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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 9d

Thursday, October 2, from 11:00 a.m. to noon–David Kennedy, Associate Professor of Biology from Penn State, will present "Anticipating the evolution of pathogen resistance and new diseases ."

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 12d

Monday, September 29, from noon to 1:00 p.m., welcome Kara Fikrig to CIDD and hear what her lab is up to,

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 13d

Ryan Smith presents on how mosquito biology influences pathogen transmission. 🦟

A person stands at a podium in a conference room, presenting to an audience. The presentation slide projected on the screen reads 'Impacts of mosquito-borne disease' and features an image of a book titled 'The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator' by Timothy C. Winegard. Several people are seated and facing the presenter, listening attentively.

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 16d

Thursday, September 25, from 11:00 a.m. to noon–Ryan Smith, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology from Iowa State University, will present "Mosquito immune cells and vector competence: A tale of two pathogens."

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 19d

Monday, September 22, from noon to 1:00 p.m., hear from Isabella Cattadori, Professor of Biology at Penn State, on new working ideas on infection and nutrition.

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 22d

OPEN INVITATION to the One Health Microbiome Symposium, May 13-14, 2026!! This is not your typical siloed topic conference. It unifies diverse research fields in microbiome science across Ag, Envtl, and Human Health. 1/n

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2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium

The 2026 One Health Microbiome Symposium will be hosted at Penn State University. Abstract submissions will open early 2026.

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 23d

Thursday, September 18, from 11:00 a.m. to noon–Katherine Restori, Assistant Research Professor from Penn State, will present "Preexisting immunity to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus reduces susceptibility to H5N1 infection and disease in ferrets."

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · 26d

Monday, September 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m., hear from Beth McGraw, Biology Professor and Department Head, and Shannon Cruz, Assistant Professor of Arts and Communications, on STIs (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis) and Penn State wastewater.

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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · 29d

Come and work with us! Review of candidates will begin ~1 October with rolling consideration thereafter. If you are unable to apply early, contact the search committee chair (me) to discuss timelines.

MIDAS Network @midas-network.bsky.social · Aug 28

Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling Position Available at Penn State.
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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling

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...

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Sep 5

Monday, September 8, hear from @annepisor.bsky.social about the Society Lab and her research on how people use social relationships to navigate the impacts of environmental, social, and economic change on their well-being, health, and livelihoods.

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Read the paper by Shaw and Kennedy published in PLoS Biology.

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Early epidemiological characteristics explain the chance of population-level virus persistence following spillover events

Virus spillover into new host species can lead to outcomes ranging from dead-end infections to sustained epidemics. This study uses a nematode-virus model to show that early spillover traits, especial...

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Sep 2

Most viruses that spill over into new species burn out, but some persist. 🦠

A Penn State study led by David Kennedy and Clara Shaw found that infection prevalence and viral shedding were strong predictors, while severity and intensity were not.

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What traits matter when predicting disease emergence in new populations? | Eberly College of Science

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · Sep 2

New work from the RasgonLab! Bacterial and fungal microbiomes are spatially structured across Culex tarsalis populations!

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

Hologenomic structure of bacterial and fungal community composition in the West Nile virus vector Culex tarsalis

Background: Microbiota play a crucial role in determining the ability for arthropod disease vectors to transmit pathogens. Microbial community structure can be heavily influenced by microbe-microbe in...

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Aug 29

Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress | Science

Featuring work from @theferrarilab.bsky.social.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Unraveling the arc of vaccine progress

The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in 1651 as “nasty, brutish, and short.” He was undeniably correct, with estimates of average life expectancy in the UK at the time ranging from 37...

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Sagan Friant @saganfriant.bsky.social · Aug 29

New review out in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social from our rodent-borne zoonoses workshop @ciddpsu.bsky.social 🐭🌍

Humans & rodents share a long history and many pathogens -from plague to mpox. Outbreak prevention needs socially + ecologically grounded solutions

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Reducing the threats of rodent-borne zoonoses requires an understanding and leveraging of three key pillars: disease ecology, synanthropy, and rodentation

Rodents have co-existed with humans for centuries, and frequently exchange pathogens. Historically, rodent-driven plague outbreaks scoured the Old Wor…

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · Aug 27

🎙️ JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: @ciddpsu.bsky.social Ctr for Infectious Disease Dynamics at PSU is searching for a Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling. This is a unique, cross-university search for someone to become a leader in our community!

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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling

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...

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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is targeted at the Associate or Full level because we are specifically looking for candidates excited to lead collaborative research within the broad and diverse community at cidd.psu.edu and huck.psu.edu

Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics - The Huck Institutes (en-US)

CIDD embraces all scales and components of infectious disease biology. Our interdisciplinary approach, coupled with a dynamic viewpoint, provides insight into how to prevent or reduce infections.

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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is a cross-University search with many Colleges and Departments participating. The department appointment will be tailored based on the candidate, so we're encouraging candidates with backgrounds as diverse as Biology, Entomology, Engineering, and Computer Science.

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Aug 26

We are hiring! The Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State seeks an Associate or Full Professor in Infectious Disease Dynamics 🦠

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Full or Associate Professor in Infectious Disease Modeling

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...

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Aug 25

Announcing the Fall 2025 CIDD Seminar lineup! 🎉

Featuring talks from
@jessmetcalf.bsky.social ,
@cobey.bsky.social, @danahawley.bsky.social and more!

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Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics at Penn State @ciddpsu.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy World Mosquito Day! Hear from the @elizabethmcgraw.bsky.social lab on why they study mosquitos and the effect they have on humans 🦟

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · Aug 19

Very happy to have @entomososwin.bsky.social's thesis work finally published! Becky has been having an incredible month!

parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Expression of endogenous Anopheles gambiae microRNAs using an Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) intronic expression system - Parasites & Vectors

Background Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) is a highly species-specific parvovirus that reaches high titers in adult Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes with few transcriptomic effects and minimal signi...

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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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Ariel Greiner (she/her) @arielgreiner.bsky.social · Jul 29

Excited to share a study w José L. Herrera-Diestra, Katriona Shea, @mjtildesley.bsky.social + @theferrarilab.bsky.social assessing the effectiveness of surveillance informed by network/spatial data for detecting Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks when FMD is endemic journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

Allocating limited surveillance effort for outbreak detection of endemic foot and mouth disease

Author Summary Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) poses a significant economic burden in countries where it is endemic. Developing surveillance systems that are efficient at detecting outbreaks is essential...

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The Ferrari Lab @theferrarilab.bsky.social · Jul 9

Powassan virus is a scary emerging tick-borne virus that causes neurological disease. It is great to see that my @ciddpsu.bsky.social colleagues are on top of it.

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Structure of tick-borne virus revealed at atomic resolution for the first time | Penn State University

Rates of the Powassan virus infections — which can cause seizures and paralysis — are increasing across North America. Researchers from Penn State, the University of Minnesota and the U.S. Department ...

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