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@brackneylab.bsky.social
virus-vector interactions, mosquitoes, ticks dengue
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🦟 We've just published the world's first head-to-toe single-cell atlas of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in @cp-cell.bsky.social!
The #MosquitoCellAtlas maps 69 cell types across 19 tissues, revealing surprising biology. Read it here:
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The #MosquitoCellAtlas maps 69 cell types across 19 tissues, revealing surprising biology. Read it here:
shorturl.at/dJWT3
A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito
A comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell
types and widespread co-expres...
www.cell.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🦟 We've just published the world's first head-to-toe single-cell atlas of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in @cp-cell.bsky.social!
The #MosquitoCellAtlas maps 69 cell types across 19 tissues, revealing surprising biology. Read it here:
shorturl.at/dJWT3
The #MosquitoCellAtlas maps 69 cell types across 19 tissues, revealing surprising biology. Read it here:
shorturl.at/dJWT3
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A new genetic study in Science overturns the myth of the “London Underground Mosquito,” revealing that this common urban insect originated not below the cities of modern Europe, but in ancient Mediterranean civilizations more than a thousand years ago. https://scim.ag/43xWovB
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A new genetic study in Science overturns the myth of the “London Underground Mosquito,” revealing that this common urban insect originated not below the cities of modern Europe, but in ancient Mediterranean civilizations more than a thousand years ago. https://scim.ag/43xWovB
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I wrote an opinion piece about parental/family leave at UConn. I’m only ~75% happy with it but … something needed to be said. Many things actually. Loudly. Repeatedly. And with as many voices as possible.
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
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“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
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Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
ctmirror.org
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I wrote an opinion piece about parental/family leave at UConn. I’m only ~75% happy with it but … something needed to be said. Many things actually. Loudly. Repeatedly. And with as many voices as possible.
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
“This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors”
ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
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Come have fun with us! Our departement at VT is hiring an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology and Applied Ecology! Check out the job advert here:
careers.entsoc.org/jobs/21758211
careers.entsoc.org/jobs/21758211
Assistant Professor - Agricultural Entomology and Applied Ecology in Blacksburg, VA for Virginia Tech Department of Entomology
Exciting opportunity in Blacksburg, VA for Virginia Tech Department of Entomology as a Assistant ...
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October 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Come have fun with us! Our departement at VT is hiring an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology and Applied Ecology! Check out the job advert here:
careers.entsoc.org/jobs/21758211
careers.entsoc.org/jobs/21758211
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Assistant Professor of Biology & Ecology/Evolution #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky
Assistant Professor of Biology & Ecology/Evolution
Post a job in 3min, or find thousands of job offers like this one at jobRxiv!
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October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Assistant Professor of Biology & Ecology/Evolution #ScienceJobs #AcademicSky
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🚨 New pub alert! Check out our latest one that showcases how chemical and genetic innovations can recreate complex host–symbiotic interactions in the absence of the symbiont.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
October 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🚨 New pub alert! Check out our latest one that showcases how chemical and genetic innovations can recreate complex host–symbiotic interactions in the absence of the symbiont.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Apple acquiesced to Trump admin to remove ICEBlocker app from the playstore despite no evidence that these apps have led to ICE agents being targeted as suggested by the WH. Like Disney, these companies only respond to lost revenue. #cancelApple for being cowards
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Apple removes ICEBlock app after criticism from Trump administration
Apple said it is removing ICEBlock and similar apps "based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock."
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October 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Apple acquiesced to Trump admin to remove ICEBlocker app from the playstore despite no evidence that these apps have led to ICE agents being targeted as suggested by the WH. Like Disney, these companies only respond to lost revenue. #cancelApple for being cowards
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics
Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
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September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607
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🚨 Ph.D. Opportunity! 🚨 I’m recruiting students to start in the Spring Semester 2026 (Jan 2026) or the Fall Semester 2026 (Aug 2026) to study the behavior & neurobiology of mosquito-host interactions. Know someone who’d be a perfect fit? Please share! 🦟 #Mosquito #Neurobiology #VectorBiology #Itch
September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🚨 Ph.D. Opportunity! 🚨 I’m recruiting students to start in the Spring Semester 2026 (Jan 2026) or the Fall Semester 2026 (Aug 2026) to study the behavior & neurobiology of mosquito-host interactions. Know someone who’d be a perfect fit? Please share! 🦟 #Mosquito #Neurobiology #VectorBiology #Itch
I am looking for dengue 1-4 infectious clones. If you have or know of anyone that has these and would be willing to share please reach out. Thanks.
August 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am looking for dengue 1-4 infectious clones. If you have or know of anyone that has these and would be willing to share please reach out. Thanks.
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🚀 Excited to share (with a little delay) my first first-author publication on #Vago genes in #mosquitoes! 🦟 🦠 Have a look to see how we questioned a mosquito immunity dogma and challenged the existing understanding of Vago-like genes as antiviral factors ⬇️
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Aedes aegypti VLG-1 challenges the assumed antiviral nature of Vago genes - BMC Biology
Background Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) pose a significant threat to global health. Novel approaches to control the spread of arboviruses foc...
