Jeff Riffell
@RiffellLab
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Professor at the University of Washington, Department of Biology https://t.co/tnlmdoeXJg
Seattle, Washington
Joined May 2011
RT @jamesTstroud: Come join us at .@GeorgiaTech.! We are searching for an Integrative Physiologist (broadly defined); we are growing an ama….
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RT @BenMatthewsUBC: Assistant Professor opportunity in Integrative Organismal Biology, broadly interpreted, @ZoologyUBC. Come join a friend….
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RT @RobbieGirling: A nice @BBC_Future @KnowableMag article summarizing recent research on the potential impacts of air pollution on insect….
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Contaminated air is not only bad for us, it can also disrupt bees' highly attuned senses for finding flowers.
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RT @Saumya_Gupta1: 🆕 preprint alert 🦟. Dive into my latest work with @RiffellLab, @AntCribellier, @floriantm, Serge Poda, Olivier Roux, exp….
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New pre-print from the lab, led by the amazing @Saumya_Gupta1 ! We found that swarming mosquitoes integrate acoustic and visual information to recognize mates and for collision avoidance—a great collaboration with @floriantm's group and Olivier Roux.
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Malaria mosquitoes mate in swarms. Here, they must rely on multiple sensory cues in shaping their individual responses, such as during mate recognition, swarm maintenance, and collision avoidance....
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RT @ScienceMagazine: A 2022 study in @SciRobotics developed a gyroscope-free visual-inertial flight control and wind sensing system for mil….
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RT @EvynDickinson: Take a tea break and explore our commentary to learn about the systems that harm trans people, how this affects research….
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To build a just, equitable, and diverse academy, scientists and institutions must address systemic barriers that sex and gender minorities face. This Commentary summarizes (1) critical context...
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RT @RobbieGirling: Our latest paper has been published today which details our @NERCscience funded Free Air Diesel and Ozone enrichment pla….
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RT @meg_younger: I am honored to be a #SloanFellow! Thank you @SloanFoundation for your support!. It is so awesome to be in a cohort with m….
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RT @uwnews: Scientists at @RiffellLab @UWBiology and @UWAtmosSci have discovered that nighttime air pollution — coming primarily form car e….
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Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered that nighttime air pollution — coming primarily from car exhaust and power plant emissions — is responsible for a major drop in nighttime...
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RT @UWBiology: Nighttime pollinator activity is dropping - and people are largely to blame. Research co-led by @RiffellLab published in @S….
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RT @NakedScientists: Friday's news pod is here!. @naserturabi @CR_UK on cancer diagnosis.@SarahLWilliams_ @CERN and @Cambridge_Uni on @FCC_….
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And how certain pollutants are hiding plants from pollinators
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RT @UWAtmosSci: A study co-led by @RiffellLab (BIO) and @atmostaj (ATMS) suggested that the presence of nitrate radicals (NO3) degrades com….
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This study was led by Jeremy Chan, a fantastic grad student, and who was co-advised with @atmostaj . This study benefitted from a fantastic team of coauthors, and joins the work of @RobbieGirling and many others on the effects of pollution on pollinators.
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The embargo on our latest Science article just lifted! We are excited to finally be able to share our findings on the effects of pollution on pollinator visits to flowers. Here's a link to the New York TImes article which will be in the paper tomorrow:
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The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction.
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RT @Mothyash: 🕯️💡Our new study illuminates the mystery of why insects swarm around lights! Turns out, it's not attraction, but disorientati….
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Nature Communications - It is unclear why flying insects congregate around artificial light sources. Here, the authors use high-speed videography and motion-capture, finding that insects fly...
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RT @schubertcm: AI is everywhere! Got a kick out of reporting this story for @GeekWire on the @SICB_ meeting in Seattle. Thanks to @ShirBar….
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A bumblebee labelled for tracking by computer vision. (James Crall Photo) The halls at a recent meeting of biologists in Seattle were buzzing with more
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And I am recruiting postdocs and grad students, so please reach out if you are interested in any of these topics!.
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