Primrose Boynton
@pjboynton.bsky.social
Environmental yeast ecology and evolution! I love model and non-model organisms, and single-celled and filamentous fungi alike. I love R! Associate Professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and senior editor of Yeast, but my posts are my own. she/her
Wow, I just watched "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" for the first time as an adult. Seen it several times as a kid. That movie goes way harder than I remember!
September 20, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Wow, I just watched "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" for the first time as an adult. Seen it several times as a kid. That movie goes way harder than I remember!
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Many congratulations to Rosalie Wouters from Delft University for winning the best poster award sponsored by the #Yeast journal at the 9th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi @pyff-9.bsky.social in Valencia 🎉🎉🎉
The prize was awarded by our editor-in-chief @litinice.bsky.social
The prize was awarded by our editor-in-chief @litinice.bsky.social
September 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Many congratulations to Rosalie Wouters from Delft University for winning the best poster award sponsored by the #Yeast journal at the 9th Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi @pyff-9.bsky.social in Valencia 🎉🎉🎉
The prize was awarded by our editor-in-chief @litinice.bsky.social
The prize was awarded by our editor-in-chief @litinice.bsky.social
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February 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Applied Biostatistics
yanivjb.github.io
September 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
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I'm excited to share that one of my thesis chapters has just been published in Mycologia.
#Nematophagy #Mycophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Nematophagy #Mycophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I'm excited to share that one of my thesis chapters has just been published in Mycologia.
#Nematophagy #Mycophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Nematophagy #Mycophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Hi fungal hive-mind friends! Does anyone know of citations on yeasts' interactions with mycelial fungi? I'm thinking yeasts as part of a mycelium's microbiome, or perhaps intra-hyphal yeasts.
Could be no work on this so far! But also, it's hard to search for...
Could be no work on this so far! But also, it's hard to search for...
July 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hi fungal hive-mind friends! Does anyone know of citations on yeasts' interactions with mycelial fungi? I'm thinking yeasts as part of a mycelium's microbiome, or perhaps intra-hyphal yeasts.
Could be no work on this so far! But also, it's hard to search for...
Could be no work on this so far! But also, it's hard to search for...
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So excited to share that one of the chapters from my thesis has been published! In it we discovered that, despite previous assumptions, Escovopsis (a mycoparasite in the fungus growing ant symbiosis), has a complete MAT locus under purifying selection.
@soleilsolay.bsky.social et al. find that Escovopsis s.l. - specialized fungal parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis - likely undergoes cryptic sex as all examined strains have a complete mating-type locus under purifying selection.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag160
#evolution #societyjournal
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evag160
#evolution #societyjournal
July 21, 2026 at 8:56 PM
So excited to share that one of the chapters from my thesis has been published! In it we discovered that, despite previous assumptions, Escovopsis (a mycoparasite in the fungus growing ant symbiosis), has a complete MAT locus under purifying selection.
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Our lab at Pitt is looking to hire a technician. Ideal candidate would be a recent graduate with some cell biology skills, looking to expand their experience before applying to a PhD program in a couple of years. If you are this person, interested in DNA replication, please email me.
moiseevalab.com
moiseevalab.com
Tatiana Moiseeva Lab
moiseevalab.com
July 15, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Our lab at Pitt is looking to hire a technician. Ideal candidate would be a recent graduate with some cell biology skills, looking to expand their experience before applying to a PhD program in a couple of years. If you are this person, interested in DNA replication, please email me.
moiseevalab.com
moiseevalab.com
Hi Friends! I just wanted to let you know that I'll be changing jobs soon! I'll be sad to leave Wheaton College, but am excited to start as an Associate Professor of Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this fall! Looking forward to working with new students and California yeasts!
June 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Hi Friends! I just wanted to let you know that I'll be changing jobs soon! I'll be sad to leave Wheaton College, but am excited to start as an Associate Professor of Biology at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this fall! Looking forward to working with new students and California yeasts!
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Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)!
The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us!
apply.interfolio.com/185622
Applications due 8/1.
The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us!
apply.interfolio.com/185622
Applications due 8/1.
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May 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Thrilled to announce that the Department of Microbiology at the University of Washington, School of Medicine is hiring at the Assistant Professor level (tenure-track)!
The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us!
apply.interfolio.com/185622
Applications due 8/1.
The Pacific Northwest is an awesome place to live and do science 🧪🦠. Join us!
apply.interfolio.com/185622
Applications due 8/1.
