@heerens.bsky.social
Eco-evo biologist - post-doc @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social - Research interests: population & landscape #genomics 🧬, (co-) #evolution, #bats 🦇, #viruses 🦠, #Leishmania & #fish 🐟
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Genomic evidence for co-evolution and sporadic host shifts in leishmaniaviruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.20.685321v1
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Genomic evidence for co-evolution and sporadic host shifts in leishmaniaviruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.20.685321v1
📝 A new pre-print has been released!! The first comprehensive evaluation of the co-evolutionary history of an epidemiologically important symbiosis!
Which symbiosis? The one between Leishmania parasites and leishmaniaviruses, aka LRV. 🔬 🧬
Read about it here!! ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Which symbiosis? The one between Leishmania parasites and leishmaniaviruses, aka LRV. 🔬 🧬
Read about it here!! ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📝 A new pre-print has been released!! The first comprehensive evaluation of the co-evolutionary history of an epidemiologically important symbiosis!
Which symbiosis? The one between Leishmania parasites and leishmaniaviruses, aka LRV. 🔬 🧬
Read about it here!! ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Which symbiosis? The one between Leishmania parasites and leishmaniaviruses, aka LRV. 🔬 🧬
Read about it here!! ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Direct genome sequencing of Leishmania tropica in tissues of Moroccan patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis reveals micro-focal transmission underlain by (pseudo-)clonal and sexual reproduction modes.
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nfIgPF
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nfIgPF
September 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Direct genome sequencing of Leishmania tropica in tissues of Moroccan patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis reveals micro-focal transmission underlain by (pseudo-)clonal and sexual reproduction modes.
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nfIgPF
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nfIgPF
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Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
July 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...
📢 Officially announced! The 1st of July I'll be defending my thesis!
www.itg.be/en/events/ph...
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PhD defence Senne Heeren
Parasite evolution through the lens of unique microbial alliance
www.itg.be
June 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
📢 Officially announced! The 1st of July I'll be defending my thesis!
www.itg.be/en/events/ph...
www.itg.be/en/events/ph...
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See our new Pre-print in #medRxiv Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype
Introduction Leishmaniasis is endemic in many countries, including Kenya. Despite the rising frequency of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) outbreaks in Garissa County, Northeastern Kenya, there is limited ...
doi.org
June 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
See our new Pre-print in #medRxiv Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Our new preprint on (cross) drug-tolerant persister Leishmania is out @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
Read www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... or meet Gosia Domagalska @bspparasitology.bsky.social at the big Joint #Parasitology Spring Meeting 11-14/03/2025 in Würzburg. PS161.II
Read www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... or meet Gosia Domagalska @bspparasitology.bsky.social at the big Joint #Parasitology Spring Meeting 11-14/03/2025 in Würzburg. PS161.II
Multi-drug tolerance in Leishmania persister-like cells
Leishmaniasis is caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania and is found widely across the tropics and sub-tropics, afflicting hundreds of thousands of people. The disease is notoriously dif...
www.biorxiv.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Our new preprint on (cross) drug-tolerant persister Leishmania is out @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social
Read www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... or meet Gosia Domagalska @bspparasitology.bsky.social at the big Joint #Parasitology Spring Meeting 11-14/03/2025 in Würzburg. PS161.II
Read www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... or meet Gosia Domagalska @bspparasitology.bsky.social at the big Joint #Parasitology Spring Meeting 11-14/03/2025 in Würzburg. PS161.II
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🌍Did you know visceral leishmaniasis claims thousands of lives each year in East Africa? In light of this World NTD Day, ITM alumnus Ermias Diro will shed light on the challenges and solutions to eliminate this disease. Reserve your spot today!👉 bit.ly/3PJfzM0 #EndNTDs
January 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🌍Did you know visceral leishmaniasis claims thousands of lives each year in East Africa? In light of this World NTD Day, ITM alumnus Ermias Diro will shed light on the challenges and solutions to eliminate this disease. Reserve your spot today!👉 bit.ly/3PJfzM0 #EndNTDs