Presentations by Sessions

Schedule : Presentations by Sessions

Development of DNA barcode approach and its comparison with classical microscopy: Assessment of nematodes in Punjab Urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) Population in Kalabagh Game Reserve
Mon1 Jan01:00am(0 mins)			Amna Arshad Bajwa
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Evaluation of the protoscolicidal effects of albendazole and albendazole loaded solid lipid nanoparticlesbstract
Mon1 Jan00:45am(0 mins)			Abdollah Rafiei
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Parasitic infection status among the urban poor communities in West Coast Peninsular Malaysia.
Mon1 Jan01:00am(0 mins)			Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain
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Multi-locus sequence typing of the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus and its symbiont Candidatus Midichloria mitochondrii across Europe reveals evidence of local coevolution in Scotland.
Mon1 Jan01:00am(0 mins)			Alaa Al-Khafaji
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An investigation into the prevalence of ticks and tick-borne pathogens: Babesia and Borrelia in ticks infesting cats in Great Britain
Mon1 Jan01:15am(0 mins)			Saran Davies
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Using the weather to predict Ascaris lumbricoides infections: Could seasonal variation in rainfall and temperature impact the efficacy of control measures?
Mon1 Jan00:30am(0 mins)			Emma Davis
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Towards validation of an immune suppressor protein from liver fluke as a drug target
bad date			David Cutress
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Commercialising Research Workshop

Keynote: Developing Drugs for Developing World Diseases: The Role of Patents
Mon9 Apr04:15pm(45 mins)			Katherine Ellis
Session : Commercialising Research Workshop
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Keynote: The challenges of commercialisation and industry adoption of novel parasite diagnostic tools
Mon9 Apr05:00pm(30 mins)			Greg Mirams
Session : Commercialising Research Workshop
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Commercialising Research a BioLine Perspective
Mon9 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Mike Towey
Session : Commercialising Research Workshop
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Plenary 0

Welcome Address
Mon9 Apr09:00am(15 mins)			Karl Hoffmann
Session : Plenary 0
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier

Keynote: Drug target deconvolution in the kinetoplastids
Mon9 Apr11:15am(30 mins)			Susan Wyllie
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Keynote: Targeting epigenetic mechanisms for drug development against Neglected Parasitic Diseases: the A-ParaDDisE project and beyond
Mon9 Apr11:15am(30 mins)			Raymond Pierce
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology I

Keynote: Throwing the baby out with the bath water: impact of parasite control treatments on non-target organisms
Mon9 Apr11:15am(30 mins)			Rachel Paterson
Session : Ecological Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

In vitro Technologies in Cryptosporidium Research: Workshop 1

Keynote: Advances in In vitro culture of Cryptosporidium
Mon9 Apr11:15am(15 mins)			Nigel Yarlett
Session : In vitro Technologies in Cryptosporidium Research: Workshop 1
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier

The structure of serum resistance-associated protein and its implications for human African trypanosomiasis
Mon9 Apr11:45am(15 mins)			Sebastian Zoll
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Targeting the histone methylation machinery in Schistosoma mansoni
Mon9 Apr11:45am(15 mins)			Gilda Padalino
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology I

Are parasites stressful?
Mon9 Apr11:45am(15 mins)			Katie O'Dwyer
Session : Ecological Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier

Mode of action of the anti-trypanosomal benzoxaborole AN7973
Mon9 Apr12:00pm(15 mins)			Christine Clayton
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Curcumin induced biochemical and tegumental surface changes in a digenetic fluke : Clinostomum complanatum.
Mon9 Apr12:00pm(15 mins)			Lubna Rehman
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology I

Effects of host’s altered food ration on host-parasite interaction in changing environment
Mon9 Apr12:00pm(15 mins)			Saman Yaqub
Session : Ecological Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier

Trypanosoma brucei 20S proteasome homology modeling and validation of compound interaction assist in designing novel proteasome inhibitors
Mon9 Apr12:15pm(15 mins)			Srinivasa P S Rao
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Computationally-Guided Drug Repurposing Enables the Discovery of Kinase Targets and Inhibitors as New Schistosomicidal Agents
Mon9 Apr12:15pm(15 mins)			Nicholas Furnham
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology I

Warming can alter host behaviour to the same extent as behaviour-manipulating parasites
Mon9 Apr12:15pm(15 mins)			Maureen Williams
Session : Ecological Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier

