Brandy St. Laurent
@mosquitohunting.bsky.social
Mosquito ecologist focused on malaria transmission, mosquito feeding behavior, and population genomics Interested in global health, equality, pottery, good books, and cool bugs Research Associate at Cornell University She/her Opinions are my own
Vector Encounter is a fantastic meeting at JHU - this year held on May 28th and 29th. Chalk talks only and a lot of down time to mingle with other vector biologists. Highly recommend!
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute@jhmrimalaria.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us in Baltimore on May 28 & 29 for our 29th annual Vector Encounter. Kick off summer with learning, networking & fun with many of the world's leading vector experts. And when you register, don't forget to add Thursday evening's Maryland steamed crab feast!🦀 publichealth.jhu.edu/malaria-rese...
I broke my usual rule of not talking in the theater to lean to my partner to whisper "he didn't balance the centrifuge!" Also highly recommend the book
Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 5mo agoProject Hail Mary is a beautiful brilliant film. But molecular biologists be warned there's a deeply disturbing scene midway through when Ryan Gosling's scientist places two eppendorfs directly next to each other in an otherwise empty unbalanced microcentrifuge & sets it spinning with wild abandon.
We are launching the new URBAN-VECTOR Training Program! Building an India–Africa network to strengthen urban malaria control in Africa through research, training, and collaboration! 🌍🦟 Come check us out and apply to be part of the team: www.urbanmalarianetwork.com #UrbanMalaria #GlobalHealth
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An interdisciplinary, international training initiative designed to build sustainable research capacity in vector-borne and tropical infectious diseases, with a primary focus on urban malaria.
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“Cant sleep… i’ll just have a quick look at my phone”
1/6 Our paper today – www.nature.com/articles/s41... work from Kenya - shows protective antibodies against falciparum malaria sporozoites work against sporozoites injected into the skin, not against sporozoites injected into veins. Why does this matter?
We are excited to invite abstract submissions for talks and posters for the 2026 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases meeting at Virginia Tech (June 2-4). Abstract submissions should be made by February 3, 2026 for consideration, using the google form here: cpe.vt.edu/eeid2026/abs...
Come see our Urban Malaria Team at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2025 meeting! We have an exciting line-up of talks and posters on the effects of climate, control, urban heterogeneity, and climate change on malaria transmission in cities!
Happy Halloween! Sending love, empathy, hope, resilience, harmony, self-care, and general good vibes to triumph over darkness from the EcoDyn VP Lab Care Bears Stare this Halloween 2025!
The new XKCD has to be a reference to the ant paper where ants just casually lay eggs of a different species, yes? Maybe? There are so many weird bugs its hard to know.
I’ve been sad to see news about the violence between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple - on the very northern edge of Cambodia. I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.
New preprint from our group on how indoor and outdoor microclimates vary across Indian cities and seasonally: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10.... @mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urban Heat in Indoor and Outdoor Microclimates
A document by Yusuf Jamal. Click on the document to view its contents.
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Our mosquito feeders from the Cornell glass shop were recently featured in an article about scientific glass: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.
New preprint out from our group! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.
Beyond temperature: Relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in a malaria vector
Understanding ectotherm responses to environmental change is central to coping with many of humanity′s current and future challenges in public health, biodiversity conservation, and food security. Com...
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"Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
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Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
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The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!
I think this is a great idea - writing to your hometown newspapers about your science and the impact of these drastic cuts on our research. I am writing a letter to the editor of my local paper this week - you should too.
CantlonLab@cantlonlab.bsky.social · 2y agoJoin us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠 sciencehomecoming.com
We are just back from a great project meeting in India discussing our NIH project investigating An. stephensi biology and urban malaria transmission. I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!
Our NIMR collaborators got to experience some nice winter weather and frozen waterfalls while visiting Cornell. This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.
Dr. Courtney Murdock@ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 2y agoWinter fun 😊 with NIMR colleagues.
I had SO MUCH FUN at #ASTMH2024 this past week. It was a particularly good year for the science, full of exciting vector and malaria biology. I have come away feeling inspired. Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
@mosquitohunting.bsky.social, Yusuf Jamal, and Laura Multini in action discussing their work on the climate sensitivity of urban malaria and West Nile virus transmission at ASTMH 2024.
Dr. Courtney Murdock@ecodynvplab.bsky.social · 2y agoToday! Come see Brandy St Laurent, Yusuf Jamal, and Laura Multini present their work in Poster Session C at ASTMH!
My poster and a few others from our group at ASTMH today: 7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity LB-9342 - Laura Multini - WNV infections LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal - Urban heat islands
Hi everyone attending the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans, Nov 13-17. Come check out our work! We will be presenting posters and talks throughout the meeting. Hope to see you all there!
