John Pfeiffer

Our synthesis and analysis of >400k US freshwater mussel records is finally published! Big ups to @thepopenjay and @PhishBiologist! Article - sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Smithsonian Magazine - smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national… Web app - musselmapr.shinyapps.io/hic_sunt_naiad…

raining now in annapolis

Natural history museums have millions of specimens, each with a story longer than the average person's attention spa-

NMNH is looking to contract a museum technician for up to 2 years to lead a project with USFWS to grow collections-based freshwater mussel genetic resources. See more info here - naturalhistory.si.edu/research/inver… Gov contracting process can seem intimidating, please reach out w questions

Thanks to @NMNH's Department of Invertebrate Zoology for a great #shellebration yesterday and all our partners who contributed to a successful end to our freshwater mussel collaboration yesterday! 139,794 Images and 48,196 Specimens digitized! #digitization #invertebrates

sitting at my desk looking a three copies of a specimen. the physical specimen, a printed model, and a digital twin in augmented reality. what a time to be alive

happy "Boston Clam Jam" day to those who celebrate open.spotify.com/track/2zh5V3Aw…

my new pb rubik’s cube time

@richiehodel @KellySpeer @NAU congrats!!!

I’m thrilled to announce that @KellySpeer and I started as Assistant Professors @NAU this week!! I’m looking for PhD and MS students to start in Fall 2025. Reach out if you’re interested in phylogenomics, phylogeography, machine learning, biogeography, or herbarium-based research

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hiring a Coordinator for its Early Detection Rapid Response Molecular Lab Network. These labs are using advanced surveillance tools, like environmental DNA, to detect invasive species. Please consider applying! usajobs.gov/job/805735100

@Fishissitude @DaveZanatta yess, thank you both

can anyone make out the second and third lines on the label? id assume part of it is a location in eurasia #WhatTheShell

Over 280 3d models of freshwater mussels available at 3d.si.edu/explore?edan_l… View them on all sorts of devices, in augmented reality, or print them - the world is your oyster! #ShellYeah

I am excited to announce our @NSF grant has been funded to study the evolution and diversification of N American minnows, including genomics/phylogenomics and comparative phylogenetic methods. This includes funds for a postdoc and PhD student! If interested, please reach out!

Taxonomic revision of the Southeast Asian brook barb genus Poropuntius Smith, 1931 (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) with description of a new species from Vietnam (Hoang et al. 2024) doi.org/10.3897/zookey…

We're grateful for the footage, expertise and of course, the puns! Many thanks to @USFWS for highlighting our recent collaboration with @NMNH's Invertebrate Zoology historic collection of freshwater mussels!

Native freshwater mussels are one shell of a friend. These "livers of the rivers" help to indicate healthy aquatic systems. @SIxDIGI recently announced an exciting collaboration to digitize over 45,000 specimens in their historic collection of freshwater mussels.

We have captured 118,986 images of the Smithsonian's freshwater mussel collection! #ShellYeah Check out the video describing our project! youtube.com/watch?v=um6a24…

Check out a #MusselMonday feature on our collaboration with the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at @NMNH! The project will help researchers at the Smithsonian and beyond document the distribution and variation of freshwater mussels over time. youtu.be/um6a24Bx7-4?si… #shellyeah

@DeadsoundApp los lobos?

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Please consider applying and sharing with people who might be interested! Also, John and I can answer questions about the position and application process if any potential applicants have then!