Looking for something new to read this week?
The new issue of Insect Molecular Biology is now available! π’
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π’ Today is the deadline for submissions to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular & Environmental Regulation of #InsectDevelopment! β
For info on how to contribute: β¬οΈ
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Deadline: 31 August 2025 β°
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π’ There are two weeks left to submit to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular and environmental regulation of #InsectDevelopment!
See more info here: β¬οΈ
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Deadline: 31 August 2025 β°
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18.08.2025 10:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio
Heat-responsive ame-miR-1-3p modulates #thermotolerance in #honeybees (#Apis mellifera L.)
doi.org/10.1111/imb.70004
#miRNA #sRNAseq
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
29.07.2025 08:10 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π£ I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology π¦ or arbovirology π¦
ποΈ Application deadline 31 August 2025
28.07.2025 09:25 β π 56 π 61 π¬ 1 π 0
Interested in applying for a EU MSCA fellowship? Happy to discuss projects in the arbovirology/parasite virology fields. Get in touch and join the group in Liverpool!
24.07.2025 15:56 β π 5 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0
Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids).
Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
23.07.2025 08:26 β π 7 π 9 π¬ 0 π 3
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio
Establishment of #transgenic #Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the sepia gene as a marker for transformation
doi.org/10.1111/imb.70001
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22.07.2025 13:07 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Mating Nasonia vitripennis jewel wasps, credit: Hans Smid, WUR
New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #SYNCAS-mediated #CRISPR-#Cas9 genome editing in the Jewel wasp, #Nasonia vitripennis.
@insexdet.bsky.social @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Photo: mating Nasonia vitripennis (credit: Hans Smid, WUR)
19.07.2025 13:15 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A new issue of Insect Molecular Biology on RNAi comprising reviews and research articles
14.07.2025 15:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio
#TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high-CO2 stress in #Tribolium castaneum (#Coleoptera)
doi.org/10.1111/imb.12997
#PestManagement #dsRNA
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
08.07.2025 13:15 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #CRISPR/#Cas9-mediated germline mutagenesis in the subsocial #parasitoid wasp, #Sclerodermus guani
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13014
#Hymenoptera
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
05.07.2025 10:05 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio
Effect of copper exposure on the #silkworm #Bombyx mori: Insights into the changes of #metabolism, gut microbial composition and #GeneExpression
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13010
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
03.07.2025 13:05 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
All the best
01.07.2025 15:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio
A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of #Triatominae bugs: analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals role of #satDNAs in karyotypic #evolution of distinct lineages
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13013
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
01.07.2025 13:20 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on the #identification and functional characterisation of a novel #antimicrobial #peptide from the #housefly, #Musca domestica
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13005
#AMPs #Diptera
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
28.06.2025 15:20 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio
Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic #evolution of #honeybees (#Apis cerana) in high-altitude and overwintering #adaptation
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13009
#WholeGenomeSequencing
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
30.06.2025 10:10 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on metabolome-microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8@ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of #Bombyx mori
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13008
#Metabolomics #Sericulture
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
24.06.2025 08:05 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Graphical abstract of: Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus
A new #RESInsectMolecBio article looks at differences in gene expression patterns between #parthenogenetically & sexually produced offspring during early development of #Reticulitermes speratus πππ
Learn more nowπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13001
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social
08.06.2025 11:58 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Graphical abstract of: Temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes midgut
In a new #RESInsectMolecBio article, temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes midgut π¦ π§¬
Learn more nowπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13002
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
07.06.2025 11:41 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Graphical abstract of: Histone and N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio shows histone & N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction & #embryogenesis of the #RedFlourBeetle #Tribolium castaneum
Read the article nowπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13000
@sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
06.06.2025 11:37 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
The Pirbright Institute hiring Postdoctoral Researcher in Woking, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 1:09:44 PM. Postdoctoral Researcher β (24P-73)The Pirbright Institute Salary: Β£38,5000 to 40,000 per annum36β¦See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
We have a postdoc position available in which weβre using flavivirus replication/molecular biology to make refractory mosquitoes - in collaboration with the Trevor Sweeney lab at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social. Check out the advert on LinkedIn and apply by 12/6.
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...
