Elena Gómez-Díaz

This is figure 5, which shows global hotspots and coldspots of non-native mosquito introduction and establishment, and their socio-economic and environmental drivers.

Globalization has accelerated the spread of mosquito species that transmit human diseases. An analysis in Nature Communications shows that 45 disease-vector mosquito species have been introduced to non-native regions worldwide. go.nature.com/4hn6ogW 🧪

Just hot out of the press! Rory developed a 3D microvessel model that recapitulates physiological pericyte coverage. We found that Plasmodium falciparum egress products disrupt the barrier and halt ang-1 secretion. The activator AKB-9778 could rescue barrier disruption! Congratulations, Rory!

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Two super well-funded PhD grants from our MSCA Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social at our lab at @melisupf.bsky.social, @crg.eu and the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social Program.

If you're excited about evolution, genomics and biomedical research, this is your DN! 😃

Further info: www.evomg-dn.eu and 👇

Elena Gómez-Díaz, CSIC, IPBLN

Next, it was time for Elena Gomez-Diaz ( @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social ), from Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra at @csic.es , talking about the regulatory plasticity of Plasmodium and its importance for malaria.

Un ‘filtro de Instagram’ contra la malaria, vital para África: inteligencia artificial para detectar parásitos en segundos El proyecto MultiplexAI, liderado por instituciones europeas y africanas y con tecnología española, convierte microscopios convencionales en dispositivos capaces de diagnosticar enfermedades tropical...

Un ‘filtro de Instagram’ contra la malaria, vital para África: inteligencia artificial para detectar parásitos en segundos elpais.com/planeta-futu...

A divergent cyclic nucleotide binding protein promotes Plasmodium ookinete infection of the mosquito Author summary Malaria parasites complete their life-cycle within mammalian and mosquito hosts requiring specialised forms to invade and establish infection in host tissue. In order to transmit to the...

Delighted to report our publication on a divergent cyclic nucleotide binding protein that regulates malaria transmission to mosquitoes. Great work by Domi Kwecka , @jennyregan.bsky.social @choel Kim #malaria #ookinete #mosquitoes #signalling journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

SMBE2026 - Call for Symposia Proposals

📢 The Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 is now open. We warmly invite you to submit a symposium proposal and help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.

🗓️ Key dates
Call for symposia: Sep. 1 - Oct. 15
Announcement of accepted symposia: Nov. 3

More information: smbe2026.org/symposia

Febrile temperature enhances Plasmodium falciparum cytoadhesion by disrupting the endothelial glycocalyx Fever, a universal host defense in infection and inflammation, paradoxically contributes to neurological complications in malaria. While febrile temperatures enhance the expression of parasite virulen...

Have you ever wondered what happens with your microvessels after exposure to high temperature in fever? In this preprint former postdoc (ans soon to be PI) Viola Introini found that high temperatures cleaves glycocalyx , having severe consequences in malaria www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.

new from the lab -- we investigate 100% ethanol, DMSO salt solution (DESS), EDTA, RNAlater, and AllProtect as possible approaches for short term room temperature preservation of mosquito HMW DNA, nuclei for Hi-C, and RNA towards high quality reference genome creation. the key findings/tips are ....

These days you will see a lot of posts from me in relation to the #GazaGenocide‌. I don't usually use this channel for non-scientific issues. But 1) it's unbearable, 2) it's not a political opinion, it's humanity.
I appeal to the scientific community to stand up for #Gaza

🔴 Riyad Mansour, representante permanente de Palestina ante la ONU, rompe a llorar durante su discurso en el Consejo de Seguridad: "Es insoportable. ¿Cómo puede alguien tolerar este horror?"

#Canal24Horas dozz.es/8d0og12

Bárbara Díaz Terenti PhD student at the Gómez-Díaz Lab presenting at @events.embl.org #EMBLMalaria #BIOMALPAR our latest work on Plasmodium malariae transcriptome in the mosquito

🔬✨'Women in Malaria' peer-to-peer workshop at #EMBLMalaria

♀️ This informal session brought together women across the #malaria community to share experiences, challenges, and strategies for navigating their careers and shaping the field.

Grateful for the openness, insights, and energy in the room 🙌🏼

My first race in many years (after 2 maternities) is for @womeninmalaria.bsky.social
There we go!!

