Awesome day exploring the lovely green spaces of Norwich as part of #NorwichScienceFestival. Feel inspired to go and explore deeper into these cool microhabitats! :)

An evening of cultures and cuisine✨ @katiemillar.bsky.social proud of you for eating Dal rice with hands 😂

Lab scientists of Bluesky. What is happening with our gels? Standard EtBr staining of a standard 1% gel Provide your suggestions below and I will say "We already tried that 🙄" in a sarcastic tone.

Just joined SORTEE myself for the first time, <£8.00 for the year if you’re a student!! If you join you’re instantly granted with the knowledge of all cool things data analysis, open science and reproducibility. Join now to see for yourself!! #OpenScience #Evolution #Ecology

Happy #Caturday to all those who celebrate!! Here is me and my godsons who love me almost as much as they love eachother.

Look at these wonderful little Drosophilas my friend crocheted me for a gift! I got a little white eye 🥺 feeling very spoiled 🪰 #Drosophila #FruitFly #ScienceArt

Another year older 🎂🎉, and the flies have made me a lovely cake of some of my favourite things, what lovely sentient beings. #Medfly #Drosophila

Damn. There goes stackexchange. But my buggy whip skills are still valuable, right? Right? Maybe I should have asked a second question or something.

Because the best experiments end in cookies! Medfly edition 🪰 with @katiemillar.bsky.social

New Antony Gormley piece just dropped at UEA #snow

Do you teach data analysis and are considering in-person assessments? We introduced an in-person Data Analysis in R exam (MSc level) last trimester, and I wrote a blog on the experience: alicerisely.weebly.com/news--blog/i... If you’ve tried something similar, I’d love to hear how it went!

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Please share 📢 We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...

link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Great for #OpenScience that this piece, Simon Carding, @quadraminstitute.bsky.social is freely accessible. Relevant to anyone whose work is related to microbiomes. Great info on DNA extract, 16S, metagenomics, bioinformatics & stats. Looking forward to using this!

An office buddy of mine made the most beautiful personalised christmas cards, showing everyone’s respective PhD project. Thank you @gargi93.bsky.social, this really warmed the heart! #foxes #dogs #medfly #birds #microbiota #probiotics

Medfly are legends of the game! Look at these blights, four of them. Do any Medfly behaviour people actually know what’s going on..?? #medfly #mediterraneanfruitfly #ceratitiscapitata #tephritidae #diptera #entomology #insectscience #insectbehavior #insectbehaviour

Day 1 of #MicroEvo25 yesterday was great, I’m enjoying and am ready for the rest of Day 2 for some really interesting talks on predicting microbial evolutionary dynamics and more poster viewing! @microbiologysociety.org

Want to build a solid stats foundation using R? Join our online Introduction to Statistics in R course with @philipleftwich.bsky.social, 19–23 Jan 2026! Perfect for beginners wanting hands-on practice and confidence in data analysis. More info & registration: www.physalia-courses.org/courses-work...

Anyone in Sydney spotted Queensland fruit fly lately? Trying to keep an eye on what’s popping up in NSW 🪰. #Queenslandfruitfly #Sydney #NSW #Fruitfly #Pestalert #Gardenwatch #Urbanfarming #Invasivespecies #Biosecurity #bactrocera #btryoni #bactroceratryoni

Our latest #SORTEE-led paper is out now in #ProcB! We reviewed data/code-sharing policy clarity, strictness & timing across 275 EcoEvo journals We also worked with #ProcB & #EcologyLetters to assess initial compliance with sharing mandates. Huge team effort! 👉 doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Our new paper is out in Dev Biol! 🎉 🐸🧬 We show #miR-196a directs #neural crest fate in #Xenopus by repressing immature neural #ectoderm — evidence #miRNAs can potentially drive, not just fine-tune, early patterning 👉 Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.yd... @devbiol.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

So so epically excited for this tomorrow, will be logging in online. Cannae wait to soak it all up though!! #PositConf2025

Happy to announce ✨quarto-revealjs-editable✨ This fully supersedes the imagemover extension, as I back then didn't realize the potential. You can now also move, resize, change font size and alignment for text in your slides github.com/EmilHvitfeld... #quarto #slidecrafting

FlyBase needs your help! We ask that European labs continue to contribute to Cambridge, UK FlyBase, whereas US and other non-European labs can contribute to US FlyBase. For more information and how to donate: wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...