04.06.2025 10:20 β π 18 π 19 π¬ 0 π 1
Graphical abstract of:
Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA
#RESInsectMolecBio has a new article about environmental factors affecting #RNAi efficacy: temperature but not plant cultivar influences #ColoradoPotatoBeetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA
#OpenAccessπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.12996
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04.06.2025 11:26 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Graphical abstract of: HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea
A new article published in #RESInsectMolecBio demonstrates that HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal #chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea
Learn about their experimentsπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.12994
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31.05.2025 20:09 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Graphical abstract of: Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug
Our newest #RESInsectMolecBio article reveals that silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug
Learn how PsASH2 is a potential target gene for the management of cotton mealybugπ½
doi.org/10.1111/imb.13003
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01.06.2025 11:17 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Cover image of Medical and Veterinary Entomology
π’We are still looking for medical and forensic entomologists who are interested in becoming Editors-in-Chief for our journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology, #RESMedVetEnt
Find further information and apply here by June 8π½
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28.05.2025 21:03 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Special interest groups - Royal Entomological Society
The Society convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on a range of topics.
Want to know more about #Medical & #Veterinary #Entomology, or how insects interact with pathogens and parasites?
Get involved with our Special Interest Groups and learn more about #InsectScience π¦
Read about our SIGs π½
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πΈ Female ichneumon wasp (c) Adam PolednΓΔek
26.05.2025 08:02 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Medium-sized mammal. Interested in disease vectors & #VBDs π¦π·οΈπͺ°, #immunology, #GlobalHealth and #SciComm. Center Manager @civia-aarhus.bsky.socialβ¬, previously Partnerships Manager for @globalvectorhub.bsky.social atβ¬ @lshtm.bsky.socialβ¬.
Researcher at Bernhard-Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine | Exploring virus interactions in mosquitoes to block mosquito-borne virus transmission | https://drminealtinli.com | www.linkedin.com/in/mine-altinli
Chair in Virology and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
Arboviruses, emerging viruses, viruses of parasites!
Research Scientist working with vector-borne diseases, Culicoides midges, mosquitoes and horseflies. Interested in outreach, livestock diseases, zoonotic diseases, parasitology, welfare, entomology & ecology.
Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Washington
Neurogenetics and sensory physiology of vector mosquitoes and other interesting inverts
Our lab is recruiting at all levels!
Lab website:
https://sites.uw.edu/wlaursen/
Mosquitoes, viruses, parasites
Iβm campaigning for more messy spaces for nature, join our messy mission and letβs Rewild together by doing less- and letting nature do the rest!
PhD researcher - Rewilding with Beavers π¦«
Founder of the Wee Pond Project πΈ
PhD Researcher @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ForagingEcology.bsky.social investigating impacts of artifical light at night on ecological networks, using eDNA and nutritional analysis π§¬π¬πΏπππͺ²π¦π¦πͺ³πππ·
Itching to understand why mosquitos always find and bite me π¦ | Assistant Professor @fiu.bsky.social π | PhD @berkeleymcb.bsky.socialπ§Έ | Postdoc @rockefelleruniv.bsky.socialπ½ | https://www.moritalaboratory.org
Virologist. Preclinical studies and vaccine testing. #antiviralplatform at Institut Pasteur
#screening #antibody #drug
#virus #sarscov2 #arbovirus #flavivirus
Bug, microbiome, and -omics enthusiast. UTSC Postdoc studying wood-eating wasps and moths. Aspiring academic twitter cool girl. ππ§¬πͺ΅π¬β¨
Interested in genetics, insects, nature, and culture.
Mosquito-borne and emerging viruses. Group Leader at The Pirbright Institute. Working hard to break down barriers to access to the sciences.
Assistant Professor of Vector Ecology and Infectious Disease at the University of Georgia | Mosquito-Plant Interactions | Chemical Ecology | Vector Ecology | #mosquitoes | Opinions are my own
PhD student in the Messer lab, OHSU π²ποΈhumoral response to arboviruses | antigenic landscapes | pathogen evolution | ID modeling aspirations | hikey bikey things π₯Ύπ²
Evolutionary geneticist working on endosymbiosis, herbivory, and speciation - Wybouw Lab @ Ghent University
Research biologist and lover of nature, mostly bacteria, insects and (lately) birds
I'm a wetland ecologist and conservation biologist with the NYS DEC. Obsessed with reptiles, amphibians, spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies.
