The image shows a sketch of Dr Katharine Collins, the co-inventor of the R21 malaria vaccine. Dr Collins is wearing a lab coat on one side and holding a falcon tube and on the other side typing on a laptop. Surrounding Katharine are icons representing her contribution in the development of the R21 vaccine.
International Women's Day 2026
Women in Malaria encourages everyone to take a moment today to celebrate and acknowledge International Women's Day (IWD). This day celebrates the achievements of women around the globe and aims to increase support for gender equality. Since its origin in 1911, IWD has helped bring awareness to gender biases in critical areas such as policy, education, pay, and representation, and has supported the development of gender-equality-focused legislation and practices worldwide. The conversations and actions inspired by this day have had (and can continue to have) a monumental impact.
In honor of IWD, we would like to recognize Dr. Katharine Collins, who was nominated for the WiM Sketches.
Dr. Collins is the co-inventor of the R21 malaria vaccine, which helps prevent malaria in children. R21 is the second malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organisation. This work was the focus of her PhD at Oxford University under Professor Adrian Hill. She later worked with James McCarthy at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research on transmission models of infection, and with Teun Bousema at Radboud University on controlled human malaria infection models. She has also served on the WHO malaria vaccine advisory committee and has actively been in involved with WiM for several years.
Dr. Collins currently works inon Global Health R&D at Coefficient Giving (previously Open Philanthropy) where she helps support research with the greatest potential to improve global health and save lives.
To learn more about IWD and how to get involved, please check out: https://www.unwomen.org/en/get-involved/international-womens-day
-the WiM team
Happy International Women’s Day #IWD2026 🤩🎉
To celebrate the day we present the first WiM sketch of the year, featuring Dr Katharine Collins, the co-inventor of the R21 malaria vaccine 👩🏻🔬💉
08.03.2026 17:05
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Flyer advertising for volunteer position at WiM with the following information:
Join us in amplifying women in malaria research!
Looking for volunteers
Newsletter Content Creator
We are looking for a WiM interested in generating and finding content for our quarterly newsletter
Requirements:
-Can spend around 1-2 hours a week on content (flexible)
-Good grasp of English language
-Able to meet newsletter deadline
-Commits to teamwork and committee meetings
-Shares the values of WiM
Mail us at:
To apply, email us with a short description of why you are interested to join us and why you would be a good candidate for this specific position at womeninmalaria@ed.ac.uk
Flyer advertising for volunteer position at WiM with the following information:
Join us in amplifying women in malaria research!
Looking for volunteers!
Social media manager
We are looking for a WiM interested in creating and posting content on the WiM socials (Linkedin, Instagram, twitter, Bsky)
Requirements
-Active on social media platforms
-Can spend around 1-3 hours a week on content/posting (flexible)
-Commits to teamwork and committee meetings
-Shares the values of WiM
Mail us at
To apply, email us with a short description of why you are interested to join us and why you would be a good candidate for this specific position at womeninmalaria@ed.ac.uk
📢 We are looking for enthusiastic WiM volunteers 🎉
We have at least two positions open!
- 📱 Social Media Manager
- 📰 Newsletter Content Creator
More information on each position in the flyers below
12.02.2026 20:10
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![Sketch of a woman scientist looking through a microscope with various symbols to represent STEM and the following text:
On this day we celebrate the continuous efforts, resilience and achievements of women and girls in STEM.
It’s a day to remind us that there still remain significant gaps for girls and women in STEM fields and to actively think about what actions we can take to narrow these gaps.
According to global and regional trends for women in STEM 2025, women represented only 33% of the global research workforce. And many disciplines within STEM, such as engineering (18%) and computer science (20%), have much lower representation of women compared to, for example, life sciences (50%) [Women in STEM network, 2025]
In 2025, it was calculated that women in the UK got paid 83p for every pound men got paid (median hourly earning) [Women in STEM network, 2025].
Did you know that women with established careers in academia are 2x likelier to abandon their career compared to men? This decision is often the result of a toxic work environment and lack of support when challenging the status quo [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004]. There are also many examples of women entering the STEM fields, but then end up leaving due to negative experiences, biases and job rejections.
