Samantha M. Wisely
@profwisely.bsky.social
Professor of Wildlife Ecology @UF. Research interests: pathogen pollution from invasive species, One Health, pathogen transmission dynamics, girl rock bands
Congratulations, Dr. An-Chi Cheng for her important contribution to understanding deer health! 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬BVDV is a pathogen mainly of cattle that causes abortions in white-tailed deer. Dr. Cheng is a critical member of our pathogen diagnostics team. Go An-Chi!
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August 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Congratulations, Dr. An-Chi Cheng for her important contribution to understanding deer health! 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬BVDV is a pathogen mainly of cattle that causes abortions in white-tailed deer. Dr. Cheng is a critical member of our pathogen diagnostics team. Go An-Chi!
Here is another faculty position that looks cool
We're hiring an assistant prof in global change ecology! Apply!!! We're vibrant, supportive, and interdisciplinary EEB community!
Plz note the weird dates: We're reviewing applications beginning on ✨August 15th✨. I'm part of the SC and happy to answer questions!
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Plz note the weird dates: We're reviewing applications beginning on ✨August 15th✨. I'm part of the SC and happy to answer questions!
apply.interfolio.com/164677
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August 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Here is an interesting permanent lectureship opportunity
If you know researchers with expertise in forestry/agro forestry please share this permanent lectureship @bangoruniversity.bsky.social. The quality of life in north wales is fabulous: great colleagues & a stunning location.
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August 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Here is an interesting permanent lectureship opportunity
Just published today! Our group used mosquitoes as flying syringes to conduct surveillance on pathogens of turkeys, white-tailed deer and invasive wild pigs. Not only could we detect DNA and RNA viruses, we could estimate prevalence! 🌎🧪👩🔬
doi.org/10.3390/path...
doi.org/10.3390/path...
August 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just published today! Our group used mosquitoes as flying syringes to conduct surveillance on pathogens of turkeys, white-tailed deer and invasive wild pigs. Not only could we detect DNA and RNA viruses, we could estimate prevalence! 🌎🧪👩🔬
doi.org/10.3390/path...
doi.org/10.3390/path...
I recently partnered with the Gene Drive Network to create a blog about how biotechnology helps conservation of the black-footed ferret. Here it is: 👩🏻🔬🌏🧪
genedrivenetwork.org/blog/science...
genedrivenetwork.org/blog/science...
Science in action: bringing the black-footed ferret back from the brink - Gene Drive Network
When I first began working on black-footed ferrets over twenty years ago, the species was beginning to recover from what was once thought to be its final chapter.
genedrivenetwork.org
July 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I recently partnered with the Gene Drive Network to create a blog about how biotechnology helps conservation of the black-footed ferret. Here it is: 👩🏻🔬🌏🧪
genedrivenetwork.org/blog/science...
genedrivenetwork.org/blog/science...
Great post about PhD candidate, @emderuyter-ramirez.bsky.social
She is an essential team member of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative
phhp.ufl.edu/2025/05/28/c...
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She is an essential team member of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative
phhp.ufl.edu/2025/05/28/c...
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Catching up with Emily DeRuyter, virus investigator and One Health Ph.D. student » College of Public Health & Health Professions » University of Florida
She is the first author on two recent papers describing the discovery of previously undocumented viruses.
phhp.ufl.edu
June 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Great post about PhD candidate, @emderuyter-ramirez.bsky.social
She is an essential team member of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative
phhp.ufl.edu/2025/05/28/c...
👩🏻🔬🌏🧪
She is an essential team member of the UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative
phhp.ufl.edu/2025/05/28/c...
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I've always had a soft spot for songs that celebrate women being messy and complicated and not always nice. Here's my latest fav!
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Messy
Lola Young · This Wasn't Meant For You Anyway · Song · 2024
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May 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I've always had a soft spot for songs that celebrate women being messy and complicated and not always nice. Here's my latest fav!
open.spotify.com/track/35ISBk...
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I'm attending a conference in Budapest on global energy challenges sponsored by Hungarian Fulbright associations. The topic was interesting but the star was the Roccoco crown molding and chandeliers!
May 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm attending a conference in Budapest on global energy challenges sponsored by Hungarian Fulbright associations. The topic was interesting but the star was the Roccoco crown molding and chandeliers!
