Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. John Hawdon about how parasites like hookworm, malaria, and schistosomes hide from our immune system.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Our 2025 March issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews blood impact on vector-borne diseases, zoonotic Giardia transmission in cattle, parasite subcellular dynamics, Bacillus thuringiensis for nematode management, heptalaminate membrane of intravascular schistosomes, trade-offs in virulence evolution, & more
March 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our 2025 March issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews blood impact on vector-borne diseases, zoonotic Giardia transmission in cattle, parasite subcellular dynamics, Bacillus thuringiensis for nematode management, heptalaminate membrane of intravascular schistosomes, trade-offs in virulence evolution, & more
Groundbreaking study from Alex Loukas and Paul Brindley reporting the generation and propagation of the first heritable
transgenic #schistosome line! 🧪 🪱 #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
transgenic #schistosome line! 🧪 🪱 #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heritable transgenic schistosomes as a living platform for SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody secretion - Nature Communications
A heritable CRISPR knock-in in Schistosoma mansonigenerated a transgenic line that secreted a functional anti–SARS-CoV-2 antibody into mouse circulation. Virus neutralization by infected mouse sera de...
www.nature.com
September 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Groundbreaking study from Alex Loukas and Paul Brindley reporting the generation and propagation of the first heritable
transgenic #schistosome line! 🧪 🪱 #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
transgenic #schistosome line! 🧪 🪱 #IDSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transcriptomic plasticity in hybrid schistosomes can contribute to their zoonotic potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.16.628740v1
December 20, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Transcriptomic plasticity in hybrid schistosomes can contribute to their zoonotic potential https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.16.628740v1
Starting TODAY-Dont miss this exciting meeting at the cutting edge of #OneHealth and #schistosomiasis
The @royalsociety.org Science+ meeting on the Parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa.
Register to watch online royalsociety.org/science-even...
The @royalsociety.org Science+ meeting on the Parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa.
Register to watch online royalsociety.org/science-even...
Parasite evolution and impact in action: assessing the importance of hybrid schistosomes in Africa | Royal Society
Science+ meeting organised by Professor J Russell Stohard, Professor Janelisa Musaya, Dr Alexandra Juhasz, and Dr Lucas Cunningham
royalsociety.org
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Starting TODAY-Dont miss this exciting meeting at the cutting edge of #OneHealth and #schistosomiasis
The @royalsociety.org Science+ meeting on the Parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa.
Register to watch online royalsociety.org/science-even...
The @royalsociety.org Science+ meeting on the Parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa.
Register to watch online royalsociety.org/science-even...
Check out our new #GreetingCards featuring #Schistosomes!
Schistosomes have a 2-host lifecycle: cercariae leave a snail host and penetrate definitive hosts including mammals and birds. Some avian schistosomes can also cause swimmer's itch when they accidentally penetrate into human skin.
Schistosomes have a 2-host lifecycle: cercariae leave a snail host and penetrate definitive hosts including mammals and birds. Some avian schistosomes can also cause swimmer's itch when they accidentally penetrate into human skin.
March 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Check out our new #GreetingCards featuring #Schistosomes!
Schistosomes have a 2-host lifecycle: cercariae leave a snail host and penetrate definitive hosts including mammals and birds. Some avian schistosomes can also cause swimmer's itch when they accidentally penetrate into human skin.
Schistosomes have a 2-host lifecycle: cercariae leave a snail host and penetrate definitive hosts including mammals and birds. Some avian schistosomes can also cause swimmer's itch when they accidentally penetrate into human skin.
Proud of my PhD student Olivia Shorthouse, presenting some of her work on how #schistosomes modify the #uterine immune profile and pathology, at the British Society of #Parasitology Autumn symposium this week 😊🧪🪱 #ImmunoSky #Immunology
September 6, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Proud of my PhD student Olivia Shorthouse, presenting some of her work on how #schistosomes modify the #uterine immune profile and pathology, at the British Society of #Parasitology Autumn symposium this week 😊🧪🪱 #ImmunoSky #Immunology
schistosomes, transposable elements, horizontal gene transfer. This paper has everything!
November 25, 2024 at 3:44 AM
schistosomes, transposable elements, horizontal gene transfer. This paper has everything!
These people don’t even know about the schistosomes that cause swimmer’s itch.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
These people don’t even know about the schistosomes that cause swimmer’s itch.
New research article
Population-level impact of mass drug administration against #schistosomiasis with anthelmintic drugs targeting juvenile schistosomes: a modelling study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #Schistosoma #MDA #OpenAccess #OA
Population-level impact of mass drug administration against #schistosomiasis with anthelmintic drugs targeting juvenile schistosomes: a modelling study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #Schistosoma #MDA #OpenAccess #OA
May 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New research article
Population-level impact of mass drug administration against #schistosomiasis with anthelmintic drugs targeting juvenile schistosomes: a modelling study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #Schistosoma #MDA #OpenAccess #OA
Population-level impact of mass drug administration against #schistosomiasis with anthelmintic drugs targeting juvenile schistosomes: a modelling study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ClinMicro #Schistosoma #MDA #OpenAccess #OA
🚨 Royal Society meeting - parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa 🚨
- 3-4th February 2025
- Science+ event held at the @royalsociety.org in London (9:00 - 17:00)
- Free event (in-person & online available)
- All details and registration at tinyurl.com/ywanx4sj
- 3-4th February 2025
- Science+ event held at the @royalsociety.org in London (9:00 - 17:00)
- Free event (in-person & online available)
- All details and registration at tinyurl.com/ywanx4sj
December 12, 2024 at 1:06 PM
🚨 Royal Society meeting - parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa 🚨
- 3-4th February 2025
- Science+ event held at the @royalsociety.org in London (9:00 - 17:00)
- Free event (in-person & online available)
- All details and registration at tinyurl.com/ywanx4sj
- 3-4th February 2025
- Science+ event held at the @royalsociety.org in London (9:00 - 17:00)
- Free event (in-person & online available)
- All details and registration at tinyurl.com/ywanx4sj
New publication out today! 🥳 Honza and @zikmund.bsky.social developed a sensitive molecular toolkit for detecting bird schistosomes, the main culprits behind swimmer’s itch. 🏊🏻🐌
A step forward in molecular surveillance of bird schistosomes!
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s130...
A step forward in molecular surveillance of bird schistosomes!
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s130...
Molecular detection and identification of Trichobilharzia: development of a LAMP, qPCR, and multiplex PCR toolkit - Parasites & Vectors
Background Cercarial dermatitis (CD), or swimmer’s itch, is a water-borne allergic skin reaction caused by the penetration of the larval stages of bird schistosomes (cercariae) into the skin. Members ...
doi.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
New publication out today! 🥳 Honza and @zikmund.bsky.social developed a sensitive molecular toolkit for detecting bird schistosomes, the main culprits behind swimmer’s itch. 🏊🏻🐌
A step forward in molecular surveillance of bird schistosomes!
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s130...
A step forward in molecular surveillance of bird schistosomes!
@sciencecharles.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1186/s130...
Wiring love governs female reproductive fate in schistosomes
Wiring love governs female reproductive fate in schistosomes
Male regulation of female reproductive development in schistosomes depends on an intact reproductive neural network. You et al. identify a limbic system-associated membrane protein as essential for maintaining this network, enabling the efficient release of the pheromone β-alanyl-tryptamine dipeptide, which promotes female maturation.
dlvr.it
April 2, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Wiring love governs female reproductive fate in schistosomes
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social knows a country that really needs knowledge, REAL knowledge. Can you guess which one? 👀
Excerpt from TWiP 262: Do schistosomes affect behavior
Excerpt from TWiP 262: Do schistosomes affect behavior
July 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social knows a country that really needs knowledge, REAL knowledge. Can you guess which one? 👀
Excerpt from TWiP 262: Do schistosomes affect behavior
Excerpt from TWiP 262: Do schistosomes affect behavior
Meet Nina @ninafinley.bsky.social, a new PhD student at @lshtm-ehg.bsky.social and @nhm-london.bsky.social. Nina works alongside rice farmers in Madagascar to study the links between land use, snail habitat, and aquatic parasitic worms called schistosomes, which cause disease in 250 million people.
March 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Meet Nina @ninafinley.bsky.social, a new PhD student at @lshtm-ehg.bsky.social and @nhm-london.bsky.social. Nina works alongside rice farmers in Madagascar to study the links between land use, snail habitat, and aquatic parasitic worms called schistosomes, which cause disease in 250 million people.
The third card in Collection III of the Phenomenal Parasites™ spotlights the avian #schistosomes #Austrobilharzia, the parasite behind recent mass-mortality events in New Zealand's black-billed gulls.
We’ll be at #ICOPA2026 in Montreal — countdown: 4 days.
#parasitecards
#parasiteoutreach
We’ll be at #ICOPA2026 in Montreal — countdown: 4 days.
#parasitecards
#parasiteoutreach
August 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The third card in Collection III of the Phenomenal Parasites™ spotlights the avian #schistosomes #Austrobilharzia, the parasite behind recent mass-mortality events in New Zealand's black-billed gulls.
We’ll be at #ICOPA2026 in Montreal — countdown: 4 days.
#parasitecards
#parasiteoutreach
We’ll be at #ICOPA2026 in Montreal — countdown: 4 days.
#parasitecards
#parasiteoutreach
First stop of our @4euplusalliance.bsky.social project: Poland! 🐌🦆
We met with @ankarn.bsky.social (thank you! 🙏🏻) to exchange knowledge on bird schistosomes and swimmer's itch and, mainly, share our experience with water filtration and #eDNA detection. 🧬
We met with @ankarn.bsky.social (thank you! 🙏🏻) to exchange knowledge on bird schistosomes and swimmer's itch and, mainly, share our experience with water filtration and #eDNA detection. 🧬
August 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
First stop of our @4euplusalliance.bsky.social project: Poland! 🐌🦆
We met with @ankarn.bsky.social (thank you! 🙏🏻) to exchange knowledge on bird schistosomes and swimmer's itch and, mainly, share our experience with water filtration and #eDNA detection. 🧬
We met with @ankarn.bsky.social (thank you! 🙏🏻) to exchange knowledge on bird schistosomes and swimmer's itch and, mainly, share our experience with water filtration and #eDNA detection. 🧬
What triggers female #schistosomes to produce eggs?
