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Grant Hughes

@mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social
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Mosquitoes, Wolbachia, microbiomes, symbiosis, arboviruses, Plasmodium, host-microbe interactions. Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab account - @mossi-lab.bsky.social

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Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab @mossi-lab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New paper out from the MosSI group. Started this work in 2017 so great to finally get it out! TL;DR - Microbiome interactions with ZIKV - host background matters! animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Mosquito host background impacts microbiome-Zika virus interactions in field- and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti - Animal Microbiome
Mosquito microbiota abundance and composition are modulated by a variety of factors, including pathogen exposure. The microbiome can also influence pathogen infection of the host and thus harbours con...
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Trends in Parasitology @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Drs @minealtinli.bsky.social‬ @spleonard1.bsky.social‬ @alainkohlvirology.bsky.social & @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social review #bacteria-mediated #dsRNA delivery for #mosquito-borne #virus control. #RNAi #vectorcontrol #symbiont #engineering #mosquito #arbovirus www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
What @edmhill.bsky.social said!!!👇
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions. app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...
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Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
News from team #Wolbachia genuine symbionts in SOME #Anopheles species! 🧬🖥️ 🦠🧫 🧪 Led by @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Tom Walker & team; and first first-author since Laura joined us @unistrathclyde.bsky.social 😊 #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky #mosquito (1/3) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is
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Emily Hornett @bolinabug.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Fun unexpected finding just submitted as a preprint
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Okinawa bound for Wolbachia25!
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Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab @mossi-lab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Some MosSI Lab representation at the @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Forum - @luciendobel.bsky.social and @tarasusyjoe.bsky.social presenting on the mosquito microbiome. #EntoSci #MosquitoMicrobiome #MosSILab
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World Mosquito Program @worldmosquitoprogram.org · 28/03/2025
#FunFactFriday: Aedes aegypti eggs can lie dormant for months in dry conditions, then spring to life minutes after rainfall. This persistence is just one of the reasons why our sustainable #Wolbachia method is crucial for protecting communities from diseases like #dengue. Have a good weekend!
Aedes aegypti eggs can survive dry conditions hatching when water rises.
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Michelle Wille @duckswabber.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
What a title! "This is the way the world ends; not with a bang but a whimper: Estimating the number and ongoing rate of extinctions of Australian non-marine invertebrates" Biodiversity declines really concerning. 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Some stuff we did Alex… bsky.app/profile/moss...
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Philipp Engel @pengellab.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
We are looking for a bioinformatician with expertise in microbiome data analysis join our team at the University of Lausanne. The successful candidate will lead and support research projects within nccr-microbiomes.ch. More details here: shorturl.at/mC46o . Please share with potential candidates.
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Opportunités de carrière : Research Associate position in bioinformatics support (22124)
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Pedro Vale @pfvale.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses. Awesome topic. Unbeatable location. #symbiosky #microsky #evobio gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...
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PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses 2025
PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) & Católica Biomedical Research Centre (CBR) July 06 -19, 202...
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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Have/nearly have a PhD? ≤7 years post-doc experience? Working outside UK? Not a UK citizen? BA & Royal Society offering 2-yr Fellowships for early career researchers to come to the UK! 💷 Includes: Research expenses £12k Relocation up to £8k 🗓️ Deadline: Mar 18, 2025 (17:00 GMT) #ResearchFunding
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International Fellowships 2025
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
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Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
#PhD alert, here @unistrathclyde.bsky.social in the very friendly, diverse, artsy & welcoming city of Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Disentangling the functional modules of #mosquito #microbiomes - what puzzle pieces build our #holobionts? #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬🧪 More here 😊 www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...
Schematic overview of the PhD; combining bacterial genomes from a large collection to analyse adhesins, metabolic potential, bacterial warfare; and compare to other arthropod symbiontes and design a minimal microbiome.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Fascinating research and a reminder of the complexity of non-human animals' #microbiome - and the complex impacts on #PublicHealth and #OneHealth
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Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Trying to focus on something positive for a second; outstanding work finally seeing the light of bioRXiv; #mosquito #microbiome #ZIKV interactions; after ~7(?) years' work, this really complex manuscript is finally here! #MicroSky #MicrobiomeSky 💻🧬 🧪 TLDR; The #holobiont diversity strikes again 😊🦟🦠
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Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🚨 We are recruiting for two post-doc positions!🚨 1) Development of genetic tools to study mosquito immune cells isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob... 2) Role of mosquito immune cells in immune recognition and priming isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
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Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab @mossi-lab.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Science distraction? #Zika virus interactions with the microbiome in Aedes aegypti. The microbiomes in different mosquito lines respond distinctly to viral exposure and infection. @laurabrettell.bsky.social @alexwild.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and others. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Mosquito host background influences microbiome-ZIKV interactions in field and laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti
The mosquito microbiota represents an intricate assemblage of microorganisms, comprising bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. Factors modulating microbiome abundance and composition include host ge...