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚀 Excited to share (with a little delay) my first first-author publication on #Vago genes in #mosquitoes! 🦟 🦠 Have a look to see how we questioned a mosquito immunity dogma and challenged the existing understanding of Vago-like genes as antiviral factors ⬇️
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Easy to do; Just Do It!
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Sign the Petition
Demand RFK Jr. Resign: Petition for a Healthy America
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August 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Easy to do; Just Do It!
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When mRNA vaccines are wrongly attacked, this is one of many examples of what you're missing.
A broad spectrum prevention strategy against viruses
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A broad spectrum prevention strategy against viruses
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
August 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
When mRNA vaccines are wrongly attacked, this is one of many examples of what you're missing.
A broad spectrum prevention strategy against viruses
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A broad spectrum prevention strategy against viruses
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Thrilled to be a part of this study on Wolbachia and multiple blood feeding. Now published!
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Implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Nature Communications - Dengue virus transmission by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes poses a significant public health threat, necessitating innovative control strategies. Here, the authors demonstrate...
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July 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Thrilled to be a part of this study on Wolbachia and multiple blood feeding. Now published!
rdcu.be/eyqaG
rdcu.be/eyqaG
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We have a postdoc position available in which we’re using flavivirus replication/molecular biology to make refractory mosquitoes - in collaboration with the Trevor Sweeney lab at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social. Check out the advert on LinkedIn and apply by 12/6.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
The Pirbright Institute hiring Postdoctoral Researcher in Woking, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 1:09:44 PM. Postdoctoral Researcher – (24P-73)The Pirbright Institute Salary: £38,5000 to 40,000 per annum36…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We have a postdoc position available in which we’re using flavivirus replication/molecular biology to make refractory mosquitoes - in collaboration with the Trevor Sweeney lab at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social. Check out the advert on LinkedIn and apply by 12/6.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
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📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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Wow
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
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Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
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Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions
Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Wow
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions
ki.se/en/about-ki/...
Got, what under normal circumstances, would be a fundable score on my R21 but feel like it has little chance of actually being funded. Sort of a mixed bag of emotions 😁😡😞right now although despair seems to be the strongest of them
July 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Got, what under normal circumstances, would be a fundable score on my R21 but feel like it has little chance of actually being funded. Sort of a mixed bag of emotions 😁😡😞right now although despair seems to be the strongest of them
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Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy
Macroautophagy/autophagy is a critical modulator of pathogen invasion response in vertebrates and invertebrates. However, how it affects mosquito-borne viral pathogens that significantly burden pub...
www.tandfonline.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
July 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
https://trib.al/ayccoO7
Despite all the shit going on, we have to celebrate our victories. New publication with @entomososwin.bsky.social and @vectorimmunity.bsky.social showing that hemocytes play a central role in disseminating flaviviruses to secondary tissues potentially functioning as a Trojan Horse(TBD)
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Mosquito immune cells enhance dengue and Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti
Nature Communications - Infection of mosquito immune cells by dengue and Zika virus enhances the spread of virus infection to mosquito tissues, such as the salivary glands, to promote virus...
rdcu.be
July 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Despite all the shit going on, we have to celebrate our victories. New publication with @entomososwin.bsky.social and @vectorimmunity.bsky.social showing that hemocytes play a central role in disseminating flaviviruses to secondary tissues potentially functioning as a Trojan Horse(TBD)
rdcu.be/euj4g
rdcu.be/euj4g
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Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet
Ledig stilling ved Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning, Aarhus, Aarhus Universitet
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June 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job
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New RasgonLab paper (ahead of print) published in Autophagy!
By Dr. Sujit Pujhari & other former RasgonLab members
"Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
By Dr. Sujit Pujhari & other former RasgonLab members
"Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy
Macroautophagy/autophagy is a critical modulator of pathogen invasion response in vertebrates and invertebrates. However, how it affects mosquito-borne viral pathogens that significantly burden pub...
www.tandfonline.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
New RasgonLab paper (ahead of print) published in Autophagy!
By Dr. Sujit Pujhari & other former RasgonLab members
"Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
By Dr. Sujit Pujhari & other former RasgonLab members
"Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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To conclude, we evidence a novel mode of viral transmission – spread through a viral Trojan Horse.
May 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
To conclude, we evidence a novel mode of viral transmission – spread through a viral Trojan Horse.
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🎉 Our study is now published in Cell Genomics ! Thank to our reviewers for helping us further improve our work, and congratulations to @tompvial.bsky.social who lead this project and the entire team that made it possible ! www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
June 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🎉 Our study is now published in Cell Genomics ! Thank to our reviewers for helping us further improve our work, and congratulations to @tompvial.bsky.social who lead this project and the entire team that made it possible ! www.cell.com/cell-genomic...