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Christopher Fernandez-Prada

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DVM, PhD. Molecular parasitologist. Associate Professor at U. de MontrΓ©al / Adjunct Professor at McGill & ULaval. #firstgen #leishmania #EVs Own views πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Can I suggest the revival of an old fashioned principle among scholars? You don’t criticise what someone else has written unless you’ve read it?

24.05.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 3
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New hope against antimony-resistant Leishmania!
Our SbV-porphyrin hits 170Γ— harder than standard drugs, targets ERG6 (absent in mammals), and cuts parasite load by 96% in mice.
Proud of this global #TeamScience effort!
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#DrugDiscovery #Leishmania #GlobalHealth

27.04.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share our new collaborative work!
Climate change could push L. shannoni β€” a sand fly linked to VSV and Leishmania β€” into the NE USA and Atlantic Canada.
Using MaxEnt modeling, we mapped future risks for human and animal health.
Check it out: rdcu.be/ejAGk
#VectorBiology #OneHealth

27.04.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DU COQ Γ€ L'Γ‚NE | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree La Web-SΓ©rie des vΓ©tΓ©rinaires embΓͺtants

J’ai rΓ©cemment eu le plaisir de participer Γ  l’épisode 42 : Β« Quand le coq et l’Òne tirent les vers du nez d’un expert en parasitologie Β» linktr.ee/ducoqalane?u...

04.04.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic β€œWe’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

Yep.
Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic
β€œWe’re still in a pandemic,” says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

17.03.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide.

β€œIf disruptions continue we could see an additional 15 million cases of malaria and 107,000 deaths this year alone, reversing 15 years of progress,”

The World Health Organization issue a stark warning about the global consequences of the U.S. rolling back public health funding:

18.03.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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Γ‡a va Γͺtre une journΓ©e remplie de belles discussions ! #AMR #zoonoses #OneHealth

14.03.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#DNA Small monument in #Leon #Spain

14.03.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada Lyme disease (LD) is a threat to public health in southern regions of Canada. In response, we used a One Health approach to design an integrated inter…

Happy to share this collaborative work www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ticks #LymeDisease

14.03.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#Christmas games include #parasite diagnosis in cute #wildlife! Puzzling 🧐

24.12.2024 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited for joining the scientific committee of the #OneHealth initiative of @umontreal.ca uneseulesante.umontreal.ca/accueil/

20.12.2024 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Explaining #physics to my toddler with the windshield frost. #winter is here!

15.12.2024 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Feeling the pain here!

05.12.2024 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool!

05.12.2024 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frontiers | Unique Leishmania mexicana clones secrete populations of extracellular vesicles with unique protein profile and variable infectious capability

Thrilled to share our latest collaborative research on Leishmania mexicana πŸ§«πŸ”¬πŸ§¬πŸ§ͺTogether, we revealed that distinct clones secrete unique extracellular vesicle populations with specific protein profiles and varying infectious capabilities 🐁

www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

05.12.2024 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finishing 2024!

05.12.2024 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🐾✨ Projet Laurent : Une collaboration unique pour protéger les patients immunosupprimés face aux maladies zoonotiques.
Une équipe intersectorielle : immunologistes, vétérinaires, cliniciens, sociologues, patients et bien plus. Ensemble, pour une approche « Une seule santé » 🌍
πŸ‘‰ www.projetlaurent.org

04.12.2024 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.projetlaurent.org

πŸŽ‰ A huge success for the 1st #ProjetLaurent Symposium!

🌍 Together, we tackled critical challenges in #OneHealth, uniting science, innovation & compassion to ensure safe coexistence between humans & animals.

πŸ‘ Thanks to all partners πŸš€ @umontreal.ca

29.11.2024 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for our first symposium One Health, companion animals and immunosuppressed patients #ProjetLaurent at @umontreal.ca

28.11.2024 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!! Such great news for the global community

27.11.2024 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Online influencers need β€˜urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

Yikes. No surprise. Still, yikes!

Online influencers need β€˜urgent’ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."

#ScienceUpFirst

26.11.2024 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 689    πŸ” 221    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 27
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Global Lipidomics Reveals the Lipid Composition Heterogeneity of Extracellular Vesicles from Drug-Resistant Leishmania Background: The rise of drug-resistant Leishmania strains presents a significant challenge in the treatment of Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by the...

Excited to share our latest work in metabolomics and AMR 🌟 We uncovered unique lipid compositions in EVs from drug-resistant Leishmania, shedding light on their role in survival and pathogenicity. Read more: www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14... #Leishmania #DrugResistance #ExtracellularVesicles

26.11.2024 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟 Three of our lab students attended #CSPC2024! 🌟Thanks to #OHAP–Create and #NSERC for their continuous support!

22.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...

17.11.2024 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 106    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 13
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Accueil | Projetlaurent

Symposium Projet Laurent
Une #seulesantΓ© pour protΓ©ger la #relation #humain-animal chez les personnes immunosupprimΓ©es
www.projetlaurent.org

19.11.2024 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sanger Prize Competition 2025 Sanger Prize competiton 2025 for undergraduates interested in genomics, who are from low- and middle-income countries

Fanstastic opportunity for undergraduates in low and middle income countries. A fully funded 3 month internship at Sanger. Get in touch if interested! www.sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sa...

19.11.2024 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Setting limits can also concern what you don't say or do. For example, not replying to an e-mail at the weekend means you don't work at the weekend. On the contrary, replying to e-mails during this period opens the door to people wanting to contact you during this time.

19.11.2024 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🌍🦠 It’s #AMRAwarenessWeek! Our lab is tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Leishmania parasites, uncovering how they evade treatments. Using multi-omics and collaborative research, we aim to fight drug resistance and protect leishmaniasis patients worldwide. #AMR #OneHealth

19.11.2024 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excited to reconnect with all the amazing people I used to chat with in the 'dead bird nest.' Let’s pick up where common sense left off!

18.11.2024 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be sharing insights and stories about culture, science, and social issues in English, FranΓ§ais, and EspaΓ±ol. πŸ§ͺπŸ“šπŸŒŽ Let's explore diverse perspectives and spark meaningful conversations together!

Follow along and feel free to reach outβ€”collaborations and exchanges are always welcome. πŸš€πŸ’¬

18.11.2024 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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