Katherine Drotos
@spiritofcavalia.bsky.social
Postdoc: Mandeville and Feng labs #fishgenomics | Ongoing #lichens work | Evolution, philosophy, pedagogy, fungi, genomics | Justice & climate | she/her
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I am Nourin from Gaza. I have three children and my husband is injured. My children and husband need your help. We haven't eaten for two days and urgently need $300. Please donate before it's too late. 💔😭
chuffed.org/project/emer...
chuffed.org/project/emer...
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I am Nourin from Gaza. I have three children and my husband is injured. My children and husband need your help. We haven't eaten for two days and urgently need $300. Please donate before it's too late. 💔😭
chuffed.org/project/emer...
chuffed.org/project/emer...
Is anyone able to help Noreen today? The Bluesky mods are ruthless with deleting Palestinian accounts ...
Winter has hit Gaza, adding costs for shelter and winter clothes to the already difficult task of scraping together enough money for food. chuffed.org/project/emer...
Winter has hit Gaza, adding costs for shelter and winter clothes to the already difficult task of scraping together enough money for food. chuffed.org/project/emer...
Emergency Relief for Mohammed, Yassin and Baby Ghaith
Hello friends. My name is Todd and I am a close family friend of Noreen, her husband Khalil and their three children currently in Khan Younis, Gaza, in Palestine. The humanitarian crisis has bore down...
chuffed.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Is anyone able to help Noreen today? The Bluesky mods are ruthless with deleting Palestinian accounts ...
Winter has hit Gaza, adding costs for shelter and winter clothes to the already difficult task of scraping together enough money for food. chuffed.org/project/emer...
Winter has hit Gaza, adding costs for shelter and winter clothes to the already difficult task of scraping together enough money for food. chuffed.org/project/emer...
Khalil is Noreen's husband, for whom I have been sharing the past while. Donations to them have slowed and they currently have no other way to get money - Noreen, her husband, and her father all have illnesses/injuries preventing them from working.
Please share and donate if you can!
Please share and donate if you can!
December 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Khalil is Noreen's husband, for whom I have been sharing the past while. Donations to them have slowed and they currently have no other way to get money - Noreen, her husband, and her father all have illnesses/injuries preventing them from working.
Please share and donate if you can!
Please share and donate if you can!
Their fundraiser is here: chuffed.org/project/emer...
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Their fundraiser is here: chuffed.org/project/emer...
In my inbox: "Want to improve your pipeline? Get Ferret IgA Native Protein!"
I don't know how I managed to land on this mailing list but honestly at this point I'm interested in how ferret proteins will improve my pipeline.
I don't know how I managed to land on this mailing list but honestly at this point I'm interested in how ferret proteins will improve my pipeline.
December 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In my inbox: "Want to improve your pipeline? Get Ferret IgA Native Protein!"
I don't know how I managed to land on this mailing list but honestly at this point I'm interested in how ferret proteins will improve my pipeline.
I don't know how I managed to land on this mailing list but honestly at this point I'm interested in how ferret proteins will improve my pipeline.
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Geneticist here. Anyone telling you that they can just change intelligence (which isn't what IQ measures well anyways) by fiddling with a few genes is just straight-up grifting, it doesn't work like that. And yes it's basically definitionally eugenics.
I saw this ad on the train and I’m curious how yall feel about it… I’m very much in the center, but slightly more towards than against…
December 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Geneticist here. Anyone telling you that they can just change intelligence (which isn't what IQ measures well anyways) by fiddling with a few genes is just straight-up grifting, it doesn't work like that. And yes it's basically definitionally eugenics.
The situation in Gaza is becoming more dire as winter arrives. There is basically no change in how much aid is coming in, and so food and medicine prices are exceedingly high.
Even $5 helps their situation. If everyone who saw this shared or donated $5, Noreen could feed her children today.
Even $5 helps their situation. If everyone who saw this shared or donated $5, Noreen could feed her children today.
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The situation in Gaza is becoming more dire as winter arrives. There is basically no change in how much aid is coming in, and so food and medicine prices are exceedingly high.
Even $5 helps their situation. If everyone who saw this shared or donated $5, Noreen could feed her children today.
Even $5 helps their situation. If everyone who saw this shared or donated $5, Noreen could feed her children today.
I know we are numbed by constantly seeing fundraisers for Palestinians, and worried about which ones are scams, but we can't let that stop us from acting.
Noreen and her family are real people suffering under the genocide. I have spoken with her daily. She is verified by RadioWatermelon.
