Véronique Paris
@mozzienique.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Medical Entomology @pearg.bsky.social
Mostly interested in mosquitoes 🦟 | Genomics 🧬 | Buruli ulcer in Victoria | Vector population control
Mostly interested in mosquitoes 🦟 | Genomics 🧬 | Buruli ulcer in Victoria | Vector population control
I had a great time talking to @mozziebites.bsky.social at this years Mosquitoes Control Association and Arboviruses Research symposium in Torquay in Australia this week!
I will share a bit more of our chat and of my time at the conference in the coming days!
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I will share a bit more of our chat and of my time at the conference in the coming days!
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August 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I had a great time talking to @mozziebites.bsky.social at this years Mosquitoes Control Association and Arboviruses Research symposium in Torquay in Australia this week!
I will share a bit more of our chat and of my time at the conference in the coming days!
www.instagram.com/reel/DN-JUYQ...
I will share a bit more of our chat and of my time at the conference in the coming days!
www.instagram.com/reel/DN-JUYQ...
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It's #WorldMosquitoDay—and Day 3 of Entomology Advocacy Week! Today entomologists are urging Congress to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act to address vector-borne diseases carried by ticks & other blood-feeding vectors like mosquitoes.
Send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/137...
Send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/137...
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's #WorldMosquitoDay—and Day 3 of Entomology Advocacy Week! Today entomologists are urging Congress to reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act to address vector-borne diseases carried by ticks & other blood-feeding vectors like mosquitoes.
Send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/137...
Send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/137...
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Loving @mozzienique.bsky.social's talk at the World Mosquito Day Seminar on using In2Care bait stations to attract mosquitoes to larvicides that they then deliver to their breeding sites - very clever :)
More details in paper: academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
#WorldMosquitoDay
More details in paper: academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
#WorldMosquitoDay
August 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Loving @mozzienique.bsky.social's talk at the World Mosquito Day Seminar on using In2Care bait stations to attract mosquitoes to larvicides that they then deliver to their breeding sites - very clever :)
More details in paper: academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
#WorldMosquitoDay
More details in paper: academic.oup.com/jme/article/...
#WorldMosquitoDay
I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆
@eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
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Beating Buruli Ulcer Group @thedohertyinst is a finalist in the AIDRC Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research.
Learn more: youtu.be/IlBAkapYK1I
#EurekaPrizes
Learn more: youtu.be/IlBAkapYK1I
#EurekaPrizes
July 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Beating Buruli Ulcer Group @thedohertyinst is a finalist in the AIDRC Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research.
Learn more: youtu.be/IlBAkapYK1I
#EurekaPrizes
Learn more: youtu.be/IlBAkapYK1I
#EurekaPrizes
While others see a lovely green laneway in Grosetto, I worry about mosquito breeding sites!
While I was happy that most pots drain freely without trapping water, one pot used with a tray did have larvae!
Different continent, same message: avoid standing water to reduce mosquito breeding sites!
While I was happy that most pots drain freely without trapping water, one pot used with a tray did have larvae!
Different continent, same message: avoid standing water to reduce mosquito breeding sites!
July 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
While others see a lovely green laneway in Grosetto, I worry about mosquito breeding sites!
While I was happy that most pots drain freely without trapping water, one pot used with a tray did have larvae!
Different continent, same message: avoid standing water to reduce mosquito breeding sites!
While I was happy that most pots drain freely without trapping water, one pot used with a tray did have larvae!
Different continent, same message: avoid standing water to reduce mosquito breeding sites!
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Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case
July 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case
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@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence
July 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence
I had a chat to The Guardian about my mosquito research and why I feed mosquitoes on myself!
Why Dr Paris uses her bare arms in the fight against Australia’s mosquito-borne diseases
Why Dr Paris uses her bare arms in the fight against Australia’s mosquito-borne diseases
‘For most of the ones I feed, I just feel a little sensation,’ says the University of Melbourne medical entomologist
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Dr Véronique Paris has a very hands-on approach to her research. She slides her bare arm inside a special cage and lets hundreds of mosquitoes bite her – all in the name of science.
“For most of the ones I feed, I just feel a little sensation,” the University of Melbourne medical entomologist says. “Some species do have a bit more of a mechanical feel to them.”
