Procrastination completely justified with these gorgeous life cycle images, Sophia Hernandez! 🤩

From a lab that goes surfing 🏄‍♀️ to a lab that goes dog sledding 🦮

We are looking for someone who loves mosquitoes! Or is willing to learn 😉. In honour of #WorldMalariaDay why not apply to be our new Insectary Technician UNSW Medicine & Health & come help make tomorrow's malaria vaccines a reality external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5084…

A few words from some of the wonderful people who dedicate their time to help protect Australian wildlife and their habitats. #NationalVolunteerWeek ❤️ 📽️ O Davies, B Leue, T Sayers / AWC #NVW2022 #BetterTogether #AustralianWildlife

No place like home 🌞 #DiscoverTasmania

Ghost mushrooms in the Tasmanian bush. A luciferin-luciferase mechanism of bioluminescence that one study found does not attract spore-dispersing insects, suggesting it could be a metabolic by-product. A beautiful sight indeed 💚

Inspired by @ICOPAnhagen? Recent PhD in molecular parasitology? Interested in transmission? 🦟 We’re hiring soon… 1/2 postdocs w molecular genetics background (bonus immunology). DM me for deets. #malaria #sporozoite. Join us in Sydney ☀️

Tourist in my new backyard 😄

Postdocs, keep watching this space. For now we are looking for a malaria transmission technician. Experienced in SMFA? Mosquitoes? Gams? Pb transmission models? Reach out with any Qs. And please RT. #malaria #mosquitoes #sciencejobs: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5084…

Great to be culturing again! First malaria parasites in Baum Lab UNSW 💜 Now to learn how to make gametocytes!

So grateful for all the support at #MPM2022! Thanks to everyone who voted for my presentation for the Talk Award. I'm also incredibly honoured to be jointly awarded the Deepak Gaur Memorial Award for Best Talk with Bethan Wallbank. Congratulations to all other awardees 🌟

Reunited with my Fad Lab sister 💜

Postdocs! We're hiring - join us in Sydney! 3-yr Molecular Parasitologist #malaria. Transmission through mosquito & beyond #sporozoites. Ideally suit recent PhD grad passionate about mol/cell biol imaging & genetics. Please RT/DM for deets: external-careers.jobs.unsw.edu.au/cw/en/job/5132… UNSW Medicine & Health

Now out in journal form: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Malaria parasites replicate asexually in the bloodstream, however a subset form ♂️ and ♀️ sexual cell types that when sucked up by a 🦟 undergo sexual reproduction. But how? 🧵

First P. falciparum exflagellation in Baum Lab UNSW 🎉

We are locked in a battle with malaria disease and risk losing if we don’t develop better malaria vaccines, according to @ProfJakeBaum and Dr Mike Johnson from Baum Lab at UNSW: newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/se…

Thanks for having us MAM Conference! #MAM2024 Baum Lab

Back to taking photos of midguts! First malaria infected mozzies Baum Lab UNSW Medicine & Health 🤩

Published! Screens for fertility genes in malaria parasites reveal conserved aspects of eukaryotic sex and a nuclear protein complex essential for male gametes. Big thanks to all involved and everyone who has supported me along the way ❤️ cell.com/cell-systems/f…

Spotlight highlighting our work in malaria parasite fertility ✨