Author Archives: Jeremy Yoder

About Jeremy Yoder

Jeremy B. Yoder is an Associate Professor of Biology at California State University Northridge, studying the evolution and coevolution of interacting species, especially mutualists. He is a collaborator with the Joshua Tree Genome Project and the Queer in STEM study of LGBTQ experiences in scientific careers. He has written for the website of Scientific American, the LA Review of Books, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Awl, and Slate.

Nominations solicited for the 2016 Molecular Ecology Prize

Posted on 25 Mar, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

Fred Allendorf, recipient of the 2015 Molecular Ecology Prize and chair of the Molecular Ecology Prize Selection Committee, requests nominations for the 2016 Molecular Ecology Prize. See details below for how to nominate an accomplished scientist working in evolution, ecology, … Continue reading →

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Annotations on a tweet-storm directed more-or-less towards Neil deGrasse Tyson

Posted on 14 Mar, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

So, Saturday afternoon, while I really should have been working on other things, this happened: Hi, @neiltyson, I am an actual evolutionary geneticist who probably did inherit such a gene, thanks. https://t.co/B9ATLu357L — Jeremy Yoder (@JBYoder) March 12, 2016 What … Continue reading →

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Introducing The Fourth Reviewer

Posted on 8 Mar, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

Tim Vines is an evolutionary ecologist who found his calling in the process of peer review. He was Managing Editor of Molecular Ecology from 2008 to 2015, launched The Molecular Ecologist in 2010, and is now the founder and Managing … Continue reading →

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Fred Allendorf receives the 2015 Molecular Ecology Prize

Posted on 4 Mar, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

Fred Allendorf literally wrote the book on conservation genetics, as part of a career of research ranging from basic evolutionary biology to studies of the specific genetic risks incurred by rare and endangered species. The 2015 Molecular Ecology prize recognizes … Continue reading →

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Veritas Genetics offers $999 (human) genome sequences

Posted on 3 Mar, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

Veritas Genetics, a company co-founded by Harvard University geneticist George Church* announced today that it will sequence your genome for less than $1,000. One dollar less, specifically. Up to now, “personal genome” services like 23andMe have used methods that don’t … Continue reading →

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Help us build an independent future for The Molecular Ecologist

Posted on 29 Feb, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

Back at the beginning of the year, I laid out a plan for community support of The Molecular Ecologist — today, after two busy months, I’m excited to announce that we’re finally launching the first stage of that plan, a crowdfunding … Continue reading →

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New faces: Elin Videvall

Posted on 5 Feb, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who am I? Elin Videvall, … Continue reading →

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New faces: Reid Brennan

Posted on 4 Feb, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who are you? Reid Brennan … Continue reading →

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New Faces: Christine Ewers-Saucedo

Posted on 3 Feb, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who am I? My name … Continue reading →

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New faces: Patrícia Pečnerová

Posted on 2 Feb, 2016 by Jeremy Yoder

This week we’re pleased to welcome a big group of new contributors to the blog. By way of introduction, I asked each of them to answer a few quick questions about him- or herself. —Jeremy Who are you? My name … Continue reading →

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