luisa fitzpatrick
@lu_fitz
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Postdoc at UTAS using a lizard system to look at telomeres and senescence in ectotherms. She/her
lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
Joined August 2019
I am pleased to announce a three year position at the University of Wollongong @UOW to come and work with me on venom, phenotypic, ecological and lineage diversification and evolution of snakes and teach evolution. Contact me if interested!
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Maternity is a main cause of women leaving an academic career. We propose 10 measures to better support mother scientists (and caregivers in general) and promote a more diverse, productive and inclusive system: https://t.co/XOzZwaOztd 🧵👇
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🧬Exciting news for #ConservationGenomics enthusiasts! We're organizing a workshop on Population Genomics in R! Dive deep into SNP data analysis, insights & visualization #GenomicsInR 🔗Help us to be better in helping you by taking our pre-course survey https://t.co/uRnTqFXHAC
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. @kirstyjean @BangorSNS & co discuss the history of social stress research, the effects of social stress within and between generations, identify outstanding questions and propose a framework for future work in their JEB100 Review https://t.co/VAdqA6UeWP
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#phdpositions #PhDScholarships #deadline 31 August! Are you interested #behaviour #ecology #conservation #tropical purple-crowned #fairywrens? Help us #research how #birds will respond to #flood
https://t.co/MnTvusGEHm Email or DM! Details: https://t.co/OjNjGWXSts
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How has live birth evolved when there are thermal mismatches between mothers and their offspring? Our new paper @EvolLetters explores the role of behavioural plasticity in facilitating shifts in reproductive mode 🐍🦎 https://t.co/SfAFiVOaba
academic.oup.com
Abstract. Live birth is a key innovation that has evolved from egg-laying ancestors over 100 times in reptiles. However, egg-laying lizards and snakes can
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🐍 @sclougheed and I are looking for a PhD student to study the sociality of Grey Ratsnakes! 🐍 The position starts in January 2024. Check out the ad and our lab websites for more details. Please share (RT) and apply by Sept 30!
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Our preprint is available at https://t.co/pGK6s4eFOa More siblings and ectoparasites increase telomere loss in developing jackdaws @Christina_Bauch
authorea.com
Early-life conditions impact fitness, but whether the combined effect of extrinsic stressors is additive or synergistic is not well known. This is a major knowledge gap, because exposure to multiple...
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Wonderful to have Chris Friesen @zaphiloszo down from Wollongong last week to give us a seminar on the Evolutionary Ecology and Physiology of reproductive strategies!
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Interesting in understanding and fighting #aging? Check what we are doing @CRTDpress in this new production, featuring @MaxYunLab and @SiewekeLab (#axolotl #macrophages and more…)
Warum verändert sich unser Körper, wenn wir älter werden? 🧓 Und haben wir Möglichkeiten, diesen Prozess zu verlangsamen oder gar zu stoppen? Darüber haben wir mit Expert:innen der #TUDresden in der neuen »Guten Frage« gesprochen. Zum Video ➡️ https://t.co/cZgnAlxgUC
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The table is ready if anyone wants to come for an early drink straight from the conference :)
Brewdog has asked for pre-orders if anyone would like food tonight. You can order here: https://t.co/JUEgHevNev looking forward to it!
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Brewdog has asked for pre-orders if anyone would like food tonight. You can order here: https://t.co/JUEgHevNev looking forward to it!
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Brewdog has asked for pre-orders if anyone would like food tonight. You can order here: https://t.co/JUEgHevNev looking forward to it!
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Our paper (with @MiguelHGon, Neil B. Metcalfe & Pat Monaghan) on telomere dynamics across amphibian metamorphosis is now available https://t.co/o0SoBoD6fK
@RSocPublishing #ProcB
@UofGlasgow @UofG_SBOHVM @CSIC @ebdonana
royalsocietypublishing.org
Abstract. Telomere attrition is considered a useful indicator of cellular and whole-organism ageing rate. While approximately 80% of animal species undergo
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Anyone in the A1 session on ectothermic ageing, or with an interest in the topic welcome :) @pabloburraco
@amandakpet
@zaphiloszo
@DanielWANoble
Call out to senescence researchers going to SEB in Edinburgh this July. Let's meet up and talk about the wild world of ageing! Wednesday 5th after the conference day is finished #SEB2023 #Edinburgh
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Call out to senescence researchers going to SEB in Edinburgh this July. Let's meet up and talk about the wild world of ageing! Wednesday 5th after the conference day is finished #SEB2023 #Edinburgh
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