Marine Petit
@virotick.bsky.social
Science enthusiast, studying ticks and their viruses!
Lecturer in Virology University of Surrey, UK.
#newPI #WomenInScience
Lecturer in Virology University of Surrey, UK.
#newPI #WomenInScience
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Marine Petit
@virotick.bsky.social
· May 23
Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tic...
www.nature.com
OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!
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WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
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We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
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November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
WE ARE RECRUITING PHD STUDENTS!!!
We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
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We have three(!) funded PhD studentships advertising presently. If any of these are of interest, please reach out! Thread below with links to more information on each project.
#Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #SelfishGene #Aphids
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what the actual hell, arbovirology
now, I love my mother very dearly & she has been instrumental in supporting my career to date, but I am not sure I could ever ask this of her, nor that she would agree to it even if I did,
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
what the actual hell, arbovirology
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warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I am advertising for a PhD position in my group. We'll be investigating how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus. The project will teach cryoEM/ET, virus culture, and in vitro assays.
If you're interested reach out and I'd be happy to have a chat.
I am advertising for a PhD position in my group. We'll be investigating how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus. The project will teach cryoEM/ET, virus culture, and in vitro assays.
If you're interested reach out and I'd be happy to have a chat.
Dr Jeremy Keown
Dr Jeremy Keown
warwick.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
I am advertising for a PhD position in my group. We'll be investigating how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus. The project will teach cryoEM/ET, virus culture, and in vitro assays.
If you're interested reach out and I'd be happy to have a chat.
I am advertising for a PhD position in my group. We'll be investigating how pathogenic RNA viruses replicate in the nucleus. The project will teach cryoEM/ET, virus culture, and in vitro assays.
If you're interested reach out and I'd be happy to have a chat.
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Looking for an illustrator for a potential book project.
October 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Looking for an illustrator for a potential book project.
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Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.
The dark history of medical illustrations and the question of consent
Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.
tcnv.link
October 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Historical anatomy textbooks are built on the bodies of prisoners, the poor and the powerless – and we’re still using them today.
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In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.
Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam
In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.
tcnv.link
September 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.
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“As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months when they can hitch rides on animals and people. Sometimes the ticks carry themselves — and diseases — to new parts of the country.”
Ticks are migrating, but scant surveillance may leave doctors in the dark on patient treatment
Health departments struggle to adequately survey for ticks to warn doctors about new species and the diseases they carry.
www.npr.org
August 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, ticks are spending less time hibernating and have more active months when they can hitch rides on animals and people. Sometimes the ticks carry themselves — and diseases — to new parts of the country.”
Curious about tick virology? Read my latest piece in @uk.theconversation.com where I explain findings of my latest research article www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Research shows how ticks survive deadly passengers and what it means for stopping future outbreaks.
Understanding tick immunity may be key to preventing killer viruses from spreading
Research shows how ticks survive deadly passengers and what it means for stopping future outbreaks.
tcnv.link
August 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Curious about tick virology? Read my latest piece in @uk.theconversation.com where I explain findings of my latest research article www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
Hope it will helps people to understand the importance of studying tick and their pathogens #ScienceforAll #WomenInScience #Arbovirose
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Only 2.5% of animal biomass is human.
Still, that fraction is reshaping the fate of the whole 🌍.
Still, that fraction is reshaping the fate of the whole 🌍.
August 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Only 2.5% of animal biomass is human.
Still, that fraction is reshaping the fate of the whole 🌍.
Still, that fraction is reshaping the fate of the whole 🌍.
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⚡️Thrilled that #VirtualLab is published in @nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We created a team of AI agents to mirror my Stanford lab 🤖. Led by a PI agent, the AI scientists ran their own group meetings and discovered effective binders to new CoVID variants that we validated.
We created a team of AI agents to mirror my Stanford lab 🤖. Led by a PI agent, the AI scientists ran their own group meetings and discovered effective binders to new CoVID variants that we validated.
July 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
⚡️Thrilled that #VirtualLab is published in @nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We created a team of AI agents to mirror my Stanford lab 🤖. Led by a PI agent, the AI scientists ran their own group meetings and discovered effective binders to new CoVID variants that we validated.
We created a team of AI agents to mirror my Stanford lab 🤖. Led by a PI agent, the AI scientists ran their own group meetings and discovered effective binders to new CoVID variants that we validated.
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📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
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Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
July 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Infection and Immunity is now welcoming nominations for highly promising scientists at the assistant professor level (or equivalent) to submit research to the next New Voices in Microbiology Collection!
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
Please nominate by the August 18 deadline using the below link:
app.asm.org/account/logi...
