Presented at the wildlife disease association global voice session this week and despite a minor technical mess up at the end I think it well. My largest talk I've given so far (yay virtual and hybrid sessions) and I got to share my research on eDNA detection of avian influenza

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Well some good news, my abstract was selected for a virtual presentation at the wildlife disease association global voice conference

Got good news from my preliminary work yesterday! In short I was able to take eDNA from water samples in wetlands and have successfully confirmed the presence of a major viral pathogen from the samples! Currently only one positive out of 10, but I think changes to methods will likely raise that.

I am happy to say that for this new technique and methodology I've been trying I have had positive results for the proof of concept!!

"It is one of the most notable phenomena in academia in 1933 that the severest measures of National Socialist policies against science were carried out under a high degree of silence and with the frequent consensus of scientists" www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

Anyone have any sources for making predictive models of disease spread. Having some frustrations sifting through all of the information

Well managed to get out today to gather my first samples of eDNA with the hopes of making a predictive model for avian influenza

Getting a lot of random accounts following me over here, block button is gonna start coming out more

Ecoimmunologists/Disease Ecologists of Bluesky please help spread the word that SICB DEDE is accepting applications for our Lochmiller Early Career Award, awarded to exceptional scientists in the field within 10 years of their PhD award date.

Apply here by 12/1: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Well, NSF postdoctoral grant was declined. Knew this was always, a possibility. Now to continue desperately searching for something before August.

Another paper from my PhD research published! We examined how prior and continued exposure to fungicides affects parasite loads in amphibians
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Well I have now submitted my first NSF proposal, fingers crossed

I submit my first nsf grant application in two days and the nerves and impostor syndrome are building

Another paper submitted, and now the waiting game

Little salamander on the hunt

When reaching out to collaborators or potential lab sponsors for positions is it okay to send a followup email or check again? Still trying to figure out the standard and etiquette in academia

Thanks to a discord friend I got a code! I'm an aquatic ecologist who studies how contaminants impact disease infection dynamics. I focus on amphibians so expect quite a bit of frogs and salamanders