The invasive form of Ae. #aegypti mosquito evolved within the Americas, after arriving from Africa ~320 ya. Our most recent paper is out @science.org. Years of work with collaborators all around led by J. Crawford! Great resource for the Vector Research community!. www.science.org/content/arti...

In case you have not seen it! New #Aedes genomes for the community.

Postdoc position opening in my group! Research projects: pangenomes for diverse organisms, genome evolution, biocomputing, language models. Please reach out if interested!

First chromosome-level reference assembly of field @aegypti formosus and sister species @aedes mascarensis is out. Work led by @genmorinaga.bsky.social if @jsoghigian.bsky.social group in collaboration with us at #CT_CAES, @yale.edu, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @pasteur.fr academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...

Detecting chromosome inversions in @aegypti is a real art! I am honored to be part of this project. academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...

Despite all the shit going on, we have to celebrate our victories. New publication with @entomososwin.bsky.social and @vectorimmunity.bsky.social showing that hemocytes play a central role in disseminating flaviviruses to secondary tissues potentially functioning as a Trojan Horse(TBD) rdcu.be/euj4g

#threeMosquitoes. “The biology of deadly insects.” A book by my colleague and friend Jeff Powell is out! He just brought in my very own signed copy! Get yours @hopkinspress.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

In our recent publication, we advocate to continue the use of subspecies for Aedes #aegypti @jsoghigian.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jme/advance-...

Just did my part, what are you waiting for?

Come join us at @mcgill.ca as an assistant professor in virus-host interactions! Please share widely. mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

Leucotaraxis piniperda from WA, released in CT for biological control of hemlock woolly #adelgid. Some papers about the science behind the effort: research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/6... research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/6... research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/6... link.springer.com/article/10.1...

An important pest that should not be ignored! Thank you for your work!

Check it out! 🙂 🦟

We put together a fact sheet for #Aedes #aegypti. You can access the corrected proof from the link below. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

Cool! A legless adelgid?!

🌟 Join Institut Pasteur as a Junior Research Group Leader 🌟 Explore host-microbe interactions in key areas like vaccinology, infectious diseases, neuro-immunology, and maternal health. 📅 Deadline: Feb 28, 2025 (few weeks left!) Apply now ⬇️

Please circulate widely: We are hiring two Ass Prof tt at the Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social in conservation biology; mathematical & computational ecology We are committed to diverse, inclusive and equitable leadership in research and education tinyurl.com/IEEjobs

So cool!!

First genome assembly of wild #Aedes mosquitoes. Paper coming soon! Pre-print is out! Thanks to our collaboration with @jsoghigian.bsky.social, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @yale.edu and #CT_CAES.

If you are ready to advocate to your representatives (or friends and families) about the economic value of NIH funded research, you can check your state at www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

What can you do? Talk loudly about what government actually does for you. Call your reps and tell them to protect federal research and to make government work for all Americans. Write op-eds. Talk about the medical research that saved your life. Share your stories. Help people make the connections.

Fyi… www.science.org/content/arti...

Hot of the press! #albopictus, an invasive mosquito in Connecticut has the highest #Heartworm infection rate of all 17 #mosquito species surveyed. Check it out! academic.oup.com/jme/advance-...

Interested in zoonosis? Two weeks to go to apply to the “OneZoo” PhD programme spanning viruses, bacteria, and parasites! We are involved in some arbovirus work (one with @rosscuthbert.bsky.social on mosquitos and another tick-focused) onezoo.uk

Happy New Year! [Young adelgid gall, Mt Fuji, June 2004]

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships are a fantastic way to get your foot in the funding door and pursue proper high risk, high reward research. Check them out here: www.embo.org/funding/fell... Next deadline: Feb 14th Very happy to support any prospective applicants, but do get in touch early! 😊

Adelgid of the week! Adelgid (Gilletteella) cooleyi. Native to western North America, from Yukon Territory to Durango. Introduced in eastern North America, Australia, and Europe.

The USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species is, imho, the premier conference for #bioinvasions in forest ecosystems. Check out the draft program for the 33rd meeting taking place February 25-28, 2025 in Annapolis MD. research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/news/eve...

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! Thank you for science and truth. #turkeyDay

🚨 If you haven’t seen it yet… 📢 The NIH BioArt Source provides a library of FREE professionally designed illustrations and icons, available for anyone to use. They can be Downloaded in High Definition. Check it out at bioart.niaid.nih.gov

📢 ¡Atención estudiantes de licenciatura! ¿Vives en un país en desarrollo ("low- and middle-income country) como México o muchos otros en Latinoamérica? ¡El premio Sanger está abierto! 👩🏽‍🔬🦠🧪🧫 Participa para ganar una #estancia de #investigación con #beca completa: www.sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sa...

Hello world! Here is my research cloud. 🦟

We’re looking for an assistant professor in urban entomology at New Mexico State University: careers.nmsu.edu/jobs/assista... Please apply if interested and do share! 🐜🪰🪳🦟🦗🦂

Come work with us!Central Michigan University Department of Biology (www.cmich.edu/academics/co...) is hiring a new TT faculty! 🔬🧬 www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/416... #biotechnology

Stockholm University is hiring three assistant professors in the broad field of Biodiversity. Positions would be SciLifeLab fellows with a generous starting package. #AssistProf #SciLifeLab #Biodiversity #AcademicJobs #Evolution #Genomics #StockholmUniversity su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Self-reminder left by F1 last night. Weighting the different taxa options for the future. #youngEntomomogist

I'm so excited to announce that my department is now hiring TWO ECOLOGISTS at the Assistant Professor Level. We will be really excited to substantially expand research in ecology in our EEOB Department at UCR. Please Repost and share widely! aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01983

The Department of Integrative Biology at Michigan State U & the MSU Museum search for an Assistant/Associate Professor(s) + Curator of Vertebrate Collections. careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5209… Deadline Nov 15 - MSU it’s truly a great place to work at! integrativebiology.natsci.msu.edu Pls repost!

Getting ready for #DiadeMuertos2024. La ofrenda está lista!

All set! Don’t forget to vote by November 5 #USA24election

@entsocamerica.bsky.social I'm hiring again! My lab is looking for a postdoc to study bumblebee nesting, foraging, and overwintering habitat needs with genetic analyses and radio telemetry tracking. -- We can't wait to have you join us!!! portal.ct.gov/-/media/caes...

Calling all #virology friends who are on the faculty job market: Penn State's Biology department & our Biochemistry & Molecular Biology department have multiple faculty openings! Link #1 of 3 here -- this one's theme is Evolutionary Genomics (open topic): psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

🚨 Tenure-track jobs at NYU Biology!! We're going to hire two new assistant professors working in ecological and evolutionary genetics and genomics. Live and work in Greenwich Village, with friendly colleagues invested in your success. Apply! apply.interfolio.com/155792

Productive meeting with collaborators from #IRD Monpellier and #PasteurMadagascar during this year’s #eSOVE! Looking forward to meet again.

First paper of the @agloriasoria.bsky.social & J. Havill collaboration! Eve-X, A tool to screen arthropod genomes for viral insertions. The software could potentially be used in other systems to look for integrated non-host sequences with a reference genome. doi.org/10.1111/1755...

Learning a lot at the “New insights on dengue and other arboviruses” workshop #INSP Cuernavaca, MEX. Tomorrow, I will talk to them about #aegypti evolutionary history.

New York State has reported a human infection of #EEE, a nasty mosquito-borne illness that can kill or cause long term neurological issues. This makes at least the 11th case reported so far this year. Seven states (MA, VT, NH, NJ, RI, WI & now NY) have recorded human cases in 2024.