Join our online ASP Seminar Series Friday 21st April 2023, 1pm AEST, featuring Jill Chmielewski, University of Adelaide presenting her research “Gene-editing reveals an essential role for merozoite surface protein 5 of P. knowlesi expressing and highlights its potential as vaccine candidate” and Xavier Barton, Murdoch University presenting “Parasitic Landscapes: An Infesting View” discussing his project…
Happy International Women’s Day 2023. For International Women’s Day and beyond, let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity The ASP celebrate all #WomenInSTEM and want to highlight our awesome #womeninparasitology their achievements and how they are changing the world one parasite at a time! #IWD2023 Following the first female ASP Fellow, Dr Mabel Josephine Mackerras (1896-1971) who was…
Cari Colleghi e Amici, Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the ninth edition of the Parasitology Summer Course (IX ParSCo) organized by the Parasitology Unit of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari (Italy), with the support of the European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC) and of Parasites & Vectors. This residency course on…
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023. The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, is implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women, in collaboration institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science. This Day is an opportunity to promote full and equal…
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…
We are proud to announce that Australia has been shortlisted as a potential host of ICOPA XVI in Sydney in 2026! The ASP Council and ICOPA Bid Committee have been busy planning our bid, led by our President Prof Rebecca Traub and Bid Leader Prof Kevin Saliba. We’re proud of our scientific program bringing Australia’s world-class…
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…