Interesting stuff on the most common #virus of #Drosophila! academic.oup.com/ve/advance-a...

Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. In this work, we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipie...

A new genetic study in Science overturns the myth of the “London Underground Mosquito,” revealing that this common urban insect originated not below the cities of modern Europe, but in ancient Mediterranean civilizations more than a thousand years ago. https://scim.ag/43xWovB

I will for sure and always do. It would be good to catch up some time. I had an idea I wanted to run by you.

Awesome opportunity.

Maybe this shouldn't be surprising to me but it is, and really really cool.

Mosquito immune cells enhance dengue and Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti Nature Communications - Infection of mosquito immune cells by dengue and Zika virus enhances the spread of virus infection to mosquito tissues, such as the salivary glands, to promote virus...

Despite all the shit going on, we have to celebrate our victories. New publication with @entomososwin.bsky.social and @vectorimmunity.bsky.social showing that hemocytes play a central role in disseminating flaviviruses to secondary tissues potentially functioning as a Trojan Horse(TBD)
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UC Berkeley researchers team up for first-of-its-kind lawsuit over Trump funding cuts University of California staff members hope to use a class action lawsuit to restore their research funding.

“It makes a really powerful statement that the professors themselves are stakeholders and that it’s just not the institutions alone...It’s a way of saying, ‘Well, if you’re slow to the battlefield, we’re going to get there first.’”

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Horribly shortsighted and stupid. Driving with your eyes shut is unsafe, not keeping them open to detect and respond to the hazards ahead. I can't scream BS loud enough.

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Europe: new maps published New maps published by ECDC show that hotspots for tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in the EU are mainly concentrated in Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe, based on 2023 notification rates of locally-...

🛡️ How to stay safe:
✔️ Vaccinate
✔️ Wear protective clothing
✔️ Check for ticks after hikes
✔️ Skip raw dairy

Adventure smart — not sorry.
Full info & maps: bit.ly/42p8XJT
#TickSeason #TBE #EuropeOutdoors #HealthTips #Camping #Trekking #Outdoors #IDsky #EpiSky

Bra jobbat!

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The overlapping global distribution of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever - Nature Communications Arboviruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes have an expanding global distribution and identifying areas at risk is important for public health planning. Here, the authors present global disease maps f...

"The overlapping global distribution of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and yellow fever" now out with the WHO GAI team doi.org/10.1038/s414...

It must mean that the panel has recognized the error of their ways…

And I got an email saying that a grant that was reviewed in February (and not discussed, ahem) was assigned to a study section.

Dengue virus susceptibility in Aedes aegypti linked to natural cytochrome P450 variants The mosquito Aedes aegypti is the primary vector for dengue virus (DENV), which infects millions of people annually. Variability in DENV susceptibility among wild Ae. aegypti populations is governed b...

Happy to share our work exploring the genetic basis of dengue susceptibility in Aedes aegypti and revealing the antiviral role of a cytochrome P450. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
It had been a long and wild ride that started back when I was a postdoc within @lambrechtslab.bsky.social ! A thread ⬇️

My Du? Huskered.

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in lions, tigers, and hyenas at Denver Zoo | mSphere Surveillance and experimental testing have shown many animal species, including companion, wildlife, and conservatory, are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, big cats at zoological institutions were among the first documented cases ...

Pretty rough week, not gonna lie. Here's the final published version of our study on SARS-CoV-2 in the Denver Zoo.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Last week we attended the WCMVCA and WMVCA joint meetings in Jackson, WY. We tested our vector knowledge at a game of trivia, talked mosquitoes & ticks, and enjoyed seeing our colleagues and peers! 🦟Thanks to all who organized, looking forward to next year!

#mosquitoes #publichealth

A single-cell atlas of the Culex tarsalis midgut during West Nile virus infection Author summary West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in N. America. Cx. tarsalis is a highly competent vector of WNV that plays a central role in the transmission and maintena...

One positive thing that happend this otherwise challenging week is that this paper is FINALLY out. Why are Culex tarsalis so good at spreading West Nile virus? We learned a lot by doing this study. A testament to the tenacity and creativity of Dr. Emily Fitzmeyer.
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Much needed, solid, objective, well done work to realistically assess possible mosquito vectors of the emergent Oropouche virus.

screen shot from NIH reporter showing that MN receives $957,099,187 in NIH funding.

Whenever I tell people that I am a prof, I typically get asked "what classes do you teach?" Teaching is important but I spend most of my time running an NIH-funded lab. I wish more people appreciated that research is an economic driver for the state. MN receives $957,099,187 in NIH funding

Tusen takk til Prof. Anders Goksøy for alt dette. Det er mange store vitenskapsmenn i Norge 🇳🇴 👇

Looking forward to reading this one in detail.

Congratulations! So well deserved, and about the hell time!!! Enjoy the moment - they don't come that often and it's really worth taking a minute. Can't wait to see all the great stuff you'll do next.

...it wasn't a good day for the vikings.

This is 100% awesome.

Vikings

Resharing a few days late, but whatever. My spirit could be in that balloon.

The urgent need for arbovirus surveillance and control following a catastrophic event: The case of the DANA flood event in Valencia - PubMed The urgent need for arbovirus surveillance and control following a catastrophic event: The case of the DANA flood event in Valencia

A call for action from colleagues in Valencia, Spain on the risk of vector borne disease outbreaks related to severe weather events. They propose to Integrate climate and environmental health data into public health planning to predict potential risks pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39717076/