π Join the 2026 Biology of HostβParasite Interactions GRC (June 7β12, Newport, RI)
π Cutting-edge science, open slots for talks & posters
π§βπ¬ GRS for grad students & postdocs the weekend before
π© Apply by May 18, 2026 (early submission encouraged)
π Details & application: www.grc.org/biology-of-h...
π Congratulations to Olivier SILVIE for todayβs great webinar: "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes in Plasmodium zoites"
π For the next webinar, register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
#parasitology #webinar
π’ Next Webinar - February 12
Join us for a talk by Olivier SILVIE on:
π¬ "Exploring the function of multi-stage protein complexes
in Plasmodium zoites"
π
Date: February 12
π Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
π’ Call for Applications: Junior Group Leaders at Institut Pasteur!
π§βπ¬ 6-person teams, tenure-track, 5-year funding.
π¬ Focus: Infectious Diseases, Vaccines & AI.
Apply by Feb 9, 2026. π
π research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea...
#ScienceJobs #Research #Biology
π’ 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.
π www.unistra.fr/fr/recruteme...
π Congratulations to MΓ©lanie BONHIVERS for todayβs great webinar: βAdvances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma brucei"
ποΈ Next webinar: Feb 12 by Olivier SILVIE (CIMI, Paris)
β¨π Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
#parasitology #webinar
Applications are open for the 2026 Biology of Parasitism course!
π Woods Hole, MA | π June 12 - July 23, 2026
An immersive 6-week program in modern parasitology for PhD students & postdocs, co-organized by StΓ©phanie Blandin.
π
Application deadline: February 5, 2026
π : shorturl.at/i8GSr
π’ Next Webinar - January 8
Join us for a talk by MΓ©lanie BONHIVERS (@mbonhivers.bsky.social) on:
𧫠βAdvances in Understanding the Flagellar Pocket Collar in Trypanosoma bruceiβ
π
Date: January 8
π 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
π labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
Huge congratulations to @hakimi.bsky.social for receiving the 2025 INSERM Research Award! π
Weβre extremely proud to have him as part of LabEx ParaFrap.
π : presse.inserm.fr/prix-inserm-...
π¨ 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 π www.dimen.org.uk
π’ Next Webinar β November 13
Join us for a talk by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier) on:
𧬠βMADBIO: Malaria Integrative Analysis to Discover Biomarkers of Infection Outcomeβ
π
Date: November 13
π Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
π Congratulations to Karinna RUBIO-PEΓA from the Institut Pasteur (Lucy Gloverβs team) for todayβs great webinar: βThe VEXing question of VSG regulation in the tsetse fly.β πͺ°
ποΈ Next webinar: Nov 13 by Antoine CLAESSENS (LPHI, Montpellier)
β¨π Register here: labex-parafrap.fr/en/conferenc...
The #EMBOWorkshop : Hostβparasite 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! π§«β¨
08.10.2025 11:32 β π 20 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
The second poster session is underway at the #EMBOWorkshop : Hostβparasite relationship β and the enthusiasm is still as strong as ever! π¬π§«
07.10.2025 17:38 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Closing lecture by Manoj Duraisingh for the #EMBOWORKSHOP x @parafrap.bsky.social π¬
07.10.2025 15:42 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
𧬠Great energy at the first poster session of the #EMBOWorkshop HostβParasite 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 β only a few places remaining! meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
πΌ PostDoc position (2 years) on Trypanosoma brucei | Bordeaux, France | Lab MFP with Dr. FrΓ©dΓ©ric Bringaud @univbordeaux.bsky.social @cnrsaquitaine.bsky.social
π¬ Glycerol and differentiation in Trypanosoma brucei
ποΈ Deadline: September 15.
Start: by November 2025
labex-parafrap.fr/fr/emplois/4...
π£ 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"
ποΈ June 12, 3pm CEST
ποΈ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
Reminder : Today, ParaFrap webinar at 15:00 CEST. @parafrap.bsky.social #leishmania #parasite
15.05.2025 10:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π’ 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
ποΈ 5-8 Oct 2025 - Les Embiez Island-France
πDeadline: 15 Jul 2025 meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
π£ 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
ποΈ May 15, 3pm CEST
ποΈ 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...
22.04.2025 14:39 β π 14 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
A humorous reflection on the first article from my stellar PhD student, Belen Pachano.
communities.springernature.com/posts/open-s...
Live from TΓΌbingen: the one and only Artur Scherf illuminating #Plasmodium var gene expression using his flower model of the infected red cell.
03.04.2025 08:41 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π£ 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
ποΈ April 10, 3pm CEST
ποΈ bit.ly/ParaFrapWeb
πΌ Associate Professor / Toxoplasma / Bordeaux-France
π Teaching: animal biology, metazoan diversity & phylogeny (Bachelor 1,2,3)
π¬ Research: Apicomplexa parasites, focusing on Toxoplasma gondii. @ MFP Lab (UMR5234) @univbordeaux.bsky.social .
ποΈ Deadline: April 4
labex-parafrap.fr/en/job-offer...
π£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
ποΈ March 13, 3pm CET
ποΈ 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
26.02.2025 13:14 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0