Dr. Amanda Tokash-Peters

Come work on our awesome team with:

👩🏻‍🔬 Brilliant, kind scientists

🧑🏾‍💻 who are truly inclusive ✊🏾🧑🏾‍🦽🏳️‍⚧️

🤱🏽 are doing meaningful work

💕 support each other

📊 make gorgeous power points!

🧪 and use the best pipettes! 💅

Click on → #THRiVELab for about our work!

#BlueSci #microbiology #DataSky 🧪🛟

Come for the sticker, stay for the science ✨
If you’re going to #Botany2025 , find my poster (P74) and ask me for a sunflower sticker! 🌻🧡

🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health.

Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/

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Cheap drug could fight malaria by spoiling mosquitoes' blood meal Field study in Kenya suggests innovative strategy has promise—but some researchers question its viability

Cheap drug could fight malaria by spoiling mosquitoes' blood meal | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

What a cool find! Thanks for sharing 😄

So cool! You’re super talented.

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Drop your best bug shots below 🐛📸

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Microbiology and Immunology and the Michael Smith Labs are seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement position.

Learn more and apply at: www.msl.ubc.ca/careers/

#IndigenousinSTEM #BlackInNature #WomenInSTEM #MinoritiesInSTEM #DiversityInSTEM #STEMEducation

We are on the lookout for postdocs for two different projects at the intersection of ecology, evolution, and the human microbiome.

See thread for more information and reach out!

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JOIN US!!!

@garlab.bsky.social is looking for a PhD and MS student to join our team studying ecology & conservation of gars, bowfin, and other non-game native fishes beginning Spring 2026!

Posting & more info coming soon. Please DM or email srdavid@umn.edu with CV if interested!

So cool, and so well deserved! Sarah does so much for the SciComm community, so super happy for her! Congrats!

Thank you!!

Climate Change Crafting Night · Luma Addressing climate change can feel overwhelming! Come learn what we can do to address it in Philadelphia, and make art to spread the word. All supplies will be…

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On Wednesday we’re getting together for climate change crafting night! We’ll learn about actions all of us can advocate for to slow climate change, then make some art to share that information with others!

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Research Associate Academic Job Category Faculty Non Bargaining Job Title Research Associate Department Wasserman Laboratory | Department of Medical Genetics | Faculty of Medicine (Wyeth Wasserman) Posting End Date Augu...

I'm hiring a Bioinformatics Research Associate for the Silent Genomes Project. PhD required, restricted to Canadians, work must be performed in British Columbia.

Great for those who love pipelines, whole genome data and work with a social purpose.
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Hi Erik! I'm a microbiologist and disease ecologist and would like to be added. This is my Google Scholar page: scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Hi Dani, can you add me to the feed please? See my links for Instagram and Twitter below.
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Hi Timothée! I'm a scientist studying disease ecology. Here is my Google Scholar profile.
scholar.google.com/citations?us...

Thanks so much!

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨

Excited to share my latest research on mosquito microbiomes in Microbial Ecology! 🦟🧬🧪

We explore how habitat shapes mosquito microbiome communities—w/ implications for disease ecology & One Health.

📍 Rwanda

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#Microbiome #OneHealth

I really appreciate that! I took some needed time away from social media, but I'm excited to be back.

And Ahh, thank you for the heads up!

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Experimental Drought Suppresses Amphibian Pathogen Yet Intensifies Transmission and Disrupts Protective Skin Microbiome This study used ecologically realistic enclosures with pumpkin toadlets to simulate short-term drought conditions in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Drought reduced the overall levels of a harmful amphibia...

Climate change meets microbiome ecology!

🌎🐸 New study from the Becker Lab shows drought alters amphibian behavior & disrupts protective skin microbiomes in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest — reshaping disease dynamics with fungal pathogen Bd.

Check it out: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Amanda Tokash-Peters holds out an adult spotted lanternfly for the camera. She wears a blue nitrile glove and the insect has spotted wings and a bright red under body.

Hi All! Late to the party, but wanted to introduce myself!

🧬 Disease ecologist | PhD scientist
🦟 Microbes, mosquitos & molecular bio
🌍 Field to lab, pathogens to policy
🔬 Also: science communication, EHS, & a lot of coffee

✳️ New here, but same science girl from @ATPsciencegirl on twitter