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Martin Dessart

@mdessart.bsky.social
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Postdoc associate at Virginia Tech - Vinauger Lab martindessart.github.io

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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Had such a good time meeting everyone at the mosquito satellite of the @neuroethology.org Congress in Vancouver last month! Now: first chapter of my postdoc in the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social just dropped as a preprint! More to come soon! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 23/07/2026
What makes mosquitoes thrive in a changing world? We are delighted to announce Dr. Chloé Lahondère (Virginia Tech, USA) as our third plenary speaker at Animal Behaviour Live 2026! 🤩 Free registration here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 13/07/2026
Want to present your research at #ABL2026? 🗓 Submit your abstract by 6 September and join researchers from around the world for a day dedicated to "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World." 🎤 Choose between: 🔹 A 15-min live talk 🔹 A 5-min video poster 📄 Submit now ablaoc.sciencesconf.org
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 12/07/2026
⏳ Just 120 days to go until #ABL2026! Join us on 12 November 2026 for a full day dedicated to "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World" 🐾🌍 🆓 FREE & fully online 📢 Abstract submissions are open 📄 Register & submit your abstract: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org #AnimalBehaviour #ABL2026 #Ethology
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Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org
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Stanley Heinze @stanley-heinze.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
After 5 years of developing, a new preprint from the lab - introducing our workflow for comparative insect connectomics, aimed at democratizing connectomics. @erc.europa.eu @lundvision.bsky.social @biologylu.bsky.social Read it here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
I also had the pleasure of being featured in an interview for early-career researchers in JEB: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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ECR Spotlight – Martin Dessart
ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career res...
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Happy to start the year with the publication of the third chapter from my PhD! 🎉 Special thanks to my supervisor Claudio Lazzari for his invaluable support during the manuscript revisions. journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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Acute and chronic sublethal chemical pollution affects activity, learning and memory in mosquito larvae
Summary: Examination of the effects of glyphosate, atrazine and paracetamol (acetaminophen) at field-realistic to commercial concentrations on mosquito larvae cognitive ability, introducing a novel ap...
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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New PhD position available! For applicants keen to combine evolutionary ecology, neuroscience and animal cognition. Based at UCL with me, @maxreuter.bsky.social, @fcamus.bsky.social and Tamara Boto (Bristol). Directly funded, see here for details and eligibility: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 28/11/2025
A new study from @mdessart.bsky.social et al. shows that sublethal chemical polution affects learning and memory in mosquito larvae. @jexpbiol.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-...
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Acute and chronic sublethal chemical pollution affects activity, learning and memory in mosquito larvae
Freshwater ecosystems play a critical role in supporting biodiversity and providing essential environmental services. However, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human activities, includi...
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
It was a real pleasure to meet wonderful people, attend great talks and share our work at #EntSoc25 !(@karthikeyanc.bsky.social 👀) Now switching to the @animalbehaviour.live annual online conference, come check out my poster if you'd like to learn more about how to jetlag mosquitoes 🕰️ 🦟
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
As part of the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social Lab, I'll present my work on mosquitoes facing threats on Wed at 10:30am in MUVE symposium! Sydney Luff from our lab will also present her work on mosquito activity in wild populations. Go check out her poster on Mon at 1:30pm! #EntSoc25
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 07/11/2025
Only 5 days left to register! ⏰ Don’t miss the chance to connect with animal behaviour researchers from around the world and discover the latest in behavioural science. 📅 13–14 November; free, online & open to all worldwide 🌍 🔗https://ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org/
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Jerome Beetz @beetzjerome.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
We are looking for a Postdoc (up to 5 years) who wants to study neural mechanisms of spatial memory in honeybees. This includes tetrode recordings in behaving honeybees. Application Deadline is 1st of October 2025. More details: www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/services/...
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Postdoctoral Position (f/m/d) at the Chair of Behavioral Physiology & Sociobiology
Biocenter of the University of Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Amazing work leaded by @karthikeyanc.bsky.social !! Well done everyone !!
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Tom Ratz @tomratz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nice illustration (and review paper) summarising the ecosystem services provided by spiders 👇
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Julien Devilliers @juliendevilliers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Glad to announce I joined the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab this week! More work on mosquitoes and sensory system to come 🦟
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 15/04/2025
📣SEMINAR SERIES 2025📣 We are kicking off 2025 with our first seminar. 📆Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 2pm GMT on our Youtube channel: @damienfarine.bsky.social will talk about “The costs of collective behaviour” 🐦 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9z... This event is free, no registration required. 🤗
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Michael Reiser @michaelreiser.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I know there's a 𝒍𝒐𝒕 going on right now, but I couldn’t be prouder to share this long-incubated labor of love: the complete connectome of the male 𝐷𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑎 optic lobe 🧠🪰 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Connectome-driven neural inventory of a complete visual system - Nature
A connectome of the right optic lobe from a male fruitfly is presented together with an extensive collection of genetic drivers matched to a comprehensive neuron-type catalogue.
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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 27/11/2024
🦋 Nice to meet you, Bluesky! 🦋 We are Animal Behaviour Live (ABL), an international platform promoting sustainable & inclusive events in animal behavior research. 💚 📌 Conferences, seminars & roundtables freely broadcast on YouTube. 📢 Follow us for updates & replays, or visit animalbehaviour.live
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Home - Animal Behaviour Live
Fully broadcasted online on YouTube, Animal Behaviour Live events bring together researchers in animal behaviour from all over the world. Join us today!
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Clement Vinauger @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The lab is super excited to welcome @mdessart.bsky.social as a new postdoc fellow! Stay tuned for the work to come on mosquito sensory ecology and chronobiology. Welcome, Martin!
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Chloé Lahondère @lahonderelab.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
I created a starter pack highlighting Women in the field of Disease Vector Biology and Ecology: go.bsky.app/E7wuQus Please share and let me know if you’d like to be added! 🦟🦠🪰
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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I made the Insect Sensory Neuro starter pack - let me know in the comments if you'd like to be added! (and also I'm sure I missed tons of people - tag them in!) go.bsky.app/JW7c5LN
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Martin Dessart @mdessart.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
I'm thrilled to announce that I've recently started a postdoc position at Virginia Tech, joining the @thevinaugerlab.bsky.social lab to continue diving into the fascinating world of mosquito behaviour! I'm enthusiastic to collaborate with a talented team and do exciting research on 🦟 🦟 🦟
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