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Christopher Fernandez-Prada

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DVM, PhD. Molecular parasitologist. Associate Professor at U. de Montrรฉal / Adjunct Professor at McGill & ULaval. #firstgen #leishmania #EVs Own views ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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Can I suggest the revival of an old fashioned principle among scholars? You donโ€™t criticise what someone else has written unless youโ€™ve read it?

24.05.2025 07:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 250 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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New hope against antimony-resistant Leishmania!
Our SbV-porphyrin hits 170ร— harder than standard drugs, targets ERG6 (absent in mammals), and cuts parasite load by 96% in mice.
Proud of this global #TeamScience effort!
Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
#DrugDiscovery #Leishmania #GlobalHealth

27.04.2025 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to share our new collaborative work!
Climate change could push L. shannoni โ€” a sand fly linked to VSV and Leishmania โ€” into the NE USA and Atlantic Canada.
Using MaxEnt modeling, we mapped future risks for human and animal health.
Check it out: rdcu.be/ejAGk
#VectorBiology #OneHealth

27.04.2025 20:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
DU COQ ร€ L'ร‚NE | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree La Web-Sรฉrie des vรฉtรฉrinaires embรชtants

Jโ€™ai rรฉcemment eu le plaisir de participer ร  lโ€™รฉpisode 42 : ยซ Quand le coq et lโ€™รขne tirent les vers du nez dโ€™un expert en parasitologie ยป linktr.ee/ducoqalane?u...

04.04.2025 00:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic โ€œWeโ€™re still in a pandemic,โ€ says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

Yep.
Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic
โ€œWeโ€™re still in a pandemic,โ€ says a lead COVID official with the World Health Organization

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

17.03.2025 15:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 159 ๐Ÿ” 66 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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WHO issues starkest warning yet on fallout from U.S. withdrawal of aid for global health Breaking: The WHO issued its starkest warning yet on the consequences of the abrupt cessation of U.S. global health funding, saying it is threatening to reverse years of progress worldwide.

โ€œIf disruptions continue we could see an additional 15 million cases of malaria and 107,000 deaths this year alone, reversing 15 years of progress,โ€

The World Health Organization issue a stark warning about the global consequences of the U.S. rolling back public health funding:

18.03.2025 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 167 ๐Ÿ” 79 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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ร‡a va รชtre une journรฉe remplie de belles discussions ! #AMR #zoonoses #OneHealth

14.03.2025 01:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#DNA Small monument in #Leon #Spain

14.03.2025 01:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rodent-targeted fluralaner baiting reduces the density of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected questing Ixodes scapularis ticks in a peri-urban setting in southern Canada Lyme disease (LD) is a threat to public health in southern regions of Canada. In response, we used a One Health approach to design an integrated interโ€ฆ

Happy to share this collaborative work www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #ticks #LymeDisease

14.03.2025 01:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Christmas games include #parasite diagnosis in cute #wildlife! Puzzling ๐Ÿง

24.12.2024 01:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very excited for joining the scientific committee of the #OneHealth initiative of @umontreal.ca uneseulesante.umontreal.ca/accueil/

20.12.2024 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Explaining #physics to my toddler with the windshield frost. #winter is here!

15.12.2024 13:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Feeling the pain here!

05.12.2024 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool!

05.12.2024 11:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Frontiers | Unique Leishmania mexicana clones secrete populations of extracellular vesicles with unique protein profile and variable infectious capability

Thrilled to share our latest collaborative research on Leishmania mexicana ๐Ÿงซ๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸงชTogether, we revealed that distinct clones secrete unique extracellular vesicle populations with specific protein profiles and varying infectious capabilities ๐Ÿ

www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

05.12.2024 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finishing 2024!

05.12.2024 01:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿพโœจ Projet Laurent : Une collaboration unique pour protรฉger les patients immunosupprimรฉs face aux maladies zoonotiques.
Une รฉquipe intersectorielle : immunologistes, vรฉtรฉrinaires, cliniciens, sociologues, patients et bien plus. Ensemble, pour une approche ยซ Une seule santรฉ ยป ๐ŸŒ
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.projetlaurent.org

04.12.2024 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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www.projetlaurent.org

๐ŸŽ‰ A huge success for the 1st #ProjetLaurent Symposium!

๐ŸŒ Together, we tackled critical challenges in #OneHealth, uniting science, innovation & compassion to ensure safe coexistence between humans & animals.

๐Ÿ‘ Thanks to all partners ๐Ÿš€ @umontreal.ca

29.11.2024 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ready for our first symposium One Health, companion animals and immunosuppressed patients #ProjetLaurent at @umontreal.ca

28.11.2024 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations!!! Such great news for the global community

27.11.2024 21:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Online influencers need โ€˜urgentโ€™ fact-checking training, warns Unesco Research shows six in 10 social media content creators do not verify accuracy of information before posting it

Yikes. No surprise. Still, yikes!

Online influencers need โ€˜urgentโ€™ fact-checking training, warns Unesco theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

"...two-thirds of content creators fail to check the accuracy of their material, making them and their followers vulnerable to misinformation."

#ScienceUpFirst

26.11.2024 16:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 689 ๐Ÿ” 221 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27
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Global Lipidomics Reveals the Lipid Composition Heterogeneity of Extracellular Vesicles from Drug-Resistant Leishmania Background: The rise of drug-resistant Leishmania strains presents a significant challenge in the treatment of Leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by the...

Excited to share our latest work in metabolomics and AMR ๐ŸŒŸ We uncovered unique lipid compositions in EVs from drug-resistant Leishmania, shedding light on their role in survival and pathogenicity. Read more: www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14... #Leishmania #DrugResistance #ExtracellularVesicles

26.11.2024 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒŸ Three of our lab students attended #CSPC2024! ๐ŸŒŸThanks to #OHAPโ€“Create and #NSERC for their continuous support!

22.11.2024 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Report: Every dollar of NIH research funding doubles in economic returns Research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023, a total of $92.9 billion, according to an

Research funded by NIH generated $2.46 in economic activity for every $1 of funding in 2023 [a total of $92.9 billion]

www.fiercebiotech.com/research/rep...

17.11.2024 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 248 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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Accueil | Projetlaurent

Symposium Projet Laurent
Une #seulesantรฉ pour protรฉger la #relation #humain-animal chez les personnes immunosupprimรฉes
www.projetlaurent.org

19.11.2024 11:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Sanger Prize Competition 2025 Sanger Prize competiton 2025 for undergraduates interested in genomics, who are from low- and middle-income countries

Fanstastic opportunity for undergraduates in low and middle income countries. A fully funded 3 month internship at Sanger. Get in touch if interested! www.sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sa...

19.11.2024 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Setting limits can also concern what you don't say or do. For example, not replying to an e-mail at the weekend means you don't work at the weekend. On the contrary, replying to e-mails during this period opens the door to people wanting to contact you during this time.

19.11.2024 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆ  Itโ€™s #AMRAwarenessWeek! Our lab is tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Leishmania parasites, uncovering how they evade treatments. Using multi-omics and collaborative research, we aim to fight drug resistance and protect leishmaniasis patients worldwide. #AMR #OneHealth

19.11.2024 13:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited to reconnect with all the amazing people I used to chat with in the 'dead bird nest.' Letโ€™s pick up where common sense left off!

18.11.2024 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ll be sharing insights and stories about culture, science, and social issues in English, Franรงais, and Espaรฑol. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒŽ Let's explore diverse perspectives and spark meaningful conversations together!

Follow along and feel free to reach outโ€”collaborations and exchanges are always welcome. ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฌ

18.11.2024 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0