We are thrilled to announce that Rebecca Traub has been elected for the position of President-Elect at the ASP AGM, 29 July 2020, she was nominated by Barbara Nowak and Una Ryan. Professor Rebecca Traub was awarded the John Frederick Adrian Sprent Prize of the Australian Society for Parasitology in 2005, for her outstanding PhD…
The 2020 Annual General Meeting for the Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. will take place as an on online Zoom meeting on Wednesday 29th July, 2 – 5pm AEST. Please register in advance for this meeting, check your Membership email for the registration link or email the Secretary (secretary@parasite.org.au). Please see the agenda and reports for…
The Australian Society for Parasitology (ASP) stands with #BlackLivesMatter and #AboriginalLivesMatter movements to end racism, injustice and inequality. The ASP operates on the basis of Inclusivity Principles (PRINCIPLES, BY-LAWS AND GUIDELINES FOR AWARDS, GRANTS, JOURNALS, COMMITTEES AND ARCHIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY INC.), which means ASP recognises that we operate in a diverse…
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide we regret to announce that the March 2020 round of the Researcher Exchange, Travel and Training and JD Smyth Postgraduate Student Travel Awards will be postponed until September 2020, if the situation allows. We can’t fund travel whilst the COVID-19 outbreak is happening. We hope that all applicants…
Join us for the 2019 ASP Annual Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Monday July 8 – Thursday July 11. Early-bird conference registration and abstract submission closes on Friday 5th April 2019. Register and submit your abstract online https://www.conftool.org/parasitology2019/ and see the Conference website https://www.parasite.org.au/2019conference/ for more information.
The ASP 2018 Concepts in Parasitology Course will take place between Sunday 25th November and Saturday 8th December 2018 at the ANU’s Kioloa Campus, on the NSW south coast. To apply download and complete the CiP2018 form by the extended deadline 10th August 2018. Concepts in Parasitology is a two-week parasitology course offering students a unique opportunity…
ASP member Michelle Power from Macquarie University and her colleagues have entered The Sun Foundation annual Peer Prize for Women in Science. This is an annual prize for women researchers across Australia with a mission to accelerate open knowledge exchange and cross-disciplinary innovation. Vote for parasitology and Michelle’s work on Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Tassie…
Save the date, the 2017 ASP Annual Conference will be held in Leura in the beautiful Blue Mountains, West of Sydney in NSW from the evening of Monday 26th – Thursday 29th June 2017. This conference has an industry theme with our usual outstanding mix of quality international and Australian speakers. The Conference website will be…
The Opening Ceremony – everyone is welcome to this FREE event! Join us on Sunday 18 September 2016 at 4:30pm to kick off the Congress with a welcome from the Australian Society of Parasitology and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, together with a traditional Indigenous Welcome to Country, followed by four of our most illustrious…