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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Aug 8

Link to apply for a postdoc position in Alpha-Gal Syndrome.
usm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

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 · Jul 30

Hear from @machtingerlab.bsky.social if you should be worried about ticks.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 25

Tick populations are increasing, possibly a result of climate change, and tick-related ER visits are spiking across the U.S. Experts share advice on how to assess your risk.

Should You Be Worried About Ticks?

Experts share advice on how to assess your risk.

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Rajini Rao @madamescientist.bsky.social · Jul 30

🧪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...

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 · Mar 24

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.

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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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Mar 3

Congrats!

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Thomas Mather @thetickguy.bsky.social · Mar 3

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

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Brian Stevenson Ph.D. spirochete lab @bstevensonlab.bsky.social · Feb 23

No reason except to create chaos and fear

🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬

www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

Colorado CDC researcher terminated amid federal budget cuts while working on Lyme disease projects

Colorado research biologist Joe Cardiello was excited about being involved in what could become lifesaving research for people who have been impacted by Lyme disease.

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Carolyn Ibberson @cbibberson.bsky.social · Feb 22

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...

Graduate Reductions Across Biomedical Sciences (2025)

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Feb 16

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.

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 · Feb 18

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 · Feb 6

🚨 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 · Feb 12

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.

Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · Jan 2

Please share. I'm recruiting up to 2 grad students to join my lab this fall and work on litter inverts or mosquitoes in Puerto Rico (summer start date possible). I am NOT taking non-U.S. students. Either student should have interests and background in ecology of insects. Details in ad.🦟🐜🪳🇵🇷🌴

Applicants are invited for up to two (2) students (official USM start date August 2025 but summer 2025 start for accepted students will be supported) to join the lab of Dr. Donald Yee. The position(s) will focus on aspects of the population or community ecology of litter invertebrates or mosquitoes in the Luquillo Experiment Forest (LEF) in Puerto Rico at the NSF funded Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research site (LTER). The position will be supported during the summer months by the LTER (travel, lodging, and per diem). Full tuition scholarships for the successful applicant(s) are provided and support for the academic year is provided by teaching assistantships and research assistantships (when available)

Position 1 (Ph.D.) will focus on litter invertebrate populations or communities, and could be based on effects of climate change including drought and large disturbances like hurricanes. We have several years of data on litter invertebrate communities (including pre-Hurricane Maria, 2017) that would serve as a good foundation for more specific hypothesis driven questions.
Position 2 (M.S.) could focus on either litter invertebrates as above, or on mosquitoes in the LEF. Currently we are collaborating on a lizard-malaria system in the LEF as well as asking various ecological questions about understudied mosquitoes in the forest. Either system can serve as the basis for a high quality M.S. project. A taxonomic or systematic based project would also be entertained.

Deadline for Fall 2025 applications is 15 February 2025. The Yee Lab is committed to an inclusive environment for all members. For these positions I am only accepting U.S. students.

Before formally applying, interested students should submit (via e-mail) a cover letter with a brief (~ one page) review of your research experience, interests, and goals, a current CV, and contact information for two references to: donald.yee@usm.edu, Donald A. Yee, Ph.D., @mosquitolab (Blueky), School of BEES

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Feb 10

@alphagal-info.bsky.social @alphagal-res.bsky.social @alphagal.bsky.social @mississippifreepress.org @mississippitoday.org @foodallergy.bsky.social
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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 · Nov 28

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/...

Health Check - Health crisis in Sudan - BBC Sounds

What is driving the health polycrisis in Sudan?

www.bbc.co.uk

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Nov 28

#molecularbiology#cellularbiology
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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Nov 26

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!

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 · Nov 26

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!

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...

usm.csod.com

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Nov 26

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!

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...

usm.csod.com

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Nov 18

www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

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 · Nov 18

www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...

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.

www.lemonde.fr

Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Nov 18

www.frontiersin.org/news/2024/11...

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 · Nov 13

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 · Oct 24

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ticks without borders: Microbial communities of immature Neotropical tick species parasitizing migra...

bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution

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Ryan Smith @vectorimmunity.bsky.social · Oct 16

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 · Oct 13

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
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Redirecting

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Shahid Karim @theticklab.bsky.social · Oct 4

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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