Applications are now open for new STEM Ambassadors to join the STA STEM Ambassadors program in 2021. A further 27 MPs & Senators wish to participate next year, building on the 24 MPs involved in the first two years of the program. The goal of this program is to build on the success of Science…
On behalf of the ASP Council I would like to wish you all Season’s Greetings and Happy New Year! ASP President, Prof Barbara Nowak, University of Tasmania Image Chromis nitida fish with Anilocra pomacentri parasite attached copyright Robert D. Adlard 1986. On our Season’s Greetings card the fish is the Shining Puller, Chromis nitida, and…
Read the latest Trends in Parasitology article about Education in Parasitology and access the resources online! Abdul Jabbar, Charles G. Gauci, Clare A. Anstead, Parasitology Education Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Trends in Parasitology, 2020, ISSN 1471-4922, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.10.009. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492220302944) sharelink to article https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1c3iB5Eb1x5BPW © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Join us on the ASP Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ASParasitology to find out more about this seminar series and the first two presenters Myllena Melo (IOC, Brazil) and Ayman Hemasa (ANU, Aust). Jump onto the ASP Facebook page on Tuesday 1st December at 1pm AEDT when co-chairs Amanda Barbosa and Stuart Ralph will go live and have…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series on Thursday 10th December 2020 at 1pm AEDT with researchers Myllena Melo, from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Endemic Diseases of Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (IOC) from Fiocruz Rio de Janeiro -Brazil, speaking on “Quantification of parasites load in sera samples of patients with distinct clinical manifestations during the…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge parasitology research, with access to laboratories and field work limited by the social distancing and lockdown and in particular for early-career researchers (ECRs). Following the postponement of the face-to-face 2020 ISFPX & ASP Annual Conference the ASP organised an online conference ‘Parasitravaganza 2020’ on July 30-31 for ECRs to…
This week’s Budget 2020-21 highlighted the crucial role of science, technology, engineering and maths to the nation’s economic recovery. Measures announced in the Budget for the STEM sector included: A $1 billion boost to university research funding this year, and a $459 million COVID-19 lifeline for CSIRO – both measures warmly welcomed by STA; A decision…
Join ASP on ZOOM for the 1st Climate Focus Seminar – My Green Lab – Thursday 22nd of October, 11:30am-12:30pm (AEDT) Please register for this ZOOM meeting with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsceqhrDguHdHUfEefmbCO_p9sHm5od-so After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, please then add the event to your calendar so…
Download the latest ASP newsletter (www.parasite.org.au/publications/newsletters/), Vol 31 Issue 4 September 2020 It’s another issue packed with wonderful stories and images from our Society members. In this newsletter: Reports and minutes from the 2020 Australian Society for Parasitology Annual General Meeting https://asp.wildapricot.org/memberresources/ Obituary for Jack Arundel (1925-2020). 2020 Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence winner, Katja Fischer. 2020…
END OF YEAR FUNDING FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AVAILABLE Residual funding is available to support the development of female leaders across Australia’s science sector. The initiative is providing women with grants of between $1,000 and $5,000 to enable participation in one of three programs that cover such things as elements of a successful team, communication,…