Trypanosomes and their bloody matrix: microfluidic separation approaches
Mon9 Apr12:30pm(15 mins)			Axel Hochstetter
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology I - Sponsored by Elsevier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales

In silico profiling and prediction of putative neuropeptide ligand-receptor interactions in parasitic nematodes
Mon9 Apr12:30pm(15 mins)			Fiona Mc Kay
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance I Sponsor - Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology I

Human history, drugs and climate shape the global diversity of Haemonchus contortus populations
Mon9 Apr12:30pm(15 mins)			Guillaume Sallé
Session : Ecological Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Clinical Parasitology

Keynote: Toxoplasma and transplants: forewarned is forearmed
Mon9 Apr02:00pm(20 mins)			Roger Evans
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Keynote: Life as a clinical parasitologist
Mon9 Apr02:20pm(20 mins)			Peter Chiodini
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Prevalence of malaria, urinary schistosomiasis, typhoid fever and hepatitis b virus co-infection among school children in Ogbese, Ise-Ekiti, South-Western, Nigeria.
Mon9 Apr02:40pm(10 mins)			Charles Ayorinde
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis infection among infertile women in Gaza city, Palestine
Mon9 Apr02:50pm(10 mins)			Adnan Al-Hindi
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

A rapid ATP bioluminescence assay for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Acanthamoeba; cysts and trophozoites
Mon9 Apr03:00pm(10 mins)			Tim Paget
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Treatment of individuals living with neurocysticercosis and HIV/AIDS: a systematic review
Mon9 Apr03:10pm(10 mins)			Maria-Gloria Basanez
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Designing antifilarial drug trials using clinical trial simulators: the case of river blindness
Mon9 Apr03:20pm(10 mins)			Martin Walker
Session : Clinical Parasitology
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion

Keynote: Current innovations in parasite diagnostics – what does the future look like?
Tue10 Apr09:00am(30 mins)			Greg Mirams
Session : Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Molecular detection of fancy birds parasites for clinical diagnosis and epidemiology
Tue10 Apr09:30am(15 mins)			Muhammad Fiaz Qamar
Session : Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

On the importance of validating diagnostic RT-PCR assays for Dientamoeba fragilis and other gastrointestinal pathogens of human and veterinary importance
Tue10 Apr09:45am(15 mins)			John Ellis
Session : Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Isolation and characterization of novel reagents using phage display technique for detection of pathogenic Acanthamoeba
Tue10 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Tim Paget
Session : Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Evaluation of oxfendazole in the treatment of zoonotic Onchocerca lupi infection in dogs
Tue10 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Vito Colella
Session : Veterinary Parasitology - Diagnostics & Therapeutics Sponsor - Techion
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell

Keynote: Host cell cytosolic immune response during Plasmodium liver stage development
Tue10 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Volker Heussler
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite

Keynote: ‘Drugging’ Liver Fluke into the 21st Century
Tue10 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Aaron Maule
Session : Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell

Keynote: Malaria parasite cycling: in and out of erythrocytes
Tue10 Apr02:30pm(30 mins)			Tony Holder
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica
Tue10 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Paul McVeigh
Session : Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Determining anti-glycan antibody responses to Haemonchus contortus Barbervax vaccine using glycan array screening.
Tue10 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Eve Hanks
Session : Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell

Comparative pathogenicity of Brazilian, Caribbean and European isolates of Toxoplasma gondii
Tue10 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Clare Hamilton
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite

Chromatin structure changes are essential for life cycle progression of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni
Tue10 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Christoph Grunau
Session : Omics I. Sponsor - WORMBASE Parasite
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell

Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells and serum taken from patients with malaria cause pathological alterations in the blood brain barrier
Tue10 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Nana Efua Andoh
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology II - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Public Understanding of Science - NOTE Location is in Old College

Invasion of the Parasites, a Hospital for Tropical Diseases Production. Coming soon to a theatre near you.
Sun8 Apr08:00pm(30 mins)			Peter Chiodini
Session : Public Understanding of Science - NOTE Location is in Old College
Room: Old Hall, Old College, by the Seafront

