Reposted by Trevor SorrellsRebecca Saxe @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026When we started scanning human infants 13 years ago, it seemed likely that functional responses in infant cortex would be qualitatively different from adults. Instead we keep finding similarities between infants and adults. Even for scene perception, despite the slow development of navigation. 17313
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsInternational Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 26/07/2026Day 1 of the #ICN2026 Mosquito Satellite meeting is off to a great start with talks about all the senses mosquitoes use to find mating partners or tasty hosts to bite. @trevorsorrells.bsky.social presented his work on the neural basis of CO2 + heat sensory integration. 093
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026A lifelong passion for writing helped rising star @doctheagrif.bsky.social land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes. By @avaskham.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...thetransmitter.orgCrafting tales of science with Theanne GriffithA lifelong passion for writing helped the neuroscientist land a book deal and publish 15 chapter books for early readers, covering topics ranging from what the cerebellum does to how a cake bakes. 13814
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsLi Zhao @lizhao.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Very excited to share the work by Alice Gadau. We found that D. suzukii (the invasive pest that loves ripe fruit) doesn’t hate CO₂, while classic lab flies avoid it. That tiny sensory shift helps explain a big ecological transition. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics...journals.plos.orgMolecular evolution of CO2-sensing ab1C neurons underlies divergent sensory responses in the Drosophila suzukii species groupAuthor summary Animals rely on their senses to locate food sources and identify suitable reproductive sites in their environment. Closely related species can evolve strikingly different preferences as... 1103
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsSachin Sethi @sethisachin.bsky.social · 06/01/2026www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... We had a lot of fun working on this project (led by Itzel Ishida, not on bluesky). Some interesting highlights from the paper -cell.comNeuronal calcium spikes enable vector inversion in the Drosophila brainIn the fly central complex, PFNa neurons switch from firing classical sodium spikes when depolarized to firing non-canonical T-type calcium spikes when hyperpolarized. This bidirectional spiking allow... 15928
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Very pleased to have had a small part in this new paper showing that the greater chestnut weevil is not, as feared, extinct. 1332357
Trevor Sorrells @trevorsorrells.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Undergraduates who are interested in summer research please consider the HHMI Cech Fellows Program. There are many great HHMI labs to choose from including ours! 021
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsNick Seaver @nickseaver.website · 18/11/2025people are actually very susceptible to just-so stories about human origins because listening to bullshit helped us survive on the savanna 420747
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsLeah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025What does mating look like when you only have a single shot at getting it right? Very excited to share our work on an almost-invisible female control, rapidly evolving mating recognition systems, and species that break the rules and take over the world. IN MOSQUITOES> 56628
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsNadav Shai @nadavshai.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🦟 We've just published the world's first head-to-toe single-cell atlas of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in @cp-cell.bsky.social! The #MosquitoCellAtlas maps 69 cell types across 19 tissues, revealing surprising biology. Read it here: shorturl.at/dJWT3cell.comA single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoA comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell types and widespread co-expres... 24713
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsUC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute @ucscgenomics.bsky.social · 30/10/2025🦟 The mosquito is the most deadly animal in the world. The Mosquito Cell Atlas is an incredible new resource to help us understand more about their ability to transmit pathogens to humans. Data is available on the UC Santa Cruz @genomebrowser.bsky.social at mosquito.cells.ucsc.edumosquito.cells.ucsc.eduUCSC Cell Browser 095
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsOlivia Goldman PhD @oliviagoldman.net · 30/10/2025Excited to announce the final version of the Mosquito Cell Atlas is out now in @cellpress.bsky.social!! 🦟🩸 There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comA single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoA comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell types and widespread co-expres... 26728
Trevor Sorrells @trevorsorrells.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Mosquito cell atlas is now published! Congratulations to @nadavshai.bsky.social and @oliviagoldman.net and the many other collaborators that contributed to this resource. www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...cell.comA single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoA comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell types and widespread co-expres... 1319
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsAnn Kennedy @antihebbiann.bsky.social · 20/10/2025doi.org/10.1126/scie... This seems rad: overexpressing FruM in a set of proboscis-motorneuron-projecting neurons makes melanogaster males add food-sharing to their courtship repertoire. It is fascinating to see evolutionary shifts in behavior be tied so concretely to shifts in brain development!doi.orgCross-species implementation of an innate courtship behavior by manipulation of the sex-determinant geneIn accepting a courting male, Drosophila subobscura females require nuptial gift giving in which a male gives regurgitated crop contents to her mouth to mouth. No similar behavior is found in D. melan... 26720
