So exciting to give my first talk and have Boris Striepen in the audience. His work for his PhD characterizing the side chain of toxo gpi is fundamental for the work I am doing exploring its role in virulence. #whip2022 #woodsholeimmunoparasitology

When the PIs discuss the future of WHIP, we’re here making it #WHIP2022 #futureofWHIP WHIP

Saying goodbye to Wood’s Hole after a wonderful meeting, and this lil jelly was made an appearance to send us off. #whip2022 #woodshole

California Toxo WHIP #whip2022 (@EdwardAVizcarr1 Kirk Jensen and Lodoen lab Stephanie Orchanian) all will be ToxoXVI can’t wait!

So exciting to have won second place for oral presentation awards at this years #whip2022 and to have received a travel award. It was a great conference full of great people and science!! #woodshole #mbl

Fun Kirk Jensen lab outing to the UC Merced vernal pools today, as we learned about California's wetland ecosystems in the Central Valley. Apparently, the extensive grass land you see in the distance and throughout CA (i.e. the 'golden' in 'golden state') is not native to CA.

Wonderful time with students from Citrus Hill Val Verde USD Bill Gerdes asking great questions of ToxoXVI Stephanie Orchanian @sanchezarcilaJC Kristina Bergersen @EdwardAVizcarr1 thanks to all participants especially Mrs Geary missing graduation to make this happen.

When the art looks like the VWR, part of Avantor logo you know you’re in too deep. ToxoXVI

Enjoying the Toxo Conference with the Jensen Lab Kirk Jensen @sanchezarcilaJC Njume Ferdinand Ngale @lgarcialopez2 ToxoXVI

Saying goodbye to our lab tech Jasmine Posada as she heads off to grad school at UCI. You’ll be missed!!

Very excited to have to opportunity to be here and to speak! Congrats to all #TropMed22

Serving the new California: 9 ways UC is working to cultivate a university as diverse as the state itself universityofcalifornia.edu/news/serving-n…

New Research: Extended genomic HLA typing identifies previously unrecognized mismatches in living kidney transplantation: Introduction Antibody mediated rejection (ABMR) is the most common cause of long-term allograft loss in kidney… frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #immunology

To celebrate the #WomenAndGirlsInScience day, we have created this collection of Reviews & Opinions published in the past year which have women as corresponding authors. These authors are from 12 countries on 6 continents & are at different career stages. cell.com/trends/parasit…

How to use ChatGPT ethically to write a perfect first draft (of your journal article, dissertation chapter, etc.):

Got to experience the most out of our recent visit to Utah to be with family. A different hike every day! Utah’s beauty amazes me.

I’ve got Toxo on the brain, even in ceramics.. #toxoplasma #scienceart

Wow, Julia discovered the nzymes for the Toxoplasma GPI side chain I myself found as a grad student in the early nineties. Looking forward to reading this.

Introducing the GTs that synthesize the GPI sidechain of T. gondii, PIGE and PIGE. This is the Ph.D. thesis work Julia Alvarez and important collaborative work with UGA CTEGD C. West. With structures in hand, first in vivo description of a parasite with/without its GPI sidechain.