Seb Besteiro
@s-besteiro.bsky.social
Trying to understand how wicked parasites get on with their lives, in order to fight them.
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🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost!
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July 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost!
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New job offer in the team! If you're an experienced virologist (with a PhD), join us to work on Horizon Europe-funded APPEAL project in the vibrant city of Montpellier, South of France! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/359640
Research assistant (postdoc level) in molecular virology, EU-funded project APPEAL (Montpellier, France)
The research assistant with a PhD in molecular virology (RA, 'ingénieur de recherche' in French) will work on the Horizon Europe-funded APPEAL project involving 13 partners from 6 countries, including...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
July 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New job offer in the team! If you're an experienced virologist (with a PhD), join us to work on Horizon Europe-funded APPEAL project in the vibrant city of Montpellier, South of France! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/359640
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Make open access to tools and data part of your annual giving by making a tax deductible donation to @veupathdb.org. 💙This resource simplifies and supercharges global infectious disease research.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Make open access to tools and data part of your annual giving by making a tax deductible donation to @veupathdb.org. 💙This resource simplifies and supercharges global infectious disease research.
Need more reasons to support VEuPathDB? Here's a short list: veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...
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Explore breakthroughs in #HostParasite interactions, #pathogenesis and more at EMBO Workshop "Host-parasite relationship: From mechanisms to control strategies" in Embiez, France, 5–8 October
Deadline: 15 July
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#EMBOhostParasite #MolecularBiology #EMBOevents 🧪
Deadline: 15 July
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#EMBOhostParasite #MolecularBiology #EMBOevents 🧪
Host-parasite relationship: From mechanisms to control strategies
Parasitic infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The vast majority of parasitic infections in humans and domestic animals can be attributed to protozoan pathogens, incl…
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May 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Explore breakthroughs in #HostParasite interactions, #pathogenesis and more at EMBO Workshop "Host-parasite relationship: From mechanisms to control strategies" in Embiez, France, 5–8 October
Deadline: 15 July
meetings.embo.org/event/25-hos...
#EMBOhostParasite #MolecularBiology #EMBOevents 🧪
Deadline: 15 July
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#EMBOhostParasite #MolecularBiology #EMBOevents 🧪
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The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The KnuepferLab is hiring!
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
Our team is looking for a highly motivated, experienced molecular parasitologist to expand our group as a postdoctoral researcher at the RVC.
Follow either link below for more information on the project and the job offer:
lnkd.in/eprgmaE9
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMY962/p...
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Keep VEuPathDB open-access to all by subscribing today! veupathdb.org/veupathdb/ap...
April 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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🔥 Open postdoc position in human inflammation-driven control of infection! 🔥
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
April 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🔥 Open postdoc position in human inflammation-driven control of infection! 🔥
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
Join me at the University of Geneva, Switzerland this summer as I’m moving my Wellcome-funded research activity to the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine! (1/5)
Please share!
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Important advice from the great Peter Hotez on how to navigate a bioscience career in the US in the current climate
"your biosciences PhD gives you the problem-solving skills to navigate this maelstrom, especially if you maintain flexibility, optimism, and enthusiasm for uncharted paths"
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"your biosciences PhD gives you the problem-solving skills to navigate this maelstrom, especially if you maintain flexibility, optimism, and enthusiasm for uncharted paths"
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The coming decade might see major cuts to US Government #funding for biomedicine. This Perspective highlights how your biosciences #PhD gives you the problem-solving skills to navigate this maelstrom, especially if you maintain flexibility, optimism &enthusiasm for uncharted paths🧪
▶️ plos.io/3XEKPjt
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Navigating your US bioscience career into the 2030s
The coming decade might see major cuts to US Government funding for biomedicine and the mainstreaming of pseudoscience. This Perspective highlights how your biosciences PhD gives you the problem-solvi...
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March 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Important advice from the great Peter Hotez on how to navigate a bioscience career in the US in the current climate
"your biosciences PhD gives you the problem-solving skills to navigate this maelstrom, especially if you maintain flexibility, optimism, and enthusiasm for uncharted paths"
🧪
"your biosciences PhD gives you the problem-solving skills to navigate this maelstrom, especially if you maintain flexibility, optimism, and enthusiasm for uncharted paths"
🧪
I finally found the time to write a short piece on ATG8ylation of the apicoplast. You may want to check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#autophagy #ATG8ylation #apicoplast
#autophagy #ATG8ylation #apicoplast
Keeping your endosymbiont under control: the enigmatic plastid membrane ATG8ylation in Apicomplexa parasites
ATG8ylation of membranes has been increasingly reported over the last few years, in various configurations and across different eukaryotic models. While the unconventional conjugation of ATG8 to th...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I finally found the time to write a short piece on ATG8ylation of the apicoplast. You may want to check it out here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#autophagy #ATG8ylation #apicoplast
#autophagy #ATG8ylation #apicoplast
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Last week to apply in order to join us as a group leader at @irim-life.bsky.social!