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June 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I had a chat to The Guardian about my mosquito research and why I feed mosquitoes on myself!
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WE ARE HIRING
Technical role in our molecular lab, full time, continuing contract, based in Parkville
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91951...
Technical role in our molecular lab, full time, continuing contract, based in Parkville
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91951...
March 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WE ARE HIRING
Technical role in our molecular lab, full time, continuing contract, based in Parkville
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91951...
Technical role in our molecular lab, full time, continuing contract, based in Parkville
jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91951...
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Here's my article explaining the risks of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Australia
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/3-r...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/3-r...
3 reasons why the release of GM mosquitoes in Queensland is risky
We do need to control disease-carrying mosquitoes in Australia, but a University of Melbourne experts says more research is needed on GM strains before their proposed release in Queensland
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
February 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Here's my article explaining the risks of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in Australia
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/3-r...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/3-r...
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Frustrating to see such blatant plagiarism by an article in a Wiley journal. See if you can spot the difference. No action has been taken by the journal.
February 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Frustrating to see such blatant plagiarism by an article in a Wiley journal. See if you can spot the difference. No action has been taken by the journal.
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I had a chat to the Guardian about my concerns with releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While I am not opposed to the technology there are unique risks with the planned releases here (thread).
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While I am not opposed to the technology there are unique risks with the planned releases here (thread).
Scientists worried about CSIRO-backed plan to release genetically modified mosquitos in Queensland
One mosquito expert says releasing a foreign mosquito strain into wild could increase risk of insecticide resistance
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I had a chat to the Guardian about my concerns with releasing genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in Australia.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While I am not opposed to the technology there are unique risks with the planned releases here (thread).
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
While I am not opposed to the technology there are unique risks with the planned releases here (thread).
I’m currently doing extra colony maintenance because I’m building up numbers for experiments! @pearg.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I’m currently doing extra colony maintenance because I’m building up numbers for experiments! @pearg.bsky.social
Thanks to the SECAN committee for putting on such a great event! I love cross-faculty events, its so impressive to see all the great research that happens across schools!
And I’m not just saying this because I got awarded one of the best talks of the day🫣😅
@pearg.bsky.social
And I’m not just saying this because I got awarded one of the best talks of the day🫣😅
@pearg.bsky.social
#throwback to the highly successful 3rd edition of the #SECANSummit2025! It was great to see the fantastic research from across the Science Faculty, high levels of engagement and networking! We can't wait to see what comes out from all the research presented!
Congratulations to all talk winners!
Congratulations to all talk winners!
February 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Thanks to the SECAN committee for putting on such a great event! I love cross-faculty events, its so impressive to see all the great research that happens across schools!
And I’m not just saying this because I got awarded one of the best talks of the day🫣😅
@pearg.bsky.social
And I’m not just saying this because I got awarded one of the best talks of the day🫣😅
@pearg.bsky.social
My camera is all mozzies and cat pictures
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
My camera is all mozzies and cat pictures
Hi Bouesky friends! I like it here and enjoy building up a network again! I’m also hanging out over at Instagram, so follow the link if you’re keen on mozzie content!
www.instagram.com/mozzienique?...
www.instagram.com/mozzienique?...
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Hi Bouesky friends! I like it here and enjoy building up a network again! I’m also hanging out over at Instagram, so follow the link if you’re keen on mozzie content!
www.instagram.com/mozzienique?...
www.instagram.com/mozzienique?...
Enjoying your backyard lately☀️? Amazing! Just make sure you keep yourself protected from mosquitoes 🦟! With Buruli ulcer cases continuing in Melbourne and detections of JEV in NSW and VIC, we should give mozzie control in and around our homes extra thoughts! @pearg.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Enjoying your backyard lately☀️? Amazing! Just make sure you keep yourself protected from mosquitoes 🦟! With Buruli ulcer cases continuing in Melbourne and detections of JEV in NSW and VIC, we should give mozzie control in and around our homes extra thoughts! @pearg.bsky.social
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There is now a petition to reject the proposed releases of genetically modified mosquitoes in Queensland, Australia
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
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www.parliament.qld.gov.au
January 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There is now a petition to reject the proposed releases of genetically modified mosquitoes in Queensland, Australia
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-...