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell

Keynote: Immune-mediated control of Toxoplasma in human cells
Mon9 Apr11:15am(30 mins)			Eva Frickel
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Functional characterization of mitochondrial translation components in the early diverging eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii.
Mon9 Apr11:45am(15 mins)			Alice Lacombe
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Development of modified organoid culture protocols for interrogation of interactions between Toxoplasma gondii and the intestinal epithelium
Mon9 Apr12:00pm(15 mins)			Janine Coombes
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Serotyping and genotyping studies reveal indigenous atypical type II Toxoplasma strains are associated with symptomatic infection of patients in Australia
Mon9 Apr12:15pm(15 mins)			John Ellis
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Apicomplexan C-mannosyltransferases modify adhesins of the TRAP family
Mon9 Apr12:30pm(15 mins)			Andreia Albuquerque-Wendt
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology I - Sponsored by William Powell
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.

Keynote: Food and environmental temperature predominantly drive immune allocation and infection resistance in wild fish
Mon9 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Joe Jackson
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

In vitro Technologies in Cryptosporidium Research Workshop 2

Keynote: *Advances in In vitro* culture of Cryptosporidium**
Mon9 Apr02:00pm(15 mins)			Nigel Yarlett
Session : In vitro Technologies in Cryptosporidium Research Workshop 2
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.

The Immune State of Wild Mice, Mus musculus domesticus
Mon9 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Mark Viney
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Fungal communities in the Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) and their possible impact on host immunology and disease risk
Mon9 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Anna Thomason
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Assessing the Darwinian costs of mounting an adaptive immune response
Mon9 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Dominik Schmid
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Taking a step into the unknowns of myoxozoan genomics: Sequencing and functional characterisation of a myxozoan micro-exon gene
Mon9 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Jason Holland
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Eco-Immunology.
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier

Keynote: Towards the next generation of drugs for African trypanosomiasis
Mon9 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Pascal Mäser
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Rapid accumulation of suramin in bloodstream form trypanosomes leads to differentiation related metabolic switching
Mon9 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Mark Field
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

More than immune evasion – a variant surface glycoprotein causes in vitro suramin resistance in Trypanosoma brucei
Mon9 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Natalie Wiedemar
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Minor groove binders as antitrypanosomal agents for animal African trypanosomiasis
Mon9 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Federica Giordani
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Dīvide et īmpera: Chromosome segregation in Trypanosoma brucei, a target deconvolution view.
Mon9 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Manuel Saldivia
Session : Tryps & Leish Therapeutics, diagnostics & epidemiology II- Sponsored by Elsvier
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Public Engagement with Science

Keynote: From Parasites to Public Engagement and Impact
Tue10 Apr09:00am(30 mins)			Sheena Cruickshank
Session : Public Engagement with Science
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Ticks: getting the bite right
Tue10 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			Richard Wall
Session : Public Engagement with Science
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

The challenge of Malaria
Tue10 Apr10:00am(30 mins)			Paul Horrocks
Session : Public Engagement with Science
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health

Keynote: Thelazia callipaeda: from oriental to European eyeworm
Tue10 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Domenico Otranto
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Molecular Epidemiology of Tick-Borne Haemoparasites in Nigerian Sheep
Tue10 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Babagana Mohammed Adam
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Ecological niche modelling of Phortica variegata and the potential for Thelazia callipaeda introduction to the UK
Tue10 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			John Graham-Brown
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

The Prevalence and distribution of Babesia and Borrelia pathogens in ticks infesting domestic dogs in the UK
Tue10 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Swaid Abdullah
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Optimisation of an on-hen feeding device for all hematophagous life stages of poultry red mite: a tool for mite control evaluation.
Tue10 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Francesca Nunn
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Arthropod Ectoparasites and Vectors. Sponsor - MSD Animal Health
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.

