Wong Lab

Microbe-host biology | Foraging | Entomology | Omics enthusiast | run by a 1st gen faculty @UF 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬Curator of @insect_microbes. Opinions are my own.

[Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe]

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

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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]

from the university of florida ...
DIANSHU ZHAO !! #cshldros24

[Zepeng Yao @ZepengYao]

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. https://t.co/SELuct6aVN

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

Fun to share our research at the Incredible Insects Exhibit @FloridaMuseum! Glad our efforts made the news too!

https://t.co/fSSWt20320

[ESA PBT @EsaPbt]

🌟 PBT Member Spotlight 🌟 | #ESAPBT 🧬🐛member Aria Deluna is a Ph.D. student at @UFEntNem. Aria investigates the dynamics of insect-microbe interactions 🪰🦠. She leverages her expertise and leadership skills to drive positive change in #ESAPBT.

🦋🐞🐝 | @EntsocAmerica

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

Enjoyed a great visit to @UCDavisEntomolo and my shirt matches well with the iconic Entomology flag.

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

@QueeriousSTEM @Bayer4CropsUS @jaytlennon @GEMS_BII Congratulations, John!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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. ☀️

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

#EntSoc23 was GREAT! Big cheers to my students for presenting their work, including Yi-Ting who won second place in the student competition. @EntsocAmerica

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

@_djli @lsuscience Congratulation, Daijiang! Very well deserved.

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

Great PI and lab. Highly recommended!

[Dave Kang @kang_dave]

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.

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

Grateful for the opportunity to share my career path and research at @uprrp🇵🇷for the #NIH RISE seminar. Had a great time meeting with the faculty and students there - thank you for the hospitality!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

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

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

@ashleymkopec Admire your bravery in the career transition. Two yrs into TT, also got a newborn (2nd child) and shortly after, COVID hit. 2020-21 were very rough, but got my R award in 2022. As a father, I can only imagine how difficult it is for academic moms. Thanks for sharing your story!

[Wong Lab @WInsectMicrobes]

@McArtLab @BeesYall @davidemiro @_MaureenPage @angelisanchez9 @KaitlinDeutsch @TobiasGMueller @ben_393 @P_Muniz_ @DaianaD38669241 @KassUrban_Mead Congratulations Scott! Great science from your lab for many years to come. 🐝🥳

[UF/IFAS Entomology & Nematology @UFEntNem]

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