BSP Spring Meeting 2019

Presentations A to Z

Schedule : Presentations A to Z
Assessing selective pressure in fasciola hepatica: challenges and relevance to drug and vaccine gene targets
Tue16  Apr12:30pm(3 mins)
 Mr Olukayode Daramola  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
Bioavailability improvement of Artemisinin through cocrystal approach: in-vivo and in vitro studies
Tue16  Apr12:30pm(3 mins)
 Miss Manreet Kaur  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
Characterising in vitro G-Quadruplexes (G4) in S. mansoni
Mon15  Apr06:03pm(3 mins)
 Miss Holly M. Craven  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Diagnosis of intestinal schistosomiasis by POC-CCA. A new field applicable approach to quantify score intensities.
Tue16  Apr12:45pm(3 mins)
 Miss Miriam Casacuberta Partal Miss Miriam Casacuberta Partal  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
Diagnostic performance of the Alere™ Ultra-sensitive rapid diagnostic test for Plasmodium falciparum malaria infections in asymptomatic pregnant women in Timika, Indonesia
Mon15  Apr05:51pm(3 mins)
 Mrs Vera Unwin  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
M2 macrophage-associated protein Ym1 mediates parasite expulsion in T. muris infection
Mon15  Apr05:54pm(3 mins)
 Miss Hannah Smith  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Mechanisms of pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti populations from Saudi Arabia
Mon15  Apr06:03pm(3 mins)
 Ms Ashwaq Alnazawi Ms Ashwaq Alnazawi  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
Nanopore sequencing significantly improves genome assembly of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi
Mon15  Apr05:57pm(3 mins)
 Miss Florencia Díaz-Viraqué Miss Florencia Díaz-Viraqué  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Novel cystatin of Trichinella spiralis inhibits inflammation mediated by bone marrow-derived macrophages
Tue16  Apr12:48pm(3 mins)
 Ms Porntida Kobpornchai  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
Novel Water Treatments for the Zoonotic Waterborne Pathogen Cryptosporidium
Mon15  Apr05:57pm(3 mins)
 Mr Bozo Lugonja  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
Nucleoside analogues against trypanosomatid parasites: phenotypic screening and mechanism-of-action
Mon15  Apr05:48pm(3 mins)
 Mr Camila Santos Mr Camila Santos  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Out of sight: do eye flukes alter predator-prey interactions?
Tue16  Apr12:33pm(3 mins)
 Miss Meg Huggins  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
Population Genetics as a Tool for the detection of vertical transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in a wild population of Apodemus sylvaticus (long-tailed woodmouse) from Malham Tarn, UK.
Mon15  Apr05:45pm(3 mins)
 Dr Sameena Haq  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Prevalence of parasitic infections in surgically removed appendices: parasitological and histopathological studies
Mon15  Apr06:03pm(3 mins)
 Dr Alaa Amer Dr Alaa Amer  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Revising the transmission biology of schistosomiasis in Zanzibar
Tue16  Apr12:54pm(3 mins)
 Mr Tom Pennance  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
The metabolic energy budget of the tick Ixodes ricinus: effects of season and temperature
Tue16  Apr12:39pm(3 mins)
 Mr Saeed Alasmari Mr Saeed Alasmari  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
The SUMO protease is important for flagellum biogenesis in Leishmania mexicana.
