Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · 5d

Apple acquiesced to Trump admin to remove ICEBlocker app from the playstore despite no evidence that these apps have led to ICE agents being targeted as suggested by the WH. Like Disney, these companies only respond to lost revenue. #cancelApple for being cowards
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Apple removes ICEBlock app after criticism from Trump administration

Apple said it is removing ICEBlock and similar apps "based on information we’ve received from law enforcement about the safety risks associated with ICEBlock."

www.nbcnews.com

1

Reposted by brackneylab

Cedric Feschotte @cedricfeschotte.bsky.social · 15d

📣 Our department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Cell and Molecular Biology to join the @weillinstitute.bsky.social PLS spread the word!
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30607

Cornell University, Molecular Biology & Genetics

Job #AJO30607, WDR-00055221 Assistant Professor, Molecular Biology & Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

academicjobsonline.org

1 59 53

Reposted by brackneylab

Takeshi Morita @takeshimorita.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 Ph.D. Opportunity! 🚨 I’m recruiting students to start in the Spring Semester 2026 (Jan 2026) or the Fall Semester 2026 (Aug 2026) to study the behavior & neurobiology of mosquito-host interactions. Know someone who’d be a perfect fit? Please share! 🦟 #Mosquito #Neurobiology #VectorBiology #Itch

2 1

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am looking for dengue 1-4 infectious clones. If you have or know of anyone that has these and would be willing to share please reach out. Thanks.

Reposted by brackneylab

Elodie Couderc @elodiecouderc.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚀 Excited to share (with a little delay) my first first-author publication on #Vago genes in #mosquitoes! 🦟 🦠 Have a look to see how we questioned a mosquito immunity dogma and challenged the existing understanding of Vago-like genes as antiviral factors ⬇️

bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Aedes aegypti VLG-1 challenges the assumed antiviral nature of Vago genes - BMC Biology

Background Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) such as dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) pose a significant threat to global health. Novel approaches to control the spread of arboviruses foc...

bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com

1 14 20

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Aug 26

Easy to do; Just Do It!
chng.it/fsPhy5C5cj

Sign the Petition

Demand RFK Jr. Resign: Petition for a Healthy America

chng.it

Reposted by brackneylab

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · Aug 13

When mRNA vaccines are wrongly attacked, this is one of many examples of what you're missing.
A broad spectrum prevention strategy against viruses
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

12 310 860

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congratulations!!! We are all super excited for you. Great Job!!!!

1

Reposted by brackneylab

Perran Ross @perran.bsky.social · Jul 30

Thrilled to be a part of this study on Wolbachia and multiple blood feeding. Now published!

rdcu.be/eyqaG

Implications of successive blood feeding on Wolbachia-mediated dengue virus inhibition in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Nature Communications - Dengue virus transmission by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes poses a significant public health threat, necessitating innovative control strategies. Here, the authors demonstrate...

rdcu.be

1 9 31

Reposted by brackneylab

Kevin Maringer (he/they) 🏳️‍🌈♾️ @maringerlab.bsky.social · Jun 4

We have a postdoc position available in which we’re using flavivirus replication/molecular biology to make refractory mosquitoes - in collaboration with the Trevor Sweeney lab at @pirbrightinst.bsky.social. Check out the advert on LinkedIn and apply by 12/6.

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

The Pirbright Institute hiring Postdoctoral Researcher in Woking, England, United Kingdom | LinkedIn

Posted 1:09:44 PM. Postdoctoral Researcher – (24P-73)The Pirbright Institute Salary: £38,5000 to 40,000 per annum36…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

www.linkedin.com

19 18

Reposted by brackneylab

Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪 @cassandrakoh.bsky.social · Jul 28

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠
🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025

1 61 56

Reposted by brackneylab

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jul 25

Wow

Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions

Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

ki.se

7 200 250

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Jul 25

Got, what under normal circumstances, would be a fundable score on my R21 but feel like it has little chance of actually being funded. Sort of a mixed bag of emotions 😁😡😞right now although despair seems to be the strongest of them

1

Reposted by brackneylab

Thelonevirologist @thelonevirologist.bsky.social · Jul 21

Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy

Macroautophagy/autophagy is a critical modulator of pathogen invasion response in vertebrates and invertebrates. However, how it affects mosquito-borne viral pathogens that significantly burden pub...

www.tandfonline.com

3 2

Reposted by brackneylab

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Jul 17

While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.

https://trib.al/ayccoO7

110 970 3.5K

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Jul 1

Nice work, although I still don't like the term subspecies.