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A brilliant study to be part of and I’m glad to have @identitybydissent.bsky.social pull this all together in the laboratory. From muddy boots to molecular wizardry, a team effort. Check out the preprint and Tom’s thread below… 🦟
NEW PREPRINT on Aedes vigilax - the Australian saltmarsh mosquito.
This mosquito can fly great distances, but there's more to this than initially meets the eye
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
This mosquito can fly great distances, but there's more to this than initially meets the eye
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Populations of the Australian saltmarsh mosquito Aedes vigilax vary between panmixia and temporally stable local genetic structure
Pest management programs can operate more effectively when movement patterns of target species are known. As individual insects are difficult to track, genomic data can instead be used to infer moveme...
www.biorxiv.org
January 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A brilliant study to be part of and I’m glad to have @identitybydissent.bsky.social pull this all together in the laboratory. From muddy boots to molecular wizardry, a team effort. Check out the preprint and Tom’s thread below… 🦟
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With evidence of both Japanese encephalitis and Murray Valley encephalitis viruses circulating in NSW, NSW Health reminds those living in (or visiting) western regions of the state to avoid mosquito bites https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250107_00.aspx 🦟
News - NSW residents urged to stay mosquito safe this summer
NSW Health is reminding holiday makers as well as local residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites this summer season, following the recent detection of Japanese encephalitis virus and Murray...
www.health.nsw.gov.au
January 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
With evidence of both Japanese encephalitis and Murray Valley encephalitis viruses circulating in NSW, NSW Health reminds those living in (or visiting) western regions of the state to avoid mosquito bites https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250107_00.aspx 🦟
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theconversation.com/one-of-the-m...
New article atThe Conversation by Ary Hoffmann and Caitlyn Perry - a nice quick read on the importance of the humble fruit fly in research (please no fighting over the "best" model organism, all have their place!)
New article atThe Conversation by Ary Hoffmann and Caitlyn Perry - a nice quick read on the importance of the humble fruit fly in research (please no fighting over the "best" model organism, all have their place!)
‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
Fruit flies have contributed to some of the most important scientific discoveries over the last century. They should be celebrated – not sprayed.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
theconversation.com/one-of-the-m...
New article atThe Conversation by Ary Hoffmann and Caitlyn Perry - a nice quick read on the importance of the humble fruit fly in research (please no fighting over the "best" model organism, all have their place!)
New article atThe Conversation by Ary Hoffmann and Caitlyn Perry - a nice quick read on the importance of the humble fruit fly in research (please no fighting over the "best" model organism, all have their place!)
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NEW REVIEW PAPER
Mosquito dispersal occurs across a huge range of spatial scales, from within a single building to all the way across the world. Why does this matter? How do we investigate this? And why should we treat active and passive movement separately?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mosquito dispersal occurs across a huge range of spatial scales, from within a single building to all the way across the world. Why does this matter? How do we investigate this? And why should we treat active and passive movement separately?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evolutionary consequences of long-distance dispersal in mosquitoes
Long-distance dispersal (LDD) provides a means for mosquitoes to invade new regions and spread adaptive alleles, including those conferring insecticid…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 2, 2025 at 5:33 AM
NEW REVIEW PAPER
Mosquito dispersal occurs across a huge range of spatial scales, from within a single building to all the way across the world. Why does this matter? How do we investigate this? And why should we treat active and passive movement separately?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mosquito dispersal occurs across a huge range of spatial scales, from within a single building to all the way across the world. Why does this matter? How do we investigate this? And why should we treat active and passive movement separately?
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Big jump in activity of saltmarsh mosquitoes (Aedes vigilax) around coastal wetlands over recent days. If you’re heading out camping, bushwalking, fishing (or just celebrating NYE), make sure you pack some insect repellent! 🦟
December 30, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Big jump in activity of saltmarsh mosquitoes (Aedes vigilax) around coastal wetlands over recent days. If you’re heading out camping, bushwalking, fishing (or just celebrating NYE), make sure you pack some insect repellent! 🦟
I recently moved into a house with a storm water drain in the front yard. This has immediately caught my mozzie trained eye.
December 13, 2024 at 2:35 AM
I recently moved into a house with a storm water drain in the front yard. This has immediately caught my mozzie trained eye.