Seasons Greetings from the ASP. Download the ASP newsletter December 2022 Vol 33.2 for all the latest news in parasitology. In this newsletter: 2023 ASP Annual Conference will take place 5-8 September, DoubleTree by Hilton Esplanade, Darwin NT Vale Don McManus Vale Robin Overstreet Photos and report from the #2022ASP Conference 4-7 July in Cairns, Queensland Celebrating…
Congratulations to Jack Ingelbrecht, Murdoch University for his presentation “A new microbothriid monogenean Dermopristis pterophilus n. sp. from the skin of the Critically Endangered green sawfish Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 (Batoidea: Pristidae) in Western Australia” winning Best 15 Minute Talk presented by a student 2022 ASP Conference 4-7 July, Cairns. Congratulations to Samantha Gunasekera, Murdoch University for her presentation…
Congratulations to 2022 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, David Emery! David has made an outstanding contribution to parasitology and parasite immunopathology through his extensive scientific publications, his role as a teacher at the University of Sydney and his role within the Society. David has published 135 papers in refereed journals and ten book…
Congratulations to 2022 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Donald McManus! Don received his PhD in 1973 from the University of Wales, UK, and was awarded a DSc in 1996 from that same Institution. After the award of his PhD, Don was appointed as a Research Fellow and Lecturer at Imperial College in London,…
Congratulations to Professor Tania de Koning-Ward who was awarded the 2022 Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence from the Australian Society for Parasitology. Professor Tania de Koning-Ward has made a substantial contribution to knowledge in the field of malaria, in particular to understanding the molecular basis for key events in the parasite’s life-cycle. The work has the…
Download the ASP newsletter March 2022 Vol 33.1 for all the latest news in parasitology. In this newsletter: Last chance to submit your abstract for the #2022ASP Conference 4-7 July in Cairns, Queensland with the early-bird deadline 31 March 2022 www.parasite.org.au/conference2022 2022 Australian Society for Parasitology AGM will be held as a hybrid, face-to-face at the…
Download the ASP newsletter Vol 32.4 for all the latest news in parasitology. In this newsletter: Congratulations to the International Journal for Parasitology who have celebrated their 50th Anniversary! Well done to the whole IJP team both past and present for producing a fabulous Journal with high impact and longevity over the past five decades. We…
Download the October 2021 ASP newsletter Vol 32.3 for all the latest news in parasitology. In this newsletter: 2021 ASP AGM report Obituary for Akira Ito Obituary for Christopher Bryant Meet the President, Professor Rebecca Traub Congratulations to the 2021 ASP Fellows, Una Ryan and David Jenkins Meet your newly elected ASP State Representatives Narelle…
Congratulations to 2021 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, David Jenkins! David Jenkins is Associate Professor (Veterinary Parasitology), School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University and Part-time lecturer in parasitology, Research School of Biology, Australian National University. David Jenkins began what is now a 40+ year career as a parasitologist, beginning in…
Congratulations to 2021 Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Una Ryan! Una Ryan is Professor in Biochemistry at the School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at Murdoch University. Professor Una Ryan is an internationally recognised expert in molecular epidemiology of protozoan parasites and vector-borne diseases and she is the leader of the Vector and…