Maureen Laroche, PhD, FRES
@tattooed-bug.bsky.social
Medical Entomologist & Clinical Bacteriologist β Martinican π²πΆ β I talk about Public Health all the time and will even do so at your birthday party.
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Very proud to announce that my baby is finally here!
This new program at UTMB will support a variety of training opportunities in medical and veterinary entomology. It will also focus on developing a broad network of partners interested in vector biology and ecology across the state of Texas.
This new program at UTMB will support a variety of training opportunities in medical and veterinary entomology. It will also focus on developing a broad network of partners interested in vector biology and ecology across the state of Texas.
Most people don't believe that I'm a very introverted person. But then a colleague gifted me this sweater...
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Most people don't believe that I'm a very introverted person. But then a colleague gifted me this sweater...
Bad Bunny floating our real flag separate from the French colonial flag β€οΈπ²πΆπ²πΆπ²πΆβ€οΈ
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Bad Bunny floating our real flag separate from the French colonial flag β€οΈπ²πΆπ²πΆπ²πΆβ€οΈ
How does this thing keep looking shadier and shadier? It's like a bottomless pit of unethical mess.
February 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
How does this thing keep looking shadier and shadier? It's like a bottomless pit of unethical mess.
So you mean we can't say they vector diseases? Because that's my personal favorite πππ
February 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
So you mean we can't say they vector diseases? Because that's my personal favorite πππ
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Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
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Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
January 27, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Happy 3 year anniversary to this post
Like, no survival instinct, none whatsoever. Quite remarkable
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Like, no survival instinct, none whatsoever. Quite remarkable
And I wonder when journalists are going to ask again about the hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees who apparently vanished upon closure of the facility.
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
And I wonder when journalists are going to ask again about the hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees who apparently vanished upon closure of the facility.
L'exécution de cet Américain par la police de l'immigration a déclenché de vives protestations hier dans diverses villes. Cet infirmier a reçu 11 balles dans le dos puis la poitrine alors qu'il tentait d'aider deux femmes brutalisées par des agents fédéraux.
VoilΓ . CorrigΓ©.
VoilΓ . CorrigΓ©.
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 AM
L'exécution de cet Américain par la police de l'immigration a déclenché de vives protestations hier dans diverses villes. Cet infirmier a reçu 11 balles dans le dos puis la poitrine alors qu'il tentait d'aider deux femmes brutalisées par des agents fédéraux.
VoilΓ . CorrigΓ©.
VoilΓ . CorrigΓ©.
You couldn't pay me to admit something like this π
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
You couldn't pay me to admit something like this π
You need to brush up on your history friend. That is literally not true. These guys fled abroad and lived nice cosy lives.
Some faced consequences, mainly because, after a few years, they started feeling nostalgic and began acting in a nazi-ish way again.
Some faced consequences, mainly because, after a few years, they started feeling nostalgic and began acting in a nazi-ish way again.
This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
You need to brush up on your history friend. That is literally not true. These guys fled abroad and lived nice cosy lives.
Some faced consequences, mainly because, after a few years, they started feeling nostalgic and began acting in a nazi-ish way again.
Some faced consequences, mainly because, after a few years, they started feeling nostalgic and began acting in a nazi-ish way again.
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β.. People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.β
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
β.. People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.β
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
The way this man talks makes me feel I've forgotten to take my meds and I can't process what he's trying to say.
We need to get off this ride. Expeditiously π©
We need to get off this ride. Expeditiously π©
January 21, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The way this man talks makes me feel I've forgotten to take my meds and I can't process what he's trying to say.
We need to get off this ride. Expeditiously π©
We need to get off this ride. Expeditiously π©
I bought a mini shelf with a suction cup. The shelf is on my bathroom mirror, and I put my meds on it. It doesn't help with precise time but I never forget to take them in the morning
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I bought a mini shelf with a suction cup. The shelf is on my bathroom mirror, and I put my meds on it. It doesn't help with precise time but I never forget to take them in the morning
You should try Sherlock. You'd only be 16 years late
January 17, 2026 at 2:38 AM
You should try Sherlock. You'd only be 16 years late
Same. My dad had multiple guns and he ended up dismantling them and putting the different parts in separate parts of the house. He didn't want to give them up but was rational enough to recognize they were a hazard.
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Same. My dad had multiple guns and he ended up dismantling them and putting the different parts in separate parts of the house. He didn't want to give them up but was rational enough to recognize they were a hazard.
I hate that students are now too young to get the "dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow" reference βΉοΈ
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I hate that students are now too young to get the "dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow" reference βΉοΈ
People are sharing photos from their best 2016 moments.
2016 is the year I found out I was very allergic to Anopheles stephensi saliva...
2016 is the year I found out I was very allergic to Anopheles stephensi saliva...
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
People are sharing photos from their best 2016 moments.
2016 is the year I found out I was very allergic to Anopheles stephensi saliva...
2016 is the year I found out I was very allergic to Anopheles stephensi saliva...
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crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
crazy to think how i struggle to ask for any kind of help but the president of the united states asks "can i have your nobel peace prize?"
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
My dog makes it very clear he's not to be disturbed once he's sent himself to bed.
January 13, 2026 at 3:42 AM
My dog makes it very clear he's not to be disturbed once he's sent himself to bed.
I genuinely feel like we're all asleep and he's our sleep paralysis demon.
January 10, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I genuinely feel like we're all asleep and he's our sleep paralysis demon.
Also announced it on LinkedIn and some guy private messaged me to say "Congratulations to your PI" lol.
Maybe one day Academia will take its foot off my neck. Not today apparently π
Maybe one day Academia will take its foot off my neck. Not today apparently π
Very proud to announce that my baby is finally here!
This new program at UTMB will support a variety of training opportunities in medical and veterinary entomology. It will also focus on developing a broad network of partners interested in vector biology and ecology across the state of Texas.
This new program at UTMB will support a variety of training opportunities in medical and veterinary entomology. It will also focus on developing a broad network of partners interested in vector biology and ecology across the state of Texas.
January 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Also announced it on LinkedIn and some guy private messaged me to say "Congratulations to your PI" lol.
Maybe one day Academia will take its foot off my neck. Not today apparently π
Maybe one day Academia will take its foot off my neck. Not today apparently π