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Conference Agenda

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Mon 29 June Tue 30 June Wed 01 July Thu 02 July
Tue30June
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Lecture Theatre 1
Lecture Theatre 2
Lecture Theatre 3
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Lunch Area
7:00am
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
WelcometoCountry: Welcome to Country Cultural event and Introduction
9:00am - 9:45am
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Danielle Stanisic, Swaid Abdullah
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
Session Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland
BMM: The Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence Award and Oration
9:45am - 10:30am
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Aaron Jex
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Aaron Jex, WEHI
P1: Elsevier Plenary Lecture Series International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (IJP:PAW) Invited Lecturer
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Andrew Thompson
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Andrew Thompson, Murdoch University

Marine mammal parasites in a changing ocean: Ecology, pathology, and conservation implications

Kristina Lehnert

P2: Elsevier Plenary Lecture Series International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance (IJP:DDR) Invited Lecturer
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Plenary Lecture Theatre
Sarah Preston
Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre
Session Chair: Sarah Preston, Federation University Australia

Progress understanding the mechanism of action of praziquantel yields opportunity for development of novel anthelmintics

Jonathan Marchant

ECRBreakfast: Early Career Researcher breakfast event
7:15am - 8:45am
Lecture Theatre 1
Jacinta Macdonald
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University
NWT: Tribute to Nick White delivered by Professor Colin Sutherland, LSHTM
11:00am - 11:05am
Lecture Theatre 1
Katherine Andrews
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University
S1: Nick White Memorial Symposium
11:05am - 11:45am
Lecture Theatre 1
Katherine Andrews, Colin Sutherland
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University
Session Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM

Dimorphic apicoplast and mitochondrial genomes support full species status for the two causative agents of ovale malaria in humans

Colin Sutherland, Jan Šlapeta, Taane Clark, Susana Campino, Hans-Peter Fuehrer


Investigating resistance to the malaria drug proguanil

Katherine Andrews, Patrick Tumwebaze, Gillian M. Fisher, Yunan Qian, Wisam Dawood, Jacinta Macdonald, David A. Fidock, Oriana Kreutzfeld, Philip Rosenthal, Andrew G. Riches, John H. Ryan, Tina S. Skinner-Adams

CP1: Nick White Memorial 10 min talks
11:45am - 12:05pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Katherine Andrews, Colin Sutherland
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University
Session Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM

Preserving Cipargamin Efficacy in Plasmodium falciparum: Understanding Resistance Pathways and Exploiting Collateral Sensitivity Strategies

Ruijia Liang, Deyun Qiu, Barbara Stokes, David Fidock, Adele Lehane


Understanding artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum through high resolution imaging

Stuart Ralph, Long Huynh, Sophie Collier, Haowen Deng, Emma McHugh

CP1.1: Nick White Memorial 5 min talks
12:05pm - 12:15pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Katherine Andrews, Colin Sutherland
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University
Session Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM

Using high-resolution imaging to understand how malaria parasites become resistant to frontline antimalarials

Long Huynh, Benjamin Liffner, Niall Geoghegan, Sabrina Absalon, Stuart Ralph


Impacts of apicoplast-targeting antibiotics on dihydroartemisinin activation in Plasmodium falciparum

Zoe Tregloan-Dunn, Sophie Collier, Emily M. Crisafulli, Carlo Giannangelo, Jennifer Le, Darren Creek, Stuart A. Ralph

S1Q: Questions and Discussion Nick White Memorial Presentations
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Katherine Andrews, Colin Sutherland
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University
Session Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM
TBS: Tribute to Bob Sinden delivered by Professor Jake Baum, UNSW
1:30pm - 1:35pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Alexander Gofton
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO

This session will begin with a 5 minute Tribute to Bob Sinden, given by Jake Baum, UNSW

CP4: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 15 min talk
1:35pm - 1:50pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Alexander Gofton
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO

This session will begin with a 5 minute Tribute to Bob Sinden, given by Jake Baum, UNSW

The secret life of parasites: intravital microscopy opens a new frontier in helminth biology

Hayley Martinez DeCristi, Michael Kuligowski, Katharine Muscat, Javier Gonzalez-Miguel, Nichola Eliza Davies Calvani

