BSP Parasites Online 2021

21 Jun
Tue 22 June
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DAY 1
Conference room 1Conference room 2
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10:00
2021 Wright Medal Lecture
Chairs: Colin Sutherland, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine  
Understanding the survival tricks of parasite surfaces
10:00 (45 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Matthew Higgins, Oxford University  
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11:00
Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I
Chairs: Eric Morgan, Queen's University Belfast  
An integrated omics approach for Fasciola hepatica vaccine target identification
11:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Krystyna Cwiklinski, National University of Ireland, Galway  

Disparities in drug sensitivity of T. congolense and brucei group trypanosomes is related to differences in adenosine transporters and aquagyceroporins
11:30 (15 mins)
Marzuq Ungogo, University of Glasgow  

Deazapurine nucleoside analogues for the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis
11:45 (15 mins)
Harry De Koning, University of Glasgow  

In vitro analysis of the effects of acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin on motility of female adult Onchocerca volvulus worms
12:00 (15 mins)
Rhoda Antwi, University of Energy and Natural Resources  
Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I
Chairs: Derrick Robinson, CNRS/University of Bordeaux  
Picture a Parasitologist
11:00 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Debbie Smith  
Building gender equity from the bottom up: the rise and essence of parasitology communities
11:25 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Elena Gomez-Diaz, CSIC  
Creating resources to increase gender equity in Parasitology
11:50 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth English, University of Pennsylvania  
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Session 4:Live Q & A
Break 12:15
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Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II
Chairs: Krystyna Cwiklinski, National University of Ireland, Galway  
Challenges in combining drugs, vaccines and other helminth control tools in livestock under climate change
13:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Eric Morgan, Queen's University Belfast  

Understanding the structure and function of Fatty Acid Pathway proteins of Leishmania major to identify potent anti-leishmanials
13:30 (15 mins)
Chetna Dhembla, University of Delhi, South Campus  

Pan-Phylum Characterisation of Helminth Endocannabinoid Signalling Systems
13:45 (15 mins)
Bethany Crooks, Queen’s University Belfast   

Repurposing trypanocidal drugs to tackle amoebic gill disease in Atlantic Salmon
14:00 (15 mins)
Bachar Cheaib, University Of Glasgow  
Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II
Chairs: James LaCourse, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  Pegine Walrad, University of York  
Centering Diverse Voices and Grappling with Racial Inequities in Parasitology
13:00 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Regina Cordy, Wake Forest University  
WOMEN IN SCIENCE: THE PATH I FOLLOWED AND WHY WE STILL NEED TO DISCUSS GENDER EQUALITY IN BRAZIL
13:25 (20 mins)
Keynote Speaker: SANTUZA MARIA Teixeira, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS  
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1:45: Round table
13:45 (60 mins)
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3:00
Diagnosis and Biomarkers I
Chairs: Rhys Jones, IBERS  
Metabarcoding and amplicon sequencing in helminth diagnostics and surveillance
15:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: John Gilleard, University of Calgary   

A novel immunoassay to measure human blackfly exposure in onchocerciasis endemic areas
15:30 (15 mins)
Laura Willen, University of Antwerp  

Glycomic analysis of the filarial nematode Brugia malayi and characterization of anti-glycan antibody responses during infection.
15:45 (15 mins)
Laudine Petralia, Leiden University Medical Center  

Developmental and secretory regulation of microRNAs in an expanded Fasciola hepatica dataset
16:00 (15 mins)
Caoimhe Herron, Queen's University Belfast  
Schistosome Biology I
Chairs: Anthony Walker, Kingston University  
A non-ribosomal peptide pheromone controls male-induced female sexual development in schistosomes
15:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Jim Collins, UT Southwestern Medical Center  

Excretion patterns of Schistosoma mansoni circulating antigens CAA and CCA by adult male and female worms, using a mouse model and ex vivo parasite culture
15:30 (15 mins)
Miriam Casacuberta Partal, Leiden University Medical Center  

In vitro-matured schistosomes, a valuable tool for drug discovery and studying schistosome development
15:45 (15 mins)
Helmut Haas, helminGuard  

Cell signalling during Schistosoma mansoni male-female interactions
16:00 (15 mins)
Eman Shakir, Kingston University  
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5:00 Poster Session - Please go to main Hall and access the poster balcony 5:00:
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