Shannon N. Bennett @MicrobeExplorer
Chief of Science & Assoc. Curator of Microbiology at the California Academy of Sciences; Microbial Diversity and Virus Evolution; Dengue, Zika, Hantavirus San Francisco Joined May 2014-
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Claude the Albino Alligator Is Curing Our Collective Anxiety With His Livestream vice.com/en/article/cla…
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⚠️ BREAKING: Wastewater in Saint Petersburg, Florida Tests Positive for H5 Bird Flu; No Active Outbreak in Poultry or Dairy Cows Reported
I'm hiring a coordinator for our #mesophotic Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) program! This exciting new project will generate unprecedented amounts of information about the biodiversity of deep reefs in the Pacific. Spread the word! us242.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePorta…
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A vote for your mothers daughters partners sisters nieces is a vote for Harris Waltz 2024 - if you care even a smidgeon for the women in your life
"mothing" is a great way to celebrate the Halloween season!
"mothing" is a great way to celebrate the Halloween season!
#cop16 #cnc #citynaturechallenge @RebaFay @alisonkestrel leaders in getting involved with and for biodiversity!
#dengue DOES have an under-appreciated and significant history in Kenya! It was a great pleasure to work with @sindiso_n and team!
Our latest publication, led by graduate student Reinaldo Mercado-Hernandez, investigates the association of obesity with dengue virus infection and disease in Nicaragua doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…
Such a warm welcome and wonderful new colleagues!
Such a warm welcome and wonderful new colleagues!
This is outragous! Natural history collections are irreplaceable and critical for research. I signed this petition and I hope you will too. #CollectionsAreEssential
This is outragous! Natural history collections are irreplaceable and critical for research. I signed this petition and I hope you will too. #CollectionsAreEssential
It's #MolluskMonday and our Observation of the Day is this Miamira flavicostata #nudibranch, seen in #Australia by debiiem! More details at: inaturalist.org/observations/1… #nature #marinebio #malacology #biodiversity
It's my pleasure to announce that the amazing @ashadevos was selected as a 2024 Osher Fellow by the @calacademy! She will spend this week here in San Francisco sharing her great work and passion for marine conservation with us! Welcome Asha! calacademy.org/osher-fellows
I look forward to working with you more and more, as a colleague and friend! Congratulations, Dr Nyathi!
I look forward to working with you more and more, as a colleague and friend! Congratulations, Dr Nyathi!
@sindiso_n @LaBeaud_Lab @morde @KristinSainani @MicrobeExplorer @JasonAndrewsMD Well done Sindiso! A big congrats Dr. Nyathi!!
Congratulations to Dr. Nikos Vasilakis @Vasilakis_Lab on receiving the 2023 Dalrymple/Young Award from @ACAV_ASTMH! The award is given every three years to a mid-career investigator who has made outstanding contributions to arbovirology. Well-deserved!
Congratulations to Dr. Shannan Rossi @Rossi_viruslab, who is a new Fellow of the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene @ASTMH. Additional, she has been elected Chair-Elect of the American Committee on Arthropod-Borne & Zoonotic Viruses @ACAV_ASTMH. Outstanding!
Congrats to the record-setting ELEVEN @calacademy_ssi interns selected to present their research at @SACNAS — not just an incredible showing (+2 category winners!), but an amazing experience all around. Want to join SSI '24? More on our @NSF #REU program @ bit.ly/3pZjTNX

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