Parasite Slack

[Parasite Slack @ParasiteSlack]

Hello #Parasite Tweeps! We started a #ParasiteSlack, to provide a forum for members of the #Parasitology community to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share protocols, advice, jobs, etc!

Join us!👇
https://t.co/vDNSvxdZSx

Happy Slacking!

Pls RT :)

[British Society for Parasitology @BSPparasitology]

🚨 Postdoc job opportunity - York, UK 🚨

- PDRA role available in the lab of Dr Mathieu Cayla at @UniOfYork
- Investigating adaptation of African #trypanosomes to progress through their life cycle in their host
- All details at: https://t.co/qRF3R8hwye
- Apply by 3rd Jan '25

[Boris Striepen @striepenlab]

Please consider donating to the new Roland A. Cooper Award to support parasitologists from endemic areas to attend international parasitology conferences. Find information and donate link at https://t.co/6Q2b3qE8jj @ASTMH @BSPparasitology @AmSocParasit @AS_Para @LlinasLab

[Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) @MedsforMalaria]

Mark your 📆, MMV & @TDRnews are co-hosting a #TropMed24 symposium on the trilogy of tools transforming #malaria prevention. We’ll have breakfast, powerful Ted-style talks & discussions moderated by @DrDanielNgamije of the @WHO Global Malaria Programme: https://t.co/0bKLF0sVLk

[Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute @JHMRImalaria]

Exciting work from our colleagues @YaleMed:

They've developed a noninvasive #malaria test that uses lasers and ultrasound to detect infected cells, without the need for a blood draw!

https://t.co/qVeBlxOsNh

[Parasites Without Borders @PWB_Global]

This is so cool! The @NIH just came out with 2,000+ science and medical art visuals for free. This is a great resource for diagrams, student projects, learning aids, and more.

Check it out: https://t.co/27Ycj3aWzI

[UGA CTEGD @CTEGD]

Listen as Vasant Muralidharan shares about some of the recent research findings from his lab.
@MuralidharanLab @universityofga @UGAFranklin @UGAResearch
https://t.co/3gGHqiax2u

[Women In Malaria @womeninmalaria]

⏳REMINDER❗️Call for abstract & symposia submissions for the 2nd WiM Conference closes 31. October, 23:59 CET! Please visit: https://t.co/I62XeZjVwl to submit your abstract and/or symposia proposal. Please re-share #malaria #WomenInMalaria 🧬🧫🦟👩🏾‍🔬📊

[Molecular Microbiology and Immunology @JohnsHopkinsMMI]

New study out in @Nature led by @JohnsHopkinsSPH scientist @MonicaMugnier & 1st author @ABeavR sheds light on how parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans & nagana in cattle & other animals establishes long-term infections in hosts

https://t.co/vRmeHo5mpe

1/3

[Czech Society for Parasitology @parazitologiecz]

CPS calendar 2025🗓️ - 8/14
Our society is a diverse group of people with diverse research interests. Although Euglena gracilis is not a parasite, it is closely related to trypanosomes and leishmania and serves as an important model in cell biology... And it is quite beautiful 🥹

[BWFUND @BWFUND]

Apply for the Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program & receive up to $60K for research, travel, & career advancement! Don't miss out on this opportunity! 🔗 https://t.co/hwF59lGqmW #PostdocLife #FundingOpportunities #bwfpdep

[Sheiner lab @SheinerLab]

📢 one week left to apply to join our MRC funded postdoc 👇

[Molecular Microbiology and Immunology @JohnsHopkinsMMI]

Looking forward to this week's MMI Thursday Seminar featuring @JHMRImalaria Professor Photini Sinnis, MD

THURS OCT 24
@JohnsHopkinsSPH
Sheldon Hall W1214
12:00 p.m.

[EMBL Barcelona @EMBLBarcelona]

🚨 We're Hiring! 🚨

At EMBL Barcelona we build tissues to understand them, and we are looking for a Group Leader in Tissue Biology & Disease Modelling!

🔬 Lead independent research on 3D tissue dynamics & engineering
📅 Apply by 24 Nov 2024

More info: https://t.co/TgBpnWWtJN

[Trends in Parasitology @TrendsParasitol]

Drs Julia Zerebinski & David Plaza highlight two @NatureMicrobiol & @NatureComms papers on #malaria #genomic #surveillance. @karolinskainst @EtegoLucas @mgcbg_cbil @WACCBIP_UG @sangerinstitute @CUH_NHS @JasonAHendry1 @NDMOxford @UniofOxford @mpiib_berlin

https://t.co/9bXUCk3lbt

[Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) @MBLScience]

Excited to announce that our 2025 Advanced Research Training Course schedule is up and applications are open! 🎉🎉🎉

See you in Woods Hole! https://t.co/9cAcnqoAfG

[UofG Sii @UofGSii]

🎥 | WATCH | A recording of the Professor @RicardoGazzine1 (@UMassChan) GRiP-ing seminar 'Reprogramming of host energy metabolism in malaria' can be viewed on our @YouTube channel for a limited time.

📺 https://t.co/8aVtmY8ZSa

[Bastin Lab @BastinLab_Paris]

Come and join us for the exciting Future of Parasitology symposium @PIV_IP @institutpasteur with keynote lectures by Maria Yazdanbakhsh @LUMC_Leiden and Peter Myler @seattlechildren, and plenty of young scientists! Free registration! #parasitology
https://t.co/ECZRwyZ7Rh

[VEuPathDB @veupathdb]

Make your opinion heard! Help us to understand your VEuPathDB usage and impact on your work, and guide our plans for the future. Thank you for completing this brief, anonymous survey today: https://t.co/6kohDSsvh8

[Vicky Ingham @vicky_ingham1]

I am looking to recruit a PhD student for a start date in Q1 2025. Information is in the attached photo. Please contact me with any questions.

[Boris Striepen @striepenlab]

Two of my fav people in one event!