#UMMZ Mammal Collections Manager & @umicheeb Associate Research Scientist. #Mammalogizing & #MammalWatching!!! Tweets are my own!!!https://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3mofxo7noes2t@umichnews.bsky.social mammalogy was well represented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the @mammalogists.bsky.social!!! #gobluemammalogy #naturalhistory #CollectionsAreEssential16 Jun 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofxo7noes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3mo745lg43c2nThis week I have the privilege of presenting the research of current and former #UMMZ students at the annual meeting of the @mammalogists.bsky.social!!! #gobluemammalogy #collectionsareessential13 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo745lg43c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3mjhxhvs4hk26Check out our new publication in Ecology and Evolution! This paper was led by @umich.edu PhD student, Cheyenne Graham, and focuses on the effects of hybridization on the immune response in animals. #gobluemammalogy https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.7350014 Apr 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhxhvs4hk26https://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lyxtlkvi3k2h2/N Many of these individuals are part of @mepa-social-media.bsky.social. The paper provides data on existing genetic resources from mammals available to researchers to study emerging infectious diseases, such as hantaviruses, arenaviruses, and other zoonotic pathogens. #collectionsareessential [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxtlkvi3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lyxtjnedfc2h1/N Check out our recent publication on South American mammal voucher and tissue collections!!! This paper was led by Marcelo Weksler, Guellermo D'Elia, and Pablo Teta, but it included contributions from over 100 scientists. #mammalogy #collectionsareessential #onehealth https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/146/1/blaf069/8253696?searchresult=116 Sep 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxtjnedfc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lw7e5uglkk2bMy lab had the pleasure of collaborating with colleagues from @texastech.bsky.social on a joint field expedition in Kansas and Nebraska! In total, 4 students, 1 postbac, and 3 PIs participated on the trip. We even had the opportunity of crashing at the Thompson Ranch for an evening...12 Aug 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7e5uglkk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lt2qxypcm22dCheck out the new MEPA (Museums and Pathogens in the Americas) @bsky.app page!!! https://bsky.app/profile/mepa-social-media.bsky.social03 Jul 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2qxypcm22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lss5eqzxtc2vThe University of Michigan crew is in full force at the Annual Meeting of the @mammalogists.bsky.social!!! It’s been great to bring so many current and former students together. #gobluemammalogy #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential30 Jun 2025 02:32 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lss5eqzxtc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lqn7lk75m22l@debpaul.bsky.social @jcolella.bsky.social @mikecove.bsky.social @katderieg.bsky.social @lexifrank.bsky.social @dannyibaneziv.bsky.social @drfirefly.bsky.social @klphelps.bsky.social @speer.bsky.social @n8upham.bsky.social @omys-omics.bsky.social @soltislab.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jun 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn7lk75m22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lqn774dtb22lCheck out our new paper in #BioScience!!! If COVID taught us anything, we very much need to be doubling down on our scientific structure and not regressing, and we need to improve collaborative networks that transcend geopolitical boundaries. #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf035/815459902 Jun 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqn774dtb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/codythompson51.bsky.social/post/3lo2el6mmls2aSome of the #ummz mammal division students got in on a little moose antler cleaning today!!! The antlers were part of a donation to our collection, but needed a little TLC before going into the cabinets. #naturalhistory #collectionsareessential #gobluemammalogy30 Apr 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:zo5tyqlf65iuuvs5aa2fbgc7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2el6mmls2a