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Skylar Hopkins

@parasiteecology.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at NC State | Caver | Herp Enthusiast | Dog mom | Co-Author of Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens. She/her

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Skylar Hopkins @parasiteecology.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The MAP-ACT-CREATE for One Health toolkit is a peer-to-peer guide created to help PCA managers leverage their deep expertise and practical experience to apply One Health in practice, with a focus on infectious disease prevention and management. iucn.org/press-releas...
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Reducing disease risks in protected areas: New toolkit launched to safeguard human, wildlife and ecosystem health
Protected and conserved areas are critical in preventing and mitigating infectious diseases, acting as buffer zones between humans, wildlife and pathogens. Yet even well-managed sites can become place...
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IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group @iucnparasites.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Parasite Specialist Group has published a new paper on assessing and conserving wild parasite species! The first link below is a DOI, while the second link will allow you to view and download the whole paper until May 23rd. doi.org/10.1016/j.pt... authors.elsevier.com/a/1mtNP5Eb1x...
A cover to the March 2026 edition of Trends in Parasitology, showing a yellow-brown snail infected with bright green Leucochloridium worms in its eyestalks, perched on the leaf of a plant. The background is black and speckled with droplets of rain or mist.
"Trends in Parasitology
A Cell Press Journal
Parasite coloration
Volume 42 | Number 3 | March 2026 | ISSN 1471–4922"A screenshot of the header of the article as it appears on the Science Direct website.
"Opinion
Parasite conservation now: turning knowledge into action
Skylar R. Hopkins, Chelsea L. Wood
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2026.03.009"
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Skylar Hopkins @parasiteecology.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Celebrate the #Artemis mission with a new sticker! www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1797...
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Artemis II Dark Side by StuckOnScience | Redbubble
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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 02/02/2026
NSF GRFP applicants (and mentors): Was your application Returned Without Review and deemed ineligible despite fitting in the allowed topics? 1) Write NSF 2) Write your Congressperson 3) CC us at grfp@grant-witness.us so we can compile + follow up Details and template at grant-witness.us/grfp-letter
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IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group @iucnparasites.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Hello, Bluesky! We're the IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group, a part of the Species Survival Commission! We're just starting to understand the important roles parasites play in their ecosystems, and our goal is to determine the threats wildlife parasites face and to conserve rare and unique species!
Rhinoceros Stomach Bot Fly (Gyrostigma rhinocerontis), a black-and-orange bot fly specializing in White Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) and Black Rhinos (Diceros bicornis) in Africa. Credit: Bernard Dupont, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gyrostigma_rhinocerontis_(Owen,_1830)_1(a)_-_iNaturalist.org.jpgA Ryukyu Rabbit Tick (Haemaphysalis pentalagi), a brown tick that specializes on the Amami Rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) on Amami Ōshima, one of the southern islands of Japan. Credit: Takamasa NemotoThe Manx Shearwater Flea (Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) fionnus), a flea known only from the Isle of Rùm off the west coast of Scotland, where it specializes on nesting colonies of the Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus). Credit: Olha Schedrina / The Natural History MuseumRhinoceros Tick (Dermacentor rhinocerinus), a spotted orange-and-black tick species that specializes on White Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) and Black Rhinos (Diceros bicornis) in Africa. Credit: Moira Fitzpatrick
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IUCN SSC Parasite Specialist Group @iucnparasites.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
You probably have a general idea of what a tick looks like, but did you know that there are three distinct families of ticks, each with their own appearance, habitat, and adaptations? These families are the Ixodidae (or hard ticks), Argasidae (or soft ticks), and the Nuttalliellidae. (1/4)
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Benny Borremans 🇧🇪🇺🇸 @bennyborremans.wildlifehero.org · 29/08/2025
Using this new textbook to prepare disease ecology lectures, it’s just fabulous! Smooth and clear writing, excellent topics highlighted, and beautiful figures and layout throughout. If you have any interest at all in wildlife pathogens and disease ecology, GET THIS BOOK. Seriously.
Image of a textbook on a black desk, titled Emerging Zoonotic & Wildlife Pathogens, by authors Dan Salkeld, Skylar Hopkins, David Hayman
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Skylar Hopkins @parasiteecology.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
If you're a person who shops on Amazon, I've just seen that the paperback version of our textbook is on sale for $35! Buy it and read about scientists chasing wombats with nets and plunging into frigid cave water to search for bats. www.amazon.com/Emerging-Zoo...
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Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens: Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation
Amazon.com: Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens: Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation: 9780198825937: Salkeld, Dr Dan, Hopkins, Dr Skylar, Hayman, Prof David: Books
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Jeremy Koster @jeremykoster.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Upon learning that yesterday would be my last day as a program officer at the National Science Foundation, I shared this parting message with my colleagues. The next few months will be frenetic and stressful for them. Here are some things that you can do to help them with the mission ahead. (1)
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 22/01/2025
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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Skylar Hopkins @parasiteecology.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I had so much fun meeting Mike, chatting about snake parasites, and visiting Snake Road for the first time. Check out the podcast episode to hear our fireside chat.
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Konrad Kording @kordinglab.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
NSF makes you say who you got conflicts (coauthored) with. We (really just Jordan Matelsky) just built you a tool for that. Literally one click: bib.experiments.kordinglab.com/nsf-coa
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NSF COA | Jordan Matelsky
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Skylar Hopkins @parasiteecology.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
If you read and enjoyed our book, Emerging Zoonotic and Wildlife Pathogens, we'd love to have more reviews on Amazon to help more readers find the book. Whether you write a review or not, I have lots of disease-themed stickers, so email if you'd like to receive some snail mail!
An otter infected with Toxoplasma is reading a disease textbook and the words say, "You otter read this book"
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