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Jul 1

Despite all the shit going on, we have to celebrate our victories. New publication with @entomososwin.bsky.social and @vectorimmunity.bsky.social showing that hemocytes play a central role in disseminating flaviviruses to secondary tissues potentially functioning as a Trojan Horse(TBD)
rdcu.be/euj4g

Mosquito immune cells enhance dengue and Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti

Nature Communications - Infection of mosquito immune cells by dengue and Zika virus enhances the spread of virus infection to mosquito tissues, such as the salivary glands, to promote virus...

rdcu.be

1 13 38

Reposted by brackneylab

EvolDir @evoldir.bsky.social · Jun 26

Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biodiversity Research Using Genetics - Ledig stilling på Aarhus Universitet

Ledig stilling ved Center for Kvantitativ Genetik og Genomforskning, Aarhus, Aarhus Universitet

www.au.dk

45 27

Reposted by brackneylab

Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · Jun 27

New RasgonLab paper (ahead of print) published in Autophagy!

By Dr. Sujit Pujhari & other former RasgonLab members

"Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy"

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sindbis virus is suppressed in the yellow fever mosquito aedes aegypti by Atg6/BECN1 (autophagy-related 6)-mediated activation of autophagy

Macroautophagy/autophagy is a critical modulator of pathogen invasion response in vertebrates and invertebrates. However, how it affects mosquito-borne viral pathogens that significantly burden pub...

www.tandfonline.com

5 13

Reposted by brackneylab

Joe McKellar @viroscope.bsky.social · May 10

To conclude, we evidence a novel mode of viral transmission – spread through a viral Trojan Horse.

1 3 6

Reposted by brackneylab

Sarah Merkling @merklinglab.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎉 Our study is now published in Cell Genomics ! Thank to our reviewers for helping us further improve our work, and congratulations to @tompvial.bsky.social who lead this project and the entire team that made it possible ! www.cell.com/cell-genomic...

4 15 38

Reposted by brackneylab

Grant Hughes @mosquitomicrobe.bsky.social · Jun 18

Come and join the @mossi-lab.bsky.social group! We have a postdoc position available on Wolbachia and Anopheles interactions.

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

Post Doctoral Research Associate in Wolbachia Biology | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Ready to make a difference in vector biology research? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic researcher to join an exciting BBSRC-funded project exploring the fascinating interactions betwee...

app.vacancy-filler.co.uk

19 15

brackneylab @brackneylab.bsky.social · Jun 14

No Kings Guilford Ct

2

Reposted by brackneylab

The Global Vector Hub @globalvectorhub.bsky.social · Jun 3

@pennstateuniv.bsky.social is #hiring for a #vector-borne #disease program specialist.
psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_St...

Vector-borne Disease Program Specialist

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

3 2

Reposted by brackneylab

Marine Petit @virotick.bsky.social · May 23

OMG! I can finally share my joy to see my SFTSV work published in @natcomms.nature.com! This adventure started by the award of my MSCA grant and my move to the Kohl and @brennanlab.bsky.social at @cvrinfo.bsky.social. Let's chat about how we discovered novel tick anti-viral effectors!

Multi-omics analysis of SFTS virus infection in Rhipicephalus microplus cells reveals antiviral tick factors - Nature Communications

Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome Virus (SFTSV) is a deadly tick-borne virus and a growing global health threat. In this study, Petit et al. used a multi-omics approach on SFTSV-infected tic...

www.nature.com

1 12 22