New paper out from the MosSI group. Started this work in 2017 so great to finally get it out! TL;DR - Microbiome interactions with ZIKV - host background matters! animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Mosquito host background impacts microbiome-Zika virus interactions in field- and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti - Animal Microbiome

Mosquito microbiota abundance and composition are modulated by a variety of factors, including pathogen exposure. The microbiome can also influence pathogen infection of the host and thus harbours con...

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Drs @minealtinli.bsky.social‬ @spleonard1.bsky.social‬ @alainkohlvirology.bsky.social & @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social review #bacteria-mediated #dsRNA delivery for #mosquito-borne #virus control. #RNAi #vectorcontrol #symbiont #engineering #mosquito #arbovirus www.cell.com/trends/paras...

What @edmhill.bsky.social said!!!👇

Dr Edward Hill@edmhill.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Funded PhD opportunity (UK tuition fee rate) in @hpruezi.bsky.social. #PhDSky 🧪 "Predict & Prepare for Arbovirus Introduction to the UK" #IDSky 👥 Supervisors: @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social | @baylism.bsky.social | Jolyon Medlock ⏳ Deadline: 17 Jul 2025 🔗: www.lstmed.ac.uk/study/resear...

Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...

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Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...

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News from team #Wolbachia genuine symbionts in SOME #Anopheles species! 🧬🖥️ 🦠🧫 🧪 Led by @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Tom Walker & team; and first first-author since Laura joined us @unistrathclyde.bsky.social 😊 #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky #mosquito (1/3) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time

A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is

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Fun unexpected finding just submitted as a preprint

Greg Hurst@greghurst.bsky.social · last yr.

New preprint ex @bolinabug.bsky.social (+ @daisukekageyama.bsky.social & @scottishwormboy.bsky.social) on the pronounced secondary expansion of Spiroplasma and Rickettsia genomes in lacewings doi.org/10.1101/2025... #symbiosky 1/2

Okinawa bound for Wolbachia25!

Some MosSI Lab representation at the @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Forum - @luciendobel.bsky.social and @tarasusyjoe.bsky.social presenting on the mosquito microbiome. #EntoSci #MosquitoMicrobiome #MosSILab

#FunFactFriday: Aedes aegypti eggs can lie dormant for months in dry conditions, then spring to life minutes after rainfall. This persistence is just one of the reasons why our sustainable #Wolbachia method is crucial for protecting communities from diseases like #dengue. Have a good weekend!

What a title! "This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates" Biodiversity declines really concerning. 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Some stuff we did Alex… bsky.app/profile/moss...

Alex Wild@alexwild.bsky.social · 2y ago

Post the amazing science things you have done with federal funding.

We are looking for a bioinformatician with expertise in microbiome data analysis join our team at the University of Lausanne. The successful candidate will lead and support research projects within nccr-microbiomes.ch. More details here: shorturl.at/mC46o . Please share with potential candidates.

PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses. Awesome topic. Unbeatable location. #symbiosky #microsky #evobio gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...

PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025

PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06 -19, 202...

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Have/nearly have a PhD? ≤7 years post-doc experience? Working outside UK? Not a UK citizen? BA & Royal Society offering 2-yr Fellowships for early career researchers to come to the UK! 💷 Includes: Research expenses £12k Relocation up to £8k 🗓️ Deadline: Mar 18, 2025 (17:00 GMT) #ResearchFunding

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#PhD alert, here @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, diverse, artsy & welcoming city of Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts? #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪 More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

Fascinating research and a reminder of the complexity of non-human animals' #microbiome - and the complex impacts on #PublicHealth and #OneHealth

Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab@mossi-lab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Science distraction? #Zika virus interactions with the microbiome in Aedes aegypti. The microbiomes in different mosquito lines respond distinctly to viral exposure and infection. @laurabrettell.bsky.social @alexwild.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Trying to focus on something positive for a second; outstanding work finally seeing the light of bioRXiv; #mosquito #microbiome #ZIKV interactions; after ~7(?) years' work, this really complex manuscript is finally here! #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬 🧪 TLDR; The #holobiont diversity strikes again 😊🦟🦠

Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab@mossi-lab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Science distraction? #Zika virus interactions with the microbiome in Aedes aegypti. The microbiomes in different mosquito lines respond distinctly to viral exposure and infection. @laurabrettell.bsky.social @alexwild.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🚨 We are recruiting for two post-doc positions!🚨 1) Development of genetic tools to study mosquito immune cells isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob... 2) Role of mosquito immune cells in immune recognition and priming isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Science distraction? #Zika virus interactions with the microbiome in Aedes aegypti. The microbiomes in different mosquito lines respond distinctly to viral exposure and infection. @laurabrettell.bsky.social @alexwild.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mosquito host background influences microbiome-ZIKV interactions in field and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti

The mosquito microbiota represents an intricate assemblage of microorganisms, comprising bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. Factors modulating microbiome abundance and composition include host ge...

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New preprint from @haraipapilio.bsky.social with @bolinabug.bsky.social @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others not on bluesky #symbiosky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Evolution of Wolbachia male-killing mechanism within a host species

Male-killing bacterial symbionts, prevalent in arthropods, skew population sex ratios by selectively killing male progeny, profoundly impacting ecology and evolution of their hosts. Male-killing is a ...

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Happy 2025 all! Hot off the press, news from the #mosquito #microbiomes and why a 'reproducibility crisis' in mosquito research might be because your #holobiont is not exactly the same as next-door's holobiont 😁 💻🧬🦠🦟 lnkd.in/dp7v-wqU

Lovely week to finish the year for the @mossi-lab.bsky.social lab. @aidanfoo.bsky.social doing fantastic work at his viva and Ana Pitol securing a lecturer position @lstmnews.bsky.social!

Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab@mossi-lab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Huge congratulations to Dr @aidanfoo.bsky.social who passed his viva yesterday! @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

Lovely week to finish the year for the @mossi-lab.bsky.social lab. @aidanfoo.bsky.social doing fantastic work at his viva and Ana Pitol securing a lecturer position @lstmnews.bsky.social!

Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab@mossi-lab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Huge congratulations to Dr @aidanfoo.bsky.social who passed his viva yesterday! @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Dr @aidanfoo.bsky.social who passed his viva yesterday! @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social @gemma-langridge.bsky.social

Lots of fantastic research on display in the #UKVBD2024 poster session

Accepted! Timely given most of @laurabrettell.bsky.social @vishdhokiya.bsky.social @tarasusyjoe.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and @evaheinz7.bsky.social are at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conference dinner! Perfect timing.

The @mossi-lab.bsky.social has several PhD projects on offer at LSTM. Flavours include Wolbachia in Anopheles, microbiome mosquito interactions, Wolbachia-microbiome interactions, & antiviral in mosquitoes. Students should apply to the LSTM PhD program - Applications close on the 4th of December!

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