Kate Huyvaert
@katehuyvaert.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Ecology & Applications (IDEA) Lab @ WSU
Word nerd 📖 | Bird nerd 🪶
Erstwhile hockey player | Dog parent
Word nerd 📖 | Bird nerd 🪶
Erstwhile hockey player | Dog parent
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Writing papers is hard
But, and this is Very important:
Not writing papers is also hard
The frustration & stress that comes from not getting your papers written and published is huge
If you need help with this PLEASE, take a copy of my book from a library, amazon or a friend!
I hope it helps💪
But, and this is Very important:
Not writing papers is also hard
The frustration & stress that comes from not getting your papers written and published is huge
If you need help with this PLEASE, take a copy of my book from a library, amazon or a friend!
I hope it helps💪
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Writing papers is hard
But, and this is Very important:
Not writing papers is also hard
The frustration & stress that comes from not getting your papers written and published is huge
If you need help with this PLEASE, take a copy of my book from a library, amazon or a friend!
I hope it helps💪
But, and this is Very important:
Not writing papers is also hard
The frustration & stress that comes from not getting your papers written and published is huge
If you need help with this PLEASE, take a copy of my book from a library, amazon or a friend!
I hope it helps💪
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Yes. I tell people, 'Give yourself permission to write badly'
Sometimes I follow that with '... because writing isn't about writing, as so many writers think. Writing is about revision'
Sometimes I follow that with '... because writing isn't about writing, as so many writers think. Writing is about revision'
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yes. I tell people, 'Give yourself permission to write badly'
Sometimes I follow that with '... because writing isn't about writing, as so many writers think. Writing is about revision'
Sometimes I follow that with '... because writing isn't about writing, as so many writers think. Writing is about revision'
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Sobering article - A 47% decline in the number of breeding female Southern Elephant Seals were recorded at the three largest breeding colony beaches on South Georgian in 2024 compared to 2022, following mass mortality events caused by HPAI
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Sobering article - A 47% decline in the number of breeding female Southern Elephant Seals were recorded at the three largest breeding colony beaches on South Georgian in 2024 compared to 2022, following mass mortality events caused by HPAI
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The GRFP lives!! (due end of October)
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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As President Trump's tariffs kick in, American companies that rely on imports are worried about rising costs and passing them onto consumers. But some U.S. exporters are worried too.
Dependent on foreign sales, U.S. wheat farmers hoping longtime partners stick with them
As President Trump's tariffs kick in, American companies that rely on imports are worried about rising costs and passing them onto consumers. But some U.S. exporters are worried too.
n.pr
August 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As President Trump's tariffs kick in, American companies that rely on imports are worried about rising costs and passing them onto consumers. But some U.S. exporters are worried too.
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Are you a PhD student, have an offer, or have had an offer recently rescinded from a US university? If so, Western (in London, ON, Canada) has a new scholarship program for you! Check out this news story. I can vouch for this university! You will love it.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Western University launches program to capitalize on shrinking U.S. research funding | CBC News
Western University is looking to capitalize on massive shifts in the academic landscape of the United States with a new initiative designed to turn a difficult situation into a brain gain for both the...
www.cbc.ca
July 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Are you a PhD student, have an offer, or have had an offer recently rescinded from a US university? If so, Western (in London, ON, Canada) has a new scholarship program for you! Check out this news story. I can vouch for this university! You will love it.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Great reivew of environmental surveillance approaches for HPAI, addressing scalability, cost effectiveness and levels of labour intensiveness
👉 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
👉 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
June 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Great reivew of environmental surveillance approaches for HPAI, addressing scalability, cost effectiveness and levels of labour intensiveness
👉 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
👉 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
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Validation of novel mobile testing MT platform comprises mini extractor and qPCR instrucments, and demonstrates superior performance relative to current benchtop instruments
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
June 17, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Validation of novel mobile testing MT platform comprises mini extractor and qPCR instrucments, and demonstrates superior performance relative to current benchtop instruments
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Marchand: compared to those born to a bighorn ewe when she's young, lambs born when she's old have shorter lives, wean fewer lambs. At any age, ewes that live longer have lambs that live longer and have higher reproductive success. url:https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/36/4/araf046/8126721
June 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Marchand: compared to those born to a bighorn ewe when she's young, lambs born when she's old have shorter lives, wean fewer lambs. At any age, ewes that live longer have lambs that live longer and have higher reproductive success. url:https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/36/4/araf046/8126721
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There's a footnote in "The Scientists Guide to Writing" about things that are rare: effective bashers in writing, good disco songs, and California Condors. Just updated the numbers, and it's wonderful that each edition of the book has been able to report more condors in the world.
May 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There's a footnote in "The Scientists Guide to Writing" about things that are rare: effective bashers in writing, good disco songs, and California Condors. Just updated the numbers, and it's wonderful that each edition of the book has been able to report more condors in the world.
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@woahglobal.bsky.social published the inaugural report on The State of the World’s Animal Health #AntibioticResistance #BirdFlu #Vaccination www.woah.org/en/document/...
The State of the World's Animal Health 2025 - WOAH - World Organisation for Animal Health
www.woah.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
@woahglobal.bsky.social published the inaugural report on The State of the World’s Animal Health #AntibioticResistance #BirdFlu #Vaccination www.woah.org/en/document/...
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Overview of avain influenza vaccines out there, and where they are being trialled or implemented.
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
May 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Overview of avain influenza vaccines out there, and where they are being trialled or implemented.
