In light of the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide we regret to announce that the March 2020 round of the Researcher Exchange, Travel and Training and JD Smyth Postgraduate Student Travel Awards will be postponed until September 2020, if the situation allows. We can’t fund travel whilst the COVID-19 outbreak is happening. We hope that all applicants…
The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is putting together a database of qualified people who are willing to be called upon in case of a potential staff shortage to assist with COVID-19 testing (or any other requests required) at hospitals or any other diagnostics lab across Australia. This database will be shared with local public…
The Fund The late Professor Mike Bull made a notable contribution to the scientific community, such as the first published record of monogamy in a reptile, the sleepy lizard (aka shingleback lizard, bobtail lizard). He mentored around 50 PhD students and numerous researchers over the course of his career, contributing over 320 research papers to…
In light of the current, worsening, situation worldwide in relation to COVID-19 the ASP/ISFP conference organising committee wishes to inform you that, regretfully, we feel we have no other option but to postpone the 2020 ASP & ISFPX Conference to July 2021 as the potential repercussions for the health of our delegates and speakers are…
We celebrate our Extraordinary women in parasitology on International Women’s Day, March 8th, 2020. #EachforEqual This image shows just a fraction of the many incredible women who work in parasitology. Celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility, while calling out inequality, is key. The ASP recognises and values the wealth of talent, creativity and discoveries achieved by…