Pleuni Pennings
@pleunipennings.bsky.social
Professor, evolution of drug resistance, modeling, population genetics, coding, SF State University, mom, Dutch
Pinned
Does anyone know how many research jobs have been lost since Jan 2025?
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November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Does anyone know how many research jobs have been lost since Jan 2025?
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The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The United States was the leading destination for top scientists from all over the world.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
That is ending. Politicians ended it. It will cripple our future competitiveness.
And it’s such a bitter tragedy. Almost no Americans, Conservative or Liberal, grasp what is now being stolen from them.
I started a new job in Montpellier, France!
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
We left the US and moved to France
Hello readers, I got big updates! Some of you already know this, but it’s getting more real and more official every month: my family and I have left the US and moved to France! A few months ago I q…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I started a new job in Montpellier, France!
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
October 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Welcome to the largest day of peaceful protest we’ve ever seen in our lifetimes.
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
Today, we’re gonna speak out on a grander scale than Trump has ever seen. No Kings Day is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. Find your local event and let’s make history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE #NoKings
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Up early to drive to my hometown of Lexington MA (where the first No Kings day was arguably held in 1775). If you don't know where it's happening near you, here's the guide.
Please turn out--this is one of those days that matter in American history
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
Please turn out--this is one of those days that matter in American history
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Up early to drive to my hometown of Lexington MA (where the first No Kings day was arguably held in 1775). If you don't know where it's happening near you, here's the guide.
Please turn out--this is one of those days that matter in American history
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
Please turn out--this is one of those days that matter in American history
www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
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If you need a sign to print out for this weekend's No Kings protest, find a two-page or 4-page version here: abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/n...
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you need a sign to print out for this weekend's No Kings protest, find a two-page or 4-page version here: abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/n...
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
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The Women of Color in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology community (WOCinEEB; non-binary inclusive) is doing another round of matching for one-on-one mentorship!
You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...
I'm also happy to answer any questions!
#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology
You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...
I'm also happy to answer any questions!
#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology
WOC in EEB mentorship sign up form 2025
forms.gle
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The Women of Color in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology community (WOCinEEB; non-binary inclusive) is doing another round of matching for one-on-one mentorship!
You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...
I'm also happy to answer any questions!
#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology
You can sign up here: forms.gle/Cfk3Y5CZksSS...
I'm also happy to answer any questions!
#Mentorship #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology
If you need a sign to print out for this weekend's No Kings protest, find a two-page or 4-page version here: abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/n...
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If you need a sign to print out for this weekend's No Kings protest, find a two-page or 4-page version here: abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/07/04/n...
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Perfect for B&W printers.
#nokings #indivisible @indivisible.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
This weekend's #NOKINGS protest is expected to be even bigger than the one in June. I hope you have the chance to join.
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This weekend's #NOKINGS protest is expected to be even bigger than the one in June. I hope you have the chance to join.
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
Find a protest near you: www.nokings.org
250000 people at protest in Amsterdam against genocide in Gaza
Live: Derde Rode Lijn-protest breekt record: 250 duizend mensen betogen in Amsterdam
Live: Derde Rode Lijn-protest breekt record: 250 duizend mensen betogen in Amsterdam
www.volkskrant.nl
October 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
250000 people at protest in Amsterdam against genocide in Gaza
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Every day you wake up, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make. 💞
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Every day you wake up, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make. 💞
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Narrator: This is fascism.
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Narrator: This is fascism.
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Do you want to study #Quantitative #Ecology & #Evolution? Are you interested in a research-oriented #MSc program? Apply & join us at @umontpellier.bsky.social in the #IDIL program. #Fellowships available for #international #students
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Do you want to study #Quantitative #Ecology & #Evolution? Are you interested in a research-oriented #MSc program? Apply & join us at @umontpellier.bsky.social in the #IDIL program. #Fellowships available for #international #students
Wordpress and Bluesky don't work super well together yet. The post below was supposed to have an image of our house!
ruthkrishnan.com/property-lis...
ruthkrishnan.com/property-lis...
September 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wordpress and Bluesky don't work super well together yet. The post below was supposed to have an image of our house!
ruthkrishnan.com/property-lis...
ruthkrishnan.com/property-lis...
