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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 2d

What a way to start the week. Quick morning run at Les Embiez for the #EMBO /#ParaFRAP workshop Host-Parasite Interactions, where parasites truly rule.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 4d

Beware of artifacts during low pressure fixation of mushroom samples.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 6d

As a model cell we investigated Plasmodium ookinetes (final developmental stage is pictured), revealing a number of interesting new morphological features. Congrats to all involved (Dr Ned, MSc Marco, MSc Lilian and BSc Kolja).

Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 6d

The project started during the corona pandemic aiming to give students a chance to do practical work without access to the lab. Teaming up with Nedal and Yannick within our research network SFB 1129 turbocharged the project and we now present a new approach to investigate developmental transitions.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 6d

Beautiful beasts: excited to see our first volume electron microscopy study on malaria parasites published: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... revealing new insights into Plasmodium ookinete development. Thanks for great EMBL-Umea-Heidelberg collaboration.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · 22d

109, beers are on me…

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hope you will name the protease Hercules.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats Pavel and Bruno and all, glad you could see this through and happy we could help a tiny little bit. Also good to see that what is important for Drosophila might be ignored by Anopheles.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Sep 3

Early expansion microscopy: youtube.com/watch?v=56Fi...

Muppet Labs - Discover the Germ Enlarger! | The Muppet Show

YouTube video by Muppet Show Mania

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Manuela Aguirre-Botero @maguirreb.bsky.social · Sep 2

Curious about how antibodies can target Plasmodium sporozoites?

Very happy to see this review out, it means a lot to me to finish my PhD research topic with a nice overview of what is known about how anti-CSP Abs neutralize the parasite in the mammalian host.

Trends in Parasitology @cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social · Aug 31

New Review alert! Tissue-dependent protection mechanisms of #antibodies targeting #Plasmodium #sporozoites, authored by @maguirreb.bsky.social & Rogerio Amino. #malaria #circumsporozoiteprotein #CSP @pasteur.fr‬ @upcite.bsky.social

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lhKa5Eb1x...

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 23

There will be a pre-Meeting again organized by Franzi, so do come a day (or two) earlier:-)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 22

This is very nice data but could you also mödel zis? For example sticks?

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 19

Congrats Mimi, I vividly remember the awe you instilled in me and all the BoP students when presenting it in Woods Hole. Absolutely spectacular :-)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 16

You can still see the Blaschkas but the Blaschkas cannot see you…

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 16

Which presentation did they prefer?

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 4

No kidding, rings a bell. Eins, zwei Polizei…

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Aug 3

My favorite among my daughter’s new songs: peaceful warrior youtube.com/watch?v=hzmU...

peaceful warrior

YouTube video by Ayla - Topic

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 27

Great flashtalk on chiral movement of hair-like particles by Prof Bruce Avatar from Karoliska.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 27

Superb conference on Iron metabolism in early gametogenesis with fellow para-philosophers Bruce Boddey and Bruce Meissner. Great keynote by Bruce D. on 666 ways of regulation by Beast kinases.

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congrats Bishara and Adam. Lots of starting points for future adventures

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sorry to have missed it, bloody virus…

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 2

Brace yourself for the traditional pre EMBO member meeting parasitology pork knuckle dinner in October:-)

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 2

Congrats Matt and welcome to the club

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Freddy Frischknecht @freddyfrischknecht.bsky.social · Jul 1

I knew that from the time you worked on the gurken mediated zucchini hummus

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