We had a fantastic annual meeting in Liverpool on 11/12th September! Thank you so much to all of our speakers and attendees for making it such a fun and interesting couple of days! We are looking forward to planning for next years meetings 🪱🪰🐌🐕

Kicked off this afternoon: the BAVP / BSP Annual Meeting at the University of Liverpool! Excited to hear the latest in veterinary parasitology & parasitology research 🔬 #BAVP2025 #BSP

Reminder‼️ Today is a the last day to register for our annual conference in Liverpool‬ on the 11-12th September 2025 at the Guild Hall! There will be lots of interesting talks, prizes, networking and more! This is an in-person meeting, register to attend here: www.myeventflo.com/event.aspx?m...

Today (Monday 11th August) is your last day to submit your abstract for our annual conference in Liverpool! We can’t wait to see all the exciting things you have all been working on🪱🐌🐶 To submit an abstract and/or register please see the link in the post below!

A reminder to register for our annual conference with @BSPparasitology in Liverpool! We are accepting abstracts for intro talks and 15 minute presentations! Link here: www.myeventflo.com/event.aspx?m... 🪱🐌🐶🪲🐮🐔

A reminder to register and submit your abstract for our annual conference on 11/12th September 2025 in Liverpool! 🗓️ We can’t wait to see you all there!!!🦟🐌🪱🐶🐓🪲 Deadline for abstracts: 11th August 2025 Link: www.myeventflo.com/event.aspx?m...

We will be hosting our annual conference in association with @bspparasitology.bsky.social‬ on the 11-12th September 2025 at the Guild Hall @liverpooluni.bsky.social 🪱 This will be an in-person meeting, registration and abstract submission are now open: www.myeventflo.com/event.aspx?m...

The KnuepferLab is hiring! Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC. Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer: lnkd.in/eprgmaE9 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...

🏆BAVP ECR Winners of Best Introductory Presentation🏆 Victoria Allicock 🐐 @uofguelph.bsky.social Lilly Atkins 🐮 @uofglasgow.bsky.social

🏆BAVP ECR Runner up for Best Research Presentation 🏆 Joshua Hale- Modelling refugia-based strategies for Fasciola hepatica 🐌 @liverpooluni.bsky.social

🏆 BAVP ECR Winner of Best Research Presentation🏆 Benedict Karani- ‘Genome-wide analysis of T. circ from different treatment regimes reveals stronger selection for ivermectin resistance in frequently treated lambs’ 🐑🪱 @uofglasgow.bsky.social @moredunfoundation.bsky.social

Great 2nd day of our ECR meeting, focusing on drug resistance Thanks to: Benedict Karani, Chukwunonso Obi, Alexandra Juhász, Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde, Victoria Allicock, Lilly Atkinson and Hasibul Haque @uofglasgow.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @uofguelph.bsky.social

Day 2 of our ECR meeting kicks off today at 10am! 🕙 We have 7 amazing speakers talking all things veterinary parasitology🪱🐒🐮… followed by a very exciting narrative CV workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Adam’s! If you have registered we hope to see you there!😊

Our 2nd session was ‘Host-parasite interactions: Diversity, Dynamics and Control Strategies’ We had 6 great speakers: Hannah Peaty🪱, Joshua Hale 🐌, Fatima Zohra Zedam🐟, Kayleigh Devine🌱, Molly Keen🐑 and Saoirse Ellis! @moredunfoundation.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @teagasc.bsky.social

Our first session of today was ‘Parasite ecology and control strategies in livestock and wildlife’ We had four fantastic speakers: Jennifer McIntyre🪱, Amanda Walker🐴, Davina Raiyat 🐑 and Ellen Harrison🐶 @uofglasgow.bsky.social # University of Chester

Brilliant talk from our keynote speaker Christopher McFarland from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social this morning “Modelling the dynamics of parasite landscapes in ruminant systems” Lots of interesting discussions were had!🪱🐑

Our online ECR meeting is well underway! We hope to see you all there 🪱 🐑 🐟 🐌

Today is the last day to register for our ECR conference on 8/9th May 2025! Registration link: forms.office.com/r/kTU21Hpix1 looking forward to seeing you all there😀

REMINDER: Register for our ECR online conference by the 5th May 2025! This free online conference will focus on all things veterinary parasitology and include a para-themed quiz and a narrative CV workshop! Join us on the 8/9th May 2025😄 Registration link: forms.office.com/r/kTU21Hpix1

Tomorrow (17th April) is the FINAL deadline for abstract submission so don't miss out! You also have until 5th May to register to attend this free online conference. This is a great opportunity for ECR's working in veterinary parasitology to share their work and network!

