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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 11/12/2025

@kayleebyers.bsky.social is rat it again #geddit Dr. Byers talks to Hanomansing Tonight about tracking rat populations 🐀 as Toronto is crowned (?) the ‘rattiest’ city in Canada, again. buff.ly/nXEjeab

A brown rat sits in a rock wall, behind a stick and a plastic bag. credit:
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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This week on Nice Genes! Pod we’re talking about the gut. 🧪 Dr. Lawrence Goodridge @onehealthuofg.bsky.social takes us through the bacteria that can make us sick but also how these bad actors are the minority among a diversity of microbes in and on us. 🦠 🔗 link.cohostpodcasting.com/c1614257-0eb...

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

The kind of hard hitting science quote you really want to build your career around ⬇️🤣 But we really do need better data to track all of these garbage bag rats. 🧪

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

It was standing room only at today's Living with Long Covid exhibit at the @museumofvan.bsky.social! I was moved to tears by some of the personal stories on display. Such a great event

Long Covid researcher and activist Kayli Jamison speaks at today's Long Covid launch event at the Museum of Vancouver

Selfie at event wearing a white headstrap zimi mask with purple flowers

One of the stories that resonated - "I was able to venture out for an ice cream cone with a friend this day. I don't feel comfortable eating in restaurants or going to bars like most people my age. Spring and summer are nice beaches they give me more options to spend time outdoors with fewer people around - which means I get to see the people I love more often. Even short moments like this help me feel a little more like a "normal" 24 year old again

Some of the personal stories on display. A combo of text and pictures artistically laid out on white walls with brightly coloured orange and yellow backgrounds

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Today we launched the Living with Long COVID exhibition @museumofvan.bsky.social. In 2023 we conducted a study in which we heard from longhaulers that this invisible illness needs more awareness and attention. This exhibition was co-created with longhaulers to do just that. On view until March 2026

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 02/09/2025

"I think it's possible to keep rats out of the spaces where folks are vulnerable to them. So, in our homes and in our schools." Prof @kayleebyers.bsky.social discusses rodents in schools and the physical and mental impact of rat pops via @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A rat is pictured outside in downtown Vancouver. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

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Rachel Larson, PhD @rlarson92.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

From @kayleebyers.bsky.social: Based on currently-published literature, we know very little about chronic wasting disease dynamics in urban landscapes #IUWC2025

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Kayli Jamieson @wanderingkayli.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

It’s not too late to complete your submission for our #LongCOVID photovoice exhibit at the Museum of #Vancouver, debuting this fall! Open Canada-wide to any self-identified #longhauler 18+. Upload your photos by June 1 here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/YourPhotos

Poster with black and yellow text against blue background and a photo-film-like strip displaying examples of submissions such as medication, an Apple Watch of high heart rate, flowers, and a symptom crash. Submission prompt titles are: starting the day, middle of the day, lowlight, healthcare moment, end of the day, and highlight. Poster text with camera icon says: Your Life, Your Photos, Your Story. A Day in the Life of a Longhauler. Share your Long COVID story at the museum of Vancouver! "A Day in the Life of a Longhauler" is a photography project that captures the daily life of individuals living with Long COVID to enhance visibility, reduce stigma, and advocate for improved support. Whether you have a Long COVID diagnosis or are dealing with long-term symptoms following a COVID-19 infection, we invite you to share up to six photos from your everyday life which will be showcased at the Museum of Vancouver in the Fall of 2025.QR code for submission. Logos from Simon Fraser University, OH-HI Science CoLab, Museum of Vancouver, Post-COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Clinical Care Network, and Michael Smith Health Research BC.

French version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

Punjabi version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

Chinese (simplified) version of poster. See English alt-text (sorry)

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

In this commentary, we compare the “red pill” versus “blue pill” versions of global health education which represents the choice to radically reimagine global health education or remain comfortable with the status quo, respectively journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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Can we unplug global health education from The Matrix?