CP4.1: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 10 min talks
1:50pm - 2:40pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Alexander Gofton
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO

Defining transmission bottlenecks across the malaria parasite mosquito-to-vertebrate lifecycle using cellular barcoding

Claire Sayers, Francis Weate, Harry Pollard, Darren Liu, David Khoury, Miles Davenport, Jake Baum


Transmission studies of gene-edited Plasmodium falciparum indicate crucial role of parasite pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) biosynthesis in mosquito stage development

Lindsay Stewart, Mojca Kristan, Mariana Reis Wunderlich, Annie Tremp, Michaela Bikarova, Naoki Matoba, Rosie Bridgwater, Mufuliat Toyin Famodimu, Eduardo Alves, Colin Sutherland, Michael Delves


A HAP2-like protein interacts with vaccine candidate Pfs230 and is essential for efficient malaria transmission

Ezra Bekkering, Sanne Grievink, Mariangela Longobardi, Rianne Stoter, Geert-Jan van Gemert, Randy Yoo, Jean-Philippe Julien, Taco Kooij, Matthijs Jore


Investigating CERLI1 and CERLI2 function during the invasion process of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites into salivary glands of Anopheles mosquito and human liver cells.

Leonhard Arinanto, Benjamin Liffner, Danny Wilson, Anton Cozijnsen, Geoffrey McFadden, Dean Goodman


Developing Expansion Microscopy for Mosquitoes to Investigate the Biology of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Transmitted Parasites

Joe van den Bergh, Leonhard Arinanto, Geoff McFadden, Dean Goodman, Craig Williams, Ryan O'Handley, Danny Wilson, Benjamin Liffner

CP4.2: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 5 min talks
2:40pm - 2:50pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Alexander Gofton
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO

Investigating the role of Kelch13 in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

Haowen Deng, Stuart Ralph, Matthew Dixon, Sophie Collier


Exploring the regulation of sex ratios in Plasmodium berghei.

Xuexin Xia, Sophie Collier, Geoffrey McFadden, Dean Goodman

CP4Q: Questions & Discussion Cells, Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden
2:50pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 1
Alicja (Ala) Tabor, Alexander Gofton
Location: Lecture Theatre 1
Session Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland
Session Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO
S2: Canines Symposium sponsored by Elanco
11:00am - 11:30am
Lecture Theatre 2
Swaid Abdullah, Liisa Ahlstrom
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco

Speed-of-kill comparison of isoxazolines in the combination endectocide products Credelio™ PLUS (lotilaner), NexGard Spectra® (afoxolaner) and Simparica® Trio (sarolaner) against the Australian paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) throughout one month

Liisa Ahlstrom, Rachel Lyons, Claudia Ellenberger, Kim Baker, Melissa Pittorino, Scott Wiseman, Bettina Schunack

CP2: Canines 15 minute talk sponsored by Elanco
11:30am - 11:45am
Lecture Theatre 2
Swaid Abdullah, Liisa Ahlstrom
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco

A widely used qPCR for Leishmania infantum is non-specific and hinders detection of globally emerging Leishmania species

Thuy Nguyen, Lucas Huggins, Andreia Fernandes Brilhante, Andrea Paun, Edwin Kniha, Smaragda Sotiraki, Panagiota Ligda, Kanok Preativatanyou, Padet Siriyasatien, Christopher Fernandez-Prada, Tawin Inpankaew, Carla Maia, Gad Baneth, Robin B. Gasser, Vito Colella

CP2.1: Canines 10 minute talks sponsored by Elanco
11:45am - 12:15pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Swaid Abdullah, Liisa Ahlstrom
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco

Integrated morphological and molecular analysis of canine fleas in Cambodia and comparison of flea and host blood bacteriome

Saki Yamamoto, Shilpa Kapoor, Lucas Huggins, Vito Colella, Clare A. Anstead


Forty years on: What do handbags, dogs and Toxoplasma gondii have in common?

