William C. Beckerson, Ph.D.
@williamycete.bsky.social
🎓Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow at WUR 🇳🇱 |🍎Teacher, 🔬Scientist, 🎙️Sci-com! |🧟♂️🪲Zombie Beetles and 🧬Discipline-Based Education Research (He/Him)
www.ZomBeetles.com
Send inquiries to: william.beckerson@wur.nl
www.ZomBeetles.com
Send inquiries to: william.beckerson@wur.nl
Meet the Scramblase-binding peptide (SBP)! We found that this Ophiocordyceps neuropeptide dysregulates olfactory systems in ants! 🐽 🐜
September 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meet the Scramblase-binding peptide (SBP)! We found that this Ophiocordyceps neuropeptide dysregulates olfactory systems in ants! 🐽 🐜
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August 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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This data is even more exciting when you consider the game never explicitly uses the word evolution, providing an engaging tool for teaching evolutionary concepts to people who might be reticent or stand-offish about the topic! Oh the power of gamification 🙌. More info soon to be published 🤩
July 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This data is even more exciting when you consider the game never explicitly uses the word evolution, providing an engaging tool for teaching evolutionary concepts to people who might be reticent or stand-offish about the topic! Oh the power of gamification 🙌. More info soon to be published 🤩
Incredible video, thanks for sharing!
May 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Incredible video, thanks for sharing!
Hi Monica! Can you please add me to neuroscience? I am a MSCA fellow at Utrecht University 🇳🇱 using C. elegans to study the neurobiology of zombie insects! I also do a lot of public engagement on the topic. Publications and outreach efforts can be found on my website: www.williamcbeckersonphd.com
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May 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Hi Monica! Can you please add me to neuroscience? I am a MSCA fellow at Utrecht University 🇳🇱 using C. elegans to study the neurobiology of zombie insects! I also do a lot of public engagement on the topic. Publications and outreach efforts can be found on my website: www.williamcbeckersonphd.com
Hi Andrew! Can you please add me to the zoology page? I am a MSCA fellow at Utrecht University 🇳🇱 studying the behavior manipulation of zombie insects! I also of a lot of public engagement on the topic. Publications and Outrech effors can be found on my website: www.williamcbeckersonphd.com
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May 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hi Andrew! Can you please add me to the zoology page? I am a MSCA fellow at Utrecht University 🇳🇱 studying the behavior manipulation of zombie insects! I also of a lot of public engagement on the topic. Publications and Outrech effors can be found on my website: www.williamcbeckersonphd.com