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Joanna Young

@youngtoxolab.bsky.social

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Molecular parasitologist at the University of Edinburgh. Toxoplasma. Chronic infection. Host-pathogen interactions. MRC Fellow. Mum of 3 little ones. Lab website: https://www.youngtoxolab.com/ (less good on a phone for now...)

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SPPIRIT Network @sppirit-network.bsky.social · 26d

📢 7 weeks to go until our SPPIRIT symposium

A fantastic opportunity for ECR parasitologists across Scotland to network and showcase their research.

🗓️ 31 October 2025 | 📍 Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
🎟️ Free to attend → tinyurl.com/3yzjnm5h

Secure your spot today!

Hostbusters: SPPIRITed to Roslin

Bringing together ECR parasitologists from across Scotland to network and showcase their science.

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Jul 8

Postdoc position open to investigate chronic Toxoplasma infection!

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Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Young lab to investigate secreted proteins during chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection.

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Eva Frickel @frickellab.bsky.social · Apr 13

🔥 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!

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Apr 22

What exciting news Eva!! Congratulations

Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Jan 7

A parasitology postdoc what you’re looking for in 2025? Still time to apply! Closes 15th Jan

Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 20

Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Young lab to investigate host-pathogen interactions during Toxoplasma gondii infection.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 20

Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Young lab to investigate host-pathogen interactions during Toxoplasma gondii infection.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 20

Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Young lab to investigate host-pathogen interactions during Toxoplasma gondii infection.

elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 16

Well done @fratorelli.bsky.social @simon-butterworth.bsky.social and Diogo! Great to have this out - the complication of paracrine rescue in pooled CRISPR screens

Moritz Treeck @moritztreeck.bsky.social · Dec 16

The hypothesis for this work was formed when we expectedly observed some Toxoplasma mutants with known fitness defects not showing defects in in vivo CRISPR screens. The results indicate that CRISPR screens can miss important virulence factors through paracine effects that function in the host.

eLife @elife.bsky.social · Dec 15

In Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite infamous for manipulating the behaviour of its hosts that infects an estimated ⅓ of humans, genetic defects are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to supportive secreted proteins.
https://buff.ly/3BtpD86

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Gail McConnell @gailmcconnell.bsky.social · Nov 26

At the home of Scottish football for the 50th annual Scottish Microscopy Symposium! Highlight so far is exceptional work by K Bondarenko from the Young lab in Edinburgh on ExM of Toxoplasma gondii cysts, more details at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39189782/

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Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 12

Lucky to have @toxobrains.bsky.social in town this year to join our lab Christmas fun. A good start to my return from maternity leave!

Joanna Young @youngtoxolab.bsky.social · Dec 11

This was really helpful, thank you!