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Sassan Asgari

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Insect virology | Host-pathogen interactions | mosquitoes | RNA biology

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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A new #OpenAccess #Review by @sassanasgari.bsky.social in #RESInsectMolecBio explores #RNA activation in insects, discussing emerging evidence through to molecular applications in #InsectScience. doi.org/10.1111/imb.70058 #RNAi #RNAa @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New #OpenAccess #review in #RESInsectMolecBio! From biology to #biotechnology: Host-regulation factors from #parasitoid #wasps are a source of bioactive molecules with translational potential doi.org/10.1111/imb.70053 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectMolecBio Transcriptional responses of #Aedes aegypti #chemosensory tissues in response to volatile #DEET and #citronella oil doi.org/10.1111/imb.70049 #InsectVectors @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
📢The deadline for Letter of Intent submissions to the #RESInsectMolecBio Special Issue exploring Insect and Tick Saliva is tomorrow! Learn more and details on how to submit here ⬇️ buff.ly/ZWG6vBQ Deadline: 30 April 2026⏰ @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Ever considered joining the #RESInsectMolecBio team? We have a vacancy! 📢 We are seeking an active & enthusiastic researcher in the field to join us as Editor-in-Chief. Think you might fit the bill? Learn more ⬇️ buff.ly/Lh5cqj9 Deadline: 31 May 2026 @royentsoc.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
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Annika Barber @annikabarber.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Senior professors - if you want to help your junior colleagues in these times, I am begging you, review our papers. I have done 25 manuscript reviews in the last 6 years. But my own manuscript is stalled out waiting for reviewers. Relatedly, I won't be doing any more reviews until tenure. 🧪
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
New #OpenAccess #Review in #RESInsectMolecBio synthesises the emerging experimental & bioinformatic approaches in RNA interference-based pest control research ⬇️ doi.org/10.1111/imb.70040 #RNAi #PestControl @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio miR-133 activates notch signalling by repressing #Synaptobrevin to control ligand localisation in #Drosophila doi.org/10.1111/imb.70036 #miR133 #microRNA @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio Fungal, not insect: Revisiting a misidentified #Bemisia tabaci protein interacting with a #begomovirus coat protein doi.org/10.1111/imb.70037 #HeatShockProtein @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio LncRNA:CR43306 modulates testicular aging via cell adhesion in #Drosophila doi.org/10.1111/imb.70028 #lcnRNA #DEG #RNAseq @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio #Genome & #transcriptome-based ID & expression profiling of #chemosensory gene families across development stages & tissues in #Sirex noctilio (#Hymenoptera: #Siricidae) doi.org/10.1111/imb.70029 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio Diverse #PGRPs cooperatively maintain #homeostasis of facultative #symbiont #Arsenophonus to promote reproduction of #Nilaparvata lugens doi.org/10.1111/imb.70027 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio Nuclear receptor #E75 regulates #moulting and ovarian development in #Nilaparvata lugens doi.org/10.1111/imb.70026 #InsectDevelopment #JH #Ecdysone #Hemiptera #Delphacidae @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio Multiple #CRISPR/#Cas9 modifications of an #esterase reveal its role in influencing acetate esters in #pheromone blend of a moth doi.org/10.1111/imb.70016 #Heliothis #Chloridea #Noctuidae @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio Functions of #melanin synthesis genes, yellow & tan, in wing pigmentation revealed by #CRISPR/#Cas9-mediated #mutagenesis in #Drosophila guttifera doi.org/10.1111/imb.70024 #ColourPattern @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Looking for something new to read this week? The new issue of Insect Molecular Biology is now available! 📢 View the contents here ⬇️ resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652583... @royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
📢 Today is the deadline for submissions to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular & Environmental Regulation of #InsectDevelopment! ⌛ For info on how to contribute: ⬇️ buff.ly/A3Uu5kq Deadline: 31 August 2025 ⏰ @royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
📢 There are two weeks left to submit to the joint #SpecialIssue between #RESInsectMolecBio & #RESPhysEnt, on the Molecular and environmental regulation of #InsectDevelopment! See more info here: ⬇️ buff.ly/A3Uu5kq Deadline: 31 August 2025 ⏰ @royentsoc.bsky.social @wiley.com
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Hugo Perdomo @hugodperdomo.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
How can mosquitoes tolerate viral infections? In our latest preprint we show that mosquitoes that can regulate their metabolism after infection can tolerate viral infections better. Thanks to all the authors for all your ideas and contributions www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Metabolic homeostasis favors tolerance to persistent viral infection in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
The mosquito Aedes aegypti harbors a wide range of persistent viral infections, including both medically important arboviruses and insect-specific viruses (ISVs). However, the mechanisms underpinning ...
