Watch our stunning film and tell me what you think. youtube.com/watch?v=FFyp...

Our department is looking to hire an Associate/Full Professor in the field of Virology. Please share and apply if you are intersted. Also happy to answer any questions recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09552

Hi #Drosophila folk: I'm advertising a 2-year #Postdoc, funded by a BBSRC grant on the genetic and immune determinants and evolutionary constraints underlying extreme pathogen transmission phenotypes. Deadline 29 April, details in the link below, or feel free to email: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMQ231/p...

99% Invisible is up for 3 Webbys & I'm really feeling the need to win them. Would you consider voting for us? We're up for best Arts & Culture for Power Broker Best A&C episode for Rocket Man Best Limited Series for Power Broker (we are currently losing this!) vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

“From April 14-18, select UBC graduate programs at UBC Vancouver will re-open their applications for US citizens to be considered for Sept 2025 or Jan 2026 entry - they are ready to provide quick admissions decisions for these applicants“ #gradstudent #gradschool www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)? Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions. U.S. Applicant Week: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... #AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool

My former and current departments are hiring. Exeter (former) is hiring for Lecturer (Asst Professor) in IR. At Southampton (current department), @rikkidean.bsky.social is hiring a post doc for his ERC. Both departments are wonderful, and happy to speak glowingly of either. Links to each in thread.

A New Zealand-based program seeking out phage for a variety of different biocontrol programs...looks interesting!

The epidemiology and evolution of H3N2 canine influenza virus in dogs over 20 years. Lead by @brianrwasik.bsky.social shows that spread is determined by the dog population structure. The virus has not become better at transmitting in dogs after 1000s of transfers. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40040347/

With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' author @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

A new study from Femi (Oluwafemi) Adu and our collaborators Susan Hafenstein and Hyunwook Lee, showing the structures of the two main antibody forms in dog found in the polyclonal response to the canine parvovirus capsid after modified-live virus vaccination. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Extremely well preserved waka found on Rēkohu. An incredibly rare find of an ocean going canoe in the dunes of the Chatham Islands. #Kikorangi

Happy BHM! Celebrating our history and taking pride and joy in the contribution of Black Americans to this society has been and will continue to be a form of resistance

4 dairy herds in Nevada recently diagnosed with #H5N1 #birdflu were infected with a different version of the virus than has been spreading in cows elsewhere. Evidence of a second (at a minimum) spillover points to the challenge of stopping spread, experts say. www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...

Come be my colleague! Public Health Entomology faculty position at Penn State (Assistant/Associate). 70% research, 30% extension. (I am not on the search committee but happy to answer any questions that I can) psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

Wendy Barclay and I are recruiting a postdoc for a project investigating the evolution of swine influenza viruses and how this impacts future pandemic potential. Job is based at Imperial's South Kensington campus. Drop me a DM/email for more details. www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...

techcrunch.com/2025/01/15/b... yeah sure ill use blueskinstagram

FMDV in Germany! Highly transmissible virus that can cause devastating economic consequences if not controlled immediately.

"The most likely career path for anyone who has committed misconduct is a long and fruitful career. Because most people, if they’re caught at all, they skate." Our Ivan Oransky on Freakonomics, in an updated episode re-airing this weekend.

Want to keep track of the H5 viruses that are circulating so widely, and infecting so many animals now - including cows and humans!

Join us in Montréal for the 2025 ASV Annual Meeting (July 14-17)! Abstract submission closes on February 3rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM (EST). See details here: asv.org/asv2025/

Great study by an expert team showing that one of the polymerase genes (PB2) of the bovine H5N1 shows multiple adaptations to allow better interactions with the ANP32 protein of the host - so that (along with the HA changes) the virus replicates better...multiple steps of adaptation happening.

North American HPAI panzootic was driven by ∼8 independent introductions into North America via the Atlantic and Pacific Flyways. Transmission via Anseriformes, shorebirds, Galliformes. Songbirds, raptors, and owls dead-end hosts (1/2) 👉 biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

This lecture is strongly recommended.

