Zahady D Velásquez

New Research: Adverse impact of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection on human spermatozoa- The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fe… Thanks to @MariaEFrancia Lab and all wonderful people who collaborate to make this possible. Here below what we found :).

Read our new Cryptosporidium review on the biology of the lifecycle in @TrendsParasitol by Aurelia Balestra and Abby Daniels authors.elsevier.com/a/1mqaX5Eb1xQw…

How does Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites multiply so efficiently? Our review dives into the molecular choreography of endodyogeny—scaffolds, transcription factors, and cytoskeleton that enable parasite division. 👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lcOh5Eb1xN6… @be_maanasa @VMudiyam @TrendsParasitol

🚨 2-year post-doc position available in my lab. More details below. Please repost! acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc…

@SlebeJuan @MariaEFrancia @ascottgeddes Muchas gracias Doc!

@Zahady @MariaEFrancia @ascottgeddes Congrats

Excited to see our collaborative research featured in the Telegraph! Grateful for the amazing team effort behind it @MariaEFrancia. Hopefully it helps raise awareness about toxoplasmosis in men. Thanks @ascottgeddes for highlighting our research!. #Toxoplasmosis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

It turns out the world’s most successful parasite can ‘decapitate’ sperm. For @TelGlobalHealth I wrote about the implications of this discovery for our understanding of the male infertility crisis. With thanks to @Zahady and Bill Sullivan telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Our fundraiser for the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (@FIMRC) is going strong! Throughout the end of July, donations made to Parasites Without Borders (PWB) will be matched by the organization and donated to FIMRC to help the organization bring back volunteer reach and engagement to pre-pandemic levels. Learn more about the amazing work they do at parasiteswithoutborders.com

@MariaCorvi1 @MariaEFrancia Thanks Maria!. It's nice to read that you liked it ☺️

@Zahady @MariaEFrancia Wow! Congrats to all involved!

New Research: Adverse impact of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection on human spermatozoa- The FEBS Journal - febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fe… Thanks to @MariaEFrancia Lab and all wonderful people who collaborate to make this possible. Here below what we found :).

7/ Why does this matter? Shows T. gondii can rapidly invade male reproductive organs reveals a novel mechanism of sperm damage and raises questions about potential impacts on male fertility. Is it interesting? check out the above link #Toxoplasma #Reproductivehealth

6/ Surprisingly, ROS levels did not increase, and the acrosome reaction (key for fertilization) was unaffected. This suggests #Toxoplasma damages sperm via direct mechanical disruption and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Delighted to share our study on a major Toxoplasma virulence factor that prevents lytic host cell death. Many thanks to @ParaFrap for support, constructive reviews and all labs involved: Melissa Lodoen, Hiba El Hajj, @MGissot, @KarineLeRoch1 Link : rdcu.be/d6m3G

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