BSP Spring Meeting York 2022

Posters

Somaia Abouakkada
Alexandria University
Egypt
1 Molecular identification of drug-resistance in Trypanosoma evansi of camels in Egypt
Zouhour El Mouna Ayadi
Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boum
Algeria
2Diversity of monogenea (Platyhelminths) gill parasites of Scombrid fishes off the Algerian coast Poster 2
Supannee Taweechai
University of Leeds
3Biochemical characterization and inhibitor screening of UMP-CMP kinase from malaria parasites Poster 3
Laura Filipe
Durham University
4Deconvoluting the Mode of Action of a Suite of Novel Antileishmanials Poster 4
Uwemedimo Ekpo
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta
Nigeria
5Occurrence and Geographical distribution of Microsporidia in tick population in Ogun State, Nigeria Poster 5
Jose Carlos Paredes-Franco
University of Dundee
6Expression and characterization of a mitochondrial fucosyltransferase from Trypanosoma cruzi and use of monoxenous parasite Crithidia fasciculata as an enzymatic source for synthesis of radioactive GDP-Fucose. Poster 6
Catherine Oke
University of Edinburgh
7How will the response of mosquitoes to vector control shape malaria parasite evolution? Poster 7
Shadrack Madu
De Montfort University
8Prediction of Miltefosine Exposure in Mouse Model using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling (PBPK) Approach Poster 8
Thaise Teixeira
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Brazil
9Deletion of the P21 gene triggers changes in the invasion and replication of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster 9
Benedict Davies
St George's, University of London
10Characterisation of a cation diffusion facilitator from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum Poster 10
Antonella Bacigalupo
University of Glasgow, BAHCM
11Wild foci of the Chagas disease vectors Triatoma infestans and Mepraia spinolai in Chile, a country that has declared the interruption of Trypanosoma cruzi vectorial transmission. Poster 11
Oluwayomi Adeyemi
University of Lagos
Nigeria
12Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Eimeria Species of Chicken in Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria. Poster 12
Ana Menezes
Butantan Institute
Brazil
13The impact of glucose in Trypanosoma cruzi viability, cell growth, cell cycle progression, differentiation, and histone post-translational modifications Poster 13
Affaf Boukadoum
University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumdienne, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Laborratory Biodiversity and Environnement : Interactions an
Algeria
14Some species of the family Microcotylidae (Polyopisthocotylea, Monogenea) from Sparid fishes off the Algerian coast Poster 14
Yasmine Kumordzi
Durham University
15An investigation into Leishmania genome plasticity in response to disruption of sphingolipid biosynthesis Poster 15
Praveena R G Chandrasegaran
University of Glasgow
16Comparative single cell transcriptomic analysis of the murine CNS in response to T. brucei brucei and T. brucei gambiense infections Poster 16
Fernanda Coelho
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
17The Schistosome and Snail Resource (SSR) - supporting global schistosomiasis research Poster 17
Sarah Davey
IBERS Aberystwyth University
18The Fasciola hepatica histone acetylation machinery is developmentally regulated and contains druggable candidates. Poster 18
maha aloraini
university of Glasgow
19Cloning and functional complementation of Schistosoma mansoni cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases in Trypanosoma brucei Poster 19
Rhiannon Heslop
University of Glasgow
20Development of a single molecule fluorescent in situ hybridisation (smFISH) pipeline for the detection of host-pathogen interactions in the murine CNS Poster 20
Aleksander Goll
Medical University of Gdansk
Poland
21Biomonitoring of haemoparasites in sylvatic rodents from the Mazury Lake District region of Poland Poster 21
Sophia DonVito
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
22Subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infections are missed by routine diagnostic methods in school-age Gambian children Poster 22
Shannan Summers
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
23Investigating the genetic diversity of Schistosoma bovis and its hybrids across Africa Poster 23
Thomas Gasan
Queens University Belfast
24Improving diagnostics for Schistosoma bovis infections in cattle across Africa. Poster 24
Alexandra Juhasz
LSTM
25First insights into veterinary and zoonotic schistosomiasis in Malawi Poster 25
Alexandra Juhasz
LSTM
26Fascioliasis in captive vicuñas at Knowsley Safari Park in UK Poster 26
John Archer
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
27Hybridisation in UroGenital Schistosomiasis (HUGS): Pilot study findings upon parasitological surveys in Mangochi and Nsanje Districts, Malawi Poster 27
CAROLINA HERNANDEZ
UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO
Colombia
28Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary patterns of the genus Psammolestes Bergroth, 1911 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae): tools for vector control of Chagas disease Poster 28
Caroline Dewar
Lancaster University
29Mistargeting of aggregation-prone mitochondrial proteins activates a nucleus-mediated posttranscriptional quality control pathway in trypanosomes Poster 29
Richard Childs Hunt
London School of hygiene and tropical medicine
30What’s that twinkle in your eye? Mischief or a stellate opportunist? Poster 30
Sergios Antoniou
University of York
31Proteomics-based investigation of substrates for the Leishmania deubiquitinase DUB2 Poster 31
Yeng Yi Abbey Chan
Aberystwyth University
32Exploring the secretome of Schistocephalus solidus: Extracellular vesicles for host manipulation Poster 32
Rachel Neish
University of York
33Role of RDK2 and its interacting protein kinases in Leishmania mexicana differentiation.
