The scientific dad (my PhD advisor) paid a little visit with his family during picnic day!
It’s worth pointing out that his daughter standing next to me was only six years old and MUCH shorter when I first started in his lab as a grad student 😅
Baik Lab at the picnic day!! @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social
Entomology at Picnic Day is popping off!! Longest line I’ve seen all day 😱
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I’m thrilled to share my journey from the kitchen to the lab, which has ultimately led me to publish in Cell Journals. I hope you enjoy reading my latest paper:
Mimicry found in my yard this morning! Bee-mimicking fly 🪰🐝🪰🐝
Hello from Vancouver! Dusting off the bsky credentials to highlight two new mosquito preprints from the lab...
extremely proud of everyone who contributed and happy to have their work out for all to see. Lots of good stuff happening in the lab these days!
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🎨 🦟 Beautiful illustration by Amedeo J. E. Terzi (buff.ly/rJpBWjq ) in Edwards' "Mosquitoes of the Ethiopian Region, Part III" (1942)
#entomology #mosquitoes #taxonomy 🧪 🌍️ 🌐
You know that it’s almost Picnic Day @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social when you see this outside of Briggs!!
Group photo of Scialog conference participants.
The 2nd meeting of #Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems ends today with pitches for team research projects to explore how neural systems adapt to today’s rapid environmental changes. - with @allenphilanthro.bsky.social, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, @kavlifoundation.org.
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One of my lab’s undergrad student made these mosquito cupcakes to celebrate the end of the quarter 🥹
Congrats Enrico!!!! 🎉 🥳
Straight to jail!
Congrats!!!! So cool!
Some good news worth sharing: first training fellowship of the Baik lab!
Congratulations to our PhD student, Songjun Lee, on being awarded the PacVec CoE training fellowship!! Just few weeks into his PhD, he’s already kicking ass!
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First day of school (as a faculty member)!!!
"Europe is entering a new phase — where longer, more widespread and more intense transmission of mosquito borne disease is becoming the new normal."
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“Officials say it is possible the resident was infected with malaria in New Jersey.
If confirmed, this would be the first known locally acquired case of malaria in the state since 1991…There are about 100 travel-associated cases of malaria reported in New Jersey each year.”
So glad to finally have this out with co-author @mallerybreban.bsky.social and very thankful for the many amazing people who contributed to this study and provided materials and input! 🦟🦠1/12 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Freezer boxes emptied and moving boxes packed. I am coming home, UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social 💙💛💙💛
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.
Happy 6-yr anniversary, Carlson lab! 🥹
It has been the best 6 years of my scientific career and I’m going to miss them so dearly when I leave 😭
The best career advice I can give to the young scientists: find a mentor, mentees, and lab that you love. It makes science so much more worth it.
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...
Congrats Leah!!!
Dengue, an arboviral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, is endemic in more than 100 countries.
This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
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Ongoing Risk of Dengue Virus Infections and Updated Testing Recommendations in the United States Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Update to provide additional information to healthcare providers, public health departments, and the public about the ongoing risk of dengue virus (DENV) infections and updates to testing recommendations in the United States. Dengue activity remains high in some parts of the United States and globally, with many countries reporting higher-than-usual number of dengue cases in 2024 and 2025.
CDC issues a health advisory notice on dengue. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been battling outbreaks, along with detections in California, Florida, and Texas.
Mosquito larvae saying "Join Us!"
The Sorrells Lab is hiring a recent college graduate interested in neurobiology of mosquitoes! The position is ideal for someone interested in gaining skills for graduate school. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164849
New report shows that NIH grants fueled $95 billion in economic activity and 407,782 jobs in 2024.
That's not to mention the countless lives that biomedical research has saved.
Show me a better investment than that.
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