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

This year our lab is playing @mmmletsgo.bsky.social and there’s nothing that brings a group together quite like a game which pits Quokka against Marsh Mongoose and allows you just for a moment to escape the 🗑️🔥 of the news to root for an Olm. What a match for Olm today. Gone but not forgotten. 🦭

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SFU Faculty of Health Sciences @sfu-fhs.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Three FHS PhD candidates received 2024 @sfuceri.bsky.social! 🎉 Congrats to: - Emily Rose Blyth, Community-Engaged Grad Scholar - @tsk.bsky.social, Special Recognition - Anmol Swaich, Special Recognition Kudos too, for Kayli Jamieson of @fcatatsfu.bsky.social, @kayleebyers.bsky.social's student! 🙌

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🧪Livestock vaccination is critical to the health of animals and reduces risks of disease spread from animals to people. But in a recent review we found that women have less access to livestock vaccines than do men. Published today in CABI One Health www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/...

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Unpacking gendered dynamics in livestock vaccination: Toward more inclusive health strategies | CABI One Health

Abstract Livestock are vital to the health and economic stability of communities worldwide. However, infectious diseases threaten both animal and human health due to losses in livestock, decreased pro...

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🧪 🦇 🧬 3 bat species - 3 sizes, echolocating at 3 different frequencies and each eating different critters But when you look at their DNA? Differentiating among these species is less straight forward In the Season Finale of Nice Genes! we’re talking about rapid evolution 🔗 tinyurl.com/22tevtv3

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Kristina Muise, MSc 🦇👩‍🔬 @kristinamuise.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

In-line with some Ichthyology/ornithology individuals on here, I want to do 25 days of #BatMas this year! Follow this thread to learn about bats everyday! 🦇 🧵

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Dove the outer Great Barrier Reef last week and didn’t see any sharks - despite being friends with the sharks’ manager @whysharksmatter.bsky.social Giving another dive site a shot today before putting in a formal complaint 🦈

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

First rat pub announcement on this app 🧪 🐀 🧬 We found that rats in Vancouver carry Hepatitis E Virus and that viral lineages are clustered on either side of a major roadway. Ratty relationships (family groups) also helped to explain HEV status. @sfu-fhs.bsky.social doi.org/10.7589/JWD-...

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Every year at #WDA2024 there’s a silent + live auction that raises money for activities/student awards. It’s a wild night (and my fave). This year I made two mugs (named “the spikey one” + “mug-a-RAM-a”) that went for way more $$ than I expected. So stay tuned for #WDA2025 - we’ve got some ideas!

Two mugs -one of a hedgehog the other of a ram

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I’m not allowed to do any more podcasts about #ChronicWastingDisease Today we released a Nice Genes! Episode on #CWD and the province announced its 4th case 2 wks ago I guested on the Hunter Conservationist about CWD and the day after the province announced its 3rd case 🫠

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The Wildlife Disease Association conference is up and underway tomorrow. Any folks attending? Thought I might do up a little starter pack for wildlife health so we can highlight the stories shared at the conference and build more of a #WDA2024 community here.

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I’m not much of a photographer (or entomologist) but this lil photo shoot made me feel like one. Good morning from me and this beautiful bean on my doorstep this morning. ID’s welcome - my guess is the Emerald Tip Beetle?

Christmas beetle with orange and green colouring

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Grateful to @healthresearchbc.bsky.social for supporting 2 of our projects this year scoping community priorities for wildlife health and Indigenous food sovereignty research, and an exhibit with the Museum of Vancouver to raise #LongCOVID awareness. More on these here: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve...

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FHS faculty secure seven Michael Smith team research awards

2024 Michael Smith team research awards recipients, clockwise from mid-top row: Assistant Professor Kaylee Byers; Associate Professor Kanna Hayashi; Associate Professor Travis Salway; Assistant Profes...

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Emily Calandrelli @thespacegal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hi friends! I thought I’d try posting here as well! My name is Emily Calandrelli, and I just became the 100th woman in space! Wahoo!

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Science is creative! For this year’s Wildlife Disease Assoc conference @ccyan.bsky.social and I made art! Blending pottery and stained glass, our piece reflects the need for diverse worldviews in wildlife health work. You never know if things will survive the kiln but it did and I love it 🥰

A piece of art with a green pottery base and pottery animals standing on what appears to be a leafy ground. At the forefront is a stained glass window with yellow, orange and blue glass pieces.

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Kaylee Byers, PhD @kayleebyers.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This wasn’t planned but today I joined Blue Sky and the province also announced a 3rd case of Chronic Wasting Disease in British Columbia. This 100% fatal prion disease affects cervids and threatens wildlife conservation and food sovereignty.🧵

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