Daniel Walsh

Attenuating the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii for use as a therapeutic vector platform | contactable at

[Daniel Walsh @PhDanW]

This summer I officially graduated with my PhD, closing a chapter that began in 2019. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who lifted my spirits through the highs and lows, and glad I gave that support in return. Look out for more on the projects I’m working on soon!

[Olympia Hardy @OlympiaMHardy]

Immensely proud to tell you all my first paper of my PhD is out in Nature Medicine now! We wanted to know if the immune response to COVID-19 was distinct in an African cohort (spoiler alert: our data suggest it is!) Give it a read! https://t.co/zcp8WmBqKg

[Boris Striepen @striepenlab]

Great news ... but a stable model has to be found ... and I don't feel that we should give @NIAIDFunding a free pass on this. I am still puzzled that one would cut funding to something we urgently need and replace it with something few of us have asked for or need for.

[Apicolipid Lab @ApicoLipid]

Glad to share our latest study on #Toxoplasma #lipid synthesis and trafficking in @jlipidres
We reveal the role of a novel #AcylCoAsynthetase aka Fatty acid metabolic activator. Great work by the team, especially  @sheena_dass, @Serenashun @charital_sarah
https://t.co/41CSncs2Ps

[Olympia Hardy @OlympiaMHardy]

Congratulations to Dr. Laidlaw (@Ross_IgE) who passed his PhD defence! I’m losing my partner in crime to his post-doc at @LUMC_Leiden so please join me in wishing him the best of luck. Thank you Ross for everything! 🥳 N.B Thanks @plantblonde on Insta for the amazing vegan cake!

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

It took more than a DECADE... but finally it’s published!!! It started as a CRAZY idea but after tons of hard work we built it: We hijacked the endogenous secretion systems of Toxoplasma gondii, a brain parasite, to deliver active proteins to neurons 👇
https://t.co/I2j2pAel69

[Sheiner lab @SheinerLab]

With @OdedRechavi @shaharbrr and colleagues we present the revolutionary idea of using brain parasites as brain therapy delivery vehicles and demonstrate the feasibility of the first few steps.

Watch: https://t.co/h8NhaofDnb

Read: https://t.co/uL9SRfAEY4

[Daniel Walsh @PhDanW]

You may have heard of viral vectors for medicinal delivery, but how about 🧠 parasite vectors?

I'm delighted and grateful to have played a part in such an exciting story pioneered by Dr Shahar Bracha and colleagues.

[Shahar Bracha @shaharbrr]

My PhD work on harnessing the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii for protein delivery to the brain is out in @NatureMicrobiol !
https://t.co/tQgPEDSu7w

[Russ Morphew @RussMorphew]

Was an amazing day yesterday celebrating graduation day @AberDLSAGB Well done @PomWititkornkul and @SGrinsell on your successes...@Hnorthcote3 your next! Couldn't resist a selfie with @IainBarber on the steps!

[Ksena Bondarenko @KesKeseno]

Hello, fellow researchers,
May I ask you to spread the word?

The Institute for East European Studies at Freie Universität Berlin is awarding a short-term fellowship for scholars at risk from Ukraine:
https://t.co/GOKOJVdAhp

[Sheiner lab @SheinerLab]

Massive congratulations to @AndrewEMaclean and @marianafs93 for their promotions!
Such a well deserved recognition of their achievements and contributions to the #parasitology & #mitochondria fields, to @UofGSii , and to our team!

[Sheiner lab @SheinerLab]

Happy graduation Dr Hamza! @alati_dr @HarryDeKoning2

[Sheiner lab @SheinerLab]

#Lifescience #ECR - come work at @UofGMVLS !
Meanwhile enjoy the video with cameo appearance of @shikha_tweets @AndrewEMaclean @JanaOvciarikova @marianafs93 🌟

[David Smith @GeordieParasit]

I've been working with colleagues at @MoredunComms to put together a protocol video on making #organoids from primary tissue:

https://t.co/9WiNgQQww8

Multiple language subtitle versions coming soon including: French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Chinese

[Ksena Bondarenko @KesKeseno]

Yay! Our preprint on affordable super-resolution tool for #Toxoplasma chronic stage is out!
Leveraging #ExM to explore cysts wasn't easy, and I'm excited about the possibilities this opens up for Toxo parasitologists.
@jo_c_young lab
https://t.co/iTgdBUgamA
#Microscopy #Science

[Joanna Young @jo_c_young]

@KesKeseno joined my lab determined to expand the #toxoplasma cyst - after a couple of years of hard work she cracked it! Hope this preprint is useful….

https://t.co/yrxT5MmEJ6

[Daniel Walsh @PhDanW]

I’m also very grateful for the contribution of all our collaborators and I look forward to sharing more of our work in the near future. With the PhD over, as for what comes next, I’d say stay tuned!

🧵/fin

[Daniel Walsh @PhDanW]

Delighted to announce I’ve passed my PhD viva! It’s been a challenging four and a half years which will come as a surprise to few, however there is nothing to regret.

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[Daniel Walsh @PhDanW]

I’m ever thankful for the faith of my lecturers in Aberystwyth who supported me in my application back in 2019, and to my PhD supervisor and thesis committee for their guidance.

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