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9:00 | BES: 1 - Insect, Amphibian and Fungal Parasitology Chairs: Matt Fisher, Imperial College London A Potentially Plastic Parasite and a Plastic Amphibian Host Response 09:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Trent Garner, Zoological Society of London The evolutionary ecology of parasite diversity and host defences 09:30 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Paul Schmid-Hempel, ETH Zurich FMRFamide-like Peptide 21 (FLP-21) Coordinates Host Finding Behaviours in the Entomopathogenic Nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae 10:00 (15 mins) Robert Morris, Queen's University Belfast Comparative genomics and transcriptomics of Trachipleistophora hominis: new insights into the dynamic and innovative evolution of microsporidia genomes 10:15 (15 mins) Robert Hirt, Newcastle University |
NTDs: 1 - Neglected Tropical Disease Research. Sponsor - London Center for Neglected Tropical Disease Research Chairs: Roy Anderson, Imperial College London Research and Implementation Issues in STH Control and Elimination Efforts
09:00 (15 mins) Keynote Speaker: Judd Walson, University of Washington and Natural History Museum, London Using lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment survey as a screening platform for molecular surveillance of Strongyloides stercoralis and other soil-transmitted helminths in Fijian school children 09:15 (15 mins) Russell Stothard, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine What impact will the current WHO treatment coverage targets have the soil-transmitted helminths and can a change in strategy break transmission? 09:30 (15 mins) Hugo Turner, LCNTDR How do you measure transmission interruption of STH and LF in mass drug administration programmes? 09:45 (15 mins) Roy Anderson, Imperial College London Unraveling the epidemiology and origin of the urogenital schistosomiasis outbreak in Corsica (France) 10:00 (15 mins) Bonnie Webster, Natural History Museum |
Apicomplexa: 1 - Transmission Chairs: Colin Sutherland, HPA Malaria Reference Lab & Immunology Unit Accelerating the discovery of Malaria transmission-blocking drugs 09:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Michael Delves, Imperial College London Evaluating malaria transmission blocking vaccines effectiveness in various endemic settings 09:30 (15 mins) Anais Bompard, Imperial College Impact of season and drug resistance on P. falciparum transmission: insights into optimized malaria control 09:45 (15 mins) Amal Gadalla, Unemployed A novel model fitted to multiple life stages of malaria for assessing the efficacy of transmission blocking interventions 10:00 (30 mins) Ellie Sherrard-Smith, Imperial College London |
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis: 1 - Drug Development I Chairs: Sue Welburn, University of Edinburgh Drug Discovery for Neglected Tropical Diseases 09:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Ian Gilbert , University of Dundee Targeting the Trypanosoma brucei flap endonuclease 09:30 (15 mins) Sarah Oates, Keele University Using a consensus technique for improving the methodology of clinical trials assessing treatments for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis 09:45 (15 mins) Astrid Erber, University of Oxford Investigating the CNS inflammatory response associated with trypanosome infection. 10:00 (15 mins) Jean Rodgers, University of Glasgow |
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11:00 | BES: 2 - Veterinary Parasitology Chairs: Trent Garner, Zoological Society of London Fasciola hepatica: what have models ever done for us? 11:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Diana Williams , University of Liverpool Characterization of the effects of Heligmosomoides polygyrus infection on gut associated lymphoid tissue microarchitecture. 11:30 (15 mins) Alejandra Sanchez, The Roslin Institute T cell transcription factor variants linked to Teladorsagia circumcincta resistance in sheep 11:45 (15 mins) Hazel Wilkie, Roslin Institute |
NTDs: 2 - NTD Monitoring and Evaluation. Sponsor - Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) Chairs: Judd Walson, University of Washington and Natural History Museum, London Alan Fenwick OBE, Imperal College London Identifying challenges and opportunities to optimise disease control through monitoring and evaluation 11:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Fiona Fleminig, Imperial College London Identifying factors that influence cure rates during schistosomiasis treatment with praziquantel: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 11:30 (15 mins) Mizuho Fukushige, University of Edinburgh Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) in Abeokuta, Nigeria 11:45 (15 mins) Uwemedimo Ekpo, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta |
Apicomplexa: 2 - Transmission and Epidemiology Chairs: Michael Delves, Imperial College London Application of a new PCR-RFLP panel suggests a restricted population structure for Eimeria tenella in UK poultry 11:00 (15 mins) Damer Blake, Royal Veterinary College Detection of DNA identical to Sarcocystis lutrae in European badgers (Meles meles) in Scotland 11:15 (15 mins) Tanja Lepore, Moredun Research Institute High frequency of infection of lung cancer patients with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii 11:30 (15 mins) Geoff Hide, University of Salford Typing and subtyping of Cryptosporidium from human and animals in Jordan 11:45 (15 mins) Rami Mukbel, Jordan University of Science and Technology |
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis: 2 - Drug Development II Chairs: Ian Gilbert , University of Dundee Phosphodieasterase inhibitors as a potential treatment for neglected parasitic diseases 11:00 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Rob Leurs, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Role of surface proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania during parasite infection: talking about amastins and trans-sialidases 11:30 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Santuza M.R. Teixeira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
