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InsectNeuroLab at Durham Uni, UK. Insect sensory neuro and ecology. Led by @lenariab.bsky.social. Website: insectneurolab.com 🦟🐝🪰🌸🌻🥀🧠👃👁️👄🧬🔬🧪🗜️

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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Excited to see the first paper from this @leverhulme.ac.uk - funded project to appear today in @ecol-evol.bsky.social ! Congratulations to @christiandrerup.com , Mingyue Feng and all our collaborators!
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Christian Drerup @handle.invalid · 23/07/2026
Ever wondered what mosquito pupae do when they get flushed out of their aquatic habitat? The answer surprised us - and might surprise you too. 🦟 📍Room 500 | 🕓 4:45 pm | #ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social
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Christian Drerup @handle.invalid · 31/03/2026
Today was my last day at @durham.ac.uk. What an incredible, exciting, and productive year it was! A huge thank you to the amazing @lenariab.bsky.social for welcoming me to her @insectneurolab.bsky.social group. Stay tuned for our findings on mosquito pupae behaviour and my next academic endeavour!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We have a fully-funded PhD project on mosquito behaviour and AI, based at @durham.ac.uk and supervised by Amir Atapour Abarghouei (Durham Computer Science), @viveknityananda.bsky.social and myself. Check the project description here tinyurl.com/2hven83a and apply here: www.needl.org.uk/apply/.
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Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We are looking for candidates interested in (and eligible for) CSC-funded PhD positions, for the project " AI-powered system to monitor biodiversity and study behaviour of key wild pollinators" www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Please contact Lena by email for informal enquiries.
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Very happy to see our first paper on Black Soldier Flies out! A chemically defined oviposition attractant and repellent of black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) doi.org/10.1163/2352... This was a Master project of amazing Nyasha Thomas, who set up the BSF work in the lab.
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Massive congratulations to Matthew Quinn for passing his PhD viva today!! And many thanks to the examiners @ebablab.bsky.social and Sean Twiss. Matt is the first student to graduate from the lab - very exciting! 👨‍🎓🎓📖🦟🦟
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Carolina Gómez Ramírez @animaltropical.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Feeling incredibly grateful for these past 3.5 years at @insectneurolab.bsky.social I'm leaving with a heart full of wonderful memories, amazing experiences, and so much learned. It's been an unforgettable chapter—and now I'm enjoying the best gift ever!
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Dr Jess Stokes @jess-stokes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🪲Know someone working with insects based in the UK? 🦟 Please share the RES Insect Welfare Survey with your colleagues and students! 🙌🏽 www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-wel... @hau-entomology.bsky.social @unirdgento.bsky.social @insectneurolab.bsky.social @gmrc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social
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RES Great Welfare Survey 2025 - Royal Entomological Society
Insect Research Practices and Ethics in the UK Share Your Experience on Ethics Applications Are you a researcher working with insects? We need your insights! The Royal Entomological Society is conduct...
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Welcome to the lab @christiandrerup.com !!! happy to have you join us!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Please re-post: We have 2 new PhD positions on insect behaviour. We are looking for people with interests and expertise in development of behavioural assays, working with insects, computer vision, image processing and data analysis, and previous research experience. Please email us to discuss! 🦟💻🐝
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
"Most people trust scientists and agree that scientists should engage more in society and policymaking" From a 68-country assessment. Open-access www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Nature Human Behaviour
What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? To answer this question, the authors surveyed 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and found that trust in scientists is moderately high.
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
An alarming trend for UK undergrad science courses. Not only in itself, but because it reduces the pool of second-level science teachers with the confidence and skills to teach it.
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Sol Balbuena @msbalbuena.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
It is out! We evaluated olfactory lateralization in the bumblebee Bombus pauloensis through SEM and EAG. Unlike honeybees, our results show that there are not differences between right and left antennae. Congrats Florencia Palottini!! 👏 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Antennal sensilla pattern distribution and odor detection in Bombus pauloensis foragers (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - Apidologie
Insects rely on chemical information from the environment to survive. The reception of this information mainly occurs through the antennae, when the stimuli contact the sensory receptors located withi...
