PhD studentship on 'The evolutionary and mechanistic basis of virus host range' - using a panel of Staphylococcus hosts and a broad host range phage, with myself and Angus Buckling. Advert here
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/bbsrc-swbio-dtp-phd-studentship-2024-entry-the-evolutionary-and-mechanistic-basis-of-virus-host-range/?p162623 #PhD
BBSRC SWBio DTP PhD studentship 2024 Entry - The evolutionary and mechanistic basis of virus host range at University of Exeter on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - BBSRC SWBio DTP PhD studentship 2024 Entry - The evolutionary and mechanistic basis of virus host range at University of Exeter, listed on FindAPhD.com
PhD studentship at Uni of Bristol with Nathalie Stroeymeyt (and myself) titled "Viral spillover: the conditions influencing the success of viral host shifts from bees to ants". Last one on the list here
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/courses/postgraduate/phdstudentships/ #PhD #PhdStudentshipPostgraduate research funding
Bristol has one of the largest concentrations of funding and support for postgraduate research in the UK. See what studentships are available within the School of Biological Sciences, and search through various funding options for your research degree.
I'm not really sure how I stumbled across this but ??? From!!! Figure 3 in this
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-014-0516-4 "Three fruit flies (Drosophilidae) sipping tears from the human eye"
Drosophilidae feeding on animals and the inherent mystery of their parasitism - Parasites & Vectors
Insect evolution, from a free to a parasitic lifestyle, took eons under the pressure of a plethora of ecological and environmental drivers in different habitats, resulting in varying degrees of interactions with their hosts. Most Drosophilidae are known to be adapted to feeding on substrates rich in bacteria, yeasts and other microfungi. Some of them, mainly those in the Steganinae subfamily, display a singular behaviour, feeding on animal tissues or secretions. This behaviour may represent an evolving tendency towards parasitism. Indeed, while the predatory attitude is typical for the larval stages of a great proportion of flies within this subfamily, adult males of the genera Amiota, Apsiphortica and Phortica display a clearly zoophilic attitude, feeding on the lachrymal secretions of living mammals (also referred as to lachryphagy). Ultimately, some of these lachryphagous species act as vectors and intermediate hosts for the spirurid nematode Thelazia callipaeda, which parasitizes the eyes of domestic and wild carnivores and also humans. Here we review the scientific information available and provide an opinion on the roots of their evolution towards the parasitic behaviour. The distribution of T. callipaeda and its host affiliation is also discussed and future trends in the study of the ecology of Steganinae are outlined.
The Royal Ento Soc annual meeting Ento23 is coming to Cornwall next week
https://www.royensoc.co.uk/event/ento23/ (and some event history here ->
https://www.royensoc.co.uk/ento-conference/)
#Ento23
Ento23 - Royal Entomological Society
We are delighted to invite you to Ento23, the Royal Entomological Society's annual meeting dedicated to insect science. Join the global entomological community, with opportunities to present your work, meet new contacts and build collaborations.
This week myself and a couple of others were invited to talk at the postgrad retreat about getting fellowships and more generally about careers in science. Super nice to chats, and pretty nice spot for too (this is a YHA you can book out)! Click the photo to expand!
PhD opportunity to work on various aspects of host pathogen evolutionary ecology and pathogen host shifts - starting this September - info here
https://benlongdon.com/join/ #Drosophila #Insects #Virus #Bacteria #Phage #PhD
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Our lab is based at the University of Exeter (Cornwall campus, Penryn) in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Our local beach NERC GW4 PhD opportunity Applications are no…
New customised
#Drosophila fieldwork net courtesy of
@lauraakelley 's sewing skills
Meadow grass hopper in garden wildflower meadow!
Also science, delicious food and a haul of french goodies
Small pilgrimage to the grave of George Teissier, who co-discovered the sigma virus in D.mel.
