Hailey Robertson
@haileyrobertson.bsky.social
PhD student @yalesph.bsky.social studying viruses, vectors, and climate change | Yale Planetary Solutions Fellow | NSF Graduate Research Fellow | https://viralemergence.org | Previous: Georgetown, Talus Analytics, USC | (she/her)
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Now out in PLOS Ecosystems! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
September 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Now out in PLOS Ecosystems! doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Why would the e scooters do this
September 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Why would the e scooters do this
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Do you enjoy implementing data standards and creating well designed APIs? Verena is looking for a full stack developer for the Pathogen Harmonized Observatory (PHAROS)! See the Verena website for more details and to apply: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
We’re Hiring! — Verena
The Verena Institute is looking for a full stack developer or full stack development team (hereafter, the “Supplier”) to assist with the maintenance, documentation, and development of the Pathogen H...
www.viralemergence.org
August 12, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Do you enjoy implementing data standards and creating well designed APIs? Verena is looking for a full stack developer for the Pathogen Harmonized Observatory (PHAROS)! See the Verena website for more details and to apply: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
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New #ecology preprint out. We’ve spent half a century searching for Arenavirus and Hantavirus reservoirs, but it turns out global surveillance is essentially just us looking under the nearest streetlight. It is decoupled from actual host biodiversity.🧵 doi.org/10.64898/202...
New #ecology preprint out. We’ve spent half a century searching for Arenavirus and Hantavirus reservoirs, but it turns out global surveillance is essentially just us looking under the nearest streetlight. It is decoupled from actual host biodiversity.🧵 doi.org/10.64898/202...
June 4, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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New #ecology preprint out. We’ve spent half a century searching for Arenavirus and Hantavirus reservoirs, but it turns out global surveillance is essentially just us looking under the nearest streetlight. It is decoupled from actual host biodiversity.🧵 doi.org/10.64898/202...
New #ecology preprint out. We’ve spent half a century searching for Arenavirus and Hantavirus reservoirs, but it turns out global surveillance is essentially just us looking under the nearest streetlight. It is decoupled from actual host biodiversity.🧵 doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Incredibly excited to see our work on Jamestown Canyon virus published in Current Biology!! I have grown with and loved this project for 3 years and couldn’t be prouder of the final paper 🩵🧬
Read it here to see how phylodynamics reveals JCV's complex life cycle! www.cell.com/current-biol...
Read it here to see how phylodynamics reveals JCV's complex life cycle! www.cell.com/current-biol...
April 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Incredibly excited to see our work on Jamestown Canyon virus published in Current Biology!! I have grown with and loved this project for 3 years and couldn’t be prouder of the final paper 🩵🧬
Read it here to see how phylodynamics reveals JCV's complex life cycle! www.cell.com/current-biol...
Read it here to see how phylodynamics reveals JCV's complex life cycle! www.cell.com/current-biol...
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For anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the energy-AI challenge (should be everyone!), there's an excellent new Substack worth subscribing to currentclimatedp.substack.com
Current/Climate | Daniel Propp | Substack
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April 13, 2026 at 4:35 PM
For anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the energy-AI challenge (should be everyone!), there's an excellent new Substack worth subscribing to currentclimatedp.substack.com
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New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
April 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New in @science.org ‼️ In the most comprehensive study to date, we show that wildlife trade is driving animal-to-human zoonotic spillover at a planetary scale, with +1 spillover per host every 10 years. Live animal markets and illegal trade pose even greater risks. 🔓 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
✏️ In the media capital of the world, 4 out of 5 NYC public high schools don’t have a journalism class.
One of my closest friends leads the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and is collecting signatures urging leaders to support citywide funding.
Sign + spread the word!
tinyurl.com/jweek-letter
One of my closest friends leads the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and is collecting signatures urging leaders to support citywide funding.
Sign + spread the word!
tinyurl.com/jweek-letter
Expand Access to Journalism Education for NYCPS Students
We are urging the New York City Council to invest in student journalism! If you want to help spread the word for J-Week (March 23-27), check out our <organizing toolkit>. <The formatted let...
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March 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
✏️ In the media capital of the world, 4 out of 5 NYC public high schools don’t have a journalism class.
One of my closest friends leads the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and is collecting signatures urging leaders to support citywide funding.
Sign + spread the word!
tinyurl.com/jweek-letter
One of my closest friends leads the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition and is collecting signatures urging leaders to support citywide funding.
