BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier

2026-04-07 09:45:002026-04-07 16:00:00Europe/LondontrueBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier Full details here: https://myeventflo.com/event.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fullerinfo@bsp.uk.netAdd Event to Calendar

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Discussion

Tue 7 April

8 April

9 April

[Schedule with Sessions only]

DAY 1

Queen Margret Union Building

JMS Main Room (438AB)

JMS Breakout Room (Room 641)

JMS Breakout Room (Room 745)

DAY 2

DAY 1

Queen Margret Union Building

JMS Main Room (438AB)

JMS Breakout Room (Room 641)

JMS Breakout Room (Room 745)

DAY 2

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2026-04-07 09:00:002026-04-07 10:10:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Plenary 1info@bsp.uk.netPlenary 1

The Conoid: A Precision Gatekeeper of Motility and Host Cell Invasion in Apicomplexa
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Dominique Soldati-Favre, University of Geneva

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Daniel Boakye, Daniel Adjei Boakye

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2026-04-07 10:45:002026-04-07 12:20:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Drugs and drug resistanceinfo@bsp.uk.netDrugs and drug resistance

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10:45 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Susan wylie, University of Dundee

Molecular surveillance for Praziquantel resistance in African schistosome populations
11:10 (15 mins)
Timothy Anderson, Texas Biomedical Research Institute

How mite they be resistant? Understanding the genetic basis of macrocyclic lactone resistance in the tiny, itch-inducing parasitic skin mite Psoroptes ovis.
11:25 (15 mins)
Jennifer McIntyre, University of Glasgow

Utilising Model Yeasts to Accelerate Anti-leishmanial Mode of Action Investigations
11:40 (15 mins)
Lizzie Marriott, Durham University

Linking In Vitro Activity, In Vivo Response, and Tissue Distribution in Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
11:55 (15 mins)
Katrien Van Bocxlaer, University of York

Genomic Surveillance of Diagnostic and Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Across Africa and Asia
12:10 (3 mins)
Khalid Beshir, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Rapid Molecular Phenotyping of Triclabendazole Resistance in Fasciola hepatica Using LAP-MALDI Mass Spectrometry
12:13 (3 mins)
Olugbenga Samuel Babatunde, Aberystwyth University

Genomic surveillance of Schistosoma haematobium in Zanzibar to monitor praziquantel efficacy as part of the Resistance Evaluation and Surveillance Initiative for Schistosomiasis Treatment (RESIST)
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Tom Pennance, Natural History Museum

2026-04-07 10:45:002026-04-07 12:20:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Parasite genomes and geneticsinfo@bsp.uk.netParasite genomes and genetics

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10:45 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Jean-Claude Dujardin, Institute of Tropical Medicine

Horizontal Transfer of LINE-RTE Elements Between Schistosoma mansoni and Molluscan Hosts Reveals Widespread Metazoan Dissemination of Perere-3/Sr3
11:10 (15 mins)
Anna Protasio, University of Cambridge

How do nucleotide-limiting drugs affect the cell cycle of Plasmodium falciparum?
11:25 (15 mins)
Megan Armstrong, University of Cambridge

Leishmania virulence attenuation: an old conundrum revisited in the omics era
11:40 (15 mins)
Vyacheslav Yurchenko, University of Ostrava

CosSeq screening identifies amastigote fitness factors enhancing Leishmania donovani mammalian infection
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Laura Piel, Institut Pasteur

A stable tetraploid exception to the diploid rule in Trypanosoma brucei
12:10 (3 mins)
Catarina Marques, Centre for Parasitology, School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow

Assembly and composition of the DNA replication fork in Trypanosoma brucei
12:13 (3 mins)
Grace Gill, University of Glasgow

Recent Gene Duplications May Promote Rapid Adaptation in the Intramolluscan Stages of Schistosoma mansoni
12:16 (3 mins)
Simon Kershenbaum, University of Oxford

High-throughput analysis of single Leishmania cells reveals the complex nature of DNA replication timing control.
12:19 (3 mins)
Jeziel Dener Damasceno, University of Glasgow - SII

2026-04-07 10:45:002026-04-07 12:20:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Immunology and vaccinologyinfo@bsp.uk.netImmunology and vaccinology

Regular Mass drug administration of Praziquantel to boost anti-schistosome immunity: Preclinical and clinical evidences
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Keynote Speaker: Justin Komguep Nono, Institute of medical research and medicinal plant studies

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2026-04-07 13:50:002026-04-07 15:00:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Workshop 1:Education in Parasitologyinfo@bsp.uk.netWorkshop 1:Education in Parasitology

2026-04-07 13:50:002026-04-07 15:00:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Workshop 2:Malacologyinfo@bsp.uk.netWorkshop 2:Malacology

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2026-04-07 15:00:002026-04-07 15:30:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, MalSoc AGMinfo@bsp.uk.netMalSoc AGM

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2026-04-07 15:30:002026-04-07 17:05:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Novel tools and techniquesinfo@bsp.uk.netNovel tools and techniques

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15:30 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Mattie Pawlowic, University of Dundee

Building an Open 3D Digital Reference Collection of Schistosomiasis Vector Snails to support research, malacological training and field surveillance
15:55 (15 mins)
Adam Cieplinski, Natural History Museum

Integrated surveillance approaches for malaria elimination: findings from the ENSURE programme in the Philippines
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Maria Lourdes Macalinao, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Bulk Linkage Analysis for Single-cell Experiments (BLASE) characterises development rate of P. spp, revealing the effect of differential development.
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Andrew McCluskey, University of Glasgow

Design and Optimisation of a 39-colour Spectral Flow Cytometry Panel to Characterise Immune Response Dynamics in Trypanosoma, Leishmania, and Plasmodium Infections
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Yentl Jacobs, LMPH - University of Antwerp

A world-first clinical trial of a gene drive malaria parasite to control disease
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Geoffrey McFadden, Uni of Melbourne

In silico anticoccidial activity of Fermented Maize Supernatant against Eimeria tenella of chickens
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Oluwayomi Adeyemi, University of Lagos

Developing a cell painting assay for Plasmodium falciparum drug discovery
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Rebecca Edgar, University of Dundee

2026-04-07 15:30:002026-04-07 17:05:00Europe/LondonBSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with ElsevierSession at BSP Spring Meeting 2026 in Collaboration with Elsevier https://www.myeventflo.com/eventflo.asp?evID=2554OnlineJulian Fuller, Veterinary Parasitologyinfo@bsp.uk.netVeterinary Parasitology

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15:30 (25 mins)
Keynote Speaker: Majeed Bakari Soale, University of Nottinghaam

CDK–Cyclin-Driven Cell Cycle Regulation in Theileria annulata: Molecular Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities
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Amar Prajapati, National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad, Telangana, 500032

Investigating the impact of grazing management on parasite control and pasture.
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Kayleigh Devine, University of Glasgow

De Novo Assembly and Comparative Analysis of Poultry-Infecting Eimeria Genomes Support Insights into Drug Resistance and Precocious Development
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Conor Noonan, Royal Veterinary College

Heavy infection with Contracaecum rudolphii (Nematoda) in the digestive tract of the great cormorant: Histopathology and new insights on interaction between worm and avian gut microbiota
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Bahram Sayyaf Dezfuli, University of Ferrara

Impact of feeding bioactive plants on parasite infection and performance in sheep: a meta-analysis
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Adam Hayward, Moredun Research Institute

Genome-wide responses to macrocyclic lactone treatments in gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle
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Paul Campbell, University of Glasgow

Characterisation of Antimicrobial Peptide Profiles in Nematode Excretory Secretory Products
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Holly McCormack, Queen's University Belfast

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Keynote Speaker: Maria Mota , GIMM, Lisbon

The Fe-nomenal Flexibility of Toxoplasma Metabolism
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Jack Hanna, University of Glasgow

Exometabolomic Analysis of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism Disruption in Trypanosoma cruzi
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Sabrina Marsiccobetre, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo

Potential new drug targets for Trypanosomatid protozoan parasites from the pantothenate and coenzyme A biosynthesis pathway
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Fatima Ceesay, University of Glasgow

Evaluating the anti-trypanosomal activity and mode-of-action of pyrazolopyrimidines
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Dorien Mabille, University of Antwerp

Disruption of Sulphur Amino Acid Pathway Affects Metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi
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Maria Sol Ballari, Universidade de São Paulo

Functional Profiling of Amino Acid Metabolism in Trypanosoma cruzi Using Bar-seq CRISPR-Cas9 Screening
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Janaina de Freitas Nascimento, Instituto de Química - USP

Generation of NIPSNAP-Deficient and Tagged Leishmania mexicana Lines for Target Validation Studies
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Natalia Kraeva, Life Science Research Centre,University of Ostrava

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