News overview
All news at a glance.
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DFG EXIT Programme: A Successful ConclusionThe DFG EXIT Priority Programme concludes after six productive years of research, collaboration and exciting discoveries.
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New Publication in Nature CommunicationsNew work from the Jimenez-Ruiz group reveals how two methyltransferases coordinate the initiation of parasite motility.
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New Publication in Nano LettersNew work led by Javier Periz uses graphene energy transfer to pinpoint the position of the Toxoplasma Myosin A motor with nanometric precision.
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Summer Party Time!Good food, live music and great company made for a fantastic lab summer party, with an extra special reason to celebrate this year!
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Congratulations, Dr Peipei Qin!Peipei Qin successfully defended her PhD thesis and was awarded the distinction summa cum laude. Congratulations, Dr Qin!
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Welcome Rosalba Cruz Miron!Rosalba Cruz Miron joins the Chair of Experimental Parasitology as a postdoctoral researcher. Welcome to the team!
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Our Chair at Toxo18 in BrazilMarkus Meissner, Elena Jimenez-Ruiz and Vitoria Castor joined the international Toxoplasma community at Toxo18 in Brazil.
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Our Nature Protocols paper is out!A big shoutout to Raúl, Sandra and everyone’s involved for developing a high-sensitivity scRNA-seq method.
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EMBO funds Belén's Research Project!Congratulations to Belén on being awarded an EMBO Fellowship, a highly competitive award supporting her research. We are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition with her.
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Welcome Rachel Choo!Rachel Choo joins the Jimenez-Ruiz group as a PhD student to investigate protein methylation in Toxoplasma gondii.
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Dr. Simon Gras at the ParaFrap Workshop 2026Dr. Simon Gras joined the ParaFrap workshop as an invited guest speaker for four inspiring days of science, exchange and networking.
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James Presents at BMC Science SeasonHe updates Munich Life-Science Community on his work during the BMC Science Seasons Lecture Series.
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Lab Retreat at KampenwandScience, hiking and plenty of laughs: our Kampenwand lab retreat combined scientific discussions with spectacular mountain scenery.
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DFG Research Grant Awarded to Dr Elena Jimenez-Ruiz
Dr Elena Jimenez-Ruiz receives a three-year DFG Research Grant to explore methylation in apicomplexan parasites.
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Dr. Simon Gras at APICOMPLEXA-2026Dr. Simon Gras joined APICOMPLEXA-2026 as an invited speaker, presenting our latest work on plasma membrane recycling in Toxoplasma.
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Welcome Monami Chowdhury!Monami Chowdhury joins the Chair of Experimental Parasitology as a postdoctoral researcher shared between the Jimenez-Ruiz and Meissner labs.
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Welcome Eva-Helena Aden!Eva-Helena Aden continues at the Chair of Experimental Parasitology as a PhD student in the Meissner and Sabass labs.
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A Rain of Publications!Three more publications !
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Publication of a new scientific articleA new article from the Gras laboratory have been accepted and published in PLOS Biology.
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Welcome Anqi Wu!Anqi Wu joins the Gras lab as a PhD student supported by a China Scholarship Council (CSC) scholarship.
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Funding Awarded for ERC Preparatory ResearchDr. Elena Jiménez Ruiz and Prof. Markus Meissner (Chair of Experimental Parasitology) receive LMUexcellent support
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Farewell to Dr. Li Wei and Dr. Julia von Knoerzer-SuckowA warm goodbye to two outstanding colleagues
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Welcome Parnian Sazgar!
Parnian Sazgar joins the Chair of Experimental Parasitology as a PhD student in Veterinary Medicine.
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Chair of Experimental Parasitology in the Spotlight !Our recent work on the development of new anti-malarial drugs has been highlighted in Tagesschau.
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Our Work Highlighted by LMUOur most recent research, published in Nature, is now featured on the LMU news website.
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Our Latest Research Published in Nature.Our team recently published in Nature and describe how a key protein helps malaria parasites survive and how blocking it could stop both the disease.
