Conference Agenda
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Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Lecture Theatre 401-401 |
| Date: Tuesday, 27/Aug/2024 | |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
ICAP1: The Interplay of Trichomonas-Microbiota 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Robert Hirt, Newcastle University Trichomonas vaginalis impact on Lactobacillus spp.: Implications for vaginal microbiota dynamics Investigation of Trichomonas vaginalis-Lactobacillus crispatus interactions Investigating the relationship between Trichomonas vaginalis and Lactobacillus iners Synergistic interactions and biofilm dynamics between Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis The synergistic growth of Trichomonas vaginalis and vaginal dysbiotic bacteria indicates a shunt towards amino acid catabolism Trichomonas – Bacteria interactions: A Laterally Acquired Molecular Toolkit to Target the Microbiota and Potentially Enable Zoonotic Events |
| 1:30pm - 3:00pm |
ICAP2: New Opportunities Facing Old Drug Resistance for Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Tomoyoshi Nozaki, The University of Tokyo Factors of metronidazole resistance in Trichomonas vaginalis Cannabinoids as cytotoxic agents and potential modulators of the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis Chemoproteomic Target Deconvolution Approaches in Giardia duodenalis Customised Multi-purpose Robotics Platform for High Throughput Drug Discovery and Characterisation New anti-Giardia compounds that cure mice and behave synergistically with current drugs. Understanding the activity of new potent and selective anti-Giardia compound series |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
ICAP3: Cellular & Molecular Biology of Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Natalia de Miguel, INTECH Adenine DNA methylation, 3D genome organization, and gene expression during Trichomonas vaginalis: host interaction Trichomonas vaginalis beta-sheet repeats proteins (TBSR): a new family of potential virulence factors Elucidation of role of tetraspanins in cysteine protease secretion, adhesion, and exosome formation in Entamoeba histolytica Characterization of class III phosphatidyl inositol 3 kinase in Entamoeba histolytica |
| Date: Wednesday, 28/Aug/2024 | |
| 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 Molecular traits of Histomonas meleagridis resolved by “omics” technology Ultra-Deep Single-Cell RNA Sequencing of Trichomonas vaginalis Isolates Transcriptomic characterization of iron-depleted Trichomonas vaginalis pseudocysts over time Genomic insights for novel vaccine development in bovine trichomonosis using reverse vaccinology What can we learn from comparative studies across animal and human infecting Trichomonads? |
| 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 Intron Diversity and Evidence of Trans-Splicing in the Deep-Branching Protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis Insight into “eukaryotic emerged” spliceosome and spliceosomal introns in early diverging protist pathogen Giardia duodenalis Eukaryotic-specific post-transcriptional regulatory networks emerged in early branching eukaryotes |
| 4:45pm - 6:45pm |
ICAPMeeting: ICAP Business Meeting Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 |
| Date: Thursday, 29/Aug/2024 | |
| 11:00am - 12:30pm |
ICAP6: Subcellular Structures of Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Pavel Dolezal, Charles University Anaerobic type of mitochondria in the free-living diplomonad Hexamita inflata Anaerobic peroxisomes and their co-evolution with mitochondria Hydrogenosomes and anaerobic peroxisomes in ruminant fungus Neocallimastix lanati Further analysis of the structure and composition of the costa of Tritrichomonas foetus Characterization of a new extra-axonemal structure in the Giardia intestinalis flagella Sugar, proteins and proteasomes in making Giardia cyst wall. |
| 1:30pm - 2:45pm |
ICAP7: Emerging Insights in the Biology of Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Veronica Coceres, INTECH Tritrichomonas foetus: description of survival strategies and an alternative infection route in bovines. Purinergic signaling and extracellular vesicles in starved Trichomonas vaginalis: searching for new therapeutic targets Trogocytosis of human cells by Entamoeba histolytica enables protection from human serum complement lysis Diagnostic Dilemma: Application of Real-Time PCR Assay for the Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in Medical and Veterinary Specimens Trends and Treatment Challenges in Imported Giardiasis: A 19-Year Retrospective Analysis in the Czech Republic |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
ICAP7.1: Emerging Insights in the Biology of Anaerobic Protozoa 5 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Veronica Coceres, INTECH Comparison of methods for measuring colonic epithelial cell death induced by Entamoeba histolytica Validation of A. castellanii Cultivation in an AK Mouse Model Unveiling the Hidden Diversity: Anaerobic Protists in Korean Marine Environments using eDNA method |
| 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
ICAP8: Pathogenesis of Anaerobic Protozoa 15 min talks Location: ICAP Lecture Theatre 2, Uni of Auckland Engineering Complex Bldg, LT 401-401 Chair: Angelica Riestra, San Diego State University Investigating the role of motility in Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenesis Trichomonas vaginalis Extracellular Vesicles Suppress IFNε-Mediated Host Cell Protection Trichomonas vaginalis-secreted LTB4 induces BLT1-mediated maturation of NADPH oxidase 2 via inhibition of NOX2 ubiquitination and proteosome activity in human mast cells Dynamin-mediated endocytosis of LTB4 receptor BLT1 is required for IL-8 production via NF-kB activation in human mast cell stimulated by Trichomonas vaginalis-secreted LTB4 |
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