What are some of the things you can do?
-Provide a supportive environment at work and call out biases
-Form/join a committee within your organisation aimed to support and promote gender equity
-Join supportive communities (Women in STEM Network, Women in STEM, STEM Women, Women in Malaria, Herminthology, Women in Parasitology, Mothers in academia, Mama is an academic, For women in science, etc.)
-Provide mentorship or seek mentorship as a mentee
In the end we want to take the opportunity to thank our wonderful WiM community for sharing our goal of gender equity in science (and beyond) and for driving forward our mission. Let's keep creating and fighting for a fair environment!
-The WiM Team-](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4kcdl4spbibydpt5edrohqyo/bafkreiho4y3ylbcbbasydit7igfdwxqqp3shbnzu3qgy763uf4bmjvpko4)
Sketch of a woman scientist looking through a microscope with various symbols to represent STEM and the following text:
On this day we celebrate the continuous efforts, resilience and achievements of women and girls in STEM.
It’s a day to remind us that there still remain significant gaps for girls and women in STEM fields and to actively think about what actions we can take to narrow these gaps.
According to global and regional trends for women in STEM 2025, women represented only 33% of the global research workforce. And many disciplines within STEM, such as engineering (18%) and computer science (20%), have much lower representation of women compared to, for example, life sciences (50%) [Women in STEM network, 2025]
In 2025, it was calculated that women in the UK got paid 83p for every pound men got paid (median hourly earning) [Women in STEM network, 2025].
Did you know that women with established careers in academia are 2x likelier to abandon their career compared to men? This decision is often the result of a toxic work environment and lack of support when challenging the status quo [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.it.2024.05.004]. There are also many examples of women entering the STEM fields, but then end up leaving due to negative experiences, biases and job rejections.
What are some of the things you can do?
-Provide a supportive environment at work and call out biases
-Form/join a committee within your organisation aimed to support and promote gender equity
-Join supportive communities (Women in STEM Network, Women in STEM, STEM Women, Women in Malaria, Herminthology, Women in Parasitology, Mothers in academia, Mama is an academic, For women in science, etc.)
-Provide mentorship or seek mentorship as a mentee
In the end we want to take the opportunity to thank our wonderful WiM community for sharing our goal of gender equity in science (and beyond) and for driving forward our mission. Let's keep creating and fighting for a fair environment!
-The WiM Team-
Today we celebrate the international day of women and girls in science 🎉👩🏾🔬👩🏻💻👩🏾🚀👩🏼🔧 #IDWGS2026
11.02.2026 20:26
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Two women, one shared purpose in science | LSHTM
Two women, one shared purpose in science | LSHTM
It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪
Today, we celebrate Haddijatou Mbye & Thorey K. Jonsdottir and their shared commitment to improving global health through research, mentorship, and community.
Read their story: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#WomenInScience #GlobalHealth
11.02.2026 11:33
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Las #JABI2026 hablan del papel de la #epigenética en la adaptación huésped-hospedador de la mano de @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social
#bioinformática #epigenética #adaptación #huésped
#bioinformatics #epigenetic #adaptation #host
02.02.2026 15:21
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🔔 Ponente confirmada #JABI2026🔔
Elena Gómez-Díaz (@elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social) , investigadora titular del CSIC (IPBLN-CSIC) y líder del Gómez-Díaz Lab.
Su investigación integra epigenómica, datos ómicos y bioinformática para estudiar cómo Plasmodium falciparum se adapta al hospedador.
29.01.2026 09:35
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Looking forward to this one 🙌
04.12.2025 20:36
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It has been a pleasure and super enriching experience to host Abduramane at our lab this year. We wish him all the best being certain that we'll continue working together. Bon voyage de retour to Mali 🙏
03.12.2025 08:26
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Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!
Abstract submission & Award applications for SMBE 2026 are now open!
Submit your research and apply for SMBE awards via the submission portal.
📝 Read more & submit here: smbe2026.org/abstracts
And symposium selection is now finalized!