Romina Nievas
University of York
34Quiescence in Leishmania mexicana Poster 34
Monique Johnson
University of Cambridge
35Investigating DNA damage responses in Apicomplexan parasites Poster 35
Rita Wassef
Helwan University
Egypt
36Evaluation of Mono and Combined Nitrofurantoin Therapy for Toxoplasmosis in Swiss Albino Mice Poster 36
Felipe Miguel Nery Lunkes
Instituto Rene Rachou/ Fiocruz Minas
Brazil
37Schistosoma mansoni phenotypic evaluation after aspartyl proteases cathepsin D-like knockdown Poster 37
Felipe Lunkes
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Brazil
38Schistosoma mansoni phenotypic evaluation after aspartyl proteases cathepsin D-like knockdown Poster 38
Aitor Casas-Sanchez
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
39The MISP family of surface glycoproteins from Trypanosoma brucei is co-expressed with VSG and BARP in the metacyclic trypomastigote stage, adopts a triple helical bundle structure, and is not essential for the colonization of the tsetse salivary glands Poster 39
Marzuq Ungogo
University of Glasgow
40Revisiting quinapyramine: mechanism of uptake, action and resistance Poster 40
Alexander Cook
University of Oxford
41Invariant surface glycoprotein 65 of Trypanosoma brucei is a complement C3 receptor important for virulence Poster 41
Caroline Ricce Espada
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
42The potential role of long non-coding RNAs in key steps of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis life cycle Poster 42
James Hewitson
University of York
43Chronic schistosome infection remodels bone marrow haematopoiesis
Jessica Dagley
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
44A dirofilariasis mouse model for heartworm preclinical drug testing Poster 44
El-Sayed El-Alfy
Mansoura University
Egypt
45GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TAENIA MULTICEPS: A COMPARATIVE META-ANALYSIS STUDY Poster 45
Thomas M. Arme
University of Glasgow
46Molecular malacology and xenomonitoring schistosomiasis: Implication of Bulinus africanus as an intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium in Lake Malawi. Poster 46
Dalal Ardan
University of East Anglia
47First observation of Parasitic viruses in Trichomonas gallinae Poster 47
Caoimhe Herron
Queen's University Belfast
48Developmental Regulation and Functional Prediction of microRNAs in an Expanded Fasciola hepatica miRNome Poster 48
Manuel Saldivia
Novartis
United States
49In cauda venenum, CLK1 inhibitors for Trypanosomiasis
Georgina Hurle
University of East Anglia
50Counting Cryptosporidium: Development of Simple in vitro Drug and Culture Platform Poster 50
Boontarikaan Wititkornkul
IBERS, Aberystwyth University
51Control of equine tapeworms through praziquantel: The hidden impact on the equine microbiome Poster 51
Samuel Duncan
University of Dundee
52The curious origin and evolution of kinetoplastid glycosyltransferases Poster 52
Jose Mengel
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Brazil
53Chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice lacking B cells (muMT) Poster 53
Sara Chelaghma
Univeristy of Cambridge
54Apical annuli are essential exocytic sites in Toxoplasma Poster 54
RICARDO OBONAGA GOMEZ
Butantan Institute
Brazil
55Function of the MRE11 and EXO1 nucleases and RECQ2 helicase in DNA end resection and double-strand breaks repair in Trypanosoma brucei Poster 55
CHRISTINE Moore
University of Ghana, Legon
Ghana
56In vitro effects and mode of action of phenolic compounds on leishmania donovani
Marianne Aelmans
Lancaster University
57Characterising Heat Shock in Trypanosoma congolense Poster 57
Aline Araujo Alves
Institut Pasteur
France
58Investigating the role of unique kinesin-2 motors in intraflagellar transport in trypanosomes Poster 58
Juliana Nunes Rosón
Butantan Institute
Brazil
59Histones variants and their interaction with the chromatin in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms
Adriana Diaz
The Royal Veterinary College
60Evaluating a novel test-and-treat control strategy for livestock schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa Poster 60
Thomas Crellen
University of Glasgow
61Relationship between the worm burden and egg output in liver fluke infections of humans Poster 61
Jacob Thompson
University of Manchester
62The impact of chronic whipworm infection on vaccine mediated immunity Poster 62
Marketa Novotna
University of Dundee
63Investigating the roles of divergent histone tails using gene editing in Trypanosoma brucei Poster 63
Dionysis Grigoriadis
WormBase
64WormBase ParaSite - 2022 update Poster 64
Peter McCann
Queen's Univeristy Belfast
65Galba truncatula and Helminths, the Importance of Microbes Poster 65
