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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

TrypsClub is back! Join us for the next journal club! Date: 16th July 2026 Time: 3:00pm BST Register here: lnkd.in/eh9nSkGA Link to the paper: lnkd.in/e_qhSi5F

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bugbittentweets.bsky.social @bugbittentweets.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Its all a game of Hide and Seek for African trypanosomes says BugBitten's new blogger Leon Walther -In the evolutionary arms race between humans and pathogens, our immune system has evolved a clever solution to fight with an unlimited diversity of pathogens go.nature.com/4eeZpHa

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The molecular foundation of the sophisticated hide & seek game of African trypanosomes

In the evolutionary arms race between humans and pathogens, our immune system has evolved a clever solution to fight with an unlimited diversity of pathogens

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

An exciting online journal club hosted by the SPPIRIT Network @sppirit-network.bsky.social !

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Join us for our next TrypsClub event! Everyone is welcome!

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

As part of our BSP miniseries showcasing the work and journeys of our members, Christina Naula @christina-naula.bsky.social interviews @glasgow.ac.uk -based PhD student Shannara Eilean Smith @shannaraeilean.bsky.social about her idea and inspiration for the this year's BSP Spring Meeting logo.

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Dr Joanne Power @hanniepower.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Thank you to Prof Mike Barrett & @christina-naula.bsky.social & anyone else involved in organising our post-#BSP2026 field trip to see William Leishman's former home in Blairmore! We learned so much & got lucky again with the sunshine! www.blairmorehall.com <- Village Hall link to support them!

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Deeply disappointing to see the UK reducing help of millions of people in need of basic essential health care. Years of bad policy making running the country against a wall while scapegoating foreigners for their own misfortune is resulting again in innocent people suffering around the globe.

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

As part of our "Supporting equity and diversity in Parasitology" Workshop, Dr Rafael Henry-Venson from @glasgow.ac.uk is showcasing the concept of Rainbow Office Hours - dedicated office hours hosted by LGBTQ+ staff to support LGBTQ+ students. 🏳️‍🌈

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Join us for the next TrypsClub Career Talk!😊

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The BSP spring meeting is not just offering great talks - we also have an exciting breakout program! @christina-naula.bsky.social from @glasgow.ac.uk and co-host of @microbetv.bsky.social This Week in Parasitism is interviewing Prof Poppy @lamberton-lab.bsky.social about her scientific career.

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Faria Tryps Lab @fariatrypslab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

(1/7) How does T. brucei achieve a 140-fold stoichiometric excess of VSG mRNA over upstream ESAGs from a single polycistronic unit? Our latest research in @natmicrobiol.nature.com reveals a mechanism of spatially regulated RNA decay to fine-tune expression of virulence genes

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British Society for Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The BSP TrypsClub is back from its winter break! Join us for a discussion about #NTDs with Dr. Sabine Specht, Global Clinical Program Excellence Lead at Bayer AG, Switzerland. Sign up here: forms.gle/tXK62GWeqqfr...

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Registration is open for our next TrypsClub Journal Club! 😊 If you fancy some cool Trypanosome science and a friendly supportive environment to discuss science then join us!

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Dr Joanne Power @hanniepower.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Save the dates!! @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 will be in Bonnie Glasgow! 7-9 April 2026, with a drinks reception in Glasgow City Chambers on the 6th of April 2026! Keep an eye on the BSP website for registration and abstract submission! Logo by @shannaraeilean.bsky.social! 🦟

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Centre for Structural Systems Biology CSSB @cssbhamburg.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Researchers from CSSB & @mpi-nat.bsky.social have generated a highly potent nanobody that neutralizes a protein essential for the herpes virus infection. Published in @nature.com, the findings promise new therapies to treat & prevent infections @leibnizliv.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de t1p.de/cxt7a

3D-Animation of the nanobody (light yellow/semi-transparent) inhibiting HSV-2 glycoprotein B. The different domains of gB are color-coded. Three domains are held together by the footprint of the nanobody. IMAGE: Benjamin Vollmer / Centre for Structural Systems Biology

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Join us for the first Career Talk of the 2025–2026 Tryps Club season! Prof. Paul M. Selzer will give us an insight into anti-parasitic drug development in industry. 📅 Date: 24.09.2025 🕒 Time: 12:00 pm BST 📍 Location: Zoom Register following link or the QR code on the poster lnkd.in/eA7b9QRx

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The British Society for Parasitology (BSP) Tryps Club is pleased to share our upcoming series of events. These sessions will bring together leading experts and the wider community to exchange knowledge, highlight research, and foster collaboration in parasitology. (1/5)

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Faria Tryps Lab @fariatrypslab.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

How do parasites strategically organise their genomes to influence gene expression? If you’re curious, check our latest review in @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social ! @biologyatyork.bsky.social @ybri-uoy.bsky.social @pasteur.fr www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

What a great first experience to take part in a review with such awesome fellow scientists!

