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Sassan Asgari
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Insect virology | Host-pathogen interactions | mosquitoes | RNA biology
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Looking for something new to read this week?

The new issue of Insect Molecular Biology is now available! 📢

View the contents here ⬇️
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@royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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respublications.bsky.social
📢 Today is the deadline for submissions to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular & Environmental Regulation of #InsectDevelopment! ⌛

For info on how to contribute: ⬇️
buff.ly/A3Uu5kq

Deadline: 31 August 2025 ⏰

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August 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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📢 There are two weeks left to submit to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular and environmental regulation of #InsectDevelopment!

See more info here: ⬇️
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Deadline: 31 August 2025 ⏰

@royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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hugodperdomo.bsky.social
How can mosquitoes tolerate viral infections?

In our latest preprint we show that mosquitoes that can regulate their metabolism after infection can tolerate viral infections better.

Thanks to all the authors for all your ideas and contributions

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Metabolic homeostasis favors tolerance to persistent viral infection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
The mosquito Aedes aegypti harbors a wide range of persistent viral infections, including both medically important arboviruses and insect-specific viruses (ISVs). However, the mechanisms underpinning ...
www.biorxiv.org
July 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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New research in #RESInsectMolecBio

Heat-responsive ame-miR-1-3p modulates #thermotolerance in #honeybees (#Apis mellifera L.)
doi.org/10.1111/imb.70004

#miRNA #sRNAseq
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July 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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cassandrakoh.bsky.social
📣 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
July 28, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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alainkohlvirology.bsky.social
Interested in applying for a EU MSCA fellowship? Happy to discuss projects in the arbovirology/parasite virology fields. Get in touch and join the group in Liverpool!
July 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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mgerth.bsky.social
Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
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July 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio

Establishment of #transgenic #Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the sepia gene as a marker for transformation
doi.org/10.1111/imb.70001

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #SYNCAS-mediated #CRISPR-#Cas9 genome editing in the Jewel wasp, #Nasonia vitripennis.

@insexdet.bsky.social @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com

Photo: mating Nasonia vitripennis (credit: Hans Smid, WUR)
Mating Nasonia vitripennis jewel wasps, credit: Hans Smid, WUR
July 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
sassanasgari.bsky.social
A new issue of Insect Molecular Biology on RNAi comprising reviews and research articles
respublications.bsky.social RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · Jul 14
📢 The new issue of Insect Molecular Biology is now available!

It includes the Recent Insights into #RNAi in Insect Biology and #PestManagement #SpecialIssue! 🎉

View the contents here ⬇️
buff.ly/panbAHr

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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New work in #RESInsectMolecBio
#TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high-CO2 stress in #Tribolium castaneum (#Coleoptera)
doi.org/10.1111/imb.12997

#PestManagement #dsRNA
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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respublications.bsky.social
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #CRISPR/#Cas9-mediated germline mutagenesis in the subsocial #parasitoid wasp, #Sclerodermus guani
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13014

#Hymenoptera
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July 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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New work in #RESInsectMolecBio

Effect of copper exposure on the #silkworm #Bombyx mori: Insights into the changes of #metabolism, gut microbial composition and #GeneExpression
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13010

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio

A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of #Triatominae bugs: analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals role of #satDNAs in karyotypic #evolution of distinct lineages
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13013

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July 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on the #identification and functional characterisation of a novel #antimicrobial #peptide from the #housefly, #Musca domestica
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13005

#AMPs #Diptera
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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respublications.bsky.social
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio

Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic #evolution of #honeybees (#Apis cerana) in high-altitude and overwintering #adaptation
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13009

#WholeGenomeSequencing
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on metabolome-microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8@ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of #Bombyx mori
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13008

#Metabolomics #Sericulture
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
sassanasgari.bsky.social
Winners of the 2024 @respublications.bsky.social journals awards, including Insect Mol Biol, for the best articles by ECRs, are announced. Find out about them and their research here www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-jou...
RES Journal Awards 2024 - Royal Entomological Society
Image: Ambulyx Sp., Common Gliding Hawkmoth, Photo credit (c) Pritha Dey, Ecological Entomology Winner 2024 We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Royal Entomological Society Journals awar...
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June 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social
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
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A new #RESInsectMolecBio article looks at differences in gene expression patterns between #parthenogenetically & sexually produced offspring during early development of #Reticulitermes speratus 🐜🐜🐜

Learn more now🔽
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13001

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Graphical abstract of: Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus
June 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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In a new #RESInsectMolecBio article, temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes midgut 🦟 🧬

Learn more now🔽
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13002

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes midgut
June 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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New research in #RESInsectMolecBio shows histone & N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction & #embryogenesis of the #RedFlourBeetle #Tribolium castaneum

Read the article now🔽
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13000

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Histone and N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
June 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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maringerlab.bsky.social
We have a postdoc position available in which we’re using flavivirus replication/molecular biology to make refractory mosquitoes - in collaboration with the Trevor Sweeney lab at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social. Check out the advert on LinkedIn and apply by 12/6.

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
The Pirbright Institute hiring Postdoctoral Researcher in Woking, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 1:09:44 PM. Postdoctoral Researcher – (24P-73)The Pirbright Institute Salary: £38,5000 to 40,000 per annum36…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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June 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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#RESInsectMolecBio has a new article about environmental factors affecting #RNAi efficacy: temperature but not plant cultivar influences #ColoradoPotatoBeetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA

#OpenAccess🔽
doi.org/10.1111/imb.12996

@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA
June 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM