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ParasitesRule

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Profile picture: Toxoplasma image taken by Omar Harb Banner picture: Plasmodium from Volker Heussler

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

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?

ParasitesRule
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Not all discoveries begin in the field. Featured image: Genitocotyle necromnemos n. sp., a newly described fish parasite revealed through the study of museum specimens & new collections from Algeria. 📸 Fatima Zahra Zedam 📄 doi.org/10.1007/s116... parasitesrule.com

doi.org“A Tale Preserved in a Museum”: The Long-Awaited Discovery of Genitocotyle necromnemos n. sp. (Trematoda: Opecoelidae) from the Cardinal Fish Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus) in the Western Mediterranean - Acta ParasitologicaPurpose Opecoelids, a diverse group of digenean trematodes, pose a taxonomic challenge due to morphological similarities. The genus Genitocotyle is little studied with only five recognized species. Recent phylogenetic advancements have refined Opecoelidae classification, recognizing 15 subfamilies, including opecoelins, distinguished by the absence of a cirrus sac and a canalicular seminal receptacle. Within this subfamily, the genus Genitocotyle remains understudied, with only five recognized species. The aim of this study is to describe a new species and to clarify a long-standing taxonomic ambiguity. Methods Two historical specimens of Genitocotyle from Apogon imberbis off Madeira, preserved in the Natural History Museum, London, were examined alongside newly collected specimens from Algerian waters. Comparative morphological analyses, including illustrations and morphometric measurements, were conducted. Results Genitocotyle necromnemos n. sp. is described, differing from its congeners by its larger body size, the more numerous eggs, the extended post-testicular region, the seminal vesicle restricted to the forebody, the extension of the vitellarium and the shape of the ovary. This new species designation clarifies the identity of some museum specimens, undescribed since their collection in 1951. Conclusion This study highlights the importance of museum collections for the clarification of taxonomic uncertainties and the expansion of knowledge about the biodiversity of trematodes. The result contribute the systematics of opecoelines and emphasise the ecological and biogeographical importance of Genitocotyle spp. in marine fish hosts.

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📣 Quick reminder: Our webinar THIS WED, May 13, 2 pm UTC will demonstrate how to upload ✨your own✨ gene lists, phenotype data, etc. privately to VEuPathDB platforms and query it alongside our vast, curated resources. Register now for the zoom link: upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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veupathdb.org
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Looking for new ways to explore and analyze your own data? Our webinar on Wed, May 13, 2 pm UTC will demonstrate how to upload YOUR OWN gene lists, phenotype data, etc. privately to VEuPathDB sites and query it alongside our vast, curated resources. Register now! upenn.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Jon Boyle
@boylelab.bsky.social

Our work just came out today in print form in Nat Micro. Really a tour de force from Hisham Alrubaye on sexual development in Toxoplasma gondii. Well done! rdcu.be/feOj6

rdcu.beA single-cell atlas of Toxoplasma sexual development in the feline intestinal tractNature Microbiology - Single-cell RNA sequencing is used to study the sexual development of Toxoplasma gondii in cats, generating a transcriptional atlas and showing that the female-specific gene...
ParasitesRule
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Parasitology is as beautiful as it is complex! 🔬🧬 Share your striking scientific images with the global community. Submit your microscopy, field shots, structure or lab art to the ParasitesRule gallery: 📸 Submit: forms.gle/DDLJKfkcsMWm... #Parasitology #SciArt #Microscopy

ParasitesRule
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🌍 Attention LMIC parasitology trainees! Apply for the 2026 #ACMCIP Travel Award to attend @ASTMH in National Harbor, MD 💰 Up to $2,000 for travel & registration. 🔬 Open to L/LMIC students & early post-docs. 📅 Award Deadline: April 6. Apply here: tinyurl.com/4eeeckhm

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Paul Sigala
@sigalalab.bsky.social

Happy to announce a new review article by MD/PhD student Kade Loveridge on iron metabolism in #malaria #parasites. @uofubiochem.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @uofutahcihd.bsky.social @parasitesrule.org journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

journals.plos.orgFifty shades of iron: Unorthodox mechanisms of iron acquisition and utilization in blood-stage Plasmodium parasitesPlasmodium falciparum parasites cause severe human malaria and depend on iron for essential metabolic processes during all phases of their complicated lifecycle, including when growing in human red bl...
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🔬 Featured Image Trypanosoma cruzi amastigotes (red) infecting a cardiomyocyte (cyan) in a mouse heart, with CD4 (green) and CD8 (magenta) T cells revealing the immune response. 📸 Fernando Sanchez-Valdez, @CTEGD, University of Georgia parasitesrule.com

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🔬 February image is live! Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote inside a host cell, captured using ultrastructure expansion microscopy. 📸 Ramiro Tomasina Institut Pasteur de Montevideo Share your parasite images at parasitesrule! 🔗https://www.parasitesrule.com/

ParasitesRule
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The deadline to apply to BoP is coming up quickly. Make sure to get your application in by February 5, 2026.