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2:15: | BES: 3 - Parasite Development and Targets Chairs: Damer Blake, Royal Veterinary College Homologous neuropeptides coordinate diverse behaviours across parasitic nematodes 14:15 (15 mins) Johnathan Dazell, Queen's University Belfast Understanding protective immunity to Haemonchus contortus to aid development of a recombinant vaccine 14:30 (15 mins) Eve Hanks, University of Glasgow Cathepsin B proteases in Fasciola hepatica and their role(s) in fluke virulence 14:45 (15 mins) Tara Barbour, Queen's University Belfast ‘Cystatins of Fasciola hepatica: inhibitors of the major host and parasite cysteine proteases in infection’ 15:00 (15 mins) Orla Drysdale, Queen's University Belfast Evaluation of Novel Anthelminthics using Caenorhabditis elegans 15:15 (15 mins) Pilaslak Akrachalanont, University of strathclyde In vitro and in vivo control of sarcoptic mange in rabbits using lemon oil 15:30 (15 mins) Shawky Aboelhadid, Beni-Suef University Slot 14:15 (5 mins) |
NTDs: 3 - Vector/Intermediate Host-Parasite Interactions and Biology. Sponsor - RSTMH Chairs: Aidan Mark Emery, Natural History Museum The compatibility between Biomphalaria snails and Schistosoma mansoni: an increasingly complex puzzle
14:15 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Guillaume Mitta, University of Perpignan Mapping freshwater snails in Angola: distribution, identity and molecular diversity of medically important taxa 14:45 (15 mins) Fiona Allan, The Natural History Museum Hematophagy of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera; Psychodidae) on a mouse skin model: a new view based on intravital microscopy and image analysis 15:00 (15 mins) Kelsilândia Aguiar Martins, Lancaster University Breaking through the surface: Insights into host-parasite signalling in Schistosoma mansoni 15:15 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Tony Walker, Kingston University Soil-transmitted helminth infections, risk factors, and morbidity associations in Timor-Leste 14:15 (15 mins) Suzy Campbell, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
Apicomplexa: 3 - Pathogenesis & immunity of infections Chairs: Owain Millington, University of Strathclyde T cell responses to semi-conserved regions of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 14:15 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Britta Urban, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Effect of malaria infection on lipid profile in children in Akoko land, Nigeria 14:45 (15 mins) Olusegun Matthew Akanbi, Adekunle Ajasin University RNA-seq analysis confirms that extracellular tachyzoites of virulent and avirulent strains of Neospora caninum are transcriptionally distinct 15:00 (15 mins) John Ellis, University of Technology Sydney Malaria infection in relation to poor glycemic control and anaemia among type 2m diabetes mellitus patients in Lagos, Nigeria. 15:15 (15 mins) BERNICE UDOH, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and associated risk factors among migrant workers in Malaysia 15:30 (15 mins) Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain, University of Malaya |
Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis: 3 - Epidemiology Chairs: Zulma M. Cucunubá, Imperial College London Beyond Tsetse - Implications for Research and Control of Human African Trypanosomiasis 14:15 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Sue Welburn, University of Edinburgh Mortality and progression rates attributed to Chagas disease and implications for burden of disease evaluation 14:45 (15 mins) Zulma M. Cucunubá, Imperial College London Leishmaniasis outbreaks in the Syrian conflict: The lesser known scars of war 15:00 (15 mins) Waleed Al Salem, Saudi Ministry of Health Are current tools sufficient to achieve WHO elimination goals for sleeping sickness? Modelling intervention strategies in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 15:15 (30 mins) Kat Rock, Warwick University |
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4:15: | BES:4 - Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecology Chairs: Tim Littlewood, Natural History Museum Fish trematodes of the tropical Indo-west Pacific: is this progress 16:15 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Thomas Cribb, The University of Queensland Worms, fish, seals and man in the Baltic - economic and ecological considerations 16:45 (30 mins) Keynote Speaker: Kurt Buchmann , Univeristy of Copenhagen Biodiversity and disease risk: complex effects of non-hosts on parasite transmission 16:15 (15 mins) David Thieltges, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Dpt of Coastal Systems, and Utrecht University |
NTDs: 4 - Epidemiology, Infection and Morbidity Chairs: Aidan Mark Emery, Natural History Museum Going paperless? A six-country experience on the use of SMART phones in data collection for Nation wide disease mapping and monitoring of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminths National Disease Control Programs. 16:30 (15 mins) Yolisa Nalule, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative Design and Evaluation of a Health Educational Board Game for the Control of Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis among Primary School Children in Abeokuta, Nigeria 16:45 (15 mins) Uwemedimo Ekpo, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Systematic review and meta-analysis of soil-transmitted helminth treatment efficacy studies and the case for sharing individual patient data 17:00 (15 mins) Julia Halder, Imperial College London Anti-morbidity effects of second generation tetracycline antibiotics in pre-clinical lymphatic filariasis disease models 17:15 (15 mins) Stephen Cross, Liverpool school of tropical medicine |
Modelling: 1 Chairs: Deirdre Hollingsworth, University of Warwick Optimising the global allocation of malaria funds. 16:15 (15 mins) Peter Winskill, Imperial College london A trade-off between dry season survival longevity and high wet season net reproduction explains the persistence of Anopheles mosquitoes: Implications for vector control 16:30 (15 mins) Gesham Magombedze, Imperial College London The role of mosquito bite heterogeneity in determining the distribution of infection in Lymphatic Filariasis 16:45 (15 mins) Michael Irvine, University of Warwick Estimating the most efficient allocation of interventions to achieve reductions in P.falciparum malaria burden and transmission in Africa: a modelling study 17:00 (30 mins) Patrick Walker, Imperial College London |
Science Comunnications: 1 Chairs: Catherine Merrick, Keele University Media skills for scientistGaining confidence and taking control when dealing with the press 16:15 (15 mins) Inga Vesper, SciDev.net Impactful websites for research projects 16:30 (15 mins) Steve Lacey, Manta Ray Media Writing a film brief and visualising data 16:45 (15 mins) Alice Hawash, Manta Ray Media Deep End: notes from a public engagement novice 17:00 (15 mins) James Edwards-Smallbone, Keele University |
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