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I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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May 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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The Macquarie PhD scholarship on our new Climate Economy project is now open - working with me, @garethbryant.bsky.social Sophie Weber, @clairerhiannon.bsky.social & Svenja Keele. We'll explore how climate change remakes our political economy. Topic negotiable.
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
The climate economy: Emerging strategies for Australia
Join a PhD project on Australia's climate economy, exploring how transport, policy, and finance adapt to climate change.
www.mq.edu.au
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
The Macquarie PhD scholarship on our new Climate Economy project is now open - working with me, @garethbryant.bsky.social Sophie Weber, @clairerhiannon.bsky.social & Svenja Keele. We'll explore how climate change remakes our political economy. Topic negotiable.
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
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Wonderful new 5-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at the University of Cambridge on #Biodiversity:
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...
Darwin-Hamied Senior Research Fellowship (stipendiary) in Biodiversity | Christs College Cambridge
www.christs.cam.ac.uk
May 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Wonderful new 5-year postdoctoral fellowship opportunity at the University of Cambridge on #Biodiversity:
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...
www.christs.cam.ac.uk/darwin-hamie...
Greetings from my office at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, where I am currently on a Fulbright Fellowhip studying red deer health 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬🦌🦌🦌
May 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Greetings from my office at the University of Novi Sad, Serbia, where I am currently on a Fulbright Fellowhip studying red deer health 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬🦌🦌🦌
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I am recruiting graduate students for Spring 2026 in my Lab at Auburn University. Please share broadly🦇
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Opportunities
We are currently recruiting graduate student(s) interested in seasonal pathogen dynamics and bat health throughout various field sites and/or highway culverts throughout Alabama. You can find out...
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May 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I am recruiting graduate students for Spring 2026 in my Lab at Auburn University. Please share broadly🦇
simonislab.weebly.com/opportunitie...
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This primer on infection avoidance was incredibly fun to write with @cr-amo.bsky.social and Mandy Gibson. We cover its taxonomic breadth, mechanisms and evolution, and its importance across fields as diverse as public health, conservation, and agriculture. 🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#SymbioSky
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#SymbioSky
May 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This primer on infection avoidance was incredibly fun to write with @cr-amo.bsky.social and Mandy Gibson. We cover its taxonomic breadth, mechanisms and evolution, and its importance across fields as diverse as public health, conservation, and agriculture. 🧪
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#SymbioSky
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#SymbioSky
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Check out this cool note from @profwisely.bsky.social Lab reporting that soft ticks feed on feral swine in Florida link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Contact between soft tick vectors of African swine fever virus and invasive wild pigs in the southeastern USA - Parasites & Vectors
Background African swine fever virus is a transboundary pathogen of high economic impact to the global pork industry. Florida has multiple factors that contribute to the high risk of introduction of A...
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May 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Check out this cool note from @profwisely.bsky.social Lab reporting that soft ticks feed on feral swine in Florida link.springer.com/article/10.1...
First day at the European Vertebrate Management Conference. Excellent talks, great conversations! 🌏🧪👩🏻🔬
www.evmc.online
www.evmc.online
EVMC 2025 – European Vertebrate Management Conference – European Vertebrate Management Conference
European Vertebrate Management Conference
Welcome
Dear Friends, dear Colleagues,
we would like to warmly invite you to attend the 14th European Vertebrate Management Conference (EVMC 2025...
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May 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
First day at the European Vertebrate Management Conference. Excellent talks, great conversations! 🌏🧪👩🏻🔬
www.evmc.online
www.evmc.online
Today my lab published a manuscript that provides insights about Torqu teno sus virus, a cute little 2800bp virus of pigs! THM: this virus can be used in wildlife ecoepideiology and biosecurity 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
Frontiers | Whole genome characterization of Torque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1) in wild and domestic pigs: insights into genetic classification, host differentiation, and intra-host variation
BackgroundTorque teno sus virus 1 (TTSuV1), a member of the Anelloviridae family, is highly prevalent in swine populations and exhibits substantial genetic d...
doi.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Today my lab published a manuscript that provides insights about Torqu teno sus virus, a cute little 2800bp virus of pigs! THM: this virus can be used in wildlife ecoepideiology and biosecurity 🧪🌏👩🏻🔬
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some Zen to the timeline.
March 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Post a photo you took with no context to bring some Zen to the timeline.
