Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS) studying the cell & molecular biology of parasitic Excavata & amoebaehttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanase.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanase.bsky.social/post/3mix3772pjk2uI have officially started my new position as a Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) 🇯🇵. My new research group will focus on the cell/molecular biology of parasitic Excavata & amoebae (incl. Trypanosoma, Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, & more) (1/3)08 Apr 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:dkogjk2dy4khwetk4e2dlua7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mix3772pjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ryanase.bsky.social/post/3m6f7ivsno22bOur new preprint describes Plasmodium NEK4 as a key regulator coupling meiotic initiation and morphogenesis—a critical step for malaria transmission. This involves MTOC-driven nuclear movement strikingly analogous to "horsetail" movement in fission yeast. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.21.689802v124 Nov 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:dkogjk2dy4khwetk4e2dlua7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f7ivsno22b