Conference Agenda
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Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Lecture Theatre 405-470 |
| Date: Tuesday, 27/Aug/2024 | |
| 9:00am - 9:45am |
P1: Plenary 1: NZSP Invited Lecturer sponsored by Beef + Lamb New Zealand Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Kathryn McRae, AgResearch Chair: Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, University of Auckland NZSP Plenary Lecturer Metabarcoding and targeted deep sequencing of parasitic nematode communities: applications and future directions. |
| 9:45am - 10:30am |
P1.2: Plenary 1: 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 Lecture |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
CP1: Ectoparasites & Vectors 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Clare Anstead, University of Melbourne Chair: Simon Thornley, University of Auckland Novel technologies to investigate the epicentre of tick-borne diseases Multi-centre study demonstrates that scabies infestations decrease the microbial diversity and promote the presence of pathogens in scabies lesions Population Genetic Structure of Amblyomma triguttatum in the Swan Coastal Plain of Western Australia The chromosome-scale assembly of the Australian Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus Innovative RNAi for ectoparasites of livestock (Lucilia cuprina) |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm |
CP1.1: Ectoparasites & Vectors 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Clare Anstead, University of Melbourne Chair: Simon Thornley, University of Auckland Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Australian Cattle Farmers on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases What allows ticks to tick? The effects of climate on the geographic distribution and the abundance of ticks. Mosquito-Borne Parasite Surveillance in Perth, Western Australia. |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm |
CP3: Cell & Molecular Biology 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Nichola Calvani, The University of Sydney Chair: Aaron Jex, WEHI The Plasmodium thiamine pyrophosphokinase activates an antiplasmodial thiamine analogue and is essential for sporozoite formation. Uncovering the heteromeric nature of the Plasmodium falciparum pantothenate kinase complex Exploring chemosensation in Ascaris infection A helminth-derived recombinant ameliorates experimental colitis in young mice Long-read nanopore sequencing tool, targeting the heat shock protein 70 gene for the identification of Leishmania species |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
CP3.1: Cell & Molecular Biology 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Nichola Calvani, The University of Sydney Chair: Aaron Jex, WEHI Thymidine kinase-independent click chemistry DNADetect™ probes for assessment of DNA proliferation in malaria parasites Using genomics to track the source population of Simulium blackfly invading urban settings in Ghana Genetic variation of Bulinus globosus (Mollusca: Planorbidae) examined by nuclear intron sequence |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm |
CP5: Drugs & Drug Resistance 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Tina Skinner-Adams, Griffith University Chair: Stuart Ralph, The University Of Melbourne Harnessing cholesterol uptake of parasites for therapeutic applications Plasmodium falciparum Protein Disulfide Isomerases as novel dual stage targets for antimalarial development. Doxycycline inhibits translation in the apicoplast and mitochondrion of Plasmodium falciparum |
| 4:15pm - 4:30pm |
CP5.1: Drugs & Drug Resistance 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Tina Skinner-Adams, Griffith University Chair: Stuart Ralph, The University Of Melbourne Investigating the potential of robenidine analogues as antiplasmodial compounds Investigating the Transmission Blocking Activity of an Anti-plasmodial Peptide Derived from a Human Defence Protein Riboflavin metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum as a potential antimalarial drug target |
| 4:45pm - 5:30pm |
BMM: 2024 Bancroft Mackerras Medal Award and Lecture Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Danny Wilson, The University of Adelaide |
| 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 Identifying regulatory controls of stage conversion in Entamoeba |
| 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 Conservation relevance and research gaps of seabird parasites in the South Pacific |
| 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 Enhancing livestock nematode management by building trust and effectively communicating with farmers. Parasite Camping VR: a student designed immersive virtual reality game for parasite education |
| 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 Towards Better Parasitological Research: Supporting Communities Through Respectful Research Collaborations A cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitudes towards scabies control in Australian aged care facilities |
