50 years after the discovery of the #Toxoplasma life cycle by Frenkel et al. we have reached a milestone by producing pre-gametes in vitro - a feat previously only possible by infecting cats. Exciting details in our latest nature study. Thread below🧵1/8 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Can't wait for a Cryptosporidium emoji 🤞🤞

Had a blast at #CoccidianDayUK23. Great to hear all the exciting parasite research going on. Thanks Clare Harding for organising & allowing us to share our work Mitchell Anthony Pallett, @baumgartellotta, Bishara Marzook, Lucy Watson, Elena. Still recovering from the ceilidh!💃

Excited to see our recent paper previewed by Reyes & Yap. They nicely contextualise our work within what's currently known about immunity to #cryptosporidiosis. Enjoyed their dissection of our CD8+ T-cell subset findings - more discoveries to be made here and crypto could be key!

Absolutely thrilled to share my new preprint! Are you in the market for a method to study several essential genes in the malaria parasite without spending every waking moment in the lab? Look no further! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Elena and Tapoka Mkandawire in action making a The Crick #TikTok all about the exciting research they do!

Lab members spun the wheel of glory this morning to celebrate the launch of The Crick new Recognition and Discounts Portal 'Crick Extras'. We are looking forward to everything it has to offer.

Preprint! This is for #Malaria researchers, #kinase aficionados and #evolutionary scientist. We investigated the evolution of the exported FIKK kinase family of the Malaria causing parasite in much detail. There are many cool features to the FIKKs! 1/n biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

Filling up on our 3Cs in Philly: crypto, colleagues, and cheesesteaks! Thanks to Boris Striepen and ChrisHunter for a truly inspiring conference!

We're looking for a postdoc and an RA to join us UCL! Interested in how the #malaria parasite adapts its cytoskeleton for disease transmission? Join our Wellcome funded project and use #insitu #CryoET to study parasites! DM or email any questions. Links in the comments.

We had a great time today HAKIMI Mohamed-Ali, thanks for visiting us! Nice talking Toxo again! Come back soon :)

In this TrendsTalk, the #Cryptosporidium2024 session chairs highlight the innovative research and discoveries presented during the first biennial #Cryptosporidium meeting Penn Vet organized by Boris Striepen & ChrisHunter. cell.com/trends/parasit…

Extremely proud of our very own Bishara, great community to be a part of. We are very excited for you!

My first-author work on the Cryptosporidium single-cell atlas and sex determination is online ⁦⁦nature⁩!!! In ⁦Boris Striepen⁩ we sequenced the transcriptomes of over 9000 parasites showing a direct commitment to sexual development! nature.com/articles/s4158…

Cryptosporidium parvum is a parasite that causes a diarrheal disease called Cryptosporidiosis (also called “Crypto”). It is found worldwide and typically infects the small intestine of humans and animals. Any dog, cat, farm animal or wild animal, including birds, fish, and

Great read! Who knew Crypto shuts down induced apoptosis... fascinating findings!

Having a fab time on Lab Retreat! Finally the sun is out! Learnt lots from the technical seminars!

This threatens the ability of researchers around the world to battle important diseases. Malaria, chagas, cryptosporidiosis, and leishmaniasis are just a few of those affected. Why is #NIAID choosing to obstruct its own research goals despite unanimous opposition from scientists?

APPLY!!! Combined with expansion microscopy you will be able to achieve high resolution images even with optical wide microscopy. And if you need a #U_ExM protocol or help DM me.

📢 Hiring a research technician! Interested in parasite biology? Fancy gaining expertise in messing with genes in malaria parasites? Then apply! findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/151626… (everyone else, pls help out a guy and RT 🙏) A TL;DR below 👇DM/email me for enquiries