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsPhilipp Brand @pbrand.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion. Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit shorturl.at/gGYm7 128444
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsMatt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Dark taxa are extremely diverse organisms that remain largely undescribed due to small size, subtle differences, & few experts. Take this quiz to find out what you are - I'm a gall midge! whatdarktaxonareyou.static.domains/insect-quiz.... by @vivianfeng.bsky.social & @flyliceresearch.bsky.social 166328
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsJolene Ramsey @jrrmicro.bsky.social · 23/09/2025@trevorsorrells.bsky.social seminar for @tamubiology.bsky.social cues waft on the wind #mosquito neurons light up blood thirst wanes post-bite #sciku #neuroscience #biology 011
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsYale Neuroscience @yaleneuro.bsky.social · 22/09/2025🚨 Only 3 days left to register! 🚨 Yale postdocs, don’t miss the Oct 9th @kavliatyale.bsky.social Chalk Talk event, featuring tips by @schandralab.bsky.social & a mock talk by @trevorsorrells.bsky.social! Register Today!👇 yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 042
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsChantal Vogels @chantalvogels.bsky.social · 19/09/2025📢New preprint on the impact of dengue virus genetic diversity on inhibition by Wolbachia 🦟🦠🧬 Project led by Afeez Sodeinde, @emiliefinch.bsky.social, and @keli5734.bsky.social! ✨ Key findings in thread below 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgHeterogeneity in inhibition of genetically diverse dengue virus strains by WolbachiaThe release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes transinfected with the virus-inhibiting Wolbachia bacterium has the potential to reduce the burden caused by dengue virus (DENV). However, the robustness of thi... 13718
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Starting to accumulate quite a few species in the mosquito gallery:alexanderwild.comMosquitoes - Alex WildMosquitoes comprise a large family, Culicidae, of slender, scale-covered flies found worldwide. We think of mosquitoes as voracious blood-feeders, but the primary food of adult mosquitoes is actually ... 3478
Reposted by Trevor Sorrellsmarilou boddé @mariloumercedes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Our paper Genomic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles funestus was published in Science today! It features inversions, selection in action, museum specimens and putative new ecotypes. doi.org/10.1126/scie...doi.orgGenomic diversity of the African malaria vector Anopheles funestusAnopheles funestus s.s. is a major human malaria vector across Africa. To study its evolution, especially under vector control pressure, we sequenced 656 modern specimens (collected 2014 to 2018) and ... 36333
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsTeagan Mulford @teaganmulford.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Tired of doom scrolling? Want to help a PhD student out? Check your collection for Promachus (and friends) and I'll be forever indebted! If you need an excuse to get outside and go collecting this weekend, this is it! #Asilidae #Diptera 2139
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2025A bluetorial on NIH funding and out year commitments: A historical perspectivemedia.tenor.coma cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks onALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on 28532
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 05/09/2025"The unknown is made up of small organisms, such as insects, mites, and crustaceans. These species are the nuts and bolts of ecosystems. And most of them have yet to be identified." www.vox.com/down-to-eart...vox.comThe search for Earth’s most mysterious creatures is turning up extraordinary resultsWe still haven’t documented 90 percent of animals on Earth 04116
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsRory Coleman @rorycoleman.bsky.social · 04/09/2025I am thrilled to announce that I just opened my lab at New York University in @nyucns.bsky.social and Biology! Our work will explore the richness of animal behavior, dissecting the genetic and circuit mechanisms that shape its evolution. 65312
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsMaxim Greenberg @maxvcg.bsky.social · 03/09/2025🚨 🐜 is there a Bluesky starter pack for researchers who don’t study ants but who get lightheaded every time there’s an awesome ant paper? CC @mariusw.bsky.social @jrichardalbert.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comOne mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - NatureIn a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth... 1014032
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsSaccharomyces Genome Database @yeastgenome.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Utterly devastating: FlyBase zapped. www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha... #modelOrganismthetransmitter.orgExclusive: Harvard University lays off fly database teamThe layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades. 168
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsBluma Lesch @ambystoma22.bsky.social · 20/08/2025New paper on the role of H3K4me3 at enhancers! We (led by Haoming Yu) used dCas9 epigenome editing to add H3K4me3 to intergenic enhancers. This was (1) sufficient to turn up transcription at open, active regions and (2) has no effect on target gene transcription. genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...genesdev.cshlp.orgH3K4me3 amplifies transcription at intergenic active regulatory elements A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields 38433
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsGenome Biology and Evolution @genomebiolevol.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Morinaga, @agloriasoria.bsky.social @jsoghigian.bsky.social develop two de novo chromosome-scale genomes for Aedes aegypti formosus and A. mascarensis, finding extensive chromosomal rearrangements between major lineages of mosquitoes. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf142 #genome #evolutiondoi.orgFrom Macro to Micro: De Novo Genomes of Aedes Mosquitoes Enable Comparative Genomics Among Close and Distant RelativesAbstract. The yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) is an organism of high medical importance because it is the primary vector for diseases such as yellow 043
