Ruth Müller
@ruthmueller.bsky.social
Ecologist who is fascinated by mosquitoes / Associate professor at the University of Antwerp / Professor and head of the unit of entomology at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Belgium
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Diese Unternehmen finanzieren den ru Krieg!
Sie zahlten 2024
20 MILLIARDEN Dollar Steuern in ru. Das ist der Sold für 1 Millionen Soldaten und beeinflusst nachhaltig den ru Angriffskrieg auf die 🇺🇦.
Bild b4ukraine.org
Vielleicht sollten die mal sanktioniert werden. /Ch
Sie zahlten 2024
20 MILLIARDEN Dollar Steuern in ru. Das ist der Sold für 1 Millionen Soldaten und beeinflusst nachhaltig den ru Angriffskrieg auf die 🇺🇦.
Bild b4ukraine.org
Vielleicht sollten die mal sanktioniert werden. /Ch
August 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Diese Unternehmen finanzieren den ru Krieg!
Sie zahlten 2024
20 MILLIARDEN Dollar Steuern in ru. Das ist der Sold für 1 Millionen Soldaten und beeinflusst nachhaltig den ru Angriffskrieg auf die 🇺🇦.
Bild b4ukraine.org
Vielleicht sollten die mal sanktioniert werden. /Ch
Sie zahlten 2024
20 MILLIARDEN Dollar Steuern in ru. Das ist der Sold für 1 Millionen Soldaten und beeinflusst nachhaltig den ru Angriffskrieg auf die 🇺🇦.
Bild b4ukraine.org
Vielleicht sollten die mal sanktioniert werden. /Ch
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Habeck
2022: unabhängig von Putin-Gas
2023: Anteil EE über 50%
2023: Kohleverstrom sinkt auf Level von 1959
2023: letzte AKWs vom Netz
2023: Wärmewende
2024: CO2 sinkt im 3. Jahr in Folge
2024: erreicht dank PV- & -Wind-Turbo erstmals gesteckte Klimaziele
2025: Boom bei Wärmepumpen
2022: unabhängig von Putin-Gas
2023: Anteil EE über 50%
2023: Kohleverstrom sinkt auf Level von 1959
2023: letzte AKWs vom Netz
2023: Wärmewende
2024: CO2 sinkt im 3. Jahr in Folge
2024: erreicht dank PV- & -Wind-Turbo erstmals gesteckte Klimaziele
2025: Boom bei Wärmepumpen
August 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Habeck
2022: unabhängig von Putin-Gas
2023: Anteil EE über 50%
2023: Kohleverstrom sinkt auf Level von 1959
2023: letzte AKWs vom Netz
2023: Wärmewende
2024: CO2 sinkt im 3. Jahr in Folge
2024: erreicht dank PV- & -Wind-Turbo erstmals gesteckte Klimaziele
2025: Boom bei Wärmepumpen
2022: unabhängig von Putin-Gas
2023: Anteil EE über 50%
2023: Kohleverstrom sinkt auf Level von 1959
2023: letzte AKWs vom Netz
2023: Wärmewende
2024: CO2 sinkt im 3. Jahr in Folge
2024: erreicht dank PV- & -Wind-Turbo erstmals gesteckte Klimaziele
2025: Boom bei Wärmepumpen
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mobile 3D printed device extracts drinking water directly from air - Designboom
->designboom | #DrinkingWater | More info from EcoSearch
->designboom | #DrinkingWater | More info from EcoSearch
mobile 3D printed device extracts drinking water directly from air - Designboom
Designed by Louisa Graupe and Julika Schwarz, Water from Air is a mobile device that extracts potable water directly from the atmosphere using advanced material technology. The prototype addresses the increasing global demand for accessible drinking water by employing Metal-Organic...
www.designboom.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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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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Guten Morgen zusammen - wie immer mit einem aktuellen Bild der Sonne via Satellit SDO.
April 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Guten Morgen zusammen - wie immer mit einem aktuellen Bild der Sonne via Satellit SDO.
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Pixel intensity of wing photos used to predict age of Anopheles gambiae caught during the RIMDAMAL II clinical trial https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.27.640698v1
March 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Pixel intensity of wing photos used to predict age of Anopheles gambiae caught during the RIMDAMAL II clinical trial https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.27.640698v1
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We have an open 4-year PhD position in the Slotte lab at Stockholm University, to investigate genomic signatures of selection associated with pollination mode shifts.
Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪
Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪
PhD student in Ecology and Evolution
The Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences (DEEP) is located in the Arrhenius Laboratories, situated at the University Campus at Frescati. Presently around 100 people, including 35 PhD
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April 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We have an open 4-year PhD position in the Slotte lab at Stockholm University, to investigate genomic signatures of selection associated with pollination mode shifts.
Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪
Full ad: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Apply by April 22, 2025 via the University application portal (link). Please repost! 🧪
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The @emca.bsky.social #EMCA2025 at @itmantwerp.bsky.social started and everyone is pretty excited! Check out our lovely dog ( @svielma.bsky.social) with EMCA merge! 🦟 @vectorbrus.bsky.social @ruthmueller.bsky.social @schneidera.bsky.social @adwine.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The @emca.bsky.social #EMCA2025 at @itmantwerp.bsky.social started and everyone is pretty excited! Check out our lovely dog ( @svielma.bsky.social) with EMCA merge! 🦟 @vectorbrus.bsky.social @ruthmueller.bsky.social @schneidera.bsky.social @adwine.bsky.social
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Aedes albopictus (not Ae. aegypti, present but rare) is the main vector on Reunion island.
March 21, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Aedes albopictus (not Ae. aegypti, present but rare) is the main vector on Reunion island.
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We’re hiring! www.itg.be/en/jobs-and-...
Innovation Developer Research Office/ Health Innovation
More than 500 staff members at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) contribute every day to improving the health of millions of people world...
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March 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We’re hiring! www.itg.be/en/jobs-and-...
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🔬👩🔬 Last year, we made critical research discoveries, welcomed new experts, and fostered stronger connections globally. From groundbreaking mpox research to strengthening health equity and educating the changemakers of tomorrow, 2024 was all about people making a difference.🌍 youtu.be/PWpt0sTG_mg?...
🤩 Looking back on ITM's 2024!
YouTube video by Institute of Tropical Medicine
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February 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
🔬👩🔬 Last year, we made critical research discoveries, welcomed new experts, and fostered stronger connections globally. From groundbreaking mpox research to strengthening health equity and educating the changemakers of tomorrow, 2024 was all about people making a difference.🌍 youtu.be/PWpt0sTG_mg?...
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Lower Bird Evenness and Diversity Are Associated With Higher Usutu Prevalence in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39963005/
February 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Lower Bird Evenness and Diversity Are Associated With Higher Usutu Prevalence in Culex pipiens Mosquitoes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39963005/
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29/250 is Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus
I'm interested in the role of mosquito age structure on viral transmission, and this seems relevant. Also a way to incorporate life history into disease models
I'm interested in the role of mosquito age structure on viral transmission, and this seems relevant. Also a way to incorporate life history into disease models
Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus - Nature Communications
There is a need for accurate models to predict disease dynamics by considering the interactions between environment and vector traits. This study finds that incorporating delayed phenotypic plasticity...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
29/250 is Role of vector phenotypic plasticity in disease transmission as illustrated by the spread of dengue virus by Aedes albopictus
I'm interested in the role of mosquito age structure on viral transmission, and this seems relevant. Also a way to incorporate life history into disease models
I'm interested in the role of mosquito age structure on viral transmission, and this seems relevant. Also a way to incorporate life history into disease models
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Just published! People's perception matches well with metereological temperature trends, but less with precipitation patterns in Central Nepal, a hotspot of global warming. Read more about perceived indirect effects of climate change. #mosquitoes
On people’s perceptions of climate change and its impacts in a hotspot of global warming
The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is a global hotspot for climate change and highly vulnerable to its direct and indirect impacts. Understanding people’s perception of climate change is crucial for effe...
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February 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Just published! People's perception matches well with metereological temperature trends, but less with precipitation patterns in Central Nepal, a hotspot of global warming. Read more about perceived indirect effects of climate change. #mosquitoes
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Researchers at the @itmantwerp.bsky.social have called for a review of #sanctions against #Syria because of their impact on #healthsystems and essential services. @gorikooms.bsky.social @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social @rravinetto.bsky.social
www.belganewsagency.eu/antwerp-rese...
