Professor of Plant Evolutionary Genetics at Michigan State University. https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mvdgviibms2gThe mythical Durham Brontosaurus still haunts Ellerbe Creek.12 Sep 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdgviibms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mv6f4ksvrk2hI am looking to hire two seasonal field/laboratory technicians to join the lab working at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station and Main Campus. The primary work will be dedicated to our switchgrass program with potential to expand into other roles in the lab with time. https://careers.msu.edu/jobs/professional-aide-east-lansing-michigan-united-states-8b3ddc7d-2236-4f37-8784-afd3fbb96f4d10 Sep 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6f4ksvrk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mux6zwa53s2nAny application received by September 10th will be given full consideration. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux6zwa53s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3muwkfpd3xs24We were so fortunate to be able to recruit Dave Tank as the new director of the MSU Herbarium. Very excited to see what he will do with this amazing resource. https://natsci.msu.edu/news/2026/2026-08-spartan-returns-to-lead-msus-herbarium.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawULklFwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWZUdXZzOTZ0ZzFpYXVmT2hzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEet8IECN_4zA1Bh7mGD8CMN7_VgscQ2uJ5MB5G-W0xjp2qX902Fg3cN7Rw0EM_aem_ghH2BVQoLdZ0KvanWB4m7g07 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwkfpd3xs24https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mufge43sis2zI am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. https://careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoctoral-scholar-fixed-term-east-lansing-michigan-united-states-098d1d37-7aed-4242-88fb-31be3b36472c31 Aug 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufge43sis2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3muf7dszedc2oThe reference genome sequence for the main Mimulus guttatus line (SWB-S1) that we use for functional genetics is now freely available through Phytozome! https://phytozome-next.jgi.doe.gov/info/Mguttatusvar_SWB_v1_131 Aug 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf7dszedc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mu5jeincmk26Fun to see Senator Slotkin learning about the Michigan Monkeyflower. It is a great community in Michigan that has built up around protecting and studying one of the state's only endemic plant species. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5jeincmk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtqt6o43jk2623 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqt6o43jk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mtjwm3r5e22iCurrent numbers suggest a nearly 50% decline in funding of broad basic scientific research under the second Trump administration. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02574-620 Aug 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjwm3r5e22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/davidlowry.bsky.social/post/3mthcmukcgc2zA new Primer on QTL mapping. https://academic.oup.com/genetics/advance-article/doi/10.1093/genetics/iyag197/8763710?login=true19 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:jvxqec3w2cplvznw2425jbe4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcmukcgc2z