Luísa Reis Castro
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Luísa Reis Castro
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Anthropologist of science, health & the environment in an unequal 🌍 | thinks a lot about Brasil & bugs 🦟 🦠

Assistant Prof at the University of Southern California; before MIT, Maastricht Univ, UFMG

In a love-hate relationship with Los Angeles – ela/she
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This looks great. I'll check it out. Thanks!
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Link to the article: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...
Can the Mosquito Bite? The Multispecies Transmutation of Wolbachia Mosquitoes as Biotechnologies of Epidemic Control in Rio de Janeiro | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
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August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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As I start advising grad students, I’m concerned by how little funding is available for their brilliant projects.
Even if we change course (& that will take work!), the long-term effects will be devastating. WG noted this in their letter ending Sapiens to focus on research.

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We take our responsibility in this moment seriously. The Mellon Foundation is no longer a source of funding for our applicants; neither is the Ford Foundation. The U.S. Fulbright program, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other grantors are facing draconian cuts, restrictions or elimination. Many of our grant applicants have nowhere else to turn.
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Uhuuuuu!!!! Congrats!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing and says woot ! woot !
ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing and says woot ! woot !
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August 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM