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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks for choosing our photo for this, it nicely highlights the beauty of "blue", one of my favorite science books

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Acht Malariafälle rund um den Frankfurter Flughafen. Drei Menschen sterben, keiner war im Malariagebiet. Wie häufig sind solche Fälle? Warum waren sie so tödlich? Und was ist der Unterschied zwischen Flughafen-, Koffer- und Odysseusmalaria? 🎧 Unsere neue Folge: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/p...

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EMBO @embo.org · 07/10/2026

We spoke with four researchers who have repeatedly chosen Review Commons as a preprint #PeerReview platform for their own work. 🧪 Learn why they decided on Review Commons here: www.embo.org/features/why-i-chose-r… #LifeSciences #research #publishing #preprint

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Why I chose Review Commons – Features – EMBO

Four scientists shared their experience on the benefits of journal-agnostic peer review.

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Deadline extended! Applications open until 1 July 2026!

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congrats Omaha and Gautam, spectacular 🍾

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Does he have to wear a wig now and matching socks??

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Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease @feverprojecthd.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Feel the heat? Join us in Heidelberg for an interdisciplinary summer school on FEVER. Stefanie Gänger, Ulrich Schwarz and Freddy Frischknecht welcome 30 participants and speakers incl. science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt to our Institute of Advanced Studies. Info & registration: lnkd.in/d7Yt5tf9

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

And teaching does make a difference: Just received the news from Pedro, that @mblbop.bsky.social 2024 fellow Linda obtained a postdoctoral fellowship to continue her career @gwu1821.bsky.social. That follows from a student who admitted this noon to join my lab because he listen to one of my talks.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

and here the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsbI...

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Institut Pasteur Education @pasteuredu.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

✨ One year on, we honor Spencer Shorte. On Jan 28, 2026, Institut Pasteur paid tribute to a visionary scientist and human leader. His legacy lives on through the PPU–Research & Technology track, uniting research & innovation as he envisioned. Inspiring future generations.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

One of the toughest talks to give knowing that no matter what you say will not be enough. Spence was a friend, mentor, colleague and role model and is sourly missed. And it was beautiful (in a way) to see just how many lives and souls he touched and formed.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Screw it. It's weekend. My daughters new song: open.spotify.com/intl-de/trac... placed just below mighty Bruce Springsteens Streets of Minneapolis on the German Friday music stream list.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

All of them. Respected Sir and respected Madam.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The force is strong within you young Gautam. Hope you made a lab pic in the snow.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Makes malaria parasites move very very fast (and Toxoplasma too)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year from Heidelberg and looking forward to SingMalNet in Singapore in February, BioMalPar in sunny Heidelberg in May and other adventures.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

This might well become your best summer experience

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join us (again) for another fantastic BioMalPar meeting @embl.org and also a great pre-meeting @ciid-heidelberg.bsky.social

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Ulrich Schwarz @ulrichschwarz.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

📢 Paper alert 📢 Chirality is known to be important for the movement of microorganisms and active matter. In our new paper out today in @natphys.nature.com, we show that chirality is used by malaria parasites to control their motion patterns: doi.org/10.1038/s415... Here comes a 🧵 ... (1/9)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

He is as brave as handsome. Just like his dad 🙂

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Mole's Comedia III. Purgatorio. Canto I–XXIV. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Drawing of an anthropomorphised Mole in a robe next to a figure with robes and a crown. ‘Beings’ in a ditch are holding out sheets of paper to Mole. The location looks creepy. The text below the image says, ‘We land, and I see hundreds of like souls. Holding manuscripts in clenched hands… “It is nearly ready” he say…’

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Is there a Monthy Python sketch on Immunology? Maybe something like the German-Greek philosopher football game. Michael could play Franz Beckenbauer. Obviously something of a surprise in the lineup

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Beautiful beasts (2): Thanks Ian for allowing us to help a little to help you figuring out how B-cells help T-cells. What a spectacular cover coloured by #micronaut Martin Oeggerli.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Now recruiting several PhD students and postdocs for different projects of our excellence cluster SynthImmune: application.synthimmune.de For more info see perspective article below and synthimmune.de

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SynthImmune - Online Application System

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Congrats Felix et al. Always a pleasure and treat to see lab alumni doing spectacular work :-)

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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

“Cellular Olympics” our catalog of freeky ultra fast cellular superhero’s is freely available “Ann Rev of microbiology” www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... This is a compilation of world’s fastest single cell organisms - enjoy this buffet of rare delightful protists with mind bending speeds. 🧪

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Nice move but key question is: Just how badly did you screw up their experiments?

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

What a way to start the week. Quick morning run at Les Embiez for the #EMBO /#ParaFRAP workshop Host-Parasite Interactions, where parasites truly rule.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Beware of artifacts during low pressure fixation of mushroom samples.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

As a model cell we investigated Plasmodium ookinetes (final developmental stage is pictured), revealing a number of interesting new morphological features. Congrats to all involved (Dr Ned, MSc Marco, MSc Lilian and BSc Kolja).

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The project started during the corona pandemic aiming to give students a chance to do practical work without access to the lab. Teaming up with Nedal and Yannick within our research network SFB 1129 turbocharged the project and we now present a new approach to investigate developmental transitions.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Beautiful beasts: excited to see our first volume electron microscopy study on malaria parasites published: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... revealing new insights into Plasmodium ookinete development. Thanks for great EMBL-Umea-Heidelberg collaboration.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Hope you will name the protease Hercules.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Congrats Pavel and Bruno and all, glad you could see this through and happy we could help a tiny little bit. Also good to see that what is important for Drosophila might be ignored by Anopheles.

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Manuela Aguirre-Botero @maguirreb.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Curious about how antibodies can target Plasmodium sporozoites? Very happy to see this review out, it means a lot to me to finish my PhD research topic with a nice overview of what is known about how anti-CSP Abs neutralize the parasite in the mammalian host.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

There will be a pre-Meeting again organized by Franzi, so do come a day (or two) earlier:-)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

This is very nice data but could you also mödel zis? For example sticks?

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Congrats Mimi, I vividly remember the awe you instilled in me and all the BoP students when presenting it in Woods Hole. Absolutely spectacular :-)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

You can still see the Blaschkas but the Blaschkas cannot see you…

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