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This curated collection showcases the most cited and influential articles published in the Cell Press journal Trends in Parasitology in 2022. They delve into the latest research and forthcoming trends in the captivating realm of parasitology, highlighting breakthroughs in understanding parasite biology, their interactions with vectors and hosts, and the development of innovative strategies for disease control. In addition to #Review and #Opinion, the collection features various shorter article formats, including #Forum, #Spotlight, #TrendsTalk, and #ParasiteoftheMonth. We hope this compilation will serve as a resource for researchers and other individuals passionate about combatting parasitic diseases. https://lnkd.in/e4GNikAh

Episode 2 now available 🎧 The Unpacking AMR podcast explains the science & expands the discussion on #AMR beyond bugs and drugs. This month's episode explores considerations in AMR governance critical to safeguarding antimicrobials for future generations.

The "Water" conference is a really important event for us. It's organized every year by the Wasserchemische Gesellschaft, which is a specialist group of the German Chemical Society (GDCh). This year, we from the Institute for Analytical Research (IfAR) - Hochschule Fresenius were represented with three posters dealing with current research questions. These included: 1. What influence does the lifestyle of the population have on wastewater composition? This is a relevant topic in times of economic and social transformation! We're excited to share that we're expanding the classical approach of wastewater-based epidemiology. 2. We're also exploring how we can record the temporal dynamics of wastewater composition. Wastewater is complex, both in terms of quantity and composition. The substances entering the sewers are often short-lived and subject to rapid changes. To capture this, we tested a simple solution for wastewater sampling in two applications. 3. How can we simulate single particle ICP-MS analysis of nanoparticles in silico? The answer to this question would be really helpful for research and our students too! We're getting closer to a solution :-) Stephan Wagner Luca Muth Maximilian Greif Kathrin Müller Nicolas Nusser thomas knepper

🚨 Reminder: March 15th is the last day to register & submit an abstract to the One Health Microbiome Symposium (May 30-31, 2024) This exciting #interdisciplinary event is bringing together #academic, #government, and #industry researchers to explore Microbiome Sciences latest discoveries, approaches, and tools. Join the discussion on May 30-31st! 🌏 🐿 ☘ 🏃♀️ https://lnkd.in/gp2dxvf9 #symposium #onehealth #microbiomeresearch #microbiome #microbiology #genomics #sustainableagriculture #humanhealth #disease #climatechange #climatesolutions #evolution #ecology #microbial #metabolomics #metagenomics #bacteria #fungi #viruses #research #biotechnology

I am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest research paper, "Wastewater-Based Proteomics: A Proof-of-Concept for Advancing Early Warning System for Infectious Diseases and Immune Response Monitoring," in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters. This study represents a significant step forward in the field of public health surveillance and environmental protection, showcasing the potential of mass spectrometry-based bioanalytical pipelines to measure cause-response associations between pathogen stressors and immune responses. Our findings not only enrich our understanding of disease dynamics but also lay the foundation for future research towards refining analytical techniques to extract more precise data from complex matrices. It's important to note that this work was developed and conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the importance of advancing surveillance and monitoring strategies for infectious diseases. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern for her unwavering support and guidance throughout this work. I am also grateful to Harry Elliss for his assistance in the laboratory and his contributions to the manuscript. Our collaborators, Megan Robertson, Richard Standerwick, and Ruth Barden, have been invaluable, providing support with sampling logistics during the pandemic and engaging in discussions that helped shape the manuscript. I invite you to read the full article and join us in celebrating this milestone in our ongoing efforts to enhance public health surveillance and environmental protection. #PublicHealth #Proteomics #WastewaterSurveillance #InfectiousDiseases #EnvironmentalProtection #ResearchBreakthrough #WastewaterBasedEpideomology #SARSCoV2 #WastewaterBasedProteomics https://lnkd.in/e8fwyrmY

Do not miss this webinar today at 1600 CET by Thomas Finnie (Head of Modelling and Data-Science for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience, and Response UK Health Security Agency). Blurb: All viral pathogens mutate, sometimes that mutation has profound effects on how the pathogen affects the human population (for example by evading the human immune system), often it does not. In this talk I will explore how we have begun to bring together the multiple scales of understanding required to turn raw genomic, or virological information into modelling the effects on a population so that public health actions may be taken. https://lnkd.in/gCT7zana

Our study on #metals in #tampons is highlighted FutureFemHealth

🏭 Air pollution undoubtedly has a negative effect on the human body. It can not only cause lung, cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases, but it can also reduce our life expectancy. ❓How do you breathe in the Czech Republic?... What are the main sources of air pollution?... And is the human body able to adapt to air pollution? The answers to these and other interesting questions can be found in the latest episode of the Czech Academy of Sciences podcast, where the guest this time was toxicologist 👨🔬 Pavel Rössner from the 👉 Department of Nanotoxicology and Molecular Epidemiology. 🎧 https://lnkd.in/ewe__Jha (available only in Czech)

Did you know that #WHO released the #FirstEverList of #LifeThreateningFungi in 2022? #Aspergillus is a common mold that was placed at the critical priority group of WHO’s list. Additional research for the diagnosis and treatment of Aspergillus-related diseases is needed. I am excited to announce that our team published a research paper at the #JournalOfFungi (#JoF) on a novel method to detect and distinguish the five most virulent Aspergillus species. (https://lnkd.in/gMAVv4iJ) Congratulations to my co-authors Maria Tokamani, Eleftheria Figgou, Lito Papamichail, Eleni Sakka, Athanasios Toros, Anastasia Bouchorikou, Antonis Giannakakis and Raphael Sandaltzopoulos for this wonderful work. #JoF, #NewScientificPaper, #Aspergillus, #FungalResearch, #AspergillusDiagnosis, #FungalDiagnosticMethods, #NovelDiagnosticMethod  

Exciting research this month from University of Bath on iuc3 plasmids in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Working with MicrobesNG, the team used a combination of short and long reads to characterise iuc3-carrying plasmids from K.pneumoniae isolated from Thailand and Italy 🦠 A key finding was the identification of seven large plasmids that likely emerged through hybridisation of co-circulating plasmids harbouring iuc3 and antimicrobial resistance genes. If you are interested in short or long reads sequencing service for your research project, please get in touch to discuss with our friendly team. #antibioticresistance #sequencing #longreads #research #DNAsequencing #NGS #amr #genomesequencing