Mattie Christine Pawlowic
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Principal Investigator, Sir Henry Dale Fellow, new mom. My lab studies #Cryptosporidium biochemistry and drug discovery at the University of Dundee. She/Her
Dundee, Scotland
Joined March 2012
Congrats @JoanaRCF ! Baby and a grant in the same year means there's a lot to celebrate!
(1/2) Congratulations to Dr Joana Faria (@JoanaRCF) who has been awarded a @BBSRC responsive mode grant, with Prof Jeremy Mottram as a Co-Investigator and collaborators at Institut Pasteur of Montevideo in Uruguay and at the University of Warwick 🎉
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Another busy and exciting @SPPIRITnetwork conference - thanks to the outstanding @SPPIRITnetwork team of who organised and run it! To know the benefits of SPPIRIT contact us 👇and get involved, it will help you career and your research! https://t.co/BgUmscLeSa
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Thanks to lots of support from other members of the lab, Leandro @MVLS_SRF for the EM and our collaborators the Vassali lab @UofGlasgow. Thanks to the funders @wellcometrust @royalsociety @EastbioDTP and MRC DTP. And to a Wellcome CDA to continue this exciting work!
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Incredibly proud to share that our work on Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Proteins is published in @PLOSPathogens
https://t.co/khGAl0PRV3 Led by previous PhD student @BacchettiRoss and carried on by current PhD student, Sarah Stevens.
journals.plos.org
Author summary Infection with Cryptosporidium causes diarrhoea, which can be fatal for malnourished children or people who are immunocompromised. There is no vaccine or effective medicines available...
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Our next Parents of Parasites meeting is coming up! ☕👶 Being a parent in academia can feel isolating - join our virtual coffee break to connect and support each other. 📅 22nd September 🕒 2:00 PM 👉 SPPIRIT members: check your inbox 👉 Non-members: email or DM us to join
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📢 7 weeks to go until our SPPIRIT symposium A fantastic opportunity for ECR parasitologists across Scotland to network and showcase their research. 🗓️ 31 October 2025 | 📍 Roslin Institute, Edinburgh 🎟️ Free to attend → https://t.co/ipit0flsym Secure your spot today!
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Save the date and join us on 22nd of August for a parasitology journal club, 1st session of the SPPIRIT Forum series.
We would like to invite you to join our brand new SPPIRIT Forum! This series of online meetings aims to bring parasitologists together to discuss science, funding opportunities, etc. For more info, join our mailing list:
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Experts unite to tackling calf scour shifting the focus from treatment to prevention
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
This September, leading veterinary experts, academics, and farmers will come together to deliver a practical, farmer-focused webinar series…
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I used inducible CRISPR/Cas9 to make Trypanosoma brucei cell line that allowed me to edit originally muti-copy histone gene. We uncovered a novel role of H4 histone tail in gene regulation. I had a great time working on this exciting project! https://t.co/9Hp0mUqrq2
nature.com
Nature Communications - Transcription in trypanosomatids, such as Trypanosoma brucei, is predominantly polycistronic and involves unconventional RNA polymerase II promoters. This study uses...
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New T2T assembly of Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers @Rodrigobaptista @jcklab
https://t.co/Ygo9c4rZ9T
nature.com
Scientific Data - New T2T assembly of Cryptosporidium parvum IOWA II annotated with Legacy-Compatible Gene identifiers
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Four in five UK dairy farms battling cryptosporidiosis, study finds
thescottishfarmer.co.uk
A UK study finds 4 in 5 dairy farms hit by cryptosporidiosis, costing up to £30K. Gaps in prevention and awareness remain a key concern.
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RA job open in Andrew Maclean's new lab at @edin_EID #parasitology #jobs @SPPIRITnetwork @BSPparasitology
https://t.co/AgtiZ9OZPG
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A research assistant position is available in the research group of Dr Andrew Maclean (Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, University of Edinburgh). We are looking for an enthusiastic...
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Parasite of the Month: #Cryptosporidium #hominis, the most common cause of #cryptosporidiosis in humans, authored by Wanyi Huang, Yaoyu Feng & Lihua Xiao. https://t.co/yXeDXpZPSf
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So happy to share the first preprint from our lab on post-transcriptional regulation at the VSG expression-site body in trypanosomes. @YBRI_UoY
https://t.co/pfJqTsTJb4
biorxiv.org
Antigenic variation is a sophisticated immune evasion strategy employed by many pathogens. Trypanosoma brucei expresses a single Variant-Surface-Glycoprotein (VSG) from a large genetic repertoire,...
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I'm breaking my self-imposed twitter exile to share this: Very happy to see our work finally out today in Nature. This is the culmination of 6 years of hard work by Alli. Flaminia, and the rest of the team at Harvard, and colleagues at OHSU. https://t.co/hZVXbTmYpd
nature.com
Nature - An in vivo screen of small-molecule compounds to inhibit the mosquito-stage development of Plasmodium identified hits that can be incorporated into bed nets and led to effective parasite...
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Parasites need mitochondrial respiration to cause disease. Indeed, common anti-malaria drugs target respiratory enzymes (e.g. atovaquone). But how do the parasite enzymes work and how do drugs inhibit them? Read @AndrewEMaclean and Alex Mühleip phenomenal work to find out! 👇
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Also congrats to @Goddard_P_ for winning a small research grant from @hannah_dairy to follow-up on her observations from our pre-print! You can read more about that here:
pawlowiclab.org
When new EastBio PhD student Peyton joined the lab, it opened up the opportunity to begin a substantial collaboration with our colleagues at Moredun Research Institute. You can see their excellent …
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Grateful for the ability to support @veupathdb. It is fundamental to our lab's daily research activities. We had a few issues initially making the payment, but the team was very helpful. I hope we can come together as field to keep this vital resource!
Do you have questions about the @veupathdb @fungidb @VectorBase funding status and prospects for the future, or about our newly implemented subscription service? Please take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to these Qs and more! https://t.co/05zhP7XLAP
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🎉 Join Us for Parasite Day with PiP 2025! We are thrilled to announce Parasite Day with @PiParasitology on June 27, 2025, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm EDT! This virtual symposium will spotlight groundbreaking work in parasitology by scientists from historically excluded backgrounds.
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Featuring my favorite (and incredibly useful) Cryptosporidium oocyst made by Nicola Caldwell, lead chemist from our collaboration with the @DDU_Dundee . 🐏🐮🚱🐚
"It's really important to learn more about this parasite because it affects both ourselves and agriculture." @goldenpipette and researchers from @dundeeuni launched a study to discover more about the parasite cryptosporidium that cannot be killed by household cleaning products.
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