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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · 1d

I gave a talk last year at TEDxNewEngland aimed at introducing the idea of viral sociality to a general audience, including implications for evolution & virology. Video now available online below.

#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪

The social lives of viruses | Asher Leeks | TEDxNewEngland

YouTube video by TEDx Talks

www.youtube.com

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Celja Uebel @celjauebel.bsky.social · 7d

Hi fellow C. elegans scientists, I've made a few videos that may be of use for new trainees working in worm labs. Hoping to add more in the future, but figured I'd share this resource as is in case it's helpful :)
www.youtube.com/@Workingwith...

Working with C. elegans

This channel provides clear demonstrations of core C. elegans lab skills, including: recognizing life stages and common phenotypes, picking and manipulating worms, and maintaining healthy cultures. De...

www.youtube.com

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Kayla King, Ph.D. @kayla-king.bsky.social · 7d

We are looking forward to your arrival here in Vancouver! 😊

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Jeremy BOO! Yoder 🎃💀🕷️ @jbyoder.org · 8d

So this came online over the weekend: My dive into the "definition" of coevolution is online ahead of publication in @journal-evo.bsky.social!

Don’t ask "when is it coevolution?" — ask "how?"

doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Don’t ask “when is it coevolution?” — ask “how?”

Abstract. Coevolution has come to be widely understood as specific, simultaneous, reciprocal adaptation by pairs of interacting species. This strict-sense

doi.org

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Craig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 8d

New pre-print
Competition between phage constrains adaptation to thermal fluctuating temperatures.
More work led by Sam Greenrod in collaboration with @kayla-king.bsky.social lab.
#Phagesky#Microsky

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

www.biorxiv.org

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Craig MacLean @craigmaclean.bsky.social · 9d

New pre-print: Eco-evolutionary responses of phage to different thermal regimes.

Great work led by Sam Greenrod and fun collaboration with Kayla King's lab.
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Evolutionary rescue accelerates competitive exclusion in a parasite community

Environmental stress drives biodiversity loss by altering competitive hierarchies and pushing taxa towards extinction. Parasites and their communities are particularly vulnerable to stress due to envi...

www.biorxiv.org

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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Job alert!🚨

We are looking for a new lab manager to join our group at the University of Oregon! Applicants with experience in microbiology, evolutionary genetics, or protein biochemistry are especially encouraged to apply. See the link below for more information: barberlab.org/contact/

Contact

View of the University of Oregon campus from nearby Hendricks Park Lab Address:322 Pacific Hall5289 University of OregonEugene, OR 97403 Lab Phone:541-346-1537 Joining the lab Lab Manager: We are c…

barberlab.org

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Ben Longdon @blongdon.bsky.social · 13d

2 job adverts on a NERC project w myself + @darrenobbard.bsky.social on “What determines the virome: ecology and the environment, evolution, or species history?” early 2026 in
@uniexecec.bsky.social
- Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
- RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Pls share!

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Luís M. Silva @luismsilva.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in #virulence? Not sure what it is - or how to explain it? Just curious? 🧐🦠🧬🦋

@kayla-king.bsky.social and I just wrote a Primer for @currentbiology.bsky.social on the ecology and evolution of virulence!

Check it below and share :)

#MicroSky #EvoSky #pathogens

Ecology and evolution of virulence

Silva and King discuss the concept of virulence and the ecological and evolutionary factors that shape it.

www.cell.com

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Ben Ashby @bnashby.bsky.social · 19d

Join us at SFU for a 2-year Mekler Postdoctoral Fellowship in mathematical biology to work with me and Ailene MacPherson. Apply at www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/27... by Nov 15.

MathJobs from the the American Mathematical Society

Mathjobs is an automated job application system sponsored by the AMS.

www.mathjobs.org

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Julia Kreiner @jmkreiner.bsky.social · 19d

Would be excited to chat with folks looking for a postdoc in AI to develop models for genomic prediction...

A great opportunity for funding coming up soon is the Schmidt AI in Science fellowship, due October 13th! apply.interfolio.com/173322

Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio

apply.interfolio.com

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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 19d

I'll start reviewing applications in a little over 3 weeks for this PhD position. You could be doing fieldwork here! (or focus only on dry lab work if that floats your boat)

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Ashleigh Griffin @asgriffin.bsky.social · 22d

Join us in our swanky new pad... @biology.ox.ac.uk www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/we-a...