Jan Slapeta, Hanna Zecevik, Michael P. Ward


Retrospective screening reveals the rare occurrence of zoonotic Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs from temperate Australia, 2014-2024

Jaisy Chong, Jan Slapeta, Maira Nascimento Meggiolaro, Jennifer Green, Rogan Lee, Michael P. Ward, Nicolle Kirkwood

S2Q: Questions & Discussion for Canines Symposium sponsored by Elanco
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Swaid Abdullah, Liisa Ahlstrom
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland
Session Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco
CP5: Immunology 1 - 15 min talks
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Danielle Stanisic, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland

Hookworm-inspired therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

Suchandan Sikder, Kim Miles, Connor McHugh, Darren Pickering, Haleagrahara Nagaraja, Rachael Ryan, Manoharan Kumar, Matt Field, Paul Giacomin, Alex Loukas, Roland Ruscher


Systems Immunology and Multi-omics approaches to understanding host immune heterogeneity in Plasmodium infection

Brenna Daily, Ashton Kelly, Martha Cooper, Quan Nguyen, Carla Proietti, Denise Doolan

CP5.1: Immunology 1 - 10 min talks
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Danielle Stanisic, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland

Identifying Novel Non-CSP Antigen targets on the Surface of Malaria Plasmodium Falciparum Sporozoites

Jem Murdoch, Ian Cockburn, Deborah Burnett, Jake Baum


Naturally acquired IgG and IgM responses to Plasmodium vivax and association of protection from clinical malaria

Janani Karunarathne, Ivo Mueller, Rhea Longley


Impact of HIV infection on malaria antibody responses induced by the RTS,S vaccine or naturally acquired in adults

Grace Wright, Liriye Kurtovic, D. Herbert Opi, Cythia Lee, Chris Ockenhouse, Emily Locke, Lucas Otieno, Nate Copeland, NCT04661579 Clinical Trial Team, James G. Beeson

CP5.2: Immunology 1 - 5 min talks
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Danielle Stanisic, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland

Single-cell dissection of protective T cell immunity in a genetically attenuated Plasmodium sporozoite vaccine model

Grace Rochfort Peters, Feyza Colakoglu Veli, Harry Pollard, Chiyun Lee, Andrew Balmer, Venkata Krishna Kanth Makani, Richard Pearson, Mike Johnson, Masahiro Ono, Alok Joglekar, Daniel Fernandez Ruiz, Jake Baum


Naturally Acquired Antibody Responses to Polymorphic MSP1 Domains in Papua New Guinean Children

Katie M. Stanhope, Myo T. Naung, Kirsty M. McCann, Lee M. Yeoh, Maria Kaius-Ome, Daisy Mantila, Moses Laman, Jo-Anne Chan, Leanne J. Robinson, Ivo Mueller, James G. Beeson, Alyssa E. Barry


Investigating the functions of platelets in protection against malaria infection

Nicole Lim, Brendan McMorran

CP5Q: Questions & Discussion Immunology 1
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 2
Danielle Stanisic, Hannah Siddle
Location: Lecture Theatre 2
Session Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University
Session Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland
S3: Tropical Health Symposium sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases
11:00am - 11:20am
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Chika Zumuk
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research

One health approach to elimination of Schistosoma mekongi in Cambodia and Lao PDR: results from a pilot study

Catherine Gordon, Darren J Gray, Marcello Sato, Megumi Sato, Yasuhito Sako, Virak Khieu, Somphou Sayasone, Poom Adisakwattana, Kinley Wangdi

CP3: Tropical Health 15 min talk sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases
11:20am - 11:35am
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Chika Zumuk
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Spatio-temporal modelling of onchocerciasis prevalence in Ghana: Identifying transmission hotspots for targeted elimination

Millicent Opoku, David Dean, Himal Shrestha, Kwadwo K. Frempong, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Sellase Pi-Bansa, Joseph H. N. Osei, Joseph Opare, Odame Asiedu, Ernest Mensah, Warwick N. Grant, Daniel A. Boakye, Shannon Hedtke

CP3.1: Tropical Health 10 min talks sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases
11:35am - 11:55am
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Chika Zumuk
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in urban slum and tea garden communities in Northeastern Bangladesh

Mandira Mukutmoni, Tilak Chandra Nath, Adam Bartlett, Susana Vaz Nery


Development and field-testing of point-of-care diagnostics for schistosomiasis elimination in the Philippines

