Sara Chelaghma

PhD opportunity at LMU Munich 🇩🇪
Join our lab to study the molecular and cellular biology of Apicomplexan parasites, with a focus on the apical complex, motility regulation, and post-translational modifications.
Apply: elena.jimenez@lmu.de
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📆 Join us for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop (May 18-21, 2026, Montpellier) !

🧑‍🔬 Junior PIs will present their work. Registration is free but mandatory (includes lunch & coffee breaks).

Spots are limited, register now!
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UZH: Postdoc The newly founded Cryptosporidium lab at the Institute of Parasitology focuses on the genetic and transcriptomic basis of parasite virulence and persistence in Cryptosporidium and is committed to incl...

🚨 Postdoc position 🚨
I’m moving back to Switzerland this summer to launch my lab at the University of Zurich and am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (start: late 2026).
Details & application:
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We are recruiting for a postdoc with a background in cell biology and an interest in infection research to join the @camillagodlee.bsky.social Lab to study how Salmonella remodels host membrane dynamics. Apply here by 24 Feb: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

LAST CALL! Come join me at Glasgow University for evolutionary structural biology! We have fully positions.

Computational Postdoc:
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Structural Postdoc:
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Technician:
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Congratulations to Scott Chisholm et al on this exciting new work on the spatial proteome of Plasmodium!

CoccidiaUK 2025 A biannual gathering of parasitologists from across the UK to discuss all things coccidian!

There's still time to register for CoccidiaUK in London - it's going to be a jam-packed two days of talks by early-career parasitologists, a knowledge transfer session, plus trivia and prizes! It's @crick.ac.uk (very central) & we're cooking up some fun swag :) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coccidiauk...

🌟 Ready to take the next step in your career?

Applications are open for the Cambridge Biosciences Doctoral Training Programme! 🔬

➡️ Fully funded opportunities: supported by the BBSRC

Learn more and apply now: bbsrcdtp.lifesci.cam.ac.uk/how-apply

#Postgraduate #Cambridge #PhD

We’re back with the next DinoSphere Online Seminar!

Join us on Nov 4th, we're hosting:

Edmée Royen (ULiège) - Symbiodinium

Nicolas dos Santos Pacheco (Cambridge) - Perkinsids

📅 Tue, Nov 4 - 4 PM CET/3 PM GMT

💻 Zoom link: sites.google.com/view/dinosphere


Please spread the word!
#protistonsky

CoccidiaUK 2025 registration DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: NOVEMBER 7th Event Timing: December 8th 9am-5pm December 9th 9am-12pm Event Address: The Francis Crick Institute Questions? please email ada...

Who-cysts? OOCYSTS! That's right, it's almost time for ❄️Coccidia UK 2025❄️

Your one-stop shop (/conference) for all like-minded sporulating apicomplexan parasites! This year we're in London @crick.ac.uk, looking forward to welcoming parasitologists from across the UK. Register-
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Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in free-ranging non-human primates Evidence from captive populations indicates that lemurs are particularly vulnerable to toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii.…

🚨🚨 New Paper alert! 🚨🚨 :

Evolutionary history, longevity and terrestriality predict Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in primates 🌳🐈‍⬛️🦠🐒. #zoonosis #conservation #primates #wildlife #Madagascar #lemur #parasites

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📣 Open postdoc position in my lab to investigate how Toxoplasma acquires nutrients. Join me at the University of Edinburgh. Closing date 14th August. More details below ⬇️

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🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost!

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Very nice work, congratulations to all authors!

I am looking for a Research Technician! Come join me in my quest to unlock the secrets of Toxoplasma’s RNA-binding proteins and how they help these parasites steal nutrients. Deadline for applications is August 6th! www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/technici...

Vaccination to mitigate climate-driven disruptions to malaria control in Madagascar Extreme weather is common in high malaria burden areas and is likely to increase in severity owing to climate change–related severe weather events. Yet, data on infection rates after these events and ...

Out today in Science: Our work on tropical cyclones and malaria in Madagascar. Work inspired by many and done in collaboration with many www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Excited, surprised and proud to share the news about my @MaxwellHanrahan Award in Field Biology! The award recognizes my work in infectious disease ecology and wildlife conservation in #Madagascar. To learn more about the award: www.maxwell-hanrahan.org/programs/fie...

The anticipation is over, the MPM registration and abstract submission is open!!

I got hit by some rather sudden and extreme financial hardship so if anyone is in need of remote wetlab contract research, strictly BSL1, do let me know. Currently scrambling for gigs.

Plant, Bacterial, Archaeal Non-model Bioeng
Custom Lab Hardware
Turn Key Genetic Design

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Come join us for an exciting @embo.org meeting in an enchanting location near Marseille

Yes please!

An ISWI-related chromatin remodeller regulates stage-specific gene expression in Toxoplasma gondii - Nature Microbiology Toxoplasma gondii evolved two ISWI remodellers, TgSNF2h and TgSNF2L. TgSNF2h forms a complex that insulates active genes, regulates MORC-driven sexual commitment and ensures precise gene expression, s...

Thrilled to share my first paper, now out in
@natmicrobiol.nature.com! Huge thanks to my amazing supervisor @hakimi.bsky.social and everyone who contributed to this work!

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

Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals!

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These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?

@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs

Molecular Parasitology Community - Travelaward2025 Scroll down for the application form

Do you work on parasites and reside in an LMIC? Consider applying for a 2025 MPM LMIC award. The deadline is March 3rd, 2025—details on the website.
www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvi/tr...

Our newest paper! Please see a beautiful (and gif-filled!) explained from @sloanmegan.bsky.social below

Evolution: Untangling the mix of plastid endosymbiosis events The demonstration that a plastid protein targeting system remained unchanged following the endosymbiotic transfer to a new host calls into question wh…

Our commentary on this excellent paper is available: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Modes and mechanisms for the inheritance of mitochondria and plastids in pathogenic protists Pathogenic protists are responsible for many diseases that significantly impact human and animal health across the globe. Almost all protists possess mitochondria or mitochondrion-related organelles, ...

Plastids & mitochondria arose from separate endosymbioses of prokaryotes.Their prokaryotic ancestry makes them susceptible to antibiotics. Antibiotics kill pathogenic protists by targeting their plastids or mitochondria. Here we review the lop sided inheritance.

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Molecular Parasitology Community The MPM XXXVI website is now online

The MPM XXXVI page is now live. Sept 14th to Sept 18th. More updates will be coming soon. Check it out on the parasitesrule.com website. Organized this year by Richarch McCulloch @rmc9z.bsky.social, Photini Sinnis, Marc-Jan Gubbels, Deepali Ravel & Omar Harb @omarharb.bsky.social

Thrilled to have this out now! Go checkout our paper about the crazy #Toxoplasma #mitoribosome. Huge thanks to co-authors, collaborators and everyone involved 🙌