Great day for the Hillyer lab! Undergraduates Saksham Saksena, Seokin Yang and Nora Shastri presented their undergraduate research at Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science VU Provost Office. Many thanks to Lindsay Martin Lindsay Martin and Jordyn Barr for their mentorship!

Congrats to Norbu Shastri for his award at the Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science VU Provost Office undergraduate research poster session!

New paper: The mechanism of cytoplasmic incompatibility is conserved in Wolbachia-bearing Aedes aegypti mosquitoes deployed for arbovirus control. Collaborative project was led by Rupinder Kaur, PhD and Seth Bordenstein . Many thanks to Cole Meier ! doi.org/10.1371/journa…

I had great time presenting my research last Friday at UGA Entomology . Great seeing old colleagues at meeting new ones. Thanks to Aaron Gross for the invitation, and the lab visit to Jake Socha's Jake Socha lab was amazing!

The Behringer Lab at Vanderbilt is looking to hire a research assistant! A great position for trainees interested in microbiology, evolution, & genetics while gaining experience in anaerobic cell culture, experimental evolution, & genome editing. Details at quote tweet below! ⬇️

There's so much cool science going on at Evolutionary Studies Vanderbilt University. If only there was some kind of twice annual publication that showcased it... Oh wait! There is! Featuring RokasLab Marie-Claire Harrison The Lab LaBella Julian F Hillyer Vanderbilt University Chancellor & more! vanderbilt.edu/evolution/maga…

World Mosquito Program (WMP) 5. Credit: Rupinder Kaur, PhD dived deep into mosquito reproduction to unravel the cell biology; and mosquito team Julian F Hillyer McGrawLab Cole Meier were kind, supportive, and generous in offering their mosquito pipelines and crosses. Thank you. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/ar…

Tomorrow is the Commencement ceremony #VU2024 for Vanderbilt University at GEODIS Park . My lab and friends did a dry run a couple of week ago by having a great time at the Nashville SC game!

Great spotlight article on Jimmy Bernot, PhD 🦐🔬🧬🏳️‍🌈 , written by Dr. Kelly Weinersmith . Lernaeolophus sultanus are really interesting! ASP-Parasitologists amsocparasit.org/post/member-sp…

Great poster by Shabbir Ahmed at the ⁦Vanderbilt University⁩ Biological Sciences retreat. Research on immunology on the mosquito heart was done in collaboration with ⁦Cole Meier⁩ . ⁦Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt⁩

Continuing the Biological Sciences Retreat ⁦⁦Vanderbilt University⁩ , super interesting talk by Lindsay Martin on the how temperature impacts the aging of the humoral immune response of mosquitoes. ⁦Lindsay Martin⁩ ⁦Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt⁩

Hillyer lab lunch ⁦MARTIN'S BBQ JOINT⁩ ! ⁦Vanderbilt University⁩

New article! Extracellular matrix proteins mediate immune responses on the heart of mosquitoes. Cole Meier Vanderbilt University doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.…

You have company, birders, insect-related travel is gaining steam! thrillist.com/travel/nation/…

Happy Move-In Day! Chancellor Diermeier and members of the Vanderbilt community welcomed our newest students to campus today. Class of 2028, we are so excited you’re here. #VU2028

Happy to announce our newest paper in Immunity & Ageing: Warmer environmental temperature accelerates aging in mosquitoes, decreasing longevity and worsening infection outcomes. Kudos to Jordyn Barr, Lindsay Martin Ann Tate . Vanderbilt University Immunology & Allergy at BMC doi.org/10.1186/s12979…

New work from McGraw lab! Collaboration with dustin marshall Ottar Bjornstad Heverton Dutra Austin Mejia Belinda Comerford Larval crowding is more common in urban environments, with implications for increased virus replication in adult mossies. journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…

Count my lab as another severely affected by the shutdown of VectorBase and VEuPathDB. I don't understand why chose to eliminate this powerful and one-of-a-kind resource. science.org/content/articl…

My commentary on the closure of VectorBase. Join me in rallying for its sustainable continuation. Comment, repost, and circulate. Let’s ensure this vital resource remains accessible for our global #VectorBiology research community.