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio Heat-responsive ame-miR-1-3p modulates #thermotolerance in #honeybees (#Apis mellifera L.) doi.org/10.1111/imb.70004 #miRNA #sRNAseq @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪 @cassandrakoh.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠 🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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Michael Gerth @mgerth.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Two fully funded #PhD positions on insect #Symbiosis available in our lab: Spiroplasma in Neotropical Arthropods (tinyurl.com/spiroplasma) & Psyllid symbionts (tinyurl.com/psyllids). Please contact me for any questions & share widely #symbiosky #academicjobs
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio Establishment of #transgenic #Drosophila suzukii lines that express phiC31 integrase and carry the sepia gene as a marker for transformation doi.org/10.1111/imb.70001 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
New #OpenAccess research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #SYNCAS-mediated #CRISPR-#Cas9 genome editing in the Jewel wasp, #Nasonia vitripennis. @insexdet.bsky.social @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com Photo: mating Nasonia vitripennis (credit: Hans Smid, WUR)
Mating Nasonia vitripennis jewel wasps, credit: Hans Smid, WUR
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Sassan Asgari @sassanasgari.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
A new issue of Insect Molecular Biology on RNAi comprising reviews and research articles
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio #TcCYP4C1 in combination with trehalose to cope with high-CO2 stress in #Tribolium castaneum (#Coleoptera) doi.org/10.1111/imb.12997 #PestManagement #dsRNA @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on #CRISPR/#Cas9-mediated germline mutagenesis in the subsocial #parasitoid wasp, #Sclerodermus guani doi.org/10.1111/imb.13014 #Hymenoptera @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio Effect of copper exposure on the #silkworm #Bombyx mori: Insights into the changes of #metabolism, gut microbial composition and #GeneExpression doi.org/10.1111/imb.13010 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
New #OpenAccess work in #RESInsectMolecBio A new piece in the repeatome puzzle of #Triatominae bugs: analysis of Triatoma rubrofasciata reveals role of #satDNAs in karyotypic #evolution of distinct lineages doi.org/10.1111/imb.13013 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on the #identification and functional characterisation of a novel #antimicrobial #peptide from the #housefly, #Musca domestica doi.org/10.1111/imb.13005 #AMPs #Diptera @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New work in #RESInsectMolecBio Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic #evolution of #honeybees (#Apis cerana) in high-altitude and overwintering #adaptation doi.org/10.1111/imb.13009 #WholeGenomeSequencing @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio reports on metabolome-microbiome modulations induced by ZIF8@ZIF67 supplementation in the midgut of #Bombyx mori doi.org/10.1111/imb.13008 #Metabolomics #Sericulture @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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Sassan Asgari @sassanasgari.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Winners of the 2024 @respublications.bsky.social journals awards, including Insect Mol Biol, for the best articles by ECRs, are announced. Find out about them and their research here www.royensoc.co.uk/news/res-jou...
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RES Journal Awards 2024 - Royal Entomological Society
Image: Ambulyx Sp., Common Gliding Hawkmoth, Photo credit (c) Pritha Dey, Ecological Entomology Winner 2024 We are very pleased to announce the winners of the Royal Entomological Society Journals awar...
