Julian F. Hillyer
@vandybugs.bsky.social
Centennial Professor of Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, Mosquito biologist, Entomologist, Parasitologist, Educator
Today was the Undergraduate Research Symposium
@vanderbilt.edu . Great time for the lab to get together, and great presentations by Norbu Shastri and Puspa Shah!
@vanderbilt.edu . Great time for the lab to get together, and great presentations by Norbu Shastri and Puspa Shah!
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Today was the Undergraduate Research Symposium
@vanderbilt.edu . Great time for the lab to get together, and great presentations by Norbu Shastri and Puspa Shah!
@vanderbilt.edu . Great time for the lab to get together, and great presentations by Norbu Shastri and Puspa Shah!
Consider contributing an article to the special issue of
MDPI Insects titled "Insect Vector Physiology and Competence: Interactions and Adaptations". Questions? DM me.
MDPI Insects titled "Insect Vector Physiology and Competence: Interactions and Adaptations". Questions? DM me.
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Consider contributing an article to the special issue of
MDPI Insects titled "Insect Vector Physiology and Competence: Interactions and Adaptations". Questions? DM me.
MDPI Insects titled "Insect Vector Physiology and Competence: Interactions and Adaptations". Questions? DM me.
Excited to announce our latest article, with possibly the longest title ever. We demonstrate how warmer temperature accelerates the aging-dependent changes to the reproductive tissues of mosquitoes. @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social @evolutionvu.bsky.social doi.org/10.3390/inse...
September 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Excited to announce our latest article, with possibly the longest title ever. We demonstrate how warmer temperature accelerates the aging-dependent changes to the reproductive tissues of mosquitoes. @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social @evolutionvu.bsky.social doi.org/10.3390/inse...
Biological Sciences seminar series @vanderbilt.edu kicked off for the year with Dr. Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social presenting on his new discoveries on mosquito hemocytes. Great talk!
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Biological Sciences seminar series @vanderbilt.edu kicked off for the year with Dr. Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social presenting on his new discoveries on mosquito hemocytes. Great talk!
With the summer term having just ended, I'm super proud of Puspa Shah for her summer research as part of the Vanderbilt University Summer Research Program. @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
With the summer term having just ended, I'm super proud of Puspa Shah for her summer research as part of the Vanderbilt University Summer Research Program. @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 @vanderbilt.edu Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Award winners! @vuartsci.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 @vanderbilt.edu Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Award winners! @vuartsci.bsky.social
Super congrats to Dr. Jordyn Barr for receiving her PhD diploma @vanderbilt.edu #VU2025 . She is an amazing scientist!
May 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Super congrats to Dr. Jordyn Barr for receiving her PhD diploma @vanderbilt.edu #VU2025 . She is an amazing scientist!
Hillyer lab lunch!
April 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hillyer lab lunch!
Congrats to Dr. Jordyn Barr (center) for successfully defending her PhD @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social !
March 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Congrats to Dr. Jordyn Barr (center) for successfully defending her PhD @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social !
I’ll share a positive. We had a great lab lunch this week. I am super proud of my team for their scholarship, their dedication, their collaborative spirit, and coming together to form a family. I’m very fortunate to lead this team! @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social @evolutionvu.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’ll share a positive. We had a great lab lunch this week. I am super proud of my team for their scholarship, their dedication, their collaborative spirit, and coming together to form a family. I’m very fortunate to lead this team! @vanderbilt.edu @vuartsci.bsky.social @evolutionvu.bsky.social
Hillyer Lab lunch (without the undergrads, who are on break)
December 19, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Hillyer Lab lunch (without the undergrads, who are on break)
New paper from the lab! Activation of the immune deficiency pathway (IMD) reduces the mosquito heart rate via a nitric oxide-based mechanism published in Journal of Insect Physiology doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...
December 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
New paper from the lab! Activation of the immune deficiency pathway (IMD) reduces the mosquito heart rate via a nitric oxide-based mechanism published in Journal of Insect Physiology doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...