This review explores how male-derived BATT, female developmental programs and host signals regulate reproduction, revealing potential targets to disrupt transmission. #parasite
#OpenAccess in #DIT_Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
This review explores how male-derived BATT, female developmental programs and host signals regulate reproduction, revealing potential targets to disrupt transmission. #parasite
#OpenAccess in #DIT_Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
September 28, 2026 at 8:00 AM
What triggers female #schistosomes to produce eggs?
This review explores how male-derived BATT, female developmental programs and host signals regulate reproduction, revealing potential targets to disrupt transmission. #parasite
#OpenAccess in #DIT_Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
This review explores how male-derived BATT, female developmental programs and host signals regulate reproduction, revealing potential targets to disrupt transmission. #parasite
#OpenAccess in #DIT_Journal: doi.org/10.1016/j.dc...
Dites, j'ai une question.
Dans une thèse de doctorat de citer une étude qui a été rétractée depuis des années ?
Et de la citer sans mentionner la dite rétractation ?
dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-05322470
(extrait d'une thèse de doctorat en pharmacie)
???
#pharmacie #recherche #fraude #science
Dans une thèse de doctorat de citer une étude qui a été rétractée depuis des années ?
Et de la citer sans mentionner la dite rétractation ?
dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-05322470
(extrait d'une thèse de doctorat en pharmacie)
???
#pharmacie #recherche #fraude #science
April 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Dites, j'ai une question.
Dans une thèse de doctorat de citer une étude qui a été rétractée depuis des années ?
Et de la citer sans mentionner la dite rétractation ?
dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-05322470
(extrait d'une thèse de doctorat en pharmacie)
???
#pharmacie #recherche #fraude #science
Dans une thèse de doctorat de citer une étude qui a été rétractée depuis des années ?
Et de la citer sans mentionner la dite rétractation ?
dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-05322470
(extrait d'une thèse de doctorat en pharmacie)
???
#pharmacie #recherche #fraude #science
Our meeting at the Royal Society on hybrid schistosomes can now be viewed online royalsociety.org/science-even...
Parasite evolution and impact in action: assessing the importance of hybrid schistosomes in Africa | Royal Society
Science+ meeting organised by Professor J Russell Stohard, Professor Janelisa Musaya, Dr Alexandra Juhasz, and Dr Lucas Cunningham
royalsociety.org
March 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Our meeting at the Royal Society on hybrid schistosomes can now be viewed online royalsociety.org/science-even...
🔬🦠 Cercarial dermatitis is on the rise in Europe. Within the 4EU+ Alliance, our parasitologists test modern eDNA methods to detect avian schistosomes directly from water—together with colleagues in Poland & Denmark.
👉 1url.cz/sJsS7
👉 1url.cz/sJsS7
September 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🔬🦠 Cercarial dermatitis is on the rise in Europe. Within the 4EU+ Alliance, our parasitologists test modern eDNA methods to detect avian schistosomes directly from water—together with colleagues in Poland & Denmark.
👉 1url.cz/sJsS7
👉 1url.cz/sJsS7
They found it in my urine sample
They got electron micrographs
So Doctor please take these schistosomes away
(This may have been my first filk ever from back when I was taking parasitology)
They got electron micrographs
So Doctor please take these schistosomes away
(This may have been my first filk ever from back when I was taking parasitology)
January 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
They found it in my urine sample
They got electron micrographs
So Doctor please take these schistosomes away
(This may have been my first filk ever from back when I was taking parasitology)
They got electron micrographs
So Doctor please take these schistosomes away
(This may have been my first filk ever from back when I was taking parasitology)
Recommended reading @wheelerlab.bio! Experimental work using schistosomes is challenging, and therefore procedures simplifying and maximising parasite yield is vital and often used. However, we must acknowledge and accommodate for how these processes impact worm biology, as detailed here!🪱
I am pleased to present a project we've been working on for the least year to try to answer a fundamental question - does a parasite's developmental niche as an egg have effects on larval stages? We show that the answer is very much yes - which has a few implications. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Tissue-specific distribution of eggs in the definitive host drives transcriptomic and behavioral differences in Schistosoma mansoni miracidia
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by human-infective schistosomes (Trematoda: Schistosoma). Intestinal schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and the Neotropics is caused primarily...
www.biorxiv.org
August 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Recommended reading @wheelerlab.bio! Experimental work using schistosomes is challenging, and therefore procedures simplifying and maximising parasite yield is vital and often used. However, we must acknowledge and accommodate for how these processes impact worm biology, as detailed here!🪱