Noreen and her family are real people suffering under the genocide. I have spoken with her daily. She is verified by RadioWatermelon.
"I'm sorry if this message bothered you."
If this post reached you, it wasn’t a coincidence fate brought you here.🙏
We’re hurting inside, but still trying for our family.
Help us rebuild, piece by piece.
Your kindness might be the hope we need.💔✨
✅ #Molly_Shah
chuffed.org/project/emer...
If this post reached you, it wasn’t a coincidence fate brought you here.🙏
We’re hurting inside, but still trying for our family.
Help us rebuild, piece by piece.
Your kindness might be the hope we need.💔✨
✅ #Molly_Shah
chuffed.org/project/emer...
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I know we are numbed by constantly seeing fundraisers for Palestinians, and worried about which ones are scams, but we can't let that stop us from acting.
Noreen and her family are real people suffering under the genocide. I have spoken with her daily. She is verified by RadioWatermelon.
Noreen and her family are real people suffering under the genocide. I have spoken with her daily. She is verified by RadioWatermelon.
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I’m 56 years old, and for my whole life we’ve been asking some version of the question “what would WE, our generation, have done to stop the Nazis, either in Germany as they were rising, or around the world to fight for freedom.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m 56 years old, and for my whole life we’ve been asking some version of the question “what would WE, our generation, have done to stop the Nazis, either in Germany as they were rising, or around the world to fight for freedom.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
A version of this exact sequence of events is happening to a friend right now. It is terrifying and stupid and they just want to be able to do their job.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A version of this exact sequence of events is happening to a friend right now. It is terrifying and stupid and they just want to be able to do their job.
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
A challenge for us. You know Ruaa (now DELETED, itsmeio.bsky.social) relies on this app to feed her family. Asking for help was already so degrading + she barely has internet. So...how many $5 weekly pledges can we get by Friday to ensure help even when banned?
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A challenge for us. You know Ruaa (now DELETED, itsmeio.bsky.social) relies on this app to feed her family. Asking for help was already so degrading + she barely has internet. So...how many $5 weekly pledges can we get by Friday to ensure help even when banned?
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
#SaveRuaa chuffed.org/project/help...
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Did you know that less than 0.5% of philanthropic giving goes to Native Americans. Here are Native-led places you can donate this #GivingTuesday.🧵
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did you know that less than 0.5% of philanthropic giving goes to Native Americans. Here are Native-led places you can donate this #GivingTuesday.🧵
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
Honestly one of the most underreported stories in higher ed is the degree of anger that many faculty feel about accommodations. People I like. In some cases it’s because its another administrative burden dumped on us (I had to find the rooms for all the students on the final with quiet required). 1/
The administration is extorting universities for billions of dollars and attempting to destroy free speech, academic freedom, and independent thought but the Atlantic talked to a few professors at elite universities who think the problem is that some students need a little extra time on exams
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Honestly one of the most underreported stories in higher ed is the degree of anger that many faculty feel about accommodations. People I like. In some cases it’s because its another administrative burden dumped on us (I had to find the rooms for all the students on the final with quiet required). 1/
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Ding . It’s a sign of contempt .
“You have to convince me you care while I am patently showing you I don’t”
“You have to convince me you care while I am patently showing you I don’t”
Your passion is so important to us we can't be bothered to talk to you.
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ding . It’s a sign of contempt .
“You have to convince me you care while I am patently showing you I don’t”
“You have to convince me you care while I am patently showing you I don’t”
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The most embarrassing thing about me is I love academia despite its toxicity. For years I’ve been unable to recommend it as a career path. But today as more institutions are relinquishing what ever made these institutions worthwhile I am not sure the enterprise as a whole will last much longer.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The most embarrassing thing about me is I love academia despite its toxicity. For years I’ve been unable to recommend it as a career path. But today as more institutions are relinquishing what ever made these institutions worthwhile I am not sure the enterprise as a whole will last much longer.
It is Giving Tuesday - what better way to mark it than helping a family directly? It is a daily struggle for Noreen to get food and medicine for her children, with soaring prices caused by artificial scarcity. Help make it easier for her today!
🔴Urgent matter 😭
Please, my children are hungry, please don't leave me. My children are hungry, I need $300. Please don't leave me, donate to me here, please, my dear friends 😭
chuffed.org/project/emer...
Please, my children are hungry, please don't leave me. My children are hungry, I need $300. Please don't leave me, donate to me here, please, my dear friends 😭
chuffed.org/project/emer...
