Super stoked to share that our Opinion article is now online at @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social!!! With "our" I mean: @teuneverts.bsky.social, @sdellicour.bsky.social and myself!! Here is a link to our piece: authors.elsevier.com/a/1nFgD_3rsx...

Genomic evidence for co-evolution and sporadic host shifts in leishmaniaviruses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.20.685321v1

📝 A new pre-print has been released!! The first comprehensive evaluation of the co-evolutionary history of an epidemiologically important symbiosis! Which symbiosis? The one between Leishmania parasites and leishmaniaviruses, aka LRV. 🔬 🧬 Read about it here!! ➡️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Genomic evidence for co-evolution and sporadic host shifts in leishmaniaviruses

The evolutionary relationships between hosts and their symbionts offer valuable insights into the origins, maintenance, and consequences of biological interactions. While co-divergence and host-switch...

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Jean-Claude Dujardin@dujardinbiomed.bsky.social · 9mo ago

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... See new paper of @heerens.bsky.social on co-evolution of leishmania and Leishmana RNA virus. Science, innovation and excellent collaboration between @itmantwerp.bsky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social and U. Ostrava, CZ.

Direct genome sequencing of Leishmania tropica in tissues of Moroccan patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis reveals micro-focal transmission underlain by (pseudo-)clonal and sexual reproduction modes. ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky 🔗 https://bit.ly/4nfIgPF

Excited to advertise a shared PhD position at KU Leuven (Belgium) and Mondsee (Austria) with @markusmoest.bsky.social on the genetic basis, plasticity and evolution of melanization in Daphnia from alpine lakes. Apply here: www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

📢 Officially announced! The 1st of July I'll be defending my thesis! www.itg.be/en/events/ph...

PhD defence Senne Heeren

Parasite evolution through the lens of unique microbial alliance

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See our new Pre-print in #medRxiv Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype. doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Direct sequencing of Leishmania donovani from patients in Garissa County, Northern Kenya, reveals a newly emerging intra-specific hybrid genotype

Introduction Leishmaniasis is endemic in many countries, including Kenya. Despite the rising frequency of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) outbreaks in Garissa County, Northeastern Kenya, there is limited ...

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Our new preprint on (cross) drug-tolerant persister Leishmania is out @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social Read www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... or meet Gosia Domagalska @bspparasitology.bsky.social at the big Joint #Parasitology Spring Meeting 11-14/03/2025 in Würzburg. PS161.II

Multi-drug tolerance in Leishmania persister-like cells

Leishmaniasis is caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania and is found widely across the tropics and sub-tropics, afflicting hundreds of thousands of people. The disease is notoriously dif...

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🌍Did you know visceral leishmaniasis claims thousands of lives each year in East Africa? In light of this World NTD Day, ITM alumnus Ermias Diro will shed light on the challenges and solutions to eliminate this disease. Reserve your spot today!👉 bit.ly/3PJfzM0 #EndNTDs