assoc prof @msstate. fan of insects, viruses, and symbionts.
Starkville, MS
Joined June 2017
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Matt Ballinger retweeted
Cool!!! @zefrank features some of our lab's work on gall wasps & their parasitoids! The last time they featured our work, the video got over 1.7 million views! #biodiversity @RiceUniversity (cc-@FuSchmu)
"True Facts: Parasitoid Wasps" youtu.be/ANyJVMhOpkk?si=bNqk… via @YouTube
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I wrote a spooooky piece about parasitoid wasps, viruses, and prospects for fruit fly pest control for @ConversationUS
(ok spooky is a stretch)
theconversation.com/in-hawai…
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Vince and I are currently recruiting grad students for a variety of projects. Please pass on this flier to anyone you think would be interested!
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We are proud to announce this incredible new species of Ghost Wasp, the Mam-Burrumurl Wasp! 🖤❤️
Found in Jawoyn Country in the beautiful landscape of Leliyn in Nitmiluk National Park, the name ‘mam-burrumurl’ translates to Ghost Wasp in Jawoyn language! ☀️(1/3)
Matt Ballinger retweeted
I am pleased to inform you of the publication of the Drosophila immunity handbook. The pdf version of the book is free, or a physical version of the book is available for purchase at @EPFL press.epflpress.org/produit/1514/9…
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I plan to recruit two Ph.D. students to join my lab in the Dept of Entomology at the University of Kentucky. The research focus will be on molecular mechanisms underlying physiological adaptation. Specifics below. Please DM/email me if you have any questions.
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📢Happy to share that the Parker Lab is moving to UNC Chapel Hill in January! The interdisciplinary focus of @UNC_Biology will be a fantastic environment for our lab’s work on host-microbe evolution and symbiosis—we’re recruiting postdocs and students: parkerlab.net
Matt Ballinger retweeted
📢We are hiring!
A post-doc position (computational or wet lab) for 3 years at @IBE_Warszawa @BiolUW
in the @NCN_PL #SonataBIS project on #protist & #symbiosis.
Apply by 30 September 2024
Please RT & share!
👉 More: ibe.biol.uw.edu.pl/en/projec…
Matt Ballinger retweeted
🦟Interested in mosquito immunity and genetics? We are recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to study the role of mosquito immune cells in malaria parasite recognition and immune priming. Come join us! 🦟isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Io…
Matt Ballinger retweeted
We're hiring! For Fall 2025, Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Microbe-Plant Interactions.
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good news from the study section means I'll be hiring again soon! Reach out if you are interested in Wolbachia-Drosophila interactions!
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We currently have 4 job openings for Assistant Professors in our department. We are looking for a behavioral ecologist, a global change biologist, a microbial geneticist, and a developmental neurobiologist. depts.ttu.edu/biology/People…
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A postdoctoral position is available in my lab @SouthernMiss to study the tick-rickettsia interactions. Candidates must apply through the university job portal (link below)- Please retweet!
usm.csod.com/ats/careersite/…
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We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Post-doctoral Associate specializing in entomological collections research, insect ecology, conservation biology, or museum studies to join our dynamic team. explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/… #entomology #jobs #postdoc
#conservation #museums
Matt Ballinger retweeted
With @_hgellert, Sam Church, @AntonySuvorov, @PetrovADmitri and others, we use low-input (down to 30ng), single-insect @nanopore sequencing to help do 184 new genomes and address the near absence of genomic data for drosophilid species that cannot be cultured in the lab.
Single-fly assemblies fill major phylogenomic gaps across the Drosophilidae Tree of Life biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_evobio
Matt Ballinger retweeted
#Microbiology folks are you looking for a #TenureTrack job starting Fall24? @txstbiology has 3! Microbial Functional Genomics, Microbial Ecology, & Molecular Microbiology 🧬🦠🧫🖥️ #txst #smtx
More info here: microbiology.wp.txstate.edu
Apply here: jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings…
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We are recruiting one postdoc researcher and one PhD student to work on in vivo RNA structure. Please find Ads here: drive.google.com/file/d/1mYy…. Please RT.
Dr Wang’s lab at UF is recruiting one PhD student and one Postdoc researcher. Job Ads are enclosed.For more information and if you’re interested, please reach out to Dr Wang at [email protected].
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We’re hiring! We are searching for a Lecturer in Genetics to start Aug 1, 2024. Come join our vibrant department. For full consideration apply by Jan 12, 2024. Please RT! ugajobsearch.com/postings/34…
Matt Ballinger retweeted
How frequently are insects wounded in the wild? A case study using Drosophila melanogaster biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_ecology
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PHD CONTRACT ON BUTTERFLY GENOMICS
The Butterfly Diversity & Evolution Lab in Barcelona offers a 4-year PhD contract. If you are interested, please send to Roger Vila ([email protected]) a brief letter of motivation, CV, and the BS and MS academic record (with average grades).
