Omar Harb

Gaza 5K: done! Thank you to everyone who donated, shared, and cheered me on. I raised $2,080, more than double my original goal, and my team raised $6,630 for UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza. #Gaza5k

We did it! Thanks to all of you, I’ve raised $2,040 for UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza, more than double my original $1,000 goal. Now I just have to run it! See you Sunday, Prospect Park. getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/7... #Gaza5k

So close! I'm at $1,940 of my $2,000 goal for UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza. Just $60 to go before I run the Gaza 5K on Sunday. Can you help me cross the finish line? getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/7... #Gaza5k

You all are amazing! We passed $1,000, then $1,500, and we're now at $1,540 for UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza. New goal: $2,000 by race day, Oct 11. Let's do it: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/7... #Gaza5k

Thank you! You helped me blow past my $1,000 goal: $1,065 raised for UNRWA mental health services for refugee children in Gaza. So I've raised the goal to $1,500. Help me get there by race day, Oct 11: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/7... #Gaza5k

The 37th Molecular #Parasitology Meeting ( #MPMXXXVII) begins tomorrow! @parasitesrule.org The organizers' courageous work to provide virtual participation removes the obstacle of travel for #parasitologists around the world. Because why limit engagement of experts in this niche, neglected field?

Registration & abstract submission are open for the 37th Molecular Parasitology Meeting (MPM XXXVII) 🧫 @MJGubbels @Deepali_Ravel @omartheharb Sept 13–17, 2026 | Woods Hole, MA + virtual Abstract deadline: June 19 @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvii

Registration and abstract submission are now open for the 2026 Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting (KMCB). @rmc9z.bsky.social @omarharb.org 🗓 September 8–12, 2026 ⏰Abstract deadline June 22 Submit your abstract and register at parasitesrule.com/kmcb #KMCB #Parasitology #Kinetoplastids

🌍 Calling parasitologists from LMICs! Apply for the MPM XXXVII LMIC Travel Award to attend the Molecular Parasitology Meeting in Woods Hole, MA (September 13–17, 2026). Awards include full registration, travel, and accommodation. 🗓️ Deadline: March 1, 2026 🔗 www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvii/t...

I am excited to attend #pag33 and represnt the #VEuPathDB project.

🔬 Our first community-contributed image is here! Stunning SEMs of two Trichomonas vaginalis parasites connected by cytonemes. Want to share your parasite images? Visit parasitesrule.com to contribute! 📸 Salas et al., eLife 2023 doi:10.7554/eLife.86067 @eLife

🦠 Grad students & postdocs in parasitology: Apply now for the Biology of Parasitism (BoP): Modern Approaches course at @MBLScience. Hands-on labs, expert lectures, and cutting-edge tools. 📅 Summer 2026 | ⏰ Deadline Feb 5 🔗 mbl.edu/courses

Missed another parasitology webinar? 😩 I built a page to fix that — a community list of free online seminars anyone can add to! 🧫 Find and share virtual parasitology events here: www.parasitesrule.com/seminars

The parasitesrule site has an archive of abstract books from the Molecular Parasitology Meeting (MPM) & the Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting (KMCB). The book from the first MPM (1990) is also there! 🔗 parasitesrule.com/archive

Did you know that you can submit and view parasitology related jobs on the #parasitesrule site? Check out the new interface: 🔗https://www.parasitesrule.com/jobs

Thanks to all who have donted or joined the team! It's the final push this week to make my run count to support the amazing humanitarian work conducted by #UNRWA #Gaza5k 🔗https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6607956

Today and tomorrow Oct 6/7, Omar Harb @omarharb.org from VEuPathDB is at the Neurospora 2025 meeting in Schroon Lake, NY! @veupathdb.org / FungiDB community- if you're attending, please stop by and say hello! Tell us about your work and ask questions about ours. 💬 We'd love to connect.

Help me raise money for mental health care in #Gaza. I will be participating in the #UNRWA #Gaza5k on Oct. 12 in New York. Any amount counts and no amount is too small. Thank you! please repost 🔗https://getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6607956

Recordings of the last 5 Keynote talks at the Molecular Parasitology Meeting MPM are available on the parasitesrule Youtube channel - check them out - ❤️ like and subscribe: www.youtube.com/@Parasitesrule

The @veupathdb.org user comments campaign at #MPM2025 yielded 200 user comments from 66 attendees! Thanks, contributors 💐 For example: a comment on gene cgd5_3570 on CryptoDB pointed out that GGC proteins exhibit male-specific expression according to single-cell RNA seq. Good to know!

