Webster Research Group

Feeling so honoured and grateful to all.

And a nice complement to our paper too bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Always delighted when NatureCom select our research as an 'Editor's Highlight' and '50 best papers showcase' nature.com/collections/je… nature.com/articles/s4146… Happy New Year to all

🧫 A new study from the RVC has shed light on how Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, can alter host behaviour, and behavioural changes are achieved through manipulation by dopamine produced by the parasite itself. ➡️ rvc.uk.com/dopamine-host-…

Every impressed by parasites - delighted to share our latest Toxoplasma gondii paper out today in Nature Comm - showing not only that they manipulate host behaviour, but indeed they use their own (at least in part) parasite-produced dopamine to do so. nature.com/articles/s4146…

One day left to sign up for our annual event taking a closer look at work in #drugdiscovery and #vaccines for #NTDs from colleagues around the world! 👉Dec 3 | 11.00-16.00 UTC 👉isntd.org/isntd-d3

Very proud to share Poppy's first research paper: “Hard to Make and Hard to Take.” Examining the imperative need for - but challenges against - the development of vaccines against the Neglected Tropical Diseases. 🙏🏼to all involved. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview in March 2025 with the understanding it would only be released after her death. This is her final message from it.

New Review alert! Reframing transboundary animal diseases #TAD: a systems approach, authored by Abdul Ali @Scott_S_Carver & @drake_lab. #livestock #movementdynamics #OneHealth #outbreak #wildlife #zoonosis @UGAEcology @PSIOxford @UniofOxford authors.elsevier.com/a/1lshW5Eb1xN6…

Delighted to share our systematic review led by @IsobelGabain, revealing significant associations between child protozoan infections and stunting, esp Cryptosporidium spp. the & Giardia spp., although data on impact of maternal infections were lacking. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

And today, huge congratulations to Dr Gabain @IsobelGabain to passing her PhD viva, on the role of parasites in childhood stunting, with no corrections - such a true pleasure and honour to supervise.

Huge Congratulations to Dr Lim @RivkaMLim - passing her outstanding PhD viva with no corrections on Tuesday, and another excellent paper out on Wednesday - it's been such an honour and pleasure to co-supervise you. journals.plos.org/plosntds/artic…

📺 Dr Rowena Packer, Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science, appears in the BBC Documentary "Rescue Roulette: Dogs from Abroad" - view now on iPlayer or on BBC One in the West and East Midlands at 20:30 BST tonight. ➡️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

🐕 Two new studies from the RVC have revealed widespread public misunderstanding about the importation of puppies from the EU, highlighting the need for greater education and policy change to tackle the growing risks. @ZotVet @DogsbodyRVC @DannyVet ➡️ rvc.uk.com/puppy-importat…

Our 2025 July issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews Toxoplasma in Arctic, parasite-resistant variants in African genomes, malaria-associated liver dysfunction, endocytic pathway of pathogenic trypanosomatids, trogocytosis in parasitic infections, mosquito sensory detection & more

Toxoplasma gondii can manipulate host behaviour, across animals and humans, although the mechanisms behind which remain elusive. Delighted to share our pre-print providing support for an, at least partial, role of TgTH/parasite-produced dopamine. researchsquare.com/article/rs-690…

The newly discovered microbe provisionally known as Sukunaarchaeum isn’t a virus. But like viruses, it seemingly has one purpose: to make more of itself. Learn more: scim.ag/4eGtttN @NewsfromScience

Our 2025 June issue bit.ly/2N9R8Es reviews #antiparasitics discovery, #Leishmania genomic adaptation, #Trypanosoma cruzi genome (dis)organization, #malaria parasite phenotypic heterogeneity, #Plasmodium population genetics & dynamics, #feline vector-borne diseases, &more

With direct link here: folia.paru.cas.cz/pdfs/fol/2025/…

Very happy to share a summary of my personal journey (so far...) into the fascinating world of Toxoplasma-altered host behaviour: folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/fol-202… Invited as part of this super special edition: folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/inf-990…