Roman Biek
@rbiek.bsky.social
Infectious disease ecology, zoonoses, pathogen evolution, molecular epidemiology | University of Glasgow
the great outdoors, aikido, and searching for the perfect beat…
the great outdoors, aikido, and searching for the perfect beat…
Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
Research Assistant/Associate
Job Purpose You will contribute to an international collaborative project entitled “Multi-scale infection dynamics from cells to landscapes: FMD in African buffalo”, working with Prof Roman Biek. T...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Come join us - we are recruiting a postdoc in phylodynamics and epidemiological modelling to join an exciting project on foot-and-mouth-disease virus in African buffalo
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Please share widely!
#jobs #disease #ecology #evolution #phylodynamics
Fantastic opportunity to join some excellent programmes to gain quantitative ecological training at the University of Glasgow
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social
for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social
for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...
May 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Fantastic opportunity to join some excellent programmes to gain quantitative ecological training at the University of Glasgow
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social
for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...
@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofglasgow.bsky.social
for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...
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Hey everyone, we are now on Bluesky!
We are the #parasites and #pathogens #ecology and #evolution group of the BES @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
Give us a follow and help us reach fellow parasites and pathogens enthusiasts!
We are the #parasites and #pathogens #ecology and #evolution group of the BES @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
Give us a follow and help us reach fellow parasites and pathogens enthusiasts!
December 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Hey everyone, we are now on Bluesky!
We are the #parasites and #pathogens #ecology and #evolution group of the BES @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
Give us a follow and help us reach fellow parasites and pathogens enthusiasts!
We are the #parasites and #pathogens #ecology and #evolution group of the BES @britishecolsoc.bsky.social
Give us a follow and help us reach fellow parasites and pathogens enthusiasts!
Downloading datasets from Our World in Data in R www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/down... via @Rbloggers
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February 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Downloading datasets from Our World in Data in R www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/down... via @Rbloggers
fantastic opportunity for emerging leaders in one health research
🚀 We are looking for a Junior Research Group Lead as part of the Helmholtz Initiative with 2 to 6 years of academic experience 🌟
👉 Application process:
You apply by 15.02.25. One candidate per institute will prepare a full proposal by 30.04.25.
📄 More: one2.vs12951.internet1.de/sites/defaul...
👉 Application process:
You apply by 15.02.25. One candidate per institute will prepare a full proposal by 30.04.25.
📄 More: one2.vs12951.internet1.de/sites/defaul...
January 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
fantastic opportunity for emerging leaders in one health research
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Since 2016 we have been fortunate to host Tanzanian conservation leaders thru the Karimjee MSc Conservation scholarship at the Univ Glasgow, a full ride 2-year scholarship, generously supported by a local Tanzanian NGO the Karimjee Foundation. Please help us spread the word to potential applicants!
December 3, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Since 2016 we have been fortunate to host Tanzanian conservation leaders thru the Karimjee MSc Conservation scholarship at the Univ Glasgow, a full ride 2-year scholarship, generously supported by a local Tanzanian NGO the Karimjee Foundation. Please help us spread the word to potential applicants!
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🦠 We are recruiting two 2-year postdocs to work at the intersection of virus genomics and infectious disease. jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Please share widely!
December 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
🦠 We are recruiting two 2-year postdocs to work at the intersection of virus genomics and infectious disease. jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Please share widely!
this looks useful and might render some current subscription based applications obsolete
Bioart, courtesy of the NIH. All images are in the public domain and available for download as high-quality SVGs.
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December 17, 2024 at 2:20 PM
this looks useful and might render some current subscription based applications obsolete
great talk - really interesting results, including the regional differences seen across Europe
Dom Brass talking about our tick model from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social. @bethpurse.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 7:22 PM
great talk - really interesting results, including the regional differences seen across Europe
PhD project of potential interest to folks attending @ukvbd.bsky.social - please share
great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
PhD project of potential interest to folks attending @ukvbd.bsky.social - please share
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How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Check out our latest study now published in @plosbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... A study performed with Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier Hardy, @msuchard.bsky.social, @stephaneguindon.bsky.social, and Philippe Lemey (1/7)
December 4, 2024 at 8:49 AM
How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Check out our latest study now published in @plosbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... A study performed with Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier Hardy, @msuchard.bsky.social, @stephaneguindon.bsky.social, and Philippe Lemey (1/7)
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Ticksolve research on landscape effects on hosts and cascading effects on ticks presented at @ukvbd.bsky.social by Saudamini Venkatesan @livuninews.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Ticksolve research on landscape effects on hosts and cascading effects on ticks presented at @ukvbd.bsky.social by Saudamini Venkatesan @livuninews.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social
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@bethpurse.bsky.social talking about some of the modelling outputs from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM
@bethpurse.bsky.social talking about some of the modelling outputs from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social
one of many great #PhD projects in #evolution #biodiversity #ecosystems offered by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social
two ways to apply
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
two ways to apply
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
December 2, 2024 at 1:54 PM
one of many great #PhD projects in #evolution #biodiversity #ecosystems offered by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social
two ways to apply
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
two ways to apply
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Super proud of Antonia Hilbig for passing her PhD viva on epi/evol of bacterial zoonoses with flying colours - well done! Fab supervisor team including Taya Forde, Tiziana Lembo (U Glasgow) and Sam Lycett (U Edinburgh).
