Nieh bee lab
@jamesnieh.bsky.social
We study the stressors, natural and manmade, that influence the evolution of bee behavior. I'm a Professor of Biology in the Department of Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution at UC San Diego in the School of Biological Sciences
Congratulations to Hannah Griesmer for successfully defending her thesis on Nosema infections of honey bees and ways to activate natural bee defenses against this very widespread disease!
May 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Congratulations to Hannah Griesmer for successfully defending her thesis on Nosema infections of honey bees and ways to activate natural bee defenses against this very widespread disease!
Congratulations to Gu Gaoying and our team on our new paper: even low levels of artificial light harm honey bees. Constant light raises mortality, impairs scent learning, and boosts stress-linked norepinephrine—showing how light pollution disrupts bee brain function.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Congratulations to Gu Gaoying and our team on our new paper: even low levels of artificial light harm honey bees. Constant light raises mortality, impairs scent learning, and boosts stress-linked norepinephrine—showing how light pollution disrupts bee brain function.
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A great day telling folks about the science behind bees! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A great day telling folks about the science behind bees! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
Stop by! Join me at the 4th Kensington-Talmadge Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 12th with the theme "Helping our Changing Climate" and learn about bees!
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
April 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stop by! Join me at the 4th Kensington-Talmadge Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 12th with the theme "Helping our Changing Climate" and learn about bees!
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Getting excited about Entomo-Fest 2025 at UC San Diego Biological Sciences. Let's celebrate the amazing science being generated by our faculty, research that is also supported by federal funding.
April 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Getting excited about Entomo-Fest 2025 at UC San Diego Biological Sciences. Let's celebrate the amazing science being generated by our faculty, research that is also supported by federal funding.
Join me at the 4th Kensington-Talmadge Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 12th with the theme "Helping our Changing Climate" and learn about bees!
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
@Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
@Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
April 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Join me at the 4th Kensington-Talmadge Annual Earth Day Celebration on April 12th with the theme "Helping our Changing Climate" and learn about bees!
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
@Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Location: Kensington-Normal Heights Library Park 4121 Adams Ave around noon
@Bee City USA
UC San Diego Biological Sciences
Congratulations to @Bahram Kheradmand for publishing his paper on sequence learning in honey bees. It turns out that bees can figure out a very challenging task of learning that a visual pattern that was previously unrewarded will become rewarding on the next visit.
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March 31, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Congratulations to @Bahram Kheradmand for publishing his paper on sequence learning in honey bees. It turns out that bees can figure out a very challenging task of learning that a visual pattern that was previously unrewarded will become rewarding on the next visit.
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In 2003, I received my first major NSF grant to study stingless bee communication and its link to their role as neotropical pollinators. This led to insights into how warfare may have shaped their signaling. Thank you, federal funding! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In 2003, I received my first major NSF grant to study stingless bee communication and its link to their role as neotropical pollinators. This led to insights into how warfare may have shaped their signaling. Thank you, federal funding! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
A teacher once asked why I didn’t want to be a doctor to cure diseases. While human health is vital, the wonder of nature in every child deserves exploration. Let’s celebrate researchers who inspire seekers and thank federal funding for supporting this vision.
March 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A teacher once asked why I didn’t want to be a doctor to cure diseases. While human health is vital, the wonder of nature in every child deserves exploration. Let’s celebrate researchers who inspire seekers and thank federal funding for supporting this vision.
With a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation, I continued the Opportunities for Research in the Behavioral Sciences with San Diego Community Colleges and give 68 students research experiences in my lab. Funding also helped support the careers of new USA and Brazilian scientists.
March 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
With a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation, I continued the Opportunities for Research in the Behavioral Sciences with San Diego Community Colleges and give 68 students research experiences in my lab. Funding also helped support the careers of new USA and Brazilian scientists.
Promising new results! A mRNA vaccine can help fight a deadly disease, pancreatic cancer. Research partly supported by NIH U01 CA224175 Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment Network Cancer Moonshot Award.
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Thank you NIH!
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Thank you NIH!
February 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Promising new results! A mRNA vaccine can help fight a deadly disease, pancreatic cancer. Research partly supported by NIH U01 CA224175 Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment Network Cancer Moonshot Award.
www.mskcc.org/.../can-mrna....
Thank you NIH!
www.mskcc.org/.../can-mrna....
Thank you NIH!
Federally supported basic science in action: “Even Ozempic traces its roots back in part to work at the N.I.H. The toxin from Gila monster lizards seemed to have particular physiological effects, helping lead eventually to one of the world’s most profitable and promising drugs.”
February 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Federally supported basic science in action: “Even Ozempic traces its roots back in part to work at the N.I.H. The toxin from Gila monster lizards seemed to have particular physiological effects, helping lead eventually to one of the world’s most profitable and promising drugs.”
Enjoying Love Your Wetlands Day at @kendall frost reserve. @uc
February 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Enjoying Love Your Wetlands Day at @kendall frost reserve. @uc
French bee hotel 😻
December 31, 2024 at 2:55 PM
French bee hotel 😻
We made 3d printed pollen feeders for our apiary. The bees love them and consume surprisingly large amounts.
December 31, 2024 at 2:53 PM
We made 3d printed pollen feeders for our apiary. The bees love them and consume surprisingly large amounts.
Love finding pollinators in art…from the @gettymuseum.bsky.social
December 31, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Love finding pollinators in art…from the @gettymuseum.bsky.social
Congratulations to Ashley Kim for giving a great talk and presentation at the EntSoc meeting!
December 31, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Congratulations to Ashley Kim for giving a great talk and presentation at the EntSoc meeting!
We loved the hive exhibit at the San Diego zoo.
December 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM
We loved the hive exhibit at the San Diego zoo.
Happy holidays! (Generated by AI)
December 24, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Happy holidays! (Generated by AI)
Welcoming Mesa College students visiting the lab.
December 24, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Welcoming Mesa College students visiting the lab.
Congratulations to the students who presented at the EntSoc conference 2024!
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Congratulations to the students who presented at the EntSoc conference 2024!
Safe and protected at UC San Diego.
December 22, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Safe and protected at UC San Diego.
Lab reunion near Scripps Pier.
December 21, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Lab reunion near Scripps Pier.