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsMwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 10/08/2025Who do I know that breeds or has access to Mudskippers? I have some questions! Rt appreciated 🧪 2613
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsJenn Coughlan @jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Oh hey, we did a thing!!! Fun collab between the Coughlan and @mollyschumer.bsky.social labs!!! www.cell.com/trends/genet... Lead by the absolutely ✨STELLAR✨ @hybridzones.bsky.social, @nemovrobles.bsky.social, and @majorodriguezb.bsky.social.sky.social 14318
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsWei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · 03/08/2025With @megyounger.bsky.social's lab, et al., we present the first connectomics work in the disease-vector mosquito Aedes aegypti, revealing how its brain is wired to detect host cues. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Neuroscience #Connectomics #vEM #VectorBiology 🧪 16024
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsWei-Chung Allen Lee @darbly.bsky.social · 03/08/2025How is the nervous system organized to coordinate behavior? To approach this massive question, a team led by @asbates.bsky.social, @jasper-tms.bsky.social, @mindyisminsu.bsky.social, & Helen Yang present the BANC: a Brain and Nerve Cord connectome. Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧪#Neuroskyence 412957
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsBen Hopkins @brhopkins92.bsky.social · 18/06/2025I am delighted to be starting as an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology at the University of Florida in January 2026. The lab is broadly interested in the functional, developmental, and evolutionary genetics of cell types and organs across flies and beyond 🪰🧬 187413
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsFelix Baier @felixbaier.bsky.social · 23/07/2025🚨Very happy that my PhD work is now out in @nature.com! We discovered that evolution, by acting in the midbrain, shifted the threshold to escape in Peromyscus mice, to fine-tune defensive strategies in different environments www.nature.com/articles/s41... This was a truly collaborative effort! 🧵⬇️ 26471103
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsJen Cross @jencross.bsky.social · 10/07/2025A pair of Desert Firetail damselflies making more damselflies. The male is bright red and he's using claspers at the of his abdomen to hold the female behind her head. She bends her abdomen around to pick up a sperm packet from him. The more you know! 💫 (Telebasis salva) Portal, AZ #DamselflyJuly 1520413
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The thing about entomology is, there are always weirder bugs than anything you could imagine on your own. Here's Cysteodemus wislizeni, a blister beetle from west Texas. 33858149
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsMolly Schumer @mollyschumer.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Apply to this program and share with students in your networks! We will work 1:1 with you on your applications, CVs, interviews, etc bsky.app/profile/stan... 01211
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 23/06/2025These are called “Ensign Wasps” for how they move their little butts like flags. 39917
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsEvelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Paracantha fruit fly, just cranking the style slider to 100 and seeing what happens. I love it, is what happens. 💛 1225248
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsKara Marshall @karalmarshall.bsky.social · 03/05/2025Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cigyoutu.beKara Marshall PHD-History of Science in America - Trilogy at Tehaleh 04/27/25YouTube video by Steve Lawson 1727980
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsPLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 01/05/2025How do animal #brains evolve to support ecological specialization? Yaoyu Jiao & @trevorsorrells.bsky.social explore a @plosbiology.org study revealing that #glia show the most dramatic changes in brains of #FruitFlies adapted to a toxic niche 🧪 Paper: plos.io/4js7Rms Primer: plos.io/42VHcHw 053
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Trump has cut the NIH budget by more than half in defiance of Congressionally mandated appropriations for the agency. No comparison historically, not even the Great Recession. This is clearly not legal and Congress needs to address it. 231355548
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Some beautiful maize diversity at the CIMMYT germplasm bank plus some really weird looking maize mutants. 19416
Trevor Sorrells @trevorsorrells.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Reminder: apply for our research assistant position! 0610
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsTrevor Sorrells @trevorsorrells.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Sorrells Lab is hiring a recent college graduate interested in neurobiology of mosquitoes! The position is ideal for someone interested in gaining skills for graduate school. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164849 11516
Trevor Sorrells @trevorsorrells.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The Sorrells Lab is hiring a recent college graduate interested in neurobiology of mosquitoes! The position is ideal for someone interested in gaining skills for graduate school. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/164849 11516
Reposted by Trevor SorrellsNadav Shai @nadavshai.bsky.social · 05/03/2025BIG NEWS! The Mosquito Cell Atlas preprint is live! 🦟🧬 My first senior author paper! Massive and accessible snRNA-seq dataset and a lot of cool mosquito biology. A true collaborative achievement! #MCA biorxiv.org/content/10.1... See @oliviagoldman.net thread herebiorxiv.orgMosquito Cell Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoThe female mosquito’s remarkable ability to hunt humans and transmit pathogens relies on her unique biology. Here, we present the Mosquito Cell Atlas (MCA), a comprehensive single-nucleus RNA sequenci... 03116