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Boris Striepen

@striepenlab

Boris is a professor @PennVet who studies parasites, in particular Cryptosporidium, he also is a white water canoeist, runner, and a first rate space cadet.

 Philadelphia, PA
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Joined August 2016
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Global Parasitology Seminar: Geoff McFadden on malaria gene drive. Monday 8/10 12 pm EDT. in person at PennVet and via zoom.
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Check out our new preprint on the remarkable role the single rhoptry plays in Cryptosporidium host cell invasion. Teaser: when it’s all done the rhoptry membrane (green) has turned into the feeder organelle. Great images by Allison and Tim. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Chi-Min Ho@mimi1inhJun 30
Incredibly proud of Messi Haile @mehsehret, a @cmholab founding member, for her beautiful work uncovering the inner workings of a central piece of the malaria parasite invasion machinery: the malarial moving junction, out today in @CellPressNews ! tinyurl.com/4p3md2eb 🦠❄️🔬
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Genomic heterogeneity of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance dlvr.it/TSXL1X #MicroSky
Genomic heterogeneity of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance

Genomic heterogeneity of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance

Nature Microbiology - Forward and reverse genetics identifies the mode of action of clofazimine in the parasite Cryptosporidium. The genomic locus encoding the target is heterogeneous, and a...

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Shaw Sebastian@millsebaMay 13
Excited to share our new paper, co-led by Gracyn Buenconsejo and me. Why did a promising anti-#Cryptosporidium drug fail? We asked whether the parasite itself might already be genetically prepared to escape treatment. doi.org/10.1038/s41564-026-0… #Clofazimine #forwardgenetics
Genomic heterogeneity of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance

Genomic heterogeneity of NAD(P)H dehydrogenase predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance

Nature Microbiology - Forward and reverse genetics identifies the mode of action of clofazimine in the parasite Cryptosporidium. The genomic locus encoding the target is heterogeneous, and a...

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@boylelab.bsky.social@BoyleLabApr 22
Our work just came out today in print form in Nat Micro. Really a tour de force from Hisham Alrubaye on sexual development in Toxoplasma gondii. Well done! rdcu.be/feOj6
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Shaw Sebastian@millsebaApr 9
Super excited about this! 🤩
LabEx ParaFrap (@ParaFrap) profile pictureLabEx ParaFrap@ParaFrapApr 9
🧑‍🔬 The program for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop is now available! 🎟️ A few places are still available to attend the session in Montpellier. Registration is free but mandatory. 👉 forms.gle/q1ZZJbqu87CDnpy47
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Read our new Cryptosporidium review on the biology of the lifecycle in @TrendsParasitol by Aurelia Balestra and Abby Daniels authors.elsevier.com/a/1mqaX…
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Global Parasitology Seminar: Mimi Ho on Plasmodium structural biology. Monday 3/16 12 pm EDT (US already on summer time!) ⁦@AmSocParasit⁩ ⁦@MBLBoP⁩ ⁦@womeninmalaria⁩ ⁦@YIPS_2024⁩ ⁦@ParaFrap⁩ ⁦@MalariaJournal⁩ @parasitesrule ⁦@yiweichang⁩
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LabEx ParaFrap@ParaFrapMar 9
📆 Join us for the scientific session of the ParaFrap Next Generation in Parasitology Workshop (May 18-21, 2026, Montpellier) ! 🧑‍🔬 Junior PIs will present their work. Registration is free but mandatory (includes lunch & coffee breaks). 👉 forms.gle/bYsb47iZG7pRxtq66
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Paul Sigala@sigalalabMar 10
Happy to announce a new review article by MD/PhD student Kade Loveridge on iron metabolism in #malaria #parasites @UofU3i @UUHSResearch @UofUBiochem @UofUtahCIHD journals.plos.org/plospathog…
Fifty shades of iron: Unorthodox mechanisms of iron acquisition and utilization in blood-stage...

Fifty shades of iron: Unorthodox mechanisms of iron acquisition and utilization in blood-stage...

Plasmodium falciparum parasites cause severe human malaria and depend on iron for essential metabolic processes during all phases of their complicated lifecycle, including when growing in human red...

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So folks in my group have done a lot of great ultra structure expansion microscopy, but these expanded gel samples I just saw on Gracyn’s desk are really awesome.
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Global Parasitology Seminar by Audrey John on malaria drug development. Monday 3/2 12 pm ET. ⁦@TrendsParasitol⁩ @SFParasitologie⁩ ⁦@AmSocParasit⁩ ⁦@womeninmalaria⁩ ⁦@BSPparasitology⁩ ⁦@AS_Para⁩ ⁦@parasitesrule⁩ ⁦@MBLBoP⁩ ⁦
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Go and work with Sebastian in his new Cryptosporidium lab in Switzerland!
Shaw Sebastian (@millseba) profile pictureShaw Sebastian@millsebaFeb 19
🚨 Postdoc position 🚨 I’m moving back to Switzerland this summer to launch my lab at the University of Zurich and am recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow (start: late 2026). Details & application: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancies/po… Please share!! 😊
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Frozen Philadelphia this morning!
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Great to share a seminar trip with Dan ⁦@hostmicrobe⁩ to Korea and KNU.
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So Chris and I were quite pleased with our #Cryptosporidium meeting in Philadelphia ... but we clearly can't compete with Mattie and Adam. This looks spectacular, make sure to sign up for Crypto2026! @ParaFrap @TrendsParasitol @BSPparasitology @AmSocParasit @parasitesrule @ASTMH
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CryptosporidiumMtgUK2026 (@CryptoUK26) profile pictureCryptosporidiumMtgUK2026@CryptoUK26Jan 15
Registration and abstract submission is now open for the 2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting is now open. Deadline April 1st: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-bienn… Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh May 24th-26th, 2026!
2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting

2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting

We welcome you to join us in Edinburgh for a chance to network with colleagues and share your cutting-edge Cryptosporidium research.

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Registration and abstract submission is now open for the 2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting is now open. Deadline April 1st: eventbrite.co.uk/e/2nd-bienn… Submit your abstract by Feb 15th. See you in Edinburgh May 24th-26th, 2026!
2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting

2nd Biennial Cryptosporidium Meeting

We welcome you to join us in Edinburgh for a chance to network with colleagues and share your cutting-edge Cryptosporidium research.

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