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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · May 15

Fantastic opportunity to join some excellent programmes to gain quantitative ecological training at the University of Glasgow  

@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk  @uofglasgow.bsky.social

for full details see bsky.app/profile/uofg...

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BES - Parasites and Pathogens group @bes-parasitesgroup.bsky.social · Dec 19

Hey everyone, we are now on Bluesky!

We are the #parasites and #pathogens #ecology and #evolution group of the BES @britishecolsoc.bsky.social

Give us a follow and help us reach fellow parasites and pathogens enthusiasts!

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Feb 1

Downloading datasets from Our World in Data in R www.r-bloggers.com/2025/01/down... via @Rbloggers

www.r-bloggers.com

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Jan 23

fantastic opportunity for emerging leaders in one health research

Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) @helmholtz-hioh.bsky.social · Jan 14

🚀 We are looking for a Junior Research Group Lead as part of the Helmholtz Initiative with 2 to 6 years of academic experience 🌟
👉 Application process:
You apply by 15.02.25. One candidate per institute will prepare a full proposal by 30.04.25.
📄 More: one2.vs12951.internet1.de/sites/defaul...

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Tom Morrison @morrisontom.bsky.social · Dec 3

Since 2016 we have been fortunate to host Tanzanian conservation leaders thru the Karimjee MSc Conservation scholarship at the Univ Glasgow, a full ride 2-year scholarship, generously supported by a local Tanzanian NGO the Karimjee Foundation. Please help us spread the word to potential applicants!

Announcement for a Conservation scholarship for Tanzanian nationals at the University of Glasgow, deadline January 5, 2025

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sarah-c-hill.bsky.social @sarah-c-hill.bsky.social · Dec 18

🦠 We are recruiting two 2-year postdocs to work at the intersection of virus genomics and infectious disease. jobs.rvc.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Please share widely!

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Dec 17

this looks useful and might render some current subscription based applications obsolete

Claus Wilke @clauswilke.com · Dec 17

Bioart, courtesy of the NIH. All images are in the public domain and available for download as high-quality SVGs.
bioart.niaid.nih.gov

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Dec 4

great talk - really interesting results, including the regional differences seen across Europe

Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · Dec 4

Dom Brass talking about our tick model from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social. @bethpurse.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Dec 4

PhD project of potential interest to folks attending @ukvbd.bsky.social - please share

Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 18

great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling    

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social

International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec

tinyurl.com/wfuak5se

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Simon Dellicour @sdellicour.bsky.social · Dec 4

How fast are viruses spreading in the wild? Check out our latest study now published in @plosbiology.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1371/jour.... A study performed with Paul Bastide, Pauline Rocu, Denis Fargette, Olivier Hardy, @msuchard.bsky.social, @stephaneguindon.bsky.social, and Philippe Lemey (1/7)

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Caroline Millins @cmillins.bsky.social · Dec 3

Ticksolve research on landscape effects on hosts and cascading effects on ticks presented at @ukvbd.bsky.social by Saudamini Venkatesan @livuninews.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

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Dr Steven White @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social · Dec 3

@bethpurse.bsky.social talking about some of the modelling outputs from our TickSolve project at @ukvbd.bsky.social

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Dec 2

one of many great #PhD projects in #evolution #biodiversity #ecosystems offered by @iapetusdtp.bsky.social

two ways to apply

www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

www.findaphd.com/phds/program...

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Dec 1

Super proud of Antonia Hilbig for passing her PhD viva on epi/evol of bacterial zoonoses with flying colours - well done! Fab supervisor team including Taya Forde, Tiziana Lembo (U Glasgow) and Sam Lycett (U Edinburgh).

Special thanks to Lucy Weinert (U Cambridge) for being external seminar!

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Joseph Hughes @bljog.bsky.social · Nov 25

Our @NorthWestBio1 PhD project applying natural language processing to virology literature is now open for applications:
Get in touch with if you are interested and want to find out more.

gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

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arsweeny.bsky.social @arsweeny.bsky.social · Nov 28

Interested in fitness consequences of the gut microbiome in the wild? Keen on being involved with an iconic long-term study system?

Check out a PhD opportunity working on Soay sheep microbiomes! Info below and feel free to contact with q's.

e4-dtp.ed.ac.uk/e5-dtp/super...

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 28

Great team of collaborators too: @drstevenmwhite.bsky.social @bmable.bsky.social, @cmillins.bsky.social, , Beth Purse & Mafalda Viana

Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 18

great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling    

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social

International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec

tinyurl.com/wfuak5se

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Benny Borremans 🇧🇪🇺🇸 @bennyborremans.wildlifehero.org · Nov 25

Disease ecologist starter pack -- reply with people/organizations to be added or to share similar lists / feeds #diseaseecology 🦠🐀🦠🦇🦠🦭🦠🦆🦠 go.bsky.app/RwAuiNT

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hi Benny - would love to be added- thanks!

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Nov 23

Another damning @uk.theconversation.com piece by @jamesgyke.bsky.social, Robert Watson & @wknorr.bsky.social

"In 2021 we argued that net zero was a dangerous trap. Three years on & we can see the jaws of this trap beginning to close"

theconversation.com/the-overshoo...

The overshoot myth: you can’t keep burning fossil fuels and expect scientists of the future to get us back to 1.5°C

The net zero approach of the Paris agreement has become detached from reality as it increasingly relies on science fiction levels of speculative technology.

theconversation.com

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Christina Faust @clfaust.bsky.social · Nov 19

Congrats to the amazing team effort led by Huaiyu Tian mapping changes in 🐀 communities over decades and the subsequent change in Hantaan virus www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Anthropogenic land consolidation intensifies zoonotic host diversity loss and disease transmission in human habitats - Nature Ecology & Evolution

A 43-year dataset of rodents in the Hu region of China reveals how urbanization-induced changes to land-use configuration affect rodent community composition, including benefitting striped field mice,...

www.nature.com

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 18

interesting new preprint emphasising the importance of host species identity (rather than species diversity) for tick-borne pathogen transmission

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

Urban greenspace connectivity drive shifts in host assemblages and tick-borne pathogen infection

Habitat fragmentation is often highlighted as a driver of tick-borne disease hazard and spillover risk via reduction in biodiversity. However, habitat fragmentation can have divergent impacts on host,...

www.biorxiv.org

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Heather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · Nov 13

The School of #Biodiversity, #OneHealth & #VeterinaryMedicine at the #UniversityofGlasgow - my base - is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow if you want to hear about our research & teaching #TeamUofG

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 18

great #PhD opportunity in #disease #ecology - which species are key for #tick-borne disease transmission in the UK? Combining genetics, community ecology, mathematical modelling    

@uofgsbohvm.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social

International applicants - contact me by 9th Dec

tinyurl.com/wfuak5se

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Roman Biek @rbiek.bsky.social · Nov 18

Great tool, very handy

Flo Débarre @flodebarre.bsky.social · Nov 16

Sky Follower Bridge is a great tool to find here people you were following on X.
Be careful, there is a scam website, and it is currently better ranked on Google than the real one. The tool is free and works as a Chrome extension.
The real one is www.sky-follower-bridge.dev

screenshots of the two websites, showing the differences. Use the URL in the post