Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview |
| 7:15am - 8:45am |
ECRBreakfast: Early Career Researcher breakfast event Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University |
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| 9:00am - 9:45am |
WelcometoCountry: Welcome to Country Cultural event and Introduction Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland |
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| 9:45am - 10:30am |
BMM: The Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence Award and Oration Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre Chair: Aaron Jex, WEHI |
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| 10:30am - 11:00am |
Morning Tea Break Tuesday Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space |
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| 11:00am - 11:05am |
NWT: Tribute to Nick White delivered by Professor Colin Sutherland, LSHTM Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University |
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| 11:00am - 11:20am |
S3: Tropical Health Symposium sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer 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 |
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| 11:00am - 11:30am |
S2: Canines Symposium sponsored by Elanco Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland 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 |
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| 11:05am - 11:45am |
S1: Nick White Memorial Symposium Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM Dimorphic apicoplast and mitochondrial genomes support full species status for the two causative agents of ovale malaria in humans Investigating resistance to the malaria drug proguanil |
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| 11:20am - 11:35am |
CP3: Tropical Health 15 min talk sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research Spatio-temporal modelling of onchocerciasis prevalence in Ghana: Identifying transmission hotspots for targeted elimination |
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| 11:30am - 11:45am |
CP2: Canines 15 minute talk sponsored by Elanco Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco A widely used qPCR for Leishmania infantum is non-specific and hinders detection of globally emerging Leishmania species |
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| 11:35am - 11:55am |
CP3.1: Tropical Health 10 min talks sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in urban slum and tea garden communities in Northeastern Bangladesh Development and field-testing of point-of-care diagnostics for schistosomiasis elimination in the Philippines |
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| 11:45am - 12:05pm |
CP1: Nick White Memorial 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM Preserving Cipargamin Efficacy in Plasmodium falciparum: Understanding Resistance Pathways and Exploiting Collateral Sensitivity Strategies Understanding artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum through high resolution imaging |
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| 11:45am - 12:15pm |
CP2.1: Canines 10 minute talks sponsored by Elanco Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco Integrated morphological and molecular analysis of canine fleas in Cambodia and comparison of flea and host blood bacteriome Forty years on: What do handbags, dogs and Toxoplasma gondii have in common? Retrospective screening reveals the rare occurrence of zoonotic Strongyloides stercoralis in dogs from temperate Australia, 2014-2024 |
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| 11:55am - 12:15pm |
CP3.2: Tropical Health 5 min talks sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research Combatting Schistosomiasis japonica using mRNA Transmission Blocking Vaccines An update on the assessment of intestinal parasite diversity in a tuberculosis-endemic community in rural Papua New Guinea 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 EnAIbling parasitic worm control – development of the first artificial intelligence diagnostic test for strongyloidiasis |
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| 12:05pm - 12:15pm |
CP1.1: Nick White Memorial 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM Using high-resolution imaging to understand how malaria parasites become resistant to frontline antimalarials Impacts of apicoplast-targeting antibiotics on dihydroartemisinin activation in Plasmodium falciparum |
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| 12:15pm - 12:30pm |
S1Q: Questions and Discussion Nick White Memorial Presentations Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University Chair: Colin Sutherland, LSHTM |
S2Q: Questions & Discussion for Canines Symposium sponsored by Elanco Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Swaid Abdullah, The University of Queensland Chair: Liisa Ahlstrom, Elanco |
S3Q: Questions & Discussion: Tropical Health sponsored by QIMR Berghofer, Centre for Tropical Health & Emerging Diseases Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Darren Gray, QIMR Berghofer Chair: Chika Zumuk, Queensland Institute of Medical Research |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Tuesday Location: Lunch Area |
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| 1:30pm - 1:35pm |
TBS: Tribute to Bob Sinden delivered by Professor Jake Baum, UNSW Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO This session will begin with a 5 minute Tribute to Bob Sinden, given by Jake Baum, UNSW |
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| 1:30pm - 1:45pm |
