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Michael Nicholson @mdnicholson1.bsky.social Chancellor's Fellow (~Asst. Prof.) University of Edinburgh
| Math modelling for somatic genomics | https://michaeldnicholson.github.io
@bethcd.bsky.social @bethcd.bsky.social Postdoc in infectious disease epidemiology and modelling at University of Cambridge. Interested in arboviruses, vaccines, and immunity. Previously at Imperial College London. 
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social Official account of the 2026 International School and Conference on Network Science in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. June 1-5, 2026. Official hashtag: #NetSci2026
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Oxford Mathematics @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social Official account of the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Sam Abbott @seabbs.bsky.social Real-time infectious disease modelling. Developing methods for outbreak response, surveillance, and pandemic preparedness. samabbott.co.uk
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Narmada Venkateswaran @narmadavenka.bsky.social she/her | Geography PhD Student at UNC-Chapel Hill | Interested in geographies of zoonoses, mobility, and pandemic preparedness | Views are my own
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@hamishgibbs.bsky.social @hamishgibbs.bsky.social Postdoctoral Researcher at the Northeastern University Network Science Institute
Centre for Epidemic Preparedness & Response, LSHTM @lshtmcepr.bsky.social Bringing together global expertise, knowledge, research and teaching to help humanity adapt faster to outbreaks of disease.
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Dean Eckles @eckles.bsky.social networks, contagion, causality
faculty at MIT
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Annet Kirabo D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.H.A. @annetkiraboc1.bsky.social Professor @VanderbiltHealth #Hypertension, #kidney, #immunology #HostMicrobiotaInteraction. Mother of 2, wife. Associate Editor @CircRes
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University of Birmingham @unibirmingham.bsky.social Official account for the University of Birmingham.
Changing how the world works.
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Willem van Schaik @wvschaik.bsky.social Microbiology, microbiome, antimicrobial resistance. Sometimes UK politics. Head of Research of the School of Infection, Inflammation and Immunology, University of Birmingham. Also Co-Director of @target-amr.bsky.social.
Will Thompson @willthompson.bsky.social PhD student at Vermont Complex Systems Institute | Network Dynamics and Statistical Learning |
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Antoine Barreaux @antoinebarreaux.bsky.social Researcher in epidemiology and mathematical modeling of vector-borne diseases @CIRAD @ICIPE. My goal is to improve animal and global health by integrating translational and basic science in control programs and to inform policy.
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Complex Networks Winter Workshop (CNWW) @cnww.bsky.social CNWW (canoe): week-long event in a 16th-century Monastery in snowy Québec City. 5th edition #CNWW25
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PLOS @plos.org PLOS is a non-profit organization on a mission to drive open science forward with measurable, meaningful change in research publishing, policy and practice.
PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org A leading life science journal that champions inclusive, high-impact research across all disciplines—from molecules to ecosystems. We offer innovative formats and collaborative editorial support to ensure your work achieves its full scientific impact.
Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social Mosquitoes, watches and whatever. Huck Chair of Disease Epidemiology and Biotechnology at Penn State. My opinions do not reflect those of my employer (they want nothing to do with them whatsoever)
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Clinical & Applied Virology group @cavgroup.bsky.social Research group at the Luxembourg Institute of Health. 👩🔬 Key interests: infectious diseases, immunization, pandemic preparedness, one health 🔬🦠🧬 Opinions are our own.
Shweta Bansal @bansallab.bsky.social Professor in infectious disease ecology and mathematical epidemiology at Georgetown University (Washington DC). #socialbehavior, #netsci, #networks, #spatialepi, #bigdata, #mathbio, #inequities, #openscience, she/her. http://bansallab.com
Katherine Davis @kd-katdavis.bsky.social Research Manager, Modelling @wellcometrust.bsky.social | Interested in infectious diseases, strengthening the modelling ecosystem, and finding good cake | Views my own
Wellcome Trust @wellcometrust.bsky.social Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. We’re taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.
Alessandro Vespignani @alexvespi.bsky.social Networks & data, computational epidemiology, complex systems
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social Science writer and author of books including Bright Earth, The Music Instinct, Beyond Weird, How Life Works.
