Leah Houri-Zeevi
@leahhouri.bsky.social
Postdoc @ the Leslie Vosshall lab, Rockefeller University.
Molecular-neuro-evolution + mosquitoes
Random thoughts & interesting papers
Molecular-neuro-evolution + mosquitoes
Random thoughts & interesting papers
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🎉 Thrilled to see our #MosquitoCellAtlas featured on the cover of @cp-cell.bsky.social ! This mosaic represents 367K cells across 19 tissues, unveiling the complex biology that makes mosquitoes the world's deadliest animals. Beautiful art by @somedonkey.bsky.social meets the #Vosshalllab science! 🦟🎨
New issue alert! 👉 cell.com/cell/current
On the cover: The mosquito mosaic represents the tissues of the atlas presented by Goldman et al. The atlas reveals the complex diversity underlying the mosquito’s remarkable ability to locate human hosts and transmit deadly pathogens
On the cover: The mosquito mosaic represents the tissues of the atlas presented by Goldman et al. The atlas reveals the complex diversity underlying the mosquito’s remarkable ability to locate human hosts and transmit deadly pathogens
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🎉 Thrilled to see our #MosquitoCellAtlas featured on the cover of @cp-cell.bsky.social ! This mosaic represents 367K cells across 19 tissues, unveiling the complex biology that makes mosquitoes the world's deadliest animals. Beautiful art by @somedonkey.bsky.social meets the #Vosshalllab science! 🦟🎨
Reposted by Leah Houri-Zeevi
The final version of the clonal raider ant reference brain is now out OA in @currentbiology.bsky.social:
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The final version of the clonal raider ant reference brain is now out OA in @currentbiology.bsky.social:
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
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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:
shorturl.at/dJWT3
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
A real game-changer for the mosquito community - all packed in a beautiful paper!!!!
Excited to announce the final version of the Mosquito Cell Atlas is out now in @cellpress.bsky.social!! 🦟🩸
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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 5:08 PM
A real game-changer for the mosquito community - all packed in a beautiful paper!!!!
What does mating look like when you only have a single shot at getting it right?
Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>
Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>
October 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What does mating look like when you only have a single shot at getting it right?
Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>
Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES>
Q.E.D works amazingly well! I was a skeptic at the beginning and then just really really impressed. For change 🥂
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Q.E.D works amazingly well! I was a skeptic at the beginning and then just really really impressed. For change 🥂
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Congratulations @karalmckinley.bsky.social & lab on their groundbreaking recent preprint establishing + characterizing a chemically inducible model of menstruation in mouse:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
Induction of menstruation in mice reveals the regulation of menstrual shedding
During menstruation, an inner layer of the endometrium is selectively shed, while an outer, progenitor-containing layer is preserved to support repeated regeneration. Progress in understanding this co...
www.biorxiv.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Congratulations @karalmckinley.bsky.social & lab on their groundbreaking recent preprint establishing + characterizing a chemically inducible model of menstruation in mouse:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
My jaw dropped when I heard this presented earlier this year. Incredible.
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Pls. share widely
Calling all transposon fans & lovers of genetic innovation
MOBILE GENOME welcomes you in Heidelberg, Nov. 4–7 2025
→ Vibrant & friendly community
→ Cutting-edge talks from mechanisms to physiology
→ Plenty of surprises (TEs never stop innovating)
submit abstract by July 29
Calling all transposon fans & lovers of genetic innovation
MOBILE GENOME welcomes you in Heidelberg, Nov. 4–7 2025
→ Vibrant & friendly community
→ Cutting-edge talks from mechanisms to physiology
→ Plenty of surprises (TEs never stop innovating)
submit abstract by July 29
⏰ Abstract deadline for 'The mobile genome' is 29 July!
👉 https://s.embl.org/mge25-01-bl
Join us 4–7 Nov 2025 at EMBL Heidelberg (or online) to explore the impact of TEs across biology. 🧬🔍
⭐🧑🏼🔬 24 talks + 15 flash talks from posters – don't miss out!
#EMBOMobileGenome
👉 https://s.embl.org/mge25-01-bl
Join us 4–7 Nov 2025 at EMBL Heidelberg (or online) to explore the impact of TEs across biology. 🧬🔍
⭐🧑🏼🔬 24 talks + 15 flash talks from posters – don't miss out!
#EMBOMobileGenome
July 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Pls. share widely
Calling all transposon fans & lovers of genetic innovation
MOBILE GENOME welcomes you in Heidelberg, Nov. 4–7 2025
→ Vibrant & friendly community
→ Cutting-edge talks from mechanisms to physiology
→ Plenty of surprises (TEs never stop innovating)
submit abstract by July 29
Calling all transposon fans & lovers of genetic innovation
MOBILE GENOME welcomes you in Heidelberg, Nov. 4–7 2025
→ Vibrant & friendly community
→ Cutting-edge talks from mechanisms to physiology
→ Plenty of surprises (TEs never stop innovating)
submit abstract by July 29
Just finished reading this amazing work from @WeingartenShira et al. A real tour de force to reveal the “dark matter” of viral genomes in high throughput:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Pan-viral ORFs discovery using massively parallel ribosome profiling
Defining viral proteomes is crucial to understanding viral life cycles and immune recognition but the landscape of translated regions remains unknown for most viruses. We have developed massively para...
www.science.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just finished reading this amazing work from @WeingartenShira et al. A real tour de force to reveal the “dark matter” of viral genomes in high throughput:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex
Insect Sex - Alex Wild
The world's millions of insect species display a glorious diversity of strategies for courting and mating.
www.alexanderwild.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dr. Wild's Big Gallery of Bug Sex
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Fantastic!! www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience...
Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience
The mission of the Simons Collaboration on Ecological NEuroscience (SCENE) is to understand how affordances offered by the world shape representations in the mind and the brain.
www.simonsfoundation.org
April 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fantastic!! www.simonsfoundation.org/neuroscience...
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🥼A new tissue expansion method developed by researchers in the Wang & Tillberg labs & collaborators @uwmadison.bsky.social enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell level in their native locations ➡️ hhmi.news/4ixHOZZ
New technique expands tissues so hundreds of biomolecules can be seen inside cells
A new tissue expansion method developed by Janelia and University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules
hhmi.news
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🥼A new tissue expansion method developed by researchers in the Wang & Tillberg labs & collaborators @uwmadison.bsky.social enables scientists to use mass spectrometry imaging to simultaneously detect hundreds of molecules at the single cell level in their native locations ➡️ hhmi.news/4ixHOZZ
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Absolutely CRAZY study from the brilliant @leahhouri.bsky.social in @leslievosshall.bsky.social lab ✨ What restricts mosquito mating between species, how some species "break" this barrier and become dominant, and how that shift can reshape the landscape of mosquito-borne disease. Don't miss Leah's 🧵
✨🦟✨HOW DO MOSQUITOES HAVE SEX? ✨🦟✨
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 21, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Absolutely CRAZY study from the brilliant @leahhouri.bsky.social in @leslievosshall.bsky.social lab ✨ What restricts mosquito mating between species, how some species "break" this barrier and become dominant, and how that shift can reshape the landscape of mosquito-borne disease. Don't miss Leah's 🧵
✨🦟✨HOW DO MOSQUITOES HAVE SEX? ✨🦟✨
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
✨🦟✨HOW DO MOSQUITOES HAVE SEX? ✨🦟✨
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Join us for a wild journey into hidden female control, rapidly evolving stimulation devices, fierce species competition, and DEADLY MOSQUITOES!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The Sorrells Lab is hiring a recent college graduate interested in neurobiology of mosquitoes! The position is ideal for someone interested in gaining skills for graduate school. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164849
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Sorrells Lab is hiring a recent college graduate interested in neurobiology of mosquitoes! The position is ideal for someone interested in gaining skills for graduate school. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164849
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BIG NEWS! The Mosquito Cell Atlas preprint is live! 🦟🧬 My first senior author paper! Massive and accessible snRNA-seq dataset and a lot of cool mosquito biology. A true collaborative achievement! #MCA
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
See @oliviagoldman.net thread here
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
See @oliviagoldman.net thread here
March 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BIG NEWS! The Mosquito Cell Atlas preprint is live! 🦟🧬 My first senior author paper! Massive and accessible snRNA-seq dataset and a lot of cool mosquito biology. A true collaborative achievement! #MCA
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
See @oliviagoldman.net thread here
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
See @oliviagoldman.net thread here
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I am thrilled to present the Mosquito Cell Atlas! We analyzed 367K nuclei from 19 tissues in male & female mosquitoes, creating a comprehensive resource for vector biology & infectious disease research.
Plus we made some surprising discoveries! 🦟🧵
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Plus we made some surprising discoveries! 🦟🧵
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am thrilled to present the Mosquito Cell Atlas! We analyzed 367K nuclei from 19 tissues in male & female mosquitoes, creating a comprehensive resource for vector biology & infectious disease research.
Plus we made some surprising discoveries! 🦟🧵
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Plus we made some surprising discoveries! 🦟🧵
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
January 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm thrilled to be opening my own lab this Fall at the @maxplanck.de MPI for Brain Research in Frankfurt. The lab is going to investigate the neuronal and genetic underpinnings of behavioral evolution. We are hiring on all levels. Don't hesitate to share widely and reach out if interested.
Happy Holidays, and for a new year full of light ✨✨✨
December 27, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Happy Holidays, and for a new year full of light ✨✨✨
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The greatest poem ever written, by Nael, aged 6. Nael would be at least 14 today. He said that tigers made him happy.
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
December 25, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The greatest poem ever written, by Nael, aged 6. Nael would be at least 14 today. He said that tigers made him happy.
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
#ThingsThatMakeMeHappy #JoinIn
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Me: I was submitting files to the SRA
Me: I was submitting files to the SRA
December 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?
Me: I was submitting files to the SRA
Me: I was submitting files to the SRA
This is so cool! I love these little aliens and realizing how the adult-to-be mosquito is compacted inside them is just super satisfying
Possibly my favorite #microCT scan I've done all year - A mosquito pupa (Culex pipiens)! 🥰
December 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM
This is so cool! I love these little aliens and realizing how the adult-to-be mosquito is compacted inside them is just super satisfying