Hi Twitter friends! My wonderful colleague, Dr. Joanne Yew, is recruiting a #postdoctoral research associate to work on the #evolution of chemical communication at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. University of Hawaii at Manoa #Drosophila #metabolomics. RT pls. yewlab.com/open-positions

Coming soon! NIH will be hiring scientific review officers and program officers across all Institutes, opening 9/21-9/30. DM me with your questions!

It's been a few years! Glad that some lab members attended the EPI research day, with graduate students Aria and Dianshu presenting their research. #UFBugs Emerging Pathogens Institute

Grateful for the opportunity to speak at the insect symbiosis workshop in Israel 🇮🇱! Learned so much about endosymbiosis and gut microbiota across different systems with a super friendly group... and had the best falafel ever! Thanks to the hosts for a fantastic event.

Yi-Ting Hung, a new visiting Ph.D. student from Taiwan, will work with the Wong lab using machine learning and statistical modeling to study the effects of diet and microbiome on insect behavior and metabolism. #UFBugs #machinelearning #research

Big shout out to Alessa and Olivia for their first-time poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, showcasing their work on insect behavioral assay development and temperature effects on insecticide resistance. #NSFREU #UFBugs UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Thanks to all lab members for the great gathering & baby shower for Saif's family last month. And we just learnt that the baby has arrived, congrats!

Grateful for the opportunity to share my career path and research at UPR Río Piedras🇵🇷for the #NIH RISE seminar. Had a great time meeting with the faculty and students there - thank you for the hospitality!

Great PI and lab. Highly recommended!

Celebrating Chenia's NIH post-baccalaureate research award and Dianshu's first UF publication in Microbiology Spectrum while he completed two years of TA service. Congrats!

#EntSoc23 was GREAT! Big cheers to my students for presenting their work, including Yi-Ting who won second place in the student competition. Entomological Society of America

A big thanks to Ariana for treating us homemade Chinese food on her last day before she transitions to the Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) UF Doctor of Plant Medicine Program program. We'll miss you in the lab and your smile!

Had a nice lab BBQ gathering last week and bid farewell to our beloved visiting student Yi-Ting as she returned to Taiwan. Luckily it did not rain until we were leaving. ☀️

Enjoyed a great visit to UC Davis Entomology and Nematology and my shirt matches well with the iconic Entomology flag.

🌟 PBT Member Spotlight 🌟 | #ESAPBT 🧬🐛member Aria Deluna is a Ph.D. student at UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology. Aria investigates the dynamics of insect-microbe interactions 🪰🦠. She leverages her expertise and leadership skills to drive positive change in #ESAPBT. 🦋🐞🐝 | Entomological Society of America

Fun to share our research at the Incredible Insects Exhibit Florida Museum! Glad our efforts made the news too! alligator.org/article/2024/0…

Please RT! My lab at FLORIDA has openings for a postdoc & a technician/postbac. We use cutting-edge techniques in Ca2+ imaging, optogenetics, behavior & connectomics to study neural circuits and feeding regulation in fruit flies. Pls email me if interested. yao-lab.com/join-us

Congrats to Dianshu for completing the #CSHLdros24 workshop! The insights gained will benefit Dianshu, my lab, and our #UFBugs community, including colleagues interested in applying fly techniques to non-model insects. Our sincere thanks to the organizers and selection committee.

Congratulations to our undergrad Russel Shiga on his first conference presentation and winning 2nd place in the PBT: Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Toxicology session. #EntSoc24

I need people to understand how difficult it is to get an NIH grant. You spend months writing a proposal, following strict guidelines that include a detailed multiyear budget, bios of everyone on your team, plans for participant safety & ethical conduct. Then you send it off -1/n