Nice review of where we are with Ancient DNA and changes in immune-related variants through time. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Really excited to share that my postdoctoral work on HPAI in North America is now preprinted! Please feel free to reach out with any feedback and thoughts! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Happy Solstice to all who celebrate..if you were buried in Newgrange the sun would be shining on your grave this morning at sunrise.

Had always admired his cartoons...

🦠 We are recruiting two 2-year postdocs to work at the intersection of virus genomics and infectious disease. jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Please share widely!

Glycoshape is 1 year old! 🎂🎁 🎉 Last year today we launched glycoshape.org after extensive consultation with a team of friends and colleagues. As head chef, it is my pleasure and duty to give a few thanks before the toast🥂 1/3

A great set of museums, libraries and galleries.

Sometimes we forget that there have been (at least) 4 epidemics of influenza A viruses in horses, starting around 1872, 1956, 1963, and 1989..they seem to be quite susceptible - and here is another example.

Interesting details of the (re)organizations within the cell that allow reovirus infection in the cytoplasm.

😬 "So far, around 376 people have been infected and the disease appears to be airborne." Identification of the Congo disease expected this weekend. healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-expects-... & abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

My lab is recruiting a postdoc to work on virus transmission. Must have publications in aerosol science or atmospheric chemistry, interest in working with viruses, and be able to travel 6x/year, up to 2 weeks at a time. They can be based at Virginia Tech or at Emory University in Atlanta. /1

Exciting! @plosbiology.bsky.social is preparing to disembark here where the sky is blue! Please give us a follow so you’ll get all of our lovely science directly to your timeline 😎😎

NIH folks - Excited to host Iwijn De Vlaminck at the #systemsbiology scientific interest group this morning! Spatial sequencing and host-pathogen and host-microbiome interactions. Hope to see you there! NIH main campus - building 4, rm. 433 at 10AM.

A piece of history: the first science journal

Interesting...has been an epidemic with many more clinical cases in some parts of the world - people are likely protected by immunity from previous infections. May be more infections in some countries after the pandemic due to lower transmission in previous years. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39530297/

It is application time again for our Undergraduate Summer Internship Program! Please re-post or alert any of your students who may be interested! For more info, please see Webpage: www.wfcenterforprecisionmedicine.org/summer-inter... FAQs - static1.squarespace.com/static/5b3cd...

one of many great #PhD projects in #evolution #biodiversity #ecosystems offered by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social two ways to apply www.findaphd.com/phds/program... www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

#mucus #gobletcell #mucin starterpack now up and running! It's a short list so far so please let me know if you want to be added to it 🦠 go.bsky.app/7Z84CmG

Want to make a difference? Come work here! Miami needs ocean and climate scientists.

Huge win from @franzanth.bsky.social creating a Content Scraper Blocklist: bsky.app/profile/cont... It's a blocklist for the kinds of engagement bait accounts that repost stolen content, often with misleading captions.

Disease ecologist starter pack -- reply with people/organizations to be added or to share similar lists / feeds #diseaseecology 🦠🐀🦠🦇🦠🦭🦠🦆🦠 go.bsky.app/RwAuiNT

Lots of influenza viruses in seals and other marine mammals = they are exposed to viruses from seabirds, seem quite susceptible, and live in a large groups allowing outbreaks to get going.

Hi everyone! To start on 🦋, we will share what we did during this crazy year!! 🤩🎉 To start, our work on the receptor of #CCHFV 🦠: www.nature.com/articles/s41... And related to that: our review on lipoproteins receptors used by viruses 🚪: www.jbc.org/article/S002...

Today is a great day to start or get back into 99% Invisible. It's a show about the objects and systems we design and what these things say about us and our values. Start with any episode! Jump around! Pick one about something you're into. Find one about something you're not 99percentinvisible.org

A nice feature on Bluesky is moderation lists. Curated lists of accounts you can subscribe to and block or mute. Recommended: Quacks and Cranks - bsky.app/profile/adri...

Do you want to become a virologist? The @CVRinfo PhD programme is now recruiting for both UK and international applicants - rotate in two labs then choose a project tailored to your interests. Also you get to live in Glasgow, which is fab. Please RT! www.findaphd.com/phds/program...