Brandy St. Laurent
@mosquitohunting.bsky.social
Mosquito ecologist focused on malaria transmission, mosquito feeding behavior, and population genomics
Interested in global health, equality, pottery, good books, and cool bugs
Research Associate at Cornell University
She/her Opinions are my own
Interested in global health, equality, pottery, good books, and cool bugs
Research Associate at Cornell University
She/her Opinions are my own
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Come see our Urban Malaria Team at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2025 meeting! We have an exciting line-up of talks and posters on the effects of climate, control, urban heterogeneity, and climate change on malaria transmission in cities!
November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Come see our Urban Malaria Team at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2025 meeting! We have an exciting line-up of talks and posters on the effects of climate, control, urban heterogeneity, and climate change on malaria transmission in cities!
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Happy Halloween! Sending love, empathy, hope, resilience, harmony, self-care, and general good vibes to triumph over darkness from the EcoDyn VP Lab Care Bears Stare this Halloween 2025!
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy Halloween! Sending love, empathy, hope, resilience, harmony, self-care, and general good vibes to triumph over darkness from the EcoDyn VP Lab Care Bears Stare this Halloween 2025!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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The new XKCD has to be a reference to the ant paper where ants just casually lay eggs of a different species, yes? Maybe? There are so many weird bugs its hard to know.
September 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The new XKCD has to be a reference to the ant paper where ants just casually lay eggs of a different species, yes? Maybe? There are so many weird bugs its hard to know.
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We're in the world, not against it.
July 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We're in the world, not against it.
I’ve been sad to see news about the violence between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple - on the very northern edge of Cambodia.
I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.
I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.
July 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I’ve been sad to see news about the violence between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple - on the very northern edge of Cambodia.
I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.
I was lucky to have been able to visit this site with my field team while doing malaria mosquito collections in Preah Vihear province over several years.
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New preprint from our group on how indoor and outdoor microclimates vary across Indian cities and seasonally: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....
@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.
@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urban Heat in Indoor and Outdoor Microclimates
A document by Yusuf Jamal. Click on the document to view its contents.
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June 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New preprint from our group on how indoor and outdoor microclimates vary across Indian cities and seasonally: essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10....
@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.
@mcwimberly.bsky.social and Yusuf Jamal provide data identifying the location and seasonal timing of extreme wet bulb temperature in urban settings.
Our mosquito feeders from the Cornell glass shop were recently featured in an article about scientific glass:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.
June 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our mosquito feeders from the Cornell glass shop were recently featured in an article about scientific glass:
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.
news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...
Custom scientific glassware is really important for our work! Warm water circulates through these feeders to keep blood warm for our hungry mosquitoes.
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New preprint out from our group! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.
We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.
Beyond temperature: Relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of population growth in a malaria vector
Understanding ectotherm responses to environmental change is central to coping with many of humanity′s current and future challenges in public health, biodiversity conservation, and food security. Com...
www.biorxiv.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
New preprint out from our group! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.
We find that relative humidity systematically shifts the temperature dependence of a key malaria vector. These effects are also likely important for aquatic insects more generally, and for predicting their responses to climate change.
"Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Musk’s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character — a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how he’s seen for the rest of his public life."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...
April 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...
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Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
EQGW
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March 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Interested in trait evolution and/or connecting micro and macroevolution? The Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics Workshop has returned, now at Mountain Lake Biological Station, VA, June 9-13th! Deadline for application April 4th, 5pm EST. More info here: eqgw.github.io
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The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!
March 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!
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I think this is a great idea - writing to your hometown newspapers about your science and the impact of these drastic cuts on our research. I am writing a letter to the editor of my local paper this week - you should too.
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
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Science Homecoming
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February 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I think this is a great idea - writing to your hometown newspapers about your science and the impact of these drastic cuts on our research. I am writing a letter to the editor of my local paper this week - you should too.
We are just back from a great project meeting in India discussing our NIH project investigating An. stephensi biology and urban malaria transmission.
I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!
I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!
January 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We are just back from a great project meeting in India discussing our NIH project investigating An. stephensi biology and urban malaria transmission.
I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!
I particularly enjoyed interacting with Dr. Mohanty and members of his group at NIMR Goa, seeing a new part of India, and of course - the food!
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Our NIMR collaborators got to experience some nice winter weather and frozen waterfalls while visiting Cornell.
This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.
This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.
Winter fun 😊 with NIMR colleagues.
December 8, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Our NIMR collaborators got to experience some nice winter weather and frozen waterfalls while visiting Cornell.
This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.
This is us at Ithaca falls this weekend.
I had SO MUCH FUN at #ASTMH2024 this past week. It was a particularly good year for the science, full of exciting vector and malaria biology. I have come away feeling inspired.
Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
November 19, 2024 at 4:35 PM
I had SO MUCH FUN at #ASTMH2024 this past week. It was a particularly good year for the science, full of exciting vector and malaria biology. I have come away feeling inspired.
Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
Most of all, I loved catching up with friends and colleagues from all over the world.
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@mosquitohunting.bsky.social, Yusuf Jamal, and Laura Multini in action discussing their work on the climate sensitivity of urban malaria and West Nile virus transmission at ASTMH 2024.
November 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM
@mosquitohunting.bsky.social, Yusuf Jamal, and Laura Multini in action discussing their work on the climate sensitivity of urban malaria and West Nile virus transmission at ASTMH 2024.
My poster and a few others from our group at ASTMH today:
7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity
LB-9342 - Laura Multini - WNV infections
LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal - Urban heat islands
7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity
LB-9342 - Laura Multini - WNV infections
LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal - Urban heat islands
November 16, 2024 at 12:51 PM
My poster and a few others from our group at ASTMH today:
7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity
LB-9342 - Laura Multini - WNV infections
LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal - Urban heat islands
7762 - Determining the thermal suitability of Plasmodium falciparum infection in the urban malaria vector Anopheles stephensi under variable humidity
LB-9342 - Laura Multini - WNV infections
LB-9435 - Jusuf Jamal - Urban heat islands
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Hi everyone attending the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans, Nov 13-17. Come check out our work! We will be presenting posters and talks throughout the meeting. Hope to see you all there!
November 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Hi everyone attending the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting in New Orleans, Nov 13-17. Come check out our work! We will be presenting posters and talks throughout the meeting. Hope to see you all there!
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Made a starter package for vector-borne disease folks! Please feel free to comment if you'd like to be added or see somebody missing. This is just the start and grabbed as many as I could quickly find! 🦟 go.bsky.app/U8D4FV2
November 7, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Made a starter package for vector-borne disease folks! Please feel free to comment if you'd like to be added or see somebody missing. This is just the start and grabbed as many as I could quickly find! 🦟 go.bsky.app/U8D4FV2
Whelp... here we are.
November 8, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Whelp... here we are.