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Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) @COSTprogramme Action for joining research on global wildlife haemosporidian parasite challenges 🦟🦠🔬🐦‍⬛🦇🦎
Visit our web 👉🏻 https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22108/
You can fill out the following Google form ⤵️
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Make sure to indicate which of the four sub-themes your proposed manuscript will fit into ✍️. We will need a proposed abstract (but this doesn’t need to be a final version) 😉
Special issue: Wildlife Haemosporidians in a Changing World: Integrative Perspectives from Genes to Ecosystems
Led by WIMANET COST action we are proposing a special issue on wildlife malaria to the Philosophical Transactions B. We will submit the application on 1st of July this year and when we submit the appl...
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June 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Please make sure to indicate which of the four sub-themes your proposed manuscript will fit into ✍️. We also need a proposed abstract (but this doesn’t need to be a final version). We would like your proposed contributions by the 20th of June 2026 🗓️ Thank you so much! ☺️
May 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
We will submit the application on the 1st of July this year 🗓️, and we need to include proposed manuscripts 📝. Thus, we would like to invite you to send us manuscript proposals that can be included in our special issue 📩
May 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Workshops and Short-Term Scientific Missions enable training, mobility, and the development of new skills, promoting collaborations that inspire and sustain continued research on wildlife malaria. Check the last interview here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd53...
Meet WIMANET members - Jenny Dunn (Chair of WIMANET)
YouTube video by WIMANET.science
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April 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
As Chair, she sees the network as a unique opportunity to bring people together and foster meaningful scientific exchange 🌍 She highlights the importance of having conversations in person 🤝 and emphasises the value of providing funding opportunities for younger researchers 💶🧑‍🎓
April 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Dr. @jennycdunn.bsky.social research at Keele University (UK) focuses on avian haemosporidian parasites 🦠, with particular emphasis on parasite diversity, host–parasite coevolution📊, and the impacts of infection on hosts 🐦🕊️🐦‍⬛
April 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
He also values the training opportunities and inclusive approach as a great opportunity for young researchers 👩‍🎓🧑‍🎓 to build skills, gain visibility, and join an international and diverse scientific community 🦟🔬🦠🌍 Check it here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv-P...
Meet WIMANET members - Dr. Alfonso Marzal (Vice-Action Chair)
YouTube video by WIMANET.science
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April 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
He highlights his experience in WIMANET as highly positive 👍, emphasising the opportunity to connect 🌐, communicate 📢📩 and collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds and scientific approaches 🤝 due to the network's international nature🗺️🌍
April 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This interview features Dr. @alfonsomarzal.bsky.social, Professor of Zoology at the University of Extremadura (Spain) and Vice-Action Chair of @wimanet.bsky.social!
April 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
This interview features Dr. @AlfonsoMarzal, Professor of Zoology at the University of Extremadura (Spain) and Vice-Action Chair of @WIMANETscience!
April 22, 2026 at 8:08 AM
He believes that putting faces to names, visiting labs, and receiving advice can help accelerate scientific progress 📈🔬🤝 Check his interview here 👉 youtu.be/884GybUJVn8
Meet WIMANET members - Dr. Edward Netherlands
YouTube video by WIMANET.science
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April 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
He values collaboration toward shared scientific goals and highlights the importance of engaging with summer school students 🎓and fellow researchers 👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 through exchanges, questions, and learning from experienced scientists.
April 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This interview features Dr. #EdwardNetherlands , Senior Lecturer at the University of the Free State (South Africa), whose research combines herpetology 🦎, parasitology 🦠, and ecology, with a focus on blood parasites in reptiles and amphibians 🐸 and their interactions↔️
April 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
She emphasises #WiMaNet value for collaboration across disciplines and career stages 🤝 offering opportunities to gain experience, share research, and build networks 📈💯 Check it here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwQl...
Meet WIMANET members - Dr. Marcela Suárez-Rubio
YouTube video by WIMANET.science
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April 15, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Recently, she has incorporated parasites🦠into her research, studying the effects of global change on the transmission of haemosporidian parasites 🦟 She joined #WG4 and attended a summer school with intensive training in haematology and parasite identification 🔬👩‍🎓
April 15, 2026 at 7:50 AM
We are pleased to present to you Dr. #MarcelaSuárezRubio, Senior Researcher at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, with years of experience in landscape ecology 🏞️🌆🛣️ focusing on spatio-temporal patterns and the processes shaping ecosystems 🗺️⏳
April 15, 2026 at 7:50 AM