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Viruses, insects, antiviral immunity, small RNAs.

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Nature @nature.com · 10/02/2026

Can scientists learn from performers to better engage an audience? go.nature.com/4rJVyFT

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Public-speaking tips from the experts: what scientists can learn from comics, musicians and actors

Taking to the stage to present your science is a key part of research, but talks often fall flat, says John Tregoning. Can scientists learn from performers to better engage an audience?

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Ed Rybicki 🇿🇲🇿🇦🇬🇧🍷🚀 @edrybicki.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

And so it begins….

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vanrijlab.bsky.social @vanrijlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Still one week to apply. Postdoc position bioinformatics of microbiology-phage-host interactions in insects.

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Rebecca Mosher @rm0sher.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I am excited to offer a postdoctoral research position in my lab in Oxford studying the distribution of small RNAs during plant sexual reproduction. shorturl.at/7Goxt Reposts appreciated! Obligatory cat video to brighten your day. :-)

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vanrijlab.bsky.social @vanrijlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Recruiting a postdoc for a fun project on insect immunity. An international consortium will study the role of the microbiome&phages in resilience to infection. Please repost! www.radboudumc.nl/en/vacancies/160441-postdoctoral-researcher-bioinformatics-of-microbiome-virus-host-interactions-in-insects

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Vacancy - Postdoctoral researcher Bioinformatics of microbiome-virus-host interactions in insects

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are highly effective pollinators of flowering plants, including many food crops. However, managed honeybee colonies ...

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vanrijlab.bsky.social @vanrijlab.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Intriguing preprint by @merklinglab.bsky.social and @lambrechtslab.bsky.social Cytochrome P450 as an antiviral factor against dengue in mosquitoes.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Huge analysis out as a preprint today! For every 9 years an animal spends in the wildlife trade, it shares an additional pathogen with humans. Clear long-term impacts based on 40 years of global trade data 🧪😷 biorxiv.org/content/earl...

Phylogenetic map of wildlife trade; graphs showing overlap with other traits like synanthropy; path analysis showing impact on zoonotic host status

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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Great looking group leader position at CNRS Strasbourg on host-pathogen interactions in insects

The CNRS research department “Insects Models of Innate Immunity” invites applications for a group leader position. Applicants must have a strong record of scientific accomplishments in Drosophila genetics, innate immunity/host-pathogen interactions, or insect physiology. We are looking for candidates who will bring new lines of research to the department (evolution, regulation of gene expression, metabolism, bioinformatics, etc…) and willing to work collaboratively with existing groups in the NetRNA LabEx network (https://labex-netrna.cnrs.fr/presentation/netrnateams/).

The department “Insects Models of Innate Immunity” performs cutting edge basic research on insect-pathogen interactions, focusing on the fruit-fly Drosophila as well as vector mosquitoes Anopheles and Aedes (https://ibmc.cnrs.fr/en/laboratoire/m3i/). The department is part of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), located at the heart of the University of Strasbourg campus in France. The IBMC provides a world-class research environment, equipped with cutting-edge facilities for proteomics, genomics, advanced cell imaging and a dedicated insectarium for infectiology studies, including BSL3 containment. Our department participates in the NetRNA consortium, which offers a start-up package of 450k€ covering salary and research support for 3-5 years.

Applicants should submit before March 31st , 2025, a curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments (1-2 pages), a summary of future research plans (1-2 pages) and contact information for three professional references. Applications in the form of a single pdf document, or any question regarding the position, should be sent to m3i-sec@ibmc-cnrs.unistra.fr.

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