Juliette de Meaux

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Evo-Eco_Geneticist, Prof. @ University of Cologne, figuring out twitter exit, posting the science produced by my lab, #SMBEfolks, #ESEBfolks
EvolutionMy main goal is to understand the past and predict the future. I rely on foundations of the Theory of Evolution for that
EcologyNothing in Evolution made sense unless in the light of Ecology
GeneticsThe vector of inheritance
Plantsbecause they are cool
Juliette de MeauxNov 3, 2022
Nicolas BierneNov 3, 2022
These "punky" cells with green hairy projections (involved in cell-cell interactions) are microparasites with a mussel genome, they evolved for centuries from a founder cancer that acquired the ability to spread from host to host 🤯
Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022

I signed. I follow. I support.

https://twitter.com/ScientistRebel1/status/1587847754818224128?t=P8wjtDycBsNRNy8tRgqQEg&s=09

Scientist Rebellion on Twitter

“13 members of Scientist Rebellion remain in preventive custody after engaging in civil disobedience to fight for a livable and sustainable future. #UniteAgainstClimateFailure You can express your support by signing this letter: https://t.co/IZGl6Rni93”

Twitter
Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022
Anna MacDonaldNov 2, 2022

#introduction

Hi there new mastodon and fediscience friends! I'm Anna. I work in #MolecularEcology and #ConservationGenetics. I use #DNA (from threatened species, museum specimens, #eDNA, #sciencepoop...) to study wildlife and inform #conservation and management. I post sciencey stuff, and also share my #CameraTrap and #WildOz pics… oh and maybe pics of my rescue dogs sneak in too :)

Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022
Anna MacDonaldNov 2, 2022

Sharing our new #ConservationGenetics preprint: Monitoring status and trends in #GeneticDiversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: an ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries
https://doi.org/10.22541/au.166627692.27077414/v1

- Monitoring & reporting on genetic diversity are affordable & feasible
- Genetic data are not needed: proxy data (population census & populations lost) can be used
- The approach is well documented & flexible to existing #biodiversity systems

Monitoring status and trends in genetic diversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: an ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries

AUTHORSSean HobanJess da SilvaAlicia Mastretta-YanesCatherine GrueberMyriam HeuertzMaggie HunterJoachim MergeayIvan Paz-VinasKeiichi FukayaFumiko IshihamaRebecca JordanMaría Camilla LatorreAnna J. MacDonaldVictor Rincon-ParraPer Sjögren-GulveNaoki Tan

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Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022
Nicolas BierneNov 2, 2022
Chromosome fissions and fusions act as barriers to gene flow between Brenthis fritillary butterflies
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.10.30.514431v1
Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022
Looking forward to seeing the community reform around people I love to meet in conferences #SMBEfolks #ESEBfolks
Juliette de MeauxNov 2, 2022
Show threadClement KentNov 2, 2022
@MeauxJuliette I'm trying to find other scientists too. Did see you at https://fedi.directory/science/
Science & Humanities | Fedi.Directory

Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse

Juliette de MeauxNov 1, 2022
Show threadJoanna MaselNov 1, 2022
If you want to know more about my class, it is described here: https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.15-04-0079. I think I am still the only report in the literature in which improvements to a metric called the Quantitative Reasoning Quotient are seen. Overcoming #ProbabilityMisconceptions to be an intelligent consumer of statistics is the key goal. Indeed, students sometimes do WORSE on misconception surveys following instruction. 5/5
Evidence-Based Medicine as a Tool for Undergraduate Probability and Statistics Education

Most students have difficulty reasoning about chance events, and misconceptions regarding probability can persist or even strengthen following traditional instruction. Many biostatistics classes sidestep this problem by prioritizing exploratory data analysis over probability. However, probability itself, in addition to statistics, is essential both to the biology curriculum and to informed decision making in daily life. One area in which probability is particularly important is medicine. Given the preponderance of pre health students, in addition to more general interest in medicine, we capitalized on students’ intrinsic motivation in this area to teach both probability and statistics. We use the randomized controlled trial as the centerpiece of the course, because it exemplifies the most salient features of the scientific method, and the application of critical thinking to medicine. The other two pillars of the course are biomedical applications of Bayes’ theorem and science and society content. Backward design from these three overarching aims was used to select appropriate probability and statistics content, with a focus on eliciting and countering previously documented misconceptions in their medical context. Pretest/posttest assessments using the Quantitative Reasoning Quotient and Attitudes Toward Statistics instruments are positive, bucking several negative trends previously reported in statistics education.

CBE—Life Sciences Education
Juliette de MeauxNov 1, 2022
Joanna MaselNov 1, 2022
Thread of #education musings. Recent #newyorktimes piece on recent decline in undergrad #preparedness focuses on #math https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/01/us/covid-college-students.html. But in my class (300-level #EvidenceBasedMedicine, aka probability and statistics for pre-health with a writing emphasis), students seem most held back by declines in #ReadingComprehension. 1/5
The Pandemic Generation Goes to College. It Has Not Been Easy.

Students missed a lot of high school instruction. Now many are behind, especially in math, and getting that degree could be harder.

Juliette de MeauxNov 1, 2022

My former PhD student Margarita Takou received the MBE Best Student Paper Award for the study of adaptation during expansion in A lyrata

https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/38/5/1820/6108107?login=false

Stay tuned though, there is more to come out!

Maintenance of Adaptive Dynamics and No Detectable Load in a Range-Edge Outcrossing Plant Population

Abstract. During range expansion, edge populations are expected to face increased genetic drift, which in turn can alter and potentially compromise adaptive dyn

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