JavaScript is Disabled
Your browser's JavaScript functionality is disabled. It has to be enabled to use this function of ConfTool.
Here you can find information on how to enable JavaScript
If you have any problems, please contact the organisers at parasitologycommunicator@gmail.com.

Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Session Overview

Date: Wednesday, 28/Aug/2024
9:00am - 9:45am	P2: Plenary 2 ICAP Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, University of Auckland *ICAP Plenary Lecturer* Prof. Upinder Singh Stanford University, USA Identifying regulatory controls of stage conversion in Entamoeba Upinder Singh
9:45am - 10:30am	P2.1: Plenary 2 IJP:PAW Elsevier Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Andrew Thompson, Murdoch University IJP:PAW Invited Lecturer (Sponsored by Elsevier) Dr Ralph Vanstreels University of California Davis, USA Conservation relevance and research gaps of seabird parasites in the South Pacific Ralph Vanstreels
10:30am - 11:00am	Morning Tea Break Wednesday Location: Registration Area, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg Atrium – 401-418
11:00am - 11:30am	BOM: 2024 Bridget Ogilvie Medal Award and Lecture Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Hayley Bullen, Burnet Institute
11:30am - 12:15pm	CP7: Education & Outreach 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Hayley Bullen, Burnet Institute Sharing Parasites through Original Catchy Songs Rina Wong Enhancing livestock nematode management by building trust and effectively communicating with farmers. Cara Brosnahan, Angela McFetridge, Ginny Dodunski, Dan Brier, Suzanne Keeling Parasite Camping VR: a student designed immersive virtual reality game for parasite education Jill Chmielewski, Stuart Ralph, Sarah Preston
12:15pm - 12:30pm	CP7.1: Education & Outreach 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Hayley Bullen, Burnet Institute The value of volunteers in research - what we have learnt Narelle Dybing, Natasha Tay Towards Better Parasitological Research: Supporting Communities Through Respectful Research Collaborations Michelle Power, Jessica Hoopes A cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitudes towards scabies control in Australian aged care facilities Kate Mounsey, Isabelle Lightbody, Skye Cash-Deans, Cielo Pasay, Florin Oprescu
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Wednesday Location: Registration Area, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg Atrium – 401-418
1:30pm - 2:45pm	CP8: Biodiversity & Wildlife 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Stephanie Godfrey, University of Otago Chair: Robert Poulin, University of Otago Winter Refuge: The impact of hibernation on parasite abundance in hedgehogs Zoe Brown The coevolution of mermithid nematodes, their microbiomes, and their hosts. Cameron McDougall Toxoplasma gondii in avian hosts: testing methods of detection and the drivers of infection in New Zealand and across the world. Katherine Buschang, Clément Lagrue, Jerusha Bennett, Robert Poulin Gastrointestinal parasites of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax subsp. fleayi Jodie Rowley, Judy Clarke, Nidhish Francis, Diane P. Barton, Shokoofeh Shamsi Helminths of Australian native ducks. Maddy Ray, Nidhish Francis, Shokoofeh Shamsi
1:30pm - 3:00pm	ICAP4: Functional and Comparative Omics of Trichomonads 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Ivana Bilic, University of Veterinary Medicine Comparative genomics and evolutionary insights from new genome assemblies of seven human and avian trichomonads Steven Sullivan, Jordan Orosco, Francisco Callejas-Hernandez, Frances Blow, Jane Carlton Molecular traits of Histomonas meleagridis resolved by “omics” technology Ivana Bilic, Marcelo Ramires, Nicola Palmieri, Karin Hummel, Tamas Hatfaludi, Michael Hess Ultra-Deep Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Trichomonas vaginalis Isolates Hong Wei Luo, Petrus Tang Transcriptomic characterization