Just want to announce a new peer-reviewed paper with THREE Wheaton student coauthors! This research was done in their Research Experience in Biology course, which fulfilled their Sophomore Experience requirement. @micropub7n.bsky.social
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Sodium chloride stress inhibits Saccharomyces paradoxus meiosis | microPublication
www.micropublication.org
May 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Just want to announce a new peer-reviewed paper with THREE Wheaton student coauthors! This research was done in their Research Experience in Biology course, which fulfilled their Sophomore Experience requirement. @micropub7n.bsky.social
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
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Please share!
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Please share!
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th!
uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
If you participated in a yeast meeting in 2025, reach out to me about publishing your work from that meeting!
The deadline for the submission of papers to the special issue on the International Yeast Meetings of 2025 has been extended to 31 March. Papers should be connected to one of the meetings listed below. Hurry up and don't miss this chance!
More information at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
More information at:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
If you participated in a yeast meeting in 2025, reach out to me about publishing your work from that meeting!
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
There are lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to Nazi Germany and there are also lots of reasons to compare what is happening now to the post-1850 Fugitive Slave Act U.S. and it's *weird* how people respond with interest to the former but total confusion to the latter
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🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
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Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de
December 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."
uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
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‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‼️Please RT: The CEPLAS Graduate School call for 2026 is now open! Detailed info on our website: bit.ly/4q19JWk
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
@hhu.de @unicologne.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de @leibnizipk.bsky.social @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
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Up to 10 doctoral positions at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology now open for application!
Start date September 2026.
More info here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/imprs
Start date September 2026.
More info here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/imprs
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Up to 10 doctoral positions at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology now open for application!
Start date September 2026.
More info here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/imprs
Start date September 2026.
More info here: www.evolbio.mpg.de/imprs
Seconding this! I didn't know this until I started working at my current job (at a small liberal arts college). It often is cheaper than in-state tuition, depending on the details. I don't love the lack of price transparency, but absolutely it's worth applying to a program you're interested in.
As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).
December 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Seconding this! I didn't know this until I started working at my current job (at a small liberal arts college). It often is cheaper than in-state tuition, depending on the details. I don't love the lack of price transparency, but absolutely it's worth applying to a program you're interested in.
Check out this "journal club" article, by me and Matt Wengler, describing a cool recent paper on injecting bacteria into fungal mycelium. With some clever artificial selection, the fungus adapts to the presence of the bacteria, making the symbiosis stable!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Injecting bacteria into fungal hosts establishes stable endosymbiosis - Nature Microbiology
Nature Microbiology - Injecting bacteria into fungal hosts establishes stable endosymbiosis
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Check out this "journal club" article, by me and Matt Wengler, describing a cool recent paper on injecting bacteria into fungal mycelium. With some clever artificial selection, the fungus adapts to the presence of the bacteria, making the symbiosis stable!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Be careful everyone:
California county sees increase in rare kind of poisoning www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
California county sees increase in rare kind of poisoning www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
California county sees increase in rare kind of poisoning
Earlier this year, three people were hospitalized after eating poisonous mushrooms.
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Be careful everyone:
California county sees increase in rare kind of poisoning www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
California county sees increase in rare kind of poisoning www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 333 tenure-track positions and 48 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
docs.google.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 333 tenure-track positions and 48 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky #chemchat ⚗️🧪
Just sent this to the Biological Data Analysis students and told them they could use it in their final projects 😆
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Just sent this to the Biological Data Analysis students and told them they could use it in their final projects 😆
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The special issue will be guest-edited by @pjboynton.bsky.social (Wheaton College
Massachusetts, USA) and Pei-Yun Jenny Wu (CNRS
Bordeaux, France).
You can find more information on the accepted topics and submission instructions by using the QR code below:
Massachusetts, USA) and Pei-Yun Jenny Wu (CNRS
Bordeaux, France).
You can find more information on the accepted topics and submission instructions by using the QR code below:
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The special issue will be guest-edited by @pjboynton.bsky.social (Wheaton College
Massachusetts, USA) and Pei-Yun Jenny Wu (CNRS
Bordeaux, France).
You can find more information on the accepted topics and submission instructions by using the QR code below:
Massachusetts, USA) and Pei-Yun Jenny Wu (CNRS
Bordeaux, France).
You can find more information on the accepted topics and submission instructions by using the QR code below: