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Hugo Belda

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PostDoc in the Cell Biology of Host-Pathogen Interactions lab (Treeck lab) at the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GiMM) in Lisbon, Portugal, working on malaria kinases

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Melissa Hart @melissa-natalie.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Excited about parasites? Love watching movies? Come join our Wellcome-funded project! Parasitology friends, please do share far and wide.

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bishara marzook @ghostpathogen.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Our paper has finally graduated from pre-print to peer-reviewed, pretty much unscathed, and is out now! www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

The essential host genome for Cryptosporidium survival exposes metabolic dependencies that can be leveraged for treatment

An arrayed microscopy-based CRISPR screen revealed host genes affecting multiple infection phenotypes of the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium. Hits in the host cholesterol biosynthesis pathway a...

Hugo Belda @hbelda.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Better late than never, but I am thrilled to share our newest research from the Treeck lab!!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The fast-evolving FIKK kinase family of Plasmodium falciparum can be inhibited by a single compound - Nature Microbiology

FIKK effector kinases underwent rapid evolutionary expansion and are a druggable target in Plasmodium falciparum.