📣 New MicroBites! The Oropouche virus: why should we be worried? 🦠 Why is the Oropouche virus alarming the world? 🌍 micro-bites.org/2025/01/06/why…

Articles from Sam Wassmer Tania de Koning-Ward Saparna Pai London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Deakin Uni Medicine IMPACT Deakin University University of Sydney AITHM James Cook Uni Institut Pasteur, since 1887 Victor Manuel Jonathan Cardoso Jaime George Dimopoulos Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Penny Hancock eric ochomo Imperial IDE Imperial College London Kenya Medical Research Institute

🎉 Celebrating 4 Years of MicroBites! 🎉 Thank you to our amazing contributors for making this journey incredible. Here’s to many more years of exploring the wonders of microbiology! 🦠🔬 micro-bites.org/2025/01/27/mic…

Review in this collection: Curing #mosquitoes with #genetic approaches for #malaria control, authored by Mary Kefi Victor Manuel Jonathan Cardoso Jaime Sally Saab & George Dimopoulos. #Plasmodium #Anopheles #Transgenesis #Population #Modification Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University cell.com/trends/parasit…

I am pleased to share my latest publication Nature Communications, rdcu.be/d9eN1. We demonstrate for first-time hemocytes play an agonistic role in Plasmodium falciparum infection and regulate intestinal cell proliferation. #Mosquito, #Malaria, #Hemocytes, #JHBSPB

📣 New MicroBites! The newest Antarctica resident: the H5N1 bird flu virus 🥶 The birds of Antarctica have a cold 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/02/12/the…

📣 New MicroBites! A gut shield for bumblebees 🛡️ Gut bacteria protect bumblebees from infection 🦠 🐝 micro-bites.org/2025/03/14/a-g…

📣 New MicroBites! Microbial collectibles from mosquitos 🦟 A collection of mosquito microbiome 🦠 micro-bites.org/2025/04/11/mic…

Isabel published good part of her research findings two years ago for a timely PhD graduation, while still working on experiments to verify–broaden *two* major conclusions of her thesis. Today, we share with the world the first *one* under separate cover: mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/1…

Sattar Soltani, Kirst King-Jones et al provide a valuable resource for Drosophila genes involved in iron homeostasis, transport and absorption. Some will have conserved functions in humans; it would make sense for the BioIronSocial community to take note! nature.com/articles/s4146…

First batch of fly food is ready in the Maya lab! Huge thanks to everyone who helped get us up and running. Excited to see where the next experiments with flies take us!!

Excited to announce our latest article, with possibly the longest title ever. We demonstrate how warmer temperature accelerates the aging-dependent changes to the reproductive tissues of mosquitoes. Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science EvolutionVU Lindsay Martin doi.org/10.3390/insect…

Pleased to share our latest work: Aedes aegypti Hemocytes Mediate Antiviral Immunity mdpi.com/3491206 #mdpiijms via IJMS MDPI -We demonstrate that hemocytes control dengue virus systemic infections. -Hemocytes highly express piRNA pathway genes.

New paper: Phagocytic hemocytes, independent of pericardial cells, modulate cellular immune responses on the dorsal vessel of mosquitoes, including the infection-induced reduction of the heart rate Vanderbilt University EvolutionVU Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science doi.org/10.1007/s00441…

Estimados colegas y miembros de la Sociedad Mexicana de Inmunología, les compartimos la propuesta de candidatura que el Dr José Luis Maravillas JL Maravillas Montero y yo estamos sometiendo para ocupar los puestos de vicepresidente y prosecretario de la SMI, voten por nosotros

Excited for my talk tomorrow at the 3rd International Conference on Physical Chemistry and Spectroscopy University of Patras 🇬🇷9:50 am, ΑΘΕ10 "Biology meets Chemistry: Spectroscopic inconsistencies of xanthurenic acid complexes with zinc from bench to tissue" icpcs2025.upatras.gr/2025/04/05/sch…

✨ 🦟Meet Dr. Krystal Maya Maldonado (Krystal Maya-Maldonado), Principal Investigator at Cinvestav in 🇲🇽. An internship opened her eyes to the fascinating 🌎 of 🦟immune systems and the realization that, just like us, they balance fighting infections with surviving and reproducing.

Thank you ESA PBT for the opportunity to share science with the community!!

Abstract submissions are now open for oral and poster presentations on all aspects of zinc biology for the 2026 International Society for Zinc Biology (ISZB) Conference! 🇧🇷 Deadline for submissions: 15 December 2025.

🧬 We are excited to share our latest review!! Victor Manuel Jonathan Cardoso Jaime Our paper in Genes MDPI explores how RNAi-based bioinsecticides can shape the future of vector control. 
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