Lisa Baik 🦟
@mosquitolady.bsky.social
Mosquitologist (aka Asian tiger mosquito mom) 🦟 & Assistant professor @ UC Davis • #WomaninSTEM 👩🏻🔬 • she/her 🇰🇷🇺🇸
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Lisa Baik 🦟
@mosquitolady.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding - Nature
Taste neurons of the mosquito Aedes albopictus regulate biting, feeding and egg-laying behaviours by responding to taste cues in human sweat, nectar and egg-laying sites via excitation or inhibition.
www.nature.com
I feel incredibly proud of my postodc work published on today’s issue of @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What can 🦟 taste? 👤🌸💧
Are some people "tastier" to 🦟 than others?
Here we examined the taste system of mosquitoes 🦟👅. I was astounded by its beautiful complexity!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
What can 🦟 taste? 👤🌸💧
Are some people "tastier" to 🦟 than others?
Here we examined the taste system of mosquitoes 🦟👅. I was astounded by its beautiful complexity!
Some good news worth sharing: first training fellowship of the Baik lab!
Congratulations to our PhD student, Songjun Lee, on being awarded the PacVec CoE training fellowship!! Just few weeks into his PhD, he’s already kicking ass!
www.baiklab.com/news/baik-la...
Congratulations to our PhD student, Songjun Lee, on being awarded the PacVec CoE training fellowship!! Just few weeks into his PhD, he’s already kicking ass!
www.baiklab.com/news/baik-la...
Songjun awarded the PacVec CoE Fellowship! — Baik Lab
PacVec CoE Fellowship awarded to Songjun Lee student in Lisa Baik lab
www.baiklab.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Some good news worth sharing: first training fellowship of the Baik lab!
Congratulations to our PhD student, Songjun Lee, on being awarded the PacVec CoE training fellowship!! Just few weeks into his PhD, he’s already kicking ass!
www.baiklab.com/news/baik-la...
Congratulations to our PhD student, Songjun Lee, on being awarded the PacVec CoE training fellowship!! Just few weeks into his PhD, he’s already kicking ass!
www.baiklab.com/news/baik-la...
First day of school (as a faculty member)!!!
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
First day of school (as a faculty member)!!!
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"Europe is entering a new phase — where longer, more widespread and more intense transmission of mosquito borne disease is becoming the new normal."
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
World Mosquito Day 2025: Europe sets new records for mosquito-borne diseases - ECDC supporting Member States in adapting to ‘new normal’
ECDC has warned that record breaking outbreaks of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and chikungunya virus disease point to a ‘new normal’ in Europe.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
August 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"Europe is entering a new phase — where longer, more widespread and more intense transmission of mosquito borne disease is becoming the new normal."
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-even...
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“Officials say it is possible the resident was infected with malaria in New Jersey.
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991…There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year.”
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991…There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year.”
NJ officials investigate case of malaria in resident with no recent international travel
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991.
6abc.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“Officials say it is possible the resident was infected with malaria in New Jersey.
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991…There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year.”
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991…There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year.”
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
So glad to finally have this out with co-author @mallerybreban.bsky.social and very thankful for the many amazing people who contributed to this study and provided materials and input! 🦟🦠1/12 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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 that, while successive blood fe...
www.nature.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So glad to finally have this out with co-author @mallerybreban.bsky.social and very thankful for the many amazing people who contributed to this study and provided materials and input! 🦟🦠1/12 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Freezer boxes emptied and moving boxes packed. I am coming home, UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social 💙💛💙💛
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Freezer boxes emptied and moving boxes packed. I am coming home, UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social 💙💛💙💛
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We are #hiring! Interested in comparative neuroscience? Check details here (www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...). We look for a motivated #PhD student or #PostDoc to combine genetics, physiology, neural circuit tracing, and behaviour to study taste processing evolution in #Drosophila. Please repost.
May 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are #hiring! Interested in comparative neuroscience? Check details here (www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...). We look for a motivated #PhD student or #PostDoc to combine genetics, physiology, neural circuit tracing, and behaviour to study taste processing evolution in #Drosophila. Please repost.
Happy 6-yr anniversary, Carlson lab! 🥹
It has been the best 6 years of my scientific career and I’m going to miss them so dearly when I leave 😭
The best career advice I can give to the young scientists: find a mentor, mentees, and lab that you love. It makes science so much more worth it.
It has been the best 6 years of my scientific career and I’m going to miss them so dearly when I leave 😭
The best career advice I can give to the young scientists: find a mentor, mentees, and lab that you love. It makes science so much more worth it.
May 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Happy 6-yr anniversary, Carlson lab! 🥹
It has been the best 6 years of my scientific career and I’m going to miss them so dearly when I leave 😭
The best career advice I can give to the young scientists: find a mentor, mentees, and lab that you love. It makes science so much more worth it.
It has been the best 6 years of my scientific career and I’m going to miss them so dearly when I leave 😭
The best career advice I can give to the young scientists: find a mentor, mentees, and lab that you love. It makes science so much more worth it.
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
Kicking off my Bluesky account by sharing a new review I wrote with @lindymcbr.bsky.social for @currentbiology.bsky.social! If you’ve ever wondered about the source of your stank or just want to learn why humans smell weird (it's true!), then this review is for you! 👃🧪🤔 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
April 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Kicking off my Bluesky account by sharing a new review I wrote with @lindymcbr.bsky.social for @currentbiology.bsky.social! If you’ve ever wondered about the source of your stank or just want to learn why humans smell weird (it's true!), then this review is for you! 👃🧪🤔 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Congrats Leah!!!
✨🦟✨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 11:11 AM
Congrats Leah!!!
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
Dengue, an arboviral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, is endemic in more than 100 countries.
This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Dengue, an arboviral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, is endemic in more than 100 countries.
This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
CDC issues a health advisory notice on dengue. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been battling outbreaks, along with detections in California, Florida, and Texas.
March 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
CDC issues a health advisory notice on dengue. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been battling outbreaks, along with detections in California, Florida, and Texas.
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
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
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
NIH Grants Fueled $95 Billion In FY 2024 Economic Activity, Finds New Report
National Institutes of Health grants generated almost $95 billion in economic activity nationwide in FY 2024 according to a new report by United for Medical Research.
www.forbes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
This may be the darkest of times, but I won’t let it stop me from celebrating this little moment: I received the keys to my new lab @ucdavis.bsky.social today ☺️
#ScienceMustGoOn 🧬🧪🦟
#ScienceMustGoOn 🧬🧪🦟
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This may be the darkest of times, but I won’t let it stop me from celebrating this little moment: I received the keys to my new lab @ucdavis.bsky.social today ☺️
#ScienceMustGoOn 🧬🧪🦟
#ScienceMustGoOn 🧬🧪🦟
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
I am deeply grateful to the extremely hard-working and dedicated staff at the NIH and NSF. Thank you to all of the Program Officers, Scientific Review Officers, Grants Management Specialists, and so many more, who have made the engine of US science and innovation run.
Some of the positions of folks at NIH who were terminated (mostly by virtue of timing)
At least 1 institute deputy director
At least 1 institute director of extramural activities
At least 1 program officer (and I am sure many more)
At least 1 SRO (and I am sure many more)
1/2
At least 1 institute deputy director
At least 1 institute director of extramural activities
At least 1 program officer (and I am sure many more)
At least 1 SRO (and I am sure many more)
1/2
February 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I am deeply grateful to the extremely hard-working and dedicated staff at the NIH and NSF. Thank you to all of the Program Officers, Scientific Review Officers, Grants Management Specialists, and so many more, who have made the engine of US science and innovation run.
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🚨🚨 Newly graduating undergrads interested in a PhD but wanting more research experience, consider applying to PREP @UCDavis. Feb 17 deadline.. Give it a shot! What's the harm, right? You get to live in beautiful Davis for a year. 🚲 Reach out if you have questions prep.ucdavis.edu/apply plz repost
Apply
PREP@UCD applicants must… hold a bachelor’s degree in a biomedically-relevant science from an accredited US college or university awarded no more than 36 months prior to applyinghave a GPA of at least...
prep.ucdavis.edu
January 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
🚨🚨 Newly graduating undergrads interested in a PhD but wanting more research experience, consider applying to PREP @UCDavis. Feb 17 deadline.. Give it a shot! What's the harm, right? You get to live in beautiful Davis for a year. 🚲 Reach out if you have questions prep.ucdavis.edu/apply plz repost
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I created a starter pack highlighting Women in the field of Disease Vector Biology and Ecology: go.bsky.app/E7wuQus Please share and let me know if you’d like to be added! 🦟🦠🪰
December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I created a starter pack highlighting Women in the field of Disease Vector Biology and Ecology: go.bsky.app/E7wuQus Please share and let me know if you’d like to be added! 🦟🦠🪰
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
That time I had that crazy Gallinipper mosquito show up in my mountain mint!! #artadventcalendar Day 13
December 13, 2024 at 1:17 PM
That time I had that crazy Gallinipper mosquito show up in my mountain mint!! #artadventcalendar Day 13
Second floor of Yale Science Building = best floor!!!
Another year of successful white elephant gift exchange 🎁🎄❄️
Another year of successful white elephant gift exchange 🎁🎄❄️
December 13, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Second floor of Yale Science Building = best floor!!!
Another year of successful white elephant gift exchange 🎁🎄❄️
Another year of successful white elephant gift exchange 🎁🎄❄️
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Mosquitoes: the photo gallery.
I feel better about posting this in the off-season, for some reason (*scratches*)
I feel better about posting this in the off-season, for some reason (*scratches*)
Mosquitoes - Alex Wild
Mosquitoes comprise a large family, Culicidae, of slender, scale-covered flies found worldwide. We think of mosquitoes as voracious blood-feeders, but the primary food of adult mosquitoes is actually ...
www.alexanderwild.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Mosquitoes: the photo gallery.
I feel better about posting this in the off-season, for some reason (*scratches*)
I feel better about posting this in the off-season, for some reason (*scratches*)
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
A mosquito all dressed up for a rave at Nadja's vampire nightclub (and the fabled blood sprinklers) 👀
Uranotaenia sapphirina
Uranotaenia sapphirina
December 6, 2024 at 3:29 AM
A mosquito all dressed up for a rave at Nadja's vampire nightclub (and the fabled blood sprinklers) 👀
Uranotaenia sapphirina
Uranotaenia sapphirina
The newly renovated Yale Peabody museum is looking extra festive for a holiday party tonight! 🎄🦖🦕❄️
December 6, 2024 at 1:09 AM
The newly renovated Yale Peabody museum is looking extra festive for a holiday party tonight! 🎄🦖🦕❄️
Reposted by Lisa Baik 🦟
🦟 Pestered by mosquitoes? Fear not—grapefruit might hold the key! 🍊In our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social, led by Merybeth Triana and Felipe Andreazza, we explore how nootkatone, a compound derived from grapefruit, affects mosquitoes. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
December 3, 2024 at 9:18 PM
🦟 Pestered by mosquitoes? Fear not—grapefruit might hold the key! 🍊In our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social, led by Merybeth Triana and Felipe Andreazza, we explore how nootkatone, a compound derived from grapefruit, affects mosquitoes. authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...