Aditi Panda

Tree crickets chew holes in leaves, making megaphones or "baffles" to attract mates. I am studying the evolution of baffling in my PhD. A bit of phylogenetics, a bit of citizen science. Follow the link to my new project on @inaturalist inaturalist.org/projects/baffl…

Congratulations to Rajula Srivastava on winning the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory. breakthroughprize.org/News/91 @UniBonn

I am looking forward to taking at least one PhD student to join us in the BioGeoSys lab (biogeosys.in). The online portal for application opens from tomorrow till the 30th of April. (niser.ac.in/storage/notice…). Interested candidates, please get in touch with me if you see yourself fitting into our lab group! Do speak to the current (@pranoy_kishore @A__Panda__ @PraptiSatpathy)and former lab members (@avrajjal @madhura_agashe @maitreyasil @aparag49 @orthopterizzt)

This summer , I am looking forward to taking at least one PhD candidate at biogeosys.in. If you are interested in Macroevolution, phylo-genetics/genomics, biogeography, population genetics and reptiles (especially skinks) feel free to get in touch with me or any of my lab members directly. I would love to discuss ideas! Feel free to reach out to me at datta.roy@niser.ac.in #biogeography #indiansubcontinent #phylogenetics #phylogenomics #reptiles #skinks @herp_club @SquaMatesPod @herpetALLogy @HerpResearch @niser_official

Dear @GermanyinMumbai @GermanyinIndia @GermanyDiplo, my Schengen visa application has been in German consulate Mumbai since past 30 days (15 days usual). Repeated calls and mails gone unanswered. Flight on 19th Jan. Application ref: DEU/MHL/161224/0073/01. @meaindia1 #VisaDelay

🧵1/5: Excited to share our new open access paper in Journal of Biogeography! We explored the systematics and historical biogeography of scincine lizards (Subfamily Scincinae) to understand what shaped their global distribution. @maitreyasil @kanishkauku @brandley_matt @Salvicarranza onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Check out letsbotanize.org and sign up for the inaugural Science Communication Internship Program for Spring 2025! Deadline is January 31st!

#Viewpoint: A #stomate by any other name? The open question of hornwort gametophytic pores, their homology, and implications for the #evolution of stomates James Paul Fortin and William E. Friedman 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np… #LatestIssue @wileyplantsci

Online now: Removing institutional barriers to long-term fieldwork is critical for advancing ecology dlvr.it/TGC2dr

🚨Paid research assistant position with savanna chimpanzees in the incredible #MoyenBafing. Come work with us and help us get to know this amazing landscape and wildlife! Deadline November 21, costs covered & small stipend. More details 👉 tinyurl.com/mbchimpjob

wow...this is some earth-shattering work of a research institute! #sarcasm

You're doing a masters degree in life sciences and you want to contribute to Indian wildlife and conservation. Career in academia isn't the only option. Perhaps a conversation with an Indian forest officer will help you understand new avenues and how you can contribute to Indian wildlife. Join us for a candid discussion with Mr. Anurag Mishra, DFO Kalahandi, Odisha. He's been on both courts, so don't miss this opportunity to interact with him. If you have specific questions, please reply to this post and maybe I can ask it on your behalf! Remember, 29th October, 6.00 pm. Register for the online event (via Zoom) and mark your calendars.

🌿Exciting opportunity! I’m recruiting PhD students for Fall 2025🌍 to join my research group @UConn. If you’re interested in #InvasionEcology, #Biogeography, & #ClimateChange, please consider applying. More info👇 rojas-sandoval.weebly.com #PhDpositions #InvasiveSpecies

🚨Please share/RT: I am looking for prospective PhD students to join my forthcoming lab at @UMichEEB @UMichPaleo for Fall 2025. Students interested in network ecology, paleobiology, and theoretical and systems biology or related, please fill: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Full instructions are now available for the 2024 Rosemary Grant Advanced Awards! These grants, part of our Graduate Research Excellence Grants, provide up to $3500 US in funding for PhD candidates. Submit your research proposal by October 15! evolutionsociety.org/content/societ…

(1/5) New paper alert! Check the🧵for more information! My super talented student @avrajjal took the lead and our wonderful collaborators included @AniruddhaMarat2 @VivekCyriac , Umesh K.P and @vidishakulkarni . Special thanks to the Kerala forest department @ForestKerala for their support. Here’s the link to the paper: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

If you are trying to innovate in an Indian academic setting, half ur time goes dealing with crap from others who are afraid you will change the system and disrupt their comfortable inertia. With age you learn to cut some losses and save some ideas you can still implement +

My lab members made this super cool video showcasing snippets of what we do in our BioGeoSys lab! It's so addictive! I can't stop watching it and be proud of all the lab members, past and present @SBSNISER #LabKeBacche #BIOGEOSYS

Do you love skinks and Biogeography? Come and attend my talk on Scincine Biogeography on the 6th afternoon in the Symposium "Biogeography and Systematics of Indian Ocean herpetofauna" #WCH10 #WCH2024 organised by Uwe Fritz and Jason Ali.

Many folks know this already but wanted to make an official announcement: I am super pleased to share that I will be starting my lab at Mississippi State University @msstate in Fall 2025! We will be recruiting grad students and a lab tech to start as soon as August ‘25