Our paper is published on the GPI sidechain of T. gondii. This is the first description of the entire GPI sidechain synthetic pathway for any eukaryotic microbe generated by two enzymes we named PIGJ...
Undergraduate researchers Neel Kaushik and Sahil Malhi were bestowed SNS Outstanding Student awards. Of the graduating seniors this Spring 2024, only 3 Biology major students were given this award...
Very excited to share our discovery and characterization of the GPI sidechain sytnthetic pathway in T. gondii. This is a first for any parasite. This is the thesis work by graduate student Julia...
Congratulations for being selected BioLegend Young Investigator Travel Award for Poster Presentations!! One of 4 posters selected...out of 127 posters... well done Laura!
Well done Julia! You did an amazing job and congratulations on all you accomplished! The Jensen lab is forever grateful for your contributions. Picture even made the UC Merced news feed.
Excited to share that we recently received an R21 (R21AI176186) from the NIH to explore novel concepts in mRNA vaccines for Toxoplasma gondii. This is in collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National...
Congratulations to Arlon Wizzard who was awarded one of 7 graduating seniors for the Fall of 2023 to win this award. Picture with Arlon, his mom and me!
Amazing conference featuring South America's best and brightest parasitologists. Honored to be an invited speaker for this meeting, and enjoyed meeting everyone.
It was a privilege to see FIOCRUZ and give a seminar there. In the background, is the historical first building commissioned by Oswald Cruz, co-discoverer with Carlos Chagas, of T. cruzi. FIOCRUZ is...
