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Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes

Microbe-host biology | Foraging | Entomology | Omics enthusiast | run by a 1st gen faculty @UF ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ฌCurator of @insect_microbes. Opinions are my own.

Joined July 2018
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Darby Saxbe@darbysaxbe
28 Jan 2025
I need people to understand how difficult it is to get an NIH grant. You spend months writing a proposal, following strict guidelines that include a detailed multiyear budget, bios of everyone on your team, plans for participant safety & ethical conduct. Then you send it off -1/n
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Congratulations to our undergrad Russel Shiga on his first conference presentation and winning 2nd place in the PBT: Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Toxicology session. #EntSoc24
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Congrats to Dianshu for completing the #CSHLdros24 workshop! The insights gained will benefit Dianshu, my lab, and our #UFBugs community, including colleagues interested in applying fly techniques to non-model insects. Our sincere thanks to the organizers and selection committee.
Tim Mosca (he/him)@drosophilosophy
19 Jul 2024
Replying to @drosophilosophy
from the university of florida ... DIANSHU ZHAO !! #cshldros24
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Zepeng Yao@ZepengYao
17 Jun 2024
Please RT! My lab at @UF has openings for a postdoc & a technician/postbac. We use cutting-edge techniques in Ca2 imaging, optogenetics, behavior & connectomics to study neural circuits and feeding regulation in fruit flies. Pls email me if interested. yao-lab.com/join-us

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Fun to share our research at the Incredible Insects Exhibit @FloridaMuseum! Glad our efforts made the news too! alligator.org/article/2024/0โ€ฆ
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ESA PBT@EsaPbt
29 May 2024
๐ŸŒŸ PBT Member Spotlight ๐ŸŒŸ | #ESAPBT ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ›member Aria Deluna is a Ph.D. student at @UFEntNem. Aria investigates the dynamics of insect-microbe interactions ๐Ÿชฐ๐Ÿฆ . She leverages her expertise and leadership skills to drive positive change in #ESAPBT. ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿž๐Ÿ | @EntsocAmerica
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Enjoyed a great visit to @UCDavisEntomolo and my shirt matches well with the iconic Entomology flag.
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Had a nice lab BBQ gathering last week and bid farewell to our beloved visiting student Yi-Ting as she returned to Taiwan. Luckily it did not rain until we were leaving. โ˜€๏ธ
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A big thanks to Ariana for treating us homemade Chinese food on her last day before she transitions to the Doctor of Plant Medicine (DPM) @ufplantdoctors program. We'll miss you in the lab and your smile!
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#EntSoc23 was GREAT! Big cheers to my students for presenting their work, including Yi-Ting who won second place in the student competition. @EntsocAmerica
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Celebrating Chenia's NIH post-baccalaureate research award and Dianshu's first UF publication in @JournalSpectrum while he completed two years of TA service. Congrats!
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Great PI and lab. Highly recommended!
Dave Kang@kang_dave
30 Apr 2023
Hiring a postdoc to use AI to look at host-microbiome interactions in flies. Exp with AI, bioinf, and stats are required. Preference given to candidates familiar with metagenomic analyses. Stipend $96k. $7.2k for health insurance. $9.7k travel. $1.5k relocation. 2yr appointment.
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Grateful for the opportunity to share my career path and research at @uprrp๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ทfor the #NIH RISE seminar. Had a great time meeting with the faculty and students there - thank you for the hospitality!
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Thanks to all lab members for the great gathering & baby shower for Saif's family last month. And we just learnt that the baby has arrived, congrats!
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Big shout out to Alessa and Olivia for their first-time poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium, showcasing their work on insect behavioral assay development and temperature effects on insecticide resistance. #NSFREU #UFBugs @UFCALS
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UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology@UFEntNem
17 Mar 2023
Yi-Ting Hung, a new visiting Ph.D. student from Taiwan, will work with the Wong lab using machine learning and statistical modeling to study the effects of diet and microbiome on insect behavior and metabolism. #UFBugs #machinelearning #research
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Grateful for the opportunity to speak at the insect symbiosis workshop in Israel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ! Learned so much about endosymbiosis and gut microbiota across different systems with a super friendly group... and had the best falafel ever! Thanks to the hosts for a fantastic event.
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It's been a few years! Glad that some lab members attended the EPI research day, with graduate students Aria and Dianshu presenting their research. #UFBugs @UF_EPI
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Henry Chung@henryhwchung
13 Sep 2022
Hi Twitter friends! My wonderful colleague, Dr. Joanne Yew, is recruiting a #postdoctoral research associate to work on the #evolution of chemical communication at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. @uhmanoa #Drosophila #metabolomics. RT pls. yewlab.com/open-positions
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Mollie Manier, PhD@maniermk
14 Sep 2022
Coming soon! NIH will be hiring scientific review officers and program officers across all Institutes, opening 9/21-9/30. DM me with your questions!
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