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The Reece Lab

@reecelab.bsky.social
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Research group based at the University of Edinburgh investigating parasite evolution and ecology. *Posts by various Reece lab members* thereecelab.com

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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🚨NEW PAPER🚨 We've already shown mosquito infections vary by time-of-day, here we test whether infection of mice FROM mosquitoes vary in a rhythmic manner. We test this in untreated & drug treated mice as some fitness consequences are only apparent in stressful environments doi.org/10.1186/s130...
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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Don't miss @reecelab.bsky.social interesting talk on why malaria parasites are crazy sticklers to routines and schedules.
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Dr Joanne Power @hanniepower.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Stunning day in #Edinburgh to attend the Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture by Drs Petra Schneider and Aidan O'Donnell of the @reecelab.bsky.social! They have been awarded the prize for their wonderful science communication; travelling around Scotland teaching children about mosquitoes! #scicomm
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🦟 Preprint Alert 🚨 Catherine Oke et al show the nutritional status of mosquitoes influences the time of day that they seek a human to bite. Poorly-fed mosquitoes are active in the early evening when the humans they bite are unlikely to be protected by bed nets. Read here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
Background and objectives Vector-borne disease transmission follows daily rhythms because the transmission of pathogens occur at the time of day vectors forage for blood. Insecticide-treated bed nets ...
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Edinburgh Infectious Diseases @uoe-eid.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
🦟 Exciting news 🦟 @thetoiletduck.bsky.social and Petra Schneider from the @reecelab.bsky.social win prestigious Tam Dalyell prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science for their work in bringing mosquitos to schools! edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/researchers-...
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Researchers from the Reece Lab win prestigious Tam Dalyell prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science
March 2025: Dr Aidan O'Donnell and Dr Petra Schneider from the Reece Lab in the Institute of Ecology and Evolution have been awarded the 2025 Tam Dalyell prize for their work in bringing the world of ...
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Petra and Aidan are giving a public lecture on April 6th (THIS SUNDAY) at the Science Festival all about their public engagement program for which they won the Tam Dalyell prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science :) www.edinburghscience.co.uk/event/tam-da...
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Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture - Edinburgh Science
Join this year's Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science winners to hear about their work with rural schools.
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Edinburgh Infectious Diseases @uoe-eid.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🌳 Researchers receive NERC grants pioneering environmental research 🐝 @reecelab.bsky.social @susanjohnston.bsky.social @sandyheth.bsky.social #AlexTwyford edinburgh-infectious-diseases.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Researchers receive NERC grants pioneering environmental research
February 2025: Four researchers from the School of Biological Sciences have received Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grants to push the frontiers of environmental research. h
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Ever thought about biological rhythms in of infection and immunity? We & many others do & have contributed to an entire themed issue of Philosophical Transactions B all about them. Sarah & Aidan are very proud to be guest editors & contributors to this one royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: Vol 380, No 1918
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Our visiting PhD student found a "happy" parasite. Though i think it's completely fed up with us!
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Packing primary school resource boxes for our "Reece Lab on Tour" teacher training in the Aberdeen Science Centre next week (with SSERC).
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Congratulations to our newest Doctor... Dr Catherine Oke!!
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The Reece Lab @reecelab.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
We have a new paper investigating how mosquito nutrition affects malaria development. Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources. doi.org/10.3389/fmal...
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Frontiers | Plasticity in malaria parasite development: mosquito resources influence vector-to-host transmission potential
Parasites rely on exploiting resources from their hosts and vectors for survival and transmission. This includes nutritional resources, which vary in availab...
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