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SFTSV is a deadly tick-borne virus. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach to reveal antiviral responses in SFTSV-infected tick cells
@virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social
@virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social
Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tick cells to study its impact and reveal host antiviral responses and key restriction factors.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
SFTSV is a deadly tick-borne virus. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach to reveal antiviral responses in SFTSV-infected tick cells
@virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social
@virotick.bsky.social @brennanlab.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social
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“Volume is a bad driver,” [Sir Mark Walport] said. “The incentive should be quality, not quantity. It’s about re-engineering the system in a way that encourages good research from beginning to end.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published
Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Volume is a bad driver,” [Sir Mark Walport] said. “The incentive should be quality, not quantity. It’s about re-engineering the system in a way that encourages good research from beginning to end.”
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Thrilled (and humbled!) to share that since today I am the Chair of the Virology Department at @pasteur.fr. Grateful to my colleagues for their trust. Now let’s push the frontiers of virus research together. The sky is the limit! 🦠🔬 #Virology #Science #TeamPasteur
July 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thrilled (and humbled!) to share that since today I am the Chair of the Virology Department at @pasteur.fr. Grateful to my colleagues for their trust. Now let’s push the frontiers of virus research together. The sky is the limit! 🦠🔬 #Virology #Science #TeamPasteur
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Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions.
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions.
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The mere thought of ticks makes our skin crawl. And the diseases they spread are only getting more common. Here are some simple tricks for preventing tick bites and techniques for removing them if they do bite. nyti.ms/4jsK6Km
May 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The mere thought of ticks makes our skin crawl. And the diseases they spread are only getting more common. Here are some simple tricks for preventing tick bites and techniques for removing them if they do bite. nyti.ms/4jsK6Km
OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!
Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications
Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tic...
www.nature.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!
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Calling all virologists: my lab is hiring a tech for high containment work! Come work with our amazing team at 🇨🇦's National Pandemic Research Centre, using experimental, systems biology, & AI-driven approaches to study infection & pathogenesis of emerging viruses.
VIDO is hiring a Research Technician to join Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social's lab studying emerging viruses (avian flu, Ebola, mpox, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2). Help advance pandemic preparedness!
📍 Saskatoon, SK
🔗 vido.applytojobs.ca/research/38682
#Virology #WorkAtVIDO
📍 Saskatoon, SK
🔗 vido.applytojobs.ca/research/38682
#Virology #WorkAtVIDO
May 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Calling all virologists: my lab is hiring a tech for high containment work! Come work with our amazing team at 🇨🇦's National Pandemic Research Centre, using experimental, systems biology, & AI-driven approaches to study infection & pathogenesis of emerging viruses.
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“This is what I was expecting — an executive order banning gain-of-function research but defined in such a way that it bans all virology research,” says @ggronvall.bsky.social.
Yup.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yup.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump freezes ‘gain of function’ pathogen research ― threatening all US virology, critics say
An executive order suspends the use of federal funds for certain experiments on pathogens with pandemic potential. Critics say low-risk science could be affected too.
www.nature.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
“This is what I was expecting — an executive order banning gain-of-function research but defined in such a way that it bans all virology research,” says @ggronvall.bsky.social.
Yup.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yup.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"Science is an investment.
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
May 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"Science is an investment.
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
We will put forward a new 500 million package for 2025-2027 to support the best and the brightest researchers and scientists from Europe and around the world."
— President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu at the ‘Choose Europe for Science' event at La Sorbonne 🇫🇷
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We are sharing this networking event for Black researchers in the UK that is being organised by one of our trustees. It’s an excellent opportunity
shorturl.at/MnP82
shorturl.at/MnP82
April 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We are sharing this networking event for Black researchers in the UK that is being organised by one of our trustees. It’s an excellent opportunity
shorturl.at/MnP82
shorturl.at/MnP82
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It's finally time for some #bunyavirales and #tick borne viruses with Ben Brennan from @cvrinfo.bsky.social and his much anticipated talk, this THURSDAY 17th. All welcome! Please help us with a re-post. 🕷️🦠🧫
April 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's finally time for some #bunyavirales and #tick borne viruses with Ben Brennan from @cvrinfo.bsky.social and his much anticipated talk, this THURSDAY 17th. All welcome! Please help us with a re-post. 🕷️🦠🧫
A huge thank you to @microbiologysociety.org for an incredible meeting! This was the first chance for all members of the Petit Lab to showcase their work! #TickVirology #ProudPI #NewPI
April 4, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A huge thank you to @microbiologysociety.org for an incredible meeting! This was the first chance for all members of the Petit Lab to showcase their work! #TickVirology #ProudPI #NewPI
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
March 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products
So let me get this straight
1. Academics spend decades building the PDB openly
2. A company trains AlphaFold on it, releases limited code under pressure
3. Academics work hard to create fully open versions
4. Companies then use the open models to build closed products