Amy Marie Campbell @amymariecampbell.bsky.social Climate-sensitive infectious diseases scientist | Research Fellow in Disease Forecasting at LSHTM in the dengue modelling group | PhD in Ocean and Earth Sciences on eco-evolutionary Vibrio dynamics 
Natalie Dean, PhD @nataliexdean.bsky.social Associate Professor of Biostatistics at Emory Rollins School of Public Health
Steffanie Strathdee, PhD @superbug-slayer.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologist. Harold Simon Distinguished Professor @UCSanDiego. Phage wrangler @IPATH. Author of The Perfect Predator. ThePerfectPredator.com
Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social science journalist. author. molecular biologist. curious.
interested in #microbes, #misinformation and all things #blue
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2024 KSJ fellow at MIT
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Brendan J. Kelly @bjklab.bsky.social infectious diseases / epidemiology / microbial ecology
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Saskia Popescu @saskiapopescu.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologist & global heath security strategist | GHSN CEO |UMB Asst Prof working in pandemic prep, biosurveillance, One Health, AMR, BW & biosecurity. ELBI & CFR ☣️
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social Virologist. PI working at but not speaking for USask. Co-EiC of Vaccine. 🇺🇸 in 🇨🇦. Emerging viruses, pathogenesis, zoonosis, host responses, dogs, football, off-color language, transcriptomic chaos. Opinions my own.
Bradford Taylor @bradfordptaylor.bsky.social Infectious disease modeler. Interested in: social drivers of infectious disease, evolution of abx resistance, math models. He/him.
Tina Eliassi @eliassi.bsky.social Professor
Antoine Allard @allard.bsky.social Associate professor at Université Laval (Québec). Sentinelle Nord research chair holder. He/him. Network theory, nonlinear dynamics and statistical physics. antoineallard.info
Orit Peleg @oritpeleg.bsky.social Dreaming of a cloudy sky | Associate Prof. | Computer Science & BioFrontiers, CUBoulder | Ext. Faculty, Santa Fe Institute | www.peleglab.com 
Aaron Clauset @aaronclauset.bsky.social NO KINGS. NO FASCISTS. FUND SCIENCE.
Professor of Computer Science @ BioFrontiers Institute at University of Colorado, Boulder and External Faculty @ Santa Fe Institute
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Daniel Cooney @danielcooney1.bsky.social Applied mathematician at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Interested in evolutionary game theory, differential equations, and modeling biological and social systems.
Moritz Laber @moritzlaber.bsky.social PhD Student at the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University.
Kate Grabowski @kategrabowski.bsky.social Originally from Luzerne County, PA now in Baltimore. Infectious diseases epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University with a focus on HIV epidemic dynamics and control in Africa. Mom of two humans and one dog. Penn State grad.
Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social Fat middle aged bisexual, but good 🩷💜💙
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Lucy Butler @lucy-h-butler.bsky.social Postdoc @ the Network Science Institute, Northeastern University.
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Menswear writer. Editor at Put This On. Words at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter.
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Ryan J. Gallagher @ryanjgallag.com Applied scientist trying to make the internet a little better. PhD. Trust & safety, networks, fingerstyle guitar. I use my hair to express myself. They/he
Graham Coop @gcbias.bsky.social Population and evolutionary genetics @UCDavis. Posts, grammar, & spelling are my views only. He/him. #OA popgen book https://github.com/cooplab/popgen-notes/releases
WHO @who.int The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations’ health agency, championing Health For All.
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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social ID Physician. Associate Professor. Global public health, pandemic preparedness and response, emerging infectious diseases (COVID-19, viral hemorrhagic fevers, mpox). Former WHO medical officer in Health Emergencies. Section editor PLOS GPH and OFID.
Caitlin Rivers @cmyeaton.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologist @JohnsHopkinsSPH. Associate professor. Author of CRISIS AVERTED (Viking). Outbreak newsletter at forceofinfection.com
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social Hymowitz Family Professor of Global Health & Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. Director of the Center for Policy Impact in Global Health. DJ at WXDU (Thursdays, 4-6pm ET, wxdu.org). TIME columnist. He/him. Tallest Jew on Earth.
Bloom lab @jbloomlab.bsky.social Lab studying molecular evolution of proteins and viruses. Affiliated with Fred Hutch & HHMI.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University, Montreal & Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health 🇨🇦
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social Epidemiologist. AIDS Activist. Dog lover. New Haven.
Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social Epidemiologist and science communicator | newsletter: epiellie.substack.com | cohost @casualinfer podcast | Causal inference for public health #epitwitter | Canadian in US 🇨🇦 | she/her/Dr
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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social Epidemiologist. Research Fellow. Doctor of Spreadsheets. Writer (Slate, TIME, Guardian, etc). PhD, MPH. Host of senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him. Find my writing on Substack and Medium.
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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social Infectious Diseases physician and scientist, with thoughts on Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, HIV Prevention, Public Health, Biosecurity, and Global Health issues.
Tulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social Professor of medical research leading global genomics surveillance. Director CERI at Stellenbosch University and KRISP at UKZN, South Africa. Views my own.
Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social Freelance writer, editor, columnist & consultant. Formerly at Scientific American, Washington Post, National Geographic, Slate, Smithsonian & Science. Past president of National Association of Science Writers. Birder.
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DGBassani @dgbassani.bsky.social Widower dad of 3. Problem-solver living an unsolvable problem. Fatuity loather. Epidemiologist learning about complexity and networks. https://www.dlsph.utoronto.ca/faculty-profile/bassani-diego-g/ and https://www.isi.it/people/diego-bassani/ graphstate.co
IDDjobs @iddjobs.org A site for positions in infectious disease dynamics (broadly defined).
This is an autoposter for jobs at IDDjobs.org. Occasionally a human is here.
Moritz Kraemer @mugkraemer.bsky.social Scientist & Prof @UOxford
https://kraemerlab.com/
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/pandemic-genomics
https://www.psi.ox.ac.uk/ 
Rachel E. Baker @rebaker.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Environment and Society, and Epidemiology @BrownUniversity
rachelelizabethbaker.com- A Andrew Azman @andrewazman.bsky.social Infectious Disease Epidemiologist, Professor, University of Geneva
Jessica Metcalf @jessmetcalf.bsky.social Demographer working on evolutionary ecology, infectious disease dynamics, vaccination
Justin Lessler @justinlessler.bsky.social Faculty in Epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Helps coordinate the COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub https://covid19scenariomodelinghub.org/
Joseph Lemaitre @josephlemaitre.bsky.social 👀 Developing novel infectious disease dynamics modeling approaches to inform public health policies
📍Assistant Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill (🇺🇸), PhD from EPFL (🇨🇭).
🌍 josephlemaitre.com
Quentin Leclerc @quentinlclrc.bsky.social Assistant Professor in public health | Infectious disease dynamics, health risks assessment & AMR | Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers & Institut Pasteur 🖥️ 🦠
Benny Rice, PhD @bennyrice.bsky.social Disease ecologist especially interested in malaria and Madagascar. Postdoc at Princeton EEB
Esther van Kleef @esthervk.bsky.social Infectious disease epidemiologists working on AMR, modelling and ID surveillance @WHO and UoOxford. Alone we move fast, together we move mountains
Daniel Citron @dtcitron.bsky.social Applied mathematics for epidemiology | Infectious disease modeling | Digital data for health | HIV | Malaria
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Joshua Bull @joshuabull.bsky.social Postdoc mathematician working in spatial biology and cancer at @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Developer of https://docs.muspan.co.uk
Gabriel Ribeiro dos Santos @gabribdsantos.bsky.social Postdoc researcher at Yale School of Public Health - Infectious diseases modelling - Spread and control of arboviruses 🏳️🌈🇧🇷🇫🇷
Pleuni Pennings @pleunipennings.bsky.social Researcher, evolution of drug resistance, modeling, population genetics, coding, no longer at SF State University, instead at the U of Montpellier.
Mom, Dutch, now immigrant in France.
Anushree Nande @anushreenande.bsky.social Writer | Editor | Reviewer | https://anushreenande.substack.com | 'Heartland' in Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF, Vol 1 (Westland Books, 2025) #booksky 📚💙 #writersky #arsenal ❤️🤍
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Shaun Keegan @shaunkeegan.bsky.social Research Fellow @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
Infectious disease epidemiologist:
Klebsiella pneumoniae, neonatal sepsis, AMR, vaccine coverage, Bayesian methods & transmission modelling.
Autistic & 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
www.keegan.science
Justin Frere @justinfrere.bsky.social MD/PhD Student at Mount Sinai | Graduate studies at NYU Langone | Microbiology, Immunology
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Jennifer Trowbridge @trowbridgelab.bsky.social Professor & Dattels Family Endowed Chair at The Jackson Laboratory studying hematopoietic stem cell biology, aging & cancer. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