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Shahid Karim

@theticklab.bsky.social
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Vector Biology I Ticks and tick-borne diseases I Professor I #ticks #Genome #Microbiome #Rickettsiosis #Alpha-GalSyndrome #Ehrlichiosis #Borrelia # Acari ~Opinions are my own.

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Link to apply for a postdoc position in Alpha-Gal Syndrome. usm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Postdoctoral Fellow--Karim Lab
Special Instructions to ApplicantsReview of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  Applicants shou...
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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Hear from @machtingerlab.bsky.social if you should be worried about ticks.
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Rajini Rao @madamescientist.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🧪BREAKING: NIH has laid out 5 options for funding publications costs on grants (yes, FIVE!). This is hugely impactful. Make your opinions known by September 15, fellow scientists. 🧪 grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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NOT-OD-25-138: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Request for Information on Maximizing Research Funds by Limiting Allowable Publishing Costs NOT-OD-25-138. NIH
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Are you passionate and collaborative researcher interested in vector biology? Then, apply for a postdoc position by April 11, 2025. usm.csod.com/ats/careersi... Please share.
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Now hiring: Postdoctoral Fellow--Karim Lab!
Special Instructions to ApplicantsReview of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.  Applicants shoul...
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Thomas Mather @thetickguy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
First one this year from a northern state. When the lone star ticks start stalking, you gotta know Spring must be right around the corner. But are YOU ready? We’ve got all the tips you need to #BeReadyForTicks right here...https://bit.ly/TicksSpring2020b
female lone star tick. Spring is coming
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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I created a brief spreadsheet of reductions I've heard of so far. Any additions you know of (especially if you have the links/receipts) would be great: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 16/02/2025
Vanderbilt has apparently paused doctoral student admissions (they fully fund everyone accepted). Expect quite a bit of this at wealthier institutions that typically guarantee funding.
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Graduate student admissions temporarily paused as university monitors federal funding
In the wake of fears about significant reductions in federal funding, Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty also raised alarm about resea...
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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
ICYMI: a post about why the firings at NIH this weekend devastated cancer research. And other biomedical research too. Building a science lab is like building a new company: it takes years to put together the right team. Many lab groups are now broken. altnih4science.subst...
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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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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Probably too late (deadline is just days away) but if you know of any students looking for a M.S. opportunity, especially to work on inverts in Puerto Rico during the summers, they would need to reach out ASAP.
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
@alphagal-info.bsky.social @alphagal-res.bsky.social @alphagal.bsky.social @mississippifreepress.org @mississippitoday.org @foodallergy.bsky.social rhcjcnews.com/2264/news/mi...
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Mississippi researchers investigate growing tick-borne allergy to red meat
Mississippians are no strangers to ticks, but residents of the Magnolia State may be surprised to learn that these pesky parasites are capable of spreading a food allergy that makes red meat particula...
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Nice coverage of our work! My interview with Claudia Hammond of BBC Health Check. #Ticks, #Migratorybirds, #microbiome, #Climatechange @entsocamerica.bsky.social My interview starts at minute 13:00: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Health Check - Health crisis in Sudan - BBC Sounds
What is driving the health polycrisis in Sudan?
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
#molecularbiology#cellularbiology #tenuretrackfacultu
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Exciting opportunity! @SouthernMiss is hiring a tenure-track faculty position in Cellular and Molecular Biology. @USMArtsSciences @ASBMB @ASCBiology Here is the link: usm.csod.com/ats/careersi... Please share it!
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Now hiring: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences!
Special Instructions to ApplicantsPlease submit a cover letter, CV, Research Statement (up to 3 pages), Teaching Philosophy (up to 2 pages), and conta...
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Exciting opportunity! @SouthernMiss is hiring a tenure-track faculty position in Cellular and Molecular Biology. @USMArtsSciences @ASBMB @ASCBiology Here is the link: usm.csod.com/ats/careersi... Please share it!
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Now hiring: Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences!
Special Instructions to ApplicantsPlease submit a cover letter, CV, Research Statement (up to 3 pages), Teaching Philosophy (up to 2 pages), and conta...
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...
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Frontiers | Ticks without borders: microbiome of immature neotropical tick species parasitizing migratory songbirds along northern Gulf of Mexico
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Les tiques, transportées par les oiseaux migrateurs, survivent davantage avec le réchauffement du climat
Une étude détaille comment les tiques, transportées par les oiseaux migrateurs, profitent du réchauffement pour étendre leur aire de répartition, amenant avec elles des agents pathogènes.
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/11...
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Migrating birds have stowaway passengers: invasive ticks could spread novel diseases around the world
Ticks have always travelled on migrating birds — but the rising temperatures of the climate crisis mean they may now survive at their destination, and so could
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bioRxiv Immunology @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Tick bite-induced Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Immunologic Responses in an Alpha-Gal Deficient Murine Model www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Tick bite-induced Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Immunologic Responses in an Alpha-Gal Deficient Murine Model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.09.566281v1
Introduction: Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is a delayed allergic reaction due to specific IgE antibodies
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
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Ticks without borders: Microbial communities of immature Neotropical tick species parasitizing migra...
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Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
For anyone attending #TropMed23, myself and others from the lab will be presenting some of our exciting unpublished work regarding mosquito immune cells and parasite/virus infection. Come and join us!
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 13/10/2023
Drs Shahid Karim, Juan Leyva-Castillo & Sukanya Narasimhan review #tick #salivary #glycans – a sugar-coated tick bite. @theticklab @YaleMed @YaleIMed @SouthernMiss @harvardmed @BostonChildrens #Saliva #αGal #Syndrome #Glycosylation #Th2 doi.org/10.1016/j.pt...
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
New paper: Adegoke A, Ribeiro JMC, Smith RC, Karim S. Tick Innate Immune Responses to Hematophagy and Ehrlichia Infection at Single-Cell Resolution. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2023...
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bioRxiv Immunology @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Tick Innate Immune Responses to Hematophagy and Ehrlichia Infection at Single-Cell Resolution www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Tick Innate Immune Responses to Hematophagy and Ehrlichia Infection at Single-Cell Resolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.02.560565v1
Ticks rely on robust cellular and humoral immune responses to control microbial infection. However,
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Maureen Laroche 🇲🇶 @tattooed-bug.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
🚨: I'm looking for a technician who will help me maintain our tick facility. I'm ideally looking for someone with some experience in lab animal husbandry and/or arthropod colony maintenance. Other candidates with lab experience will also be considered. Please reach out!
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