Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
It's me, the sea lady.
I study Sexual Selection, Host Sex/Parasite Interactions, and Behavior (also interested in Bio Ed!)
Currently looking for a postdoc position!
Biologist/Photographer/Artist/Jedi/Autistic
https://bfitzwater.wixsite.com/bfitzwater
I study Sexual Selection, Host Sex/Parasite Interactions, and Behavior (also interested in Bio Ed!)
Currently looking for a postdoc position!
Biologist/Photographer/Artist/Jedi/Autistic
https://bfitzwater.wixsite.com/bfitzwater
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Hi, I'm Brooke (she/her)! I'm a recent PhD graduate with research interests in sexual selection, mate choice, host-parasite interactions (especially those involving host sex), and animal behavior. I'm looking for a postdoc position!
I also create short-form videos and I'm a photographer and artist.
I also create short-form videos and I'm a photographer and artist.
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There are still two more weeks to apply for the PhD position on nematodes, isotopes, metals and PFAS in the terns. Don't be shy to reach out when having questions about it either. :-)
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
There are still two more weeks to apply for the PhD position on nematodes, isotopes, metals and PFAS in the terns. Don't be shy to reach out when having questions about it either. :-)
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There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There’s one month left to apply for the PhD position on interactions between contaminants and parasites in common terns, co-supervised by @alicecarravieri.bsky.social, Bernd Sures from @unidue.bsky.social and myself. You can do so here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/380142
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Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
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did my part yesterday and told an academic trainee friend not to work the day after turkey time
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
did my part yesterday and told an academic trainee friend not to work the day after turkey time
I just got called out in 4k
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I just got called out in 4k
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I showed my scientific illustration students this example a few weeks ago. Told them they may yet have jobs. Their confidence grew a bit, they seemed reassured.
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I showed my scientific illustration students this example a few weeks ago. Told them they may yet have jobs. Their confidence grew a bit, they seemed reassured.
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If you're coming to #SICB Portland, be sure to attend
s12
#Disabled and #neurodivergent perception, community, and identity in the #biosciences
organized by
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
&
Tara Lepore
taorminalepore.com
Also join us for pre conversation virtually(see image description)
#science
s12
#Disabled and #neurodivergent perception, community, and identity in the #biosciences
organized by
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
&
Tara Lepore
taorminalepore.com
Also join us for pre conversation virtually(see image description)
#science
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
If you're coming to #SICB Portland, be sure to attend
s12
#Disabled and #neurodivergent perception, community, and identity in the #biosciences
organized by
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
&
Tara Lepore
taorminalepore.com
Also join us for pre conversation virtually(see image description)
#science
s12
#Disabled and #neurodivergent perception, community, and identity in the #biosciences
organized by
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
&
Tara Lepore
taorminalepore.com
Also join us for pre conversation virtually(see image description)
#science
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Two open PhD positions in molluscan biomineralization with the amazing Dr. Victoria Sleight at U. Aberdeen! See:
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Two open PhD positions in molluscan biomineralization with the amazing Dr. Victoria Sleight at U. Aberdeen! See:
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.
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🎯Transgender people are NOT a political ideology. They are a natural part of the human species, documented across cultures and rooted in developmental biology.
🔗Read the full article: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#Politics #Trump #Biology #Gender #LGTB #NonBinary #Diversity
🔗Read the full article: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#Politics #Trump #Biology #Gender #LGTB #NonBinary #Diversity
We’re scientists who study sex and gender. Here’s what Trump gets wrong about trans people
OPINION: Despite what President Trump would have you believe, transgender people are a natural part of the human species, Joan Roughgarden and Jaimie Veale write.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🎯Transgender people are NOT a political ideology. They are a natural part of the human species, documented across cultures and rooted in developmental biology.
🔗Read the full article: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#Politics #Trump #Biology #Gender #LGTB #NonBinary #Diversity
🔗Read the full article: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#Politics #Trump #Biology #Gender #LGTB #NonBinary #Diversity
This is a great paper that EVERY field biologist should read. www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
This is a great paper that EVERY field biologist should read. www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ASN DC Membership Application 2025
The ASN Diversity Committee (DC) seeks to add 2 new members starting in January 2026. The DC works to promote diversity, equity, and inclusiveness to enhance the study of evolution, ecology, and behav...
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Putting on my hat as @asn-amnat.bsky.social ASN President for announcements, please share widely!!!
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
8) The ASN Diversity committee is seeking 2 new members to start Jan 2026, Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
They are indeed BLUE. Check out the Blue-Footed Boobies. #LetsChangeThat
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
They are indeed BLUE. Check out the Blue-Footed Boobies. #LetsChangeThat
All my homies hate Francis Galton and Ronald Fisher
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
All my homies hate Francis Galton and Ronald Fisher
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Book Cover of the Day:
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Book Cover of the Day:
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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Doomscroll safety stop 🛑
Seeing this longhorn cowfish at the Birch Aquarium this week brought a smile to my face.
