Armando J. Cruz-Laufer

#scienceday #environmentalsciences #researchimpact #hasseltuniversity #collaboration #innovation #sustainability | Centre for Environmental Sciences (CMK) 🎬 Thank you for a successful Science Day Yesterday was an inspiring day! Many enthusiastic participants, dedicated researchers and engaged contributors joined us to explore, share and be inspired by ...

Another great Dag van de Wetenschap ("Science Day") at Hasselt University yesterday #dvdw 🔬

Thank you everyone from the Aquatic Biodiversity team helping out with our stand and talking about parasites to people of all ages! 🪱🦠

Have a look at the video below:
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Funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

A collaboration of Hasselt University, Chelsea Wood @uwsafs.bsky.social, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas @ulbruxelles.bsky.social, Maarten Vanhove (UHasselt + @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social), Olexiy Kyrychenko (Radboud University), Dakeishla Díaz-Morales @depauluniversity.bsky.social

🌍 More mangroves = less malaria 🦟
Greener mangroves = (slightly) more malaria?🌿
Conservation & mosquito control must go together.
Read our new preprint 🔗 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #Malaria #Mangroves #Biodiversity

Day 5 of the 3rd expedition to the Saloum exploring the disease landscape of #mangrove forests affecting humans and fishes, funded by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social in collaboration with Oumar Sadio from @ird-fr.bsky.social. Many fishes and mosquitoes were caught, which we will study further in the lab.

Would be better to have parasitic ones 😄

Presented results on parasite communities in mangrove forests yesterday at the Ichthyoparasitological Symposium in Germany, a collaboration of Hasselt University, ULB, @ird-fr.bsky.social and @uwsafs.bsky.social
Thanks to the organisers! @danielg1978.bsky.social @berndsures.bsky.social

Discussing talks over a beer at the Ichthyoparasitology meeting organized by @berndsures.bsky.social group at @unidue.bsky.social!

Thanks @vschpc.bsky.social for the amazing resources that have enabled us to study the evolution of stress responses genes of flatworms parasites

Schattig, prachtig of angstaanjagend? Biologen van UHasselt willen jouw mening kennen over parasieten Hoe denkt u over de stinkende lijklelie of de tongetende luis? Walgelijk, schattig of angstaanjagend? Biologen van UHasselt willen uw mening kennen over parasieten om hen zo beter te beschermen. “Ze zien er misschien niet allemaal even mooi uit als een panda, maar ze zijn wel heel belangrijk voor de biodiversiteit.”

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UHasselt houdt schoonheidswedstrijd voor parasieten: “Onschuldig of angstaanjagend?” Biologen van het Centrum voor Milieukunde van UHasselt hebben een schoonheidswedstrijd voor parasieten gestart. Het brede publiek kan via een online-enquête tien geselecteerde parasietsoorten beoordel...

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UHasselt houdt schoonheidswedstrijd voor parasieten: "Afgrijselijk of fascinerend?"  | VRT NWS: nieuws Het Centrum voor Milieukunde van de UHasselt lanceert een online schoonheidswedstrijd voor parasieten. Het publiek mag 10 soorten beoordelen op eigenschappen zoals mooi of lelijk, onschuldig of angsta...

Our parasite perception survey was also covered by the media @vrtnws.be

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(5/5) BONUS: at the end of the survey, you also get to decide on the names of 4 new parasite species we recently discovered.

(4/5) Because these perceptions may directly influence how (or if) parasites are included in conservation priorities, even though they play critical roles in ecosystem functioning and biodiversity.

(3/5) which investigates how the public perceives wildlife parasites. The project, currently featured in the news, aims to better understand the cultural and emotional responses people have toward parasites. Why?

(2/5) Parasites are among the most diverse and ecologically significant life forms on Earth, yet they are largely absent from public conservation discourse. Tiziana Gobbin and I are contributing to the global WASP-P survey (World Archives of Species Perception – Parasites), ...

(1/5)🦠 Are parasites worth conserving? UHasselt researchers want to hear your opinion! 🧬

👉 Take part in the global conversation: 📊 Fill out the parasite perception survey here: uhasselt.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🚨How does an adaptive radiation of host species affect the stress responses of their parasites? Find out in our paper rdcu.be/d52Q0 in @BMCBiology. Many thanks go to all collaborators involved in this study based in 6 countries to obtain this whole-genome dataset of 11 monogenean species

Four new species of Cichlidogyrus (Platyhelminthes, Monopisthocotyla, Dactylogyridae) from Lake Victoria haplochromine cichlid fishes, with the redescription of C. bifurcatus and C. longipenis
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My first time at #BES2024. I presented our study on malaria prevalence in proximity to mangrove forests. Thanks @britishecolsoc.bsky.social for the organisation of the event and Chelsea Wood, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas, Maarten Vanhove, and Olexiy Kyrychenko for working on this study with me