Abigail Webb
Aberystwyth University
66Sequence conservation of Cryptosporidium invasion proteins which have potential as vaccine candidates against cryptosporidiosis in cattle and sheep Poster 66
Ashwaq Alnazawi
Ministry of Health
Saudi Arabia
67Wind tunnel studies on the effect of insecticide treated materials on Ae.aegypti host location behaviour Poster 67
Mona Suleiman
University of Bath
68piRNA-like small RNAs target transposable elements in a Clade IV parasitic nematode. Poster 68
Mohammad Hossein Feiz Haddad
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Iran
69Co- infection of parasites and fungal infection and COVID- 19 Poster 69
Valeria Silvestri
MUHAS University of Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
70Blood flukes and arterial damage. A review of aneurysm cases in patients with Schistosomiasis. Poster 70
Huanghehui Yu
University of Glasgow
71Association between Schistosoma mansoni infection intensity, praziquantel side effects, and drug efficacy, in Ugandan school-aged children Poster 71
Antonia Konle
Cell- and developmental Biology, University Würzbu
72Limits of Flagellar Pocket Access in African Trypanosomes Poster 72
Douglas Escrivani de Oliveira
University of Dundee
73Competitive growth drives a hierarchy of antigenic variation in African trypanosomes. Poster 73
Mohammad Alharbi
Liverpool school of tropical medicine
74Molecular characterisation of medically important freshwater snails in Saudi Arabia Poster 74
Kehinde Sowunmi
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
Nigeria
75A preliminary survey of freshwater snails in Ugbawka, Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu State, Nigeria. Poster 75
Yee Wan Liu
University of Glasgow, IBAHCM
76Repurposing trypanocidal drugs to tackle amoebic gill disease in Atlantic Salmon Poster 76
Mahbod Entezami
University of Surrey
77Evaluating control and elimination methods of cystic echinococcosis in South America – Beyond the 2030 goals Poster 77
Zihao Chen
University of Edinburgh
78Assembly and annotation of Trypanosoma brucei equiperdum and T. b. evansi kinetoplast DNA and comparison with T. b. brucei Poster 78
Safaa Elhassan Bashir
Self employed
Sudan
79Seroprevelance and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection Among Healthy Blood Donors in AL-Ribat Teaching Hospital Khartoum State, Sudan. Poster 79
Denis Dacheux
Fundamental Microbiology and Pathogenicity ,UMR 5234 CNRS-Bordeaux University-Bordeaux INP
France
80TFK1, a basal body transition fibre protein that is essential for cytokinesis in Trypanosoma brucei Poster 80
Okpala Michael
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
81 EFFICACY OF COMBINED THERAPY OF DIMINAVETO® AND INTROMIDIUM® IN ALBINO RATS EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH Trypanosoma brucei brucei Poster 81
Okpala Michael
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
82 Comparative antibody response of albino rats infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei via intraperitoneal and intradermal routes Poster 82
Chidinma Amuzie
Rivers State University
Nigeria
83 Intestinal helminth parasites of grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus) sold at Omagwa Bushmeat Market, Omagwa, Rivers State, Nigeria
Stanley Otoboh
University of Ediburgh
84Genetic validation of the function of PfEMP1 in Plasmodium falciparum rosette formation. Poster 84
Hasana Baber
Keele University
85Investigating a galactokinase orthologue from Leishmania donovani Poster 85
Jennifer Ann Black
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
86Monitoring replication stress response dynamics in the Kinetoplastid parasite Leishmania major links transcription derived instability to genome plasticity
Chukwunonso Obi
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
87Comparative pathogenicity of single and mixed drug-resistant Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma congolense infections in rats: Clinico-haematological findings. Poster 87
Chukwunonso Obi
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
88Prevalence and molecular identification of trypanosomes in dogs in Enugu North Senatorial Zone, South East Nigeria Poster 88
Isabel Saldanha
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
89Detection of Trypanosoma brucei DNA in faeces of experimentally-infected cattle Poster 89
Alexander Bailey
Imperial College London
90Characterisation of Plasmodium falciparum oocyst development and transcriptome responses to dynamic nutrient stresses in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae Poster 90
Artur De Castro Neto
Federal University of São Paulo
Brazil
