Jack Stonebridge

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Head of Comms at the Medical Research Foundation 🧬 @medresfdn.bsky.social Worthing dweller 🌊 Views all my own 🧐

We’re hiring! 🚨 Join our team as a Research Communications Officer. Do you have a talent for turning complex science into compelling stories? Are you passionate about research and making an impact? If so, we’d love to hear from you. ➡️ Learn more and apply today: shorturl.at/dq5T5

Research Communications Officer

We're looking for a talented Research Communications Officer to join our growing team. If you have a knack for translating complex science into compelling stories along with a genuine passion for rese...

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We're looking for a #Communications or #Marketing specialist to join our amazing Board of Trustees. Find out more below 👇

Medical Research Foundation@medresfdn.bsky.social · 2y ago

📣 We're looking for a new #trustee, with Board-level #communications or #marketing experience, to join our Board. You can find full details of the role and how to apply by visiting our website: bit.ly/4hacIqS 📅 Closing date: 14 Feb 📅 Interview date: 6 March

Always a festive treat, running this science image competition alongside colleagues from the MRC ✨ 2024's winner 'illuminates complex parasite structures', offering clues for potential drug targets 🎄 Order your 'Twinkling Toxoplasma' cards now! 👇 #MedSky #AcademicSky

Toxoplasmosis is an illness caused by an infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Scientists often use microscopy to explore the biology of parasites such as this, seeking clues for potential drug targets.

To create this image, shaped like a Christmas tree, Dr Kseniia Bondarenko grew human skin cells in the lab, and then infected them with Toxoplasma. She then used fluorescent dyes to highlight various parasite structures, and captured high-resolution images.

The high-resolution images revealed the parasites’ basket-like skeleton (shown in yellow), inner shell (magenta), and DNA (blue). The ‘star’ on top of the tree is a regular-microscopy snapshot of an unusually large parasite rosette – a cluster of parasites that clump together inside the body.

This technique has the potential to illuminate complex parasite structures, so that areas of infection within the body can be more effectively targeted and treated.
Medical Research Foundation@medresfdn.bsky.social · 2y ago

Congrats Dr Kseniia Bondarenko, 1st place winner of our Festive Science Image Competition with the MRC! 🎉 Her image showcases lab-grown human skin cells infected with a parasite & lit up using fluorescent dyes. #MedSky Order your 'Twinkling Toxoplasma' Season's Greetings cards here: bit.ly/3ZDCY67