Protists in the News
Protists are appearing in various news outlets. These fascinating organisms continue to make headlines, sparking interest due to their ecological significance and unique characteristics. Tomáš Pánek and Donna Huber have carefully selected some of the most noteworthy...
Protist Research in Nature, Cell, and Science
Nature and Science are renowned for publishing the highest-quality peer-reviewed research across all fields of science and technology, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited globally. While Cell focuses on experimental biology, its impact is equally...
Call for Symposium Proposals
The Protistology Open conference will be held 19–23 April 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic. ISOP will sponsor 2 symposia at this conference, each consisting of 3-6 speakers. 6,000 USD will be allocated per symposium. We encourage topics that address broad areas of...
Protistology June 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.
President’s Annual Report
Executive meetings were called in October, January, February, March, and at the beginning and end of May. There was almost daily correspondence on ISOP matters from September, with the exception of holidays. We had a busy year on all the committees. I thank all those...
2025 ISOP annual business meeting
During the upcoming scientific conference, Society members will gather to review the past year, discuss key topics, and vote on important matters. This year’s meeting will take place in Seoul on June 26th. Micah Dunthorn, Chair of the Programme Committee, has kindly...
ICOP 2025
By Avelina Espinosa International Congress of Protistology ICOP/ISOP 2025 https://www.icop2025.org/ Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, June 22-27, 2025 The ICOP/ISOP 2025 meeting posted the Program-at-a-Glance: it announces 11 invited lectures, including 6 Keynote...
ISOP will hold its 2026 meeting in Prague
by Tomáš Pánek and Julius Lukeš ISOP will join the Protistology Section of the Czech Society of Parasitology to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the first international protistology meeting, which took place in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, in 1961. At...
2025 ISOP Elections – June 11-24
The 2025 ISOP elections will be held from June 11 to June 24. ISOP members will be voting to elect a new President-Elect, Award Committee Chairperson, Trainee Member, and three members of the Nominating Committee. All candidates are ISOP members in good standing....
Holtz-Conner awardees – 2025
The Holz-Conner Award, established in honor of George Holz and Robert Conner, is dedicated to fostering the Society’s membership and engagement by supporting the participation of students and financially constrained early-career investigators at its annual meetings....
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