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Scientist, cyclist and lover of the sea
Come apply with us to unravel some beautiful malaria genetics! This is a great program with plenty benefits specifically for international students
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Jessica Bryant
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We
@singh-parul.bsky.social
teamed up with the amazing
@fariatrypslab.bsky.social
@trypsleon.bsky.social
to highlight how recent technological advances have revealed exciting new features of parasite genome architecture and its impact on survival and pathogenicity:
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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Parasite genome organization: come together, right now!
Links between genome organization and transcription have been extensively studied in model eukaryotes; however, recent application of state-of-the-art chromosome conformation capture techniques to kin...
https://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/fulltext/S1471-4922(25)00199-0
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Maria Bernabeu
about 2 months ago
We are happy to show one ourt first exciting papers. We have developed a blood-brain barrier model to study the disruptive effects caused by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. First, congratulations to the fearless
@liviapiatti.bsky.social
and
@alinabatzi.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ezBl7
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Plasmodium falciparum egress disrupts endothelial junctions and activates JAK-STAT signaling in a microvascular 3D blood-brain barrier model
Nature Communications - Here the authors show that Plasmodium falciparum egress products disrupt endothelial barrier and activate JAK-STAT and interferon type response in a 3D blood-brain barrier...
https://rdcu.be/ezBl7
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Seb Besteiro
about 2 months ago
🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost!
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Didier Mazel
2 months ago
A 2-year postdoc position in my lab, under the supervision of P-Alex Kaminski, on Z-DNA phages and the benefit given by ZTGC DNA and the replication machinery, with attempt to create a Z based minireplicon
research.pasteur.fr/en/job/a-two...
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A two year post-doctoral position at the BacterialGenome Plasticity Unit starting October 1st - Research
https://research.pasteur.fr/en/job/a-two-year-post-doctoral-position-at-the-bacterialgenome-plasticity-unit-starting-october-1st/
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Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪
2 months ago
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠 🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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Preprint Alert 🚨 Check out the latest piece of work from the
@kirkdeitsch.bsky.social
lab, where we characterized the sophisticated molecular layers controlling var2csa expression and antigenic variation in P. falciparum
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Maria Bernabeu
3 months ago
Pre-print alert 🚨: We have developed 2D and 3D stable iPSC endothelial-differentiation models through dox inducible ETS expression. We demonstrate endothelial identity and used these models for studying malaria pathogenesis research.
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Jessica Bryant
3 months ago
June was a productive month: brought two things into this world, both of which were great collaborative efforts and about nine months in the making. Check out where we map P. falciparum genome architecture at high resolution with Micro-C here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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How does the malaria parasite regulate co-expression of genes? By recruiting them into transcription factories, courtesy of MORC et al. A fantastic team effort led by
@jessmbryant.bsky.social
with Jacques Serizay
@singh-parul.bsky.social
,
@ju-couble.bsky.social
@rkoszul.bsky.social
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François Mayer
4 months ago
Awesome malaria study out now in Nature Microbiology: An atypical Arp2/3 complex is required for Plasmodium DNA segregation and malaria transmission By Franziska Hentzschel, Matthias Marti, Freddy Frischknecht & colleagues!
@freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An atypical Arp2/3 complex is required for Plasmodium DNA segregation and malaria transmission - Nature Microbiology
A unique Arp2/3 complex in malaria parasites enables DNA segregation during the rapid formation of male gametes by safeguarding the attachment of chromosomes to the mitotic spindle.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-025-02023-6
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LabEx ParaFrap
5 months ago
📢 Big Announcement: Registration & abstract submission open for EMBO Workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" organized by ParaFrap
@parafrap.bsky.social
@embo.org
🗓️ 5-8 Oct 2025 - Les Embiez Island-France 🔚Deadline: 15 Jul 2025
meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
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As usual, fantastic science at
#EMBLMalaria
. Special thanks for the travel support from
@pasteur.fr
in the new EMBL-Pasteur initiative and the organization
@lilianamancio.bsky.social
@sturalph.bsky.social
@events.embl.org
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4 months ago
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Kirk Deitsch
4 months ago
Very happy to congratulate
@fra-florini.bsky.social
and Joe Visone for the publication of their recent work on antigenic variation by malaria parasites:
rdcu.be/emjbn
and an earlier version here:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
. Francesca will present some of this work next week at BioMalPar 2025.
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scRNA-seq reveals transcriptional plasticity of var gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum for host immune avoidance
Nature Microbiology - Single-cell transcriptomics revealed that malaria parasites have unexpected flexibility in surface antigen expression, potentially providing parasites with greater adaptive...
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SheinerLab
4 months ago
Parasites need mitochondrial respiration to infect and spread. Effective anti-malaria and ani-toxoplasmosis drugs target respiratory complexes (e.g. atovaquone)! But how do the parasite complexes work and how do drugs inhibit them? Read Andrew Maclean and Alex Mühleip phenomenal work on this! 👇
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5 months ago
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...
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Michael Delves
6 months ago
Looking forward to joining
@lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
’s
#WorldMalariaDay
event to reflect on what’s next for malaria research and how we can continue to drive change. Details here
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
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#Malaria
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Ready for the most beautifully sophisticated m6A modification program out there? It’s sex-specific, controls a developmental transition and is temperature-sensitive. Dream team led by Selina, with
@ameyasinha.bsky.social
@jessmbryant.bsky.social
@tizvignolini.bsky.social
@ju-couble.bsky.social
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N6-methyladenosine primes the malaria parasite for transmission
Sudden environmental changes are a recurring challenge for unicellular organisms, but a necessity for many to progress through their lifecycle. To transmit from its human host to mosquito vector, mala...
https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.28.645929
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The first joint labretreat with
@anarbgomes.bsky.social
,
@jessmbryant.bsky.social
and
@amtalman.bsky.social
is in the books. Thank you so much for hosting us, great science and fun.
@ecoliswatchingu.cpesr.fr
@tizvignolini.bsky.social
@pasteur.fr
@ird-fr.bsky.social
@umontpellier.bsky.social
6 months ago
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ParasitesRule
6 months ago
From Data to Insight – A Practical Introduction to Interpreting Malaria Genetics for Surveillance, a free, self-paced online course offered by the PlasmoGenEpi network and developed with funding from the Gates Foundation. 🔗plasmogenepi.org/OnlineCourse
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Malaria parasites are an extreme example of ribosome heterogeneity. But how do they control which ribosomal RNA to express when? Check out this mountain of work led by
@ju-couble.bsky.social
with
@tizvignolini.bsky.social
@jessmbryant.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.22.644534v1.full
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The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!
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LabEx ParaFrap
7 months ago
📅 Save the Date! The EMBO Workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" organized by @ParaFrap will take place on October 5-8, 2025, at Les Embiez Island. Stay updated on registration opening —enter your email here:
coming-soon.embo.org/w25-83
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Meissner Lab
7 months ago
Happy to share this with you! Together with the Längst lab (Uni Regensburg) we characterized PfSnf2L as essential regulator for „just in time“ transcription. A big thanks to our collaboration partners (Marti lab) and Llinas lab (
@llinaslab.bsky.social
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Plasmodium blood stage development requires the chromatin remodeller Snf2L - Nature
Plasmodium falciparum Snf2L is an ISWI-related ATPase that actively repositions P. falciparum nucleosomes in vivo.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08595-x
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EMBL
7 months ago
EMBL,
@pasteur.fr
, MIMS, HZI, and the
@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
awarded Amplifying Funds grants to seven new projects. 🦠 👏 The collaborative projects will foster interdisciplinary research in infection biology across Europe. Discover more here:
www.embl.org/about/info/i...
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#AcademicSky
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EMBL
8 months ago
📢 Calling all female African scientists. Applications open for the EMBL-UNESCO 3-month residencies in infection biology: 🪴 Grow your network 🧪Develop your skills 🧠Exchange knowledge with international colleagues Deadline: 31 March 2025
www.embl.org/about/info/s...
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScience
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ParasitesRule
8 months ago
The MPM XXXVI page is now live. Sept 14th to Sept 18th. More updates will be coming soon. Check it out on the
parasitesrule.com
website. Organized this year by Richarch McCulloch
@rmc9z.bsky.social
, Photini Sinnis, Marc-Jan Gubbels, Deepali Ravel & Omar Harb
@omarharb.bsky.social
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Molecular Parasitology Community
The MPM XXXVI website is now online
https://parasitesrule.com
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research
9 months ago
Welcome to the official Bluesky page of the Institut Pasteur! 🔬 Explore with us the frontiers of biomedical research 🧪 Follow us to uncover groundbreaking discoveries 💡 Share knowledge for global health 🌍 Join a community passionate about progress and open science.
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Women in Malaria
9 months ago
📢Reminder that the early bird registration for the 2nd Women in Malaria Online conference is closing Feb 14, 2025 (50 USD)! Fee waiver applications are available for LMICs & you can also buy fee waivers for others. Register/apply here:
womeninmalaria.es/wim-conferen...
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