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
👉 www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...
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Bighorn sheep at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. January, 2021.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1250
🏷️ #Photography #BighornSheep #Wildlife #NationalWildlifeRefuges
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1250
🏷️ #Photography #BighornSheep #Wildlife #NationalWildlifeRefuges
May 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bighorn sheep at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. January, 2021.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1250
🏷️ #Photography #BighornSheep #Wildlife #NationalWildlifeRefuges
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1250
🏷️ #Photography #BighornSheep #Wildlife #NationalWildlifeRefuges
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Cassirer: test-and-remove of chronic M. ovi carriers in bighorn sheep leads to lower pathogen prevalence, higher lamb survival, greater population growth. Excellent long-term monitoring of multiple populations. Very promising technique to combat pneumonia pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Cassirer: test-and-remove of chronic M. ovi carriers in bighorn sheep leads to lower pathogen prevalence, higher lamb survival, greater population growth. Excellent long-term monitoring of multiple populations. Very promising technique to combat pneumonia pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Australia’s national Animal Health Committee has endorsed a policy for the use of avian influenza vaccines for the protection of rare, protected and valuable avian species. Safety trials will commence soon.
👉 www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/defaul...
👉 www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/defaul...
May 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Australia’s national Animal Health Committee has endorsed a policy for the use of avian influenza vaccines for the protection of rare, protected and valuable avian species. Safety trials will commence soon.
👉 www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/defaul...
👉 www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/defaul...
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Sandhill Crane, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. September, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/9 – ISO 4000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #SandhillCranes
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/9 – ISO 4000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #SandhillCranes
May 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sandhill Crane, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan. September, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/9 – ISO 4000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #SandhillCranes
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/9 – ISO 4000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #SandhillCranes
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It is hard to imagine a world without the USGS Ecosystems Mission, the bird banding lab, the Coop Unit program, etc. but apparently that is what America voted for and what this administration plans to do: wildlife.org/usgs-cuts-wo...
USGS cuts would jeopardize leading wildlife research - The Wildlife Society
The loss of personnel and entire research arms would affect our ability to monitor wildlife populations
wildlife.org
May 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It is hard to imagine a world without the USGS Ecosystems Mission, the bird banding lab, the Coop Unit program, etc. but apparently that is what America voted for and what this administration plans to do: wildlife.org/usgs-cuts-wo...
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Bighorn ram at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. December, 2021.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 323 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #BighornSheep
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 323 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #BighornSheep
April 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Bighorn ram at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. December, 2021.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 323 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #BighornSheep
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 323 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 1000
🏷️ #Photography #Wildlife #BighornSheep
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Bighorn ram at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. February, 2022.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 301 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 640
🏷️ #Wildlife #BighornSheep
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 301 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 640
🏷️ #Wildlife #BighornSheep
April 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Bighorn ram at the National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. February, 2022.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 301 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 640
🏷️ #Wildlife #BighornSheep
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 301 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 640
🏷️ #Wildlife #BighornSheep
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Detailed assessment of skua HPAI related mortality in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. Critically, show the utility of rapid tests and concordance with PCR testing.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Detailed assessment of skua HPAI related mortality in Marguerite Bay, Antarctica. Critically, show the utility of rapid tests and concordance with PCR testing.
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
👉 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Elk, Grand Teton National Park. April, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/600″ – f/8 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #Wildlife #NationalParks #Elk
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/600″ – f/8 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #Wildlife #NationalParks #Elk
April 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Elk, Grand Teton National Park. April, 2019.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/600″ – f/8 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #Wildlife #NationalParks #Elk
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/600″ – f/8 – ISO 1600
🏷️ #Wildlife #NationalParks #Elk
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Such a useful paper demonstrating how to do influenza diagnostics. Very relevant for all those setting up HPAI screening in Antarctica, or new to the field.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Such a useful paper demonstrating how to do influenza diagnostics. Very relevant for all those setting up HPAI screening in Antarctica, or new to the field.
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Ecologist Cecilia Soldatini tracks the movements of magnificent frigatebirds
https://go.nature.com/3XPaRRj
https://go.nature.com/3XPaRRj
Studying seabirds with a cactus as a research assistant
Ecologist Cecilia Soldatini tracks the movements of magnificent frigatebirds.
go.nature.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ecologist Cecilia Soldatini tracks the movements of magnificent frigatebirds
https://go.nature.com/3XPaRRj
https://go.nature.com/3XPaRRj
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Great to be involved in this piece - making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology.
Just out "Making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology" doi.org/10.1098/rspb... from super ⭐ team @meganawallace.bsky.social @duckswabber.bsky.social @jemmageoghegan.bsky.social @ryanmimrie.bsky.social @eddieholmes.bsky.social @xavh.bsky.social in Proc B @royalsocietypublishing.org
April 8, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Great to be involved in this piece - making sense of the virome in light of evolution and ecology.
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Bighorn Sheep, National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. November, 2018.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/6000″ – f/8 – ISO 3200
🏷️ #BighornSheep #Photography #Wildlife
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/6000″ – f/8 – ISO 3200
🏷️ #BighornSheep #Photography #Wildlife
March 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Bighorn Sheep, National Elk Refuge, Wyoming. November, 2018.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/6000″ – f/8 – ISO 3200
🏷️ #BighornSheep #Photography #Wildlife
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/6000″ – f/8 – ISO 3200
🏷️ #BighornSheep #Photography #Wildlife