BSP Parasites Online 2021

Presentations A to Z

Schedule : Presentations A to Z
Keynote: Schisto drug discovery in Sunny San Diego – tools and technologies
Wed23  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Conor Caffrey Dr Conor Caffrey  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening
Room: Conference room 2
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
Keynote: A non-ribosomal peptide pheromone controls male-induced female sexual development in schistosomes
Tue22  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Jim Collins Dr Jim Collins  
Session : Schistosome Biology I
Room: Conference room 2
A novel immunoassay to measure human blackfly exposure in onchocerciasis endemic areas
Tue22  Jun03:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Laura Willen Dr Laura Willen  
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I
Room: Conference room 1
ACT treatment failure and resistance gene variants in African Plasmodium falciparum
Fri25  Jun11:45am(15 mins)
 Dr Colin Sutherland Dr Colin Sutherland  
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: An integrated omics approach for Fasciola hepatica vaccine target identification
Tue22  Jun11:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Krystyna Cwiklinski Dr Krystyna Cwiklinski  
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control I
Room: Conference room 1
Anti-schistosomal activities of quinoxaline-containing compounds: from hit identification to lead optimisation
Wed23  Jun04:00pm(15 mins)
 Dr Gilda Padalino Dr Gilda Padalino  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Application of environmental DNA analysis for Fasciola hepatica control in livestock
Thu24  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Rhys Jones Dr Rhys Jones  
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers 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 Prof Adnan Alhindi  
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II
Room: Conference room 1
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 Prof Carmen Faso  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I
Room: Conference room 1
Biochemical and inhibition studies on Leishmania donovani tyrosine aminotransferase
Mon21  Jun01:30pm(15 mins)
 Mr Santanu Sasidharan Mr Santanu Sasidharan  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Building gender equity from the bottom up: the rise and essence of parasitology communities
Tue22  Jun11:25am(25 mins)
 Dr Elena Gomez-Diaz Dr Elena Gomez-Diaz  
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I
Room: Conference room 2
Bulk segregant analysis of host specificity in schistosome parasites
Thu24  Jun03:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Frédéric Chevalier Dr Frédéric Chevalier  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’
Room: Conference room 2
Cell signalling during Schistosoma mansoni male-female interactions
Tue22  Jun04:00pm(15 mins)
 Miss Eman Shakir  
Session : Schistosome Biology I
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Centering Diverse Voices and Grappling with Racial Inequities in Parasitology
Tue22  Jun01:00pm(25 mins)
 Prof Regina Cordy Prof Regina Cordy  
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Challenges in combining drugs, vaccines and other helminth control tools in livestock under climate change
Tue22  Jun01:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Eric Morgan Prof Eric Morgan  
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control II
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
Citizen scientists versus malacologists: comparing schistosome snail collections in Lake Albert, Uganda
Thu24  Jun01:45pm(15 mins)
 Mr Julius Tumusiime Mr Julius Tumusiime  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I
Room: Conference room 2
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 Mr Philip Milton  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
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
Keynote: Creating resources to increase gender equity in Parasitology
Tue22  Jun11:50am(20 mins)
 Dr Elizabeth English Dr Elizabeth English  
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I
Room: Conference room 2
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
Deciphering mitochondrial quality control in Trypanosoma brucei
Mon21  Jun01:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Caroline Dewar Dr Caroline Dewar  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II
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 Dr Cecilia Beatriz Di Capua  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I
Room: Conference room 1
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 Dr Martin Walker  
Session : IDDO II
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Development of macrofilaricidal drugs for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis
Fri25  Jun11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Achim Hoerauf Prof Achim Hoerauf  
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III
Room: Conference room 1
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
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
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
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 Dr Julius Hafalla  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
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
Diversity and Evolution of Antigens in the Tetraspanin Protein Family of Schistosoma japonicum
Thu24  Jun11:30am(15 mins)
 Mr Daniel Parsons Mr Daniel Parsons  
Session : Schistosome Biology II
Room: Conference room 2
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
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
Keynote: Environmental Parasitology: relevance of parasites in ecotoxicological studies
Thu24  Jun01:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Bernd Sures Prof Bernd Sures  
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II
Room: Conference room 1
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 Mr Jan Pieter Koopman  
Session : Schistosome Biology II
Room: Conference room 2
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
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 Miss Miriam Casacuberta Partal  
Session : Schistosome Biology I
Room: Conference room 2
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 Prof Philippe Guérin  
Session : Plenary 1
Room: Conference room 1
Fascioliasis control in human endemic areas: one health action to complement preventive chemotherapy
Fri25  Jun09:00am(45 mins)
 Prof Santiago Mas-Coma Prof Santiago Mas-Coma  
Session : Plenary II
Room: Conference room 1
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 Mr Mohammad Alharbi  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’
Room: Conference room 2
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 Dr Matthew Dixon  
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I
Room: Conference room 1
From bugs to drugs: discovery of novel antischistosomal compounds from insects
Wed23  Jun03:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Simone Haeberlein Dr Simone Haeberlein  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy/new drugs/drug screening
Room: Conference room 2
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
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
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 Ms Laudine Petralia  
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I
Room: Conference room 1
Harnessing the diagnostic potential of highly specific anti-glycan antibodies in schistosomiasis
Wed23  Jun02:00pm(15 mins)
 Dr Anna Kildemoes Dr Anna Kildemoes  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions
Room: Conference room 2
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
Keynote: Helminth Extracellular Vesicles: Drugs and Bugs
Mon21  Jun01:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Russell Morphew Dr Russell Morphew  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II
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 Mr Gabriel Negreira  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: How does one go from schistosome granulomas to schistosomiasis control programs?
Thu24  Jun01:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Dan Colley Prof Dan Colley  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I
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 Dr Winka Le Clec'h  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II
Room: Conference room 2