ParasitesRule@parasitesrule.org

🦠 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

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GadelhaLab
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If you assume GPI insertion signals = surface destination, trypanosomes disagree. Tom’s work shows GPI-anchored protein sorting occurs independently of GPI insertion signals, hinting at alternative sorting logic at the parasite surface. tinyurl.com/gpi-anchor #MembraneBiology #CellSurface

tinyurl.comSorting of GPI-anchored proteins at the trypanosome surface is independent of GPI insertion signalsThe segregation of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins (GPI-APs) to distinct domains on the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells is importan…
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🔬 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

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Bloodsucking Parasites
@bloodsparasites.bsky.social

Genetic characterization and identification of a recent discovered genotype of Theileria orientalis (Piroplasmida: Theileriidae) in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) from the Amazon region, Brazil Ticks&TBD

dlvr.itGenetic characterization and identification of a recent discovered genotype of Theileria orientalis (Piroplasmida: Theileriidae) in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) from the Amazon region, BrazilPublication date: January 2026 Source: #ticks and #tick-borne Diseases, Volume 17, Issue 1 Author(s): João Paulo S. Alves, Pedro H.C. Rodrigues, Anisleidy P. Castillo, Antônio A. Fonseca Junior, Cairo H.S. de Oliveira, Rômulo C. Leite, José D. Barbosa, Júlia A.G. Silveira

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

#Parasitologists! Partake in this free #training offered by and for #VEuPathDB - an invaluable platform for -omics data and analytical tools centered around some of the most neglected fields of science! #parasitology #mycology #fungus #pathogen #vector #eukaryote #protists

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Big thanks to everyone who participated in the 2025 @veupathdb.org virtual workshop last week- it was a busy, engaging time! #data #parasites #fungi If you missed it, all recordings + exercises are available online for asynchronous learning: veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...

ParasitesRule
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🦠 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

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Paul Sigala
@sigalalab.bsky.social

Thrilled our study on heme crystal motion in #malaria @parasitesrule.org is now published @pnas.org, support from NIH, @bwfund.bsky.social, @uofutahcihd.bsky.social, UofU 3i. With Fu and Bidone labs @price.utah.edu, @uofubiochem.bsky.social, @uofuhealth.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgChemical propulsion of hemozoin crystal motion in malaria parasites | PNASMalaria parasites infect red blood cells where they digest host hemoglobin and release free heme inside a lysosome-like organelle called the food v...

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

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Why do we care? Because very little information is available for proteins found in #parasites, despite parasites causing a third of the total global burden of human #disease (!!!) #MPM2025 @parasitesrule.org 2/2 More about this problem is explained nicely here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.comExploiting structural biology in the fight against parasitic diseasesDespite spectacular advances in structural biology over the past half-century, only approximately 2% of the structures in the Protein Data Bank are fr…

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veupathdb.org
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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!

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U. Nomi
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How? By inhibiting the uptake of metabolically essential amino acids and disrupting the parasite's lifecycle. You can learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #Parasitology #MPMXXXVI #MPM2025 2/2

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govComputational approaches for drug discovery against trypanosomatid-caused diseasesDuring three decades, only about 20 new drugs have been developed for malaria, tuberculosis and all neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This critical situation was reached because NTDs represent only ...

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

Highlights from #MPMXXXVI: Work by Melisa Sayé et al. explores repurposing benztropine - a Parkinson's disease drug - against infection by Trypanosome cruzi, a #parasite causing Chagas disease which affects >7 million people worldwide. @parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology 1/2

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U. Nomi
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Learn more about some of their work here: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... (Although ginger extract is used in this paper^. If anyone can point me towards publications of their studies using thyme extract please do!) @parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology #MPM2025 #botany 2/2

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govEfficacy of green synthesized silver nanoparticles via ginger rhizome extract against Leishmania major in vitroLeishmaniasis is a major public health problem that causes by parasite of the genus Leishmania. The pentavalent antimonial compounds that used for treatment are not safe or effective enough. The aim o...

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

Highlights from #MPMXXXVI: Work by Atena Hesami et al. shows the efficacy of thyme extract incorporated into silver #nanoparticles for use against Leishmania major - a #parasite causing flesh-eating disease - showing the value of naturally sourced compounds as augmentative antiparasitic agents. 1/2

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U. Nomi
@uniofnomi.bsky.social

Highlights from #MPMXXXVI: #Ticks! (woot!) Work by Isaac A. Hinne et al. identified stage-specific gene expression profiles in developing #tick embryos (Ixodes scapularis). Targeting embryonic development in ticks offers a unique point of #vector control. @parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology

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Henrico Langeveld
@henricol28.bsky.social

Honoured & grateful to have received an MPM Travel Grant and have the opportunity to present my PhD research at my first MPM 🇺🇸 Amazing science, inspiring discussions & a fantastic community of parasitologists – what a milestone in my journey. @parasitesrule.org #MPM2025 #Parasitology

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veupathdb.org
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🚀Big News! We’re now offering AI-powered summaries of expression data on gene pages in @veupathdb.org See expression patterns and get insights with a single click! 🧬🔎 Go to your favorite gene pages and look for “AI Expression Summary” under Transcriptomics.