Anopheles stephensi Has Now Crossed the Equator ~ Researchers in Kenya have unexpectedly discovered the invasive malaria mosquito during an unrelated survey of viruses in the western city of Kisumu. The finding represents the first detection of these mosquitoes south of the

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These findings could "contribute to the development of more effective... control strategies, leading to better prevention of mosquito-borne diseases" Alicia Showering in BBC Science Focus Magazine on Zambia study into link between human body odour & #mosquitos.🦟 👉bit.ly/3okZ2nc

We need your help shaping a Data Hub for VBDs in the UK! Summary document:docs.google.com/document/d/10I… Comment here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… We want to hear from as many folks as possible so please RT!

Awesome to be invited back to talk about my career journey and the ups and downs along the way. Lots of interesting mosquito questions 🦟 and a variety of others from young farmers to travel! Looking forward to seeing where these students end up 🚀

Excited for my new publication on an optimised DNA extraction method from infant skin for short and long read shotgun metagenomic sequencing and downstream analysis. Mark Webber Hall Lab Quadram Institute Unilever Microbiology Society 🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬 microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…

Are you or do you know an evolutionary biologist working non-in-academia? See below, and please retweet! Link to survey: liverpool.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/non-academic-c….

“We’re interested in red blood cell invasion because, if you can stop it, then you can stop disease progression” 🎥Watch Melissa Hart & Robert Moon discuss new Nature Communications research & how #malaria parasites wear blood cells “like a little snug burrito” LSHTM_malaria🩸🦟

*PhD Position* Arran Folly (APHA) and I are looking for a student excited to investigate how floral resources impact mosquito immunity, life history, behaviour, and by extension disease transmission risk. Deadline Sept 15th! Come join us! Details: thecatorlab.com/join

Your skin microbiome may affect how attractive you are to mosquitoes dlvr.it/SvQJSm

"Today's agreement on UK association to Horizon Europe is brilliant news" - Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser More on the deal announced by the government this morning: gov.uk/government/new…

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Our Policy Internships scheme is now open Doctoral students funded by our councils can take a three month placement at an influential policy organisation and experience how research outputs inform change orlo.uk/jAZVs Apply by 2 Oct

Update #2: Hannah Franklin @Neuroblonde and I have had a busy few months. Alongside writing up our PhDs, we continue to push forward with our campaign to improve conditions for UK PGRs. We have taken further steps to raise these issues with relevant stakeholders (1/10)

Great opportunity for early career researchers with LCGHR Liverpool. I am a potential supervisor on this scheme, keep an eye out for application opening soon...

📢 please share these PhD projects on bee & beetle ecology & behaviour at University of Bristol Biological Sciences: Bumblebees: tinyurl.com/uz3jea3k Tropical insects: bit.ly/fundedPhDSWBio For UK black heritage candidates: Honeybees: tinyurl.com/56wku62w Solitary bees: tinyurl.com/4wy9c8zp

Dr Alicia Showering is a scientist and the founder of BugBiome, which pioneers sustainable pest control solutions through harnessing the microbiome. She has been recognised with a Young Innovator award from Innovate UK and recently closed a pre-seed round #21toWatch

Great to see Accelerate@Babraham alumni BugBiome's CEO DR Alicia Showering named as one of the cofinitive #21toWatch people. Congratulations! Catch up here ow.ly/ZteQ50QRUWL