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ParaFrap is a LabEx (Laboratory of Excellence) created by the French Ministry of #Research in 2012, bringing together 25 leading #Parasitology groups in France.

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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔬 New research from Frédéric Bringaud sheds light on how trypanosomes prepare for transmission to the tsetse fly, even when parasites are scarce in the bloodstream. A fascinating role for glycerol in parasite biology and transmission. 👇
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
📢 Next Webinar - October 8 Join us for a talk by Nicolas BLANCHARD on: 🔬 "Cognitive dysfunction and immune evasion during chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection" 📅 Date: October 8 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/conferences/...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🎉 Great news from the LabEx community! A study on #Trypanosoma transmission has been selected among 50 outstanding papers for @natcomms.nature.com Editors’ Highlights in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases! 🦠 👏 Congrats to the team! 🔗 Discover the story & the research 👇
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Glycerol metabolism triggers trypanosome differentiation into transmissible forms in mammalian tissue-like conditions - Nature Communications | Frédéric Bringaud
I am delighted to share that our article, “Glycerol metabolism triggers trypanosome differentiation into transmissible forms in mammalian tissue-like conditions,” has been selected by the editors of N...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 Fully funded #PostDoc opportunity @universitereims.bsky.social 🇫🇷 ! 🦠 Explore the biology of #Cryptosporidium using #CRISPR & functional genomics to uncover the role of LCCL-domain proteins in parasite development. 📅 24 months | Start: Jan 2027 ⏳ Apply by Oct 31, 2026 @parasitophilia.bsky.social
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
J-2 for the next ParaFrap webinar !
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
📢 Next Webinar - September 10 Join us for a talk by Gerald SPAETH on: 🔬 "The ERC-SYN DecoLeishRN Consortium: Painting the Leishmania Fitness Landscape through Evolutionary Approaches" 📅 Date: September 10 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/conferences/...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
📢 Looking for institutional support for an ERC or SNSF Starting Grant? The University of Geneva is inviting applications from outstanding junior researchers in host–pathogen interactions, bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology. 🔗 www.unige.ch/medecine/mim...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📢 Next Webinar - July 9 Join us for a talk by Fernando BATISTA on: 🔬 "Adapting CITE-seq for Multi-Omic Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei" 📅 Date: July 9 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📢 Next Webinar - July 9 Join us for a talk by Fernando BATISTA on: 🔬 "Adapting CITE-seq for Multi-Omic Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei" 📅 Date: July 9 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Great opportunity in Bordeaux ! 💼
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📢 Next Webinar - June 11 Join us for a talk by Jose-Juan LOPEZ-RUBIO on: 🔬 "Subtelomeric Noncoding Elements in Genome Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum" 📅 Date: June 11 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
⭐️ Looking back at the Next Gen in Parasitology workshop 2026 ! Four days of science, networking and inspiring discussions brought together the next generation of European parasitologists. ➡️ Read more on the ParaFrap website : shorturl.at/kmxvH
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
📢 Next Webinar - June 11 Join us for a talk by Jose-Juan LOPEZ-RUBIO on: 🔬 "Subtelomeric Noncoding Elements in Genome Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum" 📅 Date: June 11 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢 Next Webinar - May 21 Join us for a talk by Sébastien BESTEIRO on: 🔬 "Iron-sulfur proteins in Toxoplasma: essential cellular functions and therapeutic potential" 📅 Date: May 21 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🧑‍🔬 The program for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop is now available! 🎟️ A few places are still available to attend the session in Montpellier. Registration is free but mandatory. 👉 forms.gle/q1ZZJbqu87CD...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The Malaria Scientific Symposium 2026 will take place on 4–5 June at PariSanté Campus in Paris. It will be a great moment to discuss the latest advances in malaria research, share expertise and foster new collaborations. 👉 More information: i3m.inserm.fr/colloque-sci...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📆 Join us for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop (May 18-21, 2026, Montpellier) ! 🧑‍🔬 Junior PIs will present their work. Registration is free but mandatory (includes lunch & coffee breaks). Spots are limited, register now! 👉 forms.gle/bYsb47iZG7pR...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📆 Join us for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop (May 18-21, 2026, Montpellier) ! 🧑‍🔬 Junior PIs will present their work. Registration is free but mandatory (includes lunch & coffee breaks). Spots are limited, register now! 👉 forms.gle/bYsb47iZG7pR...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
📆 Join the 2026 Biology of Host–Parasite Interactions GRC (June 7–12, Newport, RI) 🌟 Cutting-edge science, open slots for talks & posters 🧑‍🔬 GRS for grad students & postdocs the weekend before 📩 Apply by May 18, 2026 (early submission encouraged) 👉 Details & application: www.grc.org/biology-of-h...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
👏 Congratulations to Olivier SILVIE for today’s great webinar: "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes in Plasmodium zoites" 📆 For the next webinar, register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc... #parasitology #webinar
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
📢 Next Webinar - February 12 Join us for a talk by Olivier SILVIE on: 🔬 "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes in Plasmodium zoites" 📅 Date: February 12 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢 Call for Applications: Junior Group Leaders at Institut Pasteur! 🧑‍🔬 6-person teams, tenure-track, 5-year funding. 🔬 Focus: Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & AI. Apply by Feb 9, 2026. 📅 👉 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #ScienceJobs #Research #Biology
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Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research
The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
📢 Job opportunity: The Mosquito Immune Responses lab at IBMC (Strasbourg) is recruiting a Research Engineer for mosquito infection coordination, tech development & lab management. 7-month renewable contract, with prospects for a permanent position. 👉 www.unistra.fr/fr/recruteme...
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Ingénieur-e d’études laboratoire M3i (Modèles Insectes de l’Immunité Innée, CNRS UPR9022) - CDD 7 mois renouvelable | Université de Strasbourg
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
👏 Congratulations to Mélanie BONHIVERS for today’s great webinar: “Advances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma brucei" 🗓️ Next webinar: Feb 12 by Olivier SILVIE (CIMI, Paris) 
🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc... #parasitology #webinar
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Applications are open for the 2026 Biology of Parasitism course! 📍 Woods Hole, MA | 🗓 June 12 - July 23, 2026 An immersive 6-week program in modern parasitology for PhD students & postdocs, co-organized by Stéphanie Blandin. 📅 Application deadline: February 5, 2026 🔗 : shorturl.at/i8GSr
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
📢 Next Webinar - January 8 Join us for a talk by Mélanie BONHIVERS (@mbonhivers.bsky.social) on: 🧫 “Advances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma brucei” 📅 Date: January 8 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
After a year of inspiring scientific exchanges, the ParaFrap Webinars return in 2026! Explore the full calendar of cutting-edge parasitology talks and join the community of curious minds 👉 labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Huge congratulations to @hakimi.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 INSERM Research Award! 🎉 We’re extremely proud to have him as part of LabEx ParaFrap. 👉 : presse.inserm.fr/prix-inserm-...
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Prix Inserm 2025 : l’innovation au cœur de la santé - Salle de presse de l'Inserm
Jeudi 27 novembre, l’Inserm célèbrera par la remise de ses prix annuels celles et ceux qui font avancer la recherche en santé. Les travaux des cinq scientifiques récompensés lors de cette édition 2025...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🚨 Fully funded #PhD opportunity @york.ac.uk ! Study how Trypanosoma brucei adapts & survives, tackling #SleepingSickness and #Nagana. Join the MRC #DiMeN DTP & explore gene regulation in infectious diseases. Apply by 4 Dec 2025 👉 www.dimen.org.uk
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📢 Next Webinar — November 13 Join us for a talk by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier) on: 🧬 “MADBIO: Malaria Integrative Analysis to Discover Biomarkers of Infection Outcome” 📅 Date: November 13 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
👏 Congratulations to Karinna RUBIO-PEÑA from the Institut Pasteur (Lucy Glover’s team) for today’s great webinar: “The VEXing question of VSG regulation in the tsetse fly.” 🪰 🗓️ Next webinar: Nov 13 by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier) 
🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The #EMBOWorkshop : Host–parasite relationship has come to a close! Thank you to all speakers, participants, and organizers for four inspiring days of science, discussion, and human connection. Until next time! 🧫✨
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The second poster session is underway at the #EMBOWorkshop : Host–parasite relationship — and the enthusiasm is still as strong as ever! 🔬🧫
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Closing lecture by Manoj Duraisingh for the #EMBOWORKSHOP x @parafrap.bsky.social 🎬
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🧬 Great energy at the first poster session of the #EMBOWorkshop Host–Parasite Relationships! Fantastic discussions, new ideas, and inspiring exchanges around cutting-edge parasitology research. Science thrives through sharing!