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Antwerp researchers call for review of Syria sanctions to protect health systems
Researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp have called for a review of sanctions against Syria because of their impact on...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Researchers at the @itmantwerp.bsky.social have called for a review of #sanctions against #Syria because of their impact on #healthsystems and essential services. @gorikooms.bsky.social @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social @rravinetto.bsky.social
www.belganewsagency.eu/antwerp-rese...
www.belganewsagency.eu/antwerp-rese...
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It’s today! You can still join 🤩
#womenandgirlsinscience
#womenandgirlsinscience
🎉 Women belong in science! Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11/2 with ITM PhD alumna Ibukun Abejirinde and
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
February 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s today! You can still join 🤩
#womenandgirlsinscience
#womenandgirlsinscience
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🚀 Start your global health journey at ITM! Applications for our Masters programmes close very soon! @itmantwerp.bsky.social
👉 www.itg.be/en/study/cou... #StudyatITM
👉 www.itg.be/en/study/cou... #StudyatITM
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITG) in Antwerpen
Het ITG streeft naar de vooruitgang van wetenschap en gezondheid, met focus op onderzoek, onderwijs en professionele dienstverlening (hiv/soa en reisgeneeskunde).
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January 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🚀 Start your global health journey at ITM! Applications for our Masters programmes close very soon! @itmantwerp.bsky.social
👉 www.itg.be/en/study/cou... #StudyatITM
👉 www.itg.be/en/study/cou... #StudyatITM
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🎉 Women belong in science! Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11/2 with ITM PhD alumna Ibukun Abejirinde and
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
February 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎉 Women belong in science! Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11/2 with ITM PhD alumna Ibukun Abejirinde and
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
@esawah.bsky.social (moderator). She’ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! 👉 itg.be/en/events/al...
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The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp launched the Armand Van Deun Scholarship Initiative in honour of his legacy. Armand was founding father of our short course Clinical Decision-Making for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) @ITM. Read more: www.itg.be/en/health-st...
In memory of Armand Van Deun
To honour Armand Van Deun's legacy in TB research & treatment, we launched the Armand Van Deun Scholarship Initiative, a cause you can also support
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January 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp launched the Armand Van Deun Scholarship Initiative in honour of his legacy. Armand was founding father of our short course Clinical Decision-Making for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) @ITM. Read more: www.itg.be/en/health-st...
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AT LAST OUR PEER-REVIEWED PRE-PRINT IS PUBLISHED
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans
Mosquitoes enhance sensitivity to human body heat by a sensory compensation mechanism when their sense of smell is disrupted.
www.science.org
January 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
AT LAST OUR PEER-REVIEWED PRE-PRINT IS PUBLISHED
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We finally vanquished Reviewer #3 - with great support from the academic editors @ScienceAdvances
Cross-modal sensory compensation increases mosquito attraction to humans | Science Advances
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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First genome assembly of wild #Aedes mosquitoes. Paper coming soon! Pre-print is out! Thanks to our collaboration with @jsoghigian.bsky.social, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @yale.edu and #CT_CAES.
Two de novo #chromosome-scale #genomes with sequences 🧬 sourced from single individuals: one of Aedes aegypti formosus from Burkina Faso and one of Ae. mascarensis from Mauritius 🦟 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
From macro to micro: De novo genomes of Aedes mosquitoes enable comparative genomics among close and distant relatives
The yellow fever mosquito ( Aedes aegypti ) is an organism of high medical importance because it is the primary vector for diseases such as yellow fever, Zika, dengue, and chikungunya. Its medical imp...
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February 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
First genome assembly of wild #Aedes mosquitoes. Paper coming soon! Pre-print is out! Thanks to our collaboration with @jsoghigian.bsky.social, @ird-fr.bsky.social, @yale.edu and #CT_CAES.
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Review in this collection: Curing #mosquitoes with #genetic approaches for #malaria control, authored by Mary Kefi @victorcardosojaime.bsky.social Sally Saab & George Dimopoulos #Plasmodium #Anopheles #Transgenesis #Population #Modification @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
January 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Review in this collection: Curing #mosquitoes with #genetic approaches for #malaria control, authored by Mary Kefi @victorcardosojaime.bsky.social Sally Saab & George Dimopoulos #Plasmodium #Anopheles #Transgenesis #Population #Modification @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...