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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · 20d

Research associate opportunity in P. falciparum & T. gondii to research the structure and function of complexes essential for organelle biology. Deadline 15. October, more info below ⬇️

SheinerLab @sheinerlab.bsky.social · 21d

Calling all mitochondria enthusiasts, we are recruiting for a new project (and the post will be split between Glasgow and Helsinki)

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Associate

Job PurposeThe purpose of this role is to carry out cutting-edge research to understand the structure and function of complexes essential for organelle biology and function in the apicomplexan para...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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SheinerLab @sheinerlab.bsky.social · 21d

Calling all mitochondria enthusiasts, we are recruiting for a new project (and the post will be split between Glasgow and Helsinki)

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

Research Associate

Job PurposeThe purpose of this role is to carry out cutting-edge research to understand the structure and function of complexes essential for organelle biology and function in the apicomplexan para...

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk

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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · Aug 20

On this day 1897, it was discovered that malaria is transmitted through the bite of female Anopheles mosquitos 🦟 a discovery critical to our understanding of disease pathogenesis and prevention of malaria #WorldMosquitoDay #EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #ZeroMalaria

Image of a mosquito to celebrate world mosquito day.

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MESA - the malaria knowledge hub @mesamalaria.org · Jul 24

💉 Registration is open for #IVI ’s 24th International Vaccinology Course

🗓 Sept 8–12, 2025
📍 Seoul | Kigali | Stockholm (hybrid format)
🔬 Open to global vaccinology professionals

Apply by Aug 1 👉 shorturl.at/xQE3P

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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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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · Jun 19

📝🤳 Become an event reporter! In exchange for a fee waiver you'll need to post social media updates from the conference and write a report summarising the meeting 📷✍🏻

✅ All on-site and virtual conferences at EMBL Heidelberg

Find out more and apply 👉🏻 https://s.embl.org/reporter

@embl.org

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MESA - the malaria knowledge hub @mesamalaria.org · Jun 19

🚨 PhD, MD & postdoc researchers: Apply for a
@boehringerglobal.bsky.social Fonds #TravelGrant!

✅ Up to 3 months abroad
🧠 Learn key methods and join new courses
🌍 Open to researchers in/coming to Europe
💸 Covers travel, lodging & course fees
🔗 More info 👉 shorturl.at/S8Rnz

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Heather Ferguson @drheatherferg.bsky.social · Jun 19

📣 Calling #NTD colleagues

@who.int is seeking experts for the Strategic Technical Advisory Group on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Great opportunity to contribute to global policy and strategy on #NTD control & elimination

Deadline July 14th - please share

www.growglobal.health/placements/c...).

Call for Experts − WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases

This “Call for Experts” notice provides information about the advisory group in question, the expert profiles being sought, the process to express interest, and the process of selection.

www.growglobal.health

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Malaria No More @malarianomore.org · May 16

✨ We’ve got a new look! ✨

Malaria No More just launched a new website to share our mission, our progress, and the people powering the fight to #EndMalaria.

You’ll find stories on the latest malaria news and breakthroughs, key resources, and more.

💻 Explore the site: www.malarianomore.org

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MESA - the malaria knowledge hub @mesamalaria.org · Jun 10

🚀 The MESA Calendar continues to grow in popularity!

🗨️ Suggest an event, grant, training or other opportunity to be added.

💡 It enables us to ensure that no important malaria dates are missed.

🗓️🔗 mesamalaria.org/grants-events/
🗨️🔗 Suggest → shorturl.at/6xol8

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EMBL Events @events.embl.org · May 21

🔬✨'Women in Malaria' peer-to-peer workshop at #EMBLMalaria

♀️ This informal session brought together women across the #malaria community to share experiences, challenges, and strategies for navigating their careers and shaping the field.

Grateful for the openness, insights, and energy in the room 🙌🏼

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Elena Gómez-Díaz @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social · May 18

My first race in many years (after 2 maternities) is for @womeninmalaria.bsky.social
There we go!!

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veupathdb.org @veupathdb.org · May 13

Thanks to all lab heads and group leaders who have filled out and paid invoices for a @veupathdb.org subscription! Your contributions keep our data resources open access. #data #parasites #fungi #vectors

If you haven’t done so already, this is an URGENT need! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...

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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · May 7

📢 New preprint from the Gómez-Díaz lab - the transcriptome of Plasmodium malariae in the mosquito 🦟 Check it out ⬇️

Elena Gómez-Díaz @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social · May 7

🚨New preprint from the lab!
This work reports for the first time the transcriptome of Plasmodium malariae in the mosquito

Impressive indeed discoveries about AP2 TFs, hypervariable multigene families and genes without orthologues, and of unknown function
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

The dynamic transcriptome of Plasmodium malariae in the mosquito

To survive and multiply in different host niches, malaria parasites require sets of proteins that are expressed during the life cycle in a timely manner. Plasmodium malariae is a human malaria parasit...

www.biorxiv.org

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Maria Bernabeu @mariabernabeu.bsky.social · Apr 26

Exciting work at EMBL around malaria, including our lab!