Emmanuel John Tabilin, Eleonor Avenido-Cervantes, Mary Lorraine Mationg, Darren Gray, Marianette Inobaya, Mario Jiz, Hong You, Catherine Gordon, Pengfei Cai

CP3.2: Tropical Health 5 min talks sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases
11:55am - 12:15pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Chika Zumuk
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Combatting Schistosomiasis japonica using mRNA Transmission Blocking Vaccines

Chika Zumuk, Hong You, Pengfei Cai, Severine Navarro, Malcolm Jones


An update on the assessment of intestinal parasite diversity in a tuberculosis-endemic community in rural Papua New Guinea

Jessica Scott, Daniel Pelowa, Wayne Melrose, Catherine Rush, Jeffrey Warner


Within-batch Inconsistencies and Elevated Temperature Decreases the Insecticidal Efficacy of Yahe LN Insecticide Treated Nets Delivered to Papua New Guinea: Implications for Quality Control, Transport and Storage

Holly Reichel, Melanie Koinari, Norelle Daly, Stephan Karl


EnAIbling parasitic worm control – development of the first artificial intelligence diagnostic test for strongyloidiasis

Suzy Ossipow, Richard Bradbury, Catherine Gordon, Peter Ward, Matthew Watts, Darren Gray

S3Q: Questions & Discussion: Tropical Health sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases
12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Darren Gray, Chika Zumuk
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer
Session Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research
CP6: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 15 min talk
1:30pm - 1:45pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Nathan Bott, Amanda Ash
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University
Session Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University

Life Cycle Speculation and Taxonomic Disruption Inspired by Discovery of an Unusual New Trematode on the Great Barrier Reef.

Ronen Sturrock, Storm Martin

CP6.1: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 10 min talks
1:45pm - 2:25pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Nathan Bott, Amanda Ash
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University
Session Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University

Development and application of species-specific loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assays for the rapid detection of blood flukes of bluefin tunas

Melissa J. Carabott, Cecilia Power, Sho Shirakashi, Paul A. Ramsland, Barbara F. Nowak, Nathan J. Bott


Unexpected relatives: an integrated taxonomic approach unites species separated by half a century of confusion

Lenin Manage, Erandi Pathirana, Amanda Ash, Storm Martin


Molecular and microscopic detection of Haemocystidium spp. in freshwater turtles in Australia

Isaac L. L. Pinto, T. Franciscus Scheelings, Maristela P. Peixoto, Robin B. Gasser, Anson V. Koehler


Invaded parasite communities of the banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) in Florida, USA

Madison Harman, Natalie Claunch, Ben Gonzalez, Arik Hartmann, Zuania Colon-Pineiro, Nicolina Valore, Andres Calavia, Elyse Martin, Sasha Sandoval, Marcos Rodriguez-Lapido, Ashley Hamersma, W. James Whelpley, Maria Ojeda-Rojas, Michelle Bassis, Christina Romagosa, Mike Kinsella, Ana Longo, Melissa Miller

CP6.2: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 5 min talks
2:25pm - 2:45pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Nathan Bott, Amanda Ash
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University
Session Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University

Genomic and taxonomic identification of myxosporean parasites infecting fishes in Bali, Indonesia

Diana Bulla Castaneda, Cristian Trisca, Cecilia Power, Terry Miller, Nathan Bott


Towards a better understanding of myxosporean parasites infecting Australian fishes

Cristian Trisca, Diana Bulla Castaneda, Cecilia Power, Terry Miller, Nathan J. Bott


A new spined trematode in a spineless family

Storm Martin, Allyn Lim, Helen Armstrong


Parasites of larval and juvenile freshwater fish in Australia: how small is too small to be infected?

Di Barton, Leia Rogers, Shokoofeh Shamsi

CP6Q: Questions & Discussion Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Lecture Theatre 3
Nathan Bott, Amanda Ash
Location: Lecture Theatre 3
Session Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University
Session Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University
Morning Tea Break Tuesday
10:30am - 11:00am
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Afternoon Tea Break Tuesday
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space
Lunch Tuesday
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch Area
Location: Lunch Area