of iron-depleted Trichomonas vaginalis pseudocysts over time Mari Shiratori, Jordan Orosco, Francisco Callejas-Hernandez, Jane Carlton Genomic insights for novel vaccine development in bovine trichomonosis using reverse vaccinology Harvey Santos, Antonino Cavallaro, Elizabeth Ross, Gry Boe-Hansen, Hannah Siddle, Loan Nguyen, Ali Raza, Ala Tabor What can we learn from comparative studies across animal and human infecting Trichomonads? Robert Hirt	CP9: Companion Animal Parasitology - Sponsored by Elanco Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg LT 401-439 Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco Chair: Monica Commons, Elanco ANZ Genomic insights into the origins and genetic diversity of the canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) Rosemonde Power, Stephen Doyle, Jan Šlapeta A nationwide cross-sectional study on canine vector-borne pathogens in pet dogs and associated awareness and preventative practices of veterinarians and dog owners in Australia Ushani Atapattu, Anke Wiethoelter, Luca Massetti, Rebecca Traub, Louise Rae, Phillip McDonagh, Vito Colella Persistence of gastrointestinal protozoan in two populations of companion dogs in Perth, Western Australia Breanna Knight, Alan Lymbery, Sam Abraham, Amanda Ash Survey of feline and canine helminths in New Zealand and part of Australia with an assessment of diagnostic tools Madisson Nam, Patsy Zendejas Heredia, Christina Murray, Ushani Attapattu, Carl Eden, Maureen Forsyth, Louise Rae, Phillip McDonagh, Rebecca Traub, Neil Young, Robin Gasser, Vito Colella Is raw meat and seafood a source of gastrointestinal disease in Australian cats? A meta-analysis, survey of cat owners and microscopic examinations of cat faeces Natalie Jefferson, Shokoofeh Shamsi, Richard Malik, Agasthya Thotagamuwa Shining a light on heartworm disease: first report of a non-invasive in vivo method for the diagnosis of dirofilariasis in dogs Silvia Ciocchetta, Constantin Constantinoiu, Brendon Goh, Tessa Mackie, Iris Cheadle, Glen Coleman, Tharanga Niroshini Kariyawasam, Jennifer Elliman, Ricardo Soares Magalhães, John Stenos, Swaid Abdullah, Ian Marsh, Malcolm Jones, Paul Visendi, Maggy Sikulu-Lord
2:45pm - 3:00pm	CP8.1: Biodiversity & Wildlife 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Stephanie Godfrey, University of Otago Chair: Robert Poulin, University of Otago Sarcocystis spp. in invasive animals; the first identification in feral deer and pigs in Australia Keira Brown, Shokoofeh Shamsi, Diane Barton, David Jenkins Molecular detection and characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii in introduced eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) in Victoria, Australia Tharaka D. Liyanage K. L. D., Oluwadamilola S. Omotainse, Michael Lynch, Chunlei Su, Abdul Jabbar, Jasmin Hufschmid Occurrence and description of blood parasites in Gehyra dubia and Hemidactylus frenatus. Rachel Bracken, Di Barton, Shokoofeh Shamsi
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Afternoon Tea Break Wednesday Location: Registration Area, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg Atrium – 401-418
3:30pm - 4:15pm	CP10: Aquatic Parasitology 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Haylee Crawford-Weaver, DCCEEW Chair: Ryota Hasegawa, University of Otago The diversity of parasites and hyperparasites in polychaete hosts in the Pacific Northwest Eunji Park, Brian Leander Does the host matter? Testing the impact of host identity on the microbiome of the trematode Maritrema poulini Xuhong Chai, Priscila Salloum, Robert Poulin Cardicola spp. (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) infection in Southern bluefin tuna ranched for an extended time Maree Widdicombe, Melissa Carabott, Paul A. Ramsland, Cecilia Power, Barbara F. Nowak, Nathan J. Bott	CP11: Epidemiology & Public Health 15 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg LT 401-439 Chair: Narelle Dybing, Australian Pork Limited- National Feral Pig Action Plan Chair: Swaid Abdullah, University of Queensland Investigating the Yanomami malaria outbreak puzzle: surge in mining during Bolsonaro’s government triggered peak in malaria burden Daniela de Angeli Dutra, Cor Jesus Fontes, Erika Martins Braga, Erin A Mordecai Prevelance of Giardia in routine faecal samples submitted for diagnostics Brittnee Southland, Ian Scott, David Hayman, Niluka Velathanthiri A unique case of peritoneal cystic echinococcosis in a domestic cat in Australia Swaid Abdullah, Hyungsuk Kang, Simon Goodwin, Abhilasha Dadhich, Daniel McGilp, Jayne Thomson, Malcolm Jones