Universidades obliga a una profesora a elegir entre la baja de maternidad y un contrato de investigación Los plazos establecidos en la convocatoria y los tiempos del embarazo, previo a la concesión de la ayuda, hacen inviable que Yolanda Ortiz disfrute del derecho que le otorga su maternidad si quiere ac...

Universidades obliga a una profesora a elegir entre la baja de maternidad y un contrato de investigación www.eldiario.es/1_bb5d50?utm...

Gracias al equipo de "No es un día cualquiera" de @radionacional.bsky.social por la entrevista y el reportaje
www.rtve.es/television/2...

This work is first co-authored by @pepeluisrr.bsky.social and Bárbara Díaz-Terenti and has excellent top-notch contributors Thomas D Otto @biottofni.bsky.social, Thierry Lefèvre and Serge R Yerbanga

The dynamic transcriptome of Plasmodium malariae in the mosquito To survive and multiply in different host niches, malaria parasites require sets of proteins that are expressed during the life cycle in a timely manner. Plasmodium malariae is a human malaria parasit...

🚨New preprint from the lab!
This work reports for the first time the transcriptome of Plasmodium malariae in the mosquito

Impressive indeed discoveries about AP2 TFs, hypervariable multigene families and genes without orthologues, and of unknown function
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

Since 2000, 2.2 billion malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted.

It’s #WorldMalariaDay
The good news: 2.2 billion #malaria cases and 12.7 million deaths have been averted since 2000.
The bad news: after years of steady declines, progress has stalled.
bit.ly/MalariaDay2025

Sketch of all the general conference speakers at the 2nd women in malaria conference surrounded by the conference research themes. Sketch by Sophia & Thorey.

This World Malaria Day, we celebrate the vital role women & other discriminated genders play in the fight against malaria! From pioneering researchers to dedicated health workers, women are driving innovation & change in malaria control globally. [Sketch by Sophia & Thorey 👩🏻‍🎨]

Últimos días para solicitarlo!!

El Gómez-Díaz Lab ofertamos un plan formativo JAEINT25_EX_0406 centrado en epigenética en el parásito de la #malaria.
Si eres estudiante de grado o máster y quieres introducirte en la investigación en salud, vente a trabajar con nosotros al
@ipblncsic.bsky.social en Granada.

World Health Organization highlights from the Global Malaria Programme: annual report 2024

Read & download the report here: www.malariaworld.org/blogs/highli...

#malaria
#worldhealthorganization

N6-methyladenosine primes the malaria parasite for transmission Sudden environmental changes are a recurring challenge for unicellular organisms, but a necessity for many to progress through their lifecycle. To transmit from its human host to mosquito vector, mala...

Ready for the most beautifully sophisticated m6A modification program out there?

It’s sex-specific, controls a developmental transition and is temperature-sensitive. Dream team led by Selina, with @ameyasinha.bsky.social @jessmbryant.bsky.social @tizvignolini.bsky.social @ju-couble.bsky.social

El Gómez-Díaz Lab ofertamos un plan formativo JAEINT25_EX_0406 centrado en epigenética en el parásito de la #malaria.
Si eres estudiante de grado o máster y quieres introducirte en la investigación en salud, vente a trabajar con nosotros al
@ipblncsic.bsky.social en Granada.

Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission - Nature Microbiology Mosquito salivary glands and malaria parasites exhibit daily rhythms, which impact blood feeding and sporozoite gene expression.

#midweekmicro🔬

Parasite and vector circadian clocks mediate efficient malaria transmission🦟

@naturemicrobiol.bsky.social #microsky

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Si te apasiona la genómica aplicada a salud, aplica a la #JAE Intro ICU de @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social @mirimiam.bsky.social

💡Descubre con el análisis de long-read single cell RNA-seq cómo el parásito de la malaria utiliza el splicing alternativo para sobrevivir

Ayuda a difundir RT 🙏

Sigue👇

📢 @who.int Highlights from the Global #Malaria Programme: annual report 2024 🦟
www.who.int/publications...

How can global health organizations make breastfeeding more inclusive and easier?

New @plosglobalpublichealth.org paper offers concrete suggestions

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...