Science is good. We should fund it.

Super excited about this!

Yes, it was easy to find them. I didn’t want to scrape with an object and that’s why we just did saliva. They spat into a sterile 15ml falcon tube 😅

Did a little experiment with Hannah and her friend from school: they collected some cheek cells from saliva and looked at them under the microscope.

Their excitement when the cells came into view was priceless. A nice reminder that even simple experiments can sparkcuriosity. 🔬

Congrats Maryse!

This week’s family theme 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

PhD opportunity at LMU Munich 🇩🇪
Join our lab to study the molecular and cellular biology of Apicomplexan parasites, with a focus on the apical complex, motility regulation, and post-translational modifications.
Apply: elena.jimenez@lmu.de
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📆 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!
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When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

Looking for someone ambitious who wants to help shape a new lab, drive an independent project, and work in an international research environment in Zurich.
Please share!
#Postdoc #InfectionBiology

We use genetic crosses, CRISPR-based tools, and quantitative genetics to understand how Cryptosporidium evolves virulence and persistence.
Strong interest in parasite genetics & host–pathogen interactions encouraged.

UZH: Postdoc The newly founded Cryptosporidium lab at the Institute of Parasitology focuses on the genetic and transcriptomic basis of parasite virulence and persistence in Cryptosporidium and is committed to incl...

🚨 Postdoc position 🚨
I’m moving back to Switzerland this summer to launch my lab at the University of Zurich and am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (start: late 2026).
Details & application:
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Please share! 😊

There are few emails better than one that says:
“Happy to in principle accept your study for publication.” 🎉

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Let’s continue to support and celebrate them, and fight for equal opportunities for women in STEM! Shout-out to @shubhabevkal.bsky.social and @fra-florini.bsky.social! You’re the best!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Congrats

a man is riding a snowmobile that says polaris ALT: a man is riding a snowmobile that says polaris

C’mon!

Joyful snow day!

Dexter is pretty good! Premiered in 2006. 😉

Happy New Year!

🦠 Grad students & postdocs in parasitology:
Apply now for the Biology of Parasitism (BoP): Modern Approaches course at @MBLScience.
Hands-on labs, expert lectures, and cutting-edge tools.
📅 Summer 2026 | ⏰ Deadline Feb 5
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Awesome, congrats Simona et al.!

Sure, but at what cost? :-(

Why is this sentence in past tense 😉

Congratulations 🎉

Stage-specific regulation of the Plasmodium falciparum proteasome activity reveals adaptive rewiring in artemisinin resistance The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is essential for Plasmodium falciparum to maintain protein homeostasis, adapt to proteotoxic stress, and regulate parasite growth and stage transitions. The prote...

New paper out !
Want to learn more about fascinating proteasome biology and Artemisinin resistance in Malaria parasites ? Check out our preprint:

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Publication alert! 🔔 Our recent work exploring how Plasmodium uses a Rad51 independent homologous recombination to diversify its var gene repertoire is now published in 🧬 Nucleic Acids Research! @oupprimary.bsky.social @narjournal.bsky.social Read more here.
tinyurl.com/794brb6h

Repost for World #AMR Awareness Week.
#AntimicrobialResistance

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I guess that would answer the question whether there are more eyes or legs on our planet.

3, 2 and then 1