Mon15  Apr05:57pm(3 mins)
 Mr Meshal Daalah  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
The Vector Biology of Ectoparasites on Rodents from the ‘Asir Region of Saudi Arabia
Mon15  Apr06:06pm(3 mins)
 Mrs Samia Alghamdi  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Vivaxin: a novel cell-surface gene family in Trypanosoma vivax with potential applications in an animal trypanosomiasis vaccine
Mon15  Apr05:51pm(3 mins)
 Miss Alessandra Romero Ramirez  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
3D X-ray microscopy (XRM) for investigating host-parasite interactions and helminth biology reveals a potential novel behavioural-based survival strategy
Wed17  Apr10:00am(15 mins)
 Mr James O'Sullivan  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - IV
Room: Renold C16
A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases: Towards New Therapeutic Solutions for Chagas Disease and Leishmaniasis
Mon15  Apr05:45pm(3 mins)
 Dr Mags Leighton Dr Mags Leighton  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
A library of Schistosoma mansoni cell surface and secreted proteins for the identification of vaccine candidates and early serological markers of infection
Tue16  Apr12:42pm(3 mins)
 Dr Cecile Crosnier  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
A membrane component of the apical annuli structures in Toxoplasma gondii is essential for parasite survival and replication
Tue16  Apr11:30am(15 mins)
 Miss Huiling Ke  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
A non-invasive sampling coupled with high-throughput sequencing for helminth characterisation from cetacean faecal samples
Tue16  Apr10:00am(15 mins)
 Dr Natalia Fraija-Fernández  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - I Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
A plan to sequence the genomes of all parasite species from the British Isles
Tue16  Apr12:36pm(3 mins)
 Dr Adam Reid  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
A review on parasites of Australian cormorants
Mon15  Apr05:48pm(3 mins)
 Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Activity of Imidocloprid against Hyalomma Marginatum in Nili Ravi Buffalo (Bubalus Bubalus Indicus)
Mon15  Apr06:15pm(3 mins)
 Prof Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz Prof Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Adopting helminth-induced regulatory strategies: who is exploiting who?
Wed17  Apr11:30am(30 mins)
 Prof Hermelijn Smits Prof Hermelijn Smits  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - V
Room: Renold C16
An in vitro larval growth model of Dirofilaria immitis as a drug model for veterinary heartworm
Mon15  Apr05:00pm(15 mins)
 Miss Amy Marriott  
Session : Cell Biology - I Sponsored by eLife
Room: Renold C2
Anthelmintic resistance in sheep farms using pasture in Quebec, Canada
Wed17  Apr12:00pm(15 mins)
 Prof Roger Prichard  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Anti-parasitic vaccines as global health technologies: Building their public health value propositions and business cases
Mon15  Apr04:15pm(30 mins)
 Prof Maria Elena Bottazzi Prof Maria Elena Bottazzi  
Session : Human Interventions - I
Room: Renold C9
Assessing the role of neutrophils in vector-transmitted Trypanosoma brucei infections
Tue16  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Dorien Mabille  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - II
Room: Renold C16
Cellular immunological analysis of naïve European and pre-exposed African volunteers infected with P. falciparum sporozoites
Wed17  Apr12:30pm(15 mins)
 Mr Mikhael Manurung Mr Mikhael Manurung  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - V
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Cellular mechanisms of immunity and pathology in filariasis
Tue16  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Joseph Turner Dr Joseph Turner  
Session : Cell Biology - II
Room: Renold C2
Cercariae on the campus: a follow-up study of swimmer’s itch acquired in a faculty pool
Mon15  Apr05:00pm(15 mins)
 Mr Tomas Machacek Mr Tomas Machacek  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - I
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Challenges for academia to sustain innovative drug discovery against neglected tropical diseases: focus on Leishmaniasis
Wed17  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Louis Maes Prof Louis Maes  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Chronic infection and virulence: a role for the Plasmodium pir gene family?
Tue16  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Jean Langhorne  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - III Sponsored by Qiagen
Room: Renold C16
Cryptosporidium, a genetically tractable parasite
Tue16  Apr05:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Mattie Pawlowic  
Session : Presidents Lecture
Room: Renold C16
Developmental competence and surface antigen switch frequency can be uncoupled in Trypanosoma brucei
Wed17  Apr12:45pm(15 mins)
 Prof Keith Matthews Prof Keith Matthews  
Session : Cell Biology - V
Room: Renold C2
Diagnostic screening for Plasmodium falciparum by Illumigene.
Mon15  Apr05:48pm(3 mins)
 Dr Foekje F. Stelma  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
Disparate education of inflammatory and patrolling monocytes underpins tissue-specific immunity during gastrointestinal infection.
Tue16  Apr11:30am(15 mins)
 Miss Kelly Wemyss  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - III Sponsored by Qiagen
Room: Renold C16
Distribution of trypanosomes in tsetse, cattle and humans in Southern Chad: Mandoul and Maro foci.
