Mathieu Cayla

Mathieu Cayla is a MRC Career Development Fellow at the Department of Biology, University of York, focusing on African trypanosomes and Leishmania signaling pathways. His research spans cellular differentiation, protein kinases, and quorum-sensing mechanisms.

• Education: PhD in Molecular Parasitology (Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7, 2014), MSc in Parasitology and Mycology (Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 2010).
• Research: Investigates MAP kinases and autophagy regulation in trypanosomatids, funded by an MRC Career Development Award (2022–2027).

Recent work includes differentiation granules in T. brucei (Nature Communications, 2024) and life cycle simplification mechanisms (Nature Communications, 2024). Collaborations include University of Edinburgh and Institut Pasteur.

• Scientific Awards: MRC Career Development Award (2022).

He supervises PhD students and contributes to infectious disease research, with a focus on parasitic signaling pathways and therapeutic targeting.