Hot off the presses, our comprehensive survey of soft ticks for relapsing fever Borrelia found two unique strains circulating in Florida! doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Prevalence, distribution, and phylogenetics of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae in the soft tick Ornithodoros turicata americanus in Florida

Author summary There is a large gap in knowledge regarding the bacteria that causes Tick-borne Relapsing Fever in the United States (US). This disease has significant public health concern as it can c...

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Congratulations, Dr. An-Chi Cheng for her important contribution to understanding deer health! 🧪🌏👩🏻‍🔬BVDV is a pathogen mainly of cattle that causes abortions in white-tailed deer. Dr. Cheng is a critical member of our pathogen diagnostics team. Go An-Chi!

Here is another faculty position that looks cool

Jenn Coughlan@jenncoughlan.bsky.social · last yr.

We're hiring an assistant prof in global change ecology! Apply!!! We're vibrant, supportive, and interdisciplinary EEB community! Plz note the weird dates: We're reviewing applications beginning on ✨August 15th✨. I'm part of the SC and happy to answer questions! apply.interfolio.com/164677

Here is an interesting permanent lectureship opportunity

Julia PG Jones@juliajones.bsky.social · last yr.

If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location. jobs.bangor.ac.uk/details.php....

Just published today! Our group used mosquitoes as flying syringes to conduct surveillance on pathogens of turkeys, white-tailed deer and invasive wild pigs. Not only could we detect DNA and RNA viruses, we could estimate prevalence! 🌎🧪👩‍🔬 doi.org/10.3390/path...

I recently partnered with the Gene Drive Network to create a blog about how biotechnology helps conservation of the black-footed ferret. Here it is: 👩🏻‍🔬🌏🧪 genedrivenetwork.org/blog/science...

Science in action: bringing the black-footed ferret back from the brink - Gene Drive Network

When I first began working on black-footed ferrets over twenty years ago, the species was beginning to recover from what was once thought to be its final chapter.

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Great post about PhD candidate, @emderuyter-ramirez.bsky.social She is an essential team member of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative phhp.ufl.edu/2025/05/28/c... 👩🏻‍🔬🌏🧪

Catching up with Emily DeRuyter, virus investigator and One Health Ph.D. student » College of Public Health & Health Professions » University of Florida

She is the first author on two recent papers describing the discovery of previously undocumented viruses.

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I've always had a soft spot for songs that celebrate women being messy and complicated and not always nice. Here's my latest fav! open.spotify.com/track/35ISBk...

Messy

Lola Young · This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway · Song · 2024

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I'm attending a conference in Budapest on global energy challenges sponsored by Hungarian Fulbright associations. The topic was interesting but the star was the Roccoco crown molding and chandeliers!

I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!

The Macquarie PhD scholarship on our new Climate Economy project is now open - working with me, @garethbryant.bsky.social Sophie Weber, @clairerhiannon.bsky.social & Svenja Keele. We'll explore how climate change remakes our political economy. Topic negotiable. www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...

Wonderful new 5-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at the University of Cambridge on #Biodiversity: www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...

Greetings from my office at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, where I am currently on a Fulbright Fellowhip studying red deer health 🧪🌏👩🏻‍🔬🦌🦌🦌

I am recruiting graduate students for Spring 2026 in my Lab at Auburn University. Please share broadly🦇 simonislab.weebly.com/opportunitie... linking to 🧪 and 🦊

Opportunities

We are currently recruiting graduate student(s) interested in seasonal pathogen dynamics and bat health throughout various field sites and/or highway culverts throughout Alabama. You can find out...

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This primer on infection avoidance was incredibly fun to write with @cr-amo.bsky.social and Mandy Gibson. We cover its taxonomic breadth, mechanisms and evolution, and its importance across fields as diverse as public health, conservation, and agriculture. 🧪 www.cell.com/current-biol... #SymbioSky

Check out this cool note from @profwisely.bsky.social Lab reporting that soft ticks feed on feral swine in Florida link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Contact between soft tick vectors of African swine fever virus and invasive wild pigs in the southeastern USA - Parasites & Vectors

Background African swine fever virus is a transboundary pathogen of high economic impact to the global pork industry. Florida has multiple factors that contribute to the high risk of introduction of A...