March 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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Funded PhD project with myself, Prof. Paul Denny at Durham University and Dr Kalesh Karunakaran at Teeside University now open for applications!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Uncovering the adaptation mechanism that generate dormant forms of Leishmania microbes with omics approaches at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Uncovering the adaptation mechanism that generate dormant forms of Leishmania microbes with omics approaches at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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March 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Funded PhD project with myself, Prof. Paul Denny at Durham University and Dr Kalesh Karunakaran at Teeside University now open for applications!
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?
@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs
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These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?
@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs
March 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Check out our dispatch on apicomplexans that infect corals!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?
@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
These parasite-like partners have lost photosynthesis but retained chlorophyll... are they friend or foe?
@currentbiology.bsky.social #protistsonsky #symbiosky #microsky #coralreefs
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Assistant prof / MCF post available in ProParaCyto.
March 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Assistant prof / MCF post available in ProParaCyto.
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🔊 Calling all parasite enthusiasts - come join us to study Toxoplasma and Plasmodium organelle biology 🔬
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
Research Associate
Research Associate COLLEGE OF MEDICAL VETERINARY & LIFE SCIENCES SCHOOL OF INFECTION AND IMMUNITY Grade 7We are seeking to recruit an experienced Research Associate/postdoctoral researcher to ...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🔊 Calling all parasite enthusiasts - come join us to study Toxoplasma and Plasmodium organelle biology 🔬
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Thrilled that staff at Molecular Biology of the Cell chose our picture for their March issue cover, always happy when Toxoplasma gets the spotlight! Thanks to the Editors and check out our paper on methylglyoxal metabolism in the apicoplast here: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
February 7, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Thrilled that staff at Molecular Biology of the Cell chose our picture for their March issue cover, always happy when Toxoplasma gets the spotlight! Thanks to the Editors and check out our paper on methylglyoxal metabolism in the apicoplast here: www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....
Stoked to see the latest research from our lab now out in @plosbiology.org! Check it out to learn more about lineage-specific adaptations in the cytosolic iron-sulfur assembly pathway in Apicomplexa.
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The HCF101 protein is an important component of the cytosolic iron–sulfur synthesis pathway in Toxoplasma gondii
Iron-sulfur proteins require specialized assembly pathways and play vital roles in cellular functions. This study shows that the plastid-derived protein HCF101 functions in the cytosolic Fe-S assembly...
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February 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Stoked to see the latest research from our lab now out in @plosbiology.org! Check it out to learn more about lineage-specific adaptations in the cytosolic iron-sulfur assembly pathway in Apicomplexa.
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We have a position available for a research assistant to join the team to test our rationally designed malaria vaccines. A fun job with a lovely team of people and an important project funded by the Gates Foundation. Come and join us!
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January 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We have a position available for a research assistant to join the team to test our rationally designed malaria vaccines. A fun job with a lovely team of people and an important project funded by the Gates Foundation. Come and join us!
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Are you interested in #trypanosomes #biomolecularcondensates and/or #geneexpression? We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work with with us in the beautiful city of York!
Please share!
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Please share!
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January 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Are you interested in #trypanosomes #biomolecularcondensates and/or #geneexpression? We are looking for a highly motivated postdoc to work with with us in the beautiful city of York!
Please share!
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
Please share!
jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...
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📢#Postdoc opportunities: we are looking for two experienced and motivated researcher to join our WT funded projects on the role of the #Toxoplasma #mitochondria during #infection
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
January 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📢#Postdoc opportunities: we are looking for two experienced and motivated researcher to join our WT funded projects on the role of the #Toxoplasma #mitochondria during #infection
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Great piece by @kakape.bsky.social about BlueSky and the growth of its academic community
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings
Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community
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January 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Great piece by @kakape.bsky.social about BlueSky and the growth of its academic community
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Have you finished your #PhD and are interested in exploring how #parasites cross the vasculature to colonize tissues? Do you fancy catching some #waves in the Atlantic? Or eating grilled fish by the beach?
Join us in #Lisbon at GIMM, where science meets quality of life.
@parasitesrule.bsky.social
Join us in #Lisbon at GIMM, where science meets quality of life.
@parasitesrule.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Have you finished your #PhD and are interested in exploring how #parasites cross the vasculature to colonize tissues? Do you fancy catching some #waves in the Atlantic? Or eating grilled fish by the beach?
Join us in #Lisbon at GIMM, where science meets quality of life.
@parasitesrule.bsky.social
Join us in #Lisbon at GIMM, where science meets quality of life.
@parasitesrule.bsky.social
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Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Postdoctoral researcher to join the Young lab to investigate host-pathogen interactions during Toxoplasma gondii infection.
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December 20, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Fancy some CRISPR screening? We are looking for an enthusiastic #posdoc to join us to investigate #Toxoplasma host-path interactions in different hosts.
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...