BSP Parasites Online 2021

Secreting and communicating: lessons from a parasite and vaginal bacterial commensals
11:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Augusto Barbosa, The University of Auckland

The intimate and evolutionarily conserved relationship between Trichomonas and Mycoplasma
11:30 (15 mins)
Nick Bailey, Newcastle University

What insect resistance against fungal biopesticides can teach us about G x E in host-pathogen interactions
11:45 (15 mins)
Matthew Tinsley, Stirling University

Heligmosomoides polygyrus produces homologues of HpARI and HpBARI which have increased activity against human immune targets
12:00 (15 mins)
Adefunke Ogunkanbi, University of Dundee

Schistosome ‘omics’

Chairs: Christoph G. Grevelding, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

Towards a chromosomal view of schistosome genome evolution
11:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Matthew Berriman, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Life stage-specific glycosylation of schistosome-derived extracellular vesicles (EV) directs interactions of EV with lectin receptors on host cells
11:30 (15 mins)
Cornelis Hokke, Leiden University Medical Center

Genomic landscape of introgression between blood flukes infecting livestock (Schistosoma bovis) and humans (S. haematobium) across Africa
11:45 (15 mins)
Roy Platt, Texas Biomedical Research Institute

Simultaneous genotyping of snails and infecting trematode parasites using high-throughput amplicon sequencing.
12:00 (15 mins)
Cyril Hammoud, Ghent University

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Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Chairs: Rod Dillon, Lancaster University

Disparate immunogenic properties of malaria pre-erythrocytic stage antigens and their susceptibility to vaccine-induced CD8+ T cells
13:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Julius Hafalla, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Turning trypanosomes into a vaccine: The design and application of a brucei-based carrier platform for the targeting of a wide variety of "difficult" antigens
13:30 (15 mins)
Joseph Verdi, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum

Combining a Novel Immunoassay to Quantify Antibodies to Salivary Antigens with Antibody Acquisition Models to Estimate Exposure to Simulium damnosum s.l. Bites
13:45 (15 mins)
Philip Milton, Imperial College London

Identification and RNA profiling of ovine tuft cells in response to gastro-intestinal nematode infections
14:00 (15 mins)
Katie Hildersley, University of Glasgow

Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions

Chairs: Cornelis Hokke, Leiden University Medical Center

Pulmonary and intestinal immune responses during Schistosoma mansoni infection
13:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Andrew MacDonald, University of Manchester

Nitric oxide harms the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti in mice, partly by inhibiting its vital peptidases
13:30 (15 mins)
Barbora Šmídová, Charles University, Prague

In-depth exploration of Trichobilharzia regenti neuroinvasion in mice: host immune response and helminth-induced neuropathogenicity
13:45 (15 mins)
Tomas Machacek, Charles University, Prague

Harnessing the diagnostic potential of highly specific anti-glycan antibodies in schistosomiasis
14:00 (15 mins)
Anna Kildemoes, Leiden University Medical Centre

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Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Chairs: Robert Hirt

Scientist at play; artful science to explore Leishmania, sand flies and their gut microbiota.
15:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Rod Dillon, Lancaster University

High throughput single-cell genome sequencing gives insights into the generation and evolution of mosaic aneuploidy in Leishmania donovani
15:30 (15 mins)
Gabriel Negreira, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Functionally mapping the diversification of African trypanosomes using spatial proteomics
15:45 (15 mins)
Nicola Moloney, University of Cambridge

Rapid egress of Trypanosoma cruzi follows actin cytoskeleton rearrangement and membrane rupture
16:00 (15 mins)
Eden Ferreira, Federal University of Sao Paulo

Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening

Chairs: Andrew MacDonald, University of Manchester

Schisto drug discovery in Sunny San Diego – tools and technologies
15:00 (30 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Conor Caffrey, Center for Discovery and Innovation in Parasitic Diseases, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceut

Docking-based virtual screening identification of multi kinase-targeting inhibitors with in vitro phenotypic activity against Schistosoma mansoni
15:30 (15 mins)
Bernardo Moreira, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen

From bugs to drugs: discovery of novel antischistosomal compounds from insects
15:45 (15 mins)
Simone Haeberlein, Institute of Parasitology, University Giessen

Anti-schistosomal activities of quinoxaline-containing compounds: from hit identification to lead optimisation
16:00 (15 mins)
Gilda Padalino, Ibers Aberystwyth University

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