Sign + spread the word!
tinyurl.com/jweek-letter
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If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
March 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
If you ever want to read a paper for free and can't find it otherwise, email the lead author and politely ask for a copy. You will not be bothering the person. You will in fact make their whole entire day. I have had scientists get so excited I asked they sent me everything they ever published.
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NEW‼️ For the forthcoming Pandemic Agreement travaux préparatoires edited by @alexandraphelan.bsky.social, we did a deep dive on how experts and evidence shaped the negotiations. What we found is a microcosm of global health: limited time, high stakes, and familiar shady actors like Big Pharma. (1/3)
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NEW‼️ For the forthcoming Pandemic Agreement travaux préparatoires edited by @alexandraphelan.bsky.social, we did a deep dive on how experts and evidence shaped the negotiations. What we found is a microcosm of global health: limited time, high stakes, and familiar shady actors like Big Pharma. (1/3)
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Something very different and cool for my lab. Sequencing a 4.4mb TB genome using the Artic-style PCR amplicon method with >5128 primers in two reactions 🤯
Enables culture-free WGS for TB!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Enables culture-free WGS for TB!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Something very different and cool for my lab. Sequencing a 4.4mb TB genome using the Artic-style PCR amplicon method with >5128 primers in two reactions 🤯
Enables culture-free WGS for TB!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Enables culture-free WGS for TB!
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
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Ahh! It’s so cool to see my book out in the world, especially in the hands of former students who’ve become friends! @haileyrobertson.bsky.social got in on the ground floor back in 2018, providing invaluable research assistance for the data project culminating in this book!
So excited for my copy of Governing Truth by @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social — an absolutely monumental research effort. Highly recommend to anyone curious about what it takes for transitional justice (and specifically, truth commissions) to succeed in the face of impunity and political violence.
February 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Ahh! It’s so cool to see my book out in the world, especially in the hands of former students who’ve become friends! @haileyrobertson.bsky.social got in on the ground floor back in 2018, providing invaluable research assistance for the data project culminating in this book!
So excited for my copy of Governing Truth by @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social — an absolutely monumental research effort. Highly recommend to anyone curious about what it takes for transitional justice (and specifically, truth commissions) to succeed in the face of impunity and political violence.
February 11, 2026 at 11:10 PM
So excited for my copy of Governing Truth by @kellyzvobgo.bsky.social — an absolutely monumental research effort. Highly recommend to anyone curious about what it takes for transitional justice (and specifically, truth commissions) to succeed in the face of impunity and political violence.
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We're looking for a full-stack developer! Help us build the best open data platforms for pandemic prediction in the world.
Probably a short-term contract, but if you're looking for a full-time gig, let's talk. Inquire within: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
Probably a short-term contract, but if you're looking for a full-time gig, let's talk. Inquire within: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
We’re Hiring! — Verena
The Verena Institute is looking for a full stack developer or full stack development team (hereafter, the “Supplier”) to assist with the maintenance, documentation, and development of the Pathogen H...
www.viralemergence.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:29 PM
We're looking for a full-stack developer! Help us build the best open data platforms for pandemic prediction in the world.
Probably a short-term contract, but if you're looking for a full-time gig, let's talk. Inquire within: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
Probably a short-term contract, but if you're looking for a full-time gig, let's talk. Inquire within: www.viralemergence.org/blog/were-hi...
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Our paper on the Genomic Epidemiology of DENV2/3 in Colombia and the Americas is finally out @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Big thanks to my collaborators @lambod50.bsky.social, @viralverity.bsky.social, @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social, and many others!
Big thanks to my collaborators @lambod50.bsky.social, @viralverity.bsky.social, @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social, and many others!
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Our paper on the Genomic Epidemiology of DENV2/3 in Colombia and the Americas is finally out @cp-cellreports.bsky.social, check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Big thanks to my collaborators @lambod50.bsky.social, @viralverity.bsky.social, @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social, and many others!
Big thanks to my collaborators @lambod50.bsky.social, @viralverity.bsky.social, @nathangrubaugh.bsky.social, and many others!
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we're excited to share that Proceedings B has also come on board for listing PHAROS as a recommended repository for open wildlife pathogen and parasite testing data! thanks to @royalsociety.org for the support. @viralemergence.org
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For Authors | Proceedings B | The Royal Society
For Authors | Proceedings B | The Royal Society
Information for authors
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January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
we're excited to share that Proceedings B has also come on board for listing PHAROS as a recommended repository for open wildlife pathogen and parasite testing data! thanks to @royalsociety.org for the support. @viralemergence.org
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/pages/f...
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/pages/f...
