We are excited to announce that Aurélien Dumètre and Jana El Husseiny recently attended the 17th International Toxoplasmosis Conference in Berlin, Germany. This event covered various aspects of Toxoplasma research, ranging from molecular biology to clinical disease and epidemiology.

Before the main conference, they participated in the 3rd Environmental Toxoplasmosis Meeting, co-organized by Aurélien Dumètre and other experts in the field. This meeting focused on advancing the understanding of the environmental aspects and public health implications of Toxoplasmosis. Additionally, they attended a joint session with the ToxoDB workshop, which aimed to enhance participants skills and knowledge in using the ToxoDB database for research and data analysis.

Aurélien gave a talk at the workshop titled “Eimeria acervulina, a Promising Surrogate for the Study of Toxoplasma gondii Oocyst Inactivation.” Jana showcased her PhD project at both the workshop and the conference, delivering a talk at the workshop and presenting a turbo talk and a poster on her research titled “Unraveling Morphological and Biomechanical Responses to Harsh Environmental Conditions in Coccidian Oocysts.”

We are proud of their contributions and the recognition of their work at these significant scientific gatherings.