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
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
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
In-depth exploration of Trichobilharzia regenti neuroinvasion in mice: host immune response and helminth-induced neuropathogenicity
Wed23  Jun01:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Tomas Machacek Dr Tomas Machacek  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions
Room: Conference room 2
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
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
Keynote: Leishmaniasis and Conflict
Fri25  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Margriet den Boer Dr Margriet den Boer  
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health II
Room: Conference room 1
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 Prof Cornelis Hokke  
Session : Schistosome ‘omics’
Room: Conference room 2
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 Prof Maria-Gloria Basanez  
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Metabarcoding and amplicon sequencing in helminth diagnostics and surveillance
Tue22  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof John Gilleard Prof John Gilleard  
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers I
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Methodological challenges in measuring drug efficacy for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis
Mon21  Jun11:00am(40 mins)
 Dr Prabin Dahal Dr Prabin Dahal Prof Mitali Chatterjee Prof Mitali Chatterjee 
Session : IDDO I
Room: Conference room 2
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
New dynamics of schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi
Fri25  Jun03:00pm(15 mins)
 Youtube Prof Russell Stothard Prof Russell Stothard  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III
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 Miss Barbora Šmídová  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions
Room: Conference room 2
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 Mr Ruben Schols  
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution II
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 Ms Salome Aeschlimann  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III
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
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
Keynote: Picture a Parasitologist
Tue22  Jun11:00am(25 mins)
 Prof Debbie Smith Prof Debbie Smith  
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science I
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Pulmonary and intestinal immune responses during Schistosoma mansoni infection
Wed23  Jun01:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Andrew MacDonald Prof Andrew MacDonald  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Immunology & host-parasite interactions
Room: Conference room 2
Rapid egress of Trypanosoma cruzi follows actin cytoskeleton rearrangement and membrane rupture
Wed23  Jun04:00pm(15 mins)
 Dr Eden Ferreira Dr Eden Ferreira  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Reaching the WHO elimination targets for schistosomiasis: the importance of a One Health perspective
Fri25  Jun11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Joanne Webster Prof Joanne Webster  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Reflections on the achievements of 10 years of the WWARN global malaria clinical platform
Mon21  Jun01:30pm(40 mins)
 Sir Prof. Nicholas White Sir Prof. Nicholas White  
Session : IDDO IV
Room: Conference room 2
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
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
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
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 Dr Emma Briggs  
Session : 2020 President's Medal Lecture
Room: Conference room 1
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
Keynote: Schistosomiasis vaccines: their role in disease prevention and elimination
Fri25  Jun02:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Peter Hotez Prof Peter Hotez  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health III
Room: Conference room 2
Keynote: Scientist at play; artful science to explore Leishmania, sand flies and their gut microbiota.
Wed23  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Rod Dillon Dr Rod Dillon  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Secreting and communicating: lessons from a parasite and vaginal bacterial commensals
Wed23  Jun11:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Augusto Barbosa Dr Augusto Barbosa  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Sequencing Protists directly from the environment for the Darwin Tree of Life Project
Thu24  Jun11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Neil Hall Prof Neil Hall  
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I
Room: Conference room 1
SHERLOCK4HAT: a new CRISPR-based tool for Human African Trypanosomiasis diagnosis
Thu24  Jun03:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Nuria Sima Teruel Dr Nuria Sima Teruel  
Session : Diagnosis and Biomarkers II
Room: Conference room 1
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
Keynote: Snail vector biology, perspectives from genome mining
Thu24  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Coen Adema Prof Coen Adema  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Molluscan biology & ‘omics’
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
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 Dr Jessica Clark  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health II
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 Dr Lizaan de Necker  
Session : Schistosomiasis - Control, epidemiology and One Health I
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
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
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
The private life of malaria parasites: Strategies for survival & reproduction
Wed23  Jun10:00am(45 mins)
 Prof Sarah Reece Prof Sarah Reece  
Session : 2020 Wright Medal Lecture
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
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 Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgraft  
Session : IDDO III
Room: Conference room 2
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 Prof Christoph G. Grevelding  
Session : Schistosome Biology II
Room: Conference room 2
Towards the Structure Based Design of Broad Spectrum Anti-Apicomplexan Drugs
Fri25  Jun11:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Ashwani Sharma Dr Ashwani Sharma  
Session : Drugs, Vaccines and Disease Control III
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 Miss Abbie Williams  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I
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 Mr Joseph Verdi  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
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
Understanding the survival tricks of parasite surfaces
Tue22  Jun10:00am(45 mins)
 Prof Matthew Higgins Prof Matthew Higgins  
Session : 2021 Wright Medal Lecture
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
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
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
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 Dr Matthew Tinsley  
Session : Interactions with Hosts and Vectors
Room: Conference room 1
Who’s to blame? Host-vector-parasite interactions in timing transmission.
Thu24  Jun11:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Petra Schneider Dr Petra Schneider  
Session : BES: Ecology and Evolution I
Room: Conference room 1
Keynote: Wolbachia symbiont genomes and their transcriptional regulation in filariae and ectoparasites
Mon21  Jun03:00pm(30 mins)
 Dr Benjamin Makepeace Dr Benjamin Makepeace  
Session : Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry III
Room: Conference room 1
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 Prof SANTUZA MARIA Teixeira  
Session : Towards Gender and Racial Equality in Science II
Room: Conference room 2
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
ZooTRIP: Zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites: implications for control and elimination.
Fri25  Jun01:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Kezia Whatley Dr Kezia Whatley  
Session : Surveillance, Epidemiology, Stigma and Public Health I
Room: Conference room 1

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