Presentations by Session

Schedule : Presentations by Session

Helminth Extracellular Vesicles: Drugs and Bugs
			Dr Russell Morphew
Session : Room:

Tue22 Jun01:45pm(60 mins)

Round table

Thu24 Jun04:45pm(15 mins)

Session 12 Q & A

Fri25 Jun09:45am(30 mins)

Q & A

Fri25 Jun10:30am(30 mins)

BSP AGM

Fri25 Jun11:00am(30 mins)

Wormbase Workshop:An introduction to WormBase ParaSite

Fri25 Jun11:30am(30 mins)

Wormbase workshop: Data mining with BioMart (short talk + practical session)

Fri25 Jun12:00pm(30 mins)

Wormbase workshop: WBPS tips and tricks (how to access expression and phenotype data, what you can do with the API, answers to our most frequently asked help-desk questions)

Fri25 Jun12:30pm(60 mins)

Wormbase Workshop: Dropin Session.

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I

Mon21 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Russell Morphew

Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I

Tue22 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Eric Morgan

Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Wed23 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Julius Hafalla

Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

BES: Ecology and Evolution I

Thu24 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Bernd Sures

Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I

Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I

Fri25 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Martin Walker

Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I

Keynote: Big things start small: what we've learnt and have yet to learn from Giardia on endocytosis and secretion
Mon21 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Prof Carmen Faso
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I Room: Conference room 1

Trends in temporal gene expression in adult Parasitic and Free-living Strongyloides ratti
Mon21 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Miss Abbie Williams
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I Room: Conference room 1

Chemical genetic approaches to study the role of protein kinases in Leishmania cell cycle regulation.
Mon21 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Dr Juliana Brambilla Carnielli Trindade
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I Room: Conference room 1

Deciphering the heme homeostasis puzzle: A transcriptomic analysis of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes.
Mon21 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Cecilia Beatriz Di Capua
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I Room: Conference room 1

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I

Keynote: An integrated omics approach for Fasciola hepatica vaccine target identification
Tue22 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Dr Krystyna Cwiklinski
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I Room: Conference room 1

Disparities in drug sensitivity of T. congolense and brucei group trypanosomes is related to differences in adenosine transporters and aquagyceroporins
Tue22 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Mr Marzuq Ungogo
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I Room: Conference room 1

Deazapurine nucleoside analogues for the treatment of Trichomonas vaginalis
Tue22 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Prof Harry De Koning
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I Room: Conference room 1

In vitro analysis of the effects of acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin on motility of female adult Onchocerca volvulus worms
Tue22 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Rhoda Antwi
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I Room: Conference room 1

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Keynote: Secreting and communicating: lessons from a parasite and vaginal bacterial commensals
Wed23 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Dr Augusto Barbosa
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

The intimate and evolutionarily conserved relationship between Trichomonas and Mycoplasma
Wed23 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Mr Nick Bailey
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

What insect resistance against fungal biopesticides can teach us about G x E in host-pathogen interactions
Wed23 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Dr Matthew Tinsley
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Heligmosomoides polygyrus produces homologues of HpARI and HpBARI which have increased activity against human immune targets
Wed23 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Adefunke Ogunkanbi
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

BES: Ecology and Evolution I

Keynote: Sequencing Protists directly from the environment for the Darwin Tree of Life Project
Thu24 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Prof Neil Hall
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I Room: Conference room 1

Who’s to blame? Host-vector-parasite interactions in timing transmission.
Thu24 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Dr Petra Schneider
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I Room: Conference room 1

A new Plasmodium species in African apes reveals the origin of human Plasmodium malariae
Thu24 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Dr Lindsey Plenderleith
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I Room: Conference room 1

Diversity of Strongylid Nematode Communities in Wild Western Lowland Gorillas
Thu24 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Bethan Mason
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I Room: Conference room 1

Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I

Keynote: Mathematical modelling and the WHO 2021-2030 roadmap on neglected tropical diseases: Insights and challenges
Fri25 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I Room: Conference room 1

Force of infection and age-profiles of Taenia solium human taeniasis and cysticercosis: global trends and subnational analysis for Colombia
Fri25 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Matthew Dixon
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I Room: Conference room 1

ZooTRIP: Zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites: implications for control and elimination.
Fri25 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Kezia Whatley
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I Room: Conference room 1

Parasite-vaccine interactions through the lenses of meta-analysis and field research
Fri25 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Ms Liana Wait
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I Room: Conference room 1

Plenary 1

Mon21 Jun10:00am(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez

Session : Plenary 1

IDDO I

Mon21 Jun11:00am(40 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Simon Croft

Session : IDDO I

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II

Mon21 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Benjamin Makepeace

Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II

Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I

Tue22 Jun11:00am(70 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Derrick Robinson

Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II

Tue22 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Krystyna Cwiklinski

Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II

Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

Tue22 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Rhys Jones

Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

Schistosome Biology I

Tue22 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Anthony Walker

Session : Schistosome Biology I

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Wed23 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Rod Dillon

Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

BES: Ecology and Evolution II

Thu24 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Neil Hall

Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II

Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II

Fri25 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Helen Price

Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II

Plenary 1

Exploring the re-use of existing data for poverty-related diseases – a scientific or an ethical imperative or both?
Mon21 Jun10:00am(45 mins)			Prof Philippe Guérin
Session : Plenary 1 Room: Conference room 1

IDDO I

Keynote: Methodological challenges in measuring drug efficacy for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
Mon21 Jun11:00am(40 mins)	Dr Prabin Dahal	Prof Mitali Chatterjee
Session : IDDO I Room: Conference room 2

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II

Keynote: Helminth Extracellular Vesicles: Drugs and Bugs
Mon21 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Russell Morphew
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II Room: Conference room 1

Biochemical and inhibition studies on Leishmania donovani tyrosine aminotransferase
Mon21 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Mr Santanu Sasidharan
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II Room: Conference room 1

Deciphering mitochondrial quality control in Trypanosoma brucei
Mon21 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Caroline Dewar
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II Room: Conference room 1

Regulation of transposable elements in the absence of piRNAs in a clade IV nematode during a parasitic infection
Mon21 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Mona Suleiman
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II Room: Conference room 1

Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I

Keynote: Picture a Parasitologist
Tue22 Jun11:00am(25 mins)			Prof Debbie Smith
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I Room: Conference room 2

Keynote: Building gender equity from the bottom up: the rise and essence of parasitology communities
Tue22 Jun11:25am(25 mins)			Dr Elena Gomez-Diaz
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I Room: Conference room 2

Keynote: Creating resources to increase gender equity in Parasitology
Tue22 Jun11:50am(20 mins)			Dr Elizabeth English
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I Room: Conference room 2

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II

Keynote: Challenges in combining drugs, vaccines and other helminth control tools in livestock under climate change
Tue22 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Eric Morgan
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II Room: Conference room 1

Understanding the structure and function of Fatty Acid Pathway proteins of Leishmania major to identify potent anti-leishmanials
Tue22 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Ms Chetna Dhembla
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II Room: Conference room 1

Pan-Phylum Characterisation of Helminth Endocannabinoid Signalling Systems
Tue22 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Miss Bethany Crooks
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II Room: Conference room 1

Repurposing trypanocidal drugs to tackle amoebic gill disease in Atlantic Salmon
Tue22 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Bachar Cheaib
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II Room: Conference room 1

Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

Keynote: Metabarcoding and amplicon sequencing in helminth diagnostics and surveillance
Tue22 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Prof John Gilleard
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I Room: Conference room 1

Schistosome Biology I

Keynote: A non-ribosomal peptide pheromone controls male-induced female sexual development in schistosomes
Tue22 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Jim Collins
Session : Schistosome Biology I Room: Conference room 2

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
Tue22 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Miss Miriam Casacuberta Partal
Session : Schistosome Biology I Room: Conference room 2

Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

A novel immunoassay to measure human blackfly exposure in onchocerciasis endemic areas
Tue22 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Laura Willen
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I Room: Conference room 1

Schistosome Biology I

In vitro-matured schistosomes, a valuable tool for drug discovery and studying schistosome development
Tue22 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Helmut Haas
Session : Schistosome Biology I Room: Conference room 2

Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

Glycomic analysis of the filarial nematode Brugia malayi and characterization of anti-glycan antibody responses during infection.
Tue22 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Ms Laudine Petralia
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I Room: Conference room 1

Schistosome Biology I

Cell signalling during Schistosoma mansoni male-female interactions
Tue22 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Eman Shakir
Session : Schistosome Biology I Room: Conference room 2

Diagnosis and Biomarkers I

Developmental and secretory regulation of microRNAs in an expanded Fasciola hepatica dataset
Tue22 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Caoimhe Herron
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I Room: Conference room 1

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Keynote: Disparate immunogenic properties of malaria pre-erythrocytic stage antigens and their susceptibility to vaccine-induced CD8+ T cells
Wed23 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Julius Hafalla
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

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
Wed23 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Mr Joseph Verdi
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Combining a Novel Immunoassay to Quantify Antibodies to Salivary Antigens with Antibody Acquisition Models to Estimate Exposure to Simulium damnosum s.l. Bites
Wed23 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Mr Philip Milton
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Identification and RNA profiling of ovine tuft cells in response to gastro-intestinal nematode infections
Wed23 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Miss Katie Hildersley
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

BES: Ecology and Evolution II

Keynote: Environmental Parasitology: relevance of parasites in ecotoxicological studies
Thu24 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Bernd Sures
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II Room: Conference room 1

Using high throughput sequencing to detect the presence of multiple parasite strains in the rapidly declining European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Thu24 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Miss Rebecca Young
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II Room: Conference room 1

On snail-borne hippo parasites: do artificial lakes and biological invasions pose a burden on Hippopotamus amphibius?
Thu24 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Mr Ruben Schols
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II Room: Conference room 1

Zoonotic Implications of parasite helminths among domestic animals in selected communities of Caraga Region, Philippines
Thu24 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Sheina Macy Manalo
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II Room: Conference room 1

Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II

Keynote: Leishmaniasis and Conflict
Fri25 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Margriet den Boer
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II Room: Conference room 1

Are Parasitic Diseases still a Continuing Health Problem in Gaza Strip, Palestine?
Fri25 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Prof Adnan Alhindi
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II Room: Conference room 1

Community practices and Environmental Reservoir as risk factor of Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Selected Rural Communities in the Philippines
Fri25 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Mrs Kim Louisse Patagnan
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II Room: Conference room 1

Unusual localization of blood-borne Loa loa microfilariae in the skin depends on microfilarial density in the blood: Implications for onchocerciasis diagnosis in co-endemic areas
Fri25 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Mr Yannick NIAMSI EMALIO
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II Room: Conference room 1

Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II

Tue22 Jun01:00pm(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Dr James LaCourse		Dr Pegine Walrad

Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II

IDDO II

Mon21 Jun11:45am(40 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Russell Stothard

Session : IDDO II

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III

Mon21 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Carmen Faso

Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III

2021 Wright Medal Lecture

Tue22 Jun10:00am(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Colin Sutherland

Session : 2021 Wright Medal Lecture

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Wed23 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Robert Hirt

Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Schistosome Biology II

Thu24 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Dr Geoffrey Gobert

Session : Schistosome Biology II

Diagnosis and Biomarkers II

Thu24 Jun03:00pm(105 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof John Gilleard

Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III

Fri25 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Dr Elmarie Myburgh

Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III

IDDO II

Keynote: Developing a research agenda for the sharing and reuse of clinical data on schistosomiasis & soil-transmitted helminthiases
Mon21 Jun11:45am(40 mins)			Dr Martin Walker
Session : IDDO II Room: Conference room 2

Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III

Keynote: Wolbachia symbiont genomes and their transcriptional regulation in filariae and ectoparasites
Mon21 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Benjamin Makepeace
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III Room: Conference room 1

The role of VEX complex proteins in the insect to mammalian host transition of Trypanosoma brucei
Mon21 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Karinna Rubio-Peña
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III Room: Conference room 1

Investigating mitochondrial glycosylation in the African Trypanosome
Mon21 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Samuel Duncan
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III Room: Conference room 1

p197 as the missing link between the outer mitochondrial membrane and the basal body in T.brucei
Mon21 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Ms Salome Aeschlimann
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III Room: Conference room 1

2021 Wright Medal Lecture

Understanding the survival tricks of parasite surfaces
Tue22 Jun10:00am(45 mins)			Prof Matthew Higgins
Session : 2021 Wright Medal Lecture Room: Conference room 1

Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II

Keynote: Centering Diverse Voices and Grappling with Racial Inequities in Parasitology
Tue22 Jun01:00pm(25 mins)			Prof Regina Cordy
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II Room: Conference room 2

Keynote: WOMEN IN SCIENCE: THE PATH I FOLLOWED AND WHY WE STILL NEED TO DISCUSS GENDER EQUALITY IN BRAZIL
Tue22 Jun01:25pm(20 mins)			Prof SANTUZA MARIA Teixeira
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II Room: Conference room 2

Interactions with Hosts and Vectors

Keynote: Scientist at play; artful science to explore Leishmania, sand flies and their gut microbiota.
Wed23 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Rod Dillon
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

High throughput single-cell genome sequencing gives insights into the generation and evolution of mosaic aneuploidy in Leishmania donovani
Wed23 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Mr Gabriel Negreira
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Functionally mapping the diversification of African trypanosomes using spatial proteomics
Wed23 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Nicola Moloney
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Rapid egress of Trypanosoma cruzi follows actin cytoskeleton rearrangement and membrane rupture
Wed23 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Eden Ferreira
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors Room: Conference room 1

Schistosome Biology II

Keynote: The WEome of Schistosoma mansoni – a non-coding DNA resource shaping schistosome biology, variability, and evolution?
Thu24 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Prof Christoph G. Grevelding
Session : Schistosome Biology II Room: Conference room 2

Diversity and Evolution of Antigens in the Tetraspanin Protein Family of Schistosoma japonicum
Thu24 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Mr Daniel Parsons
Session : Schistosome Biology II Room: Conference room 2

Establishing a Female-only Controlled Human Schistosoma mansoni Infection Model: a safety and dose finding study
Thu24 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Mr Jan Pieter Koopman
Session : Schistosome Biology II Room: Conference room 2

Schistosoma mansoni lacks the homologue of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), and relies on the snail enzyme for its survival.
Thu24 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Matty Knight
Session : Schistosome Biology II Room: Conference room 2

Diagnosis and Biomarkers II

Keynote: Application of environmental DNA analysis for Fasciola hepatica control in livestock
Thu24 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Rhys Jones
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II Room: Conference room 1

SHERLOCK4HAT: a new CRISPR-based tool for Human African Trypanosomiasis diagnosis
Thu24 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Nuria Sima Teruel
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II Room: Conference room 1

Evaluating the diagnostic test accuracy of molecular xenomonitoring methods for the surveillance of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis
Thu24 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Mr Joseph Pryce
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II Room: Conference room 1

Diagnosis of sheep fasciolosis caused by Fasciola hepatica using Cathepsin L ELISA and lateral flow technologies
Thu24 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Amber Dorey
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II Room: Conference room 1

Keynote: Microscopy – relevant or redundant in diagnostic parasitology?
Thu24 Jun04:15pm(30 mins)			Mrs Claire Rogers
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II Room: Conference room 1

Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III

Keynote: Development of macrofilaricidal drugs for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis
Fri25 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Prof Achim Hoerauf
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III Room: Conference room 1

Towards the Structure Based Design of Broad Spectrum Anti-Apicomplexan Drugs
Fri25 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Dr Ashwani Sharma
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III Room: Conference room 1

ACT treatment failure and resistance gene variants in African Plasmodium falciparum
Fri25 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Dr Colin Sutherland
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III Room: Conference room 1

Disentangling the role of Ascaris β-tubulin isotypes in the emergence of anthelmintic resistance.
Fri25 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Mr Ben Jones
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III Room: Conference room 1

Session 14:Live Q & A

	25-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 1

IDDO III

Mon21 Jun12:45pm(40 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof John Kelly

Session : IDDO III

2020 Wright Medal Lecture

Wed23 Jun10:00am(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez

Session : 2020 Wright Medal Lecture

Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening

Wed23 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Andrew MacDonald

Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening

Session 1:Live Q & A

	21-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 1

IDDO III

Keynote: The value of a data platform for drug development and for regulatory agencies: the case of Chagas disease
Mon21 Jun12:45pm(40 mins)			Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgraft
Session : IDDO III Room: Conference room 2

Session 4:Live Q & A

	22-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 1

2020 Wright Medal Lecture

The private life of malaria parasites: Strategies for survival & reproduction
Wed23 Jun10:00am(45 mins)			Prof Sarah Reece
Session : 2020 Wright Medal Lecture Room: Conference room 1

Session 7:Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening

Keynote: Schisto drug discovery in Sunny San Diego – tools and technologies
Wed23 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Dr Conor Caffrey
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening Room: Conference room 2

Docking-based virtual screening identification of multi kinase-targeting inhibitors with in vitro phenotypic activity against Schistosoma mansoni
Wed23 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Bernardo Moreira
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening Room: Conference room 2

From bugs to drugs: discovery of novel antischistosomal compounds from insects
Wed23 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Simone Haeberlein
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening Room: Conference room 2

Anti-schistosomal activities of quinoxaline-containing compounds: from hit identification to lead optimisation
Wed23 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Gilda Padalino
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening Room: Conference room 2

Session 10:Live Q & A

	24-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Session 13:Live Q & A

	25-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Session 15:Live Q & A

	25-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 1

IDDO IV

Mon21 Jun01:30pm(40 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Dr Colin Sutherland

Session : IDDO IV

Schistosome ‘omics’

Wed23 Jun11:00am(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Christoph G. Grevelding

Session : Schistosome ‘omics’

2020 President's Medal Lecture

Thu24 Jun10:00am(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez

Session : 2020 President's Medal Lecture

IDDO IV

Keynote: Reflections on the achievements of 10 years of the WWARN global malaria clinical platform
Mon21 Jun01:30pm(40 mins)			Sir Prof. Nicholas White
Session : IDDO IV Room: Conference room 2

Session 2:Live Q & A

	21-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Session 5:Live Q & A

	22-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Session 6:Live Q & A

	22-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Schistosome ‘omics’

Keynote: Towards a chromosomal view of schistosome genome evolution
Wed23 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Dr Matthew Berriman
Session : Schistosome ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Life stage-specific glycosylation of schistosome-derived extracellular vesicles (EV) directs interactions of EV with lectin receptors on host cells
Wed23 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Prof Cornelis Hokke
Session : Schistosome ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Genomic landscape of introgression between blood flukes infecting livestock (Schistosoma bovis) and humans (S. haematobium) across Africa
Wed23 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Mr Roy Platt
Session : Schistosome ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Simultaneous genotyping of snails and infecting trematode parasites using high-throughput amplicon sequencing.
Wed23 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Mrs Cyril Hammoud
Session : Schistosome ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Session 8:Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 1

2020 President's Medal Lecture

Keynote: R-loops of the Trypanosoma brucei genome and single cell transcriptomic reconstruction of bloodstream form differentiation
Thu24 Jun10:00am(30 mins)			Dr Emma Briggs
Session : 2020 President's Medal Lecture Room: Conference room 1

Session 11:Live Q & A

	24-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions

Wed23 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Cornelis Hokke

Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions

Plenary II

Fri25 Jun09:00am(45 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 1
		Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez

Session : Plenary II

Session 3:Live Q & A

	21-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions

Keynote: Pulmonary and intestinal immune responses during Schistosoma mansoni infection
Wed23 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Andrew MacDonald
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions Room: Conference room 2

Nitric oxide harms the neuropathogenic schistosome Trichobilharzia regenti in mice, partly by inhibiting its vital peptidases
Wed23 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Miss Barbora Šmídová
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions Room: Conference room 2

In-depth exploration of Trichobilharzia regenti neuroinvasion in mice: host immune response and helminth-induced neuropathogenicity
Wed23 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Tomas Machacek
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions Room: Conference room 2

Harnessing the diagnostic potential of highly specific anti-glycan antibodies in schistosomiasis
Wed23 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Anna Kildemoes
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions Room: Conference room 2

Session 9:Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 1

Plenary II

Fascioliasis control in human endemic areas: one health action to complement preventive chemotherapy
Fri25 Jun09:00am(45 mins)			Prof Santiago Mas-Coma
Session : Plenary II Room: Conference room 1

Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’

Thu24 Jun03:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Coen Adema		Prof Anthony Walker

Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’

Keynote: Snail vector biology, perspectives from genome mining
Thu24 Jun03:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Coen Adema
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Bulk segregant analysis of host specificity in schistosome parasites
Thu24 Jun03:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Frédéric Chevalier
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Lack of functional chromatin dynamics through nuclear motor proteins in aged Biomphalaria glabrata snails reveals a mechanism of interest with respect to controlling schistosomiasis.
Thu24 Jun03:45pm(15 mins)			Dr Daniel Horton
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

First molecular identification of Bulinus africanus in Lake Malawi with discussions on its transmission potential for human schistosomes
Thu24 Jun04:00pm(15 mins)			Mr Mohammad Alharbi
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’ Room: Conference room 2

Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II

Fri25 Jun11:00am(90 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Dr Tine Huyse

Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II

Keynote: Reaching the WHO elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective
Fri25 Jun11:00am(30 mins)			Prof Joanne Webster
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II Room: Conference room 2

Remaining pockets of moderate to high endemicity of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in selected communities in Caraga region, the Philippines
Fri25 Jun11:30am(15 mins)			Mr Allen Jethro Alonte
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II Room: Conference room 2

How much variation in drug response is found in schistosome populations?
Fri25 Jun11:45am(15 mins)			Dr Winka Le Clec'h
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II Room: Conference room 2

Standardising the interpretation of point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen diagnostics for Schistosoma mansoni: A Bayesian latent class analysis study
Fri25 Jun12:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Jessica Clark
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II Room: Conference room 2

Spatial analysis of Schistosomiasis in Endemic Communities in Southern Mindanao, Philippines
Fri25 Jun12:15pm(15 mins)			Dr Vachel Gay Paller
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II Room: Conference room 2

S1 :Live Q & A

	22-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 2

S2 :Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 2

S3 :Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 2

S4 :Live Q & A

	23-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 2

S5 :Live Q & A

	24-June-2021, at 12:15
	Room : Conference room 2

	24-June-2021, at 14:15
	Room : Conference room 2

S7 :Live Q & A

	24-June-2021, at 16:15
	Room : Conference room 2

Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I

Thu24 Jun01:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Dr Poppy Lamberton

Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I

Keynote: How does one go from schistosome granulomas to schistosomiasis control programs?
Thu24 Jun01:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Dan Colley
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I Room: Conference room 2

The potential of citizen science to tackle the wicked problem of snail-borne diseases
Thu24 Jun01:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Tine Huyse
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I Room: Conference room 2

Citizen scientists versus malacologists: comparing schistosome snail collections in Lake Albert, Uganda
Thu24 Jun01:45pm(15 mins)			Mr Julius Tumusiime
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I Room: Conference room 2

The current and future predicted status of schistosomiasis in South Africa under climate change
Thu24 Jun02:00pm(15 mins)			Dr Lizaan de Necker
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I Room: Conference room 2

Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III

Fri25 Jun02:00pm(75 mins)	Chairs:		Conference room 2
		Prof Joanne Webster

Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III

Keynote: Schistosomiasis vaccines: their role in disease prevention and elimination
Fri25 Jun02:00pm(30 mins)			Prof Peter Hotez
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III Room: Conference room 2

Using choice modelling to identify popular and affordable alternative interventions for schistosomiasis in Uganda
Fri25 Jun02:30pm(15 mins)			Dr Poppy Lamberton
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III Room: Conference room 2

The Enemy of My Enemy is Perhaps My Friend: Intestinal schistosomiasis is associated with reduced malaria intensity in preschool children in Uganda.
Fri25 Jun02:45pm(15 mins)			Mr Daniel McDowell
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III Room: Conference room 2

New dynamics of schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi
Fri25 Jun03:00pm(15 mins)			Prof Russell Stothard
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III Room: Conference room 2

S8 :Live Q & A

	25-June-2021, at 12:30
	Room : Conference room 2

S9 :Live Q & A

	25-June-2021, at 15:15
	Room : Conference room 2

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