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First day at the European Vertebrate Management Conference. Excellent talks, great conversations! 🌏🧪👩🏻‍🔬 www.evmc.online

Today my lab published a manuscript that provides insights about Torqu teno sus virus, a cute little 2800bp virus of pigs! THM: this virus can be used in wildlife ecoepideiology and biosecurity 🧪🌏👩🏻‍🔬 doi.org/10.3389/fmic...

Frontiers | Whole genome characterization of Torque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1) in wild and domestic pigs: insights into genetic classification, host differentiation, and intra-host variation

BackgroundTorque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1), a member of the Anelloviridae family, is highly prevalent in swine populations and exhibits substantial genetic d...

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Post a photo you took with no context to bring some Zen to the timeline.

DJ de Koning@djdekoning.bsky.social · 2y ago

Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline.

www.instagram.com/reel/DG8NZk1... Happy International Women's Day! Here's to women in science!🧪🌎👩🏻‍🔬

Pussy Riot g.co/kgs/UXRscPR pussyriot.love Perhaps my favorite grrl band of all time. They are feminist heroes who truly live by their words. A Russian collective of punk musicians, members have been imprisoned, beat, and exiled. They continue, undeterred. Rock on, sisters!💀💓💪

Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot is a feminist conceptual art group

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An alternative to ggplot? Hurray!👯‍♀️

Vincent Arel-Bundock@vincentab.bsky.social · 2y ago

{tinyplot} 0.3.0 is out! 🚨 It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax. This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types. Check it out! grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/

doi.org/10.1038/s415... Single large or several small patches? A 43 year dataset demonstrates that land sparing decreased rodent diversity locally while increasing the vector for and prevalence of Hanta virus. THM: the scale of conservation actions (both in time and space) matter! 🌎🧪🐀🐀🐀

Anthropogenic land consolidation intensifies zoonotic host diversity loss and disease transmission in human habitats - Nature Ecology & Evolution

A 43-year dataset of rodents in the Hu region of China reveals how urbanization-induced changes to land-use configuration affect rodent community composition, including benefitting striped field mice,...

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wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/ The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻‍🔬

UF Research sent this memo today. It came from the White House Office of Management and Budget and was sent to all federal agency executives yesterday. 🧪🌎👩‍🔬

open.spotify.com/track/4KfSds... Grrl rock Tues: Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart deliver heavy metal vocals, galloping riffs and in your face lyrics. Barracuda is a #metoo anthem aimed at all the producers and promoters who treated them as less than because they were women rockers. Go get em!

Barracuda

Heart · Little Queen · Song · 1977

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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... This study compared two approaches to mapping pathogen hotspots: 1) a top-down global predictive model, 2) a bottom-up expert panel with local knowledge. Most instructive were the mismatches between methods. THM: both approaches have additive value 👩🏻‍🔬🧪🌎

Mapping hotspots of zoonotic pathogen emergence: an integrated model-based and participatory-based approach

An increase in pandemics of zoonotic origin has led to a growing interest in using statistical prediction to identify hotspots of zoonotic emergence. …

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Okay I started a wildlife health starter pack! Please share and let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/MFMtaMw

doi.org/10.1111/btp.... Dr. Matt Hallett and colleagues published a study showing that Indigenous fire management in a Neotropical ecosystem is an important tool for managing wildlife in Guyana. Community led efforts are critical for long term conservation 🌎🧪👩🏻‍🔬

Medium and large mammal responses to fire in a neotropical savanna system in Guyana

Mammal responses to fire—both natural and man-made—in an Indigenous savanna landscape in Guyana were researched with transects for animal signs and live sightings. Species richness showed a non-linea...

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open.spotify.com/track/02Rkun... Debora Kay Iyall was the lead singer of Romeo Void, one of my favorite New Wave bands of the early 80's. Never Say Never was such a raw, naughty song for its time, and Debora was a misfit inspiration. She is a member of the Cowlitz Native American tribe.

Never Say Never

Romeo Void · Warm, In Your Coat · Song · 1981

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