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It is Giving Tuesday - what better way to mark it than helping a family directly? It is a daily struggle for Noreen to get food and medicine for her children, with soaring prices caused by artificial scarcity. Help make it easier for her today!
Can't recommend this lab enough! If you know any students interested in freshwater fish, bioinformatics, evolution, popgen, hybridization, or conservation, this is an awesome opportunity in a beautiful location.
I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.
Mandeville Lab
Fish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University
lizmandeville.github.io
December 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Can't recommend this lab enough! If you know any students interested in freshwater fish, bioinformatics, evolution, popgen, hybridization, or conservation, this is an awesome opportunity in a beautiful location.
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have a new preprint demonstrating a genome-architecture-aware approach to inferring species trees and introgression landscapes from a small number of genomes. If you are interested in phylogenomics, birds, or hybridization, this is for you! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
I’ve got another wastewater mystery.
This one from Southern California, and it’s pretty fishy.
1/
This one from Southern California, and it’s pretty fishy.
1/
December 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I’ve got another wastewater mystery.
This one from Southern California, and it’s pretty fishy.
1/
This one from Southern California, and it’s pretty fishy.
1/
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
A mother in need of support 🍉💓
I urgently need $340 to complete my goal of buying clothes and food for my children. Please help me by sharing this post and donating. 😭🫂
My children are hungry 😭🫂
Check out Molly Shah 😭🫂
chuffed.org/project/emer...
My children are hungry 😭🫂
Check out Molly Shah 😭🫂
chuffed.org/project/emer...
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A mother in need of support 🍉💓
Sharing again for Noreen and her family. Thanks to some generous donors she was able to get some of the winter supplies they need, but everything is so expensive.
What a single person spends on groceries here is the same $ it costs Noreen to barely feed her kids for a day. Please give if you can!
What a single person spends on groceries here is the same $ it costs Noreen to barely feed her kids for a day. Please give if you can!
I urgently need $340 to complete my goal of buying clothes and food for my children. Please help me by sharing this post and donating. 😭🫂
My children are hungry 😭🫂
Check out Molly Shah 😭🫂
chuffed.org/project/emer...
My children are hungry 😭🫂
Check out Molly Shah 😭🫂
chuffed.org/project/emer...
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sharing again for Noreen and her family. Thanks to some generous donors she was able to get some of the winter supplies they need, but everything is so expensive.
What a single person spends on groceries here is the same $ it costs Noreen to barely feed her kids for a day. Please give if you can!
What a single person spends on groceries here is the same $ it costs Noreen to barely feed her kids for a day. Please give if you can!
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Porcupine
Moose
Piping plover
Dolphin
Horseshoe crab
Porcupine
Moose
Piping plover
Dolphin
Horseshoe crab
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
Moose
Humpback whales
Giraffes
African Elephants
West African or Nile monitor lizard
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Porcupine
Moose
Piping plover
Dolphin
Horseshoe crab
Porcupine
Moose
Piping plover
Dolphin
Horseshoe crab
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
This touches on a few of the biggest sources of low morale for me:
- flood of AI slop lands in my inbox as peer review requests
- my critical reviews of said AI slop are then ignored by editors at Journals that won't give my work consideration
- all while I'm expected to ⬆️ research output
- flood of AI slop lands in my inbox as peer review requests
- my critical reviews of said AI slop are then ignored by editors at Journals that won't give my work consideration
- all while I'm expected to ⬆️ research output
It's easy to see shoddy research as a bad actor problem. But if AI slop like this can make it through editors and peer reviewers, it means there are systemic problems at work. And I'd argue that at least part of the problem is the overwork culture in academia-- pressure to do more while caring less.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This touches on a few of the biggest sources of low morale for me:
- flood of AI slop lands in my inbox as peer review requests
- my critical reviews of said AI slop are then ignored by editors at Journals that won't give my work consideration
- all while I'm expected to ⬆️ research output
- flood of AI slop lands in my inbox as peer review requests
- my critical reviews of said AI slop are then ignored by editors at Journals that won't give my work consideration
- all while I'm expected to ⬆️ research output
Reposted by Katherine Drotos
I'm teaching about Gaza on Monday. I assigned this article. You should read it if you haven't, because the trauma it describes is unbearable and we all need to sit with it.
archive.ph/JlVfm#select...
archive.ph/JlVfm#select...
November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm teaching about Gaza on Monday. I assigned this article. You should read it if you haven't, because the trauma it describes is unbearable and we all need to sit with it.
archive.ph/JlVfm#select...
archive.ph/JlVfm#select...