Host jumps need not be common just because spillover is Can we predict which pathogen will be responsible for the next pandemic? Emergence risk is a hotly debated topic and a new study in PLOS Biology challenges the idea that pathogens that frequently spil...

This is a very interesting commentary to an equally interesting article:
Commentary: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Article: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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University chairs call for more international students In advance of the general election on 24 March, the board chairs of Denmark’s eight universities called on the government to recognise the “signif...

Denmark and Switzerland have lots in common, aside from similar-looking flags...when it comes to the need for international talent especially
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Five years old and still growing...happy birthday to the fantastic team behind the MCID and the community around it...

Functionally-derivatized Nanoantibodies as novel tools for Giardia lamblia cyst detection Author summary As a globally distributed intestinal parasite, Giardia lamblia causes 300 million cases of water-borne diarrheal disease per year, a scourge of underserved and neglected populations, an...

And we did it :-) here is our work describing a novel set of nanoantibodies as detection tools for Giardia cysts!!! 🎉 Congratulations to all @mcid-unibe.bsky.social @izb-unibern.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

Session 3 of the ENLIGHT Academic Leadership course in beautiful Galway...the topic is Leading change and it is proving to be an eye-opening experience @unibe.ch @mcid-unibe.bsky.social @izb-unibern.bsky.social

My thoughts at the beginning of this new year go to all the parents of the victims of the tragic fire in Crans-Montana...I cannot imagine anything more devastating than thinking your child is enjoying themselves at a party only to find out they died horribly...this is heartbreaking....

Not here yet, but one bite away: Risk for vector-borne zoonotic diseases Author summary Recent data demonstrate that vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are expanding into new regions across the globe. This trend is intensified by the interconnected world characterized by rapid u...

again, this is just a matter of when, not if... @mcid-unibe.bsky.social

Checkout this article I found at PLOS: dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

WHO-Bericht zu Ansteckungen - Mpox – wie die Situation zurzeit einzuschätzen ist In den Niederlande, Portugal und Spanien ist laut WHO zum ersten Mal seit dem letzten Bericht Mpox Klade Ib aufgetaucht

www.srf.ch/news/interna...

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ditto :-)

Thanks to the generous support of @snf-fns.ch and @formasforsk.bsky.social and paging
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We will reveal adaptations to #parasitism using comparative #spatial_proteomics of anaerobic #free-living and parasitic lineages

I am happy and blessed to pursue this fundamental question in biology with Pavel Dolezal @sciencecharles.bsky.social , Staffan Svard @uppsalauni.bsky.social and @rosswaller.bsky.social @cambiochem.bsky.social

What makes a #parasite a parasite? Is this a reversible condition or are #evolutionary trajectories plastic?

Research assessment: a round-up for early-career researchers Confused by research evaluation and its potential impact on career progression? Here are some pointers as to how things work in different parts of the world.

This is one of the toughest topics we face in academia...many hacks, some of them tenable, others frankly unfit for purpose, and lots of room for improvement @snf-fns.ch @erc.europa.eu
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Uni Bern: Assistant Professor with tenure-track for Quantitative Cell Biology Start date of employment: anticipated for August 2027

Please spread the word! 10 days left to apply for this #sciencejobs as Assistant Professor Tenure Track in Quantitative Cell Biology 👩‍🔬
@izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch! ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
#QueerInSTEM #DisabledInSTEM #BlackInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #CarersInSTEM #AcademicSky #HigherED

Time is ticking...apply for this sensational opportunity at the @izb-unibern.bsky.social @unibe.ch !!!

An example, one of many bsky.app/profile/time...

Fun fact: guess who is the first formally recognized author in the history of humanity?
#Enheduanna, chief priestess of Inanna, the daughter of Sargon of #Akkadia and author of the Sumerian hymns and the exaltation of Inanna... #history #civilization

Difficult times call for brave decisions, leadership which combines rationality, strategic thinking, compassion, and courage is what academia shall be needing more, to face shrinking resources, commodification of research and teaching, and a general reduction in protection for academics worldwide

we are in this together, at all academic tiers, because no one succeeds on their own.. thank you for the opportunity to learn and reflect on these topics @unibe.ch @ec.europa.eu
enlight-eu.org time for a bluesky account ;-)

And some final reflections on what we learned during the first installment of the #ENLIGHT #Academic #Leadership program in #Uppsala...

Day 1 of the #ENLIGHT #Academic #Leadership program in #Uppsala drew to a close with a wonderful visit to the treasures of Uppsala University. Food for thought on many levels...and a cool bunch of people 😁

Beautiful Sweden, on my way to the first installment of the #ENLIGHT #Academic #Leadership program in #Uppsala
thank you @unibe.ch for this great opportunity! @mcid-unibe.bsky.social @izb-unibern.bsky.social

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@mcid-unibe.bsky.social and my favourite read of the month is finally out :-) @unibe.ch

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

It has always only been a matter of time....
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Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

So honored to have Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall CEO of the Institut Pasteur de Dakar to welcome the African STARS Fellows to Senegal! Fellows are being hosted in Stellenbosch and Dakar in partnership with @MastercardFdn - Learn more about the fellows at IPD starsfellows.africa

not yet on bluesky, but hopefully soon :-) www.genomicsforhealthinafrica.org

Career opportunities #CoRE_GHA #Genomics #Africa #Europe

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How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.

congrats on this showcasing of amazing species! @dudinlab.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

James Joyce once said writing a book is like tunneling into a mountain, and you never quite know what you'll find or when you'll reach the end. I really like that analogy

The spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is a social network problem Despite identification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses nearly 75 years ago, the transmission pathways among wild animals remain incompletely described. We propose the use of social networ...

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Very cool opinion piece, very enjoyable @mcid-unibe.bsky.social