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The deadline of @embo.org EMBO workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" Oct. 5-8 (Les Embiez, France), organized by ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social, is extended to July 22. Don't miss out — only a few places remaining! meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
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Host-parasite relationship: From mechanisms to control strategies
Parasitic infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The vast majority of parasitic infections in humans and domestic animals can be attributed to protozoan pathogens, incl…
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
💼 PostDoc position (2 years) on Trypanosoma brucei | Bordeaux, France | Lab MFP with Dr. Frédéric Bringaud @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social 🔬 Glycerol and differentiation in Trypanosoma brucei 🗓️ Deadline: September 15. Start: by November 2025 labex-parafrap.fr/fr/emplois/4...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Elisabeth Davioud-Charvet @unistra.fr @cnrs-alsace.bsky.social : "Design of improved plasmodione analogs, chemical tools, and prodrugs to generate oral antimalarial drug candidates for total cure" 🗓️ June 12, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Reminder : Today, ParaFrap webinar at 15:00 CEST. @parafrap.bsky.social #leishmania #parasite
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📢 Big Announcement: Registration & abstract submission open for EMBO Workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" organized by ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social @embo.org 🗓️ 5-8 Oct 2025 - Les Embiez Island-France 🔚Deadline: 15 Jul 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Paul JENKINS (Team Gerald Spaeth) @pasteur.fr: "Determinants for visceral leishmaniasis progression: lessons from hamster and mouse models" @parafrap.bsky.social Chairperson: Maryse Lebrun @lebrunlab.bsky.social 🗓️ May 15, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
An ISWI-related chromatin remodeller regulates stage-specific gene expression in #Toxoplasma gondii. By Belen Pachano (ParaFrap PhD student) et al., team @hakimi.bsky.social. In @natmicrobiol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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An ISWI-related chromatin remodeller regulates stage-specific gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii - Nature Microbiology
Toxoplasma gondii evolved two ISWI remodellers, TgSNF2h and TgSNF2L. TgSNF2h forms a complex that insulates active genes, regulates MORC-driven sexual commitment and ensures precise gene expression, s...
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Mohamed-Ali HAKIMI @hakimi.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A humorous reflection on the first article from my stellar PhD student, Belen Pachano. communities.springernature.com/posts/open-s...
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Open Sesame: The Protein Behind Parasite Stage Switching
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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Live from Tübingen: the one and only Artur Scherf illuminating #Plasmodium var gene expression using his flower model of the infected red cell.
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Catherine Lavazec @lavazeclab.bsky.social: "Deciphering the interactions between malaria parasites and erythroblasts" @parafrap.bsky.social @inserm.fr @institutcochin.bsky.social Chairperson: Artur Scherf 🗓️ April 10, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
💼 Associate Professor / Toxoplasma / Bordeaux-France 🎓 Teaching: animal biology, metazoan diversity & phylogeny (Bachelor 1,2,3) 🔬 Research: Apicomplexa parasites, focusing on Toxoplasma gondii. @ MFP Lab (UMR5234) @univbordeaux.bsky.social . 🗓️ Deadline: April 4 labex-parafrap.fr/en/job-offer...
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Associate professor l Toxoplama l Bordeaux, France
    Associate Professor : Animal Biology and Parasitology – Host-Pathogen Interactions, Bordeaux, France  Teaching Profile ...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
📣Next ParaFrap Webinar: Mauld LAMARQUE (Team Maryse Lebrun) @umontpellier.bsky.social : "Pleiotropic role of the malaria parasite PP1 phosphatase during P. falciparum life cycle" @parafrap.bsky.social Chairperson: Maryse Lebrun @lebrunlab.bsky.social 🗓️ March 13, 3pm CET 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New study in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social : "A novel #Leishmania infantum reference strain for gene editing and the study of visceral leishmaniasis". By Rokhaya Thiam, ParaFrap PhD student (Team Yvon Sterkers) #parasite #science
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Dendritic cell phagosomes recruit GRASP55 for export of antigen-loaded MHC molecules: @Cell Reports @cellpress.bsky.social . ParaFrap team involved in this study: Nicolas Blanchard (Infinity Lab, Toulouse) #toxoplasma www.cell.com/cell-reports...
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Dendritic cell phagosomes recruit GRASP55 for export of antigen-loaded MHC molecules
Cebrian et al. demonstrate that the Golgi membrane-associated protein GRASP55 is recruited to late phagosomes in BMDCs. This interaction is essential for trafficking peptide-loaded MHC-I and MHC-II mo...
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LabEx ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
📅 Save the Date! The EMBO Workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" organized by @ParaFrap will take place on October 5-8, 2025, at Les Embiez Island. Stay updated on registration opening —enter your email here: coming-soon.embo.org/w25-83 #Science #Parasite
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