James Kitson
@Kitson_James
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Evolutionary biologist using Illumina and nanopore barcoding of host/parasite interactions and their place in trophic networks
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Joined November 2011
I'm recruiting a PhD student to start in October 2025, application deadline 5th January.
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We're recruiting! If you're looking for a bioinformatician position working in the plant health sector and covering a wide range of topics. Apply here! https://t.co/9Y3zsrn9K0
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Congratulations to @KyleMiller95 on becoming Dr @KyleMiller95 yesterday afternoon. Well deserved after four (itchy) years of oak processionary moth research. Many thanks to all our collaborators @Forest_Research and @DefraGovUK across the years!
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So much work has gone into this with myself, @publishing_cat Jen, and Joanna! Please, spread the word to any and all young anglers you know, and lets get more kids on the bank this summer!!! #fishing #fishinglife
Cover reveal! My First Day Fishing by @MillardWill, illustrated by Joanna Lisowiec and with a foreword by Jeremy Wade will be out on 9 May 🐟 Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/PniRyMa40H
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Cover reveal! My First Day Fishing by @MillardWill, illustrated by Joanna Lisowiec and with a foreword by Jeremy Wade will be out on 9 May 🐟 Pre-order your copy here: https://t.co/PniRyMa40H
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Im no Immuomindomuiduiolatiociatonist but I suspect this hasn’t just popped out of an AI fever dream. As scientists, we have a genuine tendency to smash terms together to make ‘novel’ research areas. I think the AI is satirising us…
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Come do a super cool PhD on trophic interactions, metagenomics and ecoacoustics with me in @ForagingEcology and @Kitson_James @DarrenMarkEvans @CollinsLarissa and @abr_eco!🕸️🧬🔊 Applications due by 7th February! 🥳🕷️🪲
Are YOU looking for a PhD on invertebrate trophic interactions using DNA and acoustic methods? 🧬🔊🪲 If you like soil too, check this out: Building belowground invertebrate trophic networks for soil health monitoring using metagenomics and ecoacoustics https://t.co/cUCYX3gX20
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Are YOU looking for a PhD on invertebrate trophic interactions using DNA and acoustic methods? 🧬🔊🪲 If you like soil too, check this out: Building belowground invertebrate trophic networks for soil health monitoring using metagenomics and ecoacoustics https://t.co/cUCYX3gX20
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Are YOU looking for a #PhD focused on molecular ecology and invertebrate interactions? 🧬🕷️🌿 Come study predator-plant interactions and their implications for ecosystem services with us @JordanCuff @Fred_Windsor @DarrenMarkEvans @VivekNityananda! 🕸️🌼🕷️ https://t.co/uVYgSV8wxX
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Another new toy for the @SciencesNCL Molecular Diagnostics Facility! 🎉🧬 The @nanopore MinION Mk1c has a got a new best friend - a beautiful @theBentoLab! Together, this unlocks all sorts of options for international research, in-field diagnostics and teaching! 🥳🧬
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I've never felt more judged by copilot than I do right now...
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Mad day out for the Great North Run. Started in serious heat and ended in a storm of biblical proportions! Got over in 1:54, which is miraculous given how lax my training was - thanks so much to everyone for donating to my educational charity in Myanmar https://t.co/vpOj8f8hZw
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Currently carb loading with pizza & hydrating on Uncle James’ @Kitson_James beer - all ready for the @Great_Run half marathon tomorrow! Please, if you can donate to my fundraising page for @MEPTeaching I would be hugely grateful 👇👇 https://t.co/vpOj8f8hZw
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Been using phytools for years, great to see that more is coming from this package
A new @biorxivpreprint 'phytools 2.0' pre-print has just been posted: https://t.co/S3yL9ZQezM. When published, this will be the new citation of record for my #phytools #Rstats package for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things). 1/5
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Amazing work guys
🎊New preprint!🎊 Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks 🕸️📊🍽️🕷️🤔 @JordanCuff @MaximumInsect @Fred_Windsor @BenSJHawthorne @PeterHamback @Rothamsted_RIS @IanVaughan21
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Colorado beetle larvae found in potato crop in Kent https://t.co/kkuhRolsqn
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Growers, farmers, processors and the public are asked to remain vigilant after the Animal and Plant Health Agency confirmed findings of Colorado potato beetle larvae in Kent.
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Today is @UniofNewcastle's Invertebrate Research Networking Event! 🥳🪲🐌🕷️ Catriona Anderson introduces the event, having brought everyone together for what will undoubtedly be a wonderful day!
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Journal Update! We're delighted to announce 19 new Associate Editors who will join the JAE team from June 2023. Take a read of our latest blog post to find out more! https://t.co/ozFnfEMuUD
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