Favorite time of the year!

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!

Running the 2025 NYC #Gaza5K for @UNRWA! 🏃‍♀️ Supporting mental health services for Palestinian refugee children. Every donation makes a difference. Please donate & RT! getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6... #Gaza5K #MentalHealth #RefugeeChildren

Did you submit an abstract to #mpm2025? Notifications went out this week. Check you spam folders if you don't see an email in your inbox. @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org

This is really cool! How does AI summarize the transcriptomics data of your favorite gene? check it out!

Registration and Abstract submission for MPMXXXVI are now open! Abstract submission deadline is June 27th, get yours in quickly. @rmc9z.bsky.social @mjgubbels.bsky.social @omarharb.org 🔗https://www.parasitesrule.com/mpm-xxxvi

Today's short video features the proteomics section of our encyclopedic gene pages. 🧬 Quickly find mass spec evidence, post-translational mods, and more for your favorite gene in @veupathdb.org and all of our component databases. Watch it now! www.youtube.com/shorts/o0s-D...

📹We've made more short videos to highlight features on @veupathdb.org 💫 This one walks you thro' the section on gene pages called the RNAseq transcriptomic summary. Get an overview of datasets where your favorite gene is doing something interesting. Watch it now! www.youtube.com/shorts/V2eZi...

A common parasite can decapitate human sperm − with implications for male fertility theconversation.com/a-common-par...

GRiP-ing Crypto talk tomorrow from Mattie Pawlowic from the University of Dundee. Join us! 2 pm (GMT) | 3 pm (CET) | 9 am (EDT) Link- uofglasgow.zoom.us/j/8172068584... Passcode: 038661

Ever wonder how to find genes based on their phyletic pattern? Like genes conserved in Plasmodium but do not have homologs in mammals? Here is a YouTube short that shows you how to do this. Like it, share it, subscribe youtube.com/shorts/9cP-3...

Today, we're highlighting a short video that shows you one way of analyzing results on VEuPathDB. 🧬Gene Ontology or GO Enrichment ✨ can help you find nuggets of useful functional information in your gene results: youtube.com/shorts/Rsb1F...

Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...

The new OrthoMCL-7 with OrthoFinder clustering, Similar Groups, and Phylogenetic Trees is 🌟 now live 🌟at orthomcl.org, part of the @veupathdb.bsky.social family of resources. The previous version of OrthoMCL-6.21 is still available as a Legacy site.

The Roland A. Cooper Award was established in 2024 to support parasitologists from endemic areas to attend international parasitology conferences. Your generous contribution, no matter the size, will have an immediate impact. www.socapar.org/home/donate

From Data to Insight – A Practical Introduction to Interpreting Malaria Genetics for Surveillance, a free, self-paced online course offered by the PlasmoGenEpi network and developed with funding from the Gates Foundation. 🔗plasmogenepi.org/OnlineCourse

Curious about how to search for phenotype evidence on VEuPathDB sites? 🔍 Wondering if your favorite genes are essential for survival? 🧬 Check out our short video for a quick demo on how to run this search! 📹 youtube.com/shorts/8DnYm...

The VEuPathDB sites have specialized searches 🔍 to help you find genes on the basis of transcriptomics, phenotype, protein features, and DOZENS of other criteria. Watch this short video to learn more about searching for the right search! youtube.com/shorts/dd_Vz...

There are many ways to search through the vast contents of VEuPathDB. Today's short video on "Site Search" shows the power of a simple little search window 🪟 to open up a big menu of options where you can drill down and filter to find just the content you need: youtu.be/VVyf9so0IU8?...

🌟 NEW! We're posting YouTube shorts to highlight useful features in VEuPathDB. First up, one of our unique and well-loved features- Search Strategies- 🛠️ a great, flexible tool for mining our vast data resources to find just the genes you need. youtu.be/iAm25M7t4D8?...

If you need help running this search, here is a YouTube short to get you started - like and subscribe: youtube.com/shorts/8DnYm...

Two fantastic papers came out in Science identifying Plasmodium essential genes using piggyBac screens. Both datasets are available in PlasmoDB! 🔎 Look up the phenotype graphs of your favorite gene: plasmodb.org/plasmo/app/r... plasmodb.org/plasmo/app/r...

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