Our second collection of Phenomenal Parasites™ cards is freshly out! This is the second card in Collection II, featuring Giardia—looking cheerfully smiling yet causing discomfort in humans. We’ll be at #ICOPA2026 in Montreal—countdown: 10 days.
Our second collection of Phenomenal Parasites™ cards is freshly out! Check out the Goblin Flea and the Fairy Possum!
Check out our new #tick card from the #ParasiteGreetingCards series! www.globalpc.org/post/tick-gr...
New card alert from our #ParasiteGreetingCards series! This month we are featuring #ticks. More details at www.globalpc.org/post/tick-gr...
Check out our new #hookworm card from the #ParasiteGreetingCards series! More details at - www.globalpc.org/post/hookwor...
Our new card from the #ParasiteGreetingCards series is ready! This month we are featuring the hookworm #Ancylostoma! More details at - www.globalpc.org/post/hookwor...
Our 2025 July issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Toxoplasma in the Arctic, parasite-resistant variants in African genomes, malaria-associated liver dysfunction, endocytic pathway of pathogenic trypanosomatids, trogocytosis in parasitic infections, mosquito sensory detection mechanisms, & more
I had a fantastic time at our Parasite Conservation symposium at #ICCB2025 yesterday! An incredible crowd and lots of enthusiasm! We made great progress in changing perceptions for parasites, and getting people to think about conserving parasites alongside their hosts! Kudos to the parasite crew! 🥳
Come and chat about Parasite Conservation at #ICCB2025 next week in Brisbane (Tues June 17th, 15:15-16:15, Room M9)! I will talk about the role of Science Communication in Parasite Conservation: examples from the Global Parasitologist Coalition! More details at - www.globalpc.org/iccb2025-parasite
Who else is presenting at #ICCB2025 ? So many exciting talks and posters in the program! Repost this slide and let us know when / where to find you!
At the International Congress of Conservation Biology (ICCB) next week in Brisbane, we're holding a symposium on parasite conservation (Tues 15:15-16:15)! 🦠💚 I'll be talking about whether translocations can be a successful way to conserve parasites! #iccb2025 #parasiteconservation
Drs @chenhuali.bsky.social Yuanzhe Wang, Kyle Lesack, Xiao Xiao, Stephen Pollo, Thorey Jonsdottir, Eleonore Charrier & Robert Poulin summarize @globalparasitology.bsky.social’s new parasitology #outreach initiative to change the public perception of #parasites. authors.elsevier.com/a/1lCGT5Eb1x...
With the recent #WorldMalariaDay, we’re thrilled to present the Malaria Graduation Card—the first in our ongoing series of #ParasiteGreetingCards! Stay tuned for more exciting releases as we continue to highlight the fascinating world of parasites! www.globalpc.org/post/malaria...
Malaria Graduation Card
Malaria has a complex two-host lifecycle. In both hosts, the parasite must use and migrate through multiple tissues in order to develop. Though it is known for its effects on humans, mosquitoes are th...
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It was an exciting opportunity! Thanks!! @chenhuali.bsky.social
We had our first New Zealand event last Saturday! @chenhuali.bsky.social and our new volunteers presented the #ParasitologyBooth for the #BugDay2025 at the Tūhura Otago Museum @tuhura.bsky.social in Dunedin! Thanks for the event Connal McLean @zoologyotago.bsky.social and the NZ Entomological Soc!
And big thanks to our new team of volunteers - @ryotahasegawa922.bsky.social, Dr. Jerusha Bennett, Dr. Priscila Salloum, Xuhong Chai, as well as our team behind the scene - Yuanzhe Wang, Dr. Stephen Pollo, Dr. Eléonore Charrier, Dr. Kyle Lesack, Dr. Thorey Kolbrun Jonsdottir, and Xiao Xiao!
We received many positive and insightful comments and feedback from our participants about the #ParasitePersonalityQuiz, the marine parasite specimens kindly supported by the awesome Dr. Jerusha Bennett, the #ParasiteComics, and the #PhenomenalParasitesCards!
We had our first New Zealand event last Saturday! @chenhuali.bsky.social and our new volunteers presented the #ParasitologyBooth for the #BugDay2025 at the Tūhura Otago Museum @tuhura.bsky.social in Dunedin! Thanks for the event Connal McLean @zoologyotago.bsky.social and the NZ Entomological Soc!