Like other boxfishes, they are fins-only swimmers because their scales fuse together, preventing the body from bending.
And they look like Zoolander
doing blue steel.
Ok carry on
Seeing this longhorn cowfish at the Birch Aquarium this week brought a smile to my face.
Like other boxfishes, they are fins-only swimmers because their scales fuse together, preventing the body from bending.
And they look like Zoolander
doing blue steel.
Ok carry on
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Doomscroll safety stop 🛑
Seeing this longhorn cowfish at the Birch Aquarium this week brought a smile to my face.
Like other boxfishes, they are fins-only swimmers because their scales fuse together, preventing the body from bending.
And they look like Zoolander
doing blue steel.
Ok carry on
Seeing this longhorn cowfish at the Birch Aquarium this week brought a smile to my face.
Like other boxfishes, they are fins-only swimmers because their scales fuse together, preventing the body from bending.
And they look like Zoolander
doing blue steel.
Ok carry on
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Because it apparently bears repetition:
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Because it apparently bears repetition:
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
You do not make fun of people for things like their weight, height, voice, baldness, ancestry, etc.
Even if they are horrible people. That is not a get out of jail free card.
Pick something else. Preferably in the actions or thoughts zone.
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Mark your calendars for #SICB zooms
and email
[email protected]
to get on our email list to receive the link for upcoming SICB lunch zooms
December 9th at 12 noon est
with Tara Lepore,
taorminalepore.com
& @oceanfilly.bsky.social
who will talk about #Neurodiversity in the #Biosciences
and email
[email protected]
to get on our email list to receive the link for upcoming SICB lunch zooms
December 9th at 12 noon est
with Tara Lepore,
taorminalepore.com
& @oceanfilly.bsky.social
who will talk about #Neurodiversity in the #Biosciences
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Mark your calendars for #SICB zooms
and email
[email protected]
to get on our email list to receive the link for upcoming SICB lunch zooms
December 9th at 12 noon est
with Tara Lepore,
taorminalepore.com
& @oceanfilly.bsky.social
who will talk about #Neurodiversity in the #Biosciences
and email
[email protected]
to get on our email list to receive the link for upcoming SICB lunch zooms
December 9th at 12 noon est
with Tara Lepore,
taorminalepore.com
& @oceanfilly.bsky.social
who will talk about #Neurodiversity in the #Biosciences
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If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you didn’t get a chance to purchase the exclusive 5-year #BlackInNeuro pin last night, I have more with me today! ✨
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
We’re asking for $15 donations to support BIN programming ❤️ blackinneuro.com/donate
Allies are welcome to purchase pins as well 🙌🏾 #SfN25
In preparation for this upcoming panel at @sicb.bsky.social, I filmed an Editing 101 for scientists looking to make longer form science outreach videos using Premiere Pro. You can check it out here! youtu.be/pBLuY9ScjEI
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In preparation for this upcoming panel at @sicb.bsky.social, I filmed an Editing 101 for scientists looking to make longer form science outreach videos using Premiere Pro. You can check it out here! youtu.be/pBLuY9ScjEI
These fuzzy arms aren't for fashion: Yeti Crabs! #LetsChangeThat
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
These fuzzy arms aren't for fashion: Yeti Crabs! #LetsChangeThat
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Now on YouTube- ICB M.I.S.S. author: Sara Asadi!
Sara is a marine #ecologist, #shark #researcher and diving
instructor. She details more about her recent work with NICMA & her ICB publication
youtu.be/2gMKEHPNUUk?...
Join us for the next Dec 9th Zoom with Tara Lepore &
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
Sara is a marine #ecologist, #shark #researcher and diving
instructor. She details more about her recent work with NICMA & her ICB publication
youtu.be/2gMKEHPNUUk?...
Join us for the next Dec 9th Zoom with Tara Lepore &
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Now on YouTube- ICB M.I.S.S. author: Sara Asadi!
Sara is a marine #ecologist, #shark #researcher and diving
instructor. She details more about her recent work with NICMA & her ICB publication
youtu.be/2gMKEHPNUUk?...
Join us for the next Dec 9th Zoom with Tara Lepore &
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
Sara is a marine #ecologist, #shark #researcher and diving
instructor. She details more about her recent work with NICMA & her ICB publication
youtu.be/2gMKEHPNUUk?...
Join us for the next Dec 9th Zoom with Tara Lepore &
@oceanfilly.bsky.social