Kaylee Byers, PhD

Long Covid researcher and activist Kayli Jamison speaks at today's Long Covid launch event at the Museum of Vancouver

Selfie at event wearing a white headstrap zimi mask with purple flowers

One of the stories that resonated - "I was able to venture out for an ice cream cone with a friend this day. I don't feel comfortable eating in restaurants or going to bars like most people my age. Spring and summer are nice beaches they give me more options to spend time outdoors with fewer people around - which means I get to see the people I love more often. Even short moments like this help me feel a little more like a "normal" 24 year old again

Some of the personal stories on display. A combo of text and pictures artistically laid out on white walls with brightly coloured orange and yellow backgrounds

It was standing room only at today's Living with Long Covid exhibit at the @museumofvan.bsky.social!

I was moved to tears by some of the personal stories on display. Such a great event

This is only possible because of the generosity and advocacy of the community artists who shared their stories. We hear you and thank you! A big thanks also to exhibition funders @healthresearchbc.bsky.social @pacpublichealth.bsky.social + the Post-Covid Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network

This exhibition has been such an incredible collaboration - guided by a community advisory board, including a team of patients, advocates, museum curators, academics, and health systems folks we worked to showcase the stories from 46 long haulers and over 200 photos from across Canada

Today we launched the Living with Long COVID exhibition @museumofvan.bsky.social. In 2023 we conducted a study in which we heard from longhaulers that this invisible illness needs more awareness and attention. This exhibition was co-created with longhaulers to do just that. On view until March 2026

A rat is pictured outside in downtown Vancouver. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

"I think it's possible to keep rats out of the spaces where folks are vulnerable to them. So, in our homes and in our schools."

Prof @kayleebyers.bsky.social discusses rodents in schools and the physical and mental impact of rat pops via @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social

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From @kayleebyers.bsky.social: Based on currently-published literature, we know very little about chronic wasting disease dynamics in urban landscapes #IUWC2025

Poster with black and yellow text against blue background and a photo-film-like strip displaying examples of submissions such as medication, an Apple Watch of high heart rate, flowers, and a symptom crash. Submission prompt titles are: starting the day, middle of the day, lowlight, healthcare moment, end of the day, and highlight. Poster text with camera icon says: Your Life, Your Photos, Your Story. A Day in the Life of a Longhauler. Share your Long COVID story at the museum of Vancouver! "A Day in the Life of a Longhauler" is a photography project that captures the daily life of individuals living with Long COVID to enhance visibility, reduce stigma, and advocate for improved support. Whether you have a Long COVID diagnosis or are dealing with long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection, we invite you to share up to six photos from your everyday life which will be showcased at the Museum of Vancouver in the Fall of 2025.QR code for submission. Logos from Simon Fraser University, OH-HI Science CoLab, Museum of Vancouver, Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network, and Michael Smith Health Research BC.

French version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

Punjabi version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

Chinese (simplified) version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

It’s not too late to complete your submission for our #LongCOVID photovoice exhibit at the Museum of #Vancouver, debuting this fall! Open Canada-wide to any self-identified #longhauler 18+. Upload your photos by June 1 here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/YourPhotos

Can we unplug global health education from The Matrix?

In this commentary, we compare the “red pill” versus “blue pill” versions of global health education which represents the choice to radically reimagine global health education or remain comfortable with the status quo, respectively

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Thanks cous ❤️

Of course!! I was just talking about the old kayak club. I miss those days! And even checking the rat traps :)

This year our lab is playing @mmmletsgo.bsky.social and there’s nothing that brings a group together quite like a game which pits Quokka against Marsh Mongoose and allows you just for a moment to escape the 🗑️🔥 of the news to root for an Olm. What a match for Olm today. Gone but not forgotten. 🦭

Text: 2024 SFU CERi Award Announcement eight headshot photos of recipients for the SFU CERi Award competition are shown on a red background. The text is featured in two white boxes with red lettering.