A reminder that your last chance to submit an abstract for this years ECR conference is this THURSDAY (17th April) 10 min talks, 3 min intro talks, a fun parasitology quiz and a creative CV workshop!! Join us 8/9th May 2025🦟🪱🐑

🚨Deadline for abstract submissions extended until 17th April 2025!!🚨

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 17th April 2025!! The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until 17th April 2025 Whether it’s a 3 minute introductory talk or a 10 minute presentation we want to hear from you 🪱🐑🦟🐕

Excited about trypanosome antigenic variation? The TrypsClub Journal Club is back on 2nd April to discuss a recent study from the Mugnier lab on T. brucei antigenic diversity in extravascular spaces. A great opportunity to discuss exciting research 📚, share ideas 💡, and connect with your peers! 🤝

Check out this summer Entomology course at the National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France. Sandflies, mosquitoes, ticks and much more!🦟🪰 See link for more details: entomologysummercourse.com

Today marks World Parasite Awareness Day!🦟🪱 Let’s raise awareness of parasites and the importance of control and prevention! To learn more visit: www.parasiteawarenessday.com

A reminder about our exciting FREE ECR conference taking place on 8/9th May 2025 online! Expect excellent talks, an interesting careers panel and a fun parasitology themed quiz🪱 Register and submit your abstracts by the 11th April 🗓️

Do you have experience of writing narrative CVs? If so, we want to hear from you📝As part of our ECR meeting on 8/9th May 2025 we are hosting a careers session on narrative CVs! If you have experience and want to be considered for the panel please email us at [email protected] 🪱🐑🦟

🔊 Calling all parasite enthusiasts - come join us to study Toxoplasma and Plasmodium organelle biology 🔬 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

📢 The 2025 @rstmh.bsky.social Early Career #Grants Programme is now open for applications. www.rstmh.org/news-blog/ne...

🚨BAVP ECR CONFERENCE 2025🚨 When: 8th and 9th May 2025 Where: ONLINE only Topic: all things veterinary parasitology Abstract deadline: 11th April 2025 (3min intro or 10min presentation) forms.office.com/r/JseFrajHEe Registration deadline: 5th May 2025 forms.office.com/r/kTU21Hpix1

Moredun Research Institute are looking for a Post-doctoral Research Scientist. Collaborative project with @pirbrightinst.bsky.social on the development of a subunit vaccine to control Haemonchus contortus in sheep. Salary £32,604 - £35,000 DOE Apply by 17/2/25 moredun.org.uk/careers/post...

Interested in protist parasites? Want to learn some fun bioinformatics? Think this apicomplexan looks cool? Great! Come and do some protist genomics at @uniofbath.bsky.social! We're advertising a fully-funded PhD studentship open to UK & International applicants! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

There is one day left before our travel grant closes! If you are PhD student looking for funds to support your work in the ecological field, you can apply for our training and travel grant.  The application submission deadline is January 24 at 11:59 PM (GMT). Find out more here:

Have you finished your #PhD and are interested in exploring how #parasites cross the vasculature to colonize tissues? Do you fancy catching some #waves in the Atlantic? Or eating grilled fish by the beach? Join us in #Lisbon at GIMM, where science meets quality of life. @parasitesrule.bsky.social

Announcing another PhD opportunity in our lab, a FoodBioSystems funded project focusing on liver fluke RNA and protein diagnostics, working with us at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and the incomparable @russmorphew.bsky.social from @aberdlsagb.bsky.social. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

REMINDER: Closing date 3 February 2025 (10.00 GMT) 👇👍

📢#Postdoc opportunities: we are looking for two experienced and motivated researcher to join our WT funded projects on the role of the #Toxoplasma #mitochondria during #infection www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

NEW PHD ALERT: Protein-protein interactions for control of the ruminant parasite the liver fluke. FoodBioSystems funded at @aberdlsagb.bsky.social with me, Karl Hoffmann, Aaron Maule @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & Kim Kenobi @aberuni.bsky.social Maths research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...

How SPPIRIT is transforming early career profiles in Parasitology in Scotland www.cell.com/action/showP...

Save the date: Early Career Research (ECR) Meeting 8th and 9th May 2025 (online) Our fun, friendly and free online conference will take place this spring. Everyone is welcome, this conference has a focus on ECRs with a mix of both talks and discussions. Further details to follow😃

First up a bioinformatics project with Dr Wayne Aubrey Small but mighty. Small Genes, Big Impact: Exploring sORFs in Host-Parasite Interactions www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Re-upping before the holiday lull - please do contact if interested and share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PLEASE SHARE: New PhD ALERT...New tools to detect small genes in genomes! Led by Dr Wayne Aubrey Comp Sci AU, myself and Dr Amanda Gibson @aberdlsagb.bsky.social and the wonderful @pauliomcveigh.bsky.social from QUB 🍂 #TeamFluke www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚀 Kickstart your coding journey in 2025 with our introductory courses this January! 📅 ✅ R for Biologists ✅ Intro to Python ✅ Linux for Genomics 📍 Perfect for biologists & genomic scientists—boost your research skills! 🔗 Sign up now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/service/trai... 🖥️🧬💻🔬

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆! 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘦? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 Join Dr Andrew McLean's exciting new research group, based at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Excited to collaborate on this fascinating topic! EastBio PhD Studentship link: bit.ly/Parasitology...

An excellent PhD opportunity available in our team: long-range consequences of parasite infection, gut-lung communication and helminth-viral co-infection. Part of the EastBio training programme. Closing date 17th January. Please get in touch! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨 Multiple #parasite -based PhD opportunities from the EastBio Doctoral Training Programme at Edinburgh Uni! 🚨 - Deadline for all are the 17th Jan '25 1. Trypanosoma co-infections: tinyurl.com/vyv855kw 2. Mitochondrial genome complexity in #trypanosoma: tinyurl.com/c6hk652f #Parasitology #ntds

Do you or your promising undergrad/Master's student have an interest in mathematical modelling, parasitology, sustainable agriculture, with great opportunities for knowledge exchange? Then look at this PhD project with @daveewing.bsky.social and us folks at Moredun! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...