We are selling our house in San Francisco
The front of our house in San Francisco. After having lived in San Francisco for 9 years (and in the US for 15), we decided to move back to Europe and landed in France. More about that in a future post! For now, I wanted to share that our wonderful house…
The front of our house in San Francisco. After having lived in San Francisco for 9 years (and in the US for 15), we decided to move back to Europe and landed in France. More about that in a future post! For now, I wanted to share that our wonderful house…
We are selling our house in San Francisco
The front of our house in San Francisco. After having lived in San Francisco for 9 years (and in the US for 15), we decided to move back to Europe and landed in France. More about that in a future post! For now, I wanted to share that our wonderful house is for sale.I loved living in this house in the Excelsior.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
We are selling our house in San Francisco
The front of our house in San Francisco. After having lived in San Francisco for 9 years (and in the US for 15), we decided to move back to Europe and landed in France. More about that in a future post! For now, I wanted to share that our wonderful house…
The front of our house in San Francisco. After having lived in San Francisco for 9 years (and in the US for 15), we decided to move back to Europe and landed in France. More about that in a future post! For now, I wanted to share that our wonderful house…
Hi everyone, we are selling our house. It's a great place for a family in San Francisco. I feel sad about leaving the house and the neighborhood but hope that another family of people and/or pets will make it their home!
Please share!
Please share!
If you’re looking for a place in the Bay Area … As we’re moving to Europe, we’re selling our house in San Francisco: ruthkrishnan.com/property-lis...
647 Athens St | Excelsior | Ruth Krishnan - Top SF Realtor
ruthkrishnan.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Hi everyone, we are selling our house. It's a great place for a family in San Francisco. I feel sad about leaving the house and the neighborhood but hope that another family of people and/or pets will make it their home!
Please share!
Please share!
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel is truly awful and yet another clear sign of the end of democracy in the US.
Jimmy Kimmel wasn't suspended because of what he said. He was suspended because the FCC threatened his employer.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
That's state-sanctioned censorship and it is a GIANT RED FLAG 🚩🚩🚩 that authoritarianism isn’t *coming* it’s ALREADY HERE. Today it's Jimmy. Tomorrow it's the rest of us.
September 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The cancellation of Jimmy Kimmel is truly awful and yet another clear sign of the end of democracy in the US.
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Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.
End the genocide. Ceasefire now.
I also looked up Nowak in the Epstein book. He lists himself with "Epstein Institute, Harvard" as his affiliation. (No Epstein institute exists).
Epstein donated millions to Nowak over the years which funded Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.
Epstein donated millions to Nowak over the years which funded Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.
September 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I also looked up Nowak in the Epstein book. He lists himself with "Epstein Institute, Harvard" as his affiliation. (No Epstein institute exists).
Epstein donated millions to Nowak over the years which funded Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.
Epstein donated millions to Nowak over the years which funded Nowak's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics.
Such pretty mini-videos and cool science too!
The constant barrage of terrible news on bluesky has made me feel weird about promoting papers, but people in the lab have been doing so much amazing work over the past few months that I want to share a few brief teasers/links:
September 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Such pretty mini-videos and cool science too!
Some things are getting better. Bullying in schools in the US on the basis of sex, race and disability has gone down a lot from 2011-2021. All that "woke" and DEI stuff, it helps! #usafacts
usafacts.org/articles/how...
usafacts.org/articles/how...
September 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Some things are getting better. Bullying in schools in the US on the basis of sex, race and disability has gone down a lot from 2011-2021. All that "woke" and DEI stuff, it helps! #usafacts
usafacts.org/articles/how...
usafacts.org/articles/how...
Cool data science paper on drug resistance evolution!
What was antibiotic resistance like before we ever used antibiotics? How did we change what antibiotic resistance genes looked like over 100 years?
Our paper looking at resistance genes from a century of NCTC historical isolates now out in mGen:
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Our paper looking at resistance genes from a century of NCTC historical isolates now out in mGen:
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
Genomic resistance in historical clinical isolates increased in frequency and mobility after the age of antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is frequently observed shortly after the clinical introduction of an antibiotic. Whether and how frequently that resistance occurred before the introduction is harder to determin...
www.microbiologyresearch.org
September 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cool data science paper on drug resistance evolution!