Dr. Whitney Preisser

Applications for our #Evolution and #Ecology #Graduate Preview Program are due in less than one week (July 21st)! 🐞🧬🦆🔬🐭🧪 Individuals from groups traditionally excluded from #STEM are especially encouraged to apply! #AcademicTwitter #PhD #phdvoice #gradschool #application

We're bringing KSU Research to the heart of Atlanta! 🍑 Kennesaw State University was well represented today at the Atlanta Science Festival's Exploration Expo at Piedmont Park.

Excited to share our most recent paper on copepod phylogeny. TLDR: the order Harpacticoida should be split with 2 families now in their own order—Canuelloida doi.org/10.1016/j.ympe…

Five new species of squat lobsters have been described by @paularodflo, former Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow. Munidopsis giribeti is named to honor MCZ director and @HarvardOEB professor @ggiribet's inspirational passion and dedication to invertebrates. bit.ly/4hSPpSP

Excited to share our recent paper! We developed a key to the genera of Caligidae, the largest family of parasitic copepods, which includes >500 species in 27 genera. Available here: doi.org/10.1645/24-97 I spent a lot of time imaging copepods for this project... [🧵1/5]

The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt. The pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process. npr.org/sections/shots…

@HonkIfUrHoary My dogs love puzzle feeders, snuffle mats, lick mats, training sessions, shredding paper/cardboard, and sniff walks. They love getting food in toppls, kongs, puzzles, pupsicles, hidden in toys, etc.

What are y’all’s favorite dog enrichment activities/toys? Socks says thank you in advance.

PhD opportunity: I am looking for a PhD student to study taxonomy and systematics of labrid fishes and other coral reef taxa. Successful applicants will be jointly based at the University of Sydney and the Australian Museum Research Institute.

I am taking up to 2 applicants for the masters program in biology at MTSU this coming fall. Projects working on cichlid ecomorphology, cichlid fossils and missing data. Experience with fish, geomorph or R a plus. NSF funding for stipend and travel support.

I am recruiting two funded graduate students (1 MS, 1 PhD) to join the lab and the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences program at Oregon State University! If you are into small mammals and population ecology then check this out. Please share/repost widely!

@JimmyBernot Thank you! They’re so cute! (but aren’t all cories?)

@WCPreisser Skunk Corys! I think the species is Corydoras arcuatus. They’re my favorite. So entertaining

I think my fish might be preparing a summoning

Behold: parasitic copepods in all their glory

In search of a postdoc to work on new canine Chagas disease initiatives funded by NIH and DHS. Here in Texas, there are many naturally-infected dogs creating opportunities for research to improve veterinary and human health. Details: Vetmed.tamu.edu/hamer-lab/oppo… @tamuvetmed

Just a quick reminder that PhD applications to work on this funded project are due Dec 1. If you're interested please feel free to reach out to me.

I know editors have trouble finding manuscript reviewers, so here’s my pitch that I want more experience as a reviewer! I’m a postdoc who’s worked w/ apes, catarrhines, and lemurs. I’d feel good reviewing anything related to primate behavior/cognition/health/conservation. Thanks!

The 2024 #FindThatLizard Scholarship is open to any woman, girl, or gender non-conforming person interested in pursuing herpetology as a hobby or career. We especially encourage those who identify as Black or a person of color to apply. Due NOV 23- PLS RT! earynmcgee.com/findthatlizard…

📢 The Becker Lab is recruiting graduate students for Fall 2025! Join us to study how global change impacts tropical wildlife, emerging diseases & the microbiome. 🌎🐸 Interested? Send 1-2 paragraphs outlining your research/career goals to guibecker (AT) psu . edu

I'm part of a scientific society that has ~300 people at our annual meetings. We're trying to reduce meeting costs, since we're hearing that many of our members are paying out of their pockets these days. How does your society reduce registration prices? A few ideas: