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Maryse Lebrun @lebrunlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thrilled to share our paper "A conserved GTPase complex gates exocytosis for defence and parasitism across alveolates" Ciliates are fantastic to understand rhoptry exocytosis, and cryo-ET once again reveals so much🤩 Thanks to all who contributed. @martacova.bsky.social @yiweichang.bsky.social

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 18/09/2026

Warnowiid dinoflagellates have remarkably complex structures for single-celled organisms, including eye-like ocelloids and projectile weapons systems known as nematocysts. Explore an analysis of the transcriptomes of 44 warnowiid specimens. In PNAS Nexus: ow.ly/kMXU50ZPcvC

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Simon Butterworth @simon-butterworth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m pleased to share my latest research using crosslinking mass spectrometry to define the Toxoplasma protein interactome. This was a great collaboration with the Ovchinnikov, Sheiner, and Hu labs. I’m excited for the potential of XL-MS in parasitology and beyond! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Vojtěch Žárský @vojtazarsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The 16th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis will be happening September 14-18 in Ostrava, with some amazing speakers already confirmed. It will be super-dooper great! Check out the details and register here: ise-2026.osu.cz

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ISE 2026 Ostrava | 16th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis

Join us in Ostrava for the 16th International Colloquium on Endocytobiology and Symbiosis.

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Protistology UK @protistologyuk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Spatial Proteomics Workshop for Protists! Join us 3–4 Sept 2026 at the Natural History Museum, London - exploring 'LOPIT' methods for mapping proteins to organelles, complexes & symbionts. Register by 10 Aug | Abstracts and Early Bird due 31 July 🔗 protistology.org.uk/autumn-meeting-2026 #protist

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P-UK Autumn Meeting 2026 | Protistology UK

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Geoff McFadden @fad1.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Today marks 30 years since we identified the apicoplast, a relict plastid in human and animal parasites (PMID 8632819). Apicoplasts are the target of the widely used antimalarial prophylactic doxycycline, which has saved many thousands of malaria infections.

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ParasitesRule @parasitesrule.org · 28/05/2026

Registration & abstract submission are open for the 37th Molecular Parasitology Meeting (MPM XXXVII) 🧫 @MJGubbels @Deepali_Ravel @omartheharb Sept 13–17, 2026 | Woods Hole, MA + virtual Abstract deadline: June 19 @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvii

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SPPIRIT Network @sppirit-network.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Join us for a journal club from the SPPIRIT Forum series on the 5th June! With @scottchisholm.bsky.social, the 1st author, we will discuss a preprint, in which he used the hyperLOPIT spatial proteomics to shed light on organelle biology in Plasmodium. Register on: tinyurl.com/3rjzh3m5

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SPPIRIT Forum journal club: plasmodium organelles with Scott Chisholm

Join us for a journal club focused on organelle biology of Plasmodium using spatial proteome analysis, with the lead author, Scott Chrisholm

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Jiménez-Ruiz Lab @jimenezruizlab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

PhD opportunity at LMU Munich 🇩🇪 Join our lab to study the molecular and cellular biology of Apicomplexan parasites, with a focus on the apical complex, motility regulation, and post-translational modifications. Apply: elena.jimenez@lmu.de job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/6...

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PhD student (m/w/d)

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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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Sebastian Shaw @millseba.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🚨 Postdoc position 🚨 I’m moving back to Switzerland this summer to launch my lab at the University of Zurich and am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (start: late 2026). Details & application: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie.... Please share! 😊

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UZH: Postdoc

The newly founded Cryptosporidium lab at the Institute of Parasitology focuses on the genetic and transcriptomic basis of parasite virulence and persistence in Cryptosporidium and is committed to incl...

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Cambridge Biochemistry @cambiochem.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We are recruiting for a postdoc with a background in cell biology and an interest in infection research to join the @camillagodlee.bsky.social Lab to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics. Apply here by 24 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

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Victor Tobiasson @victortobiasson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

LAST CALL! Come join me at Glasgow University for evolutionary structural biology! We have fully positions. Computational Postdoc: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... Structural Postdoc: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research... Technician: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/technici...

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Technician

Job PurposeThe post holder will join the School of Infection and Immunity, supporting structural biology research under the supervision of Dr Victor Tobiasson (Principal Investigator). The applican...

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Sara Chelaghma @sarachelaghma.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Congratulations to Scott Chisholm et al on this exciting new work on the spatial proteome of Plasmodium!

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bishara marzook @ghostpathogen.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

There's still time to register for CoccidiaUK in London - it's going to be a jam-packed two days of talks by early-career parasitologists, a knowledge transfer session, plus trivia and prizes! It's @crick.ac.uk (very central) & we're cooking up some fun swag :) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coccidiauk...

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CoccidiaUK 2025

A biannual gathering of parasitologists from across the UK to discuss all things coccidian!

