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Brandy St. Laurent

@mosquitohunting.bsky.social

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Mosquito ecologist focused on malaria transmission, mosquito feeding behavior, and population genomics Interested in global health, equality, pottery, good books, and cool bugs Research Associate at Cornell University She/her Opinions are my own

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats Marilou! Nice to see this out!

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 29d

The new XKCD has to be a reference to the ant paper where ants just casually lay eggs of a different species, yes? Maybe? There are so many weird bugs its hard to know.

Line drawing of a two story institutional building with a sign in front, "Welcome to the BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. It has been 3 days since we discovered something existentially horrifying about abugs that make you question your whole reality."

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Aug 12

The glassblower who made custom feeders was just around the lab for a tour, and he said that the Cornell glass shop can take orders from other institutions!

If anyone is interested in having these or other glass feeders made, I can put you in touch.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're in the world, not against it.

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jul 25

This temple is so beautiful, perched on high cliffs where you can see for miles into Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos.

I hope this violence subsides and that unique places like this can be protected.

Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jul 25

I’ve been sad to see news about the violence between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple - on the very northern edge of Cambodia.

I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 26

New preprint from our group on how indoor and outdoor microclimates vary across Indian cities and seasonally: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....

@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.

Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urban Heat in Indoor and Outdoor Microclimates

A document by Yusuf Jamal. Click on the document to view its contents.

essopenarchive.org

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our mosquito feeders from the Cornell glass shop were recently featured in an article about scientific glass:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.

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Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Jun 2

New preprint out from our group! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.

Beyond temperature: Relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in a malaria vector

Understanding ectotherm responses to environmental change is central to coping with many of humanity′s current and future challenges in public health, biodiversity conservation, and food security. Com...

www.biorxiv.org

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · May 30

"Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life."

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

www.nytimes.com

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · May 28

It was indeed heavily edited during our lab meeting.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

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veupathdb.org @veupathdb.org · Apr 21

Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...

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Josef Uyeda @pseudacris.bsky.social · Mar 11

Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io

EQGW

eqgw.github.io

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veupathdb.org @veupathdb.org · Mar 4

The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Feb 26

RNA xkcd.com/3056

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Feb 19

I think this is a great idea - writing to your hometown newspapers about your science and the impact of these drastic cuts on our research. I am writing a letter to the editor of my local paper this week - you should too.

CantlonLab @cantlonlab.bsky.social · Feb 18

Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠

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Science Homecoming

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Feb 14

I like weather undergound - which has cloudcover by hour 10 days out and lots of plots

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jan 14

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Jan 14

We are just back from a great project meeting in India discussing our NIH project investigating An. stephensi biology and urban malaria transmission.

I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Dec 11

Making Tea xkcd.com/3022

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Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Dec 8

Our NIMR collaborators got to experience some nice winter weather and frozen waterfalls while visiting Cornell.

This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.

Dr. Courtney Murdock @ecodynvplab.bsky.social · Dec 8

Winter fun 😊 with NIMR colleagues.

Brandy St. Laurent @mosquitohunting.bsky.social · Nov 19

I had SO MUCH FUN at #ASTMH2024 this past week. It was a particularly good year for the science, full of exciting vector and malaria biology. I have come away feeling inspired.

Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.