Abstract submission deadline extended until Friday 17th April 2026!!
Last chance to submit your abstract for our free online ECR event showcasing veterinary parasitology 🪱🐌🐮
See the link in the post below

Inside the University of Dundee’s long‑term fight against Chagas disease - Scottish Funding Council World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. Manu De Rycker shares what his team are doing to combat this disease.

World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. In our latest blog, Manu De Rycker from the @dundee.ac.uk shares what his team are doing to combat this disease.

#ChagasDisease

www.sfc.ac.uk/inside-the-u...

An image of intracellular parasites that have been labelled so they are visible.

Because in diseases like Chagas, leaving even a single parasite behind isn’t an option.

At DDU, we developed a washout assay to determine if compounds can achieve complete parasite clearance.

#DrugDiscovery #NTD #ChagasDisease #GlobalHealth #ScientificInnovation #NeglectedDiseases #Research

Exciting PhD opportunity on the ecological impacts of anthelmintic use on soil fauna, with a crack supervisory team and expertise from @glasgow.ac.uk, @hutton.ac.uk and @moredunfoundation.bsky.social!

Find more details here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Thank you to Prof Mike Barrett & @christina-naula.bsky.social & anyone else involved in organising our post-#BSP2026 field trip to see William Leishman's former home in Blairmore! We learned so much & got lucky again with the sunshine! www.blairmorehall.com <- Village Hall link to support them!

Photo of a Loch, grassy bank and Hills. The sun is shining on the water and there are big clouds above

Blairmore pier. A wooden pier reaching into the Loch. There are lots of clouds above and a Scottish flag waving at the end of the pier

Wonderful trip to Blairmore, home of Sir William Leishman, with fellow Leishmania researchers. Niche tourism! Huge thanks to Mike Barrett for organising #Parasitology @bspparasitology.bsky.social

Thank you so much to everyone who made it to #BSP2026 in beautiful, sunny Glasgow!!! (We asked the weather to behave while everyone was around)! The @bspparasitology.bsky.social 2027 meeting will be in Cardiff! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves! Like Glasgow, People Make #Parasitology! 🥳🧬🧫🔬

🚨 Last chance to meet our team at @bspparasitology.bsky.social #BSP2026! Come say hi, grab some goodies, and find out how you can get involved 👋

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Career Talk hosted by the BSP TrypsClub

📅 Date: 30 April 2026
🕒 Time: 2:00 PM BST
📍 Location: Zoom

Register using the link or scan the QR code on the poster:
lnkd.in/drypyMD8

The TrypsClub Team

Come and find us at @bspparasitology.bsky.social #BSP2026! 👋

Find out about our upcoming events, share your feedback, and see how you can get involved with the committee.

And if nothing else... our goodies might just tempt you 😉

The BSP spring meeting is not just offering great talks - we also have an exciting breakout program!

@christina-naula.bsky.social from @glasgow.ac.uk and co-host of @microbetv.bsky.social This Week in Parasitism is interviewing Prof Poppy @lamberton-lab.bsky.social about her scientific career.

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

📆 Join us for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop (May 18-21, 2026, Montpellier) !

🧑‍🔬 Junior PIs will present their work. Registration is free but mandatory (includes lunch & coffee breaks).

Spots are limited, register now!
👉 forms.gle/bYsb47iZG7pR...

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us on March 20th, 3 pm British time for SPPIRIT Forum meeting! We will explore the differences in research of different parasites, from the techniques available to day-to-day lab work, with our invited speakers, covering kinetoplastids, apicomplexans, and schistosoma.
Register on link below:

-> 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 for BSP 2026 in Glasgow are open!
The deadline for abstracts for oral presentations is 17 February while the deadline for poster abstracts is 28 February.
lnkd.in/eJqXD3DY

Travelaward2026 MPM LMIC award details

🌍 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...

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...

Are you a curious and skilled molecular parasitologist wanting to discover how Plasmodium parasites enter red blood cells?
Come and join our team!
We have two postdoc positions available.

Find out more here:
jobs.rvc.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Application closing date is the 2nd of March.

Applications are open for the 2026 Biology of Parasitism course!

📍 Woods Hole, MA | 🗓 June 12 - July 23, 2026

An immersive 6-week program in modern parasitology for PhD students & postdocs, co-organized by Stéphanie Blandin.

📅 Application deadline: February 5, 2026

🔗 : shorturl.at/i8GSr

Our next Parents of Parasites virtual coffee is almost here! ☕🍼
A chance to catch up and connect with fellow parents in academia.

📅 1 December
⏰ 10:30 AM (GMT)

👉 SPPIRIT members: check your inbox
👉 Non-members: DM or email us to join

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...

Cryptosporidium oocyst wall proteins are true components of the oocyst wall and COWP8 is not required for parasite transmission Author summary Infection with Cryptosporidium causes diarrhoea, which can be fatal for malnourished children or people who are immunocompromised. There is no vaccine or effective medicines available t...

Incredibly proud to share that our work on Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins is published in
@PLOSPathogens
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Led by previous PhD student
@BacchettiRoss
and carried on by current PhD student, Sarah Stevens.

Join the next TrypsClub Journal Club with our former committee member Dr Kirsty McWilliam, who will be chatting about her latest trypanosome work! 🔬🧬

Hi Anna, you should receive the link via email very soon 🙂

📢 Just 1 month to go until our SPPIRIT ECR symposium

📝 Abstract deadline extended to 10 October 2025 - don’t miss out!

Hostbusters: SPPIRITed to Roslin Bringing together ECR parasitologists from across Scotland to network and showcase their science.

📢 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!

A composite image of Professor Rick Maizles in the lab on the left, and the Freethink* logo with a microscopic image of Caenorhabditis elegans directly below, and the article title: 'We purged worms from our bodies - and may have made ourselves sick' below that, on the right.

🆕 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Rick Maizels has been prominently featured in a fascinating Freethink* article exploring the surprising relationship between parasitic worms and the human immune system.

👉 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...

🗞️ Article: www.freethink.com/biotech/worm...

Save the dates!! @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 will be in Bonnie Glasgow! 7-9 April 2026, with a drinks reception in Glasgow City Chambers on the 6th of April 2026!
Keep an eye on the BSP website for registration and abstract submission!
Logo by @shannaraeilean.bsky.social! 🦟

Our next Parents of Parasites meeting is coming up! ☕👶

Being a parent in academia can feel isolating - join our virtual coffee break to connect, share experiences, and support each other.

📅 22nd September
🕒 2:00 PM

👉 SPPIRIT members: check your inbox
👉 Non-members: email or DM us to join