Beth Bakewell-Smith

@uniofoxford, trypanosomes, structural biology

[Matt Higgins @ParasiteMatt]

🎃 Which is most terrifying? 🎃 Plasmodium pumpkin or Trypanosome pumpkin? 🎃 Happy Halloween everyone from the Higgins lab. 🎃

[Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, Oxford @KavliOxford]

#MeetTheResearcher

Happy to introduce Beth Bakewell-Smith (@bethbkwellsmith) from the Higgins lab this week.

Beth is a DPhil student, investigating how components of human serum provide protection against infection by #trypanosomes.

[Stephan Hirschi @hirschi_stephan]

If you have ever wondered why proteorhodopsin can form pentamers and hexamers, and how the retinal cofactor is incorporated, or if you just like cryo-EM and pretty protein pictures, this is for you. Check out my latest paper in Nature Communications! https://t.co/jBhvA3w74P

[Matt Higgins @ParasiteMatt]

The final version of our paper on PfRH5-targeting antibodies from people naturally infected with malaria is now out in Cell. Pioneered by @Lewreate7, @andrewcooperajr and Josh Tan, who identified these antibodies. It was a pleasure for @brendanfarrell and I to contribute.

[Poy (Tossapol) Pholcharee @TPholcharee]

I'm very glad to be part of this exciting study during my PhD. The manuscript is now out on BioRxiv! Check out our latest effort to combat P. vivax with this new design of vaccine immunogen based on PvDBP!

[Beth Bakewell-Smith @bethbkwellsmith]

Had fun chatting to Year 12 students about undergrad science interviews!
🦌💚

[Jesus College Oxford @JesusOxford]

Today we're hosting @Jesus_access Women in Sciences Day, which gives Y12 Welsh students the opportunity to learn about studying science at university - through @MPLSOxford @OxfordMedSci academic taster sessions & a 'top tips' workshop on writing the best uni application🎓💚

[Matt Higgins @ParasiteMatt]

How does infection with helminths reduce asthma and allergies? Check out our recent paper showing how the helminth secretion product, HpAIR blocks IL-33 signalling. Cunning little parasite! Led by @jamwalabhishek and fun collaboration with @HenryMcSorley,
https://t.co/6PYhhpGBZp

[Jesus College Oxford @JesusOxford]

Applications are now open for the @jesus_access Women in Sciences Day for Welsh state school pupils.🥳

Experience life as a science student at university, take part in academic taster sessions and sleepover in Jesus accommodation.

Find out more 👇
https://t.co/llPKaJx1YH

[Leicester City @LCFC]

Your 23/24 Championship winners! 🍾 🏆

[Sam Chamberlain @_SChamberlain_]

Read about a fascinating evolutionary battle between the malaria parasite and the human host in our new pre-print below!
Parasites have evolved to bind to inhibitory immune receptor KIR2DL1 while the host has a counter-offensive trick up its sleeve...

https://t.co/7AFWrVB3nP

[Brendan Farrell @brendanfarrell]

Over the moon to share that this has now been published in @Nature! Congrats to everyone involved! Check it out here - https://t.co/QlxblnVV6Z
Or watch us chat about it here - https://t.co/GVz8H07vgq

[Matt Higgins @ParasiteMatt]

Congratulations to Dr @TPholcharee! Pioneer of structural biology on important vaccine immunogens used to target the malaria parasites. We are very proud of him. A Poy-aneer!

[Elliott Lab @Elliott_Lab_Ox]

Delighted to share our latest structural & biochemical work uncovering how the gigantic #ubiquitin ligase, BIRC6, regulates cell death - out now in @ScienceMagazine! https://t.co/EmDswWoYzj @BiochemOxford @larissadi2 @CaraEllison8 @adanpinto @BenedicktKessler