March 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Pussy Riot g.co/kgs/UXRscPR
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Perhaps my favorite grrl band of all time. They are feminist heroes who truly live by their words. A Russian collective of punk musicians, members have been imprisoned, beat, and exiled. They continue, undeterred. Rock on, sisters!💀💓💪
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Perhaps my favorite grrl band of all time. They are feminist heroes who truly live by their words. A Russian collective of punk musicians, members have been imprisoned, beat, and exiled. They continue, undeterred. Rock on, sisters!💀💓💪
Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot is a feminist conceptual art group
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February 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Pussy Riot g.co/kgs/UXRscPR
pussyriot.love
Perhaps my favorite grrl band of all time. They are feminist heroes who truly live by their words. A Russian collective of punk musicians, members have been imprisoned, beat, and exiled. They continue, undeterred. Rock on, sisters!💀💓💪
pussyriot.love
Perhaps my favorite grrl band of all time. They are feminist heroes who truly live by their words. A Russian collective of punk musicians, members have been imprisoned, beat, and exiled. They continue, undeterred. Rock on, sisters!💀💓💪
An alternative to ggplot? Hurray!👯♀️
{tinyplot} 0.3.0 is out! 🚨
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
It's a lightweight #Rstats 📦 to draw beautiful and complex plots, using an ultra-simple and concise syntax.
This is a massive release! @gmcd.bsky.social @zeileis.org and I worked hard to add tons of new themes and plot types.
Check it out!
grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/
February 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
An alternative to ggplot? Hurray!👯♀️
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Single large or several small patches? A 43 year dataset demonstrates that land sparing decreased rodent diversity locally while increasing the vector for and prevalence of Hanta virus. THM: the scale of conservation actions (both in time and space) matter! 🌎🧪🐀🐀🐀
Single large or several small patches? A 43 year dataset demonstrates that land sparing decreased rodent diversity locally while increasing the vector for and prevalence of Hanta virus. THM: the scale of conservation actions (both in time and space) matter! 🌎🧪🐀🐀🐀
Anthropogenic land consolidation intensifies zoonotic host diversity loss and disease transmission in human habitats - Nature Ecology & Evolution
A 43-year dataset of rodents in the Hu region of China reveals how urbanization-induced changes to land-use configuration affect rodent community composition, including benefitting striped field mice,...
doi.org
February 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Single large or several small patches? A 43 year dataset demonstrates that land sparing decreased rodent diversity locally while increasing the vector for and prevalence of Hanta virus. THM: the scale of conservation actions (both in time and space) matter! 🌎🧪🐀🐀🐀
Single large or several small patches? A 43 year dataset demonstrates that land sparing decreased rodent diversity locally while increasing the vector for and prevalence of Hanta virus. THM: the scale of conservation actions (both in time and space) matter! 🌎🧪🐀🐀🐀
wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/
The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻🔬
The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻🔬
January 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/
The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻🔬
The UF Cervidae Health Research Initiative held its annual symposium yesterday. We are ecologists, veterinarians, geographers, virologists, and entomologists who use a One Health approach to study deer! 🌎🧪👩🏻🔬
UF Research sent this memo today. It came from the White House Office of Management and Budget and was sent to all federal agency executives yesterday. 🧪🌎👩🔬
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
UF Research sent this memo today. It came from the White House Office of Management and Budget and was sent to all federal agency executives yesterday. 🧪🌎👩🔬
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Grrl rock Tues: Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart deliver heavy metal vocals, galloping riffs and in your face lyrics. Barracuda is a #metoo anthem aimed at all the producers and promoters who treated them as less than because they were women rockers. Go get em!
Grrl rock Tues: Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart deliver heavy metal vocals, galloping riffs and in your face lyrics. Barracuda is a #metoo anthem aimed at all the producers and promoters who treated them as less than because they were women rockers. Go get em!
Barracuda
Heart · Little Queen · Song · 1977
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January 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Grrl rock Tues: Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart deliver heavy metal vocals, galloping riffs and in your face lyrics. Barracuda is a #metoo anthem aimed at all the producers and promoters who treated them as less than because they were women rockers. Go get em!
Grrl rock Tues: Sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart deliver heavy metal vocals, galloping riffs and in your face lyrics. Barracuda is a #metoo anthem aimed at all the producers and promoters who treated them as less than because they were women rockers. Go get em!