Keynote: Genetic and molecular basis of triclabendazole resistance in Fasciola hepatica
Tue10 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Jane Hodgkinson
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Development of a long-term Brugia malayi lymphatic endothelial cell co-culture system and its validation as an alternative to in vivo screening for anti-Wolbachia drug assessment
Tue10 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Amy Marriott
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

G-quadruplexes in the parasitic platyhelminth Schistosoma mansoni: identification and anthelmintic drugability
Tue10 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Holly Craven
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Anthelmintic action of triclabendazole in vivo in juvenile tropical liver fluke, Fasciola gigantica: a scanning and transmission electron microscope study
Tue10 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Ahammed Shareef
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

The first industrial scale screen of 1.3 million compounds against Wolbachia identifies five promising new leads for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis
Tue10 Apr05:45pm(10 mins)			Rachel Clare
Session : Helminths: Drug Discovery & Resistance II. Sponsored by Life Sciences Research Network Wales.
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Omics II

Keynote: Helminth glycans at the host-parasite interface
Wed11 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			Cornelis Hokke
Session : Omics II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Details Matter - Consistent, comparative and evidence-based genome annotation and re-annotation for the closely-related species, Cryptosporidium parvum, C. hominis and C. tyzzeri reveal surprising similarities and differences
Wed11 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Jessica Kissinger
Session : Omics II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Regulation of RNA-binding protein stability and function by PRMT7-dependent arginine methylation in Leishmania
Wed11 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Tiago Ferreira
Session : Omics II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Population genomics of Guinea worm eradication
Wed11 Apr10:30am(15 mins)			James Cotton
Session : Omics II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Deciphering gonad-transcriptomes in Schistosoma mansoni provides novel and exploitable insights for basic and applied research
Wed11 Apr10:45am(15 mins)			Christoph G. Grevelding
Session : Omics II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Welcome Address

Welcome Address
Mon9 Apr08:45am(15 mins)			Justin Pachebat
Session : Welcome Address
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I

Keynote: Co-transcriptional nuclear export of trypanosome mRNAs
Mon9 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Susanne Kramer
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Towards a whole genome CRISPR-CAS9 loss of function screen to study the mode of action and resistance to drugs in Leishmania
Mon9 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Ana Maria Mejia
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Gluconeogenesis in bloodstream-form Trypanosoma brucei
Mon9 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Julie Kovarova
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Global gene expression analysis during the Trypanosoma cruzi life cycle identifies regulatory RNA Binding Proteins involved with metacyclogenesis and parasite virulence
Mon9 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Santuza Maria Teixeira
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Co-localisation of two simultaneously active VSG expression sites in ‘double-expresser’ T. brucei strains
Mon9 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			James Budzak
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance

Keynote: Antimalarial pharmacology of primaquine: Attempting to solve a 70 year-old puzzle
Mon9 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Giancarlo Biagini
Session : Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis

Keynote: First contact - Release of schistosome exosome-like extracellular vesicles during early intramolluscan larval development
Mon9 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Tim Yoshino
Session : Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions

Unravelling Interactions Between Schistosomes, the Microbiome and Anti-Helminthic Drugs in a Ugandan Field Setting.
Mon9 Apr04:15pm(15 mins)			Lauren Carruthers
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

The effect of endemic macroparasite on the quality and quantity of an epidemic parasite
Mon9 Apr04:30pm(15 mins)			Oluwaseun Somoye
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance

RecQ helicases in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum affect genome stability, gene expression patterns and DNA replication dynamics.
Mon9 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Catherine Merrick
Session : Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis

Comparing the population genetic structure of snail hosts and their schistosome parasites in Northern Senegal
Mon9 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Tine Huyse
Session : Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in humans and its association with increased gut microbial diversity
Mon9 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Timothy Jenkins
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance

Artemisinin resistance? Mind the traffic ...
Mon9 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Colin Sutherland
Session : Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis

Snail infection / pre-patent surveillance approach for intestinal schistosomiasis control and elimination programs: Tanzania
Mon9 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Tom Pennance
Session : Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions

Social stress alters transcriptomic responses to infection and dysregulates molecular body clocks
Mon9 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Amy Ellison
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance

Repositioning of synthetic emetine analogues as potential anti-malarial drugs and use of molecular modelling tools to aid in drug discovery
Mon9 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Priyanka Panwar
Session : Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis

Farewell to the God of Plague: Conquering schistosomiasis in China; the last mile
Mon9 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Don McManus
Session : Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions

Murine schistosomiasis quantitatively and qualitatively modifies the intestinal microbiota
Mon9 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Laura Peachey
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Multi-species Interactions
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance

Exploring the potential of autophagy as a novel drug target: SK1.49 as a chemical probe of autophagy in Plasmodium falciparum
Mon9 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Paul Horrocks
Session : Protozoa: Drug Discovery & Resistance
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis

Experimental evaluation of behavioural changes in gilt-head seabream infected with brain-encysted metacercariae of Cardiocephaloides longicollis (Trematoda, Strigeidae)
Mon9 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Ana Born-Torrijos
Session : Helminths: Intermediate host - parasite interactions. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Sheep Scab

Keynote: Psoroptes ovis - a cause of significant disease in sheep and cattle
Wed11 Apr02:15pm(30 mins)			Sian Mitchell
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Sheep Scab
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Treatment strategies for sheep scab: an economic model of farmer behaviour
Wed11 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Emily Nixon
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Sheep Scab
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

The prevalence and distribution of sheep scab in Wales: a farmer questionnaire survey
Wed11 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Hannah Rose Vineer
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Sheep Scab
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Resistance to macrocyclic lactones, in Psoroptes ovis sheep scab mites
Wed11 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Richard Wall
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Sheep Scab
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Plenary I

Hookworms and their secreted proteins as a novel anti-inflammatory modality
Mon9 Apr09:15am(45 mins)			Alex Loukas
Session : Plenary I
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Helminths: Immuno-modulation

Keynote: Helminths and other environmental factors shaping the immune response: consequences
Tue10 Apr09:00am(30 mins)			Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Session : Helminths: Immuno-modulation
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology II

Keynote: The world in an oyster - biological invasions and their impact on parasite-host interactions
Tue10 Apr09:00am(30 mins)			David Thieltges
Session : Ecological Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Immuno-modulation

Keynote: *Antigenic cross-reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni* and allergens: a possible alternative explanation for the hygiene hypothesis**
Tue10 Apr09:30am(15 mins)			Mike Doenhoff
Session : Helminths: Immuno-modulation
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology II

The role of the urban environment in shaping parasite communities of red foxes in Edinburgh
Tue10 Apr09:30am(15 mins)			Lisa Gecchele
Session : Ecological Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Immuno-modulation

Unravelling early host intestinal epithelia interactions with whipworms using intestinal organoids
Tue10 Apr09:45am(15 mins)			Maria Adelaida Duque-Correa
Session : Helminths: Immuno-modulation
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology II

Ecological and population-level drivers of gastrointestinal parasitism in the Genus Papio: a meta-analysis
Tue10 Apr09:45am(15 mins)			Cassandra Raby
Session : Ecological Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Immuno-modulation

Antigenic targets of IgG1-associated anti-fecundity immunity against Schistosoma haematobium
Tue10 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Rebecca Oettle
Session : Helminths: Immuno-modulation
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology II

Parasite-mediated effects of an invasive fish on native brown trout
Tue10 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Paula Tierney
Session : Ecological Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Immuno-modulation

Infection-state independent moderation of Th2 inflammation and inflammatory-associated lymphatic remodelling by tetracyclines in pre-clinical lymphatic filariasis pathology models
Tue10 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Stephen Cross
Session : Helminths: Immuno-modulation
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology II

Infected crayfish play it safe: Aphanomyces astaci reduces crayfish movement on land
Tue10 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Rhidian Thomas
Session : Ecological Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II

Keynote: A second uninfected blood meal in sand flies promotes reverse metacyclogenesis and Leishmania replication.
Tue10 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Jesus Valenzuela
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Keynote: Pre-Clinical and Early Clinical Evaluation of a Plasmodium berghei Sporozoite-Based Malaria Vaccine
Tue10 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Miguel Prudencio
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II

The mRNA-bound proteome of Leishmania is stage-regulated with little correlation to transcriptome or whole proteome expression
Tue10 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Pegine Walrad
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Keynote: Differential location and interactions of PfRH1 processing products during merozoite invasion
Tue10 Apr04:45pm(30 mins)			Peter Preiser
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II

Differential expression of Vitamin D related genes in Macular vs. Polymorphic Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
Tue10 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Srija Moulik
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Comparative metabolism of Trypanosoma brucei brucei and the livestock trypanosome T. congolense
Tue10 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Pieter Steketee
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales

Plasmodium falciparum infected erythrocytes from cerebral malaria cases bind preferentially to brain microvascular endothelium; a study in Malawian children
Tue10 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Janet Storm
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II

Curative Benznidazole treatment in the acute stage of Trypanosoma cruzi infection prevents the development of chronic cardiac fibrosis
Tue10 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Amanda Francisco
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales

IgG and IgE responses to Plasmodium falciparum and intestinal parasites antigens in Mozambican children
Tue10 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Rebeca Santano
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Magnitude of the inflammatory response to parasite infection differentiates calf and adult bovine monocytes
Tue10 Apr05:45pm(15 mins)			Parul Sharma
Session : Protozoa: Cell Biology & Immunology III Sponsor -Life Sciences Research Network Wales
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Wildlife Parasitology

Keynote: Is wildlife relevant to helminth control in livestock?
Wed11 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			Eric Morgan
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Wildlife Parasitology
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Multi-locus sequence typing of Neospora caninum
Wed11 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			John Ellis
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Wildlife Parasitology
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Parasites of badgers in the Republic of Ireland- an untold story
Wed11 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Rachel Byrne
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Wildlife Parasitology
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

The toad fly Lucilia bufonivora: its evolutionary status and molecular identification
Wed11 Apr10:45am(15 mins)			Gerardo Arias Robledo
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Wildlife Parasitology
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Plenary II

The evolution of sociality and division of labour in trematode parasites
Mon9 Apr10:00am(45 mins)			Robert Poulin
Session : Plenary II
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II

Keynote: Post-transcriptional regulation of the Trypanosoma brucei cell cycle
Tue10 Apr09:00am(30 mins)			Michael Urbaniak
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

In Vitro Characterization of a compound capable of arresting T. Cruzi cell cycle without affecting parasite viability
Tue10 Apr09:30am(15 mins)			Adalberto Miguel de Araújo Júnior
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Decoding the network of Trypanosoma brucei proteins that determines sensitivity to apolipoprotein-L1
Tue10 Apr09:45am(15 mins)			Sam Alsford
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Chemical-mediated transfection meets Parasitology: Trypanosomatids as proof-of-concept for the technology
Tue10 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Francisco Olmo
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

ERAD and disposal of misfolded GPI-anchored proteins in Trypanosoma brucei
Tue10 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Calvin Tiengwe
Session : Tryps & Leish Cell & Molecular Biology II
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites

Keynote: Determinants of genetic structure and diversity patterns in parasite population
Tue10 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Isabel Blasco-Costa
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Xenomonitoring of schistosomiasis transmission on Pemba Island (Zanzibar)
Tue10 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Tom Pennance
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Totiviruses, parasites and everything else
Tue10 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Ahmad Garziz
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Parasitic feminisation of crustaceans
Tue10 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Joseph Ironside
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Patterns of genetic variation in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti.
Tue10 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Rebecca Cole
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Parasites
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research

Keynote: Back to the Drawing Board - Basic Science improving Prospects for Control of Liver Fluke in Ruminants
Tue10 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Grace Mulcahy
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

The impact of acute and chronic infections by parasitic helminths on the faecal microbiota of UK Thoroughbred horses
Tue10 Apr04:45pm(10 mins)			Laura Peachey
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

The clinical importance of Fasciola hepatica infection in horses
Tue10 Apr04:55pm(10 mins)			Alison Howell
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Neuropeptide Biology in Fasciola hepatica
Tue10 Apr05:05pm(10 mins)			Duncan Wells
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Biomarkers of triclabendazole efficacy against Fasciola hepatica
Tue10 Apr05:15pm(10 mins)			Clare Collett
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Examining the presence and function of tuft cells in ovine abomasum tissue following parasitic nematode infection
Tue10 Apr05:25pm(10 mins)			Katie Hildersley
Session : Veterinary Parasitology Symposium - Livestock Parasitology. Sponsor - Ridgeway Research
Room: Stream 5 - IBERS 0.33 (Monday), Physisc 0.11 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier

Keynote: Epidemiology and Evolution of zoonotic schistosomiasis in Africa: challenges for reaching the WHO elimination targets’
Wed11 Apr02:15pm(30 mins)			Joanne Webster
Session : Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Schistosoma mansoni praziquantel treatment: low coverage driven by systematic non-compliers or systematically not offered?
Wed11 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Poppy Lamberton
Session : Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Impact of malaria coinfections on S. mansoni clearance, intensity and reinfection rates
Wed11 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Rachel Francoeur
Session : Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Alternative strategies for onchocerciasis elimination in loiasis co-endemic areas: test-and-treat with doxycycline in combination with targeted vector control in South West Cameroon
Wed11 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Louise Hamill
Session : Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Elimination within reach: lymphatic filariasis persists in rural Ghana due to sub-optimal intervention coverage and adherence
Wed11 Apr03:30pm(15 mins)			Corrado Minetti
Session : Helminths: Epidemiology & Field Work. Sponsor - Elsevier
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis

