Today marks 30 years since we identified the apicoplast, a relict plastid in human and animal parasites (PMID 8632819). Apicoplasts are the target of the widely used antimalarial prophylactic doxycycline, which has saved many thousands of malaria infections.
New research led @ndeyfa2.bsky.social, a PhD student @lshtm.bsky.social shows #malaria drug resistance isn’t driven by a single mutations but a complex combination of genetic changes that help parasites with legacy mutations survive newer treatments.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/49aMu5W
#WorldHepatitisSummit poster - our team shared #CommunityEngagement experience from our 'EVOLVE' #HBV project in #SouthAfrica to enhance interventions for #hepatitis #elimination. 🧪 👏
#WHS2026 #NoHep #MedSky #LiverSky @ahri-news.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk
doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Really important and relevant study in TB from @danbarberphd.bsky.social and colleagues. We need to re-think many assumptions. Nitric oxide production in mice has been a confounding factor. #tuberculosis
LSHTM Malaria Centre
27 track album
woodyguthrie.bandcamp.com
For now, I want to say that the Epi-Api lab is looking for a PhD student! If you are interested in host-pathogen interactions focusing on host cell biology and molecular parasitology, do apply.
GIMM's next PhD cohort begins Feb 2027. Applications due May 3. Please share!
gimm.pt/news/join-th...
New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative. We’re inviting teams of two researchers to pursue ambitious, high-risk projects advancing aquatic symbiosis (marine + freshwater). Open globally. Details + how to apply: moore.org/SymbiosisRFP
#RFP #AquaticSymbiosis
I am super excited to get started on a new chapter, but hope to never forget all the people who helped write this story so far.
I have learned so much about science and myself, and look forward to putting it all into practice (and continuing to grow as a scientist and mentor as well!)
