Join us for a two-week course at UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station offering students a unique opportunity to work with prominent Australian parasitologists and learn state-of-the-art research techniques. The next Concepts in Parasitology (CiP) course will take place between Tuesday 25th November and Sunday 7th December 2025. To apply complete the course application form online.…
Today the ASP observes World Malaria Day, 25 April 2025. Find out more about malaria parasites and what some of our ASP researchers are working on to combat this deadly parasite. Listen to episode 4 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? which is all about Malaria. In this episode our expert parasitologist is Dr…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series Thursday 24th April 2025 @1pm AEST, to help celebrate World Malaria Day featuring Frankie Lyons, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) presenting “Transmission-blocking nanobodies targeting Plasmodium falciparum fertilisation antigens” and Ashton Kelly, University of Queensland (UQ) presenting “Understanding the molecular basis of immune heterogeneity in NK cells during controlled…
Join us in Melbourne for the ASP Annual Conference 2025, June 30 – July 3, 2025. The 2025 Australian Society for Parasitology (ASP) Annual Conference will be held from Monday June 30th to Thursday July 3rd, 2025, at Melbourne Connect, Melbourne, Victoria. Join us to discuss the latest research and state-of-the-art technologies in parasitology. https://www.parasite.org.au/aspconference/…
Episode 5 of ASP Parasite Podcast: What’s eating you? Strongyloides has dropped! Join our “What’s eating you?” podcast hosts Dr Sarah Preston, from Federation University Australia, Lisa Jones, from the ASP and visiting comedian, Alexandra Hudson as they question, quiz, and grill Dr Cameron Raw, our expert parasitologist from the ASP. Our expert parasitologist is…
Happy International Women’s Day 2025. From the UN Women website: “Equal rights. Equal opportunities. Equal power. On International Women’s Day (8 March), that is the bold call for action for all women and girls worldwide. As we mark the 30th year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the world is deeply unequal. International…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series Friday 21st March 2025 @1pm AEDT, featuring Ernest Teo, Hokkaido University presenting “What allows ticks to tick? The effects of climate on the geographic distribution and the abundance of ticks – extended.” and Xavier Barton, Murdoch University presenting “Do Ticks Care About the Environment?” with co-chairs Jill Chmielewski, Walter…
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025. 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…