If you are wondering how viruses cross the midgut and salivary gland cells of insects to be vectored successfully, check our new publication with Gary Blissard:

RT @basktastic: Final version of our latest Kramer story is out! Congrats to @Hongyan_S for leading this effort & Adnan, Dylan, Alessandro,…

New mosquito paper from the lab, great work of @MabelLTaracena and @BrettaHixson demonstrating how infection and blood feeding modulate stem cell mediated epithelial turnover and endocycling in the #midgut of different #mosquitos . Check out the paper:

RT @MabelLTaracena: 🦟 NEW PAPER ALERT! In our most recent work we zoomed in on the mosquito midgut epithelium, and…

RT @shyama13: Check out the latest from @MabelLTaracena and @nicobuchon - a comprehensive study of gut plasticity under various conditions…

RT @MabelLTaracena: If you are at #KSVectorbiology23 come see my latest work with @nicobuchon in today's poster session! Excited to share w…

RT @IatsenkoIgor: Our latest work from @mpiib_berlin led by a fantastic #PhD student @aranzazuariasr is published in @PNASNews! Resistance…

Excited to share our work on the systemic response of mosquitoes (Aedes, Anopheles) to bacteria & fungi. Is there a core response? How does microbial type influence the immune output? Check it! Fun collab with @Michel_Lab!

RT @Michel_Lab: Gene co-expression networks can be used to identify key players in 🦟 immunity. This was a fun collaboration with ⁦⁦@caterin…

RT @Michel_Lab: Fun collaboration with the Osta lab (not on twitter) on the complexity of protease networks that regulate melanization in 🦟…

Fascinated by #mosquito physiology and #immunity? We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher to work on omics/tool dev, host-microbe interactions and stem cell biology in the mosquito (Aedes aegypti). More info here: Please share this opportunity with others!

RT @basktastic: New preprint: It's about a gene called Kramer 😉 that controls #WntSignaling & stem cell proliferation in the fruit fly inte…

RT @PoveLab: Great job Sarah, Sutopa, Cameron, and Shane! This study is a great stepping stone for dissecting the immune response of mosqui…

RT @EricTopol: The fundamental importance of basic science This week's @Nature editorial

RT @IatsenkoIgor: Our first paper from @mpiib_berlin was just published in @PLOSPathogens We characterized host defenses and identified th…

RT @DDuneau: I am happy to share our study (done with @nicobuchon) on #predation of individuals with #cancer using #Drosophila and #spiders…

RT @petrathepostdoc: And it's a wrap folks! Thank you for all the nice words and glad you enjoyed this little comic spinoff even for a live…

RT @cornellento: Cornell University's Department of Entomology is looking for a Temporary Research Technician. If interested please click t…

RT @Michel_Lab: Excited to see @TawidianPatil's latest paper on mosquito-fungus interactions accepted! #mosquito #fungi @kstatebio @KState…

RT @BTIscience: Cool new paper out of the Blissard lab using an engineered Drosophila cell line and an RNAi screen to identify cellular pro…