British Society for Parasitology

The BSP TrypsClub is back from its winter break!
Join us for a discussion about #NTDs with Dr. Sabine Specht, Global Clinical Program Excellence Lead at Bayer AG, Switzerland.

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-> 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 for BSP 2026 in Glasgow are open!
Deadline extension!
The deadline of abstracts for oral presentations has been extended from 17th to the 28th of February. lnkd.in/eJqXD3DY

We look forward to seeing you all in Glasgow in April! (It is the week of Easter Monday, so please arrange travel with that in mind!). #parasitology #leishmania #ntds #universityofglasgow #parasites #mycology #trypanosoma #malaria #schistosoma #helminths #toxoplasma #cryptosporidium

If you are attending BSP 2026 and are interested in joining us for our Parasitology History field trip, please express your interest to Prof Barrett at michael.barrett@glasgow.ac.uk

With many thanks to Prof Mike Barrett, we will now be hosting a field trip on Friday the 10th of April, 2026 (the day after the conference ends) to visit the former home of Sir William Leishman!! This will involve a trip from the University of Glasgow to Blairmore, on the west coast of Loch Long!

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: - Drinks Reception at Glasgow City Chambers & Young Parasitologist's Party (YPP) (venue TBC) on Tuesday the 7th! - Dinner and Scottish cèilidh in the beautiful Hunter Halls at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday the 8th!

Nominations for the C.A. Wright Medal and President's Medal are open until the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, with info here: lnkd.in/eWB7THua

-> 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 for BSP 2026 in Glasgow are open!
The deadline for abstracts for oral presentations is 17 February while the deadline for poster abstracts is 28 February.
lnkd.in/eJqXD3DY

We look forward to seeing you all in Glasgow in April! (It is the week of Easter Monday, so please arrange travel with that in mind!).
#parasitology #leishmania #ntds #universityofglasgow #parasites #mycology #trypanosoma #malaria #schistosoma #helminths #toxoplasma #cryptosporidium

If you are attending BSP 2026 and are interested in joining us for our Parasitology History field trip, please express your interest to Prof Barrett at michael.barrett@glasgow.ac.uk

With many thanks to Prof Mike Barrett, we will now be hosting a field trip on Friday the 10th of April, 2026 (the day after the conference ends) to visit the former home of Sir William Leishman!! This will involve a trip from the University of Glasgow to Blairmore, on the west coast of Loch Long!

𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 & 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- Drinks Reception at Glasgow City Chambers & Young Parasitologist's Party (YPP) (venue TBC) on Tuesday the 7th!
- Dinner and Scottish cèilidh in the beautiful Hunter Halls at the University of Glasgow on Wednesday the 8th!

🦠 Grad students & postdocs in parasitology:
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The British Society for Parasitology (BSP) Tryps Club is pleased to share our upcoming series of events. These sessions will bring together leading experts and the wider community to exchange knowledge, highlight research, and foster collaboration in parasitology. (1/5)

Nominations are now open for the BSP CA Wright Medal (mid-career), President's Medal (early career) and for Honorary memberships! See our website: bsp.uk.net/Honours-and-...

Join us for upcoming BSP Tryps Club meetings! Schedule here ⬇️

Kicked off this afternoon: the BAVP / BSP Annual Meeting at the University of Liverpool! Excited to hear the latest in veterinary parasitology & parasitology research 🔬 #BAVP2025 #BSP

We had a fantastic annual meeting in Liverpool on 11/12th September! Thank you so much to all of our speakers and attendees for making it such a fun and interesting couple of days! We are looking forward to planning for next years meetings 🪱🪰🐌🐕

Save the dates!! @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 will be in Bonnie Glasgow! 7-9 April 2026, with a drinks reception in Glasgow City Chambers on the 6th of April 2026!
Keep an eye on the BSP website for registration and abstract submission!
Logo by @shannaraeilean.bsky.social! 🦟

Illustrated logo for BSP Glasgow 2026. The image features detailed black-and-white line drawings of iconic Glasgow landmarks and parasitic organisms. In the center is the University of Glasgow’s main tower. Surrounding it are illustrations of parasites, including helminths, protozoa, and kinetoplastids. On the left is the SEC Armadillo building, and on the right is the Finnieston Crane. Bold text beneath reads: "BSP GLASGOW 2026".

📆 | Save the Date!

The @bspparasitology.bsky.social Spring Meeting 2026 is coming to @uofglasgow.bsky.social.

Running from 7-9 April, there will be 15 sessions, 5 workshops, a ceilidh, a dinner - and a welcome reception at Glasgow City Chambers.

🔗 More info soon at bsp.uk.net/Events

Slide: how does science work? What, how, why, who...

Day 1: this was followed by thought-provoking plenary from mathematician Petr Slaviček discussing the process of Science, using the study of faeces as an example

Title slide: extant genetic hybridization in human-infective kinetoplastids: capturing protest genomes in situ

Day 1: the meeting kicked off with a plenary lecture from Michael Grigg on genetic hybridization in kinetoplastids, focusing on Leishmania

Title slide being projected on a screen for the BSP trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis seminar

View of Ceske Budějovice from above. Beautiful city with coloured houses on a clear sunny day

A big welcome to everyone who has joined us for the @bspparasitology.bsky.social trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis meeting this week in the beautiful city of Ceske Budějovice!

🎥 | WATCH | Dr Andre Schneider (@schneian.bsky.social | @unibe.ch) discusses the curious case of mitochondrial protein import in trypanosomes.

A recording of the full GRiP-ing seminar can now be viewed on our @uofgsii.bsky.social YouTube channel.

📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=frCx...

Figure showing simulated vaccine efficacy estimates based on the month of vaccination completion using data from the highly seasonal site of Nanoro (Burkina Faso). Copyright: 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.

Non-biological factors linked to disease transmission can affect vaccine efficacy estimated in clinical trials.

In @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social, authors explore the impact of disease transmission on #malaria vaccine efficacy estimates: tinyurl.com/2dpke6ma #WorldMalariaDay

Log-probit regression lines from the analysis of the collected data about mortality rates in Ae. aegypti, for each tested essential oil.

Today is #WorldMalariaDay.
𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Larvicidal activity of Ocimum campechianum, Ocotea quixos and Piper aduncum essential oils against Aedes aegypti [2019] 🧪
doi.org/10.1051/para...

Mutations in the PfK13 protein involved in artemisinin resistance (WHO) [80].

Today is #WorldMalariaDay.
𝗔 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀:
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies: A sword of Damocles in the path toward malaria elimination
[Highly cited 2018 review paper] 🧪
doi.org/10.1051/para...

On #WorldMalariaDay day explore our specialist short courses🌍🦟

Gain essential skills for precise diagnoses, malaria processing techniques and make impactful contributions to #GlobalHealth.

Running 18 - 20 June 2025

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Who's ready for another @thestemvillage.bsky.social Immunology Seminar Series? If you haven't seen these before, we invite LGBTQ+ immunologists to present online to the wider immunology community. If you'd like to present or attend, please drop a mention below #immunosky 🧪 #academicsky

In this blog post, our @lshtm.bsky.social’s Malaria Centre Co-Directors reflect on #WorldMalariaDay and explore the role researchers must play in the fight to safeguard progress & to protect the vision of a malaria free world in a rapidly shifting global health landscape.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3YcAvQ3