And of course a huge thanks to support from UW and all my colleagues in the growing mosquito research hub in Seattle. Come for the science, stay for the scenery!

Thanks Jeff!

2026 Fellows | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

Excited to be named a 2026 Sloan Fellow in Neuroscience! Many thanks to all the labmates and mentors past and present for making it possible. A humbling experience to be part of this group, and great motivation to continue our research into mechanisms of blood-feeding behavior! 🩸 🦟
#SloanFellow

0.00003 foot tall xmas tree from a Drosophila flight steering muscle 🎄

image by @anne-sustar.bsky.social

TT faculty job opening in #Neuroscience!
We are looking for a colleague to join us in our fantastic Biology Department and Neuroscience Program at Brandeis. We are a group of *very* collaborative, supportive, and productive scientists (& humans!) so please apply
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30961

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Thrilled to announce our lab just received an NIAID DP2 New Innovator Award!! 🎉

We’re looking for discovery-hungry postdocs + grad students who want to dig into sensory mechanisms of mosquito blood feeding. 🩸🦟🧬🧪

Join our swarm! 👉 sites.uw.edu/wlaursen/

Hello! Always excited to talk about the molecular mechanisms of mosquito host seeking and egg site detection if it would be of interest!

Our posting for a research technologist is now live! This job is ideally suited for a recent college grad interested in lab experience. Please spread the word!

uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidat...

a diagram showing a cross-section of human skin, showing that sebaceous compounds are broken down under UV radiation

Kicking off my Bluesky account by sharing a new review I wrote with @lindymcbr.bsky.social for @currentbiology.bsky.social! If you’ve ever wondered about the source of your stank or just want to learn why humans smell weird (it's true!), then this review is for you! 👃🧪🤔 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

We are #hiring! Interested in comparative neuroscience? Check details here (www.unifr.ch/bio/en/depar...). We look for a motivated #PhD student or #PostDoc to combine genetics, physiology, neural circuit tracing, and behaviour to study taste processing evolution in #Drosophila. Please repost.

We are hosting a day of science and invite you to join us! Families and science enthusiasts of all ages are welcome.

UW Biology Open House
UW Life Sciences Building
Saturday, May 17, 2025
10 AM to 2 PM

For more information, visit this link: tinyurl.com/UWBioOpenHou...

We are looking for a PhD student! If you are interested in Drosophilids, systematics, bioinformatics, fiddling with museum specimens of old/weird flies, and chemosensation, then maybe this is for you! Please rebutterfly(?)! Apply below.
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

The Laursen Lab (U. of Washington) is recruiting all career stages!

We use genetic tools to understand how mosquitoes and other pests sense the world and how this influences their behavior. We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. The lab (and mosquitoes) can’t wait to meet you!