The most Florida thing ever. A snowman made from leftover hurricane season sandbags.

Bipity bopity boop!

I’m excited to share our latest study led by Giulia Pasquesi out today in Cell Press , uncovering a new way transposons have been repurposed for human interferon signaling! Read on for a thread on cryptic splice variants, decoy receptors, and viruses (1/N) 👇🧵

Bro! 😂

The holidays be like that 🤣

"Scientific breakthroughs do not happen in isolation; progress depends on the collective contributions of many. This prize celebrates the work of large communities of scientists over many years." - chemistry laureate David Baker in his Nobel Prize banquet speech. Read his full

In a polarized world, learning to engage constructively is vital. How can academia embrace conversation to tackle its own challenges? #Academicfreedom #equity nytimes.com/2024/12/14/us/…

Ever joined a new lab and felt that not knowing where/what stuff is was holding your research back? Yeah, same. Kudos to Kage & Taylor from our lab for a beautiful piece in Trends in Biochemical Sciences highlighting how lab inventory systems support independence. doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs…

The Institut Pasteur is leaving X. Due to serious issues observed since its acquisition by Elon Musk, the Institut Pasteur is suspending its activities on this platform starting today and invites its followers to join on other platforms. ➡️ linktr.ee/institutpasteur

TO THE EDITOR: As the University of Toledo rockets into its 153rd year, we are soaring to new heights as we shape the future of our students, patients, and community. toledoblade.com/opinion/letter…

Breaking News: Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

Not good news for virologists

What is PhD?

I am thrilled to present the Mosquito Cell Atlas! We analyzed 367K nuclei from 19 tissues in male & female mosquitoes, creating a comprehensive resource for vector biology & infectious disease research. Plus we made some surprising discoveries! 🦟🧵 biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 1/n

Per NYT, Cuba is confirmed to be on draft list of countries from whom a immigration and travel would be totally banned

Culex pipiens, the northern house mosquito, is a vector of West Nile virus and prefers biting birds. Their larvae can be found in water sources with high organic content and temporary water sources that ranges from mildly to grossly polluted (yuck). #AMCA #Culex

Here's a mind-blowing fact: 3,500+ mosquito species exist, but Aedes aegypti is the PRIMARY vector spreading most #dengue, #Zika & #chikungunya globally. Our Wolbachia method targets this main threat, protecting 13.5M people. It's why we exist.  #FunFactFriday #DidYouKnow

💛👍💛

it appears your low-hanging-fruit phd project wasn't so risk free after all, mr. bond

China is at war with chikungunya virus. Drones have been deployed to id mosquito breeding sites. Researchers introduced giant “elephant mosquitoes." Their larvae prey on other mosquitoes that carry the virus. nytimes.com/2025/08/05/wor…