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Abhinay Ramaprasad

@abhinay.bsky.social

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Malaria biologist. Can stitch together some code. MRC Career Development Fellow at School of Infection and Immunity, UofGlasgow @uofgsii.bsky.social. #NewPI. Fuelled by chai. www.parafugelab.com

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Nov 25

The Parasitologists Unite starter pack is full (150 parasitologists!). Time to open a new one! Keep the suggestions coming and spread the word!
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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · 1d

The ones I have used even do it themselves much like that gel lid 😅

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That's an eppendorf pipette 💯

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats Nisha and team!

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Dr Joanne Power @hanniepower.bsky.social · 28d

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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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Aug 5

Revolt against this dosacracy!!

Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Aug 4

Congrats Vasant! Much deserved ( despite all the idly hate😛)!

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · Jul 28

🎥 | WATCH | Dr Francesca Florini (@fra-florini.bsky.social | @weillcornell.bsky.social) discusses the immune evasion in malaria using insights from single-cell analysis of Plasmodium falciparum.

The full GRiP-ing seminar is now available on our YouTube channel:

📺 youtu.be/bKU2Cfv79K8?...

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Jul 27

Woohoo! Congrats Bishara et al!

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bishara marzook @ghostpathogen.bsky.social · Jul 24

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...

www.cell.com

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Marketa Novotna @marketanovotna.bsky.social · Jul 6

I used inducible CRISPR/Cas9 to make Trypanosoma brucei cell line that allowed me to edit originally muti-copy histone gene. We uncovered a novel role of H4 histone tail in gene regulation. I enjoyed working on this exciting project with @joanarcf.bsky.social, a great mentor.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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

Transcription in trypanosomatids, such as Trypanosoma brucei, is predominantly polycistronic and involves unconventional RNA polymerase II promoters. This study uses precision gene editing, site-satur...

www.nature.com

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · Jun 27

🎥 | WATCH | Dr Mark Carrington (University of Cambridge) discusses the identification of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense genes that enable resistance to the human trypanolytic lytic factor.

The full Parasitology seminar is now available on our YouTube channel.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2QE...

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Moritz Treeck @moritztreeck.bsky.social · Jun 23

What happens when the parasite that causes malaria in humans experiences fever-induced heat stress in its host red blood cell?

Check out David Jones' PhD work now on BioRxiv

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

www.biorxiv.org

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks for visiting us and giving us such an interesting talk! Welcome back anytime! It is not a proper trip to Glasgow if you leave without your coat drenched is it 😛

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Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦ @dudinlab.bsky.social · Jun 10

90% of you probably don’t need to read this.
But maybe some of you are curious & 10% will feel seen. Or a little less alone. This isn’t about seeking sympathy.
It’s about sharing something hard to say out loud;
partly to heal, partly in case someone needs to hear it too. (1/3)
tinyurl.com/DudinO

Omaya Dudin

Interview with Omaya Dudin, who uses Ichthyosporea as models to study how and why unicellular organisms evolved multicellularity at the University of Geneva.

www.cell.com

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · May 23

🎥 WATCH | Dr Natalia de Miguel (@ndemiguel.bsky.social | @intechchascomus.bsky.social) discusses the role of T. vaginalis extracellular vesicles in cell communication.

A recording of the GRiP-ing seminar can be viewed on our
@uofgsii.bsky.social YouTube channel.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGOn...

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Moritz Treeck @moritztreeck.bsky.social · May 19

Huge congratulations to @hbelda.bsky.social and David Bradley for their publication on the extraordinarily interesting FIKK kinase family (I am biased) of the malaria causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum. 1/n

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SheinerLab @sheinerlab.bsky.social · May 19

Parasites need mitochondrial respiration to infect and spread. Effective anti-malaria and ani-toxoplasmosis drugs target respiratory complexes (e.g. atovaquone)!

But how do the parasite complexes work and how do drugs inhibit them?

Read Andrew Maclean and Alex Mühleip phenomenal work on this! 👇

Andrew Maclean @macleanlab.bsky.social · May 19

Happy to share our latest paper. Result of a great collaboration between @sheinerlab.bsky.social @oninopantsu.bsky.social and Alexander Mühleip’s new group.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Structure, assembly and inhibition of the Toxoplasma gondii respiratory chain supercomplex - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Here the authors demonstrate that the assembly of mitochondrial respiratory supercomplex (III2–IV) from Toxoplasma gondii is critical for parasite fitness. They reveal the basis for cytochrome b inhib...

www.nature.com

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University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · May 9

🎥 | WATCH | Dr Mattie Pawlowic (@goldenpipette.bsky.social) | @dundeeuni.bsky.social) discusses the use of genetics to investigate the Cryptosporidium oocyst.

A recording of the full Parasitology seminar can now be viewed on our @uofgsii.bsky.social YouTube channel.

📺 youtu.be/2ZNNtC4ZWps?...

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Dr. Mattie Christine Pawlowic @goldenpipette.bsky.social · May 7

If you have ever wanted to know "Where is the gut is the parasite?" this pre-print is for you. 🐮 Led by Peyton, with thanks to our wonderful collaborators at @moredunfoundation.bsky.social Frank Katzer, @geordieparasit.bsky.social and EMs by @lemgruber.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Tissue atlas of Cryptosporidium parvum infection reveals contrasts between the natural neonatal calf model and laboratory mouse models

Cryptosporidium is an apicomplexan parasite that causes diarrhoeal disease. The species C. parvum is zoonotic and causes significant morbidity and mortality for both humans and farm animals; most comm...

www.biorxiv.org

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · May 8

In case you missed it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZNN...

Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · May 1

GRiP-ing talk tomorrow from Natalia de Miguel from Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), Buenos Aires, Argentina. Join us!
2 pm (GMT) | 3 pm (CET) | 9 am (EDT)
Link: uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8674596707...
Passcode: 262806

Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sorry if you are facing issues, try entering this meeting id

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Apr 24

GRiP-ing Crypto talk tomorrow from Mattie Pawlowic from the University of Dundee. Join us!
2 pm (GMT) | 3 pm (CET) | 9 am (EDT)
Link- uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8172068584...
Passcode: 038661

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Apr 24

GRiP-ing Crypto talk tomorrow from Mattie Pawlowic from the University of Dundee. Join us!
2 pm (GMT) | 3 pm (CET) | 9 am (EDT)
Link- uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8172068584...
Passcode: 038661

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Abhinay Ramaprasad @abhinay.bsky.social · Apr 10

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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