We have a new paper investigating how mosquito nutrition affects malaria development. Our findings suggest malaria parasites may actively adjust oocyst growth rate to best exploit nutritional resources. doi.org/10.3389/fmala.2024.1…

Another day, another batch of mosquito gut dissections. Look at those beautiful malaria oocysts (P. chabaudi) and i'm not sure but is that melanization too?

🚨New paper alert 🚨From her time in our lab, the amazing @evolutiomary demonstrates that the calling behaviour of male Pacific field cricket is a circadian trait and therefore could be a target for natural selection imposed by a parasitoid fly. So cool! doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arad0…

Today in class we were all very lucky to capture a mosquito emerging from pupa form! So cool! youtube.com/watch?v=rdm5QIox… #ReeceLabOnTour

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Here we (@CatherineEOke) test a non-destructive method to detect sporozoites from individual infected mosquitoes on sugar-feeding substrates. doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-0…

We've had a really fun time teaching Japanese pupils Parasitology with @MalariaUnit. Two classes so far and both have been so much fun. #ReecelabOnTour

Waiting for the ferry to our new home for two weeks, Matsuyama! The Reece Lab is most definitely on tour! #Reecelabontour

Our lab now gets a well deserved rest for our brains. :) what a great meeting #ItsAboutTime

And finally we finish up the day with a talk from Antony Dodd showing us how circadian rhythms are going to help us save the planet. #ItsAboutTime

Richard Gazzinelli talks about immune regulation of host energy metabolism and periodicity of malaria parasites #ItsAboutTime

Marina Bellet kicks off the last session by talking about rhythmic interactions between hosts and parasites. #ItsAboutTime

Yusuf Omosun explains how Chlamydia infection dynamics are shaped by the time of day of initial infection. #ItsAboutTime