Very happy to have contributed some confirmatory experiments to Jaclyn Smith and Monica Mugnier's excellent paper - out now @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@rmc9z.bsky.social
Logo for the 2026 BSP Spring meeting of buildings in Glasgow and parasites flying above them
Our Spring meeting starts today in Glasgow! All the best to all those presenting @bspparasitology.bsky.social
We are pleased to share a pre-print of collaborative work @scotomorph.bsky.social @janemunday.bsky.social @keithrmatthews.bsky.social @goldrieve.bsky.social describing the genome of Trypanosoma congolense and the organisation of VSG genes for immune evasion
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
MPM 2026 will run from September 13-17 in Woods Hole, and applications are invited for LMIC travel awards. Have a go!
🌍 Calling parasitologists from LMICs! Apply for the MPM XXXVII LMIC Travel Award to attend the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA (September 13–17, 2026). Awards include full registration, travel, and accommodation.
🗓️ Deadline: March 1, 2026
🔗 www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvii/t...
I am trilled to share my latest publication where we contribute to the knowledge of how ATR kinase, a DNA damage response factor, modulates DNA replication timing during stress in Leishmania major.
Huge thanks to @rmc9z.bsky.social, @LuizTosi and the collaborators for the support and guidance!
Coming up: Postdoctoral fellowship mini-workshop as a part of the SPPIRIT Forum series. EMBO, Marie Curie, and Wellcome Early Career fellows will share their advice on fellowship applications.
Join us at 12 noon on Thursday 14th November!
Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We have a PhD position in population genomics of sheep scab mites available from October 2026. The project will investigate Psoroptes populations in the context of eradication programs on Scottish island groups and spreading drug resistance. www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
I'm also co-supervising a few other projects:
#1: an inter-disciplinary project on chemical biology of Base-J in kinetoplastids, led by Glenn Burley @Strathclyde. We aim to develop some new chemical approaches and apply them to study kinetoplastid genetics.
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
#2 - a project taking a comparative approach to DNA replication and plasticity/mutation in kinetoplastids, expanding work form the 'model' parasites to other kinetoplastid lineages, with Richard McCulloch and Sarah Allinson in Lancaster: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Our lab has two funded PhDs to start in 2026 via the NorthWestBio programme
Project details here
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
...and here
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Application deadline is Nov 21st 2025; apply here:
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
🔬Fascinated by the unique mitochondrial biology that keeps deadly parasites alive?
🥼We have a fully funded NorthWestBio PhD just for you‼️
🌎 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social
📍Co-supervisor Kostas Tokatlidis @uofglasgow.bsky.social
⏰Deadline 21st Nov
📮Info and to apply👇
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Happy to share our latest preprint, where we present a novel high-throughput #single-cell DNA method that resolves genomic heterogeneity in #Leishmania, from #aneuploidy, #CNVs to #drug-resistance mutations.
🧵...
Link here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Illustrated logo for BSP Glasgow 2026. The image features detailed black-and-white line drawings of iconic Glasgow landmarks and parasitic organisms. In the center is the University of Glasgow’s main tower. Surrounding it are illustrations of parasites, including helminths, protozoa, and kinetoplastids. On the left is the SEC Armadillo building, and on the right is the Finnieston Crane. Bold text beneath reads: "BSP GLASGOW 2026".
📆 | Save the Date!
The @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 is coming to @uofglasgow.bsky.social.
Running from 7-9 April, there will be 15 sessions, 5 workshops, a ceilidh, a dinner - and a welcome reception at Glasgow City Chambers.
🔗 More info soon at bsp.uk.net/Events
@scotomorph.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social presenting new insights into Trypanosoma congolense at #Eukaryotes25 @microbiologysociety.org
@marquescata.bsky.social @uofgsii.bsky.social presenting new findings on stable polyploid Trypanosoma brucei at @microbiologysociety.org #Eukaryotes25
Reminder that we are recruiting an Assistant Professor Bacterial Genomics @imibirmingham.bsky.social.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOO184/a...
Deadline 24 Sept.
Did you submit an abstract to #mpm2025? Notifications went out this week. Check you spam folders if you don't see an email in your inbox. @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org
We’re pleased to share our new study, led by @jezieldamasceno.bsky.social, that used long-read, single molecule sequencing to reveal the full (?) picture of Leishmania DNA replication. Thanks, Mike Boemo and helpful reviewers @uofgsii.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@gabriel93dasilva.bsky.social @marquescata.bsky.social @scotomorph.bsky.social @rmc9z.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Big thanks to Mike Boemo
Pleased 2 share our new article: single-molecule replication mapping in Leishmania using DNAscent.
We show widespread stochastic origin firing and insights into genome variability.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
The anticipation is over, the MPM registration and abstract submission is open!!
We hope to see you at MPM in Woods Hole this year (again, or for the first time): registration and abstract submission is now open!
Registration and Abstract submission for MPMXXXVI are now open! Abstract submission deadline is June 27th, get yours in quickly. @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org
🔗https://www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvi
The Gulbenkian Institute of Molecular Medicine (GIMM) is one of the best research institutes in Portugal. It's currently recruiting for three Group Leaders (junior or senior) across different areas, including systems biology and bioinformatics.
gimm.pt/jobs/open-ca...
Abstract submission is open for the @microbiologysociety.org Early Career Summer Conference in Newcastle (23rd and 24th June). This is always a fantastic event, with a mix of talks, posters and professional development sessions. Abstract deadline 4th May.
microbiologysociety.org/event/societ...
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
3rd edition of the fantastic UK DNA replication meeting is happening next September in Edinburgh. Don't miss out 🧬🏴
www.biochemistry.org/events-and-t...
Professor Lilach Sheiner pictured in the lab holding the C.A. Wright medal in an open presentation case.
🏅 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Lilach Sheiner (@sheinerlab.bsky.social) was recently awarded the prestigious C.A. Wright Medal by the @bspparasitology.bsky.social for outstanding contributions to the discipline.
Congratulations, Professor Sheiner!
🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...