Mon15  Apr05:15pm(15 mins)
 Mr Mahamat Alhadj Moussa Ibrahim  
Session : Cell Biology - I Sponsored by eLife
Room: Renold C2
Divergent roles of the RH5 complex components, CyRPA and RIPR in human-infective malaria parasites
Wed17  Apr09:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Ellen Knuepfer  
Session : Cell Biology - IV
Room: Renold C2
Drug selection and CRISPR-Cas for schistosome transgenesis
Tue16  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Dr Gabriel Rinaldi  
Session : Cell Biology - II
Room: Renold C2
Dysregulated gene expression in oocysts of Plasmodium berghei LAP mutants
Mon15  Apr06:00pm(3 mins)
 Dr Annie Tremp  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Early diagnosis of acute schistosomiasis by detection of the circulating antigen CAA in serum and urine in a cluster cohort of 34 Belgium travellers exposed in South Africa.
Mon15  Apr04:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Lisette van Lieshout Dr Lisette van Lieshout  
Session : Human Interventions - I
Room: Renold C9
Elucidating the pulmonary immune response in schistosomiasis
Wed17  Apr12:45pm(15 mins)
 Ms Emma Houlder  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - V
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Environmental impacts on host susceptibility in mesocosms for This Wormy World
Tue16  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Andrea Graham Prof Andrea Graham  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - II Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Epidemiology of “neglected” tick-borne infections in Nigeria: A (hopefully) early quest of USALTI-Afrique
Tue16  Apr11:45am(15 mins)
 Prof Richard Birtles  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - II Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Evaluating the effect of hen age on poultry red mite feeding and mortality
Tue16  Apr12:36pm(3 mins)
 Dr Francesca Nunn  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
Evaluating the evidence for lymphatic filariasis elimination thresholds
Mon15  Apr05:00pm(15 mins)
 Miss Emma Davis  
Session : Human Interventions - I
Room: Renold C9
Exploring cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases as drug targets in Schistosoma mansoni
Wed17  Apr12:45pm(15 mins)
 Prof Harry De Koning  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Exploring the Nedd8 pathway of Plasmodium falciparum
Mon15  Apr05:45pm(3 mins)
 Dr Maryia Karpiyevich Dr Maryia Karpiyevich  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Exploring trophic niches and parasite communities of sympatric Arctic charr and brown trout populations of southern Norway
Tue16  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Dr Rachel Paterson Dr Rachel Paterson  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - I Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Exposing a role for liver fluke stem cells in the flukicide response
Tue16  Apr09:30am(15 mins)
 Mr Nathan Clarke  
Session : Cell Biology - II
Room: Renold C2
Filarial-associated pathological lymphatic remodelling is rapidly induced post-larval infection and is mediated by both interleukin 4 receptor alpha-dependent adaptive immune responses as well as recruited inflammatory CCR2+ monocytes.
Tue16  Apr11:45am(15 mins)
 Mr Julio Furlong-Silva  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - III Sponsored by Qiagen
Room: Renold C16
First profile of long non-coding RNAs in the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica
Tue16  Apr09:45am(15 mins)
 Dr Paul McVeigh  
Session : Cell Biology - II
Room: Renold C2
Keynote: Flagellum length control during the trypanosome life cycle
Wed17  Apr11:30am(30 mins)
 Prof Philippe Bastin Prof Philippe Bastin  
Session : Cell Biology - V
Room: Renold C2
Freshwater snails of biomedical importance in the Niger River Valley, Bulinus spp., Biomphalaria pfeifferi and Radix natalensis: a longitudinal survey reveals evidence of spatial and temporal patterns in abundance and distribution.