EMBL @embl.org · Apr 25

1/ Today is #WorldMalariaDay.

At EMBL, we join the global efforts to control malaria with innovative biological approaches.
👉 Swipe through to discover how scientists at EMBL study the malaria parasite and drive progress in global health.

🔗 Read more: www.embl.org/news/tag/mal...

A visual with blue and green colours with a text saying "World Malaria Day".

A visual with blue and green background with a image on the left showing red lights. Bellow the image is shown a photo of a man. On the right a text about malaria and EMBL is presented.

A visual with blue and green background with a image on the bottom showing a hand with gloves golding a glass system. In the middle of the image is shown a photo of a woman. At the top a text about malaria and EMBL is presented.

A visual with blue and green background saying in the middle "Check out more in EMBL news using #malaria".

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LSHTM Malaria Centre @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social · Apr 25

In this blog post, our @lshtm.bsky.social’s Malaria Centre Co-Directors reflect on #WorldMalariaDay and explore the role researchers must play in the fight to safeguard progress & to protect the vision of a malaria free world in a rapidly shifting global health landscape.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3YcAvQ3

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Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · Apr 25

The sketch shows conference speakers from the 2nd Women in Malaria conference

Women in Malaria @womeninmalaria.bsky.social · Apr 25

This World Malaria Day, we celebrate the vital role women & other discriminated genders play in the fight against malaria! From pioneering researchers to dedicated health workers, women are driving innovation & change in malaria control globally. [Sketch by Sophia & Thorey 👩🏻‍🎨]

Sketch of all the general conference speakers at the 2nd women in malaria conference surrounded by the conference research themes. Sketch by Sophia & Thorey.

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Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) @mmv.org · Apr 15

During last month's @womeninmalaria.bsky.social
conference, MMV’s Associate Director of Social Research Maud Majeres Lugand gave a presentation on malaria in pregnancy & some of the key initiatives that fall under the umbrella of out MiMBa strategy.

Webinar: Accelerating appropriate treatment for pregnant and lactating women

YouTube video by Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)

www.youtube.com

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Belen Pachano @belenpachano.bsky.social · Apr 13

Thrilled to share my first paper, now out in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com! Huge thanks to my amazing supervisor @hakimi.bsky.social and everyone who contributed to this work!

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

Toxoplasma gondii evolved two ISWI remodellers, TgSNF2h and TgSNF2L. TgSNF2h forms a complex that insulates active genes, regulates MORC-driven sexual commitment and ensures precise gene expression, s...

www.nature.com

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Hypothesis Fund @hypothesisfund.bsky.social · Apr 2

🌠 We're thrilled to announce our latest Hypothesis Fund awardees and their groundbreaking projects! From optimizing enzymes, to protein sequencing, and membrane 'functional hotspots', each of these projects holds the potential to be broadly transformative for science! 1/ 🧵

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Chi-Min Ho @cmholab.bsky.social · Apr 2

Thank you so much @hypothesisfund.bsky.social and Ellen for supporting us in this new venture!! We're excited to get started! 🦠🔬❄️

Hypothesis Fund @hypothesisfund.bsky.social · Apr 2

3/ Awardee @cmholab.bsky.social tackles the complex challenges of protein sequencing by leveraging microbial molecular machinery. Her work can revolutionize how we study protein function/structure & our understanding of biology🤯.
🥳Congrats Dr. Ho! @columbiauniversity.bsky.social
🙏#HFScout Ellen Yeh

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Mar 30

How can global health organizations make breastfeeding more inclusive and easier?

New @plosglobalpublichealth.org paper offers concrete suggestions

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) @mmv.org · Mar 31

This month, the 2nd @womeninmalaria.bsky.social conference showcased contributions of women & non-binary scientists in #malaria research. Maud Majeres Lugand presented MMV's MiMBa initiative, now in its 5th year of accelerating antimalarials for pregnant & lactating women: womeninmalaria.es

Home - Women in Malaria

To help address gender inequalities by empowering, connecting, and supporting women and other discriminated genders working in the field of malaria.

womeninmalaria.es

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Dr Joanne Power @hanniepower.bsky.social · Mar 25

Summaries of Day 2 talks from the 2nd Women in Malaria (@womeninmalaria.bsky.social) conference are available at the @mesamalaria.bsky.social website here: mesamalaria.org/reports/2nd-...
#malaria #Plasmodium #vectorbiology #parasitology

2nd Women in Malaria (WiM) Virtual Conference – 2025: Day 2 - MESA

MESA Correspondents bring you cutting-edge coverage from the 2nd Women [...]

mesamalaria.org

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