Keynote: Small RNAs in nematode-host interactions
Mon9 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Amy Buck
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Nematode microRNAs – roles in development and host-parasite interactions
Mon9 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Collette Britton
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Characterisation of Schistosoma mansoni Larval Extracellular Vesicle protein 1 (SmLEV1) an immunogenic, schistosome-specific, protein exhibiting developmentally regulated alternative splicing
Mon9 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Thomas Gasan
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Optimisation Of Parasitic Extracellular Vesicle Purification for Downstream Analysis To Understand Their Role Within Drug Exposure
Mon9 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Chelsea Davis
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

MiR-277/4989 regulate transcriptional landscape during juvenile to adult transition in the parasitic helminth Schistosoma mansoni
Mon9 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Anna Protasio
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Keynote: Wormbase Parasite
Mon9 Apr03:30pm(10 mins)			Kevin Howe
Session : Helminths: Molecular Communication. Sponsor - Zoetis
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Plenary III

Genetic modification of Plasmodium for malaria vaccine development
Tue10 Apr11:15am(45 mins)			Shahid Khan
Session : Plenary III
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I

Keynote: Parasite resistance: from genes to ecosystems
Tue10 Apr04:15pm(30 mins)			Chrisophe Eizaguirre
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

The ecological role of trematode parasites in aquatic food webs: a case study in a subarctic lake
Tue10 Apr04:45pm(15 mins)			Miroslava Soldanova
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Vertical transmission and drivers of myxozoan distributions
Tue10 Apr05:00pm(15 mins)			Paolo Ruggeri
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

The global success of monogeneans: more than just a fluke
Tue10 Apr05:15pm(15 mins)			Jo James
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Rapid test to detect the infection load of the parasite, Anguillicola crassus, in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla.
Tue10 Apr05:30pm(15 mins)			Michele De Noia
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology I
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Vector - Parasite - Microbiome Interactions and Interventions. Sponsor - Royal Entomological Society

Keynote: Employing Anopheles microbiota for Plasmodium-blocking
Wed11 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			George Dimopoulos
Session : Vector - Parasite - Microbiome Interactions and Interventions. Sponsor - Royal Entomological Society
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Attach and infect – Identification of a mosquito receptor for the Plasmodium ookinete
Wed11 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Florian Brod
Session : Vector - Parasite - Microbiome Interactions and Interventions. Sponsor - Royal Entomological Society
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Exploring the salivary N-glycome of bloodfeeding arthropods and their relevance in pathogen transmission
Wed11 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Karina Mondragon-Shem
Session : Vector - Parasite - Microbiome Interactions and Interventions. Sponsor - Royal Entomological Society
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Plenary IV

Tsetse and trypanosomes
Tue10 Apr12:00pm(45 mins)			Wendy Gibson
Session : Plenary IV
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology

Keynote: Molecular analysis of schistosome reproductive development
Wed11 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			Jim Collins
Session : Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II

Keynote: Pathogens associated with aquaculture may have wider ecosystem impacts
Wed11 Apr09:30am(30 mins)			Sarah Culloty
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology

SGTP4–mediated glucose uptake in Schistosoma mansoni is regulated through Akt/PKB signalling
Wed11 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Anthony Walker
Session : Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II

Spatio-temporal variation of trematode parasites community in Cerastoderma edule cockles from Ria de Aveiro (Portugal)
Wed11 Apr10:00am(15 mins)			Luísa Magalhães
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology

Somatic genome editing in the multicellular blood fluke Schistosoma mansoni
Wed11 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Paul Brindley
Session : Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II

Fussy Fluffy Fiend? Investigating Host-Specificity of Saprolegnia parasitica Isolates
Wed11 Apr10:15am(15 mins)			Emily Matthews
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology

A propeptide ‘clamp’ mechanism is required for inhibition of Fasciola hepatica Collagenolytic Cathepsin L3
Wed11 Apr10:30am(15 mins)			Carolina De Marco Verissimo
Session : Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II