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Greg Hurst @greghurst.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
New preprint from @haraipapilio.bsky.social with @bolinabug.bsky.social @daisukekageyama.bsky.social and others not on bluesky #symbiosky www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Evolution of Wolbachia male-killing mechanism within a host species
Male-killing bacterial symbionts, prevalent in arthropods, skew population sex ratios by selectively killing male progeny, profoundly impacting ecology and evolution of their hosts. Male-killing is a ...
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Eva Heinz @evaheinz7.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Happy 2025 all! Hot off the press, news from the #mosquito #microbiomes and why a 'reproducibility crisis' in mosquito research might be because your #holobiont is not exactly the same as next-door's holobiont 😁 💻🧬🦠🦟 lnkd.in/dp7v-wqU
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Lovely week to finish the year for the @mossi-lab.bsky.social lab. @aidanfoo.bsky.social doing fantastic work at his viva and Ana Pitol securing a lecturer position @lstmnews.bsky.social!
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Lovely week to finish the year for the @mossi-lab.bsky.social lab. @aidanfoo.bsky.social doing fantastic work at his viva and Ana Pitol securing a lecturer position @lstmnews.bsky.social!
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Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab @mossi-lab.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Huge congratulations to Dr @aidanfoo.bsky.social who passed his viva yesterday! @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social @gemma-langridge.bsky.social
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Vector-Borne Diseases in the UK @ukvbd.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Lots of fantastic research on display in the #UKVBD2024 poster session
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Accepted! Timely given most of @laurabrettell.bsky.social @vishdhokiya.bsky.social @tarasusyjoe.bsky.social @bolinabug.bsky.social and @evaheinz7.bsky.social are at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conference dinner! Perfect timing.
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
The @mossi-lab.bsky.social has several PhD projects on offer at LSTM. Flavours include Wolbachia in Anopheles, microbiome mosquito interactions, Wolbachia-microbiome interactions, & antiviral in mosquitoes. Students should apply to the LSTM PhD program - Applications close on the 4th of December!
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MRC DTP/CASE: How to apply
Stage 1During stage one we will ask you to submit a form consisting of:Title, name, contact details, nationality and fee statusSelection of your preferred project choiceMotivation for applying to the
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
The @mossi-lab.bsky.social has several PhD projects on offer at LSTM. Flavours include Wolbachia in Anopheles, microbiome mosquito interactions, Wolbachia-microbiome interactions, & antiviral in mosquitoes. Students should apply to the LSTM PhD program - Applications close on the 4th of December!
lstmed.ac.uk
MRC DTP/CASE: How to apply
Stage 1During stage one we will ask you to submit a form consisting of:Title, name, contact details, nationality and fee statusSelection of your preferred project choiceMotivation for applying to the
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
So here is a starter pack of African scientists and researchers across disciplines. It will continue to grow as I find more people and more migrate to this platform but gotta start somewhere 😊. go.bsky.app/GixA4xP
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Counting the Bluesky migration in real time. bsky-users.theo.io
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Emily Hornett @bolinabug.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New publication on the decline of melanic two-spot ladybirds, with @greghurst.bsky.social and Jack Archer eje.cz/artkey/eje-2...
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Declines in the frequency of melanic Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Northern UK populations
Emily A. HORNETT, Jack ARCHER, Gregory D. D. HURST
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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
What happens to the #genome of #bacteria as their association with the host becomes ever more intimate?🧪🦠 A lot: Expansion, pseudogenization and shrinkage, driven by reduction of phage pressure New by Stefanos Siozios, Greg Hurst &co #evolution #genomics #microbiology www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Shaun Cross @shauntcross.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Made a starter package for vector-borne disease folks! Please feel free to comment if you'd like to be added or see somebody missing. This is just the start and grabbed as many as I could quickly find! 🦟 go.bsky.app/U8D4FV2
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Remotely tune in to the UK vector-borne disease meeting 👇
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
So here is a Wolbachia starter pack. Please let me know if you'd like to join or have other suggestions. go.bsky.app/FTCKEyB
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Check out the new work from the MosSI lab in collaboration with @aidanfoo.bsky.social @laurabrettell.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and heaps of others. MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies
Mosquito microbiomes have an important role in disease transmission. This study presents MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection), a collection of 392 mosquito-associated bacterial isolates and...
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Mosquito Symbiosis and Infection lab @mossi-lab.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Great work from Ana Pitol and @siobhanrich.bsky.social in collaboration with WHO and @realsarabeck.bsky.social for their work examining MPOX disinfection on different surfaces. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Efficacy of Disinfectants for Monkeypox Virus Inactivation on High Touch Surface Materials in Low-Resource Settings
Disinfection efficacy tests were conducted on surface carriers inoculated with the monkeypox virus (MPXV) by applying six disinfectant solutions (and three controls) on six surfaces common in low-reso...
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
So here is a Wolbachia starter pack. Please let me know if you'd like to join or have other suggestions. go.bsky.app/FTCKEyB
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Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Check out the new work from the MosSI lab in collaboration with @aidanfoo.bsky.social @laurabrettell.bsky.social @evaheinz7.bsky.social and heaps of others. MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies
Mosquito microbiomes have an important role in disease transmission. This study presents MosAIC (Mosquito-Associated Isolate Collection), a collection of 392 mosquito-associated bacterial isolates and...
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