Jess Stephenson ([email protected])
@jessfstep
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Evolutionary ecologist studying sensory ecology, host-parasite interactions and behaviour. I like communication, disease, death and sex. I use Mastodon now.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined September 2009
So proud of Marissa Langager for her persistence in getting this exciting work out- her 1st pub as 1st author! She shows that (given the choice) sick house finches prefer to associate w/ healthy flockmates, which has key consequences for tranmission: https://t.co/QgY0X8zel5
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Looking forward to giving this seminar tomorrow! 🕷🕸️
🕷️🕸️ Explore SPIDERS @E3BColumbia on 9/26 at 4p! The arachnologist, @Cataranea will present, "Spiders on/off the web: Communication, Foraging & Misinformation." Prepare to be amazed by the secrets these eight-legged wonders! #spider #scicomm
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Lots of #jobs open in my lab: https://t.co/cVlLFLjNco
#PhD students, #postdoc, #manager... I want it all :) If you're interested in using #guppies and their #worm #parasites to understand how #behaviour affects #disease #ecology and #evolution.. check it out!
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New preprint: Even a little kin association can select for infected hosts to reduce onward transmission, behaviorally or physiologically, instead of tolerating infection. "Associating with kin selects against disease tolerance"
biorxiv.org
Behavioural and physiological immunity are key to slowing epidemic spread. Here, we explore the evolutionary and epidemic consequences of their different costs for the evolution of tolerance vs....
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ALSO there is still time to apply to this #postdoc in #ecology #evolution @PittBioSci - develop a project with any combo of labs, work independently. For example - #disease and #microbiomes? #disease and #sexualselection? #parasite rapid evolution? LMK!
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@ESAdisease @BES_Parasite @sse_evolution @DiversifyEEB @ASNAmNat @eseb_org @asab_tweets @AnimBehSociety @SICB_DEDE please retweet and for sure pass on to excellent people who might be interested! Thanks :)
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we will be #hiring lots of positions. Potential #grads get in touch (please share with great candidates!!). Also an excellent lab #manager! Here's the link, salary starting $44k, email me with questions! https://t.co/waPK3QfU4a
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So! The grant! We (with @JasonWalsman) will use experimental epidemics, math(s), fieldwork with #guppies and their worms to understand how host #behavior and #parasite #virulence interact through #ecology and #evolution. I am EXCITED! If you are too, and want to join in... 1/2
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What an amazing summer! We added a 2nd happy healthy girl to our family in May (😍), heard about @NSF grant getting funded in June (🎉 more on this soon!), heard about the awesome @KrampRachael's #Gilliam fellowship @HHMINEWS in July (🤩).. I feel like the luckiest person ❤️✨🌟
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Rachael will use the award to continue her work on the role of #microbiome in host-#parasite interactions, using #guppy! Here she is in the field
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Congratulations to @KrampRachael for this super well deserved fellowship #GilliamFellows - though I feel like I’m the real winner as it means I get to work with her for longer. Rachael is such a superstar! #proudmentor
🎉Happy Gilliam Day! 🎉We’re excited to announce the 50 new #GilliamFellows and their advisers who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science.
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🎉Happy Gilliam Day! 🎉We’re excited to announce the 50 new #GilliamFellows and their advisers who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science.
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@liamrdougherty @FaithRovenolt @jukka_jokela @jessfstep Want to know more about the story behind the science? Read more in the latest @EvolLetters blog post by study coauthor @FaithRovenolt! https://t.co/TkDTBkb54Q 📷: Faith Rovenolt
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Sexual ornamentation is common in animals, but what exactly do ornaments tell choosers? Read more in a recent paper in @EvolLetters by @liamrdougherty, @FaithRovenolt, A. Luyet, @jukka_jokela, and @jessfstep: https://t.co/ngi0DENwOa
academic.oup.com
Choosing a mate with few or (ideally) no parasites has many potential benefits. Indeed, good health seems like such an important attribute in a potential m
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Sharing fluids shapes host #social networks and #pathogen traits #ProcB #Commentary
https://t.co/YXLpZDGxvs
#OpenAccess @jessfstep #Evolution #ASMicrobe
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New paper alert! We used inert UV powder on infected birds to isolate how disease symptoms contribute to pathogen spread @royalsociety High virulence is associated with pathogen spreadability in a songbird–bacterial system | Royal Society Open Science
royalsocietypublishing.org
How directly transmitted pathogens benefit from harming hosts is key to understanding virulence evolution. It is recognized that pathogens benefit from high within-host loads, often associated with...
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