Special thanks to Lucy Weinert (U Cambridge) for being external seminar!
Special thanks to Lucy Weinert (U Cambridge) for being external seminar!
December 1, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Super proud of Antonia Hilbig for passing her PhD viva on epi/evol of bacterial zoonoses with flying colours - well done! Fab supervisor team including Taya Forde, Tiziana Lembo (U Glasgow) and Sam Lycett (U Edinburgh).
Special thanks to Lucy Weinert (U Cambridge) for being external seminar!
Special thanks to Lucy Weinert (U Cambridge) for being external seminar!
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Our @NorthWestBio1 PhD project applying natural language processing to virology literature is now open for applications:
Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more.
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…
Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more.
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Our @NorthWestBio1 PhD project applying natural language processing to virology literature is now open for applications:
Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more.
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…
Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more.
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…
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Interested in fitness consequences of the gut microbiome in the wild? Keen on being involved with an iconic long-term study system?
Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's.
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...
Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's.
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...
November 28, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Interested in fitness consequences of the gut microbiome in the wild? Keen on being involved with an iconic long-term study system?
Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's.
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...
Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's.
e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...
Great team of collaborators too: @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social @bmable.bsky.social, @cmillins.bsky.social, , Beth Purse & Mafalda Viana
great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
November 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Great team of collaborators too: @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social @bmable.bsky.social, @cmillins.bsky.social, , Beth Purse & Mafalda Viana
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Disease ecologist starter pack -- reply with people/organizations to be added or to share similar lists / feeds #diseaseecology 🦠🐀🦠🦇🦠🦭🦠🦆🦠 go.bsky.app/RwAuiNT
November 25, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Disease ecologist starter pack -- reply with people/organizations to be added or to share similar lists / feeds #diseaseecology 🦠🐀🦠🦇🦠🦭🦠🦆🦠 go.bsky.app/RwAuiNT
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Another damning @uk.theconversation.com piece by @jamesgyke.bsky.social, Robert Watson & @wknorr.bsky.social
"In 2021 we argued that net zero was a dangerous trap. Three years on & we can see the jaws of this trap beginning to close"
theconversation.com/the-overshoo...
"In 2021 we argued that net zero was a dangerous trap. Three years on & we can see the jaws of this trap beginning to close"
theconversation.com/the-overshoo...
The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C
The net zero approach of the Paris agreement has become detached from reality as it increasingly relies on science fiction levels of speculative technology.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Another damning @uk.theconversation.com piece by @jamesgyke.bsky.social, Robert Watson & @wknorr.bsky.social
"In 2021 we argued that net zero was a dangerous trap. Three years on & we can see the jaws of this trap beginning to close"
theconversation.com/the-overshoo...
"In 2021 we argued that net zero was a dangerous trap. Three years on & we can see the jaws of this trap beginning to close"
theconversation.com/the-overshoo...
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Congrats to the amazing team effort led by Huaiyu Tian mapping changes in 🐀 communities over decades and the subsequent change in Hantaan virus www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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,...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Congrats to the amazing team effort led by Huaiyu Tian mapping changes in 🐀 communities over decades and the subsequent change in Hantaan virus www.nature.com/articles/s41...
interesting new preprint emphasising the importance of host species identity (rather than species diversity) for tick-borne pathogen transmission
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Urban greenspace connectivity drive shifts in host assemblages and tick-borne pathogen infection
Habitat fragmentation is often highlighted as a driver of tick-borne disease hazard and spillover risk via reduction in biodiversity. However, habitat fragmentation can have divergent impacts on host,...
www.biorxiv.org
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
interesting new preprint emphasising the importance of host species identity (rather than species diversity) for tick-borne pathogen transmission
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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The School of #Biodiversity, #OneHealth & #VeterinaryMedicine at the #UniversityofGlasgow - my base - is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow if you want to hear about our research & teaching #TeamUofG
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
The School of #Biodiversity, #OneHealth & #VeterinaryMedicine at the #UniversityofGlasgow - my base - is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow if you want to hear about our research & teaching #TeamUofG
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social
great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
November 18, 2024 at 10:52 AM
great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social
International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec
tinyurl.com/wfuak5se
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November 18, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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