Billions of dollars in grants are decided by politicians, not scientists “Some 65 per cent of the total [MRFF] funding pre-2021 was handed out without a competitive process, official data shows” smh.com.au/national/billi…

Brain imaging without compromise. ✨🔬 Using technology originally designed for defect detection in electronics manufacturing, the ExA-SPIM microscope is showing scientists the brain as it’s never been seen before. Look into the future of #microscopy at alleninstitute.org/news/a-new-cus…

So proud of the housemate and her relentless work for incarcerated people in Philadelphia. Especially during the pandemic Andrea was one of the few people still visiting the Philly prisons providing support and advocacy for hundreds of folks. Well deserved youtube.com/watch?v=epCza4…

The father filmed his daughter's photo every week until she turned 20. 📸

"In addition, while the rankings show Australia has historically very high levels of research quality, current figures show a relative under-investment in research, which sends a clear red-light warning." theguardian.com/australia-news…

What ? soon no need for Mass Spec Anymore? Sequencing proteins with Nanopore ?! 🤯🤯🤯 nature.com/articles/s4159…

Great new paper form the Sateriale Lab . Always a pleasure to see the first big break for a new lab. Congrats! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We are hiring! We are looking for a new lab head to join the Infectious Diseases and Immune Defence Division. This person will use our high containment PC3 facility. Please contact me if you are interested seek.com.au/job/72117431?r…

It's time to thank VEuPathDB and the dedicated people behind the screens who help us run great omics studies!

We're looking for a postdoc to take part in our Cryptosporidium research program! Contact me if you are interested. seek.com.au/job/74384948?r…

Rare to see a field all the way from the patient bedside to the most fundamental research. Cryptosporidiosis is such a devastating pediatric disease. I emerged from the meeting truly inspired, seeing all the great science and terrific young researchers left me quite hopeful.

The number of cryptosporidiosis (crypto) remains high in Victoria with many cases linking to public swimming pools. If you have crypto or diarrhoea, avoid swimming and until 14 days after diarrhoea stops to prevent infection and transmission. Learn more: go.vic.gov.au/3Pw0rlo

A nitrogen-fixing organelle, or “nitroplast,” has been identified in a marine alga. This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary transition from endosymbiont to organelle. Learn more this week in Science: scim.ag/6yX

I’m seeing some “free market” simps defending Nature’s 12k open access fees. Guess it’s time to bring this back around.

We are looking for a Research Entomologist here at WEHI. Fantastic conditions and great colleagues. Please retweet. Check out this job on SEEK: seek.com.au/job/75122064?t…

Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to drinking water in the UK. Devon businesses fear loss of tourism as cases of parasitic disease double | Devon | The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

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. British Society for Parasitology Aust Soc for Para ASTMH Trends in Parasitology ASP-Parasitologists parasitesrule PEERs in Parasitology (PiP)

This resource is used by thousands of us daily. We need your support. Retweet! #save_veupathdb

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Funders (European Research Council (ERC), Wellcome, UK Research and Innovation , BMBF ....) unite! We are losing the most important bioinformatic ressource (@EUpathdb) that underpins parasitology research across the most important pathogens. science.org/content/articl…