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Natalia de Miguel

@ndemiguel.bsky.social

🔬 Molecular Parasitology at INTECH (🇦🇷). Cell communication, epigenetics and pathogenesis in Trichomonas vaginalis.

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Natalia de Miguel@ndemiguel.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @abhinay.bsky.social @clarehardinglab.bsky.social and Lucas for the invitation 😍😍

University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity@uofgsii.bsky.social · last yr.

🎥 WATCH | Dr Natalia de Miguel (@ndemiguel.bsky.social | @intechchascomus.bsky.social) discusses the role of T. vaginalis extracellular vesicles in cell communication. A recording of the GRiP-ing seminar can be viewed on our @uofgsii.bsky.social YouTube channel. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGOn...

Rafeeque Mavoor@rafeequemavoor.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵5 Top Free Alternatives to BioRender for Scientific Illustrations! These five websites offer free scientific illustrations for biologists. Great for presentations, research papers and other research communication needs. Save and share the post!

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Itai Yanai@itaiyanai.bsky.social · 2y ago

🔥New Night Science paper!! Discovery happens when your initial plans fall apart but it requires you to have a particular mindset: it's not extraverted, orderly, neurotic or agreeable that's the most important – discovery requires an OPENNESS to new ideas and unexpected insights.

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Fernán Agüero@ferag.bsky.social · 2y ago

Peer reviewers got paid for their work. At long last. In a pilot study conducted by @biologists.bsky.social for their Biology Open journal, quality of reviews were high, and they were fast. Congratulations for the Fast & Fair program. Hope it inspires many. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Fast & Fair peer review: a pilot study demonstrating feasibility of rapid, high-quality peer review in a biology journal

Traditional peer review is slow, often delayed by the time-consuming process of identifying reviewers and lengthy review turnaround times. This study tests the feasibility of the Fast & Fair peer review initiative by evaluating whether we could implement and adhere to a structured timeline for rapid peer review at Biology Open. A 6-month pilot conducted from July to December 2024 evaluated a structured workflow with pre-contracted reviewers under two payment models: a freelance model or a retainer model. All manuscripts assigned to two of the journal's ten academic editors were included in the Fast & Fair peer review initiative experiment. A structured editorial timeline ensured that all manuscripts received reviews and first decisions within 7 business days. The results demonstrated that 100% of Fast & Fair peer review initiative manuscripts met the turnaround target, with a mean of 4.6 business days (n=20 manuscripts). Review quality was maintained, as indicated by assessments by academic editors. The freelancer model outperformed retainers in cost-effectiveness. These findings suggest that the Fast & Fair peer review initiative is feasible and does not compromise review quality. While scalability remains to be tested, the initiative eliminates a major bottleneck in traditional peer review by streamlining reviewer identification and enforcing a strict editorial timeline. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: D.A.G. is the Editor-in-Chief of Biology Open and A.C. is the Managing Editor of Biology Open.

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@veupathdb.org · 2y ago

The VEuPathDB survey asked users to estimate the impact on their lab's productivity (from 0-100) if VEuPathDB resources were to disappear altogether. We also asked them to describe the impact. ✏️The infographic lists a few key themes that emerged from nearly 1500 comments!

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Mariana De Niz@marianadeniz.bsky.social · 2y ago

Early-career researchers: Apply by 14 Feb for a funded place at 'Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions' Workshop organised by myself, Dina, Mario, Licyel, Helena and Fernanda. Join us in Ecuador! @latambioimaging.bsky.social www.biologists.com/workshops/gl...

Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions

Democratising Microscopy in Latin America: Imaging Across Scales and Regions Microscopy is a multidisciplinary field that enables us to observe and understand the otherwise invisible small world aroun...

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Natalia de Miguel@ndemiguel.bsky.social · 2y ago

Búsqueda de candidatos para presentar a beca postdoc en un excelente lab con subsidio internacional. Por favor, compartir 👇👇

Pablo Strobl-Mazzulla@pstrobl.bsky.social · 2y ago

Estamos buscando candidatos/as para postular a una Beca Postdoctoral de Reinserción para trabajar en el Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo en INTECH. Si estás interesado/a o conoces a alguien que pueda estarlo, no dudes en compartir esta información. 📢 ¡Se agradece la difusión! 🙌

Maryse Lebrun@lebrunlab.bsky.social · 2y ago

Delighted to share our study on a major Toxoplasma virulence factor that prevents lytic host cell death. Many thanks to @parafrap.bsky.social for support, constructive reviews and all labs involved: Melissa Lodoen, Hiba El Hajj, @gissotlab.bsky.social, Karine Le Roch Link : rdcu.be/d6m3G

The Toxoplasma rhoptry protein ROP55 is a major virulence factor that prevents lytic host cell death

Nature Communications - Ruivo et al uncover a Toxoplasma survival mechanism conserved across different cell types and species. By repressing NF-kB activation and lytic host cell death pathways, the...

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