Happy National NAIDOC week! NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. Keep…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series Friday 19th July 2024, 1pm AEST, featuring Capella Maguire, Australian National University presenting “Exploring redundancies in central carbon metabolism in Toxoplasma parasites” and Lizenn Delisle, Cawthron Institute, New Zealand presenting “Health Challenges in Aquaculture: A Perkinsus olseni in Green-lipped Mussel case study”, with co-chairs Jill Chmielewski, Walter and Eliza…
Join us for a two-week course at UQ’s Moreton Bay Research Station offering students a unique opportunity to work with prominent Australian parasitologists and learn state-of-the-art research techniques. The next Concepts in Parasitology (CiP) course will take place between Sunday 24th November and Friday 6th December 2024. To apply complete the course application form online.…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series Friday 14th June 2024, 1pm AEST, featuring Maxine Smith, James Cook University presenting “A potential helminth-derived therapeutic for early life inflammatory bowel disease” and Lucas Huggins, The University of Melbourne presenting “Advanced diagnostic tools for the detection of vector-borne pathogens – from development to deployment “, with co-chairs Jill…
International Symposium on Fish Parasites in Mexico 20-24 January 2025 Fish Health, Parasites and Biodiversity Conservation. https://isfpxi.com/ The event will also include the Acanthocephala workshop, and the Horizon Scanning workshop, and a mini-symposium on Parasite Conservation. Invited Speakers: Isabel Blasco-Costa, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland. Topic: Parasite biodiversity and eco-evolution in aquatic systems Gabriela…
We are excited to share our latest Virtual Reality Experience for Parasite Education and Outreach. This game “Parasite Camping VR” was designed by students that attended the ASP’s Concepts in Parasitology Course in 2023 and 2022 and its development by Federation University was funded by the ASP through the Education Committee. The game explores the…
Register for the Parasites in the Pacific 2024 Conference in Auckland, New Zealand from Monday 26 – Thursday 29 August 2024 at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Register online https://www.conftool.org/parasitology2024/ Join us at Parasites in the Pacific 2024 to discuss the latest research and state-of-the-art technologies in parasitology and anaerobic protozoology. The Parasites in…
Join our online ASP Seminar Series Friday 17th May 2024, 1pm AEST, featuring Connor McHugh, James Cook University presenting “Necator americanus recombinant proteins as novel therapeutics for inflammatory disease” and Tanapan Sukee, The University of Melbourne presenting “Cloacinid nematode parasites of Australian marsupials; from molecules and morphology to ecology”, with co-chairs Jill Chmielewski, Walter and…
Applications close next Monday 22 April 2024 for The Bridget Ogilvie Medal. The Bridget Ogilvie Medal of the Australian Society for Parasitology is an award for an Ordinary member or Fellow of the ASP who, in the opinion of the selection committee appointed by Council, has made an outstanding contribution to parasitology education. The applicant…
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is preventable and curable. World Malaria Day is 25 April and the theme for this year is “Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world.” The World Health Organisation states “In…