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Germany, this smells very much like dirty money...
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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
UK students - still time to apply for this project! Please send me your enquiries by the 31st December. 🐝🧠
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Vincent Croset @vincentcroset.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🎓 Looking for a new PhD student to investigate the neuronal and molecular basis of learning and memory in #Drosophila! This is a competitive, but fully funded position. More info here: tinyurl.com/drosobrain 🧠 🪰 Deadline: 8th January 2025 #Neuroskyence #Memory #Neuroscience #Dopamine
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
as seen elsewhere... Visual Neuro Course in Woods Hole!!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
this poster looks amazing!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Exciting news! We are advertising 2 more PhD projects in our and a collaborator's labs - please get in touch *by the 22nd of January 2025* with your *CV and a Cover/Motivation letter*: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Natalie Hempel @nataliehempel.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Pls RT: Interested in doing a PhD on the behaviour of #bees & other animals at CRAB Uni Exeter and Bristol Uni? Check out SWBio swbio.ac.uk www.swbio.ac.uk/programme/pr... (apply by 11.12.) & NERC GW4 www.nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-202... @seanrands.bsky.social @bethbees.bsky.social apply by 13.01.
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
The window for non- UK applicants is sadly closed now, but the *UK* applicants can still send me enquiries until the *31st of December*!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Congratulations to @imanmuktar.bsky.social on winning a poster prize at the @ukvbd.bsky.social today!!! Well done Iman!
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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Reminder that there's one week left to apply for this job. Please pass on the information to anyone who might be interested!
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Only a couple of days left for non-UK applicants to express interest in this project!
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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
Big day today! I've written a book on overconfidence and it's out in India! Equal parts nervous and excited 😊 Out in bookstores and online. Have a read and tell me what you think!
Book cover with the title "Beyond Doubt" in yellow against a red background. The author's name "Vivek Nityananda" is in black. A graphic shows a hand holding an umbrella that has three layers. Two quotes are to the sides. Rob Brooks "Coherent and Entertaining". Olvia Judson "Fascinating and Sobering"
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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We're hiring! Please share! Exciting opportunities for #PhD students, #postdocs, and #research assistants to join our team in exploring how the brain prioritizes actions in conflict. #Neuroscience #Drosophila Interested? Reach out! rezavallab.org
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Jonathan Drury @jonathanpdrury.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
📣 I'm recruiting PhD students for several projects: jonathanpdrury.com/opportunitie... #PleaseRepost
Durham cathedral in crepuscular winter light
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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
are there any black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) researchers on here? 🪰
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Lisa Baik 🦟 @mosquitolady.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I feel incredibly proud of my postodc work published on today’s issue of @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... What can 🦟 taste? 👤🌸💧 Are some people "tastier" to 🦟 than others? Here we examined the taste system of mosquitoes 🦟👅. I was astounded by its beautiful complexity!
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Mosquito taste responses to human and floral cues guide biting and feeding - Nature
Taste neurons of the mosquito Aedes albopictus regulate biting, feeding and egg-laying behaviours by responding to taste cues in human sweat, nectar and egg-laying sites via excitation or inhibition.
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Denis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Download our database of 492 (!) funding opportunities for EARLY-CAREER FACULTY AND RESEARCHERS. For each entry, we provide link to funder, description, amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria (e.g. citizenship). Download freely here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-...
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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
We are advertising a funded PhD project to work on bumblebees and their brains! If you are a non-UK applicant, please get in touch with me by the **6th of December** with your CV and Cover/Motivation letter. iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...
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Brain evolution and comparative anatomy across bumblebee species
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TRAstonDrs @castltrastondrs.medsky.network · 30/10/2024
NIAID releases alternative to BioRender, all illustrations freely available in public domain bioart.niaid.nih.gov
Bio Art
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