Julian F. Hillyer
vandybugs.bsky.social
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!
October 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Consider contributing an article to the special issue of
MDPI Insects titled "Insect Vector Physiology and Competence: Interactions and Adaptations". Questions? DM me.
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 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...
September 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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
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
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
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
Hillyer lab lunch!
April 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Congrats to Dr. Jordyn Barr (center) for successfully defending her PhD‬⁩ @vanderbilt.edu ‬⁩ @vuartsci.bsky.social !
March 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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
Hillyer Lab lunch (without the undergrads, who are on break)
December 19, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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