostdoc

Our paper on #crestedgecko tail pad anatomy, development, and biomechanics is now published in @RSocPublishing! Collab w/ @ThSanger, @LArnaoudoff, @HighamLab, Emily Naylor, @AJ_Cobos, Aaron Bauer, and @tony_gamble1. #GeckoEvoDevo #Correlophus royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Successful expedition in the Grand last week. We are very fortunate and grateful to have permits that allow us to fly below the rim and work on Navajo land. Here's our entrance:

This fall I'll be teaching my grad class on phylogenetics & comparative methods in #Rstats at @UMassBoston. It won't get enough UMB students to fill, but as it will be taught hybrid/virtually I thought I'd open it up to all-comers. Unfortunately, it costs ~$1700 -- but....

Two new cryptic species of Toxicodryas snakes from Central Africa just published in #Zootaxa. Labor of love during the lockdown. mapress.com/j/zt/article/v…

@paul_hime Congrats Paul!!

I'm thrilled to announce that I've accepted a new position at KU's Biodiversity Institute as Assistant Director of Genomics and Bioinformatics! Innumerable thanks are due to my wonderful colleagues and my excellent mentors, past and present. #kunhm

My first dissertation-related paper is in press! Watch this space to learn more about homalopsid #snake systematics! Enjoy this Cerberus in the meantime 🐍

Catch our "replay" of @UnivOfKansas herps grad student @jeffweinell talk on discovery of a new genus and species of PH endemic snake at youtu.be/syIzBR3pdNQ via @YouTube Appreciate for the RT @UPLBResearch @ovccauplb @UPLBOfficial @natmuseumph @pbcfi @DENROfficial @upsystem

@jeffweinell of @UnivOfKansas @KU_EEB will be @UPLBMuseum guest speaker via Zoom on recent discovery of endemic snakes in the PH. Register at bit.ly/2021MNHBSS-01 Will appreciate RT @UPLBResearch @UPLBOfficial @denrcalabarzon @ABiodiversity @DENROfficial @natmuseumph