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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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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
A new #RESInsectMolecBio article looks at differences in gene expression patterns between #parthenogenetically & sexually produced offspring during early development of #Reticulitermes speratus 🐜🐜🐜 Learn more now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.13001 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social
Graphical abstract of: Differences in gene expression patterns between parthenogenetically and sexually produced offspring during early development of Reticulitermes speratus
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
In a new #RESInsectMolecBio article, temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in #AedesAegypti #mosquitoes midgut 🦟 🧬 Learn more now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.13002 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Temperature-dependent alternative splicing affects gene expression in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes midgut
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
New research in #RESInsectMolecBio shows histone & N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction & #embryogenesis of the #RedFlourBeetle #Tribolium castaneum Read the article now🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.13000 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Histone and N-terminal acetyltransferases play important roles in female reproduction and embryogenesis of the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
#RESInsectMolecBio has a new article about environmental factors affecting #RNAi efficacy: temperature but not plant cultivar influences #ColoradoPotatoBeetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA #OpenAccess🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.12996 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
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Environmental factors affecting RNAi efficacy: Temperature but not plant cultivar influences Colorado potato beetle's response to insecticidal dsRNA
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
A new article published in #RESInsectMolecBio demonstrates that HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal #chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea Learn about their experiments🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.12994 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Our newest #RESInsectMolecBio article reveals that silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug Learn how PsASH2 is a potential target gene for the management of cotton mealybug🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.13003 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Silencing PsASH2 affects embryo development in the cotton mealybug
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
📢We are still looking for medical and forensic entomologists who are interested in becoming Editors-in-Chief for our journal Medical and Veterinary Entomology, #RESMedVetEnt Find further information and apply here by June 8🔽 buff.ly/LzVDSP9 @Wiley.com
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Want to know more about #Medical & #Veterinary #Entomology, or how insects interact with pathogens and parasites? Get involved with our Special Interest Groups and learn more about #InsectScience 🦟 Read about our SIGs 🔽 buff.ly/KwomSPB 📸 Female ichneumon wasp (c) Adam Poledníček
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Special interest groups - Royal Entomological Society
The Society convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on a range of topics.
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
To celebrate #WorldBeeDay, see some of our recent journal articles on #bees🐝 In #RESInsectMolecBio, learn about changes in #bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during & after #overwintering #diapause🔽 🐝doi.org/10.1111/imb.12957 @sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social
Graphical abstract of: Changes in bumblebee queen gut microbiotas during and after overwintering diapause
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
New #RESInsectMolecBio research reveals HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal #chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea🐛 Learn about this new perspective for #trehalose transporters to regulate chitin biosynthesis🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.12994 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social
Graphical abstract of: HcTRET1 is critical for epidermal chitin synthesis in Hyphantria cunea
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
In brand new #RESInsectMolecBio research, #multiomics analysis reveals discordant proteome & transcriptome responses in larval guts of Frankliniella occidentalis infected with an orthotospovirus 🪳🧬 #OpenAccess🔽 doi.org/10.1111/imb.12992 @sassanasgari.bsky.social @gulianusslab.bsky.social
Graphical abstract of: Multi-omics analysis reveals discordant proteome and transcriptome responses in larval guts of Frankliniella occidentalis infected with an orthotospovirus
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
📢 Last week to apply! We are recruiting three new Editors-in-Chief for #RESMedVetEnt, covering medical, veterinary & forensic entomology 🗓️ Applications close 11 May 2025 🔽 buff.ly/NSVjPUW
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Sassan Asgari @sassanasgari.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
There's still time to show your support for insect #ConservationScience with #BigGive. Your generous donations will support the next generations of the #LargeBlue in the UK & beyond 🦋 Double your impact before midday 29 April 🔽 buff.ly/lyGUtQ7 @gloswildlife.bsky.social @biggive.bsky.social
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