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Chris H. Hill @chillzaa.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

New preprint alert! 🚨👇 I'm delighted to share the latest research from @jemmabetts.bsky.social in our group: ‘A new protein-dependent riboswitch activates ribosomal frameshifting’. Huge congratulations to Jemma for the first manuscript of her PhD! ✨ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A new protein-dependent riboswitch activates ribosomal frameshifting

Programmed -1 ribosomal frameshifting (PRF) is a ubiquitous translational control mechanism in RNA viruses, allowing them to change the relative abundance of proteins encoded in different reading fram...

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Eva Kowalinski @kowaeva.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Postdoc positions in structural biology of RNA processing complexes. An ERC-funded position will dissect pre-mRNA processing pathways in the infective organism Trypanosoma brucei. An ANR-funded position will characterise large complexes in RNA modification. Details: tinyurl.com/postdoc-RNA-...

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Postdoc in Structural Biology of RNA processing complexes

Postdoctoral positions in structural biology of macromolecular complexes are available in the laboratory of Dr. Eva Kowalinski at the EMBL Grenoble, France. We are looking for highly motivated and amb...

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🧬 Join us for the 3rd Journal Club hosted by the BSP TrypsClub! 🧬 Everyone is welcome — whether you're deep into Trypanosomatid research or just curious to explore fascinating biology, this is a great space to connect, learn, and discuss exciting new science!

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Join us in our first TrypsClub Career Talk featuring Julius Lukeš! Everyone interested in Trypanosomes is welcome (except PI's - sorry)!

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Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) @dndi.org · 14/04/2025

🎬 This #WorldChagasDay, we're excited to announce our next short film, 'The Children of the Sierra,' about working with Indigenous Wiwa communities in #Colombia to test and treat people affected by #ChagasDisease. 📽️ Moronga Films

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WHO @who.int · 14/04/2025

#ChagasDisease has the most severe impact among Latin America's impoverished communities but it is increasingly detected in other parts of the world. 100M people are at risk of infection. bit.ly/3vFipLv

WHAT IS
CHAGAS DISEASE?
A potentially life-threatening illness, transmitted through contact with the faeces or urine of a triatomine bug (kissing bug) found mainly in
Latin America.

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

A GRIP-ing and Tryp-ing seminar tomorrow - Joana Faria from the University of York! 2 pm (GMT) | 3 pm (CET) | 9 am (EDT) Link - uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8897218018... Passcode: 987702

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Join us for our next TrypsClub Journal Club!

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Faria Tryps Lab @fariatrypslab.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Delighted to have been part of this great work driven by @marketanovotna.bsky.social in the Horn lab, showing the power of precision editing to study the direct role of histone modifications on gene expression regulation! Check it out! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Precision-edited histone tails disrupt polycistronic gene expression controls in trypanosomes

Transcription of protein coding genes in trypanosomatids is atypical and almost exclusively polycistronic. In Trypanosoma brucei, approximately 150 polycistrons, and 8000 genes, are constitutively tra...

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Wojtek Galej @wojtekgalej.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Happy to share this highlight of our latest work on the minor spliceosome structure

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Attention fellow Trypanosomatid researchers! Join the first Journal Club hosted by the newly founded TrypsClub. It's a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow Tryps researchers, discuss exciting science, and network with peers from around the world!

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

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Open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values

If you wish to show your support for the letter below regarding apparent inaction by the Royal Society in the face of breaches of its code of conduct by Elon Musk FRS, please sign below. I invite anyo...

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Faria Tryps Lab @fariatrypslab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Are you interested in #trypanosomes #biomolecularcondensates and/or #geneexpression? We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work with with us in the beautiful city of York! Please share! jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Africans are least represented in global health organizations, boards, conferences, and publications Read this importance piece to know how visa inequities play a role www.nature.com/articles/d44...

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Leon Walther @trypsleon.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

For everyone interested in Kinetoplastid research :) Doesnt work perfectly but is very helpful! bsky.app/profile/kine...

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Keith Matthews @keithrmatthews.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

What good way to start with Bluesky! Delighted to share our paper on how non-tsetse transmitted trypanosomes lose the ability to make stumpy forms (and adapt to the monomorphic life style) and so can spread outside Africa. A great reward after years of hard work from Guy Oldrieve ! rdcu.be/d13YK

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Mechanisms of life cycle simplification in African trypanosomes

Nature Communications - African trypanosomes can reduce their requirement for tsetse fly transmission, allowing an expanded geographical range. Here, molecular analyses of field and laboratory...

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