Dr Joanne Power

I didn't even know about the "China Initiative". This is horrifying. The lives and careers that the Trump administrations have, and are, destroying... Sue Northwestern. Sue the US government for the "China Initiative". That is pure racism.

Warning: sensitive topic- suicide.

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

-> 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

I put a longer post up on LinkedIn, but I'm attaching a few slides about Glasgow Uni, where we're holding @bspparasitology.bsky.social 2026 Spring meeting!

And if you want to join us for our field trip to William Leishman's former home in the Highlands, info is at bsp.uk.net/Events!

#BSP2026

We have a fantastic line-up of speakers! You can see the speaker list at tinyurl.com/2khwzt43

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝟰 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀/𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
1. Education in Parasitology
2. Malacology
3. The interface of therapy for leishmaniasis and fungal disease
4. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

-> BSP Spring Meeting 2026! <-

𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙗𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 - 𝙏𝙊𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙍𝙊𝙒 - 28𝙩𝙝 𝙁𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 2026!

- Make sure to get those abstracts editted and submitted by tomorrow (full disclosure- I just submitted my own one!).
- Abstract submission and registration are at: tinyurl.com/3pvf6am2

My department at Washington State University is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in vector-borne disease 🕷️🦟🦠

Full job description is linked below.

Come join us on the Palouse!

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There's a dood on Reddit taste-testing and reviewing all the different types of cell culture media. In a wine glass.

William Foege, Leader in Smallpox Eradication, Dies The former CDC director was also a leader in campaigns against international health problems

Dr William Foege, who led one of humanity's greatest triumphs—the global eradication of smallpox—has died. He was 89. He led the CDC in the 1970s. Smallpox is the only lethal infection to be eradicated. Foege created 'ring vaccination'— inoculating an infected person's family/friends/neighbors 1st👇

... on the 10th of April 2026 (the day after the conference ends), please express your interest to Prof Mike Barrett at michael.barrett@glasgow.ac.uk

This will involve a bus trip (or train + cycle if you are so inclined!) from the University of Glasgow to Blairmore, on the west coast of Loch Long!

- Abstract submission for BSP 2026 is open until the 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 at lnkd.in/eJqXD3DY
- Nominations for the C.A. Wright Medal and President's Medal are open until the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 (info here): lnkd.in/eWB7THua
- If you want to join our field trip to the former home of Sir William Leishman...

Photo of a tank-like black parasitoid wasp, a new species called Eurytoma trixa

New paper from the Martinson Lab! A fun study where we find a nice example of cascading speciation and describe three new species. Plus some exciting data to suggest that ecological guild may influence the impacts of host-associated differentiation. A 🧵. #galls #insects 🧪 doi.org/10.1111/mec....

Completely, 100% agree with @vectorgen.bsky.social on this. Publishers need to get January issues sorted in advance and let editorial staff take their holidays too. Also- remember that you're not paying reviewers, so they owe you nothing. Get those automated email replies on and get some rest.

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Here's Where Measles Case Counts Are Highest Map highlights total U.S. cases in 2025 and past-week increases

New map (tap link) highlights total US measles cases in 2025, including increases this past week. Map shows where measles case-counts are highest & reminds us how far the US has fallen since 2000 when the contagious infection was declared eliminated nationwide www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

Complexome profile of mitochondrial complexes in the myzozoan parasite of oysters, Perkinsus marinus Mitochondrial complexes, such as the mitochondrial electron transport chain (mETC), the F1Fo-ATP synthase and the mitochondrial ribosome, are centrally important for mitochondrial function. Recently, ...

Perkinsus marinus is an important marine pathogen yet we know little about its biology.

@macleanlab.bsky.social reports here complexome work of whole parasite and mitochondria mapping the essential mitochondrial enzymes and kickstarting future functional studies.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Medical Product Alert N°7/2025: Falsified IBRANCE (palbociclib) Alert SummaryThis WHO Medical Product Alert refers to nine lots of falsified IBRANCE (palbociclib). These falsified products have been detected in Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Türkiye and…

In the latest @who.int Medical Product Alert #falsified IBRANCE (palbociclib) – a drug used to treat certain breast cancers - has been detected in Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya and Turkey #FakeMeds
Read more www.who.int/news/item/15...

In addition to the big thread above, this past month I gave a talk about insect-borne diseases to incarcerated learners as part of the @celltocellscot.bsky.social initiative & during my 4th year teaching on the Diploma in #TropicalMedicine & Hygiene, we had a #trichuris egg hatch during the class!

- 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀: Information for financial support to attend the meeting is available at bsp.uk.net/Meeting-Trav...
Special thanks to Shannara Smith for logo design and to Prof Lilach Sheiner, Dr John Archer, and the BSP Council for so much organisation and work in the background so far!

- Details for joining the BSP as a Council Member are at: bsp.uk.net/News
- 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: To nominate your colleagues and mentors in Parasitology for either the BSP President's Medal or the C.A. Wright Memorial Medal, please do so before the 12th of January at bsp.uk.net/Honours-and-...

Welcome to British Society for Parasitology (BSP) Spring meeting 2026 BOOK NOW TO GUARANTEE YOUR DISCOUNTED HOTEL RATE!

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Hotel information at: tinyurl.com/yc6k4x7w
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗦𝗣 (and get cheaper registration) at: bsp.uk.net/Membership
𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
- Monday the 6th of April 2026 is Easter Monday, so please be aware of that when booking travel

12: Climate change and ecology - Dr Francesco Baldini
13: Host-parasite interactions - Dr Lucy Glover
14: Diagnostics and epidemiology - Dr Elizabeth Thiele
15: Applied and Inderdisciplinary Parasitology - Dr Tina Oldham

8: Parasite cell biology I: Cell and Structural Biology - Dr Alex Mühleip
9: Parasite costs and health impacts - Prof Janelisa Musaya
10: Gene expression and epigenetics - Dr Elena Gómez-Díaz
11: Parasite Cell Biology II: Life cycles and transitions - Dr Bungo Akiyoshi

3: Immunology and vaccinology - Dr Justin Nono Komguep
4: Novel tools and techniques - Dr Mattie Pawlowic
5: Veterinary Parasitology - Dr Majeed Bakari Soale
6: Metabolism - Prof Maria Mota
7: Vector biology and vector-parasite interactions - Dr Virginia Howick

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
- Prof Dominique Soldati-Favre, Université de Genève
- Prof Daniel Boakye, The END Fund/NMIMR, University of Ghana

𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀:
1: Drugs and drug resistance - Prof Susan Wyllie
2: Parasite genomes and genetics - Prof Jean-Claude Dujardin

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!

Registration now open for the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 (𝗕𝗦𝗣) 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Glasgow: tinyurl.com/364vdxen
𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 7th-9th of April 2026 (Tues-Thurs)
𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 28th of February 2026
𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: James McCune Smith Learning Hub & Queen Margaret Union (QMU) at the University of Glasgow

First procurement of a preventive antimalarial from Swipha, a Nigerian manufacturer | Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV’s technical support helps Swipha deliver malaria medicines to pregnant Nigerian women

Quality-assured antimalarials made locally are vital to reducing the #malaria burden in Africa.

With MMV support, Swipha Nigeria’s SP has achieved @who.int prequalification, and the US Gov has procured 5M doses, protecting +1.6M pregnant women in Nigeria.

More 👉 bit.ly/3MhXUfT

New malaria drug could be a life-saver as the standard drug shows signs of weakness The best drug to fight malaria is facing increased resistance from the parasites it fights. Now there's an alternative in the pipeline and it looks promising.

In case you missed it: last week, @novartis.bsky.social & MMV announced positive Phase 3 results for GanLum, a novel, non-artemisinin antimalarial. This milestone comes amid urgent calls to tackle emerging drug resistance. Read more in @npr.org: bit.ly/4oTKuVx

Someone give the @pacbio.bsky.social marketing team all the awards! The first image here is the PacBio Vega (yes, on a bench- they can now fit on benchtops!) and the second 2 are PacBio Vega socks. How good are these? Like, the data I just got back is also spectacular, but look at these!!! #pacbio