Call for Applications: Community Initiative Support Fund
Program purpose This program will provide structured financial support for scientific meetings, workshops, symposia, educational initiatives, and other community-driven projects aligned with ISOP's mission that are not eligible for the existing Affiliated Society...
Call for Papers: Protistology Open 2026
Submissions now being accepted The European Journal of Protistology, The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, and Protist are collaborating on a special issue to showcase recent conceptual, methodological, and technological advances in protistology from participants of...
Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative RFP
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative is seeking proposals that open new interdisciplinary lines of inquiry and support methods and technology development that substantially advance understanding of symbiosis in marine and...
Protistology December 2025
Issue No. 2; February 2025
The Protistology Newsletter is a publication for scientists devoted to research on single-celled eukaryotes, or protists. The International Society of Protistologists (ISOP) promotes the presentation and discussion of new or important facts and problems in protistology, and works to provide resources for the promotion and advancement of this science.
Executive Committee Summary
by Tomáš Pánek 1. 2025 Election Results Under the leadership of Euki Yazaki, the Nomination Committee invited ISOP members to express their interest in running for the President-Elect, Award committee chairperson, Trainee member, and three elected members of the...
The Unfolding Saga of Membership Matters
by Gaytha A. Langlois, ISOP Membership Secretary Based on feedback from ISOP members and officers, over the last two years, we have updated the ISOP Bylaws to describe new membership categories by having the Executive Committee recommend changes and the Membership...
Women in Protistology, Part III
By Gaytha Langlois Yunfen Shen, a renowned protozoologist and member of the Chinese Academy of Science and the CAS Institute of Hydrobiology completed her PhD degree at the Institute of Zoology at the former USSR Academy of Sciences in 1960. Her work at the Institute...
16th International Congress of Protistology
Joint meeting of ICOP/ISOP 2025, June 22 – June 2027, Seoul, Korea Conference venue The conference was held at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), located near the most important palaces of Joseon Korea. The present-day university is a modern continuation of the National...
Protistology Open 2026
Join Us for Protistology Open 2026! April 19–23, 2026 Prague, Czech Republic Discover the latest breakthroughs shaping the world of microbial eukaryotes at Protistology Open 2026—a vibrant meeting uniting leading and emerging researchers across protistology,...
Keeling’s Honorary Doctorate and a Week of Protistology Debates
by Julius Lukeš The Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre (Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, CZ) and the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, CZ) were hosting an interesting scientific trio consisting...
Protistology Newsletter
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