2016 ASP Annual report now available
The 2016 Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Report is now available for download in PDF format from the Annual Reports page of this website.
June 2017 Newsletter out now
Download the latest ASP newsletter (www.parasite.org.au/publications/newsletters/), Vol 28 Issue 3 April 2017
Sun Foundation annual Peer Prize for Women in Science – vote for parasites
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…
Parasitology’s Got Talent!
Join us on Tuesday 27th June for the 2017 ASP Annual Conference Talent Show. Can you; play an instrument? make people laugh ’til they cry? entertain people with your incredible voice? Surprise your colleagues and fellow conference delegates with your amazing talent at the 2017 ASP Annual Conference Talent Show on Tuesday 27th June 2017,…
2017 ASP Annual Conference
Not too late to register for the 2017 ASP Annual Conference which takes place in Leura, in the beautiful Blue Mountains, NSW from 630pm Monday 26 – Thursday June 29, inclusive, at the Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains. https://www.conftool.net/parasitology2017/ Accommodation offering special conference rates for delegates are the Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains in Leura and The Carrington hotel…
April 2017 Newsletter out now
Download the latest ASP newsletter (www.parasite.org.au/publications/newsletters/), Vol 28 Issue 2 April 2017 2017 ASP Conference News – the early bird deadline for registrations is approaching fast Researcher News stories = Paul Giacomin, a new species of Australian tick, Justin Boddey and Sara Erckson, MAlaria Vaccine Project ASP Undergraduate Prizes 5 more ASP Fellows to name ASP Network…
Science on the Swan 2017 – One Health
This year’s Science on the Swan Conference is on the theme of One Health. Invited speakers include Professor Barry Marshall, Professor Alan Mackay-Sim and Professor Ian Frazer. For the full list of speakers and program, go to scienceontheswan.com.au
“Parasites Lost” – at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Science communicator and comedian Alanta Colley will be performing her show Parasites Lost at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April. Alanta describes Parasites Lost as “my personal, entirely true story of trials, tribulations, and tapeworm. The show is an account of my experiences traveling around the world, working in remote communities, and about some of…