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Martin Dessart
@mdessart.bsky.social
Postdoc associate at Virginia Tech - Vinauger Lab
https://martindessart.github.io/
It was a real pleasure to meet wonderful people, attend great talks and share our work at #EntSoc25 !(@karthikeyanc.bsky.social 👀)
Now switching to the @animalbehaviour.live annual online conference, come check out my poster if you'd like to learn more about how to jetlag mosquitoes 🕰️ 🦟
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
As part of the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social Lab, I'll present my work on mosquitoes facing threats on Wed at 10:30am in MUVE symposium! Sydney Luff from our lab will also present her work on mosquito activity in wild populations. Go check out her poster on Mon at 1:30pm! #EntSoc25
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Only 5 days left to register! ⏰

Don’t miss the chance to connect with animal behaviour researchers from around the world and discover the latest in behavioural science.

📅 13–14 November; free, online & open to all worldwide 🌍
🔗https://ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org/
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees.

This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees.

Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025.

More details:
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...
Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) at the Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology
Biocenter of the University of Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg
www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de
August 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Amazing work leaded by @karthikeyanc.bsky.social !! Well done everyone !!
@bluethread.bsky.social
1/15
Larval competition... profoundly alters adult body size, survival, reproductive output, host-seeking behavior, olfactory neurophysiology, and vector competence."
In our new study, we trace how early-life environment reshapes adult disease risk in Aedes aegypti. #Preprint
doi.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Nice illustration (and review paper) summarising the ecosystem services provided by spiders 👇
🕷️🌍🕸️ Spiders aren't creepy crawlies—they're ecosystem heroes! From pest control to biotech inspiration to key figures in our collective culture, a new review reveals the many services spiders provide:

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/brv....

(drawing by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social)
June 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Glad to announce I joined the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab this week! More work on mosquitoes and sensory system to come 🦟
March 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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📣SEMINAR SERIES 2025📣
We are kicking off 2025 with our first seminar.

📆Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 2pm GMT on our Youtube channel: @damienfarine.bsky.social will talk about “The costs of collective behaviour” 🐦

🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9z...

This event is free, no registration required. 🤗
April 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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I know there's a 𝒍𝒐𝒕 going on right now, but I couldn’t be prouder to share this long-incubated labor of love: the complete connectome of the male 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑎 optic lobe 🧠🪰
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system - Nature
A connectome of the right optic lobe from a male fruitfly is presented together with an extensive collection of genetic drivers matched to a comprehensive neuron-type catalogue.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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🦋 Nice to meet you, Bluesky! 🦋

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November 27, 2024 at 9:43 AM
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The lab is super excited to welcome @mdessart.bsky.social as a new postdoc fellow! Stay tuned for the work to come on mosquito sensory ecology and chronobiology. Welcome, Martin!
I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently started a postdoc position at Virginia Tech, joining the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab to continue diving into the fascinating world of mosquito behaviour! I'm enthusiastic to collaborate with a talented team and do exciting research on 🦟 🦟 🦟
December 13, 2024 at 2:01 AM
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I created a starter pack highlighting Women in the field of Disease Vector Biology and Ecology: go.bsky.app/E7wuQus Please share and let me know if you’d like to be added! 🦟🦠🪰
December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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I made the Insect Sensory Neuro starter pack - let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added! (and also I'm sure I missed tons of people - tag them in!)
go.bsky.app/JW7c5LN
December 1, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently started a postdoc position at Virginia Tech, joining the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab to continue diving into the fascinating world of mosquito behaviour! I'm enthusiastic to collaborate with a talented team and do exciting research on 🦟 🦟 🦟
November 30, 2024 at 4:37 AM