👉 See all accepted symposia: smbe2026.org/programme
#SMBE2026
01.12.2025 09:56
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Excited to release the Herculean efforts of @scottchisholm.bsky.social &Co. defining the subcellular #hyperLOPIT spatial proteome of #Plasmodium schizonts. Proteomes defining 24 subcellular niches, including exported compartments in the blood cell, are identified.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
28.11.2025 08:30
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Validate User
Publication alert! 🔔 Our recent work exploring how Plasmodium uses a Rad51 independent homologous recombination to diversify its var gene repertoire is now published in 🧬 Nucleic Acids Research! @oupprimary.bsky.social @narjournal.bsky.social Read more here.
tinyurl.com/794brb6h
26.11.2025 16:16
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This is figure 5, which shows global hotspots and coldspots of non-native mosquito introduction and establishment, and their socio-economic and environmental drivers.
Globalization has accelerated the spread of mosquito species that transmit human diseases. An analysis in Nature Communications shows that 45 disease-vector mosquito species have been introduced to non-native regions worldwide. go.nature.com/4hn6ogW 🧪
25.10.2025 19:07
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Just hot out of the press! Rory developed a 3D microvessel model that recapitulates physiological pericyte coverage. We found that Plasmodium falciparum egress products disrupt the barrier and halt ang-1 secretion. The activator AKB-9778 could rescue barrier disruption! Congratulations, Rory!
18.10.2025 12:42
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EVOMG-DN
EvoMG-DN is a European Doctoral Network funded by the Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), composed of 14 beneficiaries and associated partners from both academic and non-academic sectors.
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Two super well-funded PhD grants from our MSCA Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social at our lab at @melisupf.bsky.social, @crg.eu and the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social Program.
If you're excited about evolution, genomics and biomedical research, this is your DN! 😃
Further info: www.evomg-dn.eu and 👇
15.10.2025 07:02
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Elena Gómez-Díaz, CSIC, IPBLN
Next, it was time for Elena Gomez-Diaz ( @elenagomez-diaz.bsky.social ), from Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra at @csic.es , talking about the regulatory plasticity of Plasmodium and its importance for malaria.
12.10.2025 14:51
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SMBE2026 - Call for Symposia Proposals
📢 The Call for Symposia for SMBE2026 is now open. We warmly invite you to submit a symposium proposal and help shape the scientific content of our annual meeting.
🗓️ Key dates
Call for symposia: Sep. 1 - Oct. 15
Announcement of accepted symposia: Nov. 3
More information: smbe2026.org/symposia
09.09.2025 14:15
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A *huge* problem. It also includes search committee positions, review requests, letters of recommendation, P&T reviews (so, so many of these post tenure)—it goes on and on. And the social penalties for women saying no are so dramatically higher than when men say no.
08.07.2025 02:23
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new from the lab -- we investigate 100% ethanol, DMSO salt solution (DESS), EDTA, RNAlater, and AllProtect as possible approaches for short term room temperature preservation of mosquito HMW DNA, nuclei for Hi-C, and RNA towards high quality reference genome creation. the key findings/tips are ....
07.07.2025 07:20
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These days you will see a lot of posts from me in relation to the #GazaGenocide. I don't usually use this channel for non-scientific issues. But 1) it's unbearable, 2) it's not a political opinion, it's humanity.
I appeal to the scientific community to stand up for #Gaza
29.05.2025 07:25
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🔴 Riyad Mansour, representante permanente de Palestina ante la ONU, rompe a llorar durante su discurso en el Consejo de Seguridad: "Es insoportable. ¿Cómo puede alguien tolerar este horror?"
#Canal24Horas dozz.es/8d0og12
28.05.2025 16:46
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Bárbara Díaz Terenti PhD student at the Gómez-Díaz Lab presenting at @events.embl.org #EMBLMalaria #BIOMALPAR our latest work on Plasmodium malariae transcriptome in the mosquito
21.05.2025 22:29
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My first race in many years (after 2 maternities) is for @womeninmalaria.bsky.social
There we go!!
18.05.2025 08:13
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