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Adam López-Denman

@alopezdenman.bsky.social
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Virologist. Interests include mosquitoes, arboviruses, infectious diseases, one health, synbio, microscopy, and all things coffee. 🦠🔬🦟 🧬 ☕️

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Australasian Virology Society @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Calling all students and ECR virologists! 🦠 The AVS Young Virologist Symposium 2026 is coming to hubs across Australia and New Zealand this August–October. Free registration: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon... Submit an abstract by 31 July: drive.google.com/uc?export=do... Find your nearest hub 👇
Flyer for the Australasian Virology Society Young Virologist Symposium 2026, featuring a line-drawn map of Australia filled with virus illustrations. The hybrid networking and research showcase is aimed at students and early-career researchers. Events: 13 August, Auckland and Dunedin hubs; 4 September, Benham Lecture Theatre, University of Adelaide; 18 September, Bancroft Auditorium, QIMR Berghofer; 21 September, Alfred Lecture Theatre, Burnet Institute; and 23 October, UNSW Seminar Room, to be confirmed. Registration is free and open to all. Abstracts close 31 July, with presentation priority given to students and ECRs. In-person attendance is preferred, with Zoom available. Enquiries: emcr@avs.org.au.
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Adam López-Denman @alopezdenman.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Check out our latest paper "Detecting Dengue in flight: Leveraging Machine Learning to Analyse Mosquito Flight Patterns for Infection Detection"! In this study we used machine learning algorithms to detect dengue-infected mosquitoes based on their 3D flight patterns! doi.org/10.1002/adbi...
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a cartoon mosquito is flying on a yellow background .
ALT: a cartoon mosquito is flying on a yellow background .
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Adam López-Denman @alopezdenman.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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Japanese encephalitis has claimed a second life in NSW and been detected in Brisbane. What is it?
Japanese encephalitis spreads via mosquitoes. It has been detected in Brisbane’s eastern suburbs and claimed two lives in NSW. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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Adam López-Denman @alopezdenman.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Check out our latest paper led by @stephensharpe.bsky.social where we delved into the virome of Culicoides brevitarsis! www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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Characterisation of the virome of Culicoides brevitarsis Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of bluetongue virus in Australia
Culicoides spp., a common biting midge genus, are haematophagous insects that can transmit pathogens to humans and other animals. Some species transmit arboviruses, including bluetongue virus, epizoot...
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Perran Ross @perran.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Frustrating to see such blatant plagiarism by an article in a Wiley journal. See if you can spot the difference. No action has been taken by the journal.
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
NIH cuts indirect rates on grants to 15%. This will be the end of American excellence in science. Universities will struggle and many (likely most) will terminate their research programs. Independent research institutions will not be able to survive this. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-068: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates NOT-OD-25-068. OD
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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Mosquito-borne #dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis detected in Queensland. - #JEV likely imported from Southern Queensland, Goondiwindi. Eek.😬 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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Two Qld men hospitalised with rare and deadly mosquito-borne viruses
An elderly man is recovering from dengue fever in Townsville University Hospital, where another man who has Japanese encephalitis is also being treated.
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Joshua Deerain @joshuadeerain.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Having a great time at #AVS12 with CSIRO colleagues. @ausvirologysoc.bsky.social
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