Katie Talbott

I always say “10/10, would get stabbed by you again!”

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today

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The Chemical Signaling in Lizards (Campos) Lab at Villanova University is hiring a full-time NSF-funded Research Tech to study the behavioral & chemical ecology of Sceloporus lizards. Apply here:
jobs.villanova.edu/postings/32458

Registration for the Wild and Comparative Immunology 2026 #WACI2026 conference is open! Register early at space is limited.
www.wacimmuno.com
@wildimmunity.bsky.social @menzies-research.bsky.social @utas.edu.au

Whoever named this brand of shoes isn’t a parasitologist or a sheep farmer.

Congratulations Elizabeth!!! 🍾

Are you or someone you know an Evolutionary parasitologist? Wanna come work with me? Low cost of living, lots of areas doe outdoor recreation nearby. Please share far and wide! 🧪 🌱 nsuok.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

FB post from BoT member Vivian Wilson, with a photo of a letter she received from Gov. Mike Braun, informing her, in one sentence, that she has been removed from her position effective immediately.

Indiana's governor fired all the elected members of Indiana University's Board of Trustees. Given a recent policy change, he'll be able to fill those seats with appointees. Which means he'll basically have unilateral control over IU decisions, including who gets hired, tenured, and fired.

ICB's Tuesday blog
How #malaria-resistant #birds are providing key understanding of #pathogen transmission during #migration.
a blog by Meg Sarty about ICB Assistant Ed ,Tosha Kelly's, research
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com

Diseases in Wild Birds: A One Health Perspective - British Ecological Society Join the Parasites and Pathogens SIG for this webinar covering the implications of the range of diseases present in the wild bird population.

📢🐦 Join us this June for our first free webinar!

"Diseases in Wild Birds: A One Health Perspective"

Where: online, free
When: 9th June 2025

Speakers, info & registration ⬇️
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/dise...

@britishecologicalsociety.org @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

A graphic showing flies on banana, mushroom, or leaf, with different microbes, peptides, or genes associated with that ecological food resource.

Green fluorescing bacteria grow out of control in immune mutant flies (red eyes)

For US students interested in the UK, if you have an acceptance letter from a US college or university, these applications will be considered rapidly at @exeter.ac.uk for the 2025/2026 year.

If you're interested in an MSc or PhD, happy to chat & support. I study #Drosophila #Immunity #Genetics 🪰🦠🧬

All butterflies are moths! 😊

can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book

As Measles Cases Surge in Texas, WHO’s Global Control Program Risks Collapse The World Health Organization has warned that its largest global laboratory network is on the brink of collapse unless new funding is secured to replace the support lost after President Donald Trump’s...

The Global Measles and Rubella Network (GMRLN, pronounced Gremlin) is a $14m per year program you've never heard of that forms the bedrock of disease surveillance and pandemic preparedness around the world.

The US withdrawal from WHO means it may collapse.

How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

bats are immunologically "special", but bat species also differ in their immune response. we gather evidence for interspecific variation in bat immunity, propose hypotheses, and outline future comparative directions. i've really enjoyed working with this ECR team.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

Migratory juncos with their bubble-gum pink beaks!! 🥰

In the past year, my grants have helped to support 12 IU undergraduates (part time initial training in science) plus 4 grad students and 2 postdocs. When grant panels are delayed or cancelled, Hoosiers lose work.

And just like that, my new award from the @StateDept to help Pakistan grapple with air pollution and climate change is no more, thanks to this new administration

Finally (and please definitely RT this one) the Division of Ecoimmunology and Disease Ecology seeks nominees for the roles of Secretary and Program Officer Elect. If you're interested reach out to me or another member of our nominating committee (Emily Le Sage & @sarahknutie.bsky.social) #sicb2025

YouTube video by Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute The global expansion of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza - Prof Thijs Kuiken

For those interested, my lecture for the University of Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute “The global expansion of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza” is available here on YouTube. It is from May 2024, but is still pertinent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImFD...

🚨SICB people🚨

My lab is doing a raffle for one of our tan Nest Parasite Community Science 🪰 shirts.

All you have to do is go to one of my students' talks at SICB & post a 📸🦋 here of them presenting!

Once you post the picture, DM me the link & whether you prefer a M/XL shirt!

Talk details below👇

Would appreciate a RT from the scientists for this one! We have 665 scientists in the spring database and I want to get us to about 1000 before we set the teachers loose on the database for January matches.

Illinois Natural History Survey is hiring a new Director (my boss!)

illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Come lead an amazing organization that has a really powerful applied mission, and some excellent scientists :)

Hey scientists!

Want to share your science with classrooms via video chat in 2025?

Sign up for @skypeascientist.bsky.social!

You can volunteer to chat with 1-5 classrooms between January and August. It's easy, it's fun, it's life-affirming.

Sign up
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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Infection alters foraging decisions in a common songbird The effect(s) of infection on optimal foraging decisions are largely unknown but have important implications for pathogen spread, especially when indi…

New paper from the Mycoplasma in HOFI group! Infected finches have different diet preferences than uninfected finches

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hey, writers! Just want to put this on your radar. There's a rash of new accounts here trying to scam writers by pretending to be book marketers. They are generally not legit. You can recognize them because:

Postdoc position (m/f/d) | Understanding the eco-evolutionary dynamics of seasonal migration in songbirds Postdoc position (m/f/d) 100% - Understanding the eco-evolutionary dynamics of seasonal migration in songbirds

Three year postdoc on bird migration www.ab.mpg.de/639728/job_f...