Chris Stone

Infection and host-feeding patterns of West Nile virus vectors varies by urban greenspace composition Greenspaces are integral to the urban environment, enhancing climate resilience and providing several additional environmental, social and public heal…

Excited to see our paper on Culex spp. abundance, infection rates, and host-feeding patterns in the greater Chicago area published:

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The INHS Med Ent lab has some good things lined up for #entsoc2025 !

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...

How does life evolve to adapt to modern cities?

Out now in Science, my PhD work with @lindymcbr.bsky.social uncovers the ancient origin of the “London Underground mosquito” – one of the most iconic examples of urban adaptation.

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Genetic study of malaria-carrying mosquitoes tracks evolution of insecticide resistance | Natural History Museum It crucially also reveals promising genetic targets for potential control.

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Mosquitoes that have been in the collection for nearly a hundred years are helping us in dealing with an even older but also current problem - malaria

@sangerinstitute.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social

A male Amblyomma maculatum found in Champaign, IL. Photo: C. Stone

Tick submissions from the public to our lab are slowing down for the season, but they're still around, like this male Gulf Coast tick right here in Champaign

📢 PhD Opportunity – Join Us at INTERTRYP (CIRAD)! 🌍🧪
🔬 Mathematical modeling of vector-borne diseases

📆 Apply before: July 15, 2025
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Infection and host-feeding patterns of West Nile virus vectors varies by urban greenspace composition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.24.645034v1

Francis Collins, the NIH Director for 12 years, led the Human Genome Project and other NIH efforts for 32 years, resigned today. Key words from his resignation letter
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/u...

Once upon a time, some villagers came across a large, ornate wooden box in the local woods. On the side of the box was a message:

“Whatever money you put in this box will, in future, grow to become 2.5 times larger.”

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Worth remembering how much ag and ag econ research is sponsored or jointly sponsored by USAID.

Deep Cuts to Medical Research Funds Could Hobble University Budgets (Gift Article) Grants from the National Institutes of Health come with additional money for overhead. Proposed funding cuts would leave colleges with large budget gaps.

“I think it’s going to destroy research universities in the short term, and I don’t know after that.” Story by @by-cjewett.bsky.social on the new NIH policy that will shrivel support for research. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

Gene editing technology began by people studying salt marshes. Ozempic began by folks studying the venom of Gila Monsters. Support for basic science has empowered us to understand our world. Tethering it to applications health has transformed and saved countless lives.

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

"Dozens of clinical trials in South Asia, Africa & Latin America have been suspended. 1000s enrolled in studies have drugs, vaccines & medical devices in their bodies but no longer have access to continuing treatment or the researchers who were supervising their care" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/h...

National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

NSF is still freezing grant payments because of Trump's executive orders targeting DEI, despite NSF's congressional mandate to weigh how grants will expand participation in science.

What that means for scientists/science (with more detail than yesterday's radio story)
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Important new paper just out on the origins & #evolbiol of the London Underground Mosquito Culex p. molestus by @yukihaba.bsky.social @lindymcbr.bsky.social. Spoiler alert: Molestus originated 1000s of years ago in the Middle East www.biorxiv.org/content/bior... #evolviol #urbanevolution

Assistant/Associate Professor of Public Health Entomology APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

Come be my colleague! Public Health Entomology faculty position at Penn State (Assistant/Associate). 70% research, 30% extension.

(I am not on the search committee but happy to answer any questions that I can)

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Honored to participate in the doctoral hooding ceremony today, and many congratulations to Dr. Noel! Very proud of Kylee and all the work she has done the past years on resistance in Culex.