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🔬 New research from Frédéric Bringaud sheds light on how trypanosomes prepare for transmission to the tsetse fly, even when parasites are scarce in the bloodstream. A fascinating role for glycerol in parasite biology and transmission. 👇

📢 Next Webinar - October 8 Join us for a talk by Nicolas BLANCHARD on: 🔬 "Cognitive dysfunction and immune evasion during chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection" 📅 Date: October 8 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/conferences/...

🎉 Great news from the LabEx community! A study on #Trypanosoma transmission has been selected among 50 outstanding papers for @natcomms.nature.com Editors’ Highlights in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases! 🦠 👏 Congrats to the team! 🔗 Discover the story & the research 👇

🚨 Fully funded #PostDoc opportunity @universitereims.bsky.social 🇫🇷 ! 🦠 Explore the biology of #Cryptosporidium using #CRISPR & functional genomics to uncover the role of LCCL-domain proteins in parasite development. 📅 24 months | Start: Jan 2027 ⏳ Apply by Oct 31, 2026 @parasitophilia.bsky.social

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📢 Next Webinar - September 10 Join us for a talk by Gerald SPAETH on: 🔬 "The ERC-SYN DecoLeishRN Consortium: Painting the Leishmania Fitness Landscape through Evolutionary Approaches" 📅 Date: September 10 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/conferences/...

📢 Looking for institutional support for an ERC or SNSF Starting Grant? The University of Geneva is inviting applications from outstanding junior researchers in host–pathogen interactions, bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology. 🔗 www.unige.ch/medecine/mim...

📢 Next Webinar - July 9 Join us for a talk by Fernando BATISTA on: 🔬 "Adapting CITE-seq for Multi-Omic Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei" 📅 Date: July 9 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

📢 Next Webinar - July 9 Join us for a talk by Fernando BATISTA on: 🔬 "Adapting CITE-seq for Multi-Omic Profiling of Trypanosoma brucei" 📅 Date: July 9 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

Great opportunity in Bordeaux ! 💼

📢 Next Webinar - June 11 Join us for a talk by Jose-Juan LOPEZ-RUBIO on: 🔬 "Subtelomeric Noncoding Elements in Genome Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum" 📅 Date: June 11 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

⭐️ Looking back at the Next Gen in Parasitology workshop 2026 ! Four days of science, networking and inspiring discussions brought together the next generation of European parasitologists. ➡️ Read more on the ParaFrap website : shorturl.at/kmxvH

📢 Next Webinar - June 11 Join us for a talk by Jose-Juan LOPEZ-RUBIO on: 🔬 "Subtelomeric Noncoding Elements in Genome Regulation in Plasmodium falciparum" 📅 Date: June 11 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

📢 Next Webinar - May 21 Join us for a talk by Sébastien BESTEIRO on: 🔬 "Iron-sulfur proteins in Toxoplasma: essential cellular functions and therapeutic potential" 📅 Date: May 21 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

🧑‍🔬 The program for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop is now available! 🎟️ A few places are still available to attend the session in Montpellier. Registration is free but mandatory. 👉 forms.gle/q1ZZJbqu87CD...

The Malaria Scientific Symposium 2026 will take place on 4–5 June at PariSanté Campus in Paris. It will be a great moment to discuss the latest advances in malaria research, share expertise and foster new collaborations. 👉 More information: i3m.inserm.fr/colloque-sci...

📆 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...

📆 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...

📆 Join the 2026 Biology of Host–Parasite Interactions GRC (June 7–12, Newport, RI) 🌟 Cutting-edge science, open slots for talks & posters 🧑‍🔬 GRS for grad students & postdocs the weekend before 📩 Apply by May 18, 2026 (early submission encouraged) 👉 Details & application: www.grc.org/biology-of-h...

👏 Congratulations to Olivier SILVIE for today’s great webinar: "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes in Plasmodium zoites" 📆 For the next webinar, register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc... #parasitology #webinar

📢 Next Webinar - February 12 Join us for a talk by Olivier SILVIE on: 🔬 "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes in Plasmodium zoites" 📅 Date: February 12 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

📢 Call for Applications: Junior Group Leaders at Institut Pasteur! 🧑‍🔬 6-person teams, tenure-track, 5-year funding. 🔬 Focus: Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & AI. Apply by Feb 9, 2026. 📅 👉 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #ScienceJobs #Research #Biology

📢 Job opportunity: The Mosquito Immune Responses lab at IBMC (Strasbourg) is recruiting a Research Engineer for mosquito infection coordination, tech development & lab management. 7-month renewable contract, with prospects for a permanent position. 👉 www.unistra.fr/fr/recruteme...

👏 Congratulations to Mélanie BONHIVERS for today’s great webinar: “Advances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma brucei" 🗓️ Next webinar: Feb 12 by Olivier SILVIE (CIMI, Paris) 
🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc... #parasitology #webinar

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

📢 Next Webinar - January 8 Join us for a talk by Mélanie BONHIVERS (@mbonhivers.bsky.social) on: 🧫 “Advances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma brucei” 📅 Date: January 8 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

After a year of inspiring scientific exchanges, the ParaFrap Webinars return in 2026! Explore the full calendar of cutting-edge parasitology talks and join the community of curious minds 👉 labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

Huge congratulations to @hakimi.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 INSERM Research Award! 🎉 We’re extremely proud to have him as part of LabEx ParaFrap. 👉 : presse.inserm.fr/prix-inserm-...