We are hiring! Oxford biology has three associate professorships available as we move to new state-of-the-art facilities

www.biology.ox.ac.uk

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Kayla King, Ph.D. @kayla-king.bsky.social · 22d

Congratulations!! You are a rockstar!!

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Jaap de Roode @jaapderoode.bsky.social · 24d

In many cases, crowding results in greater disease transmission. However, in monarch butterflies high host density can reduce per capita infection risk. This happens when caterpillars gobble up parasites on milkweed, removing them from the environment.🧪

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Crowding reduces per-capita parasite infection risk in a butterfly host | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Crowding can result in greater disease transmission, yet crowded hosts may also remove infectious propagules from the environment, thereby lowering the encounter rate and infectious dose received by c...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 28d

New preprint! 🥳🎉 We looked at viral coinfection patterns at the largest scale ever in wildlife. We found a strong association among CoVs, PMVs, and influenza A, and higher coinfection rates in wildlife trade; plus, evidence that bats accumulate persistent infections. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Figure 3 of our paper, which shows viral coinfection networks at the virus level

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 29

The Royal Society's Francis Crick Medal and Lecture 2026 is awarded to Professor Kayla King for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of infectious disease. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/francis-crick-lecture/

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Luís M. Silva @luismsilva.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just wrote a lil piece for @cp-trendsmicrobiol.bsky.social about my experience moving for science: problems and solutions 🌎🧪🧫

Curious? Check it below 👇 & check this series for other experiences - a great initiative 👏

#AcademicSky #MicroSky #mobility #PhDChat #AcademicChatter #EcoEvoECRcareer

Scientific mobility in microbiology – 7

Luís Manuel Macedo da Silva (Luís M. Silva)

www.cell.com

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Chadi Saad-Roy @chadisaadroy.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm super excited to have joined @ubcmath.bsky.social
and @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social !! Please get in touch if you might be interested in graduate studies or postdoctoral research opportunities!

UBC Mathematics @ubcmath.bsky.social · Aug 29

Help us give a warm welcome to Dr. Chadi Saad-Roy, who is joining UBC Mathematics this fall as an Assistant Professor, jointly appointed in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology (‪@ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social‬).

Full details tinyurl.com/4zwdmr8b

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Kelly S. O'Donnell @kellyodonn.bsky.social · Aug 30

"It took her nearly two decades to find a permanent academic position. She found occasional work as a visiting professor, filling in for someone on leave for a year or two. She earned grants to fund her research... but she was often living on unemployment benefits"

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/s...

Margaret W. Rossiter, 81, Dies; Wrote Women Scientists Into History

www.nytimes.com

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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · Aug 27

Congratulations to Dr. Kayla King who was awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal & Lecture by the Royal Society for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology & genetics of infectious disease. @zoology.ubc.ca @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @kayla-king.bsky.social @royalsociety.org bit.ly/4lGJrWB

Dr. Kayla King awarded Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal

Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society of London for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of i...

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Kat Coyte @coytelab.bsky.social · Aug 27

Another PDRA position! Join our team exploring how the mammalian immune system shapes microbiome ecology & evolution, and vice versa. In collaboration with @hepworth-lab.bsky.social funded by the @wellcometrust.bsky.social

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in Microbial Ecology:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 27

Four Oxford researchers have been recognised in the 2025 @royalsociety.org 🏆

Congratulations to:

- Prof Sir Rory Collins
- Prof Kayla King
- Prof Philipp Kukura
- Prof Michael Wooldridge

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Four Oxford researchers recognised in the 2025 Royal Society Awards |

The annual Royal Society Awards recognise exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes. Of the 27 awards for 2024-25, announced today, four honour Oxford

www.ox.ac.uk

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Kayla King, Ph.D. @kayla-king.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks, Asher!

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Asher Leeks @asherleeks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Congratulations @kayla-king.bsky.social !!

www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...

Professor Kayla King awarded Francis Crick Medal

www.biology.ox.ac.uk

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