Three FHS PhD candidates received 2024 @sfuceri.bsky.social! 🎉

Congrats to:
- Emily Rose Blyth, Community-Engaged Grad Scholar
- @tsk.bsky.social, Special Recognition
- Anmol Swaich, Special Recognition

Kudos too, for Kayli Jamieson of @fcatatsfu.bsky.social, @kayleebyers.bsky.social's student! 🙌

We make a number of recommendations including research outside of the gender binary (all studies spoke only to the experiences of men or women), representation of women in decision making positions throughout the vaccine value chain, and investments to enhance access to resources

Women also had less time to access vaccines due to other responsibilities like caregiving or chores and in some cases cultural norms reduced their autonomy to care for livestock

Women also had less access to vaccines for reasons such as lacking decision-making power, less mobility (eg relying on public transport) and caring for smaller numbers of animals where vaccines are purchased in larger package sizes (eg caring for 50 animals but package size is 100)

Our review found that both men and women livestock farmers have similar positive perceptions of vaccines but women have less information which points towards the need for improved education programs tailored to women

Unpacking gendered dynamics in livestock vaccination: Toward more inclusive health strategies | CABI One Health Abstract Livestock are vital to the health and economic stability of communities worldwide. However, infectious diseases threaten both animal and human health due to losses in livestock, decreased pro...

🧪Livestock vaccination is critical to the health of animals and reduces risks of disease spread from animals to people. But in a recent review we found that women have less access to livestock vaccines than do men. Published today in CABI One Health

www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...

Parallel evolution in an island archipelago revealed by genomic sequencing of Hipposideros leaf-nosed bats Abstract. Body size is a key morphological attribute, often used to delimit species boundaries among closely related taxa. But body size can evolve in para

From islands to cities, these spaces can promote the evolution of some traits more quickly than we might see elsewhere.

Episode inspired by this study on rapid evolution of bats in the Solomon Islands 🦇🏝️

@genomebc.bsky.social

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3 bat species - 3 sizes, echolocating at 3 different frequencies and each eating different critters

But when you look at their DNA? Differentiating among these species is less straight forward

In the Season Finale of Nice Genes! we’re talking about rapid evolution

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A+ thread @scrappynaturalist.bsky.social

Although the first one up in the series was already 😳😳😳😳

In-line with some Ichthyology/ornithology individuals on here, I want to do 25 days of #BatMas this year!

Follow this thread to learn about bats everyday! 🦇 🧵

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Saw several Wobbegongs but they were all sleeping on the job. I know they’re nocturnal, but you might want to have a word with them @whysharksmatter.bsky.social - raise morale.

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Dove the outer Great Barrier Reef last week and didn’t see any sharks - despite being friends with the sharks’ manager @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Giving another dive site a shot today before putting in a formal complaint 🦈

Rat Hepatitis E Virus Isolates Cluster among Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) across a Roadway Abstract. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a globally distributed pathogen that causes acute hepatitis in people. Recent human cases of HEV arising after contact with urban rats (Rattus spp.) have raised co...

lol my PhD is definitely not in tech and it shows. This one should work though.

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I love it!!! @minisciencegirl.bsky.social you’re such a talent!

Thanks! It’s can be pretty common with some diseases to see that correlation for rats. Same with weight because weight and length can be proxies for age and then the older the animal the more likely they are to be exposed to a disease.

Rat Hepatitis E Virus Isolates Cluster among Urban Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) across a Roadway Abstract. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a globally distributed pathogen that causes acute hepatitis in people. Recent human cases of HEV arising after contact with urban rats (Rattus spp.) have raised co...

Definitely not you. Here’s a link to the website. Thanks for checking it out!

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This aligns with our previous work that shows limited movement of rats among blocks and across roadways which can promote clustering of pathogens and leads to uneven health risks across a neighbourhood. 🦠

First rat pub announcement on this app 🧪 🐀 🧬

We found that rats in Vancouver carry Hepatitis E Virus and that viral lineages are clustered on either side of a major roadway.

Ratty relationships (family groups) also helped to explain HEV status.

@sfu-fhs.bsky.social

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Exploring social determinants of health and their impacts on self-reported quality of life in long COVID-19 patients - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Exploring social determinants of health and their impacts on self-reported quality of life in long COVID-19 patients

FHS/PIPPS researchers - Anh Pham, Julia Smith, @kiffercard.bsky.social @kayleebyers.bsky.social Esther Khor - found that social determinants of health can greatly impact health-related quality of life in #BC #LongCovid patients.

🔗: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#MedSky #SFUResearch #SDoH