Can parasites be a drag? Impact of Argulus fish lice on host swimming performance
Wed11 Apr10:30am(15 mins)			Rhiannon Hunt
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology

Maternal nematode infection induces transcription of Long-term potentiation in the postnatal brain via Wnt signaling
Wed11 Apr10:45am(15 mins)			Manjurul Haque
Session : Helminths: Cell & Molecular Biology
Room: Stream 3 - Physics 0.15 Main

Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II

Use of in vivo fluorescent dyes to determine the infectivity and penetration pattern of Cardiocephaloides longicollis (Trematoda, Strigeidae) into the gilt-head seabream
Wed11 Apr10:45am(15 mins)			Gabrielle van Beest
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Aquatic Parasitology II
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III

Keynote: Follow the light: a trypanosomes’ journey into the tsetse ectoperitrophic space
Wed11 Apr02:15pm(30 mins)			Alvaro Acosta-Serrano
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs

Keynote: Recent advances in Giardia and Cryptosporidium genotyping
Wed11 Apr02:15pm(30 mins)			Karin Troell
Session : Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III

Characterisation of genes important for the successful life cycle completion of Trypanosoma brucei in the tsetse
Wed11 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Aitor Casas-Sanchez
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs

Mining the Genome of Cryptosporidium to Elucidate Transmission Cycles.
Wed11 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Arthur Morris
Session : Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III

Shape-shifting trypanosomes from the tsetse proventriculus
Wed11 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Lori Peacock
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs

Acute Symptoms and Long-term sequelae of Human Cryptosporidiosis – a prospective study
Wed11 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Bethan Carter
Session : Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III

Swim like your lifecycle depends on it: The impact of motility on the survival of Leishmania parasites.
Wed11 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Rachel Findlay
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs

Giardia duodenalis in Ugandan children: field application of recombinase polymerase amplification and determination of assemblages.
Wed11 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Tapan Bhattacharyya
Session : Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III

Ecology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ochollo, a hotspot in Southern Ethiopia
Wed11 Apr03:30pm(15 mins)			Myrthe Pareyn
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions III
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs

Giardia Secretome Highlights Secreted Tenascins as a Key Component of Pathogenesis
Wed11 Apr03:30pm(15 mins)			Kevin Tyler
Session : Protozoa: Cryptosporidium & Giardia. Sponsor - PLOS NTDs
Room: Stream 2 - Llandinam A6

Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I

Keynote: The cell cycle and the distinct antioxidant defence mechanisms of Trypanosoma rangeli
Tue10 Apr02:00pm(30 mins)			Edmundo Grisard
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Complementary paths to Chagas disease elimination: the impact of combining vector control with aetiological treatment
Tue10 Apr02:30pm(15 mins)			Maria-Gloria Basanez
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Parallel sexual and parasexual population genomic structure in Trypanosoma cruzi
Tue10 Apr02:45pm(15 mins)			Philipp Schwabl
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Revisiting the intracellular cycle of Trypanosoma cruzi in chronically infected animals
Tue10 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Martin Taylor
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Fatal progression of experimental visceral leishmaniasis is associated with secondary infection by commensal bacteria and severe anaemia.
Tue10 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Michael Lewis
Session : Host -Vector- Parasite Interactions I
Room: Stream 1 - Edward Llwyd 0.26 Biology Main

Wright Medal Lecture

Trypanosomes get under your skin
Wed11 Apr11:45am(45 mins)			Annette MacLeod
Session : Wright Medal Lecture
Room: Great Hall, Arts Centre

Ecological Parasitology: Ecological Modelling

Keynote: Understanding transmission dynamics in multihost communities
Wed11 Apr02:15pm(30 mins)			Andy Fenton
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Ecological Modelling
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

The impact of exposure heterogeneity on onchocerciasis transmission and control/elimination
Wed11 Apr03:00pm(15 mins)			Jonathan Hamley
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Ecological Modelling
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Biodiversity dilution and amplification effects in tick-borne diseases: an eco-epidemiological modelling approach.
Wed11 Apr03:15pm(15 mins)			Flavia Occhibove
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Ecological Modelling
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

Macroparasites are indirect drivers of hantavirus transmission.
Wed11 Apr03:30pm(15 mins)			Joanne Lello
Session : Ecological Parasitology: Ecological Modelling
Room: Stream 4 - Edward Llwyd 0.01

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