Melissa Hart
@melissa-natalie.bsky.social
Wellcome early career fellow researching Plasmodium and Babesia (PlasBesia) erythrocyte invasion and niche-building strategies. Killer of houseplants. Avid cat lover.
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The talented @ghostpathogen.bsky.social recently discussed Cryptosporidium and aspirations for a new treatment on the Naked Scientists Podcast: www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
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August 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The talented @ghostpathogen.bsky.social recently discussed Cryptosporidium and aspirations for a new treatment on the Naked Scientists Podcast: www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...
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#ResearchSpotlight: The Higgins Group reveals how malaria parasite RIFINs bind both inhibitory and activating NK cell receptors — flipping immune responses and pointing to a new role for NK cells in malaria control.
📄 Read more in Nature Magazine: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄 Read more in Nature Magazine: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
RIFINs displayed on malaria-infected erythrocytes bind KIR2DL1 and KIR2DS1 - Nature
Certain RIFINs from Plasmodium falciparum can bind to both inhibitory (KIR2DL1) and activating (KIR2DS1) immune receptors on natural killer cells, demonstrating the potential role of activating killer...
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June 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#ResearchSpotlight: The Higgins Group reveals how malaria parasite RIFINs bind both inhibitory and activating NK cell receptors — flipping immune responses and pointing to a new role for NK cells in malaria control.
📄 Read more in Nature Magazine: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄 Read more in Nature Magazine: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Come join our friendly team! Super cool parasites, an exciting project, the world’s best snacks…what’s not to love? Oh, and the people are pretty great too! 🥰
The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
May 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Come join our friendly team! Super cool parasites, an exciting project, the world’s best snacks…what’s not to love? Oh, and the people are pretty great too! 🥰
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🔥 Open postdoc position in human inflammation-driven control of infection! 🔥
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
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Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
April 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🔥 Open postdoc position in human inflammation-driven control of infection! 🔥
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
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We have a position available for a research assistant to join the team to test our rationally designed malaria vaccines. A fun job with a lovely team of people and an important project funded by the Gates Foundation. Come and join us!
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January 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We have a position available for a research assistant to join the team to test our rationally designed malaria vaccines. A fun job with a lovely team of people and an important project funded by the Gates Foundation. Come and join us!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Work with Abhinay! A truly passionate and generous scientist who I'm sure will be a great mentor. Plus Glasgow is a hidden gem
🥁🥁 Job alertttt!! Interested in weird biology of malaria parasites? Inducible genetic screens? Single-cell RNAseq? Come postdoc with us - www.parafugelab.com ! International applicants or applicants just finishing up their PhD, both welcome!!
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Assistant/Associate
Job Purpose We are seeking to recruit a motivated and creative Research Assistant/Associate (postdoctoral researcher) to work within an MRC-funded research programme https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?...
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January 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Work with Abhinay! A truly passionate and generous scientist who I'm sure will be a great mentor. Plus Glasgow is a hidden gem
And now we are official! Watch this space for exciting Plasmodium and Babesia (Plasbesia 😁) invasion biology. With gazillions of pretty videos, of course!
Extremely proud of KnuepferLab's Dr Melissa Hart who is now officially one of Wellcome Trust's Early Career Fellows. A lot of hard work went into it and even more hard work will follow over the next 5 years studying "The Junction and beyond".
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#PlasBesia:)
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#PlasBesia:)
The Junction and beyond: molecular dissection of the first steps Apicomplexan parasites take to establish an intracellular niche - Grants Awarded | Wellcome
The Junction and beyond: molecular dissection of the first steps Apicomplexan parasites take to establish an intracellular niche
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January 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
And now we are official! Watch this space for exciting Plasmodium and Babesia (Plasbesia 😁) invasion biology. With gazillions of pretty videos, of course!