Brooke
@brookegenovese.bsky.social
PhD candidate 🦇🌎 🧬 at the UC Davis One Health Institute • ARCS Scholar • ecoimmunology, comp bio, & #OneHealth ✨
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Important study found ag pesticides all throughout wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. Location within reserves had no impact on pesticide presence, suggesting no place within these protected areas is safe from such contamination. Not great. 🧪
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Pesticide contamination detected across five wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley of California
An important goal for the applied ecological sciences is to understand the extent to which the biodiversity on conserved or managed lands is exposed t…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Important study found ag pesticides all throughout wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. Location within reserves had no impact on pesticide presence, suggesting no place within these protected areas is safe from such contamination. Not great. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
Fredston Lab: Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin.
ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003
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Hi Mammalogists!
Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i...
Deadline is Oct 15.
Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications.
IDEA Committee
Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i...
Deadline is Oct 15.
Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications.
IDEA Committee
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Bias (IDEA) | American Society of Mammalogists
mammalsociety.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Hi Mammalogists!
Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i...
Deadline is Oct 15.
Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications.
IDEA Committee
Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i...
Deadline is Oct 15.
Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications.
IDEA Committee
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New cures feel sudden, but the seeds were planted decades ago by basic scientists.
Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵
Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New cures feel sudden, but the seeds were planted decades ago by basic scientists.
Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵
Which seeds will turn into cures? Unpredictable looking forward, a straight line looking back. 🧪🧬 🧵
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Specimen Inactivation Methods for Proteomics─Comparisons of Irradiation, Chemical, and Heat Treatments on Downstream Serum Analyses #JProteomeRes #MassSpec pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Specimen Inactivation Methods for Proteomics─Comparisons of Irradiation, Chemical, and Heat Treatments on Downstream Serum Analyses
Multiomic techniques, including proteomics, can provide novel insights for both pathogen detection and assessment of host responses to infection. Numerous studies have described the efficacy of heat i...
pubs.acs.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Specimen Inactivation Methods for Proteomics─Comparisons of Irradiation, Chemical, and Heat Treatments on Downstream Serum Analyses #JProteomeRes #MassSpec pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
The first chapter of my dissertation work is finally out in @acs.org JPR🥲 we looked the impacts of different specimen inactivation methods (TRIzol, irradiation, heat) on the greater serum proteome. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The first chapter of my dissertation work is finally out in @acs.org JPR🥲 we looked the impacts of different specimen inactivation methods (TRIzol, irradiation, heat) on the greater serum proteome. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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In one vote, headed to the senate, Congress could destabilize public lands conservation and Indigenous land stewardship. Native Alaskan tribes spent more than a decade shaping the Central Yukon plan to protect core habitat for caribou and spawning salmon.
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insideclimatenews.org/news/1209202...
House Republicans’ Use of Little-Known Law to Strike Down Public Land Plans Could Be Pandora’s Box Moment - Inside Climate News
Invoking the Congressional Review Act against land-use plans for 166 million acres could destabilize clean energy, conservation and tribal protections, leaving public lands more vulnerable to politica...
insideclimatenews.org
September 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
In one vote, headed to the senate, Congress could destabilize public lands conservation and Indigenous land stewardship. Native Alaskan tribes spent more than a decade shaping the Central Yukon plan to protect core habitat for caribou and spawning salmon.
insideclimatenews.org/news/1209202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1209202...
Day 2 of #WDA2025 🌎 cool talks about #hantavirus in CA, wild ungulate health, Australian bats, and vector-borne diseases!
@onehealthinstitute.bsky.social
@onehealthinstitute.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Day 2 of #WDA2025 🌎 cool talks about #hantavirus in CA, wild ungulate health, Australian bats, and vector-borne diseases!
@onehealthinstitute.bsky.social
@onehealthinstitute.bsky.social
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A study in Nature Communications used AI to mine global venom proteomes and discovered novel peptides with antimicrobial activity. Several candidates showed efficacy against drug-resistant bacteria in laboratory and animal tests. go.nature.com/4f0zYb4 #medsky 🧪
July 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A study in Nature Communications used AI to mine global venom proteomes and discovered novel peptides with antimicrobial activity. Several candidates showed efficacy against drug-resistant bacteria in laboratory and animal tests. go.nature.com/4f0zYb4 #medsky 🧪
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Healthspan has a proteomic signature!
About 3,000 plasma proteins assessed and validated in 2 cohorts. Immune response and inflammation proteins stood out.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
About 3,000 plasma proteins assessed and validated in 2 cohorts. Immune response and inflammation proteins stood out.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Healthspan has a proteomic signature!
About 3,000 plasma proteins assessed and validated in 2 cohorts. Immune response and inflammation proteins stood out.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
About 3,000 plasma proteins assessed and validated in 2 cohorts. Immune response and inflammation proteins stood out.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Nautilus-shell bolo ties. Taxidermized coyote paws and preserved bobcat hearts. Art and jewelry made from butterflies' wings.
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
Tell Etsy and eBay: Stop Selling Wildlife Products
The global wildlife trade poses a significant risk to animals and plants around the world. Yet you can buy wildlife products on Etsy or eBay — and every sale helps push species closer to extinction. C...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nautilus-shell bolo ties. Taxidermized coyote paws and preserved bobcat hearts. Art and jewelry made from butterflies' wings.
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
You can buy these things (and others) on Etsy or eBay.
We are calling on these platforms to commit to ending these sales by the end of the year. Add your voice ⬇️
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A new study shows #H5N1 avian flu could delay recovery of Argentina’s southern elephant seals until 2091—or longer. Once thriving, the colony now faces a vulnerable future. Climate change and disease are reshaping conservation.
#OneHealth #avianflu #HPAI
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/avian-i...
#OneHealth #avianflu #HPAI
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Avian influenza Is a devastating setback for the Patagonian elephant seal population
It may take a century before a southern elephant seal colony, hit by an epidemic, comes back to original numbers, according to a new study published by WCS Argentina, CONICET and the University of Cal...
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu
April 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A new study shows #H5N1 avian flu could delay recovery of Argentina’s southern elephant seals until 2091—or longer. Once thriving, the colony now faces a vulnerable future. Climate change and disease are reshaping conservation.
#OneHealth #avianflu #HPAI
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/avian-i...
#OneHealth #avianflu #HPAI
ohi.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/news/avian-i...
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“wild animals navigating their natural world can provide new perspectives regarding important issues in reproductive health. …we should be looking to the extraordinary feats of wild animals -- they have often found the most innovative solutions,"
🧪 #Scicomm #ReproSky
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🧪 #Scicomm #ReproSky
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Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead to Benefits in Human Reproductive Health
What can wild animals teach us about human reproduction?
www.whoi.edu
April 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“wild animals navigating their natural world can provide new perspectives regarding important issues in reproductive health. …we should be looking to the extraordinary feats of wild animals -- they have often found the most innovative solutions,"
🧪 #Scicomm #ReproSky
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
🧪 #Scicomm #ReproSky
www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...
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And in today's "Crying Wolf" reading www.bbc.com/news/article...
Experts dispute Colossal claim dire wolf back from extinction
Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal
www.bbc.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
And in today's "Crying Wolf" reading www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"A GO term analysis? how is this helpful?"
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"A GO term analysis? how is this helpful?"
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Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
Thousands gather across U.S. in Stand Up for Science events
Scientists rally across the country in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration
scim.ag
March 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking news: Thousands of researchers and their supporters, including recently fired federal workers, have gathered across the U.S. in response to layoffs and funding cuts ordered by the Trump administration. scim.ag/41zlPv4
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UC Davis is going all in on showing why federally funded research matters for everyone. Love to see it! Throwing in a pic of my lovely fam is for sure a win-win! 😎📚👨👩👧👦
UC Davis Launches 'From Labs to Lives' to Highlight Federally Funded Research
The University of California, Davis, has launched a website and video series titled, “From Labs to Lives,” to highlight federally funded research, describe how the research benefits the public, and sh...
www.ucdavis.edu
March 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
UC Davis is going all in on showing why federally funded research matters for everyone. Love to see it! Throwing in a pic of my lovely fam is for sure a win-win! 😎📚👨👩👧👦
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#AvianFlu is wreaking havoc on wildlife—and it's a growing threat to humans. The virus is evolving fast, making it easier to jump between species. OHI’s Marcela Uhart warns that without monitoring its spread in wildlife, we risk being unprepared.