Tue16  Apr12:00pm(15 mins)
 Ms Muriel Rabone  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - II Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Full development of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes in advanced human skin tissue models
Tue16  Apr09:30am(30 mins)
 Mr Markus Engstler Mr Markus Engstler  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - II
Room: Renold C16
Functions of the BBSome protein complex in Leishmania mexicana
Mon15  Apr05:54pm(3 mins)
 Dr Helen Price  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Gastrointestinal Parasites on Cattle in Kulon Progo District of D.I. Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mon15  Apr06:09pm(3 mins)
 Mrs Fitrine Ekawasti Mrs Fitrine Ekawasti  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Genetic diversity patterns of Haemonchus contortus isolated from sheep and goats in Bangladesh
Mon15  Apr06:07pm(3 mins)
 Dr Mohammad Zahangir Alam Dr Mohammad Zahangir Alam  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Genome-led vaccine target discovery for animal African trypanosomiasis
Mon15  Apr05:51pm(3 mins)
 Dr Gavin Wright Dr Gavin Wright  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Hand washing as an effective method for intestinal parasites control among school children in Gaza city: Public Health point of view
Mon15  Apr06:06pm(3 mins)
 Prof Adnan Ibrahim Al-Hindi  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Heligmosomoides polygyrus secretes multiple immunomodulators of early innate immune responses
Wed17  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Henry McSorley Prof Henry McSorley  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - IV
Room: Renold C16
Host specificity of bat flies in South-Eastern Europe
Tue16  Apr12:45pm(3 mins)
 Mr Áron Péter  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: How does the African trypanosome surface mediate its interaction with its mammalian host?
Mon15  Apr04:15pm(30 mins)
 Prof Matthew Higgins Prof Matthew Higgins  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - I
Room: Renold C16
Human schistosomiasis in the Senegal River Basin: does wildlife matter?
Wed17  Apr10:00am(15 mins)
 Mr Stefano Catalano  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - III Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Identifying the role of the different reservoir hosts of zoonotic schistosomiasis in West Africa
Mon15  Apr05:15pm(15 mins)
 Dr Elsa Leger  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - I
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Immune-driven control of Toxoplasma gondii in human cells
Wed17  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Eva Frickel Dr Eva Frickel  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - V
Room: Renold C16
Impact of Anopheles reproductive traits on the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum parasites
Mon15  Apr04:15pm(30 mins)
 Prof Flaminia Catteruccia Prof Flaminia Catteruccia  
Session : Cell Biology - I Sponsored by eLife
Room: Renold C2
Impaired development of miltefosine-resistant leishmania infantum In the sand fly vectors phlebotomus perniciosus and lutzomyia longipalpis
Mon15  Apr06:10pm(3 mins)
 Miss Lieselotte Van Bockstal  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
In silico analysis of putative cell surface proteins of Tritrichomonas foetus, the causative agent of bovine trichomoniasis.
Mon15  Apr06:06pm(1 mins)
 Miss Eleanor Senior  
Session : Poster Pitches CB I
Room: Renold C2
Keynote: Increasing awareness and dialogue around the themes of Infection and Immunology in non-native English Speakers
Wed17  Apr02:50pm(30 mins)
 Prof Sheena Cruickshank Prof Sheena Cruickshank  
Session : Science Communications
Room: Renold C16
Inferring Clearance and Reinfection Dynamics of Schistosoma mansoni from Kato-Katz and Circulating Cathodic Antigen-based Diagnostics.
Tue16  Apr12:39pm(3 mins)
 Miss Jessica Clark  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
Influence of paromomycin resistance on Leishmania fitness inside the sandfly vector
Mon15  Apr04:45pm(15 mins)
 Mrs Sarah Hendrickx  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - I
Room: Renold C16
Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation: a new treatment strategy for Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis?
Wed17  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Mr Maarten Sarink  
Session : Cell Biology - IV
Room: Renold C2
Investigating the role of eosinophils in barrier function in infection
Tue16  Apr10:00am(15 mins)
 Miss Sheila Macharia  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - II
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Is host specificity beneficial to mosquitoes? – the case of the Anopheles gambiae complex Abstract
Wed17  Apr11:30am(30 mins)
 Prof Willem Takken Prof Willem Takken  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Leishmania-myeloid cell interactions at the tissue level
Tue16  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Paul Kaye Prof Paul Kaye  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - II
Room: Renold C16
Miltefosine restores the infectivity of miltefosine resistant Leishmania parasites by attenuating the innate immune response
Tue16  Apr12:33pm(3 mins)
 Mr Dimitri Bulté  
Session : Poster Pitches HP III
Room: Renold C16
More than just chips: what are you getting with your fish?
Mon15  Apr06:12pm(3 mins)
 Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Keynote: Mutually Assured Destruction - Wolbachia and the role of host autophagy in population control, antibiotic mode of action and viral protection
Wed17  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Mark Taylor Prof Mark Taylor  
Session : Cell Biology - V
Room: Renold C2
Neuropathogenic schistosomes in the spinal cord: does the peripheral immunity register the infection?
