We study social evolution in viruses. Assistant Professor @zoology.ubc.ca & @ubcbiodiversity.bsky.social asherleeks.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.social/post/3mkvin55xm22fWant to join us for Social Viruses in Vancouver this summer? One week to go until we start looking at applications (May 7th). To apply: socialviruses.zoology.ubc.ca #socialviruses #evosky #lovevirology #virosky [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:5tfbb2dbgrov7vwpca5fohuf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvin55xm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.social/post/3mkjnb5pdqc2iWe're recruiting! We're looking for two graduate students to join us at UBC in Vancouver. Fully funded and open to global applicants, with flexible start-date. Topics include theory, bioinformatics, and microbiology. More details: asherleeks.com/apply #socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪28 Apr 2026 03:27 +0000at://did:plc:5tfbb2dbgrov7vwpca5fohuf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjnb5pdqc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.social/post/3mjhjnpik7k2eThe Social Lives of Viruses is coming to Vancouver, Canada, from 4th-8th August 2026! This is a free meeting dedicated to all aspects of virus-virus interactions & evolution. To apply: socialviruses.zoology.ubc.ca @sociovirology.bsky.social #socialviruses #evosky #lovevirology #virosky14 Apr 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:5tfbb2dbgrov7vwpca5fohuf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhjnpik7k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.social/post/3m7tdmk42fs2mCongratulations to @alexrob.bsky.social , @alisonfeder.bsky.social , and Ben Kerr on this beautiful study, using evolutionary theory to study antiviral resistance dynamics when resistance is social... #socialviruses #evosky 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Dec 2025 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:5tfbb2dbgrov7vwpca5fohuf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7tdmk42fs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/asherleeks.bsky.social/post/3m76uca4nqk2aIt was great to write a brief commentary with @sociovirology.bsky.social on @nanamikubota.bsky.social and @vscooper.micropopbio.org's recent discovery of cheat-driven cycles in Pseudomonas (https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01198-4) - amazing example of the tragedy of the commons! 🧪 #socialviruses #evosky https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01402-204 Dec 2025 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:5tfbb2dbgrov7vwpca5fohuf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76uca4nqk2a