Amanda Markee
@kkbugtime
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phd candidate @RGGSatAMNH studying arthropod silks 🕷️🐛🕸️ | NSF graduate research fellow | (she/her) | 🇵🇭 🏳️🌈 | views are my own
New York, USA
Joined April 2019
i guess it’s time for me to make the switch… academic socials are the only ones i use these days so pls find me @ bluesky if ur still doin this thing . bye bye twitter 😖
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our new genome paper on the (weird) tuliptree scale is now out in g3! i've never worked on an insect with an alternative sex determ. system before my time in the Mongue lab, but needless 2 say. i will always be impressed and horrified of what bugs can do
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Abstract. Scale insects are of interest both to basic researchers for their unique reproductive biology and to applied researchers for their pest status. I
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i really miss being part of a union, and will always admire how much cool stuff @uf_gau continues to do everyday for grad students at uf. with love, and solidarity always ❣️so proud of all of the momentous wins that y’all have secured this past 2 years!!.
WATCH: UF's bargaining team finally says they don't expect our minimum stipend to cover all of our living expenses, suggesting taking out loans and finding scholarships so that we can afford to work for them.
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RT @anna_eichert: So so proud of my REU students for how hard they've worked this summer studying Arctic stonefly population genetics and h….
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one year later 😮💨 i will see you all in athens next year im being fr this time 😭
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RT @systbiol: Congratulations to @ScottVEdwards1 on receiving the SSB Presidents' Award for Lifetime Achievement this morning!. Scott, than….
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RT @meganbarkdull_: En route to Montréal for #Evol2024!. Excited to share my work on the evolution and development of turtle ant polymorphi….
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new luna moth genome just dropped!! happy to share that the second chapter of my masters thesis is now published in @GenomeBiolEvol. thank you to my @FloridaMuseum collaborators and silk community for helping me get this manuscript to the finish line!
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Abstract. We present the first long-read de novo assembly and annotation of the luna moth (Actias luna) and provide the full characterization of heavy chai
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RT @paulbfrandsen: Our work on caddisfly phylogenetics is out today in @RSocPublishing Proc B! I started this work as a wee PhD student, an….
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RT @AMNH: Museums are for everyone! Members of AMNH PRIDE, a resource group for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies within the Museum community,….
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our team name u ask? slay-mnh 🌈💅.
Congrats to the AMNH RGGS Grad Student Team (Ivan, Amanda, Vicens, Joe, Chris, Daniela, Ernesto, and Jon) on winning the STEM trivia at the AMNH Pride Night, June 13 2024!
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RT @EntsocAmerica: On #TransDayOfVisibility, ESA celebrates contributions of transgender scientists to entomology and affirms our commitmen….
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RT @paulbfrandsen: A quick share of our new preprint on the phylogeny of caddisflies before I tune out for the holidays. I’ve worked on thi….
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RT @6eyes8legs: I just found out (through a desk-reject) that Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution no longer considers most papers based o….
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RT @LMDiepenbrock: Please consider donating to support the funeral costs of our recent graduate, Dr. David Olabiyi @citrusbugs. https://t.co….
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Title: Honoring Dr. David Olabiyi: A Memorial Fund for a Cherished Soul De… Duplicate Sambani needs your support for A Memorial Fund for a Cherished Soul.
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RT @Bee_Whiz: Tonight at #Hymathon2023 I'm defending the honor of Apoid wasps at the newly minted Hymenoptera Showdown! I know best is subj….
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RT @RGGSatAMNH: REMINDER: Fall 2024 Comparative Biology PhD Program and Graduate Fellowships Program at American Museum of Natural History….
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Fellowships for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers across disciplines.
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