Tue16  Apr12:15pm(15 mins)
 Mr Martin Majer  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - III Sponsored by Qiagen
Room: Renold C16
New Insights into the Drug Susceptibility of the Primate Malaria Parasite P. knowlesi in vitro and in vivo
Tue16  Apr12:15pm(15 mins)
 Dr Colin Sutherland Dr Colin Sutherland  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
Keynote: On the expansion of an exported kinase family in virulent malaria
Tue16  Apr11:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Heledd Davies Dr Heledd Davies  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
One health and interconnectivity: schistosomiasis in a changing world
Prof Joanne Webster Prof Joanne Webster  
Session :
Room:
Patterns of genetic variation in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti.
Tue16  Apr09:45am(15 mins)
 Miss Rebecca Cole  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - I Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Primate Parasites in Madagascar: contrasting lemurs and humans
Mon15  Apr02:00pm(50 mins)
 Prof Patricia Wright Prof Patricia Wright  
Session : Plenary
Room: Renold C16
Profiling the best-performing community medicine distributors for mass drug administration: a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of treatment for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda
Mon15  Apr05:54pm(3 mins)
 Dr Goylette Chami Dr Goylette Chami  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
Proline, a “metabolic penknife” for the dangerous lifestyle of Trypanosoma cruzi
Tue16  Apr12:30pm(15 mins)
 Prof Ariel Silber  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
Reducing the time from Innovation to Impact for infectious disease prevention
Tue16  Apr02:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Janet Hemingway Prof Janet Hemingway  
Session : Special Lecture
Room: Renold C16
Regulatory influence of Procambarus clarkii, Girad (Decapoda: Cambaridae) on schistosome-transmitting snails in lotic habitats within the River Athi Basin, Kenya
Tue16  Apr12:42pm(3 mins)
 Mr Geoffrey Maina  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
RH5-basigin binding tropisms within the Laverania reveal a key event in the origin of Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Tue16  Apr12:00pm(15 mins)
 Dr Gavin Wright Dr Gavin Wright  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
Screening for antiparasitic leads from a library of natural products from temperate zone plants
Wed17  Apr12:15pm(15 mins)
 Prof Paul Horrocks  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Semi-field evaluation of wAlbB Wolbachia potential for population replacement of dengue vector Ae. aegypti from Lahore, Pakistan
Wed17  Apr09:45am(15 mins)
 Prof Nusrat Jahan  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - III Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Single nucleotide polymorphism linkage groups define population structure in Cryptosporidium hominis
Tue16  Apr11:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Anna Paziewska-Harris  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - II Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Some Personal Reflections on Connections, Collaborations and Cross-overs: Three Important ‘Cs’ in A Career in Schistosomiasis Research and Control
Tue16  Apr04:00pm(30 mins)
 Prof Russell Stothard Prof Russell Stothard  
Session : Wright Medal Lecture
Room: Renold C16
Speaking with a forked tongue: pentastomid parasites in man’s best friend
Tue16  Apr12:48pm(3 mins)
 Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi Dr Shokoofeh Shamsi  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
Survival costs of reproduction are mediated by immune responses and parasites in wild Soay sheep
Tue16  Apr09:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Adam Hayward Dr Adam Hayward  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - I Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
T. b. gambiense; evidence of absence in NW Uganda
Tue16  Apr12:51pm(3 mins)
 Dr Lucas Cunningham  
Session : Poster Pitches EE II
Room: Renold C9
Tailored CRISPR screening in Toxoplasma gondii identifies novel virulence factors in vivo
Wed17  Apr10:00am(15 mins)
 Dr Joanna Young  
Session : Cell Biology - IV
Room: Renold C2
Test-and-treat with doxycycline as an alternative strategy for the acceleration of onchocerciasis elimination in a loiasis co-endemic region of South-West Cameroon
Mon15  Apr06:00pm(3 mins)
 Dr Armelle Forrer  
Session : Poster Pitches HI I
Room: Renold C9
TGF-β bioactivity in Trichuris muris can induce Foxp3+ T regulatory cells and inhibit Th1 and Th2 polarisation.
Wed17  Apr09:30am(15 mins)
 Mrs Adefunke Ogunkanbi  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - IV
Room: Renold C16
The action of ivermectin against filarial nematodes; new clues from RNASeq and C. elegans genetics
Wed17  Apr12:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Adrian Wolstenholme Dr Adrian Wolstenholme  
Session : Human Interventions - II
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: The Delivery and Activity of late blight effector proteins that suppress plant immunity
Wed17  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Paul Birch Prof Paul Birch  
Session : Cell Biology - IV
Room: Renold C2
The diagnostic potential of glycan specific antibodies in schistosomiasis assessed by glycan microarrays
Wed17  Apr12:15pm(15 mins)
 Dr Anna Kildemoes  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - V
Room: Renold C16
The effect of formulation and radiation – a quantitative imaging-based analysis of sporozoite motility
Tue16  Apr11:45am(15 mins)
 Ms Clarize de Korne Ms Clarize de Korne  
Session : Cell Biology - III
Room: Renold C2
The impact of poultry disease on public health and welfare: a major development challenge
Mon15  Apr02:50pm(50 mins)
 Prof Fiona Tomley  
Session : Plenary
Room: Renold C16
The major secreted protein of the whipworm parasite tethers to matrix and inhibits interleukin-13 function
Wed17  Apr09:45am(15 mins)
 Dr Allison Bancroft  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - IV
Room: Renold C16
The Plasmodium LAP complex affects crystalloid biogenesis and oocyst cell division
Mon15  Apr05:30pm(15 mins)
 dr sadia saeed dr sadia saeed  
Session : Cell Biology - I Sponsored by eLife
Room: Renold C2
Keynote: The Science Communication Imperative
Wed17  Apr02:00pm(50 mins)
 Prof Andy Miah  
Session : Science Communications
Room: Renold C16
The sweet spot between the lab and the real world - detailed analysis of the immune response against T. muris in a wild house mouse population
Wed17  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Dr Iris Mair  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - III Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
The value of museum collections: a case study to investigate the length relationship between cymothoid isopods and their fish hosts.
Wed17  Apr09:30am(15 mins)
 Dr Wynand Malherbe  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - III Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Keynote: Theory and practice of parasite management in multi-host systems
Tue16  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Dr Josephine Walker Dr Josephine Walker  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - I Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Tick-borne pathogens in passerine migratory birds in Lithuania
Mon15  Apr06:00pm(3 mins)
 Mrs Vesta Matulaitytė  
Session : Poster Pitches HP I
Room: Renold C16
Totiviruses in Leishmania
Tue16  Apr12:15pm(15 mins)
 Mr Ahmad Garziz Mr Ahmad Garziz  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - II Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Towards the development of a novel vaccine for Trichuris trichiura
Wed17  Apr10:15am(15 mins)
 Mrs Ayat Zawawi  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - IV
Room: Renold C16
Trafficking itinerary of aquaglyceroporin 2 in T. brucei: new insights into the mode of action of pentamidine.
Wed17  Apr12:00pm(15 mins)
 Dr Juan Quintana  
Session : Cell Biology - V
Room: Renold C2
Trypanosomal peptidases-promising targets for point of care animal African trypanosomiasis diagnostics
Wed17  Apr12:30pm(15 mins)
 Prof Theresa Coetzer Prof Theresa Coetzer  
Session : Cell Biology - V
Room: Renold C2
Keynote: Unravelling the factors that affect immune variability in wild rodents
Wed17  Apr09:00am(30 mins)
 Prof Jan Bradley Prof Jan Bradley  
Session : Ecology and Ecosystems - III Sponsored by BES
Room: Renold C9
Using CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing to study Plasmodium falciparum var genes
Wed17  Apr09:45am(15 mins)
 Prof Alex Rowe Prof Alex Rowe  
Session : Cell Biology - IV
Room: Renold C2
Using single-cell dual RNA sequencing to interrogate host immunity to pathogens
Mon15  Apr04:45pm(15 mins)
 Dr Musa Hassan  
Session : Cell Biology - I Sponsored by eLife
Room: Renold C2
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Mon15  Apr05:30pm(15 mins)
 Dr Petra Schneider  
Session : Host-Pathogen interactions - I
Room: Renold C16

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