Daniel Becker

we are looking for a new colleague to join us in studying infectious disease dynamics here at @UofOklahoma , based in the School of Biological Sciences at the assistant professor level. please spread the word, and contact me with any questions! apply.interfolio.com/156424

Annual reminder: if you’ve been accepted to multiple graduate programs and are still deciding, please let the ones you’re definitely not going to know as soon as possible! -Someone who got into his PhD off the waitlist the day after the deadline

What happens before and after tenure? Check out our latest paper in PNAS @PNASNews: Tenure and Research Trajectories Led by Giorgio Tripodi, postdoc in my lab. Fun collaboration with Xiangzheng, @qian_yifan, Dakota Murray, @bfjo & @ChaoqunNi 1/n

Out Now! Ecology and evolutionary trajectories of morbilliviruses in Neotropical bats bit.ly/452MTX6 #Ecology #Evolution #Morbillivirus

Check out the latest #NYASAnnals publication! Diverse hosts, diverse immune systems: Evolutionary variation in bat immunology nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

🚨 New publication out today. Bats are over 1480 species. In this latest article, we discuss the diversity within bats and their immune systems. Elegantly led by the Becker and Frank laboratories. nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ny…

🚨 #PhD #Opportunity We will be hiring a PhD student. #LZCI Information about our work: banerjeelab.ca Interested candidates: apply using the email information on our webpage. Send: (1) resume (2) a one page letter of motivation to join the Lab Please repost.

🚨 Second call for the 2nd WIMANET Workshop 📍 Vilnius, Lithuania | 🗓 Aug 25–28, 2025 📅 Applications (online or self-funded): Open May 5th, close May 16th, 2025 📩 Requirements: eCOST profile, CV + form 📧 Info: wimanet.science@gmail.com #WIMANET #Malaria #Science #Networking

Please spread the word on our paid research program for recent biology graduates at #okstate. The ON-RaMP program provides a year-long biology research experience with tons of resources. More info here: cas.okstate.edu/onramp/ Apply here (by Feb 28!): etap.nsf.gov/award/475/oppo…

Students writing to profs for internships/PhD positions! How many of you never hear back from the people you email? Here are some tips for students emailing profs about academic positions. 1/ anushashankar.weebly.com/opportunities.… #academic #jobseeker #SummerInterns

NIH has announced a cut in the "indirect rate" to 15% across the board, in a move that appears to be retroactive to even existing grants. This is a bloodbath for research institutions throughout the country. Brief explainer for those not in this world: buff.ly/3EtML7D

My first lead-author paper is officially out in #BiologyLetters! 🐦 📄 Microbial Surveillance Versus Cytokine Responsiveness in Native and Non-Native House Sparrows Check it out here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… Huge thanks to my co-authors for their collaboration! 🎉

🚨 FINALLY OUT IN @Nature. A tour de force effort. 🦇 10 new bat genomes, excess of immune gene adaptations, species specific adaptations in ISG15, and anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of bat ISG15. @BatResearch @hillermich @CIHR_III @NSERC_CRSNG #LZCI #Bat1K nature.com/articles/s4158…

Check out this paper discussing how pathogens and parasites are responding to global change, and the implications for pandemic prevention and #biodiversity conservation. nature.com/articles/s4435…

Pathogens and planetary change | Nature Reviews Biodiversity nature.com/articles/s4435…

Better real-time biosurveillance is crucial to track pathogens across species and #ecosystems. 🌍🔬 Learn how #biodiversity and infectious diseases intersect in this insightful review: nature.com/articles/s4435…

We're recruiting a lab technican to carry out virus pseudotype assays, PCRs and epigenetic ageing of bats to support a #wellcome funded project on bat rabies. Apply by 12 Feb! jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-t… @CVRinfo @UofGSBOHVM @BatsGoViral

A Review from Carlson et al on the links between emerging infectious diseases, biodiversity loss, and global environmental change. go.nature.com/3Wl1WpE

Here we go! The first issue of Nature Reviews Biodiversity is now live🥳🎉🥂. Thank you to our authors, reviewers, and community for the support! We hope you enjoy the reading. nature.com/nrbd/volumes/1…

Fantastic interdisciplinary collaboration with equally fantastic colleagues. Multidisciplinary approach and results - virus discovery, characterization and interferon antagonism properties of a bat alphacoronavirus accessory protein. #WildEpi #LZCI researchsquare.com/article/rs-563…

Join the @ASMicrobiology team! We are looking for a full-time US- or UK-based Manuscript Transfer Editor to oversee the manuscript transfer program within the ASM Journals portfolio. Learn more about the position and apply here: tinyurl.com/ManuscriptTran…