CP6: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 15 min talk Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University Life Cycle Speculation and Taxonomic Disruption Inspired by Discovery of an Unusual New Trematode on the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| 1:30pm - 2:00pm |
CP5: Immunology 1 - 15 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland Hookworm-inspired therapy for rheumatoid arthritis Systems Immunology and Multi-omics approaches to understanding host immune heterogeneity in Plasmodium infection |
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| 1:35pm - 1:50pm |
CP4: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 15 min talk Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland 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 |
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| 1:45pm - 2:25pm |
CP6.1: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University 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 Unexpected relatives: an integrated taxonomic approach unites species separated by half a century of confusion Molecular and microscopic detection of Haemocystidium spp. in freshwater turtles in Australia Invaded parasite communities of the banded water snake (Nerodia fasciata) in Florida, USA |
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| 1:50pm - 2:40pm |
CP4.1: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO Defining transmission bottlenecks across the malaria parasite mosquito-to-vertebrate lifecycle using cellular barcoding Transmission studies of gene-edited Plasmodium falciparum indicate crucial role of parasite pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) biosynthesis in mosquito stage development A HAP2-like protein interacts with vaccine candidate Pfs230 and is essential for efficient malaria transmission Investigating CERLI1 and CERLI2 function during the invasion process of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites into salivary glands of Anopheles mosquito and human liver cells. Developing Expansion Microscopy for Mosquitoes to Investigate the Biology of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Transmitted Parasites |
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| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
CP5.1: Immunology 1 - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland Identifying Novel Non-CSP Antigen targets on the Surface of Malaria Plasmodium Falciparum Sporozoites Naturally acquired IgG and IgM responses to Plasmodium vivax and association of protection from clinical malaria Impact of HIV infection on malaria antibody responses induced by the RTS,S vaccine or naturally acquired in adults |
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| 2:25pm - 2:45pm |
CP6.2: Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University Genomic and taxonomic identification of myxosporean parasites infecting fishes in Bali, Indonesia Towards a better understanding of myxosporean parasites infecting Australian fishes A new spined trematode in a spineless family Parasites of larval and juvenile freshwater fish in Australia: how small is too small to be infected? |
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| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
CP5.2: Immunology 1 - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland Single-cell dissection of protective T cell immunity in a genetically attenuated Plasmodium sporozoite vaccine model Naturally Acquired Antibody Responses to Polymorphic MSP1 Domains in Papua New Guinean Children Investigating the functions of platelets in protection against malaria infection |
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| 2:40pm - 2:50pm |
CP4.2: Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO Investigating the role of Kelch13 in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes Exploring the regulation of sex ratios in Plasmodium berghei. |
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| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
CP5Q: Questions & Discussion Immunology 1 Location: Lecture Theatre 2 Chair: Danielle Stanisic, Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Siddle, The University of Queensland |
CP6Q: Questions & Discussion Wildlife 1: Fish, Snakes & Turtles Location: Lecture Theatre 3 Chair: Nathan Bott, RMIT University Chair: Amanda Ash, Murdoch University |
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| 2:50pm - 3:00pm |
CP4Q: Questions & Discussion Cells, Cells, Molecules and Genes – Tribute to Bob Sinden Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Alicja (Ala) Tabor, The University Of Queensland Chair: Alexander Gofton, CSIRO |
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| 3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Afternoon Tea Break Tuesday Location: Tea breaks, Registration and Sponsor space |
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| 3:30pm - 4:15pm |
P1: Elsevier Plenary Lecture Series International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (IJP:PAW) Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre Chair: Andrew Thompson, Murdoch University Marine mammal parasites in a changing ocean: Ecology, pathology, and conservation implications |
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| 4:15pm - 5:00pm |
P2: Elsevier Plenary Lecture Series International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance (IJP:DDR) Invited Lecturer Location: Plenary Lecture Theatre Chair: Sarah Preston, Federation University Australia Progress understanding the mechanism of action of praziquantel yields opportunity for development of novel anthelmintics |
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