Caro Deimel

Neopterin as a Tool for Primate Ecoimmunology: Current Knowledge, Practical Application, and New Directions From Captivity to the Wild Neopterin is a sensitive and specific biomarker of intracellular pathogen infection and chronic inflammation, and affected by environmental, life-history, and sex-contextual factors. This review offe....

Neopterin is a neat marker for #cell-mediated #immunity in #primates. We think it has great potential for #ecoimmunology research in wild and captive settings!

Really happy that this review paper @verenab.bsky.social and I wrote is out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Gleichstellung in der dt. Wissenschaft: Maßnahmen & Beratungsangebote zu ihren Gunsten gibt es durchaus. Aber: Sie reichen nicht -- und drohen den Status quo teils sogar zu stabilisieren. Warum? Und was braucht es, um Gleichstellungsziele effektiv zu erreichen? Wir haben dazu einiges aufgeschrieben:

Sexuelle und reproduktive Rechte: weltweit und für alle! Sexuelle und reproduktive Gesundheit und Rechte (SRGR) sind ein Thema, das jeden Menschen weltweit betrifft. Jeder Mensch hat das Recht, über den eigenen Körper, die eigene Sexualität und Reproduktion...

Wer am 23. Oktober abends noch nichts vor hat, sollte unbedingt bei unserer Podiumsdiskussion vorbeikommen!
Sexuelle und reproduktive Rechte: weltweit und für alle!

Gerne auch weitererzählen und RT. Ein paar Plätze gibt es noch 🌈
#kostenlos #Wien
Infos / Anmeldung:
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The Eclipse Turned Day to Night—And the Birds Went Quiet The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife respond to total solar eclipses

The “Great North American Eclipse” of April 2024 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study how birds and other wildlife respond to total solar eclipses

Photo of Jane Goodall in the center, signing a book, with three women standing slightly hunched behind her. A very young Michelle is to the right, smiling.

As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.

However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

Friendly Reminder Frauengesundheit.
Schwangerschaftsabbrüche stehen in Ö noch immer im Strafgesetz. In manchen Bundesländern ist es geradezu unmöglich (Burgenland) jemanden zu finden, der/die Abbrüche durchführt. Zudem zahlt die Kasse nichts. In Kärnten zb kommt ein Abbruch schon mal auf 1000+ Euro.

Standing up for science is one way to push back against political attacks on the university sector 👇 Experts in biology and anthropology have put together this statement to counter misinformation about race. Please consider signing and sharing

Franziska Schutzbach: «Viele Männer sind mittlerweile feministisch geprägt, ob es ihnen gefällt oder nicht.» Hat der Feminismus ein Marketingproblem? Das fragt sich Geschlechterforscherin Franziska Schutzbach nach einem Gespräch bei einem Apéro. In ihrem Essay für «direkt» erklärt sie, warum es notwendig ist...

Franziska Schutzbach: «Viele Männer sind mittlerweile feministisch geprägt, ob es ihnen gefällt oder nicht.»
Danke @fschutzbach.bsky.social 💜✊🏽
#Feminismus
direkt-magazin.ch/meinung/glst...

Spitzmäuse schrumpfen im Winter und wachsen im Sommer Die winzigen Säuger verringern im Winter die Größe ihrer Organe und können dabei sogar Knochen ab- und wiederaufbauen

Und sie schrumpfen im Winter, inkl. Knochen und Organe, und wachsen im Frühjahr dann wieder. Vermutlich eine Energiesparmaßnahme wegen des hohen Stoffwechsels und der geringen Nahrungsverfügbarkeit. www.mpg.de/11667217/spi...

Call for participants. Women with PhDs in STEM: tell your story. Abby is writing a book on the transition after the PhD and its complex realities, including topics like motherhood, identity, leadership, career, etc. She's looking for people who identify as women with PhD in any STEM fields for an interview (online or in Munich), for 60 to 90 minutes to share their story and reflect on their experience. Contact: perso@abbywanyuliu.com or whatsapp: +33671758253

I had a great conversation with Abby. If you have 1-2 hours of your time to talk about/reflect on your story as a female PhD holder in STEM, and whether you're still in or no longer in academia, you should definitely reach out to her!
Please share her call around you #WomenInSTEM

Why Hasn’t Medical Science Cured Chronic Headaches? More than 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from migraine and other debilitating conditions that are under-studied and often not taken seriously.

Why Hasn’t Medical Science Cured Chronic Headaches?

#MigraineChat

I am wondering if in German kids books, the gendering follows the genus the animal's name has in German. Like are bears more often Male because "der Bär" is masculin?

Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series 'Disability in ecology and evolution' in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

#AdriftLab's newest article isn't about islands or plastics (well, maybe a little). It's about the challenges of being a scientist while having a #disability. Please take a moment to consider what your lab can do to make life a little more inclusive www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

"academic culture, which prioritises and celebrates relentless productivity and competitiveness, creates barriers that prevent full participation of those who cannot consistently adhere to these narrow standards"

Although my work has often involved brains, I haven't often talked about how my own unruly brain (migraine) affects my work. Thanks to @carodeimel.bsky.social for suggesting we and another colleague contribute to this inspiring TREE series on disability in EcoEvo: dlvr.it/TLShPk

@cvq.bsky.social, another colleague and I contributed to this great series by TREE. We talk about our experiences with neurological disorders, the effects on our careers, and give some suggestions on structural changes that would help researchers with invisible disabilities like ours in EcoEvo.

Wie der DFB 1955 den Frauen-Fußball verbot Lange bestimmten Klischees das Bild vom Frauenfußball in Deutschland. In der Bundesrepublik führte das sogar zum Frauenfußballverbot. Etwas anders lief es in der DDR. Zum EM-Auftakt eine Spurensuche.

🇩🇪 will bei der Fußball-EM der Frauen den Titel. Im DFB-Jahrbuch 1955 hieß es noch: »Im Kampf um den Ball verschwindet die weibliche Anmut, Körper und Seele erleiden unweigerlich Schaden und das Zurschaustellen des Körpers verletzt Schicklichkeit und Anstand.«

www.bpb.de/themen/deuts...

Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power

paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122

press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249

Thank goodness the people of Indiana will be spared the indignity of math teachers who got their Bachelors of Education from the flagship state school, the country's best collegiate program for ballet, and an astonishingly strong set of African language instruction.

IU is also cutting Gender Studies, Geography, and Statistics

Purdue is cutting Comp Lit, Art History, and Health Sciences

Ball State is cutting PhDs in English and Educational Studies

This is an academic massacre.

www.in.gov/che/files/In...

A great article on a topic that is too often ignored (or not even recognized) by people in power in academia. Wealth determines the activities you can participate in (which determines your career prospects) and if you can stay in academia long enough to maybe have a career. #DEI #STEM

SoS 242: Pablo Nepomnaschy on Equity in Maternal Health Research Chris and Cristina interview Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. Originally from

New Sausage of Science episode! Chris and Cristina interview Dr. Pablo Nepomnaschy, a professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar. soundcloud.com/sausageofsci...

Warming stripes Vienna

The warming stripes from Vienna... #ShowYourStripes showyourstripes.info

Supporting safe and equitable access to field research To celebrate Pride Month 2025, we are excited to share a series of blogs and podcasts highlighting useful articles and resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and researchers. In each post, the authors b…

Field work is often seen as a rite of passage in biology and anthropology, but it is not equally accessible to everyone. Great blog post about the exacerbated safety risks for scientists from marginalized communities.

A screen shot of an email reading: Dear Dr. Gill, Jacquelyn, I am writing to let you know that given the current budgetary projections and recent adjustment of NSF’s over-arching priorities, NSF/BIO will not be making any new awards through the Biology Integration Institutes Program. Therefore, the solicitation has been archived, and NSF has returned your proposal without review so you can re-submit it, or portions of it, to appropriate BIO programs that currently are receiving new proposals, if you wish. Sincerely, Jim Deshler Division Director (Acting) Division of Biological Infrastructure

Last February, I led a proposal submission that encompassed six months, hundreds of hours, four institutions, a massive team, and and 256 pages. NSF just informed us that the entire Biology Integration Institute program was archived and our proposal would not even be reviewed.

With a form email.

The 21st Century Resurgence of Eugenics

Eugenics is back: short video and blogpost about the 21st century resurgence of the discredited ideology of eugenics www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/the...

Das da am Boden ist ein US-Senator. Sein Verbrechen: er hat bei einer PK Fragen an Kristi Noem gestellt.

Da geht es übrigens vor allem darum Bilder zu produzieren, die die Masse am Johlen hält. Alles ist erlaubt, wir können alles machen, ihr könnt alles machen, keine Grenze. Faschismus.

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Disability in ecology and evolution In this TrendsTalk series ‘Disability in ecology and evolution’ in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, we will be hearing from people about their experiences being disabled in ecology and evolution. We a...

Love this article/series, particularly this quote from Hella Péter:

"Just because me and the other featured ecologists are still in the field, it does not mean ecology is an accepting and accommodating place for disabled people in general."

www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...