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School of Biological Sciences @cambridgebiosci.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🌟 Ready to take the next step in your career? Applications are open for the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme! 🔬 ➡️ Fully funded opportunities: supported by the BBSRC Learn more and apply now: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply #Postgraduate #Cambridge #PhD

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Manon Demulder @manondemulder.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

We’re back with the next DinoSphere Online Seminar! Join us on Nov 4th, we're hosting: Edmée Royen (ULiège) - Symbiodinium  Nicolas dos Santos Pacheco (Cambridge) - Perkinsids 📅 Tue, Nov 4 - 4 PM CET/3 PM GMT  💻 Zoom link: sites.google.com/view/dinosphere  Please spread the word! #protistonsky

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bishara marzook @ghostpathogen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Who-cysts? OOCYSTS! That's right, it's almost time for ❄️Coccidia UK 2025❄️ Your one-stop shop (/conference) for all like-minded sporulating apicomplexan parasites! This year we're in London @crick.ac.uk, looking forward to welcoming parasitologists from across the UK. Register- tinyurl.com/4ny5bwu2

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CoccidiaUK 2025 registration

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 7th Event Timing: December 8th 9am-5pm December 9th 9am-12pm Event Address: The Francis Crick Institute Questions? please email ada...

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Andrew Maclean @macleanlab.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

📣 Open postdoc position in my lab to investigate how Toxoplasma acquires nutrients. Join me at the University of Edinburgh. Closing date 14th August. More details below ⬇️ elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Maclean lab to investigate the metabolism of the human parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

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Seb Besteiro @s-besteiro.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost! acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Sara Chelaghma @sarachelaghma.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Very nice work, congratulations to all authors!

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Megan Sloan @sloanmegan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I am looking for a Research Technician! Come join me in my quest to unlock the secrets of Toxoplasma’s RNA-binding proteins and how they help these parasites steal nutrients. Deadline for applications is August 6th! www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/technici...

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Technician

Job PurposeTo provide in-depth technical expertise in parasitology, cell, and molecular biology and provide advice on the set up and best operation of equipment and procedures to aid delivery objec...

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Fidy Rasambainarivo @fidydvm.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Excited, surprised and proud to share the news about my @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my work in infectious disease ecology and wildlife conservation in #Madagascar. To learn more about the award: www.maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/fie...

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MJ Gubbels @mjgubbels.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The anticipation is over, the MPM registration and abstract submission is open!!

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Sebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs. Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng Custom Lab Hardware Turn Key Genetic Design Please repost for reach 💚

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Come join us for an exciting @embo.org meeting in an enchanting location near Marseille

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Ben Jenkins @benkinsjenkins.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe? @currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs

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ParasitesRule @parasitesrule.org · 05/02/2025

Do you work on parasites and reside in an LMIC? Consider applying for a 2025 MPM LMIC award. The deadline is March 3rd, 2025—details on the website. www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvi/tr...

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Molecular Parasitology Community - Travelaward2025

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Clare Harding @clarehardinglab.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Our newest paper! Please see a beautiful (and gif-filled!) explained from @sloanmegan.bsky.social below

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Geoff McFadden @fad1.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Plastids & mitochondria arose from separate endosymbioses of prokaryotes.Their prokaryotic ancestry makes them susceptible to antibiotics. Antibiotics kill pathogenic protists by targeting their plastids or mitochondria. Here we review the lop sided inheritance. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

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Modes and mechanisms for the inheritance of mitochondria and plastids in pathogenic protists

Pathogenic protists are responsible for many diseases that significantly impact human and animal health across the globe. Almost all protists possess mitochondria or mitochondrion-related organelles, ...

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ParasitesRule @parasitesrule.org · 21/01/2025

The MPM XXXVI page is now live. Sept 14th to Sept 18th. More updates will be coming soon. Check it out on the parasitesrule.com website. Organized this year by Richarch McCulloch @rmc9z.bsky.social, Photini Sinnis, Marc-Jan Gubbels, Deepali Ravel & Omar Harb @omarharb.bsky.social

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Molecular Parasitology Community

The MPM XXXVI website is now online

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Shikha @shikhas.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thrilled to have this out now! Go checkout our paper about the crazy #Toxoplasma #mitoribosome. Huge thanks to co-authors, collaborators and everyone involved 🙌

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

🚨 Retirement Symposium for Prof Mark Carrington of the University of Cambridge Our #Trypanosoma colleagues may want to attend this symposium in Cambridge on the 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 2025 (register by the 15th!) - Details at QR code & tinyurl.com/2uw8tryu

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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

📢Reminder that the early bird registration for the 2nd Women in Malaria Online conference is closing Feb 14, 2025 (50 USD)! Fee waiver applications are available for LMICs & you can also buy fee waivers for others. Register/apply here: womeninmalaria.es/wim-conferen... Please re-share 💛

Conference registration flyer for the 2nd Women in Malaria Online Conference. Early bird registration 50 USD (closes Feb 14, 2025) and late registration 60 USD (closes March 7, 2025). Fee waivers applications available for LMICs and you can also buy fee waivers for others. Conference partners: The University of Edinburgh and Arizona State University. Conference Sponsors: Open Philanthropy, New England Biolabs, eLIFE and Nature Springer.

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