Scottish Parasitology Partnership in Research, Innovation, and Training (SPPIRIT) - a network to support parasitology ECRs in Scotland.
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Join us for SPPIRIT Forum on 27th of October, venturing into the multicellular world of parasitic worms!
Experts in the field will introduce their exciting research and share their experience, focusing on practical aspects of the work.
Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/sppirit-f…
Join us for a journal club from the SPPIRIT Forum series on the 5th June! With Scott Chisholm, the 1st author, we will discuss a preprint, in which he used the hyperLOPIT spatial proteomics to shed light on organelle biology in Plasmodium. Register on: tinyurl.com/3rjzh3m5
The paper: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Come and find us at @BSPparasitology #BSP2026! 👋
Find out about our upcoming events, share your feedback, and see how you can get involved with the committee.
And if nothing else... our goodies might just tempt you 😉
Join us on March 20th, 3 pm British time for SPPIRIT Forum meeting! We will explore the differences in research of different parasites, from the techniques available to day-to-day lab work, with our invited speakers, covering kinetoplastids, apicomplexans, and schisto.
Our next Parents of Parasites virtual coffee is almost here! ☕🍼
A chance to catch up and connect with fellow parents in academia.
📅 1 December
⏰ 10:30 AM (GMT)
👉 SPPIRIT members: check your inbox
👉 Non-members: DM or email us to join
Coming up: Postdoctoral fellowship mini-workshop as a part of the SPPIRIT Forum series. EMBO, Marie Curie, and Wellcome Early Career fellows will share their advice on fellowship applications.
Join us at 12 noon on Thursday 14th November!
Register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
SPPIRIT Network retweeted
🔬Fascinated by the unique mitochondrial biology that keeps deadly parasites alive?
🥼We have a fully funded @NorthWestBio1 PhD just for you‼️
🌎 @BLSLancasterUni
📍Co-supervisor @KostasTokatlid @uofglasgow
⏰Deadline 21st Nov
📮Info and to apply👇
gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/docto…
📢 Just 1 month to go until our SPPIRIT ECR symposium
📝 Abstract deadline extended to 10 October 2025 - don’t miss out!
📢 7 weeks to go until our SPPIRIT symposium
A fantastic opportunity for ECR parasitologists across Scotland to network and showcase their research.
🗓️ 31 October 2025 | 📍 Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
🎟️ Free to attend → tinyurl.com/3yzjnm5h
Secure your spot today!
SPPIRIT Network retweeted
New paper to assist all looking at VSG expression diversity-another excellent effort from @GuyOldrieve
vsgseq2: an updated pipeline for analysis of the diversity and abundance of population-wide Trypanosoma brucei VSG expression biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
SPPIRIT Network retweeted
📆 | Save the Date!
The @BSPparasitology Spring Meeting 2026 is coming to @UofGlasgow.
Running from 7-9 April, there will be 15 sessions, 5 workshops, a ceilidh, a dinner - and a welcome reception at Glasgow City Chambers.
🔗 More info soon at bsp.uk.net/Events
ALT Illustrated logo for BSP Glasgow 2026. The image features detailed black-and-white line drawings of iconic Glasgow landmarks and parasitic organisms. In the center is the University of Glasgow’s main tower. Surrounding it are illustrations of parasites, including helminths, protozoa, and kinetoplastids. On the left is the SEC Armadillo building, and on the right is the Finnieston Crane. Bold text beneath reads: "BSP GLASGOW 2026".
📢 7 weeks to go until our SPPIRIT symposium
A fantastic opportunity for ECR parasitologists across Scotland to network and showcase their research.
🗓️ 31 October 2025 | 📍 Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
🎟️ Free to attend → tinyurl.com/3yzjnm5h
Secure your spot today!
SPPIRIT Network retweeted
🆕 | @UofGSii's Professor @RickMaizels has been prominently featured in a fascinating @FreethinkMedia article exploring the surprising relationship between parasitic worms and the human immune system.
👉 Full story: gla.ac.uk/schools/infectioni…
🗞️ Article: freethink.com/biotech/worms-…
ALT A composite image of Professor Rick Maizles in the lab on the left, and the Freethink* logo with a microscopic image of Caenorhabditis elegans directly below and the article title: 'We purged worms from our bodies - and may have made ourselves sick' below that, on the right.
Our next Parents of Parasites meeting is coming up! ☕👶
Being a parent in academia can feel isolating - join our virtual coffee break to connect and support each other.
📅 22nd September
🕒 2:00 PM
👉 SPPIRIT members: check your inbox
👉 Non-members: email or DM us to join
Only one week left until SPPIRIT Forum meeting! Join us to discuss recent work on mosquito tissue ultrastructure-expansion microscopy for malaria research, and ask questions to the 1st author, @LiffnerBen, who will join us!
For meeting link fill in: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
The work we will discuss: bmcmethods.biomedcentral.com…
We would like to invite you to join our brand new SPPIRIT Forum! This series of online meetings aims to bring parasitologists together to discuss science, funding opportunities, etc.
For more info, join our mailing list: tinyurl.com/3j5ewezv
On our first meeting on the 22nd of August, we will discuss an exciting recent study on ultrastructure-expansion microscopy of mosquito tissue for malaria research: bmcmethods.biomedcentral.com…
Huge shoutout to Marketa, our incredible committee member, for her outstanding work! 🔥
I used inducible CRISPR/Cas9 to make Trypanosoma brucei cell line that allowed me to edit originally muti-copy histone gene. We uncovered a novel role of H4 histone tail in gene regulation. I had a great time working on this exciting project!
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