A reminder you/your lab can support FlyBase at Cambridge through the following link. Every bit helps. Please share if you yourself can't donate. www.philanthropy.cam.ac.uk/give-to-camb...

🚨New pre-print🚨 Natural DNA variation can slash CRISPR gene drive efficiency by up to 54% in Culex quinquefasciatus, a major West Nile virus mosquito vector. <10% mismatch at the target site disrupts copying. #GeneDrive #CRISPR (with Tim Harvey-Samuel and Alphey Lab) doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Oh hey! This was my lab mate Dennis's design work! I also still think it's a great idea. I'mma tell him this resurfaced on socials

I can't believe this only ended up getting 3,590 supporters when it needed 10,000; it was a sad day. This has unlocked a new fixation, and I will campaign to get this reopened... #Drosophila #Tribolium #CoolScience #FruitFlies beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Don’t know if this is a thing on here #rstats But is there anyway I can make interactive-like quizzes on a Quarto website? Just looking for something simple like multiple choice to start with.

Out now in @molbioevol.bsky.social with Michelle Liu (co-first), Ryan Frost, Matthew Lindsay, Malak Bayoumi, Martin Brengdahl, @ruxmolnar.bsky.social and @aneil-agrawal.bsky.social, we evolved ~40% of the D. melanogaster genome under male-limited inheritance, ... academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

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🪰🦠🧬 We loved hearing from @katiemillar.bsky.social on the stability of K. oxytoca across Medfly diets, regions & populations and the potential for microbiome-targeted biocontrol approaches 🥰 Some beautiful slides too #MNGPopUp #MicrobialGenomics #MicroSky #InsectMicrobiome #PestControl #Biocontrol

Register to see our very own @katiemillar.bsky.social sky.social speak at the Norwich #MNGPopUp on 3rd July. Go, Katie! #UEAScience

In my latest piece for @uk.theconversation.com, I explain our latest research with @eivimeycook.bsky.social and @alexeimaklakov.bsky.social on how eating less, rapamycin and metformin affect lifespan. Read it here: theconversation.com/anti-ageing-... #ageing #longevity #sciencecommunication

New preprint out on social interactions and the gut microbiome in a cooperative breeding species doi.org/10.32942/X2N...

🪰 Could K.oxytoca Hold the Key to Controlling a Global Pest? Register for #MNGPopUp to find out! @katiemillar.bsky.social looks at fruit fly microbiomes to unlock new pest control strategies 📅 July 3 | 📍Norwich 🔗 linktr.ee/microbesng #MicroSky #ECR @norwichmicro.bsky.social @getgenome.bsky.social

📢 3 WEEKS to POP UP Norwich organised with @norwichmicro.bsky.social & @getgenome.bsky.social! 📅 3rd July - a fantastic day of talks from passionate #ECR 's delving into the world of Microbial Genomics! 🦠💡 🔗 Register to attend in person (lunch is included): linktr.ee/microbesng #MNGPopUp #MicroSky

This years goal is to find a cool Tephritid like this in England

🚨 🪺🐦🦠 PhD opportunity in my lab for UK home fee students. Feel free to contact me for informal enquiries. Please share! shorturl.at/wUo8r

Making a profound impact within and beyond UEA, the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award is presented to @drbeckylewis.bsky.social! Implementing innovative approaches to authentic and inclusive assessment, Becky has introduced pre-arrival modules, the Skills Community of Practice, and more!

🚨🚨🚨 New Research Alert 🚨🚨🚨 bit.ly/4i1dOp2 Pan traps reveal #insect responses to #heatwaves, showing the importance of structure in the landscape It's been a real priviledge to work with Josh. His undergrad dissertation is out in @royentsoc.bsky.social Ecological Entomology. #climate #drought #ento

For #FlyDay - the aptly named Peacock Fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) struttin their stuff! #becurious #inverts

Introducing the brand new Starter Pack of staff, PhD students and related accounts, from the School of Biological Sciences, UEA. Follow us... #UEAScience go.bsky.app/PLSJXMz

The beautifuls, dynamic duo ❤️

Today is the last day of our #Metabarcoding in Microbial Ecology course! A huge thank you to our instructors and all the participants for making this week a great learning experience. @fonamental.bsky.social @delcampolab.bsky.social

A great end to 2024: The Zebrafish Sperm Proteome analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... We described >5400 sperm proteins! Spearheaded by PhD student Jayme Cohen in collaboration with many people at @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social