David Jones PhD manuscript on how mild heat stress (experienced during fever episodes in most malaria infections)changes the cytoadhesion behavior of parasite infected red blood cells is now online and reviewed in eLife. elifesciences.org/reviewed-pre...

Better late than never, but I am thrilled to share our newest research from the Treeck lab!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What happens when the parasite that causes malaria in humans experiences fever-induced heat stress in its host red blood cell? Check out David Jones' PhD work now on BioRxiv www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Excellent and thought-provoking. A highly recommended read

Really cool work! Congrats all!

GIMM PhD Programme now open. 17 PhD positions and a few more to come. gimm.pt/course/phd-p...

This is SO important!

Huge congratulations to @hbelda.bsky.social and David Bradley for their publication on the extraordinarily interesting FIKK kinase family (I am biased) of the malaria causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum. 1/n

A common virulence factor that protects Toxoplasma (and probably related parasites) from clearance in genetically diverse murine hosts. A heroic CRISPR screening effort from @fratorelli.bsky.social with some help from colleagues. Thanks to anonymous reviewers for some good suggestions. 1/2

Open call for 3 Group Leader Positions at the newly formed GIMM in Lisbon! Strong core facilites, Science across many disciplines + Sunshine, Beaches and the Atlantic. Link to call here gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...

Symbnet PhD Summer School on Host-Microbe Symbioses - Oeiras Portugal. Students from all over the world are eligible, we sponsor selected students. Please Repost! gimm.idloom.events/phd-summer-s...

I am beyond excited to share that you can now apply to observe a @wellcometrust.bsky.social #DiscoveryResearch shortlisting Committee! If you plan to apply to us in the next 2 years, apply to be an Observer now to better understand what happens once you click submit! wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

Host-Microbe Symbioses- Our favorite summer school is back! Help us spread the word!

Very happy for bluesky-less David Anaguano from the lab for being offered a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie fellowship! Well done!

🎺 PhD studentship available at @lshtm.bsky.social and RVC! @influenzal.bsky.social and I are advertising for a project to investigate the unexpected phenomenon that mutagenic antiviral drugs can give rise to viruses with hundreds of mutations which are still viable. 🧵 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

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

🦟🌍 Join us for the 21st edition of #EMBLMalaria as we strengthen partnerships, share insights, and drive innovations to combat malaria's toll and advance global health. 📅 20 – 22 May 2025 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual 📝 Submit abstract by 25 Feb 👉🏻 s.embl.org/bmp25-01-bl #malaria #epidemiology

Credit goes to the fabolous current and past lab members @fratorelli.bsky.social, Diogo da Fonseca, @simon-butterworth.bsky.social and @youngtoxolab.bsky.social

The hypothesis for this work was formed when we expectedly observed some Toxoplasma mutants with known fitness defects not showing defects in in vivo CRISPR screens. The results indicate that CRISPR screens can miss important virulence factors through paracine effects that function in the host.

Congrats to Catarina Rosa in the lab for securing an EMBO fellowship! Perfect timing for the xmas party with my amazing, creative team! We are looking forward to a new year full of exciting host-pathogen biology discoveries (whilst enjoying life)!

See you next year, and don't forget your mug folks!

Congrats Bishara and team @saterialelab.bsky.social to this wonderful piece of work! Essential read for all those that have not heard about it yet and are interested in host-pathogen interaction.

Are you looking for fungi funding? 🍄 We’re offering up to £3 million per award to research how fungi adapt to their environment. Understanding this could have powerful benefits for human life and health. Apply by 28 January ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-fundin...

Join us!

Cryptosporidium is an important public health threat, and it deserves better genetic tools to study it! Here we’ve developed a targeted in vivo CRISPR genetic screen to identify parasite genes required for survival and virulence… www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

About 1 week to go!

go.bsky.app/7Zt4maR welcome to @omarharb.bsky.social @atheaslip.bsky.social @apicolipid.bsky.social @garrizabalaga.bsky.social To all colleagues I may have overlooked, feel free to ask to be added.

My app for finding 🦋 accounts you may want to follow has had a make-over: it now displays names and bios, and allows adding an "app password" for direct follow buttons in the listing bsky-follow-finder.theo.io

Trying to find my way around here. Have created a starter pack for parasitologists. Join, connect and spread the word! go.bsky.app/5UiPsYr

@ERC funded postdoc position in our lab! We are looking for an enthusiastic recent, or soon to be, PhD holder to join our team to study atypical parasite kinases and how they contribute to severe human Malaria. long-term funding gimm.pt/jobs/postdoc... www.treecklab.org

Very elegant study from Ali Hakimi's lab on the in vitro generation of the cat infecting stage of Toxoplasma. Outstanding pairing of genetics and biochemistry and super cool new datasets for the field to dive into to unravel the biology of this hidden parasite stage. 👏

We now officially have two essential ingredients going for success in our new home in Lisbon: cell culture and viva parties.

Great programme for African scientist! Keep your eyes peeled for more opportunities @thecrick.bsky.social Crick African Network. We believe the structure is a great opportunity for the fellows and mentors to learn and work together. It's been a huge pleasure to be involved vimeo.com/874847975/39...