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Jessica Foley

@jessicafoley14.bsky.social
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Postdoc at Tufts University studying sociality and ageing in fruit flies (previously 🦋). Evolution of ageing, insect neurobiology, and creative science communication. she/her

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
come join us at the Promislow lab, I promise we are all very nice! 🪰
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Edward R. Ivimey-Cook @eivimeycook.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Introducing disappR. The shiny app made by @krishsanghvi11.bsky.social and I to help diagnose and model selective [dis]appearance!! github.com/EIvimeyCook/... Please do try it out and let us know how you get on! (and if you spot any bugs!).
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Max needs you!! and he'll be a wonderful supervisor doing exciting research!
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
episode 3 of Inside Geroscience out now - with the Academy's very own President, Prof. Nir Barzilai!
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Wendy Valencia Montoya @wendyssae.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Help communities in Colombia after the Earthquake! www.gofundme.com/f/solidarity...
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Donate to Solidarity with Colombia After the Earthquake, organized by Wendy Valencia, Laura Baena
A recent 7.4 earthquake in Colombia has left many communities… Wendy Valencia, Laura Baena needs your support for Solidarity with Colombia After the Earthquake
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
for those interested in insect neuro-evo-devo - I can guarantee that Max is one of the best and kindest in the biz! an amazing opportunity to be part of building what is sure to be a brilliant new lab 🦋🧠
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Episode 2 of Inside Geroscience is out now! tune in for our discussion with Dr. Luigi Ferrucci of the National Institute on Aging about his recent paper on epigenetic clocks, the dream of geroscience, and much more - available on all major podcast platforms. open.spotify.com/episode/1BOX...
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Biological Clocks with Luigi Ferrucci
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
a lot of fun coverage of our Heliconius longevity paper last week! here's me on NPR's All Things Considered for those of us who prefer audio: www.npr.org/2026/06/20/n...
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Butterflies may hold clues to longer lives
Why do some butterflies live for months while others survive only weeks? Tufts University researcher Jessica Foley explains what Heliconius butterflies can teach us about aging.
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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
More of the fantastic @jessicafoley14.bsky.social 's cool butterfly pollen munching and strength research in the news! ( She fails to mention, though, how a Coati ate a bunch of the pollen and gained superintelligence as well though)
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
very pleased with the write-up of our work in The Atlantic! www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
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The Butterfly Longevity Diet
Researchers aren’t sure why Heliconius butterflies live so long, but pollen may be part of the answer.
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Very excited to finally have this out in the world! The first paper from my PhD (and my first first-author publication) makes the case for a new entrant to the world of long-lived animal models: Heliconius butterflies. Out now in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/10)
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Evolution of increased longevity and slowed ageing in a genus of tropical butterfly - Nature Communications
Studying long-lived species across the animal kingdom could provide insights into healthy ageing in humans. This study reveals long lifespans and slowed ageing in Heliconius butterflies, identifying t...
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Morgan M. Oberweiser @mmoberweiser.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📄New Paper!📄 Multimodal courtship in Nursery web spiders involves a nuptial gift AND vibrations. Do males adjust their investment in the vibratory signal based on how nice their nuptial gift is? Out now in @behavecol.bsky.social academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
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Benito Wainwright @benitoexplains.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Leaf-mimicking katydids don’t just use their funky camouflage to survive, they’re using it to find love too! 🥰🍃💘 New paper out now in #ProcB @royalsocietypublishing.org (Photo cred: Christian Ziegler): doi.org/10.1098/rspb... 1/n
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Can confirm they are indeed very nice 🦋
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Jessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Finally answered the "should we start a podcast" call that waits for us all... Episode 1 of Inside Geroscience is out now! Tune in for conversations about the biology of ageing with leading scientists in the field. Brought to you by the Academy of Geroscience, available on all podcast platforms.
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Nature vs. Nurture with Uri Alon
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