Conference Agenda
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Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Boulevard Room 3 |
| 9:00am - 4:00pm |
OP: Oral Parasites Workshop Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Simone Sleep, AICIM |
| 7:15am - 8:45am |
ECRBreakfast: Early Career Researcher breakfast event Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University |
| 11:00am - 11:05am |
NWT: Tribute to Nick White delivered by Professor Colin Sutherland, LSHTM Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Katherine Andrews, Griffith University |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 11:00am - 11:50am |
CP8: Drugs & Drug Resistance 1 - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Christopher Hart, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Smith, Griffith University Combating treatment refractory giardiasis with new antigiardial compounds and novel drug combination strategies Effects of endochin-like quinolones (ELQs) on Toxoplasma gondii infection and responses of human retinal pigment epithelial cells: implications for the treatment of ocular toxoplasmosis Identifying the mechanism of action of the antiplasmodial pantothenate analogue AH-2-45 in Plasmodium falciparum Plasmepsin IX and X dual inhibitor impairs sporozoite development in mosquitoes and their infectivity in human hepatocytes Defining chemical resistance in the Australian cattle tick (Rhipicephalus australis) |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm |
CP8.1: Drugs and Drug Resistance 1 - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Christopher Hart, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Smith, Griffith University Defining the target of potent and selective drug-leads in Giardia duodenalis Investigating PPCS as a Novel Antimalarial Drug Target in Plasmodium falciparum Mechanistic insights into repurposed compounds as potential antimalarials Repurposing anticancer drugs as antimalarials A questionnaire survey of veterinarians reveals gaps in parasite control practices contributing to anthelmintic resistance in goats in Sri Lanka |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm |
CP8Q: Questions & Discussion Drugs and Drug Resistance 1 Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Christopher Hart, Griffith University Chair: Hannah Smith, Griffith University |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm |
CP11: Cells, Molecules & Genes 2 - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Ellis Joch, Griffith University Chair: Wisam Dawood, Griffith University Investigating apical-basal polarity establishment in malaria parasites. Two novel apicoplast transporters with different, crucial roles in malaria parasite life cycle PfATP2 drives phosphatidylserine flipping and modulates antimalarial sensitivity in Plasmodium falciparum The voltage dependent anion channel is a mitochondrial protein critical to the growth of P. falciparum Pfs16 forms an oligomeric complex with a membrane-spanning pore in the malaria parasite parasitophorous vacuole membrane Functional Redundancy Between Amino Acid Uptake and Biosynthesis in Toxoplasma gondii |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
CP11.1: Cells, Molecules & Genes 2 - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Ellis Joch, Griffith University Chair: Wisam Dawood, Griffith University Investigating phospholipid transport by the essential Plasmodium falciparum protein PfCSC1 Do Plasmodium and Other Apicomplexan Parasites have Parasite Specific mRNA Export? Characterising the impact of sorbitol resistance on nutrient uptake in Plasmodium falciparum |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
CP11Q: Questions & Discussion Cells, Molecules & Genes 2 Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Ellis Joch, Griffith University Chair: Wisam Dawood, Griffith University |
| 11:00am - 11:20am |
S6: Drugs & Drug Resistance Symposium sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University Malaria drug discovery and target identification – from gene editing to AI tools |
| 11:20am - 11:50am |
CP15: Drugs & Drug Resistance 2 - 10 min talks sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University Anti‑plasmodial peptide induces polarity and fluidity changes in host and parasite membranes without translocation The Plasmodium falciparum digestive vacuole is the site of action for second-generation bis-triazines and related antimalarial candidates Characterising Novel Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain Inhibitors in Apicomplexan Parasites |
| 11:50am - 12:15pm |
CP15.1: Drugs & Drug Resistance 2 - 5 min talks sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University Investigating the potential of robenidine analogues as antiplasmodial compounds The malaria drug proguanil demonstrates slow action in vitro activity against P. falciparum field isolates from Uganda. Investigating putative target/s of the malaria drug proguanil identified using solvent-induced protein precipitation Discovery and Validation of Novel Drug Targets for Sustainable Blowfly Control and Improved Sheep Welfare A systematic review of epidemiology, anthelmintic resistance and economic impact of gastrointestinal parasites in Sri Lankan small ruminants |
| 12:15pm - 12:30pm |
S6Q: Questions and Discussion Drugs & Drug Resistance Symposium sponsored by Institute for Biomedicine and Glycomics, Griffith University Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Jacinta Macdonald, Griffith University Chair: Rohith Kutty, Griffith University |
| 1:30pm - 2:40pm |
CP18: Cells, Molecules & Genes 3 - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute In vitro studies support early Ascaris infection driven by specific chemotactic attraction to host liver The Early-Diverging Eukaryote Giardia Reveals the Origins of Eukaryotic Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Networks Chemoproteomics Identifies a Druggable Kinase in the Parasitic Protist Giardia duodenalis Genome-wide reconstruction of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in Haemonchus contortus Elucidating the intrinsic apoptosis pathway in nematodes: fundamental and applied implications Mapping fibrotic microenvironments: Single-cell resolution spatial profiling of Schistosoma mansoni-induced tissue fibrosis Insights into the “eukaryotic-emerged” spliceosome and spliceosomal introns in early-diverging protist pathogen Giardia duodenalis |
| 2:40pm - 2:45pm |
CP18.1: Cells, Molecules & Genes 3 - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Investigating the function of and impact of polymorphism in the malaria vaccine candidate Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 2. |
| 2:45pm - 3:00pm |
CP18Q: Questions and Discussion Cells, Molecules & Genes 3 Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Shilpa Kapoor, The University of Melbourne Chair: Balu Balan, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute |
| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
CP21: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 15 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne The chromosome-scale assembly of the Australian Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus Long-read–supported gene modelling illuminates feeding, immune, and developmental biology in the European castor bean tick, Ixodes ricinus. |
| 4:00pm - 4:20pm |
CP21.1: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 10 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne Chromosome-contiguous nuclear genome of the zoonotic filarial parasite Dirofilaria asiatica (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) A spatial–molecular framework for studying host–parasite interactions in a freshwater snail |
| 4:20pm - 4:30pm |
CP21.2: Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 - 5 min talks Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne Genetic structuring of Simulium damnosum across Ghana's agro-ecological zones: implications for Onchocerca volvulus transmission dynamics The molecular identification of Strongyloides fuelleborni from non-human primates (Bornean orangutans, chimpanzees and Red-Shanked Douc Langurs) in Khon Kaen Zoo, Thailand. |
| 4:30pm - 4:40pm |
CP21Q: Questions and Discussion Cells, Molecules & Genes 4 Location: Lecture Theatre 1 Chair: Andrew Walker, The University of Queensland Chair: Natasha Sharma, The University of Melbourne |