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Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation, and Training (SPPIRIT) - a network to support parasitology ECRs in Scotland. http://sppirit.net/
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Seeing more and more parasitologists blueskiing. Just wanted to re-amplify that I have two starter packs of parasitologists that I regularly update with new members. Go and follow your fellow peeps! Also let me know if you cannot find yourself there.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Review in this collection: Unravelling mysteries at the #perivascular space: a new rationale for #cerebral #malaria #pathogenesis, authored by @malaria-sam.bsky.social Tania de Koning-Ward, Georges Grau & Saparna Pai. @lshtm.bsky.social @jcuofficial.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/paras...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Welcome to the @veupathdb.bsky.social account! Follow us for project announcements and updates, and be part of the vibrant VEuPathDB community.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Our Jan issue highlights @sppirit-network.bsky.social connecting #Scottish #parasitology #ECRs, written by R. Edgar @jackhanna.bsky.social @marketanovotna.bsky.social @martacampillo.bsky.social @mukul1190.bsky.social @shikhas.bsky.social @vfrank.bsky.social & M.Ridgway www.cell.com/trends/paras...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

New paper @uofgsii.bsky.social led by @scotomorph.bsky.social @marquescata.bsky.social where we show that T. brucei DNA replication dynamics reflect structural and functional compartmentalisation of the genome, including stability. Well done Marija, and thanks all co-authors! doi.org/10.1038/s414...

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Opportunities are popping up in every parasite field! For Toxoplasma, check out @sheinerlab.bsky.social, and for Trypanosoma, head over to @fariatrypslab.bsky.social Interested in malaria? Don’t miss your chance to join @abhinay.bsky.social to learn more about Plasmodium!

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Interested in how mitochondria, the energy powerhouse of a cell, play a key role in Toxoplasma infection? Join @SheinerLab for an exciting opportunity! #Toxoplasma #Mitochondria #ResearchOpportunity

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Want to help answer the big question in parasitology – the molecular mechanisms behind antigenic variation? Apply for a postdoc opportunity in @JoanaRCF's lab! #Parasitology #Postdoc #AntigenicVariation

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

📢#Postdoc opportunities: we are looking for two experienced and motivated researcher to join our WT funded projects on the role of the #Toxoplasma #mitochondria during #infection www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

📢 Join us for a FREE @isctglobal.bsky.social webinar: ‘Early-Stage Professionals: How to Develop Competitive Proposals for Securing Independent Research Funding’. 🌟 Learn grant-writing tips from our own Prof. Dalton! More information & registration here👇 isct.informz.ca/informzdatas...

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Do tissue-dwelling trypanosomes sustain transmission populations? A hot off-the-press @cellpress.bsky.social spotlight article by Steve Larcombe, Jane Munday @janemunday.bsky.social and @rmc9z.bsky.social -- www.cell.com/trends/paras...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Are you a parasitologist in Scotland? Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area? In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)! www.cell.com/trends/paras...

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Hi everyone! We are SPPIRIT, a Scottish ECR network created by a group of postdocs, research fellows, and PIs motivated to develop and strengthen the parasitology community in Scotland. Follow us for research highlights, training opportunities, Workshops and much more!

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments