Frank Venter
@vfrank.bsky.social
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Frank Venter
@vfrank.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Looking to connect with other researchers working on trypanosome and kinetoplastid biology? Then here's a started pack.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
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Busy and exciting poster session @sppirit-network.bsky.social conference. SheinerLab's Anil and Victor spotted checking out some cool work!
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Busy and exciting poster session @sppirit-network.bsky.social conference. SheinerLab's Anil and Victor spotted checking out some cool work!
3+ year #postdoc #job with Keith Matthews, in Edinburgh, studying #trypanosome virulence and transmission. Using a combination of bioinformatics and wet lab techniques.
Share wide and apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Share wide and apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Postdoctoral Research Associate
We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our team.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
3+ year #postdoc #job with Keith Matthews, in Edinburgh, studying #trypanosome virulence and transmission. Using a combination of bioinformatics and wet lab techniques.
Share wide and apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Share wide and apply here: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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“Funding by the CDC for two monthly peer-reviewed journals, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Preventing Chronic Disease, will be cut.”
EID has published novel, important work that brings #IDSky issues to light. Its loss will hurt.
EID has published novel, important work that brings #IDSky issues to light. Its loss will hurt.
This is a very helpful breakdown of the devastating outline of HHS cuts and reorganization. www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/h...
Leaked HHS budget signals $40B in cuts, assumes ACA subsidies expire
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reorganization plans appear to have been revealed through a leaked Office of Management and Budget (OMB) document. | The leaked preliminary budget documen...
www.fiercehealthcare.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Funding by the CDC for two monthly peer-reviewed journals, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Preventing Chronic Disease, will be cut.”
EID has published novel, important work that brings #IDSky issues to light. Its loss will hurt.
EID has published novel, important work that brings #IDSky issues to light. Its loss will hurt.
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Next @bspparasitology.bsky.social TrypsClub Journal Club will take place online on 2nd April - all students, research assistants, postdocs and techs are welcome! Discussing a paper form the Mugnier lab group, featuring a Q&A with Moinca! Sign up here - tinyurl.com/5n6pme36
1. TrypsClub Journal Club Registration
We are pleased to invite you to the second BSP supported TrypsClub meeting!
2nd April, 2 pm (GMT)
Our aim is to bring together ...
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March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Next @bspparasitology.bsky.social TrypsClub Journal Club will take place online on 2nd April - all students, research assistants, postdocs and techs are welcome! Discussing a paper form the Mugnier lab group, featuring a Q&A with Moinca! Sign up here - tinyurl.com/5n6pme36
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Unconscionable
Perhaps the most disgusting announcement of a week full of disgusting announcements.
The impact PEPFAR has played in global fight against HIV/AIDS is a shining example of how investing in global health is in the national interest.
www.cbsnews.com/news/funding...
Perhaps the most disgusting announcement of a week full of disgusting announcements.
The impact PEPFAR has played in global fight against HIV/AIDS is a shining example of how investing in global health is in the national interest.
www.cbsnews.com/news/funding...
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause ordered
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Unconscionable
Perhaps the most disgusting announcement of a week full of disgusting announcements.
The impact PEPFAR has played in global fight against HIV/AIDS is a shining example of how investing in global health is in the national interest.
www.cbsnews.com/news/funding...
Perhaps the most disgusting announcement of a week full of disgusting announcements.
The impact PEPFAR has played in global fight against HIV/AIDS is a shining example of how investing in global health is in the national interest.
www.cbsnews.com/news/funding...
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Our Jan issue highlights @sppirit-network.bsky.social connecting #Scottish #parasitology #ECRs, written by R. Edgar @jackhanna.bsky.social @marketanovotna.bsky.social @martacampillo.bsky.social @mukul1190.bsky.social @shikhas.bsky.social @vfrank.bsky.social & M.Ridgway
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
January 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our Jan issue highlights @sppirit-network.bsky.social connecting #Scottish #parasitology #ECRs, written by R. Edgar @jackhanna.bsky.social @marketanovotna.bsky.social @martacampillo.bsky.social @mukul1190.bsky.social @shikhas.bsky.social @vfrank.bsky.social & M.Ridgway
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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Do tissue-dwelling trypanosomes sustain transmission populations? A hot off-the-press @cellpress.bsky.social spotlight article by Steve Larcombe, Jane Munday @janemunday.bsky.social and @rmc9z.bsky.social -- www.cell.com/trends/paras...
Do tissue-dwelling trypanosomes sustain transmission populations?
Trypanosoma brucei infectious populations are marked by considerable diversity in the parasite’s major antigen, the variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). However, most parasites in the bloodstream are non-replicating, questioning how VSG diversity arises. Beaver et al. show that extravascular parasites in host tissues many explain this paradox and provide insight into trypanosome transmission.
www.cell.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Do tissue-dwelling trypanosomes sustain transmission populations? A hot off-the-press @cellpress.bsky.social spotlight article by Steve Larcombe, Jane Munday @janemunday.bsky.social and @rmc9z.bsky.social -- www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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Hi everyone!
We are SPPIRIT, a Scottish ECR network created by a group of postdocs, research fellows, and PIs motivated to develop and strengthen the parasitology community in Scotland.
Follow us for research highlights, training opportunities, Workshops and much more!
We are SPPIRIT, a Scottish ECR network created by a group of postdocs, research fellows, and PIs motivated to develop and strengthen the parasitology community in Scotland.
Follow us for research highlights, training opportunities, Workshops and much more!
December 18, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Hi everyone!
We are SPPIRIT, a Scottish ECR network created by a group of postdocs, research fellows, and PIs motivated to develop and strengthen the parasitology community in Scotland.
Follow us for research highlights, training opportunities, Workshops and much more!
We are SPPIRIT, a Scottish ECR network created by a group of postdocs, research fellows, and PIs motivated to develop and strengthen the parasitology community in Scotland.
Follow us for research highlights, training opportunities, Workshops and much more!
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Are you a parasitologist in Scotland?
Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area?
In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)!
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area?
In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)!
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
December 10, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Are you a parasitologist in Scotland?
Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area?
In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)!
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
Are you looking for ways to create a scientific community focused on ECRs in your area?
In this TrendsTalk, we explain how we have done it for the Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation and Training (SPPIRIT)!
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
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New MRC-funded postdoc with me on comparative bacterial genomics/phylodynamics @roslininstitute.bsky.social university of Edinburgh. Great multidisciplinary team and collaboration with partners at Shanghai Jao Tong University.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
PDRA in Bacterial Genomics
We are looking for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Bacterial Genomics at the Laboratory for Bacterial Evolution and Pathogenesis (www.ed.ac.uk/roslin/research/divisions/bacteriology/lbep) at The...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:56 AM
New MRC-funded postdoc with me on comparative bacterial genomics/phylodynamics @roslininstitute.bsky.social university of Edinburgh. Great multidisciplinary team and collaboration with partners at Shanghai Jao Tong University.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
Please enjoy and share widely 😄 Our new paper, led by @goldrieve.bsky.social , details the mechanisms of lifecycle simplification in #trypanosomes.
Excited to share our work on life cycle simplification (monomorphism) in Trypanosoma brucei in Nature Comms @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mechanisms of life cycle simplification in African trypanosomes - Nature Communications
African trypanosomes can reduce their requirement for tsetse fly transmission, allowing an expanded geographical range. Here, molecular analyses of field and laboratory selected lines has identified a...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Please enjoy and share widely 😄 Our new paper, led by @goldrieve.bsky.social , details the mechanisms of lifecycle simplification in #trypanosomes.
Our new paper - led by Hend Abu-Elmakarem and Oscar MacLean - sheds light on #mutation dynamics and the challenges of using molecular clocks to date #malaria parasite #evolution.
Full link here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39570730/
Full link here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39570730/
November 27, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Our new paper - led by Hend Abu-Elmakarem and Oscar MacLean - sheds light on #mutation dynamics and the challenges of using molecular clocks to date #malaria parasite #evolution.
Full link here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39570730/
Full link here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39570730/
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#Immunosky #neuroskyence our team is expanding and we’re recruiting a colleague with a strong background in neuroscience (PhD level) to conduct curiosity-driven research into the role of adaptive immunity in controlling sleep. Details & how to apply here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 5:05 AM
#Immunosky #neuroskyence our team is expanding and we’re recruiting a colleague with a strong background in neuroscience (PhD level) to conduct curiosity-driven research into the role of adaptive immunity in controlling sleep. Details & how to apply here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
November 24, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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We developed two systems of artificial bovine vasculature and we used them to study how trypanosome parasites attach to blood vessels.
November 18, 2024 at 11:10 PM
We developed two systems of artificial bovine vasculature and we used them to study how trypanosome parasites attach to blood vessels.
#EID is a network of 900 infectious disease researchers across different institutes in Edinburgh.
Give them a follow to connect with global experts and their cutting edge science.
Give them a follow to connect with global experts and their cutting edge science.
Welcome to our brand new Blue Sky page!
We are really excited to be here to engage with our network in friendly, informative and productive ways!
Join us 😊
We are really excited to be here to engage with our network in friendly, informative and productive ways!
Join us 😊
November 20, 2024 at 10:42 AM
#EID is a network of 900 infectious disease researchers across different institutes in Edinburgh.
Give them a follow to connect with global experts and their cutting edge science.
Give them a follow to connect with global experts and their cutting edge science.
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The neoliberal uni project is going well. Maybe if unis stopped spending money on status building projects, paying management inflated salaries & treating students as customers and the government was serious about properly funding unis we might not be in this situation.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Edinburgh University warns staff to expect job cuts
The institution blamed "unsustainable" funding and a fall in student numbers for the decision.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The neoliberal uni project is going well. Maybe if unis stopped spending money on status building projects, paying management inflated salaries & treating students as customers and the government was serious about properly funding unis we might not be in this situation.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New preprint from others in the lab - Mapping origins of DNA replication in Leishmania.
Great work Jeziel, Gabriel, @marquescata.bsky.social, Marija, Craig, Dario and the boss!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Great work Jeziel, Gabriel, @marquescata.bsky.social, Marija, Craig, Dario and the boss!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Nuclear DNA replication in Leishmania major relies on a single constitutive origin per chromosome supplemented by thousands of stochastic initiation events
Understanding genome duplication requires characterisation of the locations where DNA replication initiates, termed origins. Genome-wide mapping of DNA replication origins has mainly been derived from...
www.biorxiv.org
November 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM
New preprint from others in the lab - Mapping origins of DNA replication in Leishmania.
Great work Jeziel, Gabriel, @marquescata.bsky.social, Marija, Craig, Dario and the boss!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Great work Jeziel, Gabriel, @marquescata.bsky.social, Marija, Craig, Dario and the boss!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Please circulate 💼 Post doc opportunity in York with Mathieu Cayla:
Interested in trypanosomes, and have a background in molecular/ cell biology, or microbiology? Then apply here to work with a great PI in a fantastic location: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Interested in trypanosomes, and have a background in molecular/ cell biology, or microbiology? Then apply here to work with a great PI in a fantastic location: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Jobs - The University of York
jobs.york.ac.uk
November 13, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Please circulate 💼 Post doc opportunity in York with Mathieu Cayla:
Interested in trypanosomes, and have a background in molecular/ cell biology, or microbiology? Then apply here to work with a great PI in a fantastic location: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Interested in trypanosomes, and have a background in molecular/ cell biology, or microbiology? Then apply here to work with a great PI in a fantastic location: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
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🚨🚨🚨paper alert!!!!!
Finally out!! Our small contribution to the trypanosomatids field!
Using UExM we explored the journey of Trypansoma cruzi inside the host cell
mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1…
@carlos_robello @paraymicologia
Finally out!! Our small contribution to the trypanosomatids field!
Using UExM we explored the journey of Trypansoma cruzi inside the host cell
mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1…
@carlos_robello @paraymicologia
November 12, 2024 at 12:04 AM
🚨🚨🚨paper alert!!!!!
Finally out!! Our small contribution to the trypanosomatids field!
Using UExM we explored the journey of Trypansoma cruzi inside the host cell
mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1…
@carlos_robello @paraymicologia
Finally out!! Our small contribution to the trypanosomatids field!
Using UExM we explored the journey of Trypansoma cruzi inside the host cell
mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1…
@carlos_robello @paraymicologia
Looking to connect with other researchers working on trypanosome and kinetoplastid biology? Then here's a started pack.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
November 11, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Looking to connect with other researchers working on trypanosome and kinetoplastid biology? Then here's a started pack.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
go.bsky.app/5TQRGZE
Please let me know if you'd like to be added, so we can grow this community.
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Please share the advert, either on here or with your departments, if you’re able to 😊
Interested in tissue immunity in infection, focusing on adipose tissue, brain and immunometabolism?
The advert to join me & @juanquintana.bsky.social as a research assistant is now live! Drop one of us an email to arrange an informal chat 🧪 #ImmunoSky
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
The advert to join me & @juanquintana.bsky.social as a research assistant is now live! Drop one of us an email to arrange an informal chat 🧪 #ImmunoSky
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Assistant in Tissue Immunology:Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
November 11, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Please share the advert, either on here or with your departments, if you’re able to 😊
A huge blow to the global #parasitology research community. Baffled by the #NIH decision to end funding for such a valuable resource...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Parasitologists up in arms as NIH ends funding for key database
Trove of data-mining resources on malaria and other killers set to go dark this weekend
www.science.org
September 12, 2024 at 9:37 AM
A huge blow to the global #parasitology research community. Baffled by the #NIH decision to end funding for such a valuable resource...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Why is it taking so long for #mpox vaccine to reach Africa?
In Context Newsroom Jimmy Whitworth discusses global vaccine inequity & says action urgently needed to tackle outbreak of 'lethal new variant'
#publichealth
👉 bit.ly/3AZaM4A
In Context Newsroom Jimmy Whitworth discusses global vaccine inequity & says action urgently needed to tackle outbreak of 'lethal new variant'
#publichealth
👉 bit.ly/3AZaM4A
There's an mpox vaccine. Why is it taking so long to reach Africa? | Context
Democratic Republic of Congo is desperate for mpox vaccines while some nations have stockpiles they may never need. Why the delay?
bit.ly
September 2, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Why is it taking so long for #mpox vaccine to reach Africa?
In Context Newsroom Jimmy Whitworth discusses global vaccine inequity & says action urgently needed to tackle outbreak of 'lethal new variant'
#publichealth
👉 bit.ly/3AZaM4A
In Context Newsroom Jimmy Whitworth discusses global vaccine inequity & says action urgently needed to tackle outbreak of 'lethal new variant'
#publichealth
👉 bit.ly/3AZaM4A
#HiSciSky Happy to migrate over here. I'm a postdoc in Edinburgh, interested in #trypanosomes, #coinfection, and #drugresistance.
I post mostly about science, but occasionally comment on politics that impact researchers (esp. from the Global South).
T. brucei image: Sue Vaughan/ Welcome Collection
I post mostly about science, but occasionally comment on politics that impact researchers (esp. from the Global South).
T. brucei image: Sue Vaughan/ Welcome Collection
December 26, 2023 at 10:32 PM
#HiSciSky Happy to migrate over here. I'm a postdoc in Edinburgh, interested in #trypanosomes, #coinfection, and #drugresistance.
I post mostly about science, but occasionally comment on politics that impact researchers (esp. from the Global South).
T. brucei image: Sue Vaughan/ Welcome Collection
I post mostly about science, but occasionally comment on politics that impact researchers (esp. from the Global South).
T. brucei image: Sue Vaughan/ Welcome Collection