3:30pm - 4:30pm	ICAP5: Gene Expression in Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Steven Sullivan, Johns Hopkins University Functional impact of the enormous transposable element burden in the genomes of Trichomonas vaginalis and its closely related species Jordan Orosco, Francisco Callejas Hernandez, Tyler Clabby, Mari Shiratori, Sophie Spector, Frances Blow, Jane Carlton Intron Diversity and Evidence of Trans-Splicing in the Deep-Branching Protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis Khatima Mohammadi, Shuqi Edward Wang, Kim Ciennis Houang, John Hunt, Carol Wang, Augusto Simores-Barbosa Insight into “eukaryotic emerged” spliceosome and spliceosomal introns in early diverging protist pathogen Giardia duodenalis Nicole Ristevski, Balu Balan, Aaron Jex Eukaryotic-specific post-transcriptional regulatory networks emerged in early branching eukaryotes Balu Balan, Esther Bandala Sanchez, Waruni Abeysekera, Samantha J. Emery-Corbin, Jarrod J. Sandow, David Zhu, Ahmad Wardak, Swapnil Tichkule, Myo Naung, Amrita Vijay, Sachin Khurana, Jacob Munro, Pradip Roy, Brendan Robert E. Ansell, Olivia Rissland, Staffan G. Svärd, Peter Czabotar, Andrew I. Webb, Marija Darmacian, Gordon K Smyth, Aaron R. Jex
4:15pm - 4:30pm	CP10.1: Aquatic Parasitology 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Haylee Crawford-Weaver, DCCEEW Chair: Ryota Hasegawa, University of Otago First integrated taxonomic approach to catalogue digeneans of marine fishes in Sri Lanka Lenin Manage, Erandi Pathirana, Storm Martin Polystomes in the Pacific: The known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns Louis Du Preez Effect of parasite infections on fish body condition: a systematic review Ryota Hasegawa, Robert Poulin	CP11.1: Epidemiology & Public Health 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 3, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg LT 401-439 Chair: Narelle Dybing, Australian Pork Limited- National Feral Pig Action Plan Chair: Swaid Abdullah, University of Queensland Unusual Intestinal Parasitic Infections: Diagnostics and Treatment Frantisek Stejskal, Ivana Zicklerova, Lenka Richterova, Vyacheslav Grebenyuk, Eva Noskova, Nikola Holubova, Bohumil Sak, Martin Kvac, Milan Trojanek Hookworms Beyond Borders – Ancylostoma ceylanicum in the Americas. Patsy A. Zendejas Heredia, Maxine L.A. Macpherson, Joby Robleto-Quesada, Wayne Sylvester, Alberto Solano, Rebecca J. Traub, Robin B. Gasser, Alicia Rojas, Calum N. L. Macpherson, Vito Colella Dirofilariasis – an underappreciated zoonotic disease Sandani S. Thilakarathne, Thishan C. Yahathugoda, Swaid Abdullah
4:30pm - 4:45pm	Short Break - Wednesday Location: Registration Area, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg Atrium – 401-418
4:45pm - 6:45pm	AGM: ASP AGM Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Danny Wilson, The University of Adelaide	ICAPMeeting: ICAP Business Meeting Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401
7:00pm - 8:30pm	Student social event: Student social event Walk across from the Conference venue after the ASP AGM or meet at the Paddington Hotel, 117 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland Students will need to pay for their own food and beverages.

Mobile View Print View

Contact and Legal Notice · Contact Address:

parasitologycommunicator{at}gmail dot

com

Privacy Statement · Conference: Parasites in the Pacific 2024