| 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 The coevolution of mermithid nematodes, their microbiomes, and their hosts. Toxoplasma gondii in avian hosts: testing methods of detection and the drivers of infection in New Zealand and across the world. Gastrointestinal parasites of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax subsp. fleayi Helminths of Australian native ducks. |
| 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 Molecular detection and characterisation of Toxoplasma gondii in introduced eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) in Victoria, Australia Occurrence and description of blood parasites in Gehyra dubia and Hemidactylus frenatus. |
| 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 Does the host matter? Testing the impact of host identity on the microbiome of the trematode Maritrema poulini Cardicola spp. (Trematoda: Aporocotylidae) infection in Southern bluefin tuna ranched for an extended time |
| 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 Polystomes in the Pacific: The known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns Effect of parasite infections on fish body condition: a systematic review |
| 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 |
| Date: Thursday, 29/Aug/2024 | |
| 9:00am - 9:45am |
P3: Plenary 3: 2024 IJP Elsevier Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Brian M Cooke, James Cook University 2024 IJP Lecturer Protein trafficking in Giardia lamblia: Eccentric cell biology in a eukaryote with reduced complexity |
| 9:45am - 10:30am |
P3.1: Plenary 3: 2024 IJP:DDR Elsevier Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Sarah Preston, Federation University Australia IJP:DDR Lecturer Circulation of anthelmintics in the environment enhances anthelmintics deactivation in parasitic nematodes |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
CP12: Drugs & Drug Resistance 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Deepani Fernando, QIMR Berghofer Chair: Nick Smith, ASP Plasmodium falciparum resistance to alstonine is linked to inner mitochondrial membrane protein MPV17 Unravelling clindamycin resistance in malaria Fitness of In Vitro Selected Miltefosine-Resistant Leishmania donovani In-vitro and pre-clinical evaluation of a novel treatment for scabies Antiparasitic activity of novel peptoids against Cryptosporidium parvum Using solvent-induced proteome profiling to identify antimalarial protein targets in live cells and lysate |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm |
CP14: Cell & Molecular Biology 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Una Ryan, Murdoch University Chair: Benjamin Liffner, The University of Adelaide Necator americanus recombinant proteins as novel therapeutics for inflammatory disease Defining the molecular basis of inter-individual variation in control of Plasmodium parasite load Investigating malaria parasite rhoptry biology during mosquito-stage development Identifying m6A sites in Plasmodium falciparum mRNA with Nanopore signal analysis Nanopore sequencing for the comprehensive and accurate elucidation of the “nemabiome” in dogs, humans and other animals |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
CP14.1: Cell & Molecular Biology 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Una Ryan, Murdoch University Chair: Benjamin Liffner, The University of Adelaide Identification and characterization of a novel Bax inhibitor-1 gene in Leishmania donovani Using the Cross-Species Transmission of Plasmodium coatneyi, a Newly Identified Zoonotic Agent, to Unravel the Pathogenesis of Fatal Cerebral Malaria |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm |
CP16: Ectoparasites & Vectors 15 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Abdul Ghafar, The University of Melbourne Chair: Kate Mounsey, University of the Sunshine Coast PCR Diagnostics for Scabies Investigating the scabies-associated itch to improve treatment outcomes Scabies: a hidden parasite in New Zealand and the Pacific. |
| 4:15pm - 4:30pm |
CP16.1: Ectoparasites & Vectors 5 min talks Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Abdul Ghafar, The University of Melbourne Chair: Kate Mounsey, University of the Sunshine Coast Characterization and Comparative Analysis of the Nuclear Genomes of Lucilia cuprina dorsalis and Lucilia cuprina cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Microbiome of the bush tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis): the current state of play revisited Assessment of the in vitro acaricidal activity of Bravecto® (fluralaner) and a proposed orange oil-based formulation vehicle for the treatment of Sarcoptes scabiei |
| 4:45pm - 5:25pm |
SprentPrize: 2023 JFA Sprent Prize and Lecture Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Ghizal Siddiqui, Monash Univeristy |
| 5:25pm - 5:30pm |
StudentPrizes: 2024 Student Conference Prizes Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre 1, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 405-470 Chair: Danny Wilson, The University of Adelaide Chair: Kathryn McRae, AgResearch Chair: Augusto Simoes-Barbosa, University of Auckland |
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