********************PostDocs******************** An ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship is available to work in the U.D. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Aflatoxin Biocontrol lab in Tucson, Arizona, USA. Initial appointment is for 1 year and will be extendable. Research Project: Aflatoxin, a mycotoxin produced by Aspergillus flavus and closely related fungi, contaminates crops and is a threat to food and feed safety. The overall research goal of the lab is to develop, improve, optimize, and disseminate aflatoxin biocontrol technologies to growers. The goal of the current project is to elucidate genetic and genomic traits associated with enhanced displacement of aflatoxigenic fungi by non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus in soils and on crops that can be used for selection of superior biocontrol strains. Specifically, you will help utilize transcriptomics to identify changes in gene expression during competition between aflatoxigenic A. flavus and non-aflatoxigenic A. tamarii that are associated with different competitive outcomes under a variety of biotic and abiotic conditions. Anticipated outcomes of the project include criteria for selection of fungal genotypes that will be developed into new biocontrol products for mitigation of crop aflatoxin contamination. Eligibility: Participant should have (or be close to finishing) a Ph.D. which includes genomic or transcriptomic analysis. Knowledge of mycology or plant pathology is helpful but not required. This position is limited to U.S. citizens who have received their Ph.D. within 5 years of starting the position. Application process: Applications should be made through ORISE's Zintellect platform: https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDA-ARS-PWA-2026-0138 Kenneth Callicott, Ph. D. Research Molecular Biologist Pest Management and Biocontrol Research Unit U.S. Arid Land Agrictural Research Center Agricultural Research Service 416 W Congress Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85716 w: (520) 848-4652 c: (520) 301-6887 Ken.callicott@usda.gov "Callicott, Ken - REE-ARS" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************WorkshopsCourses******************** Dear all, We are excited to announce the upcoming Physalia Landscape Genomics course, scheduled from 13–17 July, designed to introduce the fundamentals and practical applications of this powerful approach to studying genetic variation across space. Course website: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course17 ) In this course, we will explore how genetic diversity is shaped by spatial and environmental factors, and attendees will: learn to obtain and process environmental data from public databases using GIS explore genetic data acquisition and analyze population structure in R apply statistical methods for local adaptation, including Sambada, latent factor mixed models (LFMM), and redundancy analysis (RDA) interpret and validate results, and plan robust landscape genomics experiments (e.g., sampling design) By the end of the course, participants will be equipped to integrate environmental and genomic data to uncover adaptive patterns in natural populations. For the full list of our courses and workshops, please visit: ( https://www.physalia-courses.org/courses-workshops/course17 ) Best regards, Carlo Carlo Pecoraro, Ph.D Physalia-courses DIRECTOR info@physalia-courses.org mobile: +49 17645230846 ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/physalia-courses-a64418127/ ) "info@physalia-courses.org" (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca) ********************Conferences******************** DQpPbiBiZWhhbGYgb2YgdGhlIG9yZ2FuaXppbmcgY29tbWl0dGVlLCBCcm9jayBVbml2ZXJzaXR5 IGlzIHBsZWFzZWQgdG8NCmludml0ZSB5b3UgdG8gYXR0ZW5kIHRoZSA1Mm5kIE9udGFyaW8gRWNv bG9neSwgRXRob2xvZ3kgYW5kIEV2b2x1dGlvbg0KQ29sbG9xdWl1bSBmcm9tIEFwcmlsIDMwdGgg dG8gTWF5IDJuZCwgMjAyNi4gVGhlIHRoZW1lIG9mIHRoaXMgeWVhcidzDQpjb25mZXJlbmNlIGlz ICdDby1leGlzdGluZyB3aXRoaW4gbmF0dXJlJyBhbmQgaWYgeW91IGhhdmUgYW55IHF1ZXN0aW9u cyBvcg0KY29tbWVudHMsIHBsZWFzZSBlbWFpbCB1cyBhdCBvdXIgb2ZmaWNpYWwgZW1haWwgYXQg b2UzY29mZmljaWFsQGdtYWlsLmNvbS4NClJlZ2lzdHJhdGlvbiBjbG9zZXMgTWFyY2ggMjkgc28g cmVnaXN0ZXIgbm93IQ0KDQpGb3IgbW9yZSBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbjogaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub2UzYy5j YS8NCg0KV2UgYXJlIHZlcnkgZXhjaXRlZCB0byAgYW5ub3VuY2Ugb3VyIHRocmVlIHBsZW5hcnkg c3BlYWtlcnM6DQpFY29sb2d5OiBEci4gSmVzc2UgUG9wIGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndpc2VsYWIuY2Ev b3VyLXRlYW0NCkV0aG9sb2d5OiBEci4gTe+/vWxhbmllIEd1aWd1ZW5vICBodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmd1 aWd1ZW5vbGFiLmNhLw0KRXZvbHV0aW9uOiBEci4gTmFuY3kgQ2hlbiBodHRwczovL3BvcGdlbmNo ZW5sYWIuZ2l0aHViLmlvLw0KDQpMb2NhdGlvbjogMTgxMiBTaXIgSXNhYWMgQnJvY2sgV2F5LCBT dC4gQ2F0aGFyaW5lcywgT04gTDJTIDNBMQ0KDQpXaGVuOiBBcHJpbCAzMHRoIHRvIE1heSAybmQs IDIwMjYNCg0KUmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uOiBUaGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIHdlYnNpdGUgY2FuIGJlIHVzZWQg Zm9yIHJlZ2lzdHJhdGlvbiB0byBPRTNDOg0KcmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uIHdlYnNpdGUNCjxodHRwczov L2Jyb2NrdS51bml2ZXJzaXR5dGlja2V0cy5jb20vdy9ldmVudC5hc3B4P2lkPTI3MzY+DQoNCkFj Y29tbW9kYXRpb25zOiBJbmZvcm1hdGlvbiBjYW4gYmUgZm91bmQgYXQgb3VyIHdlYnNpdGUgdW5k ZXIgdGhlICdQbGFuDQp5b3VyIHZpc2l0JyB0YWIuDQpodHRwczovL3d3dy5vZTNjLmNhL3BsYW4t eW91ci12aXNpdA0KDQpQbGVhc2Ugc2VlIHRoZSBhdHRhY2hlZCBmbHllciBhbmQgbW9yZSBpbmZv cm1hdGlvbiB3aWxsIGJlIHNoYXJlZCBzb29uIQ0KDQpUaGUgT0UzQyAyMDI2IExPQw0KDQoNCktp eW9rbyBHb3RhbmRhLCBQaEQgKHNoZS9oZXIpDQoNCkFzc2lzdGFudCBQcm9mZXNzb3INCkJyb2Nr IFVuaXZlcnNpdHkgfCBEZXBhcnRtZW50IG9mIEJpb2xvZ2ljYWwgU2NpZW5jZXMgfCAxODEyDQpT aXIgSXNhYWMgQnJvY2sgV2F5IHwgU3QuIENhdGhhcmluZSdzLCBPTiBMMlMgM0ExIHwgQ2FuYWRh DQo8eC1hcHBsZS1kYXRhLWRldGVjdG9yczovLzUvMT4NClRyYWRpdGlvbmFsIGxhbmRzIG9mIHRo ZSBIYXVkZW5vc2F1bmVlIGFuZCBBbmlzaGluYWFiZSBwZW9wbGVzDQoNCkF0dGVuZCB0aGUgaW5h dWd1cmFsIEdSQyBDb25mZXJlbmNlIGluIFVyYmFuIEV2b2x1dGlvbiAmIEVjb2xvZ3kNCjxodHRw czovL3d3dy5ncmMub3JnL3VyYmFuLWVjb2xvZ3ktYW5kLWV2b2x1dGlvbi1jb25mZXJlbmNlLzIw MjcvPg0KDQprZ290YW5kYUBicm9ja3UuY2ENCg0KaHR0cDovL3d3dy5raXlva29nb3RhbmRhLmNv bQ0KaHR0cDovL3d3dy5waWRnZXBob3RvZ3JhcGh5LmNvbQ0KDQpLaXlva28gR290YW5kYSA8a2dv dGFuZGFAYnJvY2t1LmNhPg0KDQoodG8gc3Vic2NyaWJlL3Vuc3Vic2NyaWJlIHRoZSBFdm9sRGly IHNlbmQgbWFpbCB0bw0KZ29sZGluZ0BtY21hc3Rlci5jYTxtYWlsdG86Z29sZGluZ0BtY21hc3Rl ci5jYT4pDQoNCg0K