🚨 Fully funded #PhD opportunity @york.ac.uk ! Study how Trypanosoma brucei adapts & survives, tackling #SleepingSickness and #Nagana. Join the MRC #DiMeN DTP & explore gene regulation in infectious diseases. Apply by 4 Dec 2025 👉 www.dimen.org.uk

📢 Next Webinar — November 13 Join us for a talk by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier) on: 🧬 “MADBIO: Malaria Integrative Analysis to Discover Biomarkers of Infection Outcome” 📅 Date: November 13 🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

👏 Congratulations to Karinna RUBIO-PEÑA from the Institut Pasteur (Lucy Glover’s team) for today’s great webinar: “The VEXing question of VSG regulation in the tsetse fly.” 🪰 🗓️ Next webinar: Nov 13 by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier) 
🔗 Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...

The #EMBOWorkshop : Host–parasite relationship has come to a close! Thank you to all speakers, participants, and organizers for four inspiring days of science, discussion, and human connection. Until next time! 🧫✨

The second poster session is underway at the #EMBOWorkshop : Host–parasite relationship — and the enthusiasm is still as strong as ever! 🔬🧫

Closing lecture by Manoj Duraisingh for the #EMBOWORKSHOP x @parafrap.bsky.social 🎬

🧬 Great energy at the first poster session of the #EMBOWorkshop Host–Parasite Relationships! Fantastic discussions, new ideas, and inspiring exchanges around cutting-edge parasitology research. Science thrives through sharing!

The deadline of @embo.org EMBO workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" Oct. 5-8 (Les Embiez, France), organized by ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social, is extended to July 22. Don't miss out — only a few places remaining! meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...

💼 PostDoc position (2 years) on Trypanosoma brucei | Bordeaux, France | Lab MFP with Dr. Frédéric Bringaud @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social 🔬 Glycerol and differentiation in Trypanosoma brucei 🗓️ Deadline: September 15. Start: by November 2025 labex-parafrap.fr/fr/emplois/4...

📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Elisabeth Davioud-Charvet @unistra.fr @cnrs-alsace.bsky.social : "Design of improved plasmodione analogs, chemical tools, and prodrugs to generate oral antimalarial drug candidates for total cure" 🗓️ June 12, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb

Reminder : Today, ParaFrap webinar at 15:00 CEST. @parafrap.bsky.social #leishmania #parasite

📢 Big Announcement: Registration & abstract submission open for EMBO Workshop "Host-Parasite Relationship: From Mechanisms to Control Strategies" organized by ParaFrap @parafrap.bsky.social @embo.org 🗓️ 5-8 Oct 2025 - Les Embiez Island-France 🔚Deadline: 15 Jul 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...

📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Paul JENKINS (Team Gerald Spaeth) @pasteur.fr: "Determinants for visceral leishmaniasis progression: lessons from hamster and mouse models" @parafrap.bsky.social Chairperson: Maryse Lebrun @lebrunlab.bsky.social 🗓️ May 15, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb

An ISWI-related chromatin remodeller regulates stage-specific gene expression in #Toxoplasma gondii. By Belen Pachano (ParaFrap PhD student) et al., team @hakimi.bsky.social. In @natmicrobiol.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A humorous reflection on the first article from my stellar PhD student, Belen Pachano. communities.springernature.com/posts/open-s...

Live from Tübingen: the one and only Artur Scherf illuminating #Plasmodium var gene expression using his flower model of the infected red cell.

📣 Next ParaFrap Webinar: Catherine Lavazec @lavazeclab.bsky.social: "Deciphering the interactions between malaria parasites and erythroblasts" @parafrap.bsky.social @inserm.fr @institutcochin.bsky.social Chairperson: Artur Scherf 🗓️ April 10, 3pm CEST 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb

💼 Associate Professor / Toxoplasma / Bordeaux-France 🎓 Teaching: animal biology, metazoan diversity & phylogeny (Bachelor 1,2,3) 🔬 Research: Apicomplexa parasites, focusing on Toxoplasma gondii. @ MFP Lab (UMR5234) @univbordeaux.bsky.social . 🗓️ Deadline: April 4 labex-parafrap.fr/en/job-offer...

📣Next ParaFrap Webinar: Mauld LAMARQUE (Team Maryse Lebrun) @umontpellier.bsky.social : "Pleiotropic role of the malaria parasite PP1 phosphatase during P. falciparum life cycle" @parafrap.bsky.social Chairperson: Maryse Lebrun @lebrunlab.bsky.social 🗓️ March 13, 3pm CET 🎟️ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb

New study in @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social : "A novel #Leishmania infantum reference strain for gene editing and the study of visceral leishmaniasis". By Rokhaya Thiam, ParaFrap PhD student (Team Yvon Sterkers) #parasite #science

Dendritic cell phagosomes recruit GRASP55 for export of antigen-loaded MHC molecules: @Cell Reports @cellpress.bsky.social . ParaFrap team involved in this study: Nicolas Blanchard (Infinity Lab, Toulouse) #toxoplasma www.cell.com/cell-reports...