91Identification of protein content released by the G and Y strains of the extracellular amastigote form of Trypanosoma cruzi Poster 91
Edward Nay
University of York
92Biophysical and biochemical characterisation of the interaction between Leishmania braziliensis PRMT1 and PRMT3 Poster 92
John Ogunsola
Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine
93RNA-Seq reveals distinct renal responses to murine trypanosomiasis in susceptible and tolerant mice Poster 93
Gabriella Torres
Instituto René Rachou/ Fiocruz Minas
Brazil
94The protein kinases SmFES and SmRAF may influence Schistosoma mansoni development, egg maturation, and hepatic granulomas progression in the mammalian host Poster 94
Laurine Brouck
University of Edinburgh
95RNA editing ligase 1 as a drug target: on the road to lead generation Poster 95
Jacob Leonard
Aberystwyth University
96Rumen Fluke-Microbiome Interactions; an Exploration into Understanding the Extracellular Vesicles of Calicophoron daubneyi Poster 96
Federica Giordani
University of Glasgow
97Analysis of the resistance profile of benzoxaborole AN11736 analogues in animal trypanosomes Poster 97
Lauren Wilburn
Oxford Brookes University
98IFT train numbers drop rapidly after initiation from Leishmania promastigotes to amastigotes Poster 98
Lauren Wilburn
Oxford Brookes University
99IFT train numbers drop rapidly after initiation from Leishmania promastigotes to amastigotes
Joao Cunha
University of York
100Estimating complex and multiclonal infections in Leishmania infected patients and reservoirs Poster 100
Madeleine Oakland
Aberystwyth University
101Discovery Transcriptomics to Support Future Control of Nematodirus helvetianus Poster 101
Owain Donnelly
Francis Crick Institute
102Further optimisation of the Schistosoma haematobium Recombinase Polymerase Amplification assay: moving towards point of care use in endemic settings Poster 102
Michelle Clark
The Walter and Elisa Hall Institute
Australia
103Unleishing’ cell death: Cellular inhibitors of apoptosis are an effective therapeutic target for the treatment of Leishmania donovani
Brian Suarez Mantilla
University of Durham
104Analysis of Nucleobases, Nucleotides and cyclic Nucleotides in Leishmania Poster 104
Russell Stothard
Biomedical Parasitology Division
105Back in action for fieldwork: Update on schistosomiasis research and control in Malawi Poster 105
Joana Correia Faria
Department of Biology, University of York
106Multi-allelic exclusion by an allele-selective RNA-DNA helicase in African trypanosomes Poster 106
Juan Vicente Hernandez Villena
IZET, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Venezuela
107Venezuela´s health crisis: the resurgence of malaria, Leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease. Poster 107
Mohammad Hossein Feiz Haddad
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Iran
108Epidemiological Study of Leishmaniasis in Iran and the Middle East in the Last Two Decades Poster 108
Nwakaego Nweze
University of Nigeria
Nigeria
109Two New Antiprotozoal Diterpenes From the Roots of Acacia nilotica Poster 109
Daniel Parsons
Kingston University
110Molecular epidemiology and evolution of the Antigen Coding Gene (ACG) TSP-23, from the multi-host parasite Schistosoma japonicum Poster 110
Gavin Wright
University of York
111Systematic identification of genes encoding cell surface and secreted proteins that are essential for in vitro growth and infection in Leishmania donovani. Poster 111
Charles Ologunde
The Federal Polytechnic Ado-ekiti
Nigeria
112Malaria Co – Infection with Urinary Schistosomiasis, Typhoid Fever, Hepatitis B Virus, and Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) Virus in three Local government areas of Ekiti-State, South Western Nigeria Poster 112
Charles Ologunde
The Federal Polytechnic Ado-ekiti
Nigeria
113Co-Infections with Malaria, Urinary Schistomiasis, Typhoid Fever and Hepatitis B Virus Among School Children in Ogbese, Ise-Ekiti, South-Western Nigeria Poster 113
Philip Best
Queens University Belfast
114The emergence of hybrid Fasciolids in central Vietnam. Poster 114
Gabriella Torres
Instituto René Rachou/ Fiocruz Minas
Brazil
115The protein kinases SmFES and SmRAF may influence Schistosoma mansoni development, egg maturation, and hepatic granulomas progression in the mammalian host Poster 115
Sisco Jung
University of Würzburg
Germany
116Characterisation of the two myosins of Trypanosoma brucei Poster 116
Xenia Malzer
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Germany
117Characterisation of the two myosins of Trypanosoma brucei Poster 117
Rita Wassef
Helwan University
Egypt
118Evaluation of Mono and Combined Nitrofurantoin Therapy for Toxoplasmosis in Swiss Albino Mice Poster 118
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