Prof Jan Slapeta

What 100+ heartworm genomes teach us about ancient “spaghetti” in your dog’s heart communities.springernature.com/posts/what-100…

🚨 Heartworm history runs deeper than human influence! 🚨Our 5+ years of research on 🐶 Dirofilaria immitis reveal patterns that challenge long‑held assumptions about how it spreads. @CommsBio @Sydney_Uni @rosemondepower @stephenrdoyle doi.org/10.1038/s42003…

@rosemondepower @Sydney_Vet @CommsBio Fantastic work Rose - we could not have done it without you!

🔔 New paper from the Vet Para lab @Sydney_Vet 🪱 In @CommsBio, our global analyses of 100+ heartworm genomes uncover the unexpected evolutionary history and population structure of this canine parasite 🧬🌏 Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.1038/s42003… Key findings below 👇

Now in press in Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases @CRPVBD #OpenAccess ▶️sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @JanSlapeta @Sydney_Vet # Rhipicephalus sanguineus species complex #Molecular characterisation #Mitogenome #Greece

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@stephenrdoyle @sangerinstitute 👍

Delighted to share that my UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship has been renewed. Looking forward to the next phase of exciting science! Many thanks to a wonderfully smart and productive team & generous support of mentors and collaborators past and present. #UKRIFLF @sangerinstitute

Plus, over the years they produced over 100+ publications, you can read about the program in a letter to the AVJ editor we wrote. This year symposium was a blast, one for the ages! @Sydney_Uni🦤🐩🚨🙌 Thanks Michael Ward - it was a blast! ⚡️@AustVetAssoc doi.org/10.1111/avj.13…

🚨You see smiles on students’ faces, coming to lecture theatre, asking questions and genuinely proud of their and each others work. We done the opposite and it 👍worked. @Sydney_Vet @AustVetAssoc

Do the opposite💡 10 years ago we decided to take a risk with our DVM students and embedded Research&Enquiry. We were told our DVMs won’t like it, they not made to do research. The annual symposium where they present is my best day at Uni, I am so proud of them. @Sydney_Vet

Catching up with Veterinary Ethics’ authors @DrQuain and Dr Siobhan Mullan today at the #EVCBMAW2024 conference in beautiful Paris #animalwelfare #vetbooks 🐕‍🦺📚

@charlierjo 👍

Brilliant paper by @JanSlapeta et al. Towards precision parasite management for livestock gastrointestinal nematodes in 2030: Trends in Parasitology cell.com/trends/parasit…

Are you interested in full length 16S rRNA sequencing on @nanopore? We developed a new workflow using UMIs and R10.4+ chemistry to enable highly accurate and multiplexed microbiome profiling. This was a long road, and I’m glad to see this out! 1/4 doi.org/10.1093/pnasne…

🚨🐕🇦🇺🪱💊Widespread occurrence of benzimidazole #Resistance SNPs in the canine #hookworm in Australia - check out our #PrePrint . 49% and 67% 🐕‍🦺carry 🪱Q134H and F167Y 🧬 - comments? @AS_Para @Sydney_Vet biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2… @TrendsParasitol @Sydney_Vet @AS_Para

Without accessible diagnostic toolkit and case studies, upskilling toward sustainable parasite management remains academic exercise. Let’s focus on needs! Thanks to Fiona, Maria, Candela, Edvin, and @JohnGilleard.🚨🪱🐑🐄 authors.elsevier.com/a/1jhFV5Eb1xJI…

@Sydney_Vet 👌@Sydney_Science

How is it August already???? This month we present to you an #animalhealth focus to our #NCASSeminarSeries Hosted by NCAS Post-Doc Fellow and #Vet @DrKEBailey With presentations from @DrQuain and Dr Anna Sri Register here: bit.ly/NCASSeminars @Sydney_Vet @Sydney_Uni @ApcahUnimelb @UniMelb @TheDohertyInst #AMS #onehealth

It appears #NIAID will shutter the genome data base we all use daily. This strikes me as a significant mistake that may well endanger much of our global progress. @BSPparasitology @AS_Para @ASTMH @TrendsParasitol @AmSocParasit @parasitesrule @PiParasitology

New in Science: Researchers used a new framework to model the increasingly complex dynamics of introgression between humans and Neanderthals and the ramifications for both populations. Learn more: scim.ag/7KW

🔬 New research @Sydney_Vet @SydneyUni_Media @Sydney_Uni @Sydney_Science: Sequenced mitochondrial genome of brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei, enhances ID accuracy for Americas' field studies. #Entomology #Genetics #VeterinaryScience [doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv…]