#H5N1 #OneHealth @npr.org @ucdavis.bsky.social
#H5N1 #OneHealth @npr.org @ucdavis.bsky.social
It's like 'dead birds flying': How bird flu is spreading in the wild
That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.
www.npr.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#AvianFlu is wreaking havoc on wildlife—and it's a growing threat to humans. The virus is evolving fast, making it easier to jump between species. OHI’s Marcela Uhart warns that without monitoring its spread in wildlife, we risk being unprepared.
#H5N1 #OneHealth @npr.org @ucdavis.bsky.social
#H5N1 #OneHealth @npr.org @ucdavis.bsky.social
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My undergrads were lucky to have had Dr. Peter Salk, Jonas Salk's son, lecture on polio and polio vaccine in class today. This moment with Peter in the foreground showing a picture of him as a little boy, being vaccinated by his father, struck me as unique and poignant.
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
My undergrads were lucky to have had Dr. Peter Salk, Jonas Salk's son, lecture on polio and polio vaccine in class today. This moment with Peter in the foreground showing a picture of him as a little boy, being vaccinated by his father, struck me as unique and poignant.
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"For too long, bats have been perceived as a problem."
WCS Health is looking to generate a common understanding of the benefits that biodiversity brings to human health, writes Maricruz Jaramillo.
🌎 medium.com/one-planet-o...
WCS Health is looking to generate a common understanding of the benefits that biodiversity brings to human health, writes Maricruz Jaramillo.
🌎 medium.com/one-planet-o...
Conserving Guardians of the Night
How Bats Benefit Ecosystems and Human Health
medium.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
"For too long, bats have been perceived as a problem."
WCS Health is looking to generate a common understanding of the benefits that biodiversity brings to human health, writes Maricruz Jaramillo.
🌎 medium.com/one-planet-o...
WCS Health is looking to generate a common understanding of the benefits that biodiversity brings to human health, writes Maricruz Jaramillo.
🌎 medium.com/one-planet-o...
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Great example of why One Health is so essential! "Rwanda’s success in containing its Marburg outbreak underscores the essential role of international partnerships & a strong health system in containing human-to-animal outbreaks." @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
healthpolicy-watch.news/rwandas-marb...
healthpolicy-watch.news/rwandas-marb...
Rwanda’s Marburg Success Underscores One Health Collaboration, A Sticking Point In Pandemic Treaty Talks - Health Policy Watch
As African countries baulk at One Health requirements in the draft Pandemic Agreement being negotiated in Geneva, Rwanda’s success in containing its Marburg
healthpolicy-watch.news
February 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Great example of why One Health is so essential! "Rwanda’s success in containing its Marburg outbreak underscores the essential role of international partnerships & a strong health system in containing human-to-animal outbreaks." @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
healthpolicy-watch.news/rwandas-marb...
healthpolicy-watch.news/rwandas-marb...
As a Pitt alum, this is so devastating to see.
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
As a Pitt alum, this is so devastating to see.
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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
February 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.
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Folks in data rescue and archiving initiatives may find this #RStats package from @ropensci.org useful: `gitcellar` downloads and archives all repos, issues, and PRs from a GitHub organization in one shot: docs.ropensci.org/gitcellar/ #DataRescue @datarescue2025.bsky.social
Helps Download Archives of GitHub Repositories
Provide functionality to download archives (backups) for all repositories in a GitHub organization (useful for backups!).
docs.ropensci.org
February 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Folks in data rescue and archiving initiatives may find this #RStats package from @ropensci.org useful: `gitcellar` downloads and archives all repos, issues, and PRs from a GitHub organization in one shot: docs.ropensci.org/gitcellar/ #DataRescue @datarescue2025.bsky.social
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The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. Nature reports on the search to find out what they do. 🧪
‘Dark proteins’ hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases
The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. The search is on to find out what they do.
go.nature.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The human genome encodes potentially thousands of tiny proteins that were previously overlooked. Nature reports on the search to find out what they do. 🧪