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🦟📄 New preprint! Our first large-scale phylodynamic study of Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) reveals how mosquito ecology shapes the evolution, persistence, and spread of this understudied arbovirus in North America.
Read it here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Read it here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Evolutionary history of Jamestown Canyon virus disentangles complex multi-vector ecology
Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) is a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus of increasing concern in North America. It has been historically understudied, leading to significant gaps in our understanding of it...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
🦟📄 New preprint! Our first large-scale phylodynamic study of Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) reveals how mosquito ecology shapes the evolution, persistence, and spread of this understudied arbovirus in North America.
Read it here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Read it here! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Check out our new print that combines dense sequencing and phylodynamics to uncover a bunch of 😎 things about an understudied virus.
- Doesn't evolve for 10 months a year ✅
- Uses some mossies for maintenance, others for spread ✅
- Established in Northeast for ~300 years ✅
- Doesn't evolve for 10 months a year ✅
- Uses some mossies for maintenance, others for spread ✅
- Established in Northeast for ~300 years ✅
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Check out our new print that combines dense sequencing and phylodynamics to uncover a bunch of 😎 things about an understudied virus.
- Doesn't evolve for 10 months a year ✅
- Uses some mossies for maintenance, others for spread ✅
- Established in Northeast for ~300 years ✅
- Doesn't evolve for 10 months a year ✅
- Uses some mossies for maintenance, others for spread ✅
- Established in Northeast for ~300 years ✅
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Exciting news to start 2026: for the first time ever, the PHAROS repository for wildlife disease surveillance is a journal-recommended home for your archived data!
Thanks to Integrative and Comparative Biology for taking the leap with us 🦠🔢➡️🌎💻💫 academic.oup.com/icb/pages/Ge...
Thanks to Integrative and Comparative Biology for taking the leap with us 🦠🔢➡️🌎💻💫 academic.oup.com/icb/pages/Ge...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Exciting news to start 2026: for the first time ever, the PHAROS repository for wildlife disease surveillance is a journal-recommended home for your archived data!
Thanks to Integrative and Comparative Biology for taking the leap with us 🦠🔢➡️🌎💻💫 academic.oup.com/icb/pages/Ge...
Thanks to Integrative and Comparative Biology for taking the leap with us 🦠🔢➡️🌎💻💫 academic.oup.com/icb/pages/Ge...
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Variations in annual dengue intensities are explained by temperature anomalies
Our new work led by Abbey Porzucek, @rafalpx.bsky.social, @colincarlson.bsky.social, Dan Weinberger to develop a method to compare relative dengue intensity between years and countries.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Our new work led by Abbey Porzucek, @rafalpx.bsky.social, @colincarlson.bsky.social, Dan Weinberger to develop a method to compare relative dengue intensity between years and countries.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Variations in annual dengue intensities are explained by temperature anomalies
Our new work led by Abbey Porzucek, @rafalpx.bsky.social, @colincarlson.bsky.social, Dan Weinberger to develop a method to compare relative dengue intensity between years and countries.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
Our new work led by Abbey Porzucek, @rafalpx.bsky.social, @colincarlson.bsky.social, Dan Weinberger to develop a method to compare relative dengue intensity between years and countries.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
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🚨🐭🦠 New preprint!
Monitoring wildlife disease is expensive, so we need to be smart about where we sample to get as much useful info as possible.
We show how SDMs can guide adaptive sampling for zoonotic disease surveillance, using case studies in rodents.
Monitoring wildlife disease is expensive, so we need to be smart about where we sample to get as much useful info as possible.
We show how SDMs can guide adaptive sampling for zoonotic disease surveillance, using case studies in rodents.
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨🐭🦠 New preprint!
Monitoring wildlife disease is expensive, so we need to be smart about where we sample to get as much useful info as possible.
We show how SDMs can guide adaptive sampling for zoonotic disease surveillance, using case studies in rodents.
Monitoring wildlife disease is expensive, so we need to be smart about where we sample to get as much useful info as possible.
We show how SDMs can guide adaptive sampling for zoonotic disease surveillance, using case studies in rodents.
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This is, not a joke, one of my favourite papers in a long time. Absolutely stellar co-authors, but also a straight line from "nitpicky little nerds obsessing over sampling" to "translational research with clear implications for management". Go read all about it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is, not a joke, one of my favourite papers in a long time. Absolutely stellar co-authors, but also a straight line from "nitpicky little nerds